2022-03-19

Kaiama Emirate To Honour Lawan In Kwara Sunday
The Kaiama Emirate Council in Kwara State will on Sunday, March 20, 2022 honour the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, with a chieftaincy title. A statement issued by the media adviser to the Senate Presiden...

Emir of Ilorin turbans Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq as Mutawalle of Ilorin
Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Council of Chiefs, has turbaned a legal icon, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq, as the second Mutawalle of Ilorin emirate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

2022-03-18

OPINION: Alimi AbdulRazaq: Unveiling The New Mutawali of Ilorin By By Abubakar Imam
All roads would, today, Friday, March 18, 2022, lead to the ancient palace of His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Emirs and Obas, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, where a ...

Eight Kwara APC leaders abducted; police not aware, says spokesman
No fewer than eight people have been kidnapped between Araromi Opin and Obbo Ile in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara. A relative of one of the victims, Adekunle Oluwole, disclosed on Thursday in Ilorin that...

OPINION: Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq: The Millenial Mutawali Of Ilorin By Raheem Adedoyin
He is the humble, quiet type. He has sartorial taste but imbued with incredible simplicity. Today, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq will not have his quiet way as he is turbaned the Mutawalli of Ilorin Emirate. Vice Presid...

Suspected female ritualist arrested in Kwara, cash recovered, male visitor flees
The Kwara State Police Command on Thursday said it arrested a suspected female ritualist who appeared to be mentally unstable in the Kulende area of Ilorin. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ajayi O...

2022-03-17

High cost of diesel killing businesses in Kwara - KWACCIMA
The Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) says the rising cost of gasoline , popularly known as diesel, is killing businesses in the state. Mr Olalekan Ayodimeji, the KWACCIMA Pr...

Kwara First Lady Named Teacher of the Month
Kwara First Lady and founder of Ajike Foundation, Ambassador Olufolake AbdulRazaq has emerged as the "Teacher" of the month of March. The award was organised by  Raise, a non governmental organisation based in ...

Fake American contractor Emmanuel jailed for Cybercrime in Kwara
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced 24-year-old Taiwo Oluwapelumi Emmanuel from Ibadan, Oyo State to six months imprisonment for a one-count charge bordering on imper...

Kwara governor begs APC members to work for party success in 2023
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Wednesday appealed to aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to resolve their differences and work for the party's success in the 2023...

Obasanjo, Osinbajo, APC Govs to Attend AbdulRazaq's Turbaning as Mutawali of Ilorin Friday
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Vice President Yemi Osibajo (SAN), All Progressives Congress(APC) governors and members of the diplomatic community are some of the personalities expected at the turbaning ceremony o...

APC crisis: We're working to bring aggrieved members back - Kwara gov
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has said that efforts are in top gear to resolve the factional crisis in the state branch of the All Progressives Congress as he appealed to the aggrieved members in th...

I will run in 2023, Ajia says
A 2019 governorship aspirant of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has said that he is ready to make himself available to serve his people in 2023. Speaking in Ilo...

2023: No True Progressives Will Leave APC - Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said no true progressives would leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the 2023 race gets closer. The governor's remark is coming a day after some ...

Emir appreciates N10M donation to Ilorin Central Mosque By Governor AbdulRazaq
The Central Working Committee, Ilorin Central Jumaat Mosque, on behalf of the Emir of Ilorin and the Custodian of the Mosque, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, wishes to express its profound gratitude to the Exec...

OPINION: The Significance and Track Records of Holders Of The Title of Mutawali in Emirates of Northern Nigeria. By Abubakar Imam
No society or community exists without one form of leadership or the other. Each community, whether advanced or developing, big or small, modern or ancient, stable or threatened, has its leadership structures in place....

We can only beat our own record, Abdulrazaq says as Kwara APC exco is inaugurated
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) can only beat its own excellent record in the delivery of its campaign promises in basic education, healthcare, p...

Kwara emerges 1st in Queen of Mathematics competition
Kwara emerges 1st in Queen of Mathematics competition Miss Zakariyah Aishah (middle), a JSS 3 student of Shamsudeen Junior Secondary School, Ilorin East LGA emerged first position in North Central zone and cam...

OPINION: The footprints of AbdulRazaq family in Ilorin Emirate. By Abubakar Imam
A family,whether nuclear or extended, consists of individuals,male and female,young and old members who are always bonded by blood or filial relationship. The family is the basic and foundation social unit, which deter...

Kwara Gov congratulates New Balogun Alanamu
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the new Balogun Alanamu Dr. Uthman Atolagbe Abubakar Jos on his appointment. In a statement on Tuesday night, the Governor described the choice of t...

2022-03-16

Kwara APC inaugurates new excos, sets agenda for aspiring members
The Kwara state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) Wednesday inaugurated members of it's state executive just as it set the agenda for aspiring members in the 2023 general election. At a carnival-like ce...

Lai's Faction Members Dump APC In Kwara
Some members of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed have dumped the party. The financial secretary of the faction, Taj...

Hijab saga: Don't ignite religious fire, FOMWAN warns Kwarans
The Federation of Muslim Women Associations of Nigeria (FOMWAN) has condemned the killing of a Muslim during a peaceful protest over the use of hijab in a public school, Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, in Kwara state...

Fire Guts Multi-Million Naira Warehouse In Kwara
A midnight fire on Tuesday gutted a waste recycling warehouse located along Coca-Cola Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. The inferno, which reportedly started around 3:25am, completely destroyed a section of the multi-...

Bashir Bolarinwa, Kwara APC ex-chairman heads NBC board
Minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has gotten President Muhammadu Buhari to compensate his political ally, Bashir Bolarinwa, the former chairman of the Kwara All Progressives Congress. Buh...

Why We Can't Join ASUU Strike - Kwara Varsity
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete branch has attributed inability of its members to participate in the ongoing industrial action to some peculiar challenges...

I Will Not Handover Kwara To Wolves, Says Abdulrazaq As APC Inaugurates Exco
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said that he will not hand over the state to those he described as wolves, adding that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) can only beat its own excellen...