2020-10-26

IEDPU condemns recent looting in Ilorin as victims say incident contradicts Ilorin culture
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned,in its strongest term, the mindless looting and destruction of some government facilities and business establishments across the city of Ilorin over...

Kwara Gov Relaxes Curfew
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq this evening held a security council meeting with heads of the security agencies in the state. A review of the situation in the ilorin metropolis suggested a relative calm....

2020-10-25

KWSG assures residents of adequate protection
Kwara State government on Sunday assured residents of protection of their lives and property, following the vandalism that was unleashed on stores in Ilorin by hoodlums masquerading as #EndSARS protesters. Co...

Kwara Gov announces N500m support for looted businesses
· Insists nothing justifies mindless stealing · Visits affected malls, commends security agencies Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has again condemned "the mindless looting" of people's businesses...

We must avoid anarchy in Kwara - Saraki urges residents
Former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki has urged residents of the state to avoid anarchy, be law-abiding, and cooperate with the state government. The former senate president said this in response to...

Attack on National Pilot, politically motivated - Publisher
On Friday at about 7:00pm, the Corporate Head Office of National Pilot Newswpaper, located along Asa Dam road, Ilorin, Kwara State was attacked by rampaging hoodlums under the guise of the EndSARS protest. T...

2020-10-24

Hoodlums Attacked Us With Many Dangerous Weapons - Kwara Custom Command
The Kwara State Custom Command on Saturday Said The Hoodlums came in large numbers armed with guns, machetes, axes, charms and other dangerous weapons during the attempt to unleash mayhem to the Command. The...

Security Officials Watch Helplessly As Crowd Loots COVID-19 Palliatives In Ilorin
A crowd of people on Friday broke into the warehouse where palliatives donated by the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) were stored at the Cargo Shed Terminal of the Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State. ...

Looted CACOVID Palliatives Were Meant For Special Vulnerable Group - Kwara Govt
The Kwara State government has condemned the action of some looters who invaded the cargo terminal in Ilorin, the state capital, and carted away palliatives donated by the Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID). T...

Kwara govt exempts essential workers from 24-hour curfew
This is to exempt persons who qualify as essential workers from the 24-hour curfew declared by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Those covered in the exemption are health workers; media workers (journalists); pe...

2020-10-23

Kwara govt raises alarm over planned attacks on public properties
Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over plots by some anarchists to launch violent attacks on public properties in the state as part of their grand plan to destabilise the country to achieve sinister objectives...

Attacks on cargo terminal unfortunate, condemnable: Kwara govt
·Says remaining palliatives meant for one LG, vulnerable groups ·Victims from 15 LGs already got own shares Attack by some hoodlums on the cargo terminal in Ilorin to prey on palliatives meant for the poor is...

Kwara Gov Imposes 24-hour Curfew in Ilorin
Fellow Kwarans: I have just had an emergency security meeting with commanders of various security agencies in the state. This is to assess the situation in the state. Over the last few days, I had earlier met with th...

Customs generate N2.71bn from Kwara in three months
The Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday said it generated N2.71bn in its Kwara Area Command in the third quarter of the year which ended in September. According to the third quarter report released by the Comp...

Offa Descendants Union advises indigenes against protests
The Offa Descendants Union (ODU) in Offa, Kwara State, has advised the indigenes of the town, especially the youths, to desist from acts capable of disrupting public peace. The union said in a statement on T...

ENDSARS: Kwara govt raises alarm over planned attacks on public properties
Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over plots by some anarchists to launch violent attacks on public properties in the state as part of their grand plans to destabilise the country to achieve sinister objective...

KWSG APPLAUDS MEDICAL DOCTORS ON ROLES IN COMBATING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The Kwara State Government has applauded the collaborative efforts of Medical Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in instituting an appropriate response to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. ...

Six police officers dismissed in Kwara for alleged misconduct
Six police officers have been dismissed in Kwara State over alleged acts of misconduct. The State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday, also added that he appr...