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2019-12-04
Saraki reacts to order forfeiting houses, claims EFCC misled judge
A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, says the temporary forfeiture order on his homes in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, is a witch-hunt and an attempt by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to intimid...
Ex-Kwara councillor arrested for car theft
A former councillor in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Samuel Adeojo, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for car theft. Adeojo was fingered as the leader of a car theft ...
N5bn scandal: Ex-Kwara Speaker denies involvement
The immediate past Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, has absolved the state's 8th Assembly of alleged N5 billion fraud levelled against the lawmakers by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC...

2019-12-03
Kwara Assembly loses member
The death has been announced, of the Honorable member representing Patigi constituency at the 9th Kwara state House of Assembly, Hon. Ahmed Saidu Rufai. According to a statement made available to press by the Sp...
Kwara PDP mourns death of Assembly member
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has mourned the death of a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, representing Patigi State Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Saidu Rufai. The late...
IEYDA commiserates with Patigi Emirate over death of Hon Ahmed Saidu Rufai
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association has commiserated with the kwara state Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq over the death of a member representing Patigi Constituency in the State House of Assembly, ...
Dabarako commiserates with Patigi emirate over the death of Hon Ahmed Saidu Rufai
A retired kwara State Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Muhammed has commiserated with the kwara state Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq over the death of a member representing Patigi Constituency in the State House ...
Ilorin residents worry over huge refuse on major streets
Heaps of refuse deposited at the road median along Emir road in Ilorin, Kwara state on Monday Dec 2, 2019. Heaps of refuse deposited at the road median along Emir road in Ilorin, Kwara state on Monday Dec 2, 2019. Res...

2019-12-02
Court orders interim forfeiture of Saraki's Ilorin home
A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, ordered the interim forfeiture of the Ilorin residence of the immediate past Senate President, Bukola Saraki. In a statement issued by the EFCC on Monday, it sai...
Ekiti, Kwara win at YSFON
EKITI and Kwara States were crowned winners of the Chief of Naval Staff U-14 boys and U-17 girls' football competition respectively over the weekend. In an entertaining finals decided at the Liberty Stadium Ibada...

2019-12-01
Kwara declares war on open defecation
Kwara State government has launched prototypes of Integrated Modern Public Toilet in Ilorin, the state capital. The governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said the move is in consonance with the global consensus th...
$18m Devt Grant: Kwara Meets World Bank
Kwara State government officials have met with a delegation of the Independent Verification Agents (IVAs) as part of a competitive bid to access $18m grant from the World Bank to fix infrastructural deficit. ...
Kwara screens communities, market traders on HIV/AIDS
Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) has commenced screening of communities across the state for HIV/AIDS. Speaking with newsmen at the sidelines of the screening exercise in Bode-Sadu, Moro Local Governme...
NDLEA arrest man with 800g of drugs in Kwara
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has arrested one suspect over possession of 800 grams of psychotropic drugs. This was contained in a press statement signed by the Agency's ...
Kwara governor's wife leads Walk Against Gender-Based Violence
Olufolake Abdulrazaq, the wife of Kwara's Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Saturday led some residents of the state on a walk to raise awareness against gender-based violence. The walk, which started around 11 a.m...
Border closure: Farmers in Kwara count blessings
Farmers and local foodstuff sellers in Kwara South Senatorial District say the partial closure of the nation's land borders is bringing them more patronage and high profits. Alhaji Sanusi Adebayo, a yam dealer i...

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