Kwara State
We Spend N30,000 Daily To Feed Our 9 New Babies — Father
Yahaya Imam Nafiu is from the Gambari family of Onikeke compound, Popo Giwa area, Ilorin, Kwara State. In this telephone interview conducted while he was returning to his base in Port Novo, Benin Republic after his visit to the Emir of Ilọrin, Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Arabic teacher and Imam tells Daily Trust the genesis […]
EFCC arrests 56 suspected Yahoo-yahoo boys in Kwara
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday said they arrested 56 persons suspected to be internet fraudsters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Head, Media and Publicity of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, said: “The arrests were carried out between Tuesday, September 3 and 4, 2024, at […]
Nigerian Police Parade Father, Mother, Son, Three Others Over Killing Of Health College Student In Kwara
It was gathered that the couple was apprehended after attempting to tamper with evidence by retrieving their son’s belongings from his school. The Kwara State Police Command has paraded six suspects allegedly involved in the killing of Mojisola Awesu, a female student of the College of Health and Technology in Offa. Among those arrested are […]
Kwara arrests police inspector, waste collector for violating environmental laws
Kwara State Ministry of Environment and Forestry said that it has effected the arrest of a Police Inspector and a Waste collector over alleged operation of illegal dumping site discovered last Thursday in Ilorin, the state capital. The Ministry in a statement signed by it press secretary, Yakub Aliagan on Friday said that it discovered […]
Kwara disowns registration payment for P-BAT scheme
The Kwara State Government has denied its involvement in the payment of N1,500 as registration fee for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Empowerment program currently going on in the state. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Oluwakemi Afolashade, who dissociated her ministry and the state government made this clearly known in a statement made available […]
Queues resurface in Ilorin as petrol scarcity worsens
Queues have resurfaced in fuel stations in Ilorin, as petrol scarcity spreads across the country. It was reports that a litre of petrol sells for between N640, N645, N670 and N680 in major marketers filling stations, while the price has gone up to N900, N950 or N1,000 in some fuel stations owned by Independent fuel […]
Kwara sets up committee on minimum wage adjustment
Kwara State Government has set up a 21-member tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on minimum wage in the state. The state governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, approved the constitution of the committee, according to a Government House statement released to the press on Thursday. The statement noted that […]
UNILORIN student dies, others injured in campus crash
Tragedy hit the University of Ilorin as some yet-to-be-identified students and a shuttle driver got involved in a fatal auto crash at the school’s main gate, which led to the death of a student. It was gathered on Thursday that it was a lone accident and the victims were passengers of the campus shuttle. In […]
Kwara gov distributes farm inputs to additional 10,000 farmers
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said at least 10,000 farmers across the 16 local government areas of the state will receive improved seeds, chemicals, and fertilisers to grow crops in their farms in this farming season. While underscoring the essence of the gesture, AbdulRazaq stressed that it is part of the administration’s […]
Kwara ritualist arrested for attempting to slaughter minor
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi was arrested on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at the Oke-Foma area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The incident which was confirmed […]