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Judiciary
The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned a 50-year-old businesswoman, Zainab Muhammed, before Justice Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, sitting in Zuba, Abuja, over an alleged ₦100 million land fraud. Muhammed, an interior decorator from Gwandabawa Local Government Area of Sokoto State, was ...
North-Direct
The Kwara State government has implemented the corrected Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and Professional Allowance Table for nurses and allied health workers in the state. The approval was contained in a statement by the State Head of Service, Dr. Mercy Shittu. According to her, "the approval followed a committee constituted to undertake a comprehensive ...
Crime
The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the State Security Council and the National President of the Consultative Council on Community Policing has established regulated operating hours for commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators to curtail the activities of criminal elements. To this end, the state government has directed commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators to strictly ...
News
Kwara State Government has commenced deliberations on the proposed 2027 budget estimates submitted by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), with a strong emphasis on fiscal discipline, prudent resource allocation, prioritising the completion of ongoing projects and programmes. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Dr. (Mrs.) Mary Ronke Arinde, ...
Crime
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two men over the recovery of two human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals along Bakase Road, Alapa, Asa local government area of the state. The suspects, identified as Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, were arrested on October 8, during a police stop and search operations prompted an ...
Crime
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested two men over the recovery of two human hands allegedly intended for money-making rituals along Bakase Road, Alapa, Asa Local Government Area of the state. The suspects, identified as Kamalden Lukmon and AbdulGaniyu Ibrahim, were arrested on October 8 during a police stop-and-search operation that prompted an investigation ...
Politics
The prudence transparency and accountability by the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has been a strong pillar for the rapid development of the State. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Finance, Dr.(Mrs) Hauwa Nuru while receiving an award of Excellence from the Adeta Primary School Old Pupil's Association, in recognition of ...
Politics
The fate of People Democratic Party (PDP), Senatorial candidates in Kwara State, Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central) and Kolo Baba Jiya (Kwara North), and other top politicians across the country still hangs in the balance as INEC has fixed next Tuesday for the enforcement of the Supreme Court judgment on Section 77 of the Electoral Act ...
News
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday presented cash awards totaling about N120 million to the most outstanding teachers, head teachers, and principals of basic and post-basic public and private schools across the state. The awards span multiple categories: 29 best principals and head teachers received N29 million; 119 outstanding teachers shared N59.5 million; 11 ...
News
Kwara State Government has flagged off the distribution of 10,000 improved cocoa seedlings to farmers across the State’s cocoa-producing local government areas. The seedlings, allocated to the State by the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), are improved planting materials capable of producing their first fruits within 18 months, making them suitable for establishing new ...
Judiciary
The Kwara State Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Adebara, has cautioned lawyers and judicial officials to use artificial intelligence in judicial administration responsibly and cautiously. To this end, Adebara noted that AI has come to stay, but added that in judicial administration, AI should be used with caution, as an aid to and not a substitute ...
Education
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has emerged as the number one university in Nigeria for quality research in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings system. The ranking results, released on September 30 at the World Academic Summit hosted by the University of Cape Town, South Africa, scored Unilorin 69.4 percent, the highest by ...
News
In commemoration of the 2026 World Teachers' Day, the Kwara State Government has declared Monday as a work-free day to celebrate the vital roles teachers play in society. This was made known in a statement issued to journalists in Ilorin by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to the Government House, Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola, who stated ...
News
A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Rukayat Shittu, has invited African industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote to locate a refinery or energy investment in the state, following disputes surrounding a proposed project in Lamu, Kenya. The youngest female lawmaker in Nigeria, representing Asa Local Government Area in the hallowed chamber, made this ...
Politics
Kwara State Governor Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said that over 1.2 million textbooks and learning materials are being provided, with digital tools introduced across more than 1,500 primary schools. AbdulRazaq stated this on Thursday in Ilorin during the 66th independence celebration, charging all Nigerians to see the day as a time to reflect on resilience, ...
News
The Kwara State Acting Head of Service, Dr. Olufunke Mercy Shittu, has assured the State Public Procurement Agency (KW-PPA) of support for the institutionalization of Annual Procurement Plans across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the state. Shittu gave the assurance during a visit by the management team of KW-PPA, led by the General Manager ...
News
The people of the Iloffa communities in the Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State have cried out over the deplorable conditions of the Omu-Aran–Iloffa–Eruku–Egbe–Kabba federal roads, describing the situation as a death trap that has crippled economic and social activities in the area. The Alofa of Iloffa, Oba (Engr.) Samuel Niyi Dada (JP), in ...
Politics
Members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Senator Saliu Mustapha have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, setting aside the political controversy generated by last week’s Supreme Court judgment on provisions of the Electoral Act 2026. The defections came after APC supporters and social media influencers circulated spurious ...
Crime
A newlywed couple, identified as Funmilayo Bamidele and her husband, Reverend Abiodun David, have been kidnapped along the border areas of the Eruku-Iyemero Road between Kogi and Kwara states. It was learned that the couple were returning from their engagement ceremony in Eruku when they were abducted alongside four others on Saturday evening. According to ...
Agriculture
The National Coordinator of the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), Dr. Sanusi Abubakar, has revealed that over 80 per cent of Nigerian veterinary professionals operate in the private sector and primarily within urban centers. Speaking during a program in Ilorin, Abubakar explained that this concentration leaves farmers in rural communities with limited access ...
