Tag: Kwara
Osinbajo’s convoy not attacked in Kwara – Presidency
The Presidency has dismissed media reports that the convoy of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was attacked on Thursday in Ilorin,…
NPFL: Afeez, Binuyo’s free kicks give Kwara edge over Niger
Two second half goals helped Kwara United defeat visiting Niger Tornadoes of Minna 2-0 in Ilorin on Wednesday. The News…
Kwara: INEC returns sensitive materials to CBN
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara on Saturday returned sensitive materials to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),…
PVC collection: INEC records 82% success in Kwara
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Attahiru-Madami has disclosed that the commission recorded 82 per cent success in…
No apologies for ridding Kwara of political thugs, FG replies CNPP
The Federal Government on Tuesday stressed that it has no regrets on its moves to rid Kwara of all thugs…
35 candidates jostle for governorship position in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of the 35 candidates that would be contesting the governorship…
Elections: INEC to deploy 15, 545 personnel in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will deploy 15, 545 staff for the 2019 general elections in Kwara.
Police ban vigilance groups on election days in Kwara
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Bashir Makama, says no vigilance group would be allowed on the streets on election…
APC reconciles aggrieved factions in Kwara
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has called on all aggrieved factions in the party to unite ahead of…
World AIDS Day: Medical Practitioner Offers Free Test in Kwara
Dr Ayodele Ogunkeyede, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lifeline Hospital, Ilorin, has offered free tests and organised campaigns to…
‘Kwara gets N3.9b for November’, Says FAAC
The Kwara State Government will receive N3.9 billion from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of November,…
5 APC members die in Kwara auto-accident
Five members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident a few meters to…
APC confident of victory in Kwara bye-election – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the All Progressives’ Congress’ (APC’s) would…
2 men remanded for allegedly operating fake cooperative society
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of two men, Salako Olakunle and Akinbode Ibrahim, for allegedly operating…
Man remanded in prison over attempted gunpoint robbery
For allegedly attempting to rob a man at gunpoint, a 38-year-old, Komolafe Kayode, was on Tuesday remanded in prison on…
8 ritual killers arrested with 11 human skulls
The Nigeria Police Force on Wednesday said it had arrested eight suspected ritual killers, including a woman with 11 human…
Mother, son remanded over alleged murder of woman
A woman, Maimuna Mamman, and her son, Husseini Mohammadu, were on Wednesday remanded in police custody over the alleged killing…
Kwara: APC governorship aspirant backs direct primaries
Mallam Saliu Mustapha, a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, has pledged support to the party’s…
Change in Kwara must come through ballot box- Governorship aspirant
Alhaji Abdullahi Yaman, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the desire for change…
2 brothers remanded for alleged robbery
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of two brothers, Musa Usman, 33 and Abdulrazaq Usman, 25, both…
Corps member reconstructs tap water in Kwara
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mr Mahmud Hakeem. has reconstructed a tap water stand in Share,…
Radio Kwara staff shut down station
Workers of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Kwara), on Wednesday in Ilorin shut down the station and staged a…
2019: Gov. Ahmed confident PDP will sweep polls in Kwara
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has expressed confidence that Peoples Democratic pparty (PDP) will sweep the polls in the state…
Kwara to priorities youths development through sports
Muyideen Alalade, the Kwara Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development on Tuesday said the state would continue to priorities youth…
Kwara governor launches Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Thursday launched the Kwara State Health Insurance Scheme (KHIS), making it compulsory for…
2018 Hajj: Kwara completes registration of 1500 intending pilgrims
Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said that 1500 intending pilgrims have completed payment ahead of the commencement of the 2018…
2 herdsmen allegedly kill colleague
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded two herdsmen, Shehu Abubakar and Abdulkareem Maikudi, for allegedly killing their colleague, Musa…
Five suspected ritualists granted bail
Five persons accused of being in possession of human parts were on Tuesday granted bail of N200,000 each at an…
Nigerian Govt partners Kwara, others on adolescents health issues
The Federal Government, says it will partner with the Kwara Government and other stakeholders to promote adolescents health issues in…
17 suspects arrested in Ilorin for smuggling codeine
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara Ccommand, has arrested 17 suspects in different parts of the state while…