I write to address the recent disinformation triggered by a recent report in the BBC on the Kankan LGEA School in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. I understand that the BBC report was a standalone story, which did not delve into the context of the peculiarity of the Kwara situation as a result…

Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it is behind the current corruption trial of former Governor Abdulfatahi Ahmed, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions or targeting of anyone, including former public officials. In a statement on Thursday, Kwara State Commissioner for Communications Bola Olukoju said the trial of the former…

Property and goods worth several millions of naira were yesterday destroyed in a fire outbreak at the popular Owode market in Offa, Kwara State.

The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba AbdulRafiu Olaniyi Ajiboye Oyelaran is dead. He died in his mid-70s after a protracted illness that lasted over a year. Oloro was declared dead last year only to be announced alive later. Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Rafiu Ajakaye, confirmed that…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin zonal command has arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete for alleged internet fraud. Also arrested with them were two residents of Malete. They are all standing trial at the Federal and state high courts in Ilorin. The agency prosecuted and secured various jail…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES), a six-year $500m food security programme supported by the World Bank and the Federal Government. Both the Federal Government and World Bank commended the Governor for providing quality leadership and platforms for livestock value chain production and commercialisation in the…

The police in Kwara State have arrested three suspects in connection with the abduction, killing, and dismembering of the body of one Musibau Aliu, a commercial tricyclist in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched a programme to train community folks on proper handling of public facilities for efficiency, long lifespan, and prudence. Launching the Kwara Training, Repair, Empowerment and Community Ownership (KWA-TRECO 1.0) in Ilorin on Thursday, the Governor said the initiative will train people across communities and instill in them a…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday paid a working visit to the site of the under-construction state industrial park at Eiyenkorin in Asa local government, calling it a catalyst for development in the state. The Governor expressed happiness with the level of work done so far, and said the project will create job opportunities…

During his inauguration on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared that fuel subsidy is gone. Fuel subsidy removal was part of the economic reforms the President promised to implement during his campaigns to place Nigeria on a path of prosperity. He asserted that the petrol subsidy regime increasingly favoured the rich more than…

The Kwara State Government has finally cleared all the salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and local government workers it inherited from the administration of former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. According to a statement issued by Babatunde Toyin Abdulrasheed, the Press Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and made available to The Guardian, figures from the last allocation meeting…

Yoruba elements in Kwara State are ruing the absence of a visible leader, who will glue them to their kin and kith in the Southwest geo-political zone of the country.