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14 Mar
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.
9 Mar
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…
7 Mar
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…
1 Mar
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…
29 Feb
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…
26 Feb
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.
24 Feb
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has granted former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, bail after five days in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for financial misappropriation while in office between 2011 and 2019. 
23 Feb
The federal high court siting in Ilorin, Kwara State has granted the former governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed bail after five days in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for financial misappropriation while in office between 2011-2019 Abdulfatah is being prosecuted by the EFCC for alleged embezzlement of N10Bn project fund. The…
23 Feb
Federal High Court Ilorin on Friday barred journalists from entering the court premises to cover the trial of the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr. AbdulFatah Ahmed who was brought to the court for trial over complicity of N10bn while in office. He was being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).…
21 Feb
Leadership of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Kwara state have applauded Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for his pro-masses programmes aimed at cushioning the effects of fuel subsidy removal and hike cost of living. Speaking at a news conference in Ilorin on Wednesday, National President…
21 Feb
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refused to release the former governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfattah Ahmed, invited on Monday over some financial complicity while in office between 2011-2019.
18 Feb
The Olomu of Omu-Aran, in Irepodun Local Council of Kwara State, Oba AbdulRaheem Oladele Adeoti, has urged traditional rulers across Nigeria to rise up to the security challenges bedeviling the nation.

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The Court of Appeal, yesterday, upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court that the Federal Road Safety Commission’s (FRSC) officials can operate on all roads in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
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Former two-term member of the House of Representatives for Ikwuano/Umuahia Constituency, Sam Onuigbo, has said that non-Northeasterners also benefit from the North East Development Commission’s (NEDC) activities and projects.
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Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to save the image of Nigeria by avoiding being used as a weapon of political battles. 
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, fixed April 18 for the hearing of a N1 billion suit filed by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS).
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Administrative activities were, yesterday, paralysed at University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), as Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational Associated Institutions (NASU) joined their counterparts in a seven-day nationwide warning strike.
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The Minister of Transportation, Said Ahmed Alkali, stated this while reacting to comments and commentaries by certain persons, especially on social media, concerning the status and implications of the MoU signed on February 12, 2024. 
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Environmentalists in Cross River State have called for the protection of Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary and Drill Ranch in Buanchor community of Boki Council of the state.
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President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, met with the leadership of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
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Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has criticised and condemned, in strong terms, the killing of soldiers on a peace mission to Okuoma, an Urhobo community in Ughelli South Council of Delta State. 
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Students of University of Calabar (UNICAL), yesterday, resisted an attempt by striking Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institution (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) to stop examinations from taking place.