Man arrested for assaulting police officer in Kwara
A suspect, identified as Suleiman Sidiq, has been arrested for inflicting serious injuries on a police officer at Sinau town,…
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Ilorin: Igbo traders shut shops as truce with Kwara Govt over tax payment collapses
The agreement reached between Igbo traders and the Kwara State government over controversial tax matters may have suffered a set…
Kogi, Rivers, Kwara record highest food prices in Nigeria – NBS report
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, says Kogi, Rivers, and Kwara states have the highest food inflation year-on-year in Nigeria.…
Chinese national abducted in Kwara, three suspects arrested
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the alleged abduction of a Chinese national identified…
Kwara, Igbo traders resolve taxation issue
The Kwara State Government and Igbo traders in Ilorin, the state capital, have resolved the controversial tax issue that led…
NSCDC charges 190 recruits in Kwara on discipline, good conduct
At least 190 newly recruited officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Kwara State, on Friday,…
How my three children suffocated, died in my husband’s borrowed car – Kwara woman groans
Shade Silifat Abdulkadir, the mother of the three children who suffocated to death in a parked car in Ilorin, Kwara…
Kwara govt expends over N2bn on teachers’ salary arrears, LG staff gratuities
The Kwara State Government has cleared all the salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and local government workers inherited from the…
Kwara: Police parade 28 suspected criminals
The Kwara State Police Command on Thursday paraded 28 suspected criminals, including 18 suspected kidnappers, three armed robbery suspects and…
Look for capable hands to handle economy, security – Kwara NLC chair, Olayinka to Tinubu
Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Kwara State council, Comrade Saheed Murtala Olayinka, has advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to…
Fire razes school, destroys property in Kwara
A fire outbreak on Sunday at Grace International School, in Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, destroyed property worth millions of naira.…
Kwara: Hunter found dead after gun battle with kidnappers
One of the hunters who engaged a gang of suspected kidnappers in a gun battle at Gaa Sulu community, Omupo…
Three siblings die of suffocation inside a car in Kwara
Three siblings of the same parents, a boy and two girls, died on Sunday as a result of suffocation in…
Suspected bandit killed, two others arrested in Kwara
Bandits struck again on Friday between Maloko and Sulu, two sleepy villages in Omupo District of Ifelodun Local Government Area…
Kwara ex-gov, Abdulfatah Ahmed plays down EFCC invitation
Former governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reacted to his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision, EFCC.…
Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin’s palace
The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin protested at…
Kwara govt warns principals against illegal charges for NECO exams
Kwara State Government has warned principals of Senior Secondary Schools across the state against illegal charges for National Examination Council…
Kwara govt shuts illegal private mortuary
Kwara State Ministry of Health, on Thursday, sealed an illegal private mortuary in Ilorin, the state capital. The Commissioner for…
13 alleged killers of Kwara monarch remanded
Thirteen suspected killers of Oba Segun Aremu, the Olukoro of Koro in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have…
Kwara court grants bail to two journalists arraigned for defamation
A Magistrate’s Court in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Wednesday granted bail to two online journalists of Informant247 newspaper for…
Kwara PDP condemns monarch’s murder
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the gruesome killing of a revered traditional ruler…
Police confirm killing of traditional ruler, abduction of wife in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara State, on Thursday, confirmed the killing of a traditional ruler in the state, Oba Peter…
Kwara police confirm arrest of three robbery suspects in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three suspected robbers allegedly terrorising residents of Tanke area in…
Kwara reads riot act to substandard private school operators
Kwara State Government has issued a three-month ultimatum to all substandard and unregistered private schools in the state. The State…
LGA Administration: 15 governors under scrutiny over constitutional breach
Additional Reports by Our Correspondents At least 15 governors are in breach of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution of…
Kwara resolves communal dispute in Baruten, sues for peaceful coexistence
The Kwara State Government has resolved the lingering communal dispute between indigenes and non-indigenes in the Chikanda community, Baruten Local…
Negotiations ongoing to resolve labour crisis in Kwara – NLC
Kwara State government has engaged the leadership of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in a bid…
Kwara police confirm release of four kidnap victims
The Kwara State police command, has confirmed the release of four persons abducted on Tuesday night at Afin village of…
Four kidnap victims regain freedom in Kwara
The four persons abducted on Tuesday night in Afin community of Ilere District in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara…
Concerns as Kwara Govt prepares for first LG elections since 2019
The Kwara State Government is preparing for the first local government elections in the state since 2019. The previous council…
Suspected armed robber killed in Kwara community
A suspected armed robber was killed on Tuesday during an invasion on Oke-Ode community, Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State.…
After one year adjournment, Offa robbery case resumes in Kwara
After an adjournment lasting almost one year, the celebrated deadly Offa robbery case of April 5, 2018, resumed on Tuesday…
Fire destroys property worth millions of naira in Kwara
A fire outbreak in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, destroyed property worth millions of naira on Monday, leaving over 120 persons…
Kwara NSCDC decorates 95 promoted officers
At least 95 promoted officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command, have been decorated…
Kwara: FRSC recorded reduced road traffic crashes in 2023 – Sector Commander
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kwara State Command, recorded reduction in road traffic crashes within the state in 2023.…
Fire outbreak at specialist hospital in Kwara
A fire outbreak occurred at the Sobi Specialist Hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Tuesday, DAILY POST reports. Though…
‘2024 will be more fulfilling’ – Gov Abdulrazaq assures Kwarans
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has assured the people of the state that next year will be more fulfilling.…
Kwara community saved from diesel tanker fire
The Kwara State Fire Service on Saturday saved residents of Idi-Ape community in Ilorin, the state capital, from a diesel…
Illegal substances: NDLEA arrests four in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested four suspects for allegedly dealing in…
Kwara Fire Service averts Boxing Day disaster
A swift response by operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service on Tuesday averted a major fire disaster in Ilorin,…
Fire destroys N23.8m properties in Kwara
A fire incident destroyed property estimated at N23.8 million on Saturday in the Alfa Yahaya area of Ilorin, the Kwara…
Unidentified gunmen kill medical doctor, abduct daughter in Kwara
Unidentified gunmen, suspected to be assassins, on Thursday, brutally murdered Dr. David Adefikayo, the Medical Director of Dafikayo Clinic, in…
Subsidy: Kwara labour movement demands N35,000 wage award
Kwara State Joint Labour Movement has asked the state government to implement N35,000 wage award for all categories of state…
Kwara media worker’s strike: NALVEJ calls for truce
The National League of Veteran Journalists, NALVEJ, in Kwara State, has appealed to the striking workers of the state-owned media…
Yuletide: Kwara NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel for security
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has deployed 2,500 personnel across the state…
State-owned media workers begin strike in Kwara Tuesday
Workers of Kwara State-owned media have vowed to commence a two-day warning strike on Tuesday and Wednesday this week following…
Yuletide: FRSC deploys 950 personnel in Kwara
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has deployed 950 personnel for Christmas and New Year special patrol operations in Kwara.…
Kwara govt, NDLEA launch statewide operation against drug peddling, abuse
The Kwara State government has commenced a statewide operation in partnership with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to…
Kwara upgrades Ilorin General Hospital to KWASU Teaching Hospital
The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the upgrading of the General Hospital, Ilorin, to Kwara State University Hospital. The…
Suspended Kwara PDP youth leader Haliru Mahmud apologises for gross misconduct
Hailey Dantsoho Mahmud, the suspended youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, has apologised to the…