After extensive delegate meeting of all Igbo Communities Town Union meetings, all States meetings of the five Igbo speaking states and all Outstations meetings (other Igbo meetings outside Ilorin), held this 29th day of July, 2024, the following resolutions were drawn: Finally, all Igbos are hereby directed never to join in any protest. Ours is…
•Drum Support For Gov, President Tinubu Commercial Motorcyclists, otherwise called Okada riders in Kwara State, have described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a responsive leader that earns their respect at all times. The transporters, under their various organizations such as Road Transport Workers Association of Nigeria (RTWAN), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Okada Riders…
…Says Scars Of ENDSARS Remain With Many Businesses, Families. Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the people of the state are very peaceful and thoughtful, and will avoid any action that may disrupt the peace of the state or cause destruction of lives and businesses. “I’m confident that the people of Kwara, whether old…
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 46-year-old ritualist while attempting to slaughter a 10-year-old boy hawking pepper in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspect identified as Isiaka Adeniyi was arrested on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024, at the Oke-Foma area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The incident which was confirmed…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has declared Monday, July 8, 2024, as a public holiday in the state in commemoration of The New Hijrah Year (Muharram) 1446. Muharram is the Muslim’s first lunar month. The first day of the Muharram 1446 falls on Sunday, July 7, 2024, according to many calculations. The Governor shares in…
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina El-Imam, says Tuberculosis claimed about 1,869 lives in Kwara in 2023. El-Imam revealed this on Monday in Ilorin while delivering a speech at the commemoration of the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, explaining that the disease continues to claim over 4,000 lives daily globally. She emphasized the importance…
Kwara State Fire Service, on Thursday, recovered the body of a 49-year-old man and also rescued a 17-year-old boy from a domestic well in Offa town. The man identified as Fasasi Afeez, and his son Kaleed Afeez from Offa local government area Kwara State, fell into a well. However, while the man was recovered dead,…
The Kwara State Government on Friday alerted residents of the state of the outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, also known as bird flu. The alert is sequel to a reported case of the bird flu in Kebbi State, Northwestern region of the country. The warning was contained in a public health advisory issued on…
The deputy bursar of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Alh. Ayuba Abdullahi, on Wednesday night, died while watching the semi-final match between Nigeria and South Africa in the ongoing 2023 AFCON tournament. Sources said that Abdullahi died while watching the match at a viewing center in the Sango area of Ilorin metropolis. “Ayuba watched the…
Gunmen, who killed a traditional ruler in Kwara state, Oba Olusegun Aremu-Cole, Olukoro of Koro-Ekiti in the Ekiti Local Government Area and kidnapped his wife and one other person last Thursday night have reduce the ransom placed on the abducted victims. It was gathered that the gunmen had reached out to the monarch’s family over…
