…deadline The Emir spoke at the palace as several thousands of leaders and members of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on the palace to present the party’s candidates for royal blessings. Led by the State APC Chairman, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, the team comprised top chieftains of the party and all…

…extortionist over repeated threats The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a 32-year-old suspected phone extortionist, Adetokunbo Adeshina, for allegedly orchestrating a series of phone-based threats and extortion targeted at unsuspecting members of the public. The spokes…

…cleric Abdulrahman Bello for the m8rder of Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a student of the Kwara State College of Education, dismissing his appeal and affirming the judgment of the lower court. In the judgment delivered by a three-member panel led by Justice Gabriel Omoniyi Kolawole, the appellate court held that the prosecutio…

…urges stakeholders, members to shun inflammatory comments Chairman of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Reconciliation Committee, retired Col. AbdulWahab Ademola Lawal, has appealed to aggrieved members of the party to embrace dialogue and reconciliation following disagreements arising from the party’s p…

Families and members of the Omugo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have celebrated the return of the three remaining worshippers of the Evangelical Church Winning All, Omugo, who regained their freedom after spending 105 days in captivity. The three women, including a hearing-impaired widow, w…

…state. The Emir spoke at the palace as several thousands of leaders and members of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) converged on the palace to present the party’s candidates for royal blessings. Led by the State APC Chairman Prince Sunday Fagbemi, the team comprised top chieftains of the party and all AP…

…constituencies cut across Abia, Kogi, Taraba, Benue, Ebonyi, Ondo, Kaduna, Niger, and Kwara states, following a review by the party’s Primary Election Appeal Committee. According to him, the APC is committed to a transparent, fair, and credible nomination process in line with extant laws, rules and regulations. Tooki a…

…road traffic crashes that claimed 32 lives and left 26 others injured in Kogi, Ogun and Kwara states between Sunday and Monday. The Corps described the crashes as tragic and largely preventable, blaming them on traffic violations including speeding, dangerous driving, driver fatigue, poor tyre maintenance and the illeg…

…in the state. The Emir spoke at the palace as thousands of leaders and members of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress converged at the palace to present the party's candidates for royal blessings. Led by the state APC Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, the team comprised top chieftains of the party and all APC candidates,…

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Sunday kicked off mobilisation for the 2027 general election with a statewide rally in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election and a celebration of the party's candidates who emerged from its recently concluded primaries. The procession, organised by Kwara Progress…

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Sunday kicked off mobilisation for the 2027 general elections with a statewide rally in support of President Bola Tinubu's re-election and a celebration of the party's candidates who emerged from its recently concluded primaries. The procession, organised by Kwara Progres…

…and other core academic costs. Saraki, a prominent politician and former governor of Kwara State, has in the past supported educational initiatives, including donations to outstanding UNILORIN students. His latest intervention underscores a continued focus on empowering bright young minds.

…invaded the Christ Apostolic Church in Eda Oniyo, a border community between Ekiti and Kwara states, during an evening service. The attackers shot the pastor before abducting 16 worshippers, including women and children, and marched them into the forest. Sources in the community said the abductors initially moved the v…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inspected the ongoing construction of Justice Saidu Kawu Court House, expressing satisfaction with the pace and quality of work done so far. Accompanied by the State's Chief Judge, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, the Governor said the multistorey project is borne out of…

…region, thunderstorms accompanied by moderate rains are expected over parts of Niger, Kwara States and the Federal Capital Territory in the morning hours. "Later during the afternoon or evening hours, thunderstorms with moderate rains are anticipated across the region. "For the southern region: There are prospects of l…

…Bukola Saraki, has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the jurisdiction of the Kwara State High Court in the criminal defamation suit instituted against him by the state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. Saraki's decision followed Friday's ruling by Justice M.O. Folorunso, sitting in Ilorin, which dismissed his…

…some House of Representatives candidates were replaced following the review process. In Kwara State, the APC also carried out a major overhaul of its National Assembly tickets, with all three serving senators losing out ahead of the 2027 elections. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq emerged as the party's senatorial candi…

The Kwara State Government has approved the cash backing for the 2025 promotion exercise for eligible teaching and non-teaching staff of the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, a move aimed at ensuring the implementation of promotion benefits for affected workers. The approval, granted by Governor AbdulRahman Abdu…

…including a 50kW facility in Namu, Plateau State; a 30kW installation in Magya/Dzwajiwo, Kwara State; a 75kW system in Edo Baba, Niger State; and 50kW grids in Kafin lemo, Bauchi State; Jerkum, Gombe State; Kukuwa, Yobe State; Yalaki Ganye, Adamawa State; and Uban Dawaki, Sokoto State. The program has also delivered a…

The implosion in the ruling Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to escalate as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s group storms the party’s national headquarters in Abuja on Monday to meet with the national leadership over the crisis triggered by the alleged imposition of Speaker Yakubu Danladi Sali…

…chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the 16 local government areas of Kwara State have reaffirmed that the party's governorship primary was won by the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. The party chairmen insisted that the primary that produced Danladi-Salihu as th…

Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, last Wednesday, adjourned proceedings in the ongoing trial of Abdulfatah

…allegedly contesting the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State without resigning his appointment, wants the lawmakers to order his arrest for failing to honour the invitation of the House committee investigating the issue. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and Yusuf Galamb…

…in Gombe State, the registered members were 348 and the votes cast were 1,431, and in Kwara State, the registered members were 55, while the votes cast were 82, which does not call for the nullification of the said primary election. He, therefore, sought a declaration that the ex-governor, not having been a registered…

Kwara State government has banned annual graduation, valedictory, and end-of-academic-session ceremonies in public and private schools across the state. In a memo dated 15th June, 2026 and signed by Mrs B. Osanupin on behalf of the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the stat…