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Kwara State, Nigeria — Despite recent accolades labeling Governor AbdulRazaq as a ‘labour-friendly governor,’ Organized Labour in Kwara State has issued a 14-day strike notice, citing concerns over poor workers’ welfare and unmet demands. The state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), and Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly delivered the…
In a bid to improve the social well-being, Hassanat Attairu Manko Foundation (HAM Foundation), powered by Alhaji Adamu Attahiru Manko, has successfully facilitated the drilling of no fewer than 50 boreholes in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to Hon Jerry Kolo, the Foundation Head of Mission, in a statement issued on Saturday,…
It was a poor show for the Kwara United on Sunday as the team lost to visiting Lobi Stars in the NPFL matchday 17. The Harmony boys showed glimpses of ambition in the early minutes of the game but a defensive error saw them going behind the visitors in the 21st minute with Godwin Oshagbemi’s…
Mallam Saliu Mustapha, the Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, has commiserated with the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), and the people of the state over the passing of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Alhaji Aliyu Alarape Salman while…
Two people have been arrested for allegedly slitting the throat of a neighbour over a disagreement The two suspects, Abdullateef Yakubu and Yakubu Olanrewaju, were arrested by the operatives of the Kwara State Police Command on 27th December 2023 at Shao Garage area, Ilorin, the state capital. While narrating the incident, a source familiar with…
No fewer than eleven people have been killed while seven others were severely injured after a fatal road accident on Tuesday involving a heavy truck and a Toyota Hiace occurred at Aiyere along the Bode Saadu-Ilorin highway around 4:50 am due to wrongful overtaking and speed violation. A statement by the Sector Command of the…
The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Senator Saliu Mustapha has presented his six-month scorecard in the red chamber. According to the Chief of Staff to the Senator, Tunji Buhari while speaking on a Radio programme on Monday in Ilorin said the Senator has sponsored five bills within six months in the Senate. These bills…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, on Sunday, in his new year message, assured the people of the state that next year will be more fulfilling while urging them to work with his administration to promote sustainable development and a more fulfilling new year. AbdulRazaq, in a statement…
The ex-Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Professor Ali Ahmad on Sunday was commended for donating the sum of N5 million at the launching of a book titled “Kitab al-Fiqh Al-Muyassar” (Islamic Jurisprudence Simplified). Adjudged to be world-class by scholars from the International Association of World Peace Advocates, the book which remarkably, has its chapters…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq revealed plans on Monday for the initiation of preliminary work next year on the expansive 18,000-kilometre Ilorin Smart City Satellite Town. The Governor said that this innovative project, stemming from the Ilorin City Master Plan, aims to reshape the urban landscape and marks a significant step in the state’s urban…
An estimated N23.8 million worth of property, including drugs, furniture and assorted drinks, were on Saturday destroyed after a fire broke out at the Alfa Yahaya area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The Informant247 gathered the fire outbreak affected seven flats and two shops at number 5, Ado compound, burning three of the seven…
Suspected gunmen, on Thursday night, reportedly assassinated one Dr. David Adefikayo, the Medical Director of Dafikayo Clinic, in his residence in Kanbi, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that the assailants were said to have broken into the deceased’s residence around 8:30 pm and brutally murdered the medical officer in the…
The Magistrate court has remanded a 23-year-old man identified as Saidi for allegedly hacking his father, Chief Musa Elemosho, the Elemosho of Shareland in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, to death. According to reports, the suspect was dragged before Magistrate Muhammed Dasuki and was charged with a one-count offence of culpable homicide. According…
Victor Olaiya, the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, on Tuesday, banned the use of fireworks, firecrackers, or any other explosive device during the yuletide season in the state. According to a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, the ban had become imperative because firecrackers and other explosive devices can lead to extensive damage…
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has extolled LT Col Ramat Suleiman on her recent promotion to the rank of LT Col in the Nigerian Army. Hajiya Ramat Suleiman has become the first daughter of the Ilorin Emirate to achieve the rank of LT Col in the Nigerian Army.Hailing from the Elere compound…
Members of the Kwara Progressive Media Organization, KPMO has announced a new executives that will pilot the affairs of the association for the next two years. Announcing the new executives at a press briefing on Friday in Ilorin, the Chairman of the Transition committee of KPMO, Lukman Abdulquadri Olanrewaju, said the new executives emerged from…
Barring last minute changes, Ibrahim Gusau, President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will be in Ilorin on Sunday for a two-day activities loaded package geared at promoting football in the state and country, according details from Kwara State Football Association, FA. As gathered, Gusau will be in the state courtesy of a detailed strategic plan by…
Kwara State contingent at the second edition of the National Para Games, which ended on Thursday in Abuja, managed to win a total of 24 medals. According to the final medal log made available by the technical department of the organising committee, Kwara won a total of four gold medals, six silver medals and 14…
Following the approval of the overhauling of the major artery road by AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led Kwara State Executive Council, the Ministry of Works and Transport on Wednesday announced the reconstruction of Wahab Folawiyo (Unity Road) Road in Ilorin, the state capital. In a statement released by Hon. Bola Olukoju, Commissioner for Communications, said the Coordinating Commissioner…
N19.3m worth of property has been destroyed after two separate fire outbreaks occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday, ruining no fewer than 14 shops in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to reports, the Tuesday incident happened at about 6 p.m., where seven shops located at Zion Overcomer, Opposite Duro Suleiman house, University Road, Tanke, were…
