Pastor Kumuyi’s Godson, Adeola Emerges Unilorin Best Graduating Student

Pastor Kumuyi’s godson has emerged as Unilorin’s best graduating student  Joseph Adeola graduated with a CGPA of 4.92 from the department of Mathematics  Ekohotblog reports that Joseph Oloruntoba Adeola, one of the godsons of the general overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor W.F Kumuyi has emerged the overall best graduating student of University of … Read more

Kwara Governor Appoints Esinrogunjo as SSA, Jega As SA

Kwara governor has appointed Comrade Esinrogunjo as Senior Special Adviser on rural mobilisation  Appoints Jega as Special Adviser on Inter-community relations  Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Comrade Abdulmumini Musbau Esinrogunjo as Senior Special Assistant on Rural Mobilisation. The governor also appointed Mallam Isiaka Issa Jega, as the Special Assistant … Read more

Maolud: Kwara Governor Task Muslims On Legacies Of Prophet Muhammad

Kwara State

Kwara state governor has enjoined Muslims to emulate the character of the holy prophet  He said this during the Maolud Nabbiy celebration in Ilorin  Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has enjoined Muslim faithfuls in the state to reflect on the messages and character of Prophet Muhammad. According to the statement from the … Read more

Police Warns Against #ENDSARS Memorial In Kwara State

Lagos EndSARS Report

The Kwara state command of the Nigerian Police Force has warned against planned ENDSARS memorial The command reiterates that it won’t tolerate a breakdown of law and order  Ekohotblog reports that the Kwara state command of the Nigerian Police Force has warned against the planned memorial of the ENDSARS protest.  The police command warned organizers … Read more

Gunmen Kill Estate Agent During Church Service In Kwara

Gunmen

“It was discovered that he was shot on the head.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that police authorities in Kwara State have confirmed the killing of an Ilorin-based estate agent, Sina Babarinde by unknown gunmen. Spokesperson of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, who confirmed the incident on Monday, said that the deceased was reportedly shot dead by … Read more

Kwara Governor Makes New Appointment

Kwara state governor has appointed Dr Sambo Murtala as SA on Legal Matters   Sambo Murtala is a foremost human rights activist in the state  Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Dr Sambo Murtala as the special adviser on legal matters.  This was contained in the statement released by the Chief … Read more

NSCDC Arrests Man For Allegedly Stealing Goat In Kwara

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His arrest is coming on the heels of the incessant goat and sheep theft in villages in Kwara North…  EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested one Garuba Ashin of Iwala area in Kaiama Local Government for allegedly stealing a goat. He was reportedly … Read more

Eleven Killed in Kwara Road Accident

26 people were involved in a road accident caused by overtaking in Kwara community  The accident also claimed 11 lives, leaving 15 others hospitalized  Ekohotblog reports that eleven people have lost their lives in a road accident on sunday afternoon in Kwara state. The Kwara sector commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), Jonathan Owoade, … Read more

Kwara Gov. Blows Hot On Lai Muhammed, Says He Can’t Work with Saraki

Kwara State

Kwara state governor has described Lai Muhammed as a noisemaker who can’t win an election in his ward The governor also explained that he can’t work with Bukola Saraki because he’s an authoritarian  Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has finally spoken up on the conflict him and Minister for Culture and … Read more

PDP Will Take Back Kwara In 2023 – Bukola Saraki

Saraki

Bukola Saraki has expressed his confidence that PDP can take back power in Kwara state in 2023 He also charged the newly elected executives of the party to begin work earnestly.  Senator Bukola Saraki has charged the newly elected executives of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state to commence work earnestly towards reclaiming … Read more

10-Year-Old Girl Shot Dead During Cultists’ Supremacy Battle

Cultists

…Mariam and Abdulraheem were with their mother, Kehinde, who sells bread at a stand within the market, when a stray bullet hit them. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two siblings simply identified as Mariam and Abdulraheem were shot during a cultists’ clash in the Oja Oba area of Ilorin, Kwara State, with the former dying as … Read more

Kidnappers Abduct Children Of Kwara State Monarch

Kidnappers have abducted the children of a monarch in Kwara state  The girls identified as Taiwo and Kehinde were abducted on their way back from school  Ekohotblog reports that the twins daughter of a monarch in Kwara state have been abducted by suspected kidnappers yesterday, Thursday 14th of October.  The 6-year-old children identified as Taiwo … Read more

Kwara State Government Disengages Social Waste Contractors

Kwara State

Kwara state government disengages waste management contractors Calls for new applicants Ekohotblog reports that the Kwara state government has terminated its agreement with social waste contractors for failing to meet with the state government’s expectation. The state government while reiterating it’s commitment to ensuring the well-being of its citizens, affirmed that the erstwhile contractors were … Read more

Madrasah Issue: Kwara State Governor Constitutes 10-Man Probe Panel

Kwara State

Kwara state government has set up a 10-man panel to probe the viral video of students being brutalized  The panel consists of islamic scholars, community leaders and government officials  The governor of Kwara state, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has constituted a 10-man committee to probe the circumstances surrounding a viral video of students being brutalized in … Read more

Kwara Commissioner Monitors Construction of ICT Hub

Kwara commission monitors construction of ICT hub in Ilorin Reiterates government commitment to Tech The commissioner for enterprise in Kwara state, Hajia Arinola has paid a visit to the construction site of The Information Communication Technology (ICT) Innovation Hub, Ilorin being constructed by the state. Read Also: Samuel Eto’o Insist Barcelona Must Beat Real Madrid … Read more

MURIC Reacts To Brutal Flogging Of Madrasa Students, Says This Is Nigeria

Brutal Flogging Of Madrasa Students

MURIC has reacted to the brutal flogging of Madrasa students in Kwara State Islamic cleric states that Arabic schools are the repository of morality and the vault of uprightness. They are the conscience of the Ummah. MURIC said it’s in possession of another video that shows the students confessing that they engaged in shameful and … Read more

Ex Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi Urges Kwara State Govt To Obey Court Ruling

Ex Minister urges kwara state government to obey high court ruling  Describes decision to appeal as “classic filibuster act, calculated to waste everybody’s time even at tax payers’ expense. Nigeria’s former minister of youth and sports development has urged the Kwara state government to discard it’s plans to appeal the judgement of the High Court … Read more

Kwara State Government Suspends Arabic School Head for Brutalizing Students

Kwara state government has suspended the head of the Arabic school whose students (a lady and 3 males) were beaten in a trending video that has generated social media outbursts. According to the information gathered, the students were punished for allegedly attending a party where they took alcohol which is against the school rules. Ekohotblog … Read more

Suspended Kwara Lawmaker Writes States Assembly, Demands Apology.

The only People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member in the Kwara State house of Assembly, Hon. Raheem Agboola has written to the state house of assembly demanding an apology for false misrepresentation of his suspension.  The state house of assembly member, representing Ilorin South constituency has decried the false allegations levelled against him by the chairman, … Read more

We’ll Appeal Judgement On Local Govt. – KWSG

AbdulRazaq, Kwara

Kwara State government has declared that it will appeal the Judgement of the Federal High Court Ilorin onnTIC constitution and legality.  The Kwara State Government has declared that it will appeal the High Court Judgement that nullified the appointment of Transition Implementation Committees For Local Governments in the state by the state Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq. … Read more

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