Three police officers have been detained in connection with the alleged murder of Abdulqoyyum Abdulyekeen Ishola, an ND 2 Electronic Engineering student at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The student was reportedly killed last Wednesday in the GRA area of Ilorin metropolis by the detained officers. The three officers involved have been identified as Abiodun Kayode, … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to neutralise the effects of recent removal of fuel subsidy, cutting across different sectors and demographies of the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye disclosed this at a news briefing on Monday morning … Read more
A 67-year-old man has attempted suicide after he jumped into Asa River on Abdulwahab Folawiyo, Unity Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. The man identified as Abraham Olayinka jumped into the river at about 11:30 am on Monday, October 26. Traders within the vicinity, who saw him jump into the river, reportedly drew the attention of security … Read more
The Kwara State police command has denied attacking End SARS protesters in Ilorin on Sunday. “Since the beginning of the protest in Kwara State, the protesters have enjoyed the full protection of Kwara State police command,” according to a statement by the spokesman of the command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi in Ilorin, on Sunday. He said … Read more
Thirteen persons were reported dead in two separate motor accidents along Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa highway in the Moro local government area of Kwara state early hours of Thursday. Sympathisers told newsmen that the auto crash was caused by the carelessness of the two drivers. Vanguard reliably gathered that eight survivors of the accident are currently receiving treatment … Read more
We will send a bill to the State House of Assembly to immortalise Rashidi Yekini, with the name of the stadium changing after the approval.” Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday said the state Stadium Sports Complex, Ilorin will be named after the late Rashidi Yekini. Abdulrazaq, who held a meeting with the Minister … Read more
Blue-eyed Kwara woman, Risikat Azeez, and her husband, Wasiu Omo-Dada, have remarried. The couple had a Nikkai ceremony attended by family and friends at Alfa Ajijola -Anabi Compound, Aiyegbami, Ilorin Kwara state on Saturday, September 5. Riskiat went viral in August after a Twitter user shared her story online. Risika t in an interview said … Read more
A 16-year-old female COVID-19 patient is sitting her senior secondary school certificate examination at the Kwara State COVID-19/Infectious Disease Centre in Ilorin, the state capital, an official said on Wednesday. The patient —whose name and school were withheld to avoid stigma — wrote her Agricultural Science paper on Wednesday under close supervision by an official … Read more
As part effort to strengthen and improve further logistics in Kwara State, the World Bank has issued a grant of N100m to Government of the State. In a statement issued by the Spokesperson of Covid-19 Technical committee in the state, Rafiu Ajakaye, who said that so far, Kwara has adhered to the guidelines from the … Read more