Kwara Doctors Begin Seven-Day Warning Strike

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Kwara state doctors have began a seven-day warning strike This is to press on their demand for improved service conditions Ekohotblog reports that resident doctors in Kwara state have been a seven days warning strike to press home their demands concerning an improved condition of service.  The doctors, under the auspices of the National Association … Read more

Kwara Government Urges Doctors To Suspend Planned Strike

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Kwara state governor has appealed to her residents doctor to suspend their planned strike Ask for consideration on financial standing of the state Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state government has appealed to the resident doctors in the state to suspend their planned strike. The state government in a statement issued through the permanent secretary for … Read more

Fulanis Are Outnumbering Kwara Indigenes – Gov AbdulRazaq Raises Alarm

Kwara State

Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has raised alarm about the influx of Fulani people into his state  The governor citied the ban on open grazing as the cause of this influx Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has raised alarm about the influx of people of Fulani descent in the state.  … Read more

Kwara State Government Urges Residents To Observe Environmental Sanitation

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Kwara state government has urged residents to comply with monthly sanitation exercise  The government also noted that it’ll begin to enforce compliance  Ekohotblog reports that Kwara state government has implored residents of the state to comply with laid down guidelines for observing the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. This is contained in a statement by Okanlawon … Read more

Three Persons Dead, One Injured In Kwara Motor Crash

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Three persons have been confirmed dead in a motor crash in Kwara state  FRSC confirmed that the accident happened on Saturday along Ilorin – Ogbomosho expressway  Ekohotblog reports that three persons have lost their lives with one person sustaining injuries during a motor vehicle crash in Kwara state.  According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, … Read more

Man Commits Suicide In Kwara Over Alleged Impotence

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…the deceased who was a graduate of Muideen College of Education, Ilorin “reportedly hanged himself over his inability to copulate with women.” EKO HOT BLOG reports that a young man identified as Idris Shuaib on Thursday hanged himself on a tree on his father’s farm at Gwanara in the Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara … Read more

One Shot As Gunmen Attempt To Kidnap Teachers In Kwara State

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A teacher has been shot during an unsuccessful attempt at kidnapping in Kwara state This happened after school hours on October 28 Ekohotblog reports that a teacher has sustained gunshot injuries as gunmen unsuccessfully tried to kidnap 2 teachers in Kwara state. In a statement on Friday, Babawale Afolabi, the spokesman of Nigeria Security and … Read more

We’re Building 40 Digital Literacy centres in Kwara State – Gov. AbdulRazaq

Kwara state governor has said his administration is building 40 digital literacy centres Commends Huawei Youthhub for ICT Lab Ekohotblog reports that Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that his administration is currently building 40 digital literacy centres across the state, calling it a big investment in the Kwara child to survive in the … 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

Popular Ilorin Based Businessman Abducted by Unknown Gunmen

Popular Ilorin Based Businessman Abducted by Unknown Gunmen

Unknown gunmen kidnap popular Ilorin based businessman in Kwara He was allegedly kidnapped and taken away on a motorbike along the Ira-Offa route. Ekohotblog reports that Alhaji Jamiu Olawale, a popular businessman based in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has been kidnapped. He was abducted by unknown gunmen about 10.05 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, … Read more

Maolud: Kwara Governor Task Muslims On Legacies Of Prophet Muhammad

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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

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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

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

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

Police Rescue Abducted Twin Daughters Of Kwara Monarch

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…the kidnappers abandoned them after a hot chase by the police, local hunters and vigilantes. The Kwara State Police Command said it has rescued the kidnapped twin daughters of the Owalobo of Obbo Ayegunle in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. They were rescued on Sunday alongside three domestic workers of the king. According … 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

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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

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

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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