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There was pandemonium in Oro town, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State on Monday after a fire incident razed at least 30 shops. It was gathered that the incident, which occurred in the afternoon at about 15.12 hours, at Oro…

A woman and her four children were burnt to death in their place of residence in Tanke area of Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday, it has emerged. According to Punch, the tragic incident occurred in Ifesowapo community behind the ‘F’…

There was a clash between Christians and Muslims in Ilorin, Kwara state capital on Wednesday morning, March 17 after the state government today reopened 10 Christian schools which were initially shut down over hijab (head covering scarf) …

Kwara State government has approved the use of hijab by female Muslim students in all public schools including Christian missionary schools aided by government grants. The directive was disclosed in a statement released by Secretary to…

Seriki Fulani in Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkadri, has relocated to Ilorin, Kwara State following a mob attack on his house in Igangan community amid eviction notice given to Fulani herdsmen by Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as…

There was palpable tension at Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ilorin earlier today when a Director identified as Dr Khalid Ibrahim Ndaman was found dead in his office on Monday morning, January 11. It was…

A former deputy governor of Kwara state, Chief Simon Sayomi has passed away on Wednesday, December 16. His son, Ola, confirmed his death in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ilorin. According to him, the…

Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has on Friday declared a 24-hour curfew in Ilorin metropolis. According to the announcement by the government in Ilorin, the curfew is in line with Sections 1, 2, and 4, of the Public Order…

Kayode Alabi, deputy governor of Kwara state, has recovered from COVID-19 after three weeks of being in isolation centre. Alabi, who is also the chairman of the Kwara COVID-19 technical team, and his wife tested positive for the virus…

Wife of Kwara State Governor, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has offered to assist Risikat Azeez, a woman who was abandoned by her husband over her blue eyes and that of her daughters. MDB reported about Azeez who narrated how her husband…

A newly appointed Commissioner in the Kwara State Local Government Service Commission, Olatunji Abel, has reportedly died in his sleep 48 hours to his resumption of duty. The politician, who is from Igbaja in Ifelodun area of the…

The Kwara state police command has released a statement reacting to an alleged attack on some churches by suspected Muslim faithfuls in Ilorin, the state capital. A clergyman, Ibitoye Reuben earlier today, went on his Facebook page…