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Dare Akogun 14 Others Win Fellowship to Germany
Popular Kwara-based broadcaster, Dare Akogun, and 14 other journalists from different countries have been selected to cover the 10th inspiring dialogue on the Global Energiewende, the ...
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Gov. Alex Otti Proposes Statewide Light Rail Project Following Power Generation Milestone
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has unveiled a plan to revolutionize transportation infrastructure with the proposal of a groundbreaking light rail construction project ...
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The Herald Inaugurates 8-Member Editorial Board
The Kwara State Government has restated its commitment to the successful rebounding and repositioning of The Herald Newspapers and other State-owned media Houses. ...
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Gunshots Fired As Angry Inmates Protest Food Ration At Correctional Centre
Inmates at the Jos Correctional Centre in Plateau State protested on Friday over the plan to reduce their food ration. They expressed dissatisfaction ...
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Igbo Traders Protest, Close Shops In Kwara Over Alleged High Taxation, As Revenue Agency Reacts
Igbo traders and businessmen in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Friday closed their shops in protest against alleged intimidation and over-taxation of ...
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Kano Hisbah Commander Sheikh Daurawa Resigns After Gov. Yusuf’s Criticism
The Commander General of Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has resigned from his appointment. The head of the Kano Shari’a police ...
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PDP Accuses EFCC of Misleading Court to Issue Bench Warrant Against Ex-Kwara Commissioner, Demola Banu
The Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, ...
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Oronsaye Report Outdated, Won’t Reduce Governance Cost — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has described as outdated, the 12-year old Steve Oronsaye Report recommending the merger of government agencies and commissions. ...
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Help Us Complete Ondoko-Okelele Police Divisional Headquarters – IPU Begs Rep Member, Aluko
The People of Ibagun community in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State has sought the support of the lawmaker representing Ilorin ...
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Police Arrest 5 Suspected Kidnappers In Kwara, Recover Firearms
The Nigeria Police Force Kwara state command on Tuesday paraded five suspected kidnappers and recovered two rifles. Disclosing this via a statement issued ...
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Protest Will Give Room For Better Negotiations With Government, Says Kwara NLC
Chairman, Kwara Chapter, Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Saheed Muritala, has expressed optimism that the protest by the labour union would give room for ...
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Protest Is About Hunger, Not Minimum Wage, Says NLC President Ajaero
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the two-day protest by members of the union is about hunger and not just a clamour for ...
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CBN Increases Interest Rate To 22.75%
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate(MPR) by four hundred basis points to 22.75 ...
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Customs Suspend Sale Of Seized Food Items, Gives Reason
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has announced the suspension of the selling of seized food items nationwide. Recalled that the Comptroller General of ...
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‘State-Controlled Prison, Police, Railway’, Kalu Lists Constitution Amendment Highlights
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has highlighted some of the things the constitution amendment by the National Assembly ...
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Tragedy: Three Siblings Suffocate To Dead Inside Parked Car In Kwara
Three children of the same parents have been found dead inside a car parked in their compound at Zango area, Kulende quarters in ...
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ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions On Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday in Abuja lifted sanctions it imposed on Niger over the unconstitutional takeover of government ...
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Court Orders FAAN To Account For Airport Toll Gate Revenue
Justice Ibrahim Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to reveal how much ...
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FAAC: FG, States, LGs Share N1.15trilion
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total sum of N1,149.816 trillion January 2024 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States ...
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NSCDC Arrests 28-Year-Old Man for Alleged Impersonation, Fraud In Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara State Command has arrested a 28-year-old man, Muhammed Jamiu Maruf from Gbaaku Area, Okolowo ...
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ASK Hails Kwara Mode Of Palliative Rice Distribution
A leading pressure group, Alliance For Sustainable Kwara (ASK) has hailed the model adopted by the Kwara State for the fresh distribution of ...
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NGIJ Urges President Tinubu to Take Swift Action on Nigeria’s Economic and Security Challenges
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has calls on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his All Progressives Congress led-administration to swiftly address ...
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Alleged N10bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed, As Court Orders Arrest Of Ex-Commissioner Of Finance
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday arraigned the former governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed ...
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Death of Deputy DOP Nathaniel Shocking, Sad – Kwara Governor, As NUJ Mourn Ex-Union Scribe
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Deputy Director of Protocol in Government House Mr. Timothy ...
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No Going Back On Reforms Despite Challenges, Tinubu Insists
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday defended his administration’s reforms, saying there is no going back. Tinubu on his inauguration declared an end to ...
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CSO Calls For Probe Of Governo Eno, LG Councils Over Allocations, N30bn FIRS Fund
A Non-Governmental Organization, Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN) has called for the probe of allocations from the Federation Account received ...
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Court Orders NPC To Release Detailed Spending On Aborted 2023 Census To Lawyer
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to release details of spending on the aborted 2023 Population ...
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Correpondents’ Chapel Commiserates with Kwara Governor, NUJ Over Demise Of Deputy Director Of Protocol Govt House
The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Kwara State Council has commiserated with the Kwara State Governor, and journalism fraternity ...
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Missing Person Not Our Student; He Stopped Paying School Fees Since 200L – KWASU
The management of the Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malete, has disowned AbdulMueez Olamilekan Jimoh who was declared missing by his parent since last ...
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Gov. AbdulRahman Presents Another 500 Mattresses to NYSC
In furtherance of his earlier promises on Corps Members’ welfare, the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Thursday presented another 500 mattresses ...
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FG To Restart Direct Cash Transfers To 12m Nigerian Households
The Federal Government plans to restart direct cash transfers to the poorest and most vulnerable Nigerians. Presently, approximately three million people are recipients ...
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Lagos To Deploy 10,000 Neighborhood Officials For State Police — Sanwo-Olu
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says Lagos State is ready for the creation of state police, adding that the state boasts of at least 10,000 ...
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EFCC Raids Kwara Varsity, Arrests 50 Students For Alleged Cybercrime, See List
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 48 students of the Kwara State University, ...
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Kwara South Group Reacts To Requests Seeking Renaming Unilorin After Sheik Alimi, Hanging Of Emir’s Portrait In Govt Offices
A group of elders operating under the aegis of Kwara South Consultative Forum have reacted to some requests of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants ...
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Stop Planned Removal Of Electricity Subsidy, Senate Urges FG
The Senate on Wednesday, made a resounding plea to the Federal Government, urging it to refrain from eliminating the electricity subsidy, particularly in ...
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Mathew Ojeifo Assumes Office As New Controller Of Customs In Kwara
Comptroller Faith Mathew Ojeifo has assumed office as the new Customs Area Controller of Kwara Command. This was made known in a statement ...
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48 hours After, EFCC Continues Grilling of Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed Over Alleged N10bn Fraud
Barely 48 hours after honouring the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah ...
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400 Level Kwara Varsity Student Declared Missing
A 400 level, male student of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara state, identified as Jimoh Abdulmueez, has been declared missing since ...
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Hardship: Customs To Distribute Seized Food Items Nationwide
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it is working to distribute some seized food items nationwide as the biting food crisis continues in ...
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Cement Manufacturers Give FG Conditions To Reduce Price Of Products
Cement manufacturers in Nigeria have agreed to bring down the price of the product to between N7,000 and N8,000 per 50kg depending on ...
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Justify Confidence Repose in You, Gov. Abdulrahman Tasks NYSC Members
The kwara state, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has tasked the Nigerian Youth graduates to justify the confidence recline in them to bring about development ...
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NGIJ Mourns Access Bank Holdings’ CEO, Herbert Wigwe, Ogunbanjo
The Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ) has consoled Access Bank Holdings over the tragic death of their Group Chief Executive Officer Dr. ...
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Ex-Kwara Governor Ahmed Reacts After Sojourn To EFCC
The former governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reacted to his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commision, EFCC, as ...
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N5.7bn Spent To Support 124,170 Households Since Subsidy Removal, Says Gov AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said public welfare in form of continuous cash award to workers and other palliatives and ...
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Gunmen Kill APC Spokesman, One Other
Gunmen on Saturday killed the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Sylvanus Namang, and one other person. According ...
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Insecurity Can Only Be Addressed By State Policing, Says Gov Sani
The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the menace of insecurity plaguing a large portion of the North can be put to ...
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Make A Conscious Effort On Your Security, NYSC DG Charges Corps Members
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps Brig. Gen. YD Ahmed has charged Corps members to be particular on the issue ...
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EFCC Arrests POS Operators For Selling New Naira Notes In Kwara
The Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin zonal office have arrested three people for selling new naira notes in ...
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EFCC Arrests Two Chinese, One Other for Suspected Illegal Mining
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested two Chinese: Yang Chao, 39, and Xiao ...
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PDP Hails President Tinubu’s Decision To Upgrade Health Facility Centre In Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has commended President Bola Tinubu’s government for its decision to include Harmony Advanced Diagnostic Centre, ...
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WASA2023: Military Hospital Honours 5 Soldiers, Civilians
The Nigerian Army Military Base Hospital in Benin, has rewarded two soldiers and three civilians for their outstanding performance and
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EFCC Warns Transport Unions Against Illegal Mining
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has called on members of the
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NLC To Hold Two-Day Nationwide Protest Over Hardship, Insecurity
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the
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Court Remands Fake Unilorin Teaching Hospital CMD In Prison Over N18 Million Job Scam
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a bail application filed by a fake Chief Medical ...
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Tell Us How Much Goes To Every Tier Of Govt Monthly – Falana Charges AGF
Renowned human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called upon the Office of the Accountant General of the ...
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Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun Announces N5bn Palliatives For Residents
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced a N5bn palliatives in all sectors of the state economy to cushion the effects of ...
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FG Indebted To Tune of N1.3 trillion, Can’t Continue To Subsidise Electricity — Power Minister
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says Nigeria cannot continue to subsidise electricity, adding that the nation must begin to move towards a ...
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Land Encroachment: Kwara Assembly Makes Case For Polytechnic’s Perimeter Fencing
To stop further encroachment on its vast land, the Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday urged the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman
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Stakeholders Express Worries Over Alarming Rate Of Drug Abuse In Kwara, Chart Way Out
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his administration is deploying different strategies and investing in people-
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42,000 Nurses Have Left Nigeria In Three Years, Says FG
The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Faruk Abubakar says 42,000 nurses have left the country
























































