The Kwara Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three family members by gunmen on the Oro-Agbamu Road in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi on Sunday in Ilorin. “It was reported that unknown armed men stormed Owoyale … Read more
The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for a three-day official visit. Upon arrival, she was welcomed at the Ilorin International Airport by the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, his wife, Olufolake AbdulRazaq, Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodimma, his wife Chioma Uzodimma, other First … Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 15 people have died in multiple motor accidents along Olooru/Oko-olowo Road in Ilorin, Kwara, on Wednesday. Mr Muftau Irekeola, Kwara Sector Commander, FRSC, who confirmed this on Thursday in Ilorin, said that two commercial vehicles were involved in the accident which claimed 15 lives, while three people … Read more
At least 12 individuals reportedly perished in a multi-vehicle collision involving a trailer and another automobile along the notorious Oko Olowo stretch of the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway in Kwara State. Henzodaily learnt that numerous others suffered various injuries as a result of the crash, which happened on Wednesday around 5:35 pm when a trailer with the … Read more
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) on Wednesday reiterated the importance of tax to economic and infrastructural development, warning that defaulters could no longer hide in the state. The agency’s Head of Department, Corporate Planning, Mr Muhammed Audu, in a sensitisation programme held in Ilorin on Wednesday, also enlightened the citizens on new … Read more
The Kwara State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has terminated the employment of an officer at the State High Court, Bello Mopelola, and mandated her to reimburse the court a total of ₦1.461 million. Henzodaily understands that the JSC also demoted two other senior court officials namely; Sambo Aliyu and Ramat Jaji, due to their alleged … Read more
Former Secretary to the Government of Kwara State (SSG) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Saka Abimbola Isau, has passed away at the age of 69. Isau, a prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, died on Saturday at a hospital in Adewole, Ilorin, following a brief illness. A close ally … Read more
The Police Command in Kwara has promised to arrest those involved in Wednesday’s killing of a retired controller of works, Abdulrazaq Ajani, in Ilorin. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Toun Ejire-Adeyemi, gave the assurance in Ilorin on Friday while presenting an update on the incident. According to the spokesperson, investigations are ongoing to arrest … Read more
According to family members who spoke with Punch correspondent, the deceased was attacked around 3 pm after he was reportedly trailed by his assailants from Offa to his residence at Dele Gege Street, Aderoju area, off Obafemi Awolowo Road in Tanke, Ilorin. The attackers, believed to be young men aged 18 to 22, showed up at … Read more
The wife of the Kwara State Governor, Prof. Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Wednesday in Ilorin, welcomed three babies into the New Year 2025. Abdulrazaq, who was represented by the Commissioner for Women Affairs in the state, Mrs Opeyemi Afolashade, visited the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) in Ilorin. She was there to celebrate … Read more