The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, filed 14 fresh charges of alleged N5.78 billion fraud against the former Kwara State governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed; and his Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Ademola Banu. The duo were charged before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar at a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin with alleged diversion and misappropriation of public funds meant for …

The Kwara State government on Monday warned the head teachers of public primary schools in the state against charging illegal fees for the common entrance examination slated for Saturday. The government said it had paid all the required fees for all the pupils participating in the examination. It also directed the school heeds to guide against any form of malpractice …

The Kwara State government is to recruit at least 300 extension agents for wet season farming in the state. The state’s commissioner for agriculture and rural development, Mrs Oloruntoyosi Thomas, announced this during a training programme for 22 extension agents in the state. The training was organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, through the Department of Agricultural Extension Services …

Owa-Onire community in the Ile-Ire district of the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to discard plans to construct a 21-kilometre road leading to the Owu waterfalls in the community, saying the move is wasteful. In a statement by the Concerned Indigenes of Owa Onire Community which was jointly signed by its coordinator, …

The Kwara State government, on Sunday, ordered the temporary shutdown of the abattoir at Mandate Market in Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area following the alleged sale of poisonous cow meat in the market. In a statement by the Ministry of Environment, the government also ordered the immediate general cleaning and fumigation of the abattoir so as to cleanse it of …

Kwara state government on Thursday sealed a privately owned mortuary facility “Omosebi Mortuary” in GaaAkanbi area of Ilorin, the state capital. Government officials led by Commissioner for Health, Dr Amina Ahmed El-imam sealed the facility after paying an unscheduled visit. The Commissioner said that the action was a decisive move to ensure compliance with standards of care for the good …

The Kwara State Government is preparing for the first local government elections in the state since 2019. The previous council chairmen elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were sacked by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019, when the party took over the reigns of leadership in the state. The development led to a court …

Kwara State government has expressed delight over the inauguration of the National Open University (NOUN) Community Study Centre in Oke-Ero local government area of the state. The state government described the development as a fulfilment of one of its goals for lifelong education. The state’s commissioner for tertiary education, Dr Mary Arinde made the government’s position known in a keynote …

The Kwara State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole has vowed to henceforth apply stiff penalties against any government worker found wanting in their line of duty. Enraged by the poor turnout of staff during her routine visit to ministries, departments, and agencies in the state capital on Thursday, Oluwole warned that the government would not condone dereliction of duty. …