Kwara State Government said it was investigating the non-payment of salaries and emoluments of Oba of Jebba, Oba Abdulkadir Adebara, in Moro Local Government Area for 21 years. The state Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Bata, disclosed on Monday. Successive governments in the state have since 2003 refused to pay the salaries of the 103-year-old monarch, …

The transport situation in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, worsened on Sunday following the scarcity of petrol, which forced commercial and private vehicles off the road. It was observed that the few filling stations that were selling fuel witnessed long queues of vehicles. The scarcity had also forced fuel prices to jump to a little below N1,000 per litre from the …

A late-morning fire that gutted a residential building in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Saturday, has left an 86-year-old man with injuries. The spokesperson for the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Adekunle noted that the fire started at about noon when the octogenarian, who was reportedly cooking, stepped out to attend …

A man identified as Usman Abubakar reportedly died during a fight that occurred at Isale Koko, Ojagboro area, Ilorin in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, which happened last Wednesday and claimed the life of the deceased, was a result of the combat between him (the deceased) and another man identified as one Omotosho Jimoh of …

A 49-year-old man identified as Fasasi Afeez reportedly died while trying to rescue his son, Kaleed, from a well at Gaa Jongbo, Maselu village in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The 17-year-old boy wasreportedly  drawing water from the well when his leg slipped and fell into the well. In a bid to rescue his son, Afeez slipped and …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Command, has arrested 41 suspects and impounded 12 trucks containing different types of solid minerals mined without license. Parading the suspects in Ilorin on Tuesday, EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr. Michael Nzekwe said that the suspects were picked from various locations including Patigi, Igbeti and Ogbomoso areas near Kwara state. The Commander …

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that the local government council election would be held shortly in the state. Assenting to the Local Government Amendment Bill at the Government House, Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said: “We are looking forward to holding the local government elections very shortly”. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, late …

The Kwara State Government is making moves to remove all illegal buildings close to Asa-Dam and its environs, which pose unnecessary risks to human lives and property. The Commissioner for Water Resources, Usman Lade dropped this hint in Ilorin during an unscheduled inspection visit to the Asa-Dam Area. According to a statement by the Assistant Press secretary in the ministry, …

The Nigeria Police has charged a 23-year-old man, Saidi Musa, to a Kwara State Magistrates Court sitting in Ilorin over an alleged killing of his father, Chief Musa, the Elemosho of Shareland in Ifelodun Local Government of Kwara State. Musa will stand trial for culpable homicide before the court for allegedly macheting his father to death. He was alleged to …

The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, on Tuesday, banned the use of fireworks, firecrackers, or any other explosive device in Kwara during the yuletide season. In a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, Olaiya was quaoted as saying that the ban had become imperative because firecrackers and other explosive devices can lead to extensive damage …