Kwara Records Over 400 Arrests in Monthly Sanitation Exercise
The February 2026 monthly environmental sanitation exercise was conducted today across Kwara State, with government officials expressing satisfaction over the general level of compliance recorded at the end of the exercise. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Dr. Abubakar Ayinla, described the exercise as largely successful, noting that residents in many parts of […]
Insecurity Disrupts Ramadan Prayers in Kwara Communities
Worsening insecurity and government-imposed curfews have forced many Muslim faithful in parts of Kwara State to suspend night congregational prayers during Ramadan, as residents cite safety concerns and movement restrictions. Findings indicate that Muslims in several communities in Edu and Patigi local government areas have been unable to observe Maghrib, Isha’i and Tarawih prayers in […]
NSCDC Appoints Bala Bodinga Kwara Commandant
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has appointed Commandant Bala Bodinga as its 15th substantive state commandant. The deployment, approved by NSCDC Commandant-General Ahmed Audi, is part of efforts to strengthen operational effectiveness across state commands, according to a statement issued Monday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASC I […]
Kwara Christian Pilgrims Arrive In Jordan For 2025 Exercise
Christian pilgrims from Kwara State have arrived safely in Jordan, marking the start of the 2025 pilgrimage, which will also include visits to Israel. The statement was issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs. Omolola Christiana Asonibare. Chairman of the Kwara State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Evangelist Prof. Timothy Oloyede Opoola, confirmed […]
IN MEMORIAM: A TRIBUTE TO SHEIKH BASHIR SOLIHU, CHIEF IMAM OF ILORIN (1951-2026)
By Jani Ibrahim Inna Lillahi wa Inna ilayhi raji’un In the quietude of Monday’s dawn, the Islamic community in Ilorin, Kwara State, and indeed the entire Nigerian Muslim Ummah, was enveloped in profound grief as news filtered through that Sheikh Bashir Solihu, the venerable Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara Council of […]
