Author: Kwara Reporters

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to appoint the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as coordinator of his re-election campaign in Rivers State and the FCT, despite reported opposition from some governors and leaders of the All Progressives Congress. Arise News, citing sources familiar with the ongoing reconstitution of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, reported that Wike’s name would be included in a revised list expected to be released by the ruling party. The proposed appointment would place the former Rivers State governor in charge of mobilising support for Tinubu in Rivers and Abuja ahead of the…

A growing number of aggrieved members and former leaders of the All Progressives Congress have begun aligning with the Rainbow Coalition led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in a development that is deepening internal tensions within the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections. It was gathered that several APC figures who have either left the party or expressed dissatisfaction with its internal processes have endorsed Wike’s cross-party platform. The Progressive Governors Forum, led by Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, had on Monday described the coalition as a threat to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.…

A security commander, identified as Agbeniga Taiye, has reportedly been killed by suspected bandits while attempting to defend residents of Idofin-Ayekale in Oke Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attackers also reportedly kidnapped two residents during the incident, according to a source who spoke to Kwara Reporters. The source said the attack occurred on Thursday evening, adding that Taye was killed while confronting the attackers and attempting to protect members of the community. “He was killed while trying to defend the community from the attackers,” the source said. A video obtained by this medium shows the body of…

By Chief Otunola Adebayo Awoniyi There are moments in the history of a people when silence is no longer an option. Kwara State today is at that defining moment. As we approach the 2027 general elections, the choice before us is not about mere political slogans, but about the survival, dignity and future of our dear state. This is why I am unequivocal in my declaration: for the total liberation of Kwarans from fear, hunger and misgovernance, we must massively support Engr. Sulaiman Bolakale Kawu and his running mate, Rev. Cornelius Oluwasegun Fawenu. The emergence of Engr. Kale Kawu…

The Kwara State government has, for the first time, publicly disclosed that it spent approximately ₦27billion to renovate, rehabilitate and equip the controversial Kwara Hotel, raising fresh questions over how the cost of the project rose by about ₦9.2 billion above the originally announced contract sum. The disclosure was made by Abdulateef Ibrahim Akolu, Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State government, during an appearance on an Ilorin-based radio station, Diamond FM. Akolu said the total amount spent on the project was below ₦30 billion, putting the expenditure at approximately ₦27 billion when the renovation and equipment purchased for the…

Barely three days to the installation of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate, the palace of the Emir of Ilorin has become a beehive of construction activities as the state government races to give the historic complex a facelift ahead of the ceremony.The rehabilitation exercise, which began earlier this week, has seen workers deployed to different sections of the palace, carrying out interlocking, repainting, drainage clearing and other remedial works ahead of the high-profile turbaning.The exercise is believed to be part of preparations to give the palace a befitting appearance for the historic occasion, which…

The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has suffered another setback ahead of the 2027 elections following the defection of hundreds of its members in Offa Local Government Area to the Peoples Democratic Party.The defectors were drawn from different wards in the local government, including Shawo Central Ward, the political base of the senator representing Kwara South, Lola Ashiru, and the governor’s political ward.Kwara Reporters reports that the development comes as the PDP intensifies efforts to rebuild its grassroots structures and regain political influence across the state ahead of the next general elections.Speaking during the defection in Offa on Tuesday,…

Scheme could gulp ₦193million monthly, over ₦2.3billion annually if sustained; critics question alleged deployment of public funds for partisan mobilisationThe Kwara State Government has allegedly commenced the disbursement of ₦1 million monthly to political structures of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in each of the 193 wards of the state, in what sources described as a new grassroots mobilisation scheme ahead of the 2027 general elections, Kwara Reporters has learnt.Multiple sources familiar with the arrangement said the money is being presented as a “ward empowerment” initiative targeted at party executives, elders and members at the grassroots.If the reported ₦1…

The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has died days after regaining his freedom from abductors in Kwara State. The traditional ruler was abducted on August 22, 2026, when armed men reportedly invaded Igbesi community in Isin Local Government Area of the state. He was later rescued five days after his abduction during a security operation along the Elerin–Ijomu-Oro axis, according to sources familiar with the incident. However, family sources said the monarch fell ill shortly after his release and was subsequently admitted to a hospital. He reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday, September 12,…

Some of the affected students who spoke to SaharaReporters said they were left homeless after the officials allegedly stormed their hostels, ordered them out and locked the buildings. Officials of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) have evicted students from privately rented hostels in Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state, and locked up the buildings over an alleged revenue default. It was gathered that several students living in the affected hostels were forced out of their accommodation despite having reportedly paid between N250,000 and N350,000 for…