Author: Kwara Reporters

As Muslims around the world celebrate Eld Fiitri the Chairman of Kwara for Kwarans Initiative for Social Impacts and Developments, Amb Anjorin Babatunde, has felicitated with faithful Muslims in Kwara State. In a message conveyed by Mr Folarin Akangbe, the organization’s Director of Media and Publicity, Amb Anjorin urged Kwara youths to join the initiative’s forthcoming massive sensitization programs aimed at combating social ills.Amb Anjorin emphasized that government alone cannot solve the problems plaguing society, stressing the need for collective responsibility. “We need parents, youths, and relevant stakeholders to join our organizational sensitization programs, which will commence in earnest after…

The Kano State Police Command has dismissed as false the social media reports claiming an attack on an 18-seater passenger bus in Kano.This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in Kano on Saturday.Kiyawa said this report was entirely false and misleading.“The police command reaffirms its commitment to maintaining law and order, ensuring the safety and security of all residents, and promoting harmony among diverse communities.“An investigation is currently underway to uncover the source of this fake news, and those responsible will face consequences for their actions.“The command urges the public to disregard this…

The Saudi Arabia, on Saturday, said the crescent of Shawwal has been sighted.It also added that Eid al-Fitr will now be held on Sunday, March 30, 2025 to mark the beginning of the new Islamic month.This disclosure was made on Haramin’s official Facebook page, an official platform for the Muslim community across the world.“The crescent moon for the month of Shawwal 1446 was sighted in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, Eid Al Fitr will be celebrated on Sunday, March 30, 2025.”Details later… Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or…

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has commended the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate matters, Bashir Mohammed, and said that communication between the presidency and the Senate has not been leaked to the press or public.Mr Akpabio stated this on Thursday in the office of the special adviser, describing his performance as unprecedented in making communication between the Senate and Mr Tinubu easy.“Let me put on record that since Mohammed’s assumption of office as special adviser to Tinubu on National Assembly (Senate matters), we have not had a single leakage of private communication between the presidency and the Senate.“We have…

The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to set up an independent Truth and Reconciliation Committee to address the lingering political crisis in Rivers.The president of NCSCN, Blessing Akinlosotu, made the appeal while addressing journalists in Abuja.The committee, he said, should comprise elder statesmen outside Rivers, such as former presidents, past vice-presidents, former Senate presidents and speakers of the House of Representatives and others.Mr Akinlosotu said the committee should be mandated to make unbiased and in-depth enquiry into the root and proximal causes of the crisis and extract vital facts and figures that would…

A close associate of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Chairman of the Board of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority, Hon. Abdullateef Alakawa, has declared that Kwara Central will continue to be at the forefront of political governance in the state beyond 2027.Alakawa made this statement at the Laylatul-Qadr 2025 AA Ramadan Lecture and Special Prayer held in honor of Governor AbdulRazaq at AGF House, Surulere, Ilorin. The event, attended by Islamic scholars, politicians, and community leaders, was organized to pray for the governor and the progress of the state.While addressing attendees, Alakawa urged clerics to pray for the continued…

By Abdullahi Kayode SoliuOver fourteen years after leaving office as Governor of Kwara State, and over six years of being out of office, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki continues to connect with individuals from Kwara State, whether he is at home or outside the State. Of course, the latest is his Iftar programme held during this Ramadan season in Ilorin and Abuja.For Saraki, engagement with the people is a continuous affair. It is the stuff that makes a leader worth the name. It makes him feel the pulse of the people. It makes him also demonstrate his sense of empathy. It…

Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God has raised the alarm over a viral AI-generated video used by fraudsters to promote drugs and scholarships in an attempt to scam people.The cleric, in a statement via his official social media pages on Wednesday, warned his teeming church members and the general public against falling for scammers using an AI-generated video of him to market products and scholarships.“I have been made aware of disturbing AI-generated videos circulating online, falsely advertising certain drugs and scholarships that are intended to deceive and mislead people,” Mr Adeboye said. “These videos are NOT…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has disclosed that it will arraign the 37 suspected Internet fraudsters arrested in different locations in the Ilorin area of Kwara State in court.According to a statement by the commission on Wednesday, the suspects were arrested following credible intelligence about their activities in the Tanke Oke-Odo, Alao Farm Estate, Yidi Road, and Irewolede areas of Ilorin.The statement noted that operatives of the commission arrested 15 of the suspects in a location in the Tanke area of the state capital, while 22 others were arrested in an earlier operation in other parts of the state…

A 25-year-old man, Joseph Abodunrin, has committed suicide at the Dagbolu community in Osogbo Local Government Area of Osun State due to the cost of living in the country, which he allegedly claimed was taking a toll on his mental health.A family member, Abodunrin Grace, confirmed his death on Thursday via her X handle.According to the lady who described him as his best brother, Joseph had hidden all his pain in smiles, pretending that everything was okay, while encouraging them.She wrote, “I still feel shattered, many words but unprocessed. You were the best brother. You encouraged us all, but you…