Kwara State

October 18, (THEWILL) - Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the wife and two children of the lawmaker representing Ipaiye/Malete/Olooru constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Lawal Solihu. The victims were kidnapped on Monday, by heavily armed...

October 08, (THEWILL) - When she was elected as a member of the Kwara State House of Assembly in March to represent Owode-Onire constituency of Asa Local Government area of the state, 26-year-old Rukayat Shittu, the youngest politician ever...

September 17, (THEWILL) - The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the detention of two Kwara-based online journalists, Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Babatunde and Lukman Oluwatoyin Bolakale, publishers of Just Events Online and Satcom Media, respectively, over a...

August 25, (THEWILL) - Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has an identity crisis. Although its language and dominant culture is Yoruba, the people insist that they are not Yoruba, but ‘Ilorin,’ an amorphous identity that does not draw...

August 12, (THEWILL) - A former military administrator of Kwara State, Group Captain Salaudeen Latinwo (rtd), is dead. Latinwo served as a military administrator in Kwara State from January 1984 to August 1985. The Offa-born military administrator died on Saturday,...

August 11, (THEWILL) - Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has described as shocking and devastating, the death of Nigeria's Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro. The Governor, in a statement on Friday, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said...

June 17, (THEWILL) - The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has taken action against the Kwara State Athletics Association, suspending them from all athletics activities in the country. The suspension comes as a result of the association's affiliation with Hammid...

June 14, (THEWILL) - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara State, claiming many lives. THEWILL earlier reported that over 100 people returning from a marriage ceremony died in a boat accident...

June 14, (THEWILL) - At least 100 persons, including a fa­ther and his four children, have been confirmed dead in a boat accident on Monday, at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. Spokesperson of the Kwara...

June 12, (THEWILL) – Nottingham Forest forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, returned to his hometown of Ilorin, Kwara State, to host his "Never Stop Dreaming" tournament for the community. The event took place at a local pitch and brought together young...