Why Northerners Don Want Regionalism: Southern states contribute N387.06bn to VAT pool — allocated N149.09bn in August 2024 {FULL BREAKDOWN OF ALL STATES)

By Adam Mosadioluwa The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has revealed that Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue generated in the southern states of Nigeria significantly exceeded the allocation received by these states from the VAT pool in August 2024. According to recent data released by the FIRS, the nationwide VAT revenue for August stood at […]

EFCC docks ex-Kwara radio staff Babalola for false infor

Florence Babalola A former staff of a popular radio station in Kwara State, Funmilayo Florence Babalola, has been docked by the EFCC for giving false information. Babalola, 51, was arraigned on a two-count charge before Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin. The defendant allegedly in her statement to the Commission, […]

IATF 2021: Kwara Gov harps on business opportunities in Africa

From LAYI OLANREWAJU,Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has encouraged Kwara-based companies and other Nigerian businesses to take advantage of opportunities offered by Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the IATF 2021 to promote and expand their businesses within the continent.  “There are several opportunities abound in the Africa Continental Free Trade Area which […]

Kwara Leaders Recommend Yahaya Bello’s Security Template

Olaoluwakitan Babatunde Prominent clerics, religious leaders and eminent sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State have asked Governors in Nigeria to adopt the strategy used by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in tackling insecurity in his state, for the country at large. This call was made at a special prayer for the […]

Shoprite protests: Police deploy personnel to Ilorin branch

Staff of Shoprite, Ilorin branch on Saturday, blocked the entrance of the mall over transfer of owner disagreement The Kwara command of the Nigeria Police Force has deployed some of its personnel to the Ilorin branch of Shoprite, a South African store operating across cities, over continued protests by staff of the grocery shop. A […]

Oyedepo drops bombshell: ‘It’s nasty for Muslims to wear hijab in Christian schools’

Oyedepo drops bombshell: ‘It’s nasty for Muslims to wear hijab in Christian schools’ Oyedepo and AbdulRazaq: The bishop says it is nasty for Muslims to wear hijab in Christian schools By Kazeem Ugbodaga Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Church Worldwide, David Oyedepo has dropped a bombshell on hijab controversy in Kwara State, saying it is nasty […]

Blue-eyed mother, daughters to receive help from Kwara Gov’s wife

Wife of Kwara State Governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq has extended a helping hand to the blue-eyed Kwara mom who was abandoned by her husband. Risikat, a mum-of-two from Kwara State, told Punch that she was born with naturally blue eyes. She explained that since it was unusual, her parents took her to the General Hospital […]

9th Assembly Speaker: APC sue Clerk to Court

LAYI OLANREWAJU, Ilorin The Speakership tussle of the Kwara state House of Assembly has taken a new dimension as three chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the three senatorial districts in the state have dragged the Clerk of the House to court seeking to compel him to abide by the Order of the […]

Polls: Saraki concedes, wishes those who emerged best of luck

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that in spite of the reported inadequacies that attended last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State, he is wishing the candidates who emerged from the election the best of luck. Dr. Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph […]

Senate President, Saraki, Akpabio lose senate reelection

The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday became one of the major casualties of the 2019 general elections as he lost his bid to return to the Senate. Apart from Saraki, the other two senatorial candidates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost to the All Progressives Congress. Saraki lost to the Kwara […]

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