Author: Herald Newspaper

The United Nations has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Woro, a community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, North-central Nigeria, where many lives were lost. The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres in a statement issued by his spokesperson, stressed the importance of swiftly bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly attack to justice. Terrorists belonging to Memuda sect reportedly carried out the deadly attacks on Nuku and Woro communities in Kwara on Tuesday night into the early hours of Wednesday, leaving many dead and property destroyed. The UN chief conveyed his “heartfelt condolences to the families of the…

THE gory pictures from the terror attack in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, are heartrending. AT the last count, 75 dead bodies had been recovered and Woro razed by invading terrorists on Tuesday evening. KWARA State, like most parts of the North Central Region, has grappled with banditry and kidnapping for some time but the Kaiama attack was not just cruel criminality, the massacre was unfathomable. THE terrorists did not attack for ransom as commonly known; the attackers were Muslim ideologues who killed fellow Muslims who would not submit to their hateful extremist ideology. WE commend the…

By Tobi Aroyehun and Haliru Idris The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday held an important meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, Akeweje Olayinka Fafoluyi said in a statement on Thursday that the strategic meeting was in respect of Tuesday’s terror attack on Woro community in Kaiama. During the unfortunate attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, many innocent lives were. After the meeting, Governor AbdulRazaq told State House correspondents that on behalf of himself and Kwarans, he…

By Zarumi Mashood The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the state emergency management agency to mobilise support for victims of the Tuesday night terrorist attacks in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of the State. The Governor made the directive around 2 a.m. on Thursday following his visit to the community where he commiserated with the victims, the Emir of Kaiama Alhaji Muazu Sheu Omar, and people of Kaiama Emirate over the attack. Ahead of the visit to Woro, the Governor first arrived Kaiama on Wednesday night in company of the House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Honourable Salihu…

By Zarumi Mashood The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness over what he described as the cowardly attack on civilians in Woro and Nuku communities of Kaiama Local Government Area. The Governor condemned the attack, which he said is a cowardly expression of frustration by terrorist cells following the ongoing counterterrorism campaigns in parts of the state and the successes so far recorded. The Governor’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye. Governor AbdulRazaq said the attack was apparently to distract the security forces who have successfully hunted down…

By Raheem Adedoyin As someone well- versed in public communication, I understand the anxiety of our people in Kwara South over the closure of schools in our senatorial district. Biting hard, Kwara South has indeed been on edge as the closure of schools by the government to avert fatal security breaches. The premier higher institution in the South, the Kwara State College of education, Oro has been shut down too adding to the agitation. I have been called out publicly on these matters. It is a great honour to be recognised as a voice of reason on Kwara South matters.…

By Zarumi Mashood The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced a three-person panel to investigate the remote and immediate causes of the recent student protest at the Kwara State Polytechnic. The committee is headed by the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Bar. Senior Ibrahim Sulyman. Other members are the Commissioner for Environment Hon. Nafisat Buge and the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare, Dr. Mrs Mercy Olufunke Shittu. The committee has two weeks to submit its report to the Governor, while their terms of reference are: (1) to look at the remote and immediate causes of the protest…

By Zarumi Mashood Kwara State has recorded at least two foreign investments worth $35m, in what underscored Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive for industrialization and economic growth in the state. Sun Qing Rong, team lead of the ER-KANG Company Limited, said the firm has since concluded and flagged off its $20m lithium factory, aligning with government’s policy to grow value addition and local manufacturing capacity. He said the firm has more than 300 employees, who are mostly Kwarans, saying the plants process lithium into ready materials, instead of exporting it raw without any value addition. He said the firm is also…

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has extended his condolences to the Ojoras of Lagos on the death of their patriarch and foremost industrialist, Otunba Adekunle Ojora. The Governor’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye. The Governor specifically commiserated with Mrs Toyin Saraki, former First Lady of Kwara State, on the death of her father. Governor AbdulRazaq said the family should be comforted by the good legacies of their patriarch who was an accomplished journalist, industrialist, and respected business and community leader. He prayed to God to give the family…

By Zarumi Mashood Thousands of Muslim faithful, on Tuesday, converged on the forecourt of the palace of the Emir of Ilorin for the final burial rites of the Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Ulamah, Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Soliu. The funeral prayer was led by the Imam Imale of Ilorin, Sheikh Abdullahi Abdulhameed. The palace forecourt was filled to capacity, as security operatives struggled to control the massive crowd that turned out to pay their last respects. Islamic scholars, traditional rulers, and dignitaries from different walks of life extolled the virtues of the late…