2024-04-30

Kwara State Government Acquires Digital Survey Equipment
According to a news report from Royal News, the Kwara State Government has received commendation for its acquisition of advanced digital surveying equipment for the Office of the Surveyor General of the State. ...

NDE Launches Agricultural Training Scheme for Unemployed Graduates Nationwide
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) initiated the orientation and training of 1,850 unemployed graduates across the country under the 2024 Sustainable Agricult...

MINILS DG Hails Labour-Nigerian Government Relations
As the workers, employers of labour and government officials prepare for the 2024 May Day celebrations in Nigeria, organized labour and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led-administration have been commended for maintainin...

Senator Raises Alarm Over Fuel Scarcity, Calls for Legislative Action
According to a news report from Leadership, Senator Sadiq Umar, representing Kwara North senatorial district, has expressed deep concern over the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country. In an interview with Leade...

Milestone Initiative Launches 'GetHerBackToSchool' Project
According to a news report from Nigerian Tribune, the Milestone Agenda for Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (MAFYEDI), an organisation dedicated to promoting access to quality education, has initiated the '...

Court Orders Remand of Trio Accused of Gang-Raping Teen
According to a news report from Daily Trust, a Kwara State Magistrate Court based in Ilorin has directed the remand of three individuals, Toyin Toheeb (21), Jamiu Abdullah (18), and Aliu Mustapha (18), at the federal c...

Pharmacists Associations Treat Over 200 Vulnerable Persons for Malaria
According to a news report from the Voice of Nigeria, the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Kwara branch, has provided free malaria treatment to more than 200 vulnerable individuals in Bode-Saadu,...

Task Force Raids Filling Stations to Alleviate Fuel Scarcity
According to a news report from the Daily Post, the Kwara State Government task force conducted a raid on several filling stations within the Ilorin metropolis on Monday. The purpose of this operation was to address th...

Court Lifts Bench Warrant for Former Commissioner's Arrest
According to a news report from the PUNCH, the Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has revoked the bench warrant issued for the arrest of former Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Demola Banu. Banu is curr...

2024-04-29

Governor Abdulrazaq Visits Rivers State After Tragic Tanker Inferno
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, Kwara State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON has commiserated with his Rivers State counterpart,...

Gov Abdulrazaq Commends Para-Badminton Champion Mariam Bolaji for Historic Win
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has extended warm congratulations to Nigeria's star athlete, Mariam Bolaji, for her remarkable gold medal victor...

Kwara North Politicians Rally for 2027 Governorship Bid
According to a news report from DAILY TRUST, prominent politicians from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and other parties in Kwara North recently assembled in the Moro Lo...

Over 3,100 Intending Pilgrims Set for 2024 Hajj
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Kwara State Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced that 3,102 intending pilgrims from the state are poised to embark on the 2024 hajj. ...

Over 100 Intending Pilgrims to Miss Hajj Due to Fare Increase
According to a news report from the DAILY TRUST, more than 100 intending pilgrims will miss this year's Hajj exercise. The agency's executive secretary, Alhaji AbdulSalam Abdulkadir, disclosed this on Sunday d...

Land Ownership Dispute Sparks Tensions Between Obbo Aiyegunle and Eda Oniyo
According to a news report from the PUNCH, tensions have escalated between the Obbo Aiyegunle community in Kwara State and their neighboring Eda Oniyo community in Ekiti State over a land dispute. The Obbo Aiyegunle De...

2024-04-28

University of Ilorin Remains Top Choice for UTME Candidates
According to a news report from VANGUARD, the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), affectionately known as the Better By Far University, has consistently held the distinction of being Nigeria's most sought-after higher ins...

Police Enhance Security Measures Following Suleja Jailbreak
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Kwara State Police Command has taken decisive action in response to a recent jailbreak in neighboring Niger State. The command has reinforc...

Long Queues resurfaces as Fuel Scarcity Hits Hard in Fuel Stations
According to a news report from DAILY POST, the lingering fuel crisis across Nigeria is now biting harder in various fuel stations. Only a few stations are selling petrol to motorists, imposing arbitrary fuel pump pric...

EFCC Restructures: Michael Nzekwe Assumes Role as Chief of Staff
According to a news report from Royal News, the immediate past Ilorin Zonal Commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Michael Nzekwe, has taken up the position of Chief of Staff to the Execu...

Elderly Man's Cooking Sparks Building Fire Incident
According to a news report from the Nigerian Sketch, an 86-year-old man sustained injuries during an inferno that engulfed a building on Saturday at No. 14 Afolayan Street, off Asa Dam Road in Ilorin, Kwara State. ...

Government Urged to Integrate Special Education in Tertiary Institutions Across Nigeria
According to a news report from the New Telegraph, the three tiers of government in Nigeria have received a call to promptly include special education in the general studies curriculum of tertiary institutions nationwi...

2024-04-27

Bendel Insurance Maintains Unbeaten Run, Kwara United and Doma Share Points
According to a news report from the DAILY POST, Bendel Insurance continued their unbeaten streak, securing a 1-0 victory over Heartland at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Ismael Seriki's decisive goal came ...