2024-03-11

Three Kwara Naira Racketeers Jailed, Forfeit N1.3m
The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, convicted and sentenced three persons to various jail terms for engaging in naira racketeering by selling the currency to make gains. The convicts, As...

Kwara Tops in Drug Use in Northcentral, Says NDLEA
Kwara State is taking the lead in drug and substance abuse among Northcentral states, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said. The agency said that the state has 13 percent, while Nasarawa and B...

Muslim League Holds Mock For 206 Pupils In Kwara
A total of 206 pupils from 14 Muslim schools have written the 2024 mock common entrance assessment examination in Kwara State. The examination was conducted by the League of Muslim Schools Proprietors Worldwide...

Kwara Gov Approves Bursary, Scholarship for Indigenes
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the disbursement of the 2023/2024 Bursary and 2022/2023 Scholarship Award to the state indigenes in tertiary institutions owned by state and federal governments...

2024-03-10

Bashir Badawiy Returns To Kwara United As General Manager
Experienced football administrator Bashir Badawiy has expressed his joy at returning to Kwara United as General Manager, marking a significant homecoming for the Ira-born leader. Badawiy had previously served w...

Kwara's N350 Billion Road Project Will Create Business Opportunities, Says Speaker
The Kwara State House of Assembly speaker, Yakubu Salihu, says the construction of the 130–kilometer Bode Saadu-Kaiama-Kosubosu road will enhance business opportunities between Kwara and neighboring states upon complet...

Why Kwara, Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kogi, Niger, Ekiti states Experienced Blackout – IBEDC
The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has explained factors that contributed to the current state of poor power supply in the affected franchise, which includes Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and pa...

2024-03-09

Kwara Garment Factory Trains Supervisors Ahead Official Take Off
Ahead of the official launch, the Kwara State Garment Factory is providing intensive training to its newly hired supervisors. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the factory's Managing Director, Hajia O...

No Rift With Kwara Revenue Agency, Say Igbo Traders
The parent body of Igbo traders in Kwara State, Igbo Community General Assembly, has said it does not disagree with the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service. It also commended the Chief of Staff to the governor...

2024-03-08

IWD: Kwara State Professionals Champion Women's Empowerment
Female professionals from various fields in Kwara State have urged young women and girls to believe in themselves and work hard to achieve their goals. They shared this advice at an event organized by MALhub, a charity gr...

Kwara celebrates IWD with sensitisation rally
The Kwara State government marked International Women's Day on Friday with a rally around major roads in Ilorin, the state capital. The event, organised by the State Ministry of Women Affairs, was themed “Count...

Four Kwara Varsity Undergraduates Arrested for Beating Co-Student to Death
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four undergraduate students of the Kwara State University, Malete, for allegedly beating a fellow student to death. It was gathered that the incident h...

Man Stabs Correctional Officer In Kwara
A middle-aged man has reportedly stabbed one of the officers on duty at the Kwara State Command of the Correctional facility, Oke Kura, Ilorin The incident which happened on Friday caused pandemonium in the are...