2023-12-02

UBEC/KWSUBEB: Kwara begins talent hunt with 11,000 basic school students
The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWASUBEB) has begun a talent hunt for athletes that will represent the state in the next National Youth Games (NYG). No fewer than 11, 000 pupils from primary an...

Animal Husbandry: Group Sensitises Kwara Farmers To Productivity
The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) Coordinating Office, has advised livestock farmers in the Kwara South Senatorial District to leverage the programme to improve livestock businesses in ...

Tech summit, avenue to shape future of Kwara youths — Lawmaker
Member representing Ekiti/Isin/ Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara state, Hon. Tunji Olawuyi has said that the rationale behind organising an empowerment programme on digital technology among selected 400 y...

Ilorin Emirate Descendants Task NSCDC On Security
The national president of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta – Uthman, has appealed to the commandant of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State, Mr Umar Mu...

2023-12-01

Kwara monarch, two others bag life imprisonment for kidnapping
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced the Serikin Fulani also known as Ardo (Head of the Fulani) in Kwara State, Alhaji Usman Adamu, his brother and one Gidado I...

Fire Service Must Be Positioned To Function Optimally
Fire service, also known as fire brigade, is an organisation responsible for emergency response to fire outbreaks and certain other emergencies to avoid or minimise loss of lives and property. In Nigeria, both federal ...

FG, Private Sector Partner To Bridge Family Planning Gap
The Federal Government has partnered with the private sector to bridge the 29 million dollars procurement funding gap for family planning commodities to reduce maternal mortality. The Coordinating Minister of H...

Kwara: Clerics Pray For Success Of President Tinubu's Administration
Islamic clerics and the people of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria have held special prayers for the success of the administrations of President Ahmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq....

Kwara: See Yourselves As Patriots – Commissioner Tells Journalists
The Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju has admonished Journalists in the State to see themselves as patriots with an equal stake in the State's development by writing reports that positively proj...

Kwara: APC, PDP, LP United Over App To Track Govs 'Unfulfilled' Promises
An application to ensure governors across the country are held to account for their campaign promises has united the ruling party in Kwara State with its major opposition in the state, Daily Trust reports. For ...

Kwara Health Insurance Enrols 3,878 In New Office
Kwara State Health Insurance Agency has inaugurated another regional office in Lafiagi, Edu local government area of the state to serve the people of Kwara North. LEADERSHIP reports that a total of 3, 878 perso...

Again, Kwara Evacuates 88 Lunatics, Beggars From Ilorin
No fewer than 88 mentally challenged persons and beggars have so far been evacuated from the streets of Il?rin by the Kwara State government. The Commissioner for Social Development, Opeyemi Afolashade, who dis...

2023-11-30

Kwara Govt begins training of CMDs, HoDs, launches hospital digitalization
The Kwara State Government yesterday began the training of Chief Medical Directors and Heads of Departments of 6 state hospitals and the Kwara State Essential Drugs Project as pilot sites towards the Kwara State hospit...

Honourable Rukayat Shittu's Appellate Court Victory: A Triumph for Democracy and Unity By Abdullateef Olalekan Dhikrullah
The recent appellate court victory of Hon. Rukayat Shittu stands not only as a legal success but also as a resounding testament to the robustness of our democratic process. As the youngest House of Assembly member in K...

KWSG Charges Newly Sworn-in NYSC Members On Discipline, Hard Work
•Youth Minister Assures Corps Members of Govt's Support The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has charged the newly sworn-in members of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) to exhibit hones...

Kwara Gov Celebrates Social Critic Bar. Abdulsalam at 60
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq has congratulated a foremost civil rights activist and constructive social critic Bar. Lateef Abdulsalam on his Diamond jubilee, describing the celebrant as a fine gentleman ...

VC Calls for Collaboration Among Varsities
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has called for consistent collaborations between Nigerian universities and foreign ones in order to promote exchange of ideas and opp...

Emulate AbdulRazaq in youth inclusiveness, Duntoye charges leaders
The Executive Director, African Youth Resource Centre, Ben Duntoye has urged governors, leaders in the public and private sector to emulate Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State in youth and women inclusion i...

Firm Launches UaV Solutions To Bridge Tech Gaps
A trailblazing drone manufacturer with expertise in cutting-edge AI algorithms and a revolutionary Cloud UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) management platform has unveiled Rural Environmental Monitoring via ultra wide-ARea...

Unilorin Approves 14-Day Paternity Leave
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Mr Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has said that the male staff of the university will now be entitled to 14 days of paternity leave. Mr Alfanla said that the devel...

MLCN inducts 46 newly qualified lab scientists from KWASU
The Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria, has inducted 46 newly qualified medical laboratory scientists from Kwara State University, Malete. This brings to 521 the total number of medical laboratory scientists...

NSCDC handles 50 cases of gender-based violence in Kwara – Commandant
Commandant Umar Mohammed of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, on Tuesday said their Gender Unit has effectively addressed 50 cases of domestic violence. Mohammed said this at ...

Be strategic in criticising govt, Kwara gov's aide charges Media
Media organizations and practitioners across the country have been urged to take ownership of the Nigerian brand by being strategic while playing their roles as the fourth estate of the realm. Speaking at the g...

Kwara: PDP Kicks As Appeal Court Reverses Sack Of APC Lawmaker
The Court of Appeal has upturned the judgement of the tribunal on the election of Rukayat Shittu representing Owode/Onire in the Kwara State House of Assembly. Shittu, the 26-year-old candidate of the All Progr...

Kwara Loses 2 Former Reps In 48hrs
Two former federal lawmakers, who represented Kwara State at the House of Representatives, Abdulyekeen Sidiq Alajagusi and Yinusa Yahya have died. Alajagusi, who was elected on the platform of the All Progressi...

Your victory came with renewed tasks, Kwara gov tells APC lawmakers
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has told All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Assembly that their victory came with renewed responsibility to deliver more to the people for the confiden...

2,150 Corps Members To Serve In Kwara
The Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State, Mr Olaoluwa Onifade, has said that 2,150 corps members will serve in the state for the 2023 Batch C, Stream II. Mr Onifade, who ...

25 die in Kwara tanker fire
No fewer than 25 lives were lost while 15 others were seriously injured in a petrol tanker fire which occurred as a result of an accident at Peke village along the Oko-Olowo area on Ilorin/Bode-Saadu/Jebba Expressway, ...

2023-11-29

Kwara Gov congratulates APC lawmakers, candidate on victories at Appeal Court
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq has congratulated All Progressives Congress (APC) on the victories of all its candidates at the Appeal Court, including the reclaiming of the Odo-Ogun State Constituency in O...

Kwara Health Insurance Agency opens office in Lafiagi, Edu LG
•As govt restates commitment to deepen access to quality healthcare •About 4000 enrollees now accessing free medical care in Edu, Patigi: Dr. Jetawo-Winter Kwara State Health Insurance Agency on Tuesday...

Kwara Gov mourns Yinusa Yahya 'Bulldozer'
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has mourned the death of top politician Engr. Yinusa Yahya (Bulldozer), calling his exit the end of an era and asking Allah to forgive his sins. The former chairman of...

University Don Makes Case For Revamp Of Ajaokuta, Others
A professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Jamiu Odusote has called for the revamp of the Ajaokuta Steel Complex and other metal companies. He said this when he delivere...

NNPCL: ACF, GAMA, hail Tinubu, AbdulRazaq over Ghali's appointment
The Arewa Consultatives Forum (ACF) and Gamji Members Association (GAMA) in Kwara state have congratulated Dr Mohammed Ghali Alaaya on his appointment as a non- executive director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp...

RATTAWU To Down Tools, Gives Kwara Gov 21-Day Notice
The Kwara State Council, Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has given the state government a 21-day notice beginning from 12.00 am on Monday 27th November, till 11.59 pm of 17th Dece...

Dogo boasts Kwara United can win anywhere in NPFL
Kwara United head coach, Kabiru Dogo has claimed that with a good playing surface his team is capable of getting good results anywhere in the country. Dogo expressed confidence in his team ahead of their next f...

Youth Minister Visits Kwara State National Youth Service Camp
The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, on Tuesday paid a surprise visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp, Yikpata, in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria and assured ...

Safety: Kwara State Calls For Collaborations With Security Agencies
The Kwara State Government, North Central Nigeria has called for further collaborations between security agencies and government, to ensure effective protection of lives and properties of the state residents. T...

Kwara NSCDC handles 50 domestic violence cases in five months
Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, has received 50 cases of domestic violence in the last five months. Speaking at a one-day seminar organized by the c...

Governor Abdulrazaq Charges Corps Members On National Development
Kwara State Governor, North Central Nigeria, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has enjoined the newly sworn in Corps Members posted to the state to be more intentional in contributing their quotas to the quest of national develop...

Kwara To Fence NYSC Orientation Camp
The Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the perimeter fencing of the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) in Yikpata, Edu Local Government Area of the state. The g...

Measles: Kwara Vaccinates 700,000 Children
No fewer than 700,000 children have been vaccinated in the 2023 measles campaign across the 16 local government areas of Kwara State. The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency,...