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2023-09-30
63rd Independence: Nigeria always emerges stronger from challenges of nation building: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor/Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Nigerians on the country's 63rd anniversary of independence. He said the country's march to greatness is...
Artificial Intelligence Meets Aquaculture at Offa: Summit University Collaborates with Atom College of Fisheries and Agricultural Technology for AquaAI
In recent years, the fusion of technology and agriculture has given rise to ground breaking innovations. The aquaculture industry is no exception to this transformative wave, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking th...
Police order probe into death of Kwara hotel manager
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr Victor Olaiya, has ordered a discreet investigation into the death of one Adeniyi Ojo, the Managing Director, Water View Hotel GRA, Ilorin whose lifeless body was found in the hotel ...
Owner Found Dead Inside Hotel Room In Kwara
The Managing Director of Water View Guest House, Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Adeniyi ?j?, died under suspicious circumstances, on Friday. The deceased, it was gathered, was found lying motionless on the bed in...

2023-09-29
Nigeria Computer Society Forges Tech Collaborations with Kwara's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Technology
The Kwara State Chapter of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Technology (BIT) on Tuesday, with the aim of fostering collaboration and discussing critical...
#SaferKwara: Governor AbdulRazaq Hosts Police Chief
•Data shows Kwara one of the most peaceful states: AIG Kwara State Governor on Wednesday received Assistant Inspector General of Police Zone 8 Ishola Babaita at the Government House, Ilorin. The Governo...
EFCC appoints Oyewale as spokesperson
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulkarim Chukkol, has appointed renowned journalist, Dele Oyewale as the spokesperson for the anti-graft agency. The PUNCH reports that the...
Ranking: Two Nigerian institutions make top 1,000 list of global universities
Only two Nigerian universities made the top 1,000 spot in the 2024 World Universities Ranking by the Times Higher Education (THE), a drop from three Nigerian universities last year. According to this year's ran...
NANS honours firm for providing scholarships, housing for indigent students
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a call to the private sector and well-meaning Nigerians to support the education of indigent students by offering scholarships and providing affordable ho...
Learning Phone Repair At 12 Saved Me From Life Struggles — Ibrahim
Ibrahim Yekeen Olamilekan, the founder and CEO of I-Smart Technology, started learning phone repairs at the age of 12 while in class 3 in junior secondary school. This act by his parents saved him when his father died ...
Multiple Taxation Killing Industries, MAN Cries Out
Manufacturers in the country have called on the federal and state governments to urgently address the issues of multiple taxation in the country to save the sector from imminent collapse. The manufacturers unde...
80 illegal miners arrested in 10 months in Kwara, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that over 80 illegal miners were arrested in the last 10 months in Kwara State. The EFCC Zonal Commander in Kwara, Michael Nzekwe, said this on T...
Kwara vigilantes comb bushes for abducted woman, three children
Six days after the abduction of a woman and her three children in Ajilete, Agunji district of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, the victims have yet to regain freedom. The victims whose identities ...
Kwara Disburses N10,000 Palliative To 26,852 Students
The Kwara State government has commenced the disbursement of financial assistance to 26,852 students, who are indigenes of the State in tertiary institutions across the country. The chairman, government's commi...
Zakat Foundation Distributes Writing Materials To Kwara Pupils
A non-governmental body, Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) has distributed writing materials to indigent pupils in Kwara State. The materials, which include exercise books, pens, pencils, erasers and maths se...
Ex-Kwara governor's aide denies being invited, grilled by EFCC
Kwara State former commissioner for works, Rotimi Ilyasu, has denied rumour that he was recently invited and grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over abuse of office and general financial mis...
NYG: Kwara sisters win squash gold, silver, five-year-old dazzles
Nigeria's up-and-coming athletes continued their battles for medals on Day 6 of the National Youth Games in Asaba. In squash, Kwara State claimed gold and silver as the AbdulRaheem sisters, Khadijat and Aishat,...

2023-09-28
NYG 2023: Kwara qualifies for final in 100m race
Athletes representing Kwara State have qualified for final in the 100m race event at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The state will participate in both the male and female categories ...
KWASU warns public against admission racketeering
The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU) has dissociated itself from persons and sites impersonating the institution and demanding money from prospective candidates seeking admissions into its programmes. ...
Kwara to produce antimalaria tablets, suspension 'KWAMAL'
The Kwara State Hospital Management Board has announced its move to commence the production of its own brand of antimalaria tablets and suspension 'KWAMAL'. “We have been working very hard to make this project ...
Kwara Commissioner Calls For Synergy With KWASU To Manage Malete Water Works
The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, has called for collaboration between Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete to come together to jointly manage the Waterworks located at Malete for i...
48-hour rain to pound FCT, Edo, Kwara, 22 states, NiMET alerts
Presidents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Edo, Kwara and 22 others states have been told to brace for 24-hour downpour. The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), which serves the notice, warned that the rain...
Kwara State wins boys doubles in scrabble
Kwara State has added boys doubles gold to her scrabble medal haul at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The Kwara dou of Abdulqudus Aliu and Boluwatife Sufyan grabbed the gold because ...
Kwara GOVT Reiterates Support For EFCC'S Fight Against Illegal Mining
The Kwara State government has again reiterated its support for the efforts of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in checking illegal mining activities in the state. The State Commissioner for ...
3 killed, 9 injured as gunmen, kidnappers storm Kwara
Three persons lost their lives while nine others sustained various degrees of injuries in two separate incidents involving bandits and kidnappers in Kwara State. In one of the incidents, gunmen on Tuesday evenin...
NYG 2023: Kwara shines in Handball
Kwara State has defeated Lagos State with 52-26 goals in the quarter final of handball (boys category) at the ongoing 7th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The state also walloped Osun 31-18 goals to q...

2023-09-27
Eid-el-Maolud: Kwara PDP Greets Muslims, Calls for Prayer Over Rising Insecurity
The Official Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nigeria in Kwara state has felicitated with the Muslim faithful on the occasion of this year's Eid-el-Maulud, symbolizing the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, (PBUH). ...
October 1: Kwara govt rules out all elaborate celebrations
Kwara state government has ruled out all elaborate celebrations to commemorate the nation's 63rd independence anniversary. In a statement by the state commissioner for Communications, Mrs. Bolanle Olukoju, the s...
Corpse of 47-year-old man swept away by flood recovered in Ilorin
The corpse of a 47-year-old man who was swept away by flood on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has been recovered on Wednesday. The unidentified man was swept away by torrential water during a severe ...

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