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,...

2023-11-28

Kwara Gov mourns ex-Reps member Hon. Alajagusi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed sadness over the death of the former House of Representatives member Hon. AbdulYekeen Sidiq Alajagusi, praying Allah to forgive and grant him rest. Alaja...

Oloriegbe Mourns Imam Shaban's Death, Describes Late Scholar As Humility Personified
The immediate past Kwara Central Senator, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has commiserated with the family, associates, and students of the Late founder of Muhyideen College of Education, Ilorin, Shaykh Abdullahi Jubril I...

A Decade Tale Of AI In Aquaculture Triumphs From Nigerian Universities.
In the foreseeable future, as the global community grapples with the challenges of sustainable food production, a transformative narrative unfolds in the realm of aquaculture. At the vanguard of this narrative is a ded...

Experts call for holistic approach to transforming African food systems
Experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called for a more holistic approach to transforming food systems in Africa to tackle hunger and poverty, as well as improve food nutrition. The call was ...

Aremu stresses need for govt, trade unions to sustain industrial policies for development
Issa Aremu, director general Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), has stressed the need for trade unions and government officials to be educated about sustainable industrial policies for const...

Experts List Foods To Check Prostate Cancer, Menopause Pains
Medical experts have recommended lifestyle modification, improved diet intake as panacea to prostate cancer among men and pains of menopause among women. The experts spoke during a health talks organised as par...

Consultant urges FG to standardize traditional medicine
A medical consultant with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, Dr Ismail Oseni, has called for the standardization of traditional medicine for improvement of medical care in the country. He also ca...

UNILORIN male staff to enjoy paternity leave – Registrar
Mr Mansur Alfanla, Registrar of the University of Ilorin has said that male university staff will now be granted paternity leave. Alfanla, who revealed this in Ilorin while chatting with journalists, said it is...

Inferno: Kwara Speaker advocates proactive measures to fire safety
Yakubu Salihu Danladi, the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, has called on residents to adherence strictly to fire safety measures as harmattan set in. The speaker, gave the admonition whe he identified w...

Kwara Trade Lenda Fair: Unleashing Opportunities for SMEs and Driving Economic Growth
The organizers of the highly successful Lagos edition, Trade Lenda, have announced the much-anticipated Kwara Trade Lenda Fair, scheduled to take place on 1st and 2nd December, 2023, at the Banquet Hall, opposite the S...

Offa VC win 2023 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League
The head coach of Offa VC, Suleiman Ajeigbe told www.aclsports.com says that grassroots developmental programmes are behind the club's successes including the winning of the 2023 Volleyball Premier League Offa ...

Winners Emerge In Kwara Qur'an Competition
Winners have emerged in the finals of the 2023 Quranic recitation competition in Kwara State. The grand finale of the competition was held in Ilorin township stadium. In the male category, Haroon Hassan...

Kwara Evicts 10 Lunatics, 31 Beggars From Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has commenced the eviction of beggars and lunatics from Ilorin metropolis to rid the state capital of uncleanliness, menace and vices. The eviction team from the Ministry of Social De...

2023-11-27

Kwara State Fire Service Displays Exemplary Rescue Operation at Agba Dam Tragedy; Urges Public Vigilance to Avert Future Incidents
On Monday November 27, 2023 at about 10:50 hours the Kwara State Fire Service responded to a distress call from Mr. Onikepe Bolaji reporting a body found in Agba Dam. The firemen swiftly embarked on a rescue operation,...

KWASU VC Hails Ola-Olu Ali's Professorial Appointment
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete Professor Shaykh-Luqman, has described the appointment of Malam Yusuf Ola-Olu Ali, SAN, as a Professor of Law Practice at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti ...

Late Sheikh Jibril Sahban a great scholar, pioneer of positive impact: Kwara Gov
Late Sheikh Jibril Sahban a great scholar, pioneer of positive impact: Kwara Gov Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has mourned the death of Sheikh Abdullahi Jubril Imam Sahban, describing him as a great Islam...

Egbewole hails Ali's appointment as Professor of Practice at FUOYE
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has rejoiced with Ilorin-based prominent legal luminary and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali, on his recent appoint...

Dogo appreciates Kwara United fans for their support
Kwara United technical adviser Kabiru Dogo appreciates the club's fans for believing in the team despite their challenges. Dogo assured the supporters of continued improvement as the season progressed. ...

Women lawyers canvass castration of rapists
International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Kwara State office, has started canvassing the castration of rapists across Nigeria. It also solicited establishment of more family courts in the country to discourage ...

Jurists, Academia Honour Justice Orire At Memorial Symposium
Eminent jurists including two former Grand Kadi of Kwara State, Justices Idris Haroon and Solihu Muhammed, yesterday extolled the virtues of the pioneer Grand Kadi of Kwara State, the late Justice AbdulKadir Orire. ...

Kwara NUJ begins Press Week, honours distinguished personalities
Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State council, has begun its three-day Press Week.Chairman of the programme, Abiola Azeez, told members that this year's edition would be first of it...

Sanitation: Kwara Summons Transporters, Threatens To Shut Motor Parks
The Kwara State Government has warned motor park operators in the state to either obey environmental regulations or close down. The Commissioner for Environment, Mallam Shehu Ndanusa Usman, gave the warning dur...

Kwara Gov Inaugurates Education Trust Fund, Approves N100m Take-off Grant
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has inaugurated members of the State's Education Trust Fund Board with N100m take-off grant. The governor said the Board will play a key role in helping to solidify...

Traders Of Kwara Market Fire Say Over N100m Lost
Victims of last week's fire incident in the Oja Tuntun Market in Il?rin West LGA of Kwara State in which 15 shops were affected have recounted their ordeal, calling on the government to come to their aid. A clo...

8 Killed As Truck, Bus Collide In Kwara
Eight persons have reportedly been killed in the Oke Onigbin area on the Omu-Aran-Ilorin road in Irepodun LGA of Kwara State following a collision between a Mack trailer and a Mitsubishi bus. The Sector Command...

Over 26.5m Nigerians Risk Food Crisis In 2024 – Report
A report by Cadre Harmonise (CH) has alerted that about 26.5 million people in 26 states of Nigeria will face a food crisis between June and August 2024. The research result is contained in the November Analysi...

2023-11-26

AbdulRazaq Leads Nigerian Governors to BMGF For Collaborative National Growth Initiatives
The Kwara State Governor and Chairman, Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON led his counterparts from other states of the federation to a meeting with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF...

Oro rejoices as Kwara Govt delivers equipment to General Hospital Oro
General Hospital Oro was among the destinations of the management team of Kwara State Hospitals Management Board on Friday for the ongoing distribution exercise of hospital equipments. The team joined the entour...

Distribution train hits Iloffa as Cottage Hospital Iloffa gets new medical equipments
"Gov AbdulRazaq provided A - Z of our request" - Iloffa CMD Cottage Hospital Iloffa on Friday took delivery of all the medical equipments requested by the Chief Medical Director, Dr.Ajibola. The delighte...

We will strengthen police capacity – Egbetokun
Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), on Friday disclosed that the command has concluded arrangements for policemen to undergo training once in a year. He disclosed this while addre...