2023-11-21

ALTON wants Kwara to sustain investment in youth development
Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, the Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has urged the Kwara State government under the leadership of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to sustain its investment in yout...

New Kwara FRSC Sector Commander Assumes Duty
The New Sector Commander of Kwara Federal Road Safety Corps FRSC Commander, Stephen Dawulung, has formally assumed duty. A statement issued by the Sector's Public Relations Officer, SRC Buhari Basambo, said the...

Aremu hails Tinubu's Investment Drive, says Only Industry Ensures Decent Work
As the world observes 2023 Africa Industrialization Day (AID), President Bola Tinubu has been commended for his relentless commitment to drive investment for economic growth and decent mass employment. In a ...

Community enjoys free medical outreach in Kwara
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), HACEY with support from IPRD Solutions under its Community Impact Health Program, has organised free eye tests and other medical tests for residents of the Elekoyangan community i...

Kwara Gov Inspects Projects, Reiterates Commitment To Improving Quality Of Life
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated his administration's commitment to improving the quality of life of the people through sustained security measures. AbdulRazaq said this when he visite...

UK group trains 150 Kwara women in software development, others
United Kingdom's Global Feminism in Solidarity and Action has partnered a digital skills initiative organisation in Nigeria to organise a four-month training programme for selected 150 women in Kwara State. Th...

Kwara: Kidnappers Reject N4m Ransom, Hold School Proprietor
Gunmen who kidnapped a school proprietor, Alfa Giwa, at the weekend in Warah, Il?rin West LGA of kwara State, have refused to release him despite collecting a N4m ransom. Our correspondent gathered that the kid...

Enrol your vehicles in police digitized central registry – Kwara CP to Residents
Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, has advised motorists in the state to enrol their vehicles in the new police digitized Central Motor Registry, CMR. Olaiya said the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ...

Seek approval before road repairs, Kwara tells residents
The Kwara State government has warned individuals and corporate bodies against embarking on any road repairs in the state without first obtaining the permission of the state to do so. The state issued the warni...

2023-11-20

Odigie gives reasons for Bendel Insurance's draw with Kwara United
Bendel Insurance head coach, Monday Odigie has attributed his team's 2-2 draw against Kwara United to complacency. The Benin Arsenals rallied twice to earn a share of the spoils in the keenly contested encounte...

400 youths set to benefit from tech summit by Kwara lawmaker
Member representing Ekiti/Isin/ Irepodun/Oke-Ero federal constituency of Kwara state, Tunji Olawuyi has announced a plan to launch a tech summit among 300 youths in his constituency and 100 youths outside his co...

Kwara: Suspected cultists hack two students to death in Offa Poly
Suspected student cultists at Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara state on Thursday hacked to death two Higher National Diploma(HND)1 students. While one is a yet-to-be-identified male student, the other victim ...

Akanbi emerges ANA President
Dr Shehu Usman Oladipo Akanbi, a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, University of Ilorin, has been elected as the 14th President of the umbrella association for creative w...

Kwara welcomes support for devt, cautions against arbitrary works
•official communication necessary for standard, non-duplication of efforts Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to inform members of the public, corporate bodies, community organisations, and all stakehol...

APC stalwart commends industrial drive of Kwara Gov
A Legal Luminary and APC Stalwart, Barrister Debo Aderibigbe has applauded the Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, for delivering on his campaign promises in all areas of human endeavours aimed at maki...

Student Remanded Over Attempted Rape Of 3-Year-Old Girl In Kwara
A 21-year-old student, Adamu AbdulGaniyu, a resident of Ajijola Anabi Compound, Ita Kudima, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been remanded for allegedly sexually abusing a three-year-old girl. The mother of the girl, M...

Group donates N6m, food, others to Ilorin orphanages
About 100 golfers, including serving and retired military officers and public-spirited Nigerians, have donated about N6 million cash, foodstuff and building materials to two orphanage homes in Kwara State. The ...

Foundation empowers Kwara residents with N250 million
About 1,800 Nigerian women and youth from Kwara State on Saturday benefitted from a cash donation programme aimed at improving their standard of living and their economic wellbeing. The intervention, which was ...

Kwara police arrest one over murder of Offa poly student
Kwara State Police Command has arrested a suspect over the alleged murder of Miss Toyin Bamidele, an HND student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State According to a statement signed by the state Commis...

2023-11-19

Fire destroys N4.6m goods in Kwara
The Kwara State Fire Service said it saved six shops and goods worth N68.5million in the early morning fire which occurred at the Basin Road area, Ilorin, the state capital, on Saturday. The fire, which started...

7 Kwara Poly Students Injured As Fire Razes Gas Station
Seven students at the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury during a fire incident at a gas refilling shop near a student hostel. The fire incident, it was gathere...

Kwara Gov hosts, splashes cash rewards on winners of presidential debate
•'Brilliant six' get N1m each, varsity scholarship Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend hosted the six public school students who won the presidential debate competition in Abuja, rewardin...

2023-11-18

Re-GOV Abdulrasaq Susends Emir of Tsaragi for 6 Months
The attention of the Kwara State Government has been drawn to a malicious and fake news circulating on the social media purporting that the Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has susp...

Kwara signs partnership deal with IHS Towers on innovation hub
•Project shows purposeful leadership, says IHS chief Kwara State Government has struck a deal with global telecoms giant IHS Towers on how to effectively deploy the Ilorin Innovation Hub to deliver on its core o...