2023-07-06

Kwara Gov Commends Gov Otu for Appointing Olanrewaju as Media Aide
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrasaq Abdulrahaman, has commended his Cross River State counterpart, Senator Bassey Otu, for appointing Rasheed Olanrewaju as his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. Abdulrahman,...

Don wants FG to allocate 70% of health budget to PHCs
Prof. Oluwasogo Olalubi, the Head of Department of Public Health, Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malate, has urged Federal Government to allocate 70 per cent of health sector budget to Primary Health Care (PHCs) centr...

Senate Asks Federal Govt To Fix Dams, Tackle Flooding
The senate has appealed to the executive arm of the government to fix dams nationwide to prevent the looming flooding in various parts of the country. The lawmakers urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources ...

Fraudster swaps old man's ATM card, withdraws N1.8m
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State Command has confirmed the arrest of a fraudster, Babatunde Adekunle, for swapping the Automated Teller Machine card of an old man and using the card to withdr...

NSCDC arrests six suspected rail track vandals in Kwara
Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday arrested six suspects with two 14-tyre DAF trucks fully loaded with railway slippers at Olooru in the Moro local government area ...

Badminton federation concludes 'train the trainers' project in Ilorin
A2-day Shuttle Time Train the Trainer Badminton project, organised by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), in partnership with Community Sport Educational Development (CSED) Initiative, ended yesterday at the Ind...

2023 Hajj: Kwara's first-batch pilgrims arrive home
The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced the arrival of its first batch of pilgrims in Ilorin on Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday by the Press Secretary of ...

2023-07-05

Book Review: Ilorin Emirate's Frontliners: Legacy of Legacies by Prof Suleiman Folorunsho Ambali
“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do something worth writing on.”- Benjamin Franklin This popular and illuminating quote, indeed, underlies the essen...

NGO unveils healthcare agenda for women, children in Kwara
BALIMOD Child Care and Woman Initiative, a non-governmental organisation offering accessible and comprehensive healthcare services to women and children in underserved communities in Kwara State has been launched in Il...

Subsidy Removal: Kwara Reverses Directive Reducing Workdays To 3
Kwara State government has reversed the directive which reduced working days from five days to three days for civil servants in the state in the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the federal government. The govern...

Kwara's first female Police Commissioner assumes duty
The first female Commissioner of Police, in Kwara State, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, has assumed duty in the state. She took over the headship of the command from the outgoing Commissioner of Police, Paul Odama, wh...

NEMA issues flood warning, spots risk areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has predicted areas that will experience serious flooding accros Nigeria. In a statement by the agency, the locations and environs that may witness heavy rainfall ...

NWFL Championship: Moje Queens Ready For Challenge, Says Goalkeeper
Moje Queens goalkeeper Zainab Omolola Azeez said her team is ready for any challenge when the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Championship season kicks off in Ogun State this week. The Erin-Ile-based side i...

Indigenise Ajaokuta Steel To Resuscitate, Boost Profitability – Expert
The group managing director of KAM Holding Ltd, an iron and steel manufacturing company located in Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Kamoru Yusuf has offered suggestions on the best way to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company....

How to avoid more deaths on Nigeria's inland waterways
On the waters between Niger and Kwara states, no fewer than 100 wedding guests, including a father and his four children met their untimely death as their boat capsized recently. John Davis (not real name) was a...

Nigeria's average passengers' airfare rise by 34.1% — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes for a single journey increased by 34.06 per cent within a year. This was disclosed in the NBS' Transport ...

Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, others get new commissioners of police
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of 35 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations. He added that the postings were in line with his commitme...

Kwara nurses, midwives issue 21-day ultimatum to govt over poor working conditions
The Kwara State Council of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the state government to accede to its demands or face industrial action. In a Save-Our-Soul letter to G...

Kwara SDP leaders rejoin APC amid conditions
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress, has itemised the process for the return of former members of the party who defected to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, before the last general elections in the state. ...

2023-07-04

UNILORIN Registrar Tasks ASS Staff on Prompt Issuance of Transcripts
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Mansur Alfanla, has charged staff of the Academic Support Service (ASS) Unit to ensure prompt issuance of transcripts to applicants. Mr Alfanla, who gave the charge ...

Unilorin COBES students identify challenges in Kwara communities
Four hundred level Nursing students and 200 level Physiotherapy students of the University of Ilorin who were posted to different communities in Kwara State have identified health challenges which are peculiar to Ilala...

US group, UITH partner to treat cleft patients for free in Kwara
A US-based philanthropic health organization, Smile Train International, in partnership with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) in Ilorin, Kwara State, has provided treatment for over 200 children with c...

Fascinating Things About Ilorin Emirate Durbar Festival -By Imamshafi Lukman
Ilorin Emirate Durbar Festival, which is an annual cultural festival held in Ilorin, Nigeria. This festival is a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of the Ilorin Emirate and features colorful parades, traditiona...

Alumni Donate Classrooms To ECWA School In Kwara
Old students of ECWA Secondary School, Igbaja in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have donated a block of two classrooms to their alma mater. The school, established in 1944 is currently facing infr...

Kwara Boat Mishap One Accident Too Many
The nation was once again thrown into mourning on June 12, when news broke that 107 people were killed when the boat they were travelling capsized. The victims, including women and children, were said to be ret...

3 Unilorites bag World, Pan- African Debating Championship posts
Three Unilorin students, Davida Paul, 500-level, Faculty of Law; Ogundare Taye Tobi, 500-level, Faculty of Agriculture; and Ayodele Samuel, 500-level, Faculty of Engineering, have emerged...

Opeyemi Bamidele Emerges as Senate Leader and Senator Lola Ashiru as the Deputy Whip
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, named Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central as the Senate Leader for the 10th National Assembly. Akpabio,who read an official communicati...

Awoniyi donates books to alma mater, renovates classrooms
Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, Monday donated cash and writing materials to his alma mater in Ilorin, The PUNCH reports. Awoniyi made a surprise visit to his primary school, Adetunji Nursery and Primary Sc...

Expert calls for amalgamation of community health professional groups
A community health practitioner in Kwara state, Dr. Oguntunji Isaac Opeyemi, has called for amalgamation in the community health profession, practice and training in the country. Speaking with the Tribune online...

FG urged to consider UK varsity, UNILORIN research outcome to end farmers/herders crisis
A professor of Nomadic Architecture and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Professor Adedeji Daramola, has called on the Federal Government to consider the research conducted by the Centr...

Senator to sponsor documentary on Ilorin Emirate
Senator Saliu Mustapha (Kwara Central) at the weekend donated N10 million to the launch of a book on Ilorin Emirate indigenes. The book, 'Ilorin Emirate Frontliners', is authored by National Secretary of the Ilo...

Kwara govt, NMA meet over doctors' strike threat
The Kwara State government on Monday met with the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in the stare over the notice of strike given by the medical doctors on its payroll. The doctors had last mon...

2023-07-03

NUP Commends Governor Over Payment Of Pensions, Arrears
Members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Kwara state chapter, have commended the state Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, over the prompt payment of pensions, arrears, and gratuities in the state. The Cha...

Govs battle cash crunch
•Delta, Imo, C'River, Oyo lead as states borrow N130bn in three months •17 shortfall hits states' internally-generated revenue, debts rise to N5.5tn About 25 states in Nigeria suffered a shortage fall in ...

NPFL: Kwara United Coach Promises Better Performances Next Season
Ahead of the commencement of the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season, Kwara United coach Kabir Dogo has assured football loving Kwarans of his team's readiness to work hard to avoid putting the club...

Launching of 'Ilorin Emirate Frontliners' Bring Political Foes Mustapha, Bolaji Together
After acrimonious political battle for Ilorin senatorial seat, a former Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi and the Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha have reconciled at a book presentation in Ilorin. ...

Kwara United To Resume Pre-Season Training Monday
Kwara United Football Club is expected to resume for the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season on Monday 3rd July, 2023, with the old players. The players, according to the General Manager of the club, B...

Kwara monarch hails APC chieftain for promoting unity through sports
Chairman, Ekiti traditional council and Olosi of Osi in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, Oba Salihu Abdulkareem Adasofegbe, has hailed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in the state, Barriste...

Kwara Gets 1st Female CP
A female Commissioner of Police (CP), Ebun Oluwarotimi Adelesi, has been appointed in Kwara State, first of such. The history-making female cop whose appointment was announced at the weekend succeeded Paul Odama...

Kwara Journalists Pour Encomiums On IGP Egbetokun
Journalists in Kwara State on Saturday poured Encomiums on the new Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, describing him as fine officer and gentleman. The journalists eulogized the virtues of Egbetok...

Kwara State Government Restates Support For Tourism
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, said his administration will double down in its efforts to make Kwara a tourism hub through the rich cultures of its people. Speaking in Lafiagi in Edu local gov...

Kwara Governor Didn't Ask Monarchs To Shun Opposition Politicians – Olofa
The Olofa of Offa in Offa local government area of Kwara State, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, has faulted reports in some quarters that the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, instructed traditional rulers in the ...