2023-02-25

#NigeriaElections2023: AIT crew involved in auto crash along Ilorin-Omu-Aran road
Media crew of the African Independent Television (AIT) on presidential election monitoring in Kwara state, Femi Akobi (Reporter) and Kunle (cameraman) have been involved in a lone auto crash. The TRIBUNE Newspa...

Kwara State Governor Flags-Off Construction Of Revenue House
The Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has performed the official groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of the multi-storey and multi-purpose Kwara Revenue House in Ilorin to accommodate all staff of KW...

Institute DG Hails Nigerians For Democratic Resilience
The Director General of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS in Ilorin, Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu has commended Nigerians for keeping faith with democracy in an atmosphere of peace and har...

2023-02-24

Kwara NSCDC deploys 2,500 personnel for general elections
Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, has deployed 2,500 personnel for Saturday's 2023 general elections in the 16 local government areas of the state....

Kwara gov appoints new Education Trust Fund members
The Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has appointed a board for the state's Education Trust Fund, with members drawn from different backgrounds. The governor appointed philanthropist Abdulhakeem Uthma...

We have no plan to merge – Kwara Labour Party Chair
Kwara state chapter of the Labour Party has said that it has no plan to merge the party's structures with that of other political parties in the state ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking with journali...

Kwara official says Gov. AbdulRazaq has invested heavily in sports
Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara's Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, says the government has invested heavily in sports development in the state. Ajakaye stated this while receiving a delegation of ...

INEC Distributes Sensitive And Non-Sensitive Material In Kwara State
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in Kwara state North Central Nigeria has started the distribution of sensitive and non-sensitive materials across the 16 local government areas of the state. A...

Election: Police, others allay fear of insecurity in Kwara
The Kwara state police command Tuesday allayed fears of citizens in Kwara state over security breach assuring that all security agencies in the state are ready to protect their lives and facilities. The command...

Kwara 2023: YPP Gubernatorial Candidate Promises Inclusive Government
The 2023 Young Progressives Party (YPP) Governorship candidate in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Gobir has promised to run an inclusive government where no religion or tribe is marginalised if elected as Governor come Marc...

Political realignment in Kwara as YPP backs APC, SDP National Assembly candidates
A few hours to Saturday's general elections, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Kwara State has declared support for two candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and three candidates of the Social Democrati...

2023-02-23

KWARA STATE GOVERNOR DECLARES TOMORROW WORK FREE DAY
The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazak has declared Tomorrow, Friday 24th February, 2023 work - free day for the State Civil Servants. This is to enable the State Workers to trav...

Kwara govt supports artisans with N265m palliatives to ease currency, fuel crisis
•Gov urges calm as FG tackles naira redesign issue •Your support for us started since 2020: artisans Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented cheques totalling N267m to different arti...

Kwara Governor Applauds Federal Government's Health Insurance Programme
The Kwara state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has applauded the Federal Government for its health insurance programme which is expected to benefit thousands of peoplein Kwara state, saying it will cater for ...

Saraki: Atiku Has Requisite National Experience to Lead Nigeria
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said of all the presidential candidates in Saturday's election, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was the only cand...

Elections: Appeal Court Sets Up Kwara State Petitions Tribunal
The Court of Appeal has constituted elections petitions tribunal for governorship, national and state Houses of Assembly for Kwara State. The secretary of the tribunal, Aisha Fika, disclosed this in a statement...

Dogo assures Kwara United will get better after away win against El-Kanemi
Kwara United has assured the club fans that his team will get better with more games. The Harmony Boys picked their first win in four games after edging out El-Kanemi Warriors 2-1 in a rescheduled tie in Maidug...

NPFL: Kwara United end winless run, Rivers United, Bayelsa United share spoils
Kwara United ended their three-game winless run following a 2-1 away win against El-Kanemi Warriors in Maiduguri on Wednesday. It was the Harmony Boys first win since Kabiru Dogo took charge from former head co...

14 political parties sign peace accord in Kwara
Fourteen political parties among 17 political parties in Kwara state on Wednesday signed a peace accord document ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general election. It was gathered that three out of the 17 politica...

Labour Party supporters raise alarm over plot to collapse structure in Kwara
Members of the Coalition of Peter Obi Support Groups (CPO) in Kwara have raised alarm over an alleged plot by some leaders of the Labour Party in the state to negotiate the collapse of its political structure. ...

2023-02-22

Kwara is light years away from failures of PDP days, APC replies Saraki
Says his efforts to enslave Kwara dead on arrival • Says Abdulrazaq still cleaning his mess in gratuities, pension, others • Party calls Saraki an unrepentant egoist who denies Kwarans' suffering under his vic...

Election: Security agencies begin show of force ahead of elections in Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has said that it is working with other security agencies to protect voters and Independent National Electoral Commission officials as well as foreign and local observers to ensure the 202...

House of Reps: Supreme Court affirms Tunji Olawuyi as APC candidate in Kwara
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by Mr Oluwasegun Adebayo, challenging the candidacy of Mr Tunji Olawuyi, as the authentic representative of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Ekiti, Irepodun,...

Kwara gets new FRC chief, others
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has approved the appointment of Mr Abubakar Uthman as Chairman of the state's Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC). This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Pr...

Kwara Varsity Appoints 20 New Professors
The Governing Council of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has promoted 20 lecturers of the university to professorial cadre. Acting director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, disclosed this in a s...

Lawmaker Urges Nigerians To Vote For Tinubu
The Senator representing Kwara State Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe has urged Nigerians to vote for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tin...

Kwara gives 12 tricycle ambulances to three health facilities
Kwara State Government has distributed 12 tricycle ambulances to health facilities in three local governments. They are to aid the movement of patients from their homes to the hospitals during emergencies. ...

Group raises alarm over lack of water in Kwara community
A recent study on needs of 2,764 communities in Kwara state by an anti-corruption civil society organization in Nigeria, the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), has revealed that 408 communities in th...

President Buhari Commisssions Health Insurance Kwara Office, Pledges Reform
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is committed to supporting the ongoing reforms in the health sector. The President gave the assurance in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, North Centr...

Kwara State YPP Adopts SDP Candidate For House Of Reps
The Young Progressives Party, YPP, has endorsed and adopted Saka Olododo of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, for the elections in Kwara State. Olododo who is vying for a seat at the House of Representatives fo...