2023-02-09

GOVERNOR ABDULRAZAQ CASH BACK 2018 TESCOM STAFF PROMOTION
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the cash backing of year 2018 promotion for the staff of Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), with immediate effect. The Chairman, Kwara Sta...

Inuwa Promises Government's Support to Ilorin Innovation Hub, Others
Kashifu Inuwa, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has reiterated that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, remains committed to providing all the needed suppo...

Kwara: New customs boss takes anti-smugggling campaign to Ilorin emir
The new Kwara area command of Nigeria Customs Service Compt. Kahinde Ilesanmi Wednesday visited the emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari, to seek his support for the service's anti- smuggling war. The c...

2023: INEC sensitises Kwara women on their roles
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has sensitised women on their roles during the upcoming general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Malam Attahiru Madami, ...

Aviation pivotal to growth of Kwara State — Gov Abdulrazaq
THE Kwara State government has pledged its absolute commitment to the development of aviation sector in Nigeria through its investment in the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin. Dr Abolore Alabi, the ...

2023 elections: SDP reps candidate, Popoola issues stern warning to Kwara REC
The candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, in Kwara state, Prince Saeed Olamilekan Popoola, has warned the National Electoral Commissioner, and the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, not to compromise this ...

Kwara police ban protests, rallies, unlawful processions
Kwara State Police Command in Ilorin on Wednesday banned any form of unlawful protest, rally, or gathering in the state. The order, according to the spokesman of the command, Okasanmi Ajayi, ” becomes inevitabl...

2023-02-08

RAAMP Begins Sensitisation Of Rural Communities In Kwara
The Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) has started rural community entry/sensitisation across the three senatorial districts in Kwara on its upcoming projects. The Development Communication...

JAMB cancels UTME registrations of 817 candidates over impersonation
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 817 candidates that registered to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry examinations...

Kwara NNPP governorship candidate says education determines societal progress
Prof. Oba Abdulraheem, Kwara Governorship Candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has said that education is the best determinant of societal progress. Oba spoke on Tuesday with the News Agency of Ni...

NITDA Commends Ilorin Innovation Hub
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has reiterated that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, remains committed to providing all the n...

Naira swap: EFCC, CBN officials monitor banks in Kwara
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command Office, and officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, have continued to monitor banks and financial facilities in the ongoing ...

Disagreement in Kwara APC, a family matter —Gadaff
Honourable Sulaimon Lekan Gadaff is an ECOWAS youth ambassador and the Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Youth Empowerment. In this interview with YEJIDE GBENGA-OGUNDARE, he speaks on the seeming...

2023-02-07

Kwara Football Academy award teenage goalkeeper scholarship
The Administrator of Kwara Football Academy Mal. Ibrahim Bako has announced the award of scholarship to 13-year old goalkeeping sensation – Yusuf Mubaraq at the college. The Administrator disclosed this while u...

Kwara Central Leaders Declare Support For APC, Tinubu, AbdulRazaq
Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara Central North Central Nigeria have declared total support for the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman ...

Banks peg cash withdrawals at N20,000 as POS charge N1,000 for N10,000 in Kwara
Banks in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, have pegged cash withdrawals across the counter at N20,000 for lucky customers. DAILY POST reports, however, that the frustration of customers surrounding the new currency ...

Immigration seizes 106 voter cards from foreigners in Kwara
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has recovered 106 Permanent Voter Cards, PVC, from foreigners residing in Kwara State. Comptroller of NIS in the state, Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, revealed this in an interview w...

Obi vows to make Kwara agric hub
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi yesterday promised to make Kwara State an agricultural hub for industrialisation and exportation. The former Anambra State governor said this in Il...

Currency swap: Kwara police command reads riot act to criminals
The Kwara State police command has warned criminal elements in the state to change their minds as anyone arrested for committing crime would be dealt with. Paul Odama, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State, o...

Kwara to aquire equipment to boost aviation training college
The Kwara State Government has announced that it will be aquiring new equipment to boost training at the International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the Governor of Kwara State, stated...

2023-02-06

Kwara: Nigerian Army deploys officers to Edu to strengthen security
The Nigerian Army has again deployed its officers to Edu in the northern part of Kwara State. This is part of Governor AbdulRazaq's effort to strengthen security in all areas of the state. The soldiers ...

Ajia says 33% rate of unemployment in Nigeria worrisome
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Asa/Ilorin-West Federal Constituency, Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia has described the 33 percent statistics of unemployment in Nigeria as worrisome. He said proactive me...

We are proud of your numerous developmental strides, Emir of Ilorin salutes Governor AbdulRazaq
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has rejoiced with Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his 63rd birthday on earth. Alhaji Sulu-Gambari who la...

OFFA RECEIVED A MODERN FIRE FIGHTING TRUCK FOR THE NEW OFFA AREA COMMAND OF THE FEDERAL FIRE SERVICE
Yesterday, Saturday 5th February 2023, HRM Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II, Olofa of Offa joined by the National President of Offa Descendants Union, Alhaji Muideen Abdulaziz Salako and some exe...

Own goal hands Plateau United 1-0 victory against Kwara United
An own goal by Lawal Muritala handed Plateau United Football Club of Jos a 1-0 victory against visiting Kwara United on Sunday in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League, NPFL. The News Agency of Nig...

Man Remanded For Raping Student In Kwara
An Ilorin magistrate's court in Kwara State has remanded a 25-year-old bricklayer, Ibrahim Ismaila, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. Remanded alongside Ismaila is Abdulrasheed Yusuf for the offence of n...

Surveyors advise Kwara on land laws
The new executive committee of the Kwara State branch of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors has cautioned the state government on the enactment of laws that could put surveying and related works in jeopardy in the s...