2023-01-05

Kwara Govt Commences disbursement of Scholarship Awards to Kwara students in Nigerian Law School
•Money will be paid directly into beneficiaries' accounts -Congratulates Omotayo Dada, overall best Graduating student at Law School Kwara State Government has directed the disbursement of scholarshi...

Kwara veteran journalists hold annual lecture January 11
The National League of Veteran Journalists, NALVEJ, Kwara State Chapter, has earmarked January 11, 2023, for its annual lecture. According to a statement by the chairman and secretary of the planning committee ...

Again, 18 Injured After Truck Rams Into Accident Victims In Kwara
No fewer than 18 people have been injured in multiple accidents involving over 30 people in Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) checkpoint after Pasa bridge i...

Census: NPC reopens portal for more participants in Kwara
The National Population Commission, NPC, has reopened its recruitment portal for the 2023 census to enable more people in Kwara to participate in the exercise. Saheed Adebayo, the state Director of NPC, confirm...

Kwara retiring chief judge warns lawyers, judges on neutrality
As Nigeria approaches the 2023 general elections, the retiring Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice S Durosinlorun Kawu, has warned the nation's judges and lawyers to remain neutral and impartial to stem the tide of bla...

Defamation: Saraki's lawyer, Afe Babalola writes Kwara Gov. , demands apology, N20bn compensation
The immediate past Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has demanded a public apology and N20billion damages from the Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over alleged defamatory statement he rece...

Kwara govt challenges Oyedepo to public debate over N337bn revenue claim
Kwara State Government has challenged Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo to a live public debate over his claim that the administration received the sums of N337bn from June 2019 to December 2021, as widely reported across various ...

Kwara hosts e-govt hackathon for youths
Kwara State Government's Ilorin Innovation Hub will on January 28 and 29, 2023 hold an e-Government Hackathon targeted at further identifying and helping young techies in the state, a statement said. Managing D...

2023-01-04

UNILORIN gets 31 new professors, 38 readers
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin has approved the appointment and promotion of 31 new professors and 38 readers in various departments of the institution. A statement on Tuesday by the Registra...

Kwara governor's wife presents gifts to babies of the year
The wife of Kwara governor, Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has presented cash and gifts to first babies of the year across the three senatorial districts in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by th...

Ilorin Union Seeks Speedy Take-off Of New FCE In Kwara
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has called on the federal government to expedite action on the take-off of the newly approved Federal College of Education, Afon, Kwara State. The federa...

NAF Officers Crushed To Death At Kwara Checkpoint
Two officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were crushed to death after a trailer lost brake and rammed into them in Kwara State. The incident, which occurred around Pasa bridge, Eyenkorin, about 200 meters fr...

Ban on Okada, Keke NAPEP beyond 9pm still in force – Kwara Police
The ban on Okada and Keke NAPEP operators between 6a.m. and 9p.m. by the Kwara State police command is still in force. This was confirmed by the Kwara State Police Command stated in a statement issued by the Po...

2023-01-03

Kwara Tertiary Education Commissioner Congratulates Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his Award as the Vanguard Newpaper's Governor
The Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education Dr Alabi Afees Abolore has reiterated the need for Kwarans to support the re-election bid of the Executive Governor of Kwara State Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in or...

Governor AbdulRazaq emerges Vanguard Newspaper's Governor of the Year 2022
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been named Vanguard Newspaper's Governor of the Year 2022. Governor AbdulRazaq belongs to the fold of All Progressives Congress (APC). His performance and...

Use Your PVCs to Vote in Good Governance, PDP Tells Kwara Residents
Ahead of the general elections, the Kwara Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Governorship Campaign Council has urged the people of the state to get their permanent voter's cards (PVCs) from the Independent National Electora...

Abdullahi: My 'Big Ideas' Slogan Strategy to Address Nation's Challenges
Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development and Kwara Central senatorial candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi has reiterated that his 'big ideas' slogan remains only a strategy to a...

Man Remanded For Impersonating Magistrate In Kwara
A magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has remanded one Bolaji Babaita for allegedly impersonating a judge. The Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), sued Babaita for allegedly imp...

For Kwara, 2023 Is About Facts And Relatable History
Soft-spoken, easy-to-admit his human frailties, and not given to noisemaking, Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq speaks only to give a message or deliver a blow of maximum impacts to the target. That's what he recen...

Residents Protest FAAN's Takeover Of Community In Kwara
Residents of Gerewu community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have accused the management of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) of moves to displace them from their homes. About...

2023-01-02

Court Dismisses Kwara APC's Suit to Disqualify Olododo as SDP Candidate for Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency
The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, at the weekend dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent the lawmaker representing Ilorin East/Ilorin South federal constituency at the Ho...