2022-11-03

Wrongful Dismissal: Court Adjourns Ex-Guinness Officials' Suit till December 6
The alleged case of wrongful dismissal brought against Guinness Nigeria Plc by its former employee, Ntima Chika Anya, before Justice K. D. Damulak of the National Industrial Court (NIC) in Akure, Ekiti State, was yest...

Students Threaten Kwara Teachers With Juju In Rural Areas – Civil Group
A civil rights group, Kwara Must Change, has raised alarm over the threat of use of juju being faced by public school teachers from students in the rural areas. The convener of the group, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, sai...

Kwara generates N3.9bn internal revenue in three years
The Management of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, KWIRS, says it generated a whopping sum of N3.9billions as Internal Generated Revenue (IGR) between 2019 to 2021. Also, the State-owned revenue collection...

Residents commend improved water supply in Kwara
A cross-section of residents of Kwara State has commended the present administration of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on the provision of potable water in the three senatorial districts of the state. It is re...

Correspondent Chapel of Kwara NUJ elects new executives
The Correspondent Chapel of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kwara state elected new executives on Wednesday, with Channels TV reporter, Mallam Abdulhakeem Garba, reelected as chairm...

Courts nullify primary elections in Kwara, Kaduna
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has again nullified the primary election of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State as it also nullified the candidacy of Hon Raheem Olawuyi Ajulo-opin for the...

2022-11-02

Governor AbdulRazaq meets UNDP chief Yahya, gets support for Kwara's social security efforts
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has on Tuesday met with the Resident Representative to Nigeria for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Mohamed Yahya. In the fruitful deliberation, Govern...

KWARA STATE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TO HOLD PROMOTION EXAMINATION
The 2022 promotion examination for eligible Civil Servants from all Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government across the state has been slated for November 8th – 11th, 2022 by the Kwara State Civil Service Co...

Private hostel operators invest N5bn in Unilorin – Association
Prince Segun Oyewole, the Chairman, of the Private Hostel Association (PHA), the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says the institution has invested about N5 billion in private hostels development. Oyewole, who ...

Woman docked for assaulting estranged husband
A woman, Hameedat Ajadi, was on Tuesday docked in a magistrates' court in Kwara for allegedly assaulting her estranged husband, Abdul-Hammed Oladipupo. Mr Oladipupo filed a direct criminal case of assault, misc...

ASUU strike: Universities adjust calendar to cover lost time
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) recently called off its eight month strike thereby igniting academic activities in all public universities across the country has left many institutions with the challeng...

Proliferation of private schools: Kwara Assembly urges strict regulation
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the state Ministry of Education to ensure strict regulation of private nursery and primary schools in the state to address proliferation. This is sequel to a mot...

NYSC mobilises 1800 prospective corps members to Kwara
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has mobilised 1,800 prospective corps members for the Batch 'C' Stream 1 to Kwara. The state Coordinator NYSC, Mrs Francisca Olaleye, confirmed this in a statemen...

2023: Kwara NNPP Guber Candidate Expresses Optimism With Electoral Reforms
The Gubernatorial Candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in Kwara State, Professor Shuaibu Abdulraheem has expressed optimism that the electoral reform will create a level playing field for all and also mak...

Kidnapping: Taking Battle To Criminals In Kwara
STEPHEN OLUFEMI ONI reports on the efforts of the Kwara State Police Command under new CP Paul Odama to nip kidnapping and other acts of criminality in the bud in the state. When the new Kwara State Commissione...

EFCC arrests Kwara driver for alleged illegal mining
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, November 1, 2022, arraigned a 46-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, for offences bordering on alleged illegal mining and possession...

Kwara deputy governor loses aide
The Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Kayode Alabi, has lost his aide, Kehinde Obafemi, describing the death of his Chief Detail, as a rude shock. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin by ...

Kwara Poly debunks report of students' protest as fake
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has dismissed a viral report which insinuated that students of the institution staged a protest over an epileptic power supply in the Sango-Elekoyangan area of Ilorin ...

Three die in cult clash, Kwara community summons families
The Ibagun/Okelele community, Ilorin, in the Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, summoned an emergency meeting over cult attacks in the area in the last two days which led to the killing of t...

2022-11-01

Nigeria can break chain of poverty through food security, safety net: Kwara Gov
Nigeria and Africa can easily break the shackles of poverty through proper investments that lead to food security as well as various safety net programmes that directly put money in the pockets of those mostly in need ...

Unilorin bags World Best in subject rankings
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) has been listed among the world's best universities in 11 subjects/disciplines, as contained in the Time Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings released on Oct. 25. Prof. Pet...

FOMWAN mentors 75 youths in Kwara on social values, leadership skills
A don, Dr Azeezat Adebayo, has urged leaders in all spheres of live to mentor adolescents and young adults in order for them to imbibe positive values that would guarantee a bright future. Adebayo of the Depart...

Kwara National Library Project Remains Uncompleted After 21 Years ? Stakeholders
Old students' association of the Ilorin Grammar School (IGS), Kwara state, Class of '87, have decried the delayed completion of a national library building project in Kwara state after 21 years of foundation laying....

Our Administration Stands out on Infrastructures, Education, Health, Says Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, at the weekend said his administration stands shoulder high above in areas of road infrastructure, education, health care delivery, and welfare of workers and citize...

Gas Explosion Kills Woman In Kwara
Cooking gas explosion on Monday killed one Mrs. Adeola Adewale at Egbe garage in Omu-aran, Irepodun local government area of Kwara State. LEADERSHIP gathered that the incident occurred at about 10:35pm when the...

Insecurity: Kwara to profile, register okada operators
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, has approved plans to profile and register commercial motorcycle operators (Okada riders), especially in Offa Oyun axis, following influx from other states. He ...

2022-10-31

BREAKING: Kwara Gov names new SSA Rural Mobilisation
forwards names of two Commissioner-nominees to House Appoints Wara Osin-born Orire SA Transport Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the appointment of Idowu Rasaq Imam as Senior Special As...

Gunmen ambush man in Ilorin, cart away millions of naira
Gunmen in broad daylight Monday afternoon attacked one Mr Abu Sifau in his Lexus car at Sabo-Oke, Sokoto Street in the Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State and carted away cash worth millions of naira from his vehicle. ...

2023: Kwara Gov's Aide Resigns
Ahead of the 2023 elections, one of the actors of “O To Ge” (enough is enough) movement in Kwara State, Alhaji Musibau Esinrogunjo, has resigned his appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRahman ...

Kwara Poisoning Saga: Autopsy Shows Housewife Died From Taking Sniper – Police
A housewife and mother of two in Kwara State, Yetunde Folorunsho, who allegedly poisoned herself to stop her husband, Dare Araoje, from marrying another wife, died of poisoning from taking a popular insecticide, Sniper...

2 Brothers, 1 Other Arrested In Kwara Over Abduction Of Boy In Nasarawa
Two brothers, Musa Mohammed and Adamu Mohammed, and one other man, Mohammed Abubakar, have been arrested by the police in Kwara State for kidnapping a nine-year-old boy, Emmanuel James, in Nasarawa State. It wa...

HYPPADEC to provide 250 housing units for Kwara flood victims
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has announced plans to provide 250 housing units for those displaced by flood in riverine communities in Kwara State. The commission sai...

2023: Kwara PDP Presidential Campaign DG projects victory for Atiku
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Director General, of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Dr Mahmud Ajeigbe, has vowed that the party would mobilise the people to q...

Kwara Partners Islamic Bank On N1bn English-Arabic School
The Kwara State Government has commenced the construction of a bilingual secondary school to teach students English and Arabic languages. The project, which is cited in the Share community of Ifelodun LGA, is e...

Kwara Police to probe death of three members of same family in Ilorin
Police authorities in Kwara State, yesterday, pledged to investigate the death by fire of some family members at Oke- Fomo area of Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Council of the state. The incident, which occurred a...

I Have Required Experience to Represent Kwara South, Says Senator Ibrahim
The Kwara South senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, at the weekend said he has the required competence, skills, knowledge and experie...

Kwara community applauds AbdulRazaq for approval of 24km road
Agbeyangi community in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara commended Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday for his approval of the construction of the 24km Agbeyangi-Yaru Road. The community gave the com...

ASUU: KWSG Transports Over 900 Students for Free
No fewer than 900 Students of Kwara State origin have been transported with over 50 numbers of 18-Seater Buses to their various institutions of learning in the Northern part of the Country in the early hours of today, ...