2023-01-31

2023 UTME: 445,081 register as JAMB targets 1.8m candidates
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has revealed that 445,081 candidates have registered for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Oloyede who discl...

Aiyenugba relishes Enyimba guard of honour
Former Super Eagles goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, said he is surprised by the gesture of his former club, Enyimba, who gave him a warm reception on his return to the city with Kwara United on match-day four of the 2022/2...

Court Remands Woman For Pouring Hot Water On Co-Wife In Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court has remanded a 42-year-old housewife, Lola Abdulsalam, in a Correctional facility for allegedly pouring hot water on her co-wife, Bilikisu Abdulsalam The Police First Information Re...

Police say suspected cultist nabbed at Kwara political rally
The police command in Kwara says a suspected cultist was on Sunday at the Ojuekun area of Ilorin. Two locally-made pistols and a cartridge were seized from him. This is contained in a statement by the command's...

JAMB suspends CBT centre in Kwara for having only one camera
The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Prof Ishaq Oloyede on Monday suspended one Computer Based Test (CBT) centre in Ilorin, Kwara state capital over alleged violation of registration rules....

Kwara PDP Reps' candidate unveils 'My offer to serve' plan
Against the general belief that campaigns in this clime are not focused on issues deserving attention, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency in the next month's election, Ibr...

I've stabilised Kwara for growth, development – Gov
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said his administration stabilised the state for growth and development during his first term. The governor stated this while giving an account of his stewa...

UNILORIN begins virtual lectures for large classes
The management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State has said that it has assigned 500 user accounts of 300-capacity zoom licences to its various faculties and departments for the immediate commencement of virtual c...

2023-01-30

Kwara United Technical Crew Gets 2-game Ultimatum
The technical crew of Kwara United led by Coach Abdulazeez Mohammed have been given two matches ultimatums to change the fortunes of the club or be sanctioned. In a message by the Media Team after the Enyimba m...

Kwara Gov congratulates Dr. Abolore on Fellowship Award
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Commissioner for Tertiary Education Dr. Alabi Afees Abolore on his bagging the Fellowship of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors (NIES). ...

Ilorin records first rain in 2023
Ilorin, Kwara State capital recorded its first rain of the year on Saturday, DAILY POST reports. The rain brought relief to residents of the state capital after several days of severe heat and hostile weather....

Kwara Gets New Customs Boss
A new Customs Area Comptroller (CAC), Kehinde Dehinde Ilesanmi, on Friday assumed duty at the command in Kwara State with a charge to officers and stakeholders to sustain their level of discipline and improve in revenu...

Kwara To Offset LG Workers Salary Arrears With N1bn Sure-P Refunds
Kwara State government has announced plans to use N1 billion of the N2.5 billion Sure-P refund to settle the arrears of salary owed local government workers by the previous administrations. The commissioner for...

2023-01-29

AGAIN, LG WORKERS, SUBEB TO RECEIVE 1BILLION SALARY ARREARS FROM N2.5 BILLION SURE-P REFUND
•Ex-Council also considered •Pension and Gratuity to be paid The Kwara State Government is again set to offset another part of the outstanding debt inherited from the past administration from another ...

Rowdy scenes in banks, ATM points over new naira notes in Ilorin
Residents of Ilorin, Kwara State are still in dilemma over the difficulty in exchanging their old naira notes for the redesigned currencies. DAILY POST reports that as the deadline for the exchange ends on Sund...

2023-01-28

Kwara journalists, NSCDC disagree over assault, detention allegations
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has denied beating and detaining three Kwara journalists and a lawyer on Friday. The Chairman of the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners, Salihu Taofeek,...

Gov AbdulRazaq Pledges Support For Kwara Young Talent Who Built Drone
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday met with a Kwara young talent, Aliyu Musa, who built an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as drone. The meeting held at the Government House, Ilo...

Kwara's AbdulRazaq clinches Vanguard Newspapers' Governor of The Year 2022
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday night received the Vanguard Newspapers' Governor of the Year 2022 Award. The award was presented in Lagos at Eko Hotel and Suites Victoria Island. Co...