2022-09-16

AATSG Appoints Dapo Akanbi Patron For Kwara South Senatorial District
AATSG Appoints Dapo Akanbi Patron For Kwara South Senatorial District The Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu Support Group, AATSG, has appointed Dapo Akanbi as its Patron for Kwara South senatorial District of Kwara State....

Education committee warns on UBEC fund diversion
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Education, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere has said that no efforts will be spared to sanction the states found to have diverted the Universal Basic Education Commission grant...

Leaving ASUU Not Realistic ? Unilorin SUG
Students' Union leaders of the University of Ilorin have unanimously said that it is not realistic to ask the incoming Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Wahab Egbewole, to lead the university chapter of the ...

MURIC, MMWG Laud Egbewole's Appointment As UNILORIN VC
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the University of Ilorin for adhering to “high-level standards and global best practices” in the appointment of its new vice-chancellor, Professor Wahab Egbewole. ...

NSIA, 3 states, medical centres seal $100m healthcare expansion deal
A major milestone in addressing Nigeria's poor health infrastructure nightmare was achieved on Thursday, whenthe Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) signed agreements with three state governments and five fe...

AbdulRazaq felicitates with Omisore at 65
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has congratulated the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Iyiola Omisore, on his 65 birthday anniversary. This is contained in a statement issued...

Dangote Cement distributes N5m to distributors
The management of Dangote Cement Plc has said the expected 100 N5m star-prize winners in its on-going 'Bag of goodies national consumer promo, season 3' will be offered the opportunity to be cement distributors if they...

CSO urges Buhari, Bawa to curb excesses of Ilorin EFCC Zonal Head
A Civil Society Organization, (CSO), Social Integrity Network, (SINET) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Executive Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Abdulrashid Bawa to ch...

CAFCC: Kwara Utd have crucial 90mins of battle in Niamey – Head Coach
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United Football Club, Coach Abdulazeez Mohammed, says the club has a crucial 90 minutes of battle in Niamey, Niger Republic. Mohammed said the play is still a crucial hurdle to cr...

Kwara PoS Operator Defrauds Ilorin Residents N20m
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court in Kwara State, has remanded a 23-year-old Point of Sale (POS) operator, Jonathan Victor, for allegedly defrauding some residents of Ilorin the sum of N20m. Victor allegedly imperso...

Kwara, Lagos Produce 150 New Qur'an Memorisers
Ar-Raheem International School for Qur'anic Memorization and Arabic Studies, Kwara State has produced 150 new Qur'an memorisers. Speaking at a graduation ceremony held in Ilorin, Kwara state's capital, the scho...

7 Remanded For Stealing Fish, Farm Tools In Kwara
A Kwara State magistrates court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of seven persons in a correctional centre over their involvement in the theft of N40 million worth of fish and other farm implements. Th...

Named after Queen Elizabeth, Ilorin, Ibadan schools plan farewell play, others
The late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, known titularly as Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022, did not fail to leave her footprints on Nigerian ...

Kwara market fire: Tragedy attracting politicians' 'heart of gold'
As the 2023 elections approach, the recent fire incident at Alanamu Market, Ilorin, Kwara State shows how politicians jostle to outshine one another in rendering assistance to the victims of the disaster, TUNDE OYEKOLA...

2022-09-15

Kwara gov meets principals, promises to upgrade schools
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has restated his commitment to upgrading the learning environment in the state by tackling challenges that teachers are confronted with. The governor gave this...

Kwara Secondary School Principals Hail Education Development, Welfare
Secondary school principals in Kwara State, on Wednesday, commended the efforts of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq at improving the education sector in the state, saying that his achievements in improving the learning ...

Kwara's Intervention in Education Excites Teachers
Heads of secondary schools in Kwara State yesterday said Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's achievements in turning around learning environment and improving welfare of teachers are unmatched in the recent history of t...

MoBrimah foundation becomes official sponsor of Kwara U-12 League
The league board of Kwara U-12 YEG League on Wednesday signed a sponsorship deal with Mobrimah Foundation and Beyond Creativity media firm in a ceremony hosted at the conference room of the Kwara FootballAcademy. ...

Rivers United, Kwara United depart tomorrow for CAF games
CAF Champions League campaigner, Rivers United and CAF Confederation Cup flagbearer, Kwara United would expectedly travel to Monrovia and Niamey respectively by tomorrow ahead of this weekend's return leg of their pr...

Federal Poly Offa ASUP warns of imminent crisis over delay in rector's appointment
Dr Idowu Atilola, Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Offa, has warned that the delay in the appointment of a substantive rector for the institution may trigger a full-blown crisis. In a statement t...

2022-09-14

Kuyi Bridge: AbdulRazaq Promises Prompt Remedy
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, assessed collapsed Kuyi bridge in Patigi. The bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning following heavy rain and flooding. Represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, the...

We're impressed with Kwara's use of UBEC grant: House of Reps
Kwara State again came up for national applause on Tuesday as the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Basic Education and Services commended the state for efficient use of basic education grants and the state ...

Kwara Civil Servant Charged With Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 43-year-old civil servant, Lambe Binta, in Kwara State for giving false information, internet fraud and being in possessio...

Kwara musician, others bag 20 years for cybercrime
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a Lokoja- born musician, Samuel Onojah, and two others to 20 years imprisonment for offences bordering on cy...

Kwara Monarch Disowns Audio Message Against APC
A frontline traditional ruler in Kwara State, the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba AbdulRaheem Adeoti, has dissociated his Council and the town from an audio message in circulation, asking candidates of the All Progressives Cong...

School Projects: Reps Recommend Kwara For Quality Delivery Award
House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on basic education and services has recommended Kwara State for quality delivery award, following the state's judicious utilisation of the Universal Basic Education Commission ...

Ilorin residents charged to embrace clean environment culture
The Kwara State Government has again reaffirmed its readiness to get rid of any environmental nuisance to avert preventable disaster in the state. The General Manager, Kwara State Environmental Protection Agenc...

Kwara: Robbers invade church, houses, steal money
Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday midnight invaded the priest's house of the Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Anglican Communion located at Sabo-Oke area, Ilorin, Kwara State capital and carted away items worth millions of n...

I'll Be Fair To All, Says UNILORIN VC-designate
Vice chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Prof WahabEgbewole (SAN) has pledged that his administration will be fair to all in its dealings and be just in all circumstances. The university's direc...

Kwara Assembly goes tough against indiscriminate refuse dump
Kwara State House of Assembly has called for tough sanctions against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages by members of the public. This was part of the resolution adopted on a matter of general public...

Two suspected kidnappers killed, victims rescued in Kwara
Two suspected kidnappers have been killed by operatives of the Kwara State police command in an exchange of gunfire. DAILY POST learnt that they were accosted in the bush while trying to share the ransom collec...

2022-09-13

Ilorin Emirate, ASUU, NASU, Others Laud Appointment of New Unilorin VC
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU), the umbrella union of Ilorin indigenes both at home and abroad have urged indigenes of the town to cooperate with the incoming Vice Chancellor of the Unive...

KWASU hails new Unilorin VC, Egbewole
The Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Muhammed Akanbi, has congratulated Prof. Wahab Egbewole, on his appointment as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin). ...

UNILORIN lucky having Egbewole as VC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has congratulated Prof Wahab Egbewole for emerging the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. Its director Prof Ishaq Akintola, described Egbewole as most eminently ...

Kwara's Ogundokun wins 4th Dynamite Opens Scrabble tourney
Akeem Ogundokun claimed the top title in the just-concluded 4th Dynamite Opens Scrabble Tournament held over the weekend in Lagos. The tournament was designed exclusively for new entrants, students and players ...

Kwara govt reaffirms commitment to sustainable agriculture
The Kwara State Government has stated that it is prepared to encourage all-year farming activities in order to ensure massive food production in the state. The announcement was made by Malam AbdulLateef Alakawa...

Kwara Abductees Told To Pay Ransom From Proceeds Of Sold House
One Mr Kazeem Asalapa who was abducted penultimate week at Gaa Olobi community at Okoolowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State, together with his daughter in-law, have reportedly paid N1m to secure their freedom. A res...