2022-09-04

2023: No primary election held in Kwara – Senator Oloriegbe
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has again criticized the conduct of the last party primaries in the Stat...

HYPPADEC Trains 625 Kwara Youths
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has commenced a skills acquisition training for 625 youths in Ilorin, Kwara State. The programne tagged youth transformation programne (...

Kwara United will excel at Continental, says Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend expressed optimism that the Kwara United FC will outshine its competitors at the Continental game, assuring the team of his administration's support to boost t...

2022-09-03

NFF Elections: AbdulRazaq endorses Kwara FA boss for board membership
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has endorsed the candidature of the dtate Football Association Chairman, Malam Idris Musa, for a place on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the Sept. 30 election...

Saliu Mustapha Foundation begins installation of 17 motorized boreholes in Kwara communities
The Turaki of Ilorin and All Progressives Congress flag bearer in the 2023 Kwara Central senatorial race, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has commenced the installation of seventeen ultramodern motorised boreholes in communitie...

Internet Fraud: Eight People Jailed In Kwara State
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of eight convicts: two siblings and six other internet fraudsters. The siblings: Ayuba ...

Moro Youths Hail Prof. Dasilva's Reappointment as CMD University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Youths from Moro local government area of Kwara state have paid a congratulatory visit to the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, Prof. Yusuf Abdullahi Dasilva, to felicita...

Ex-Nigerian Envoy To Saudi Arabia, Imam, Buried As Kwara Gov Mourns
The remains of Nigeria's former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, AbdulKadir Imam, were on Friday, interred at his GRA residence, Ilorin, Kwara State. Ambassador Imam died on Thursday at the age of 90. The Ch...

Presidency, Kwara Governor, Others Celebrate 3 Media Gurus
Three distinguished Kwarans were on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 honoured with the prestigious award of Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations(FNIPR) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),Abuja . Th...

Blackout: Kwara Govt approves procurement of transformers
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has approved the procurement of more electricity transformers for deserving communities across the state. Hajia Mariam Ahmed, the state Commissioner for Energy, confirmed th...

Gunmen Storm Kwara Community, Abduct Man, Daughter In-Law
Gunmen on Tuesday night invaded Gaa Olobi community in Okoolowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State, and abducted a man, Kazeem Asalapa, and the wife of his son. A resident, who gave his name as Saka, said, “The gunmen...

Kwara Customs boss warns factories against non-compliance with excise duty
New Customs Area Comptroller in Kwara State, Aliyu Gaya Bello, has warned factories in the state against compromising on their excise duty. He read the riot act to all excise duty factories saying they will be ...

2022-09-02

N11.9bn Stolen from Kwara Between 2011 and 2019, Forensic Audit Reveals
A forensic audit company hired by the Kwara State Government yesterday disclosed that about N11.9 billion of public funds were allegedly carted away from the treasury of the state between 2011 and 2019 without any proj...

Emir of Ilorin mourns former Nigeria's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sambo Imam
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has described late Amb. AbdulKadir Sambo Imam, as a gentle and committed public servant, who served Nigeria meritoriously during his lifetime. The deceased, who at o...

Nigeria's Ex-envoy To Saudi Arabia, Imam, Dies At 90
Former Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Alhaji AbdulKadir Imam, is dead. Imam died yesterday in his country home, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the age of 90. One of his children, Dr AbdulRazak...

Ilorin Court Jails Two Siblings, Six Others for Internet Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of eight convicts: two siblings and six other internet fraudsters. The siblings: Ayuba ...

Unknown gunmen kidnap two persons in Ilorin
Unknown gunmen struck on Tuesday night at Gaa Olobi community in Okoolowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, and kidnapped one Kazeem Asalapa, and the wife of his son. Spokesman of the state police command, O...

2022-09-01

17 Kwara Graduates Become Public Health Fellows
The African Institute of Public Health Professionals, has inducted 17 graduates of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State as fellows. Speaking at the annual induction event, the Director, Centre for Wellness...

New Kwara Customs Area Controller visits factories in Ilorin, harps on total compliance
The newly posted Customs Area Controller, Kwara Command, Compt AG Bello, paid an extensive visit to all the excise factories in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. In a press statement made available to the media ...

2 Remanded For Stealing Calf In Kwara
A magistrate's court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has remanded two suspects, Nura Buda and Segir Bello, for stealing a calf. The suspects were apprehended by soldiers of 22 Battalion of the Nigerian Army...

150,000 Babies Born With Sickle Cell Yearly In Nigeria
Statistics have shown that out of 300,000 babies born every year globally with severe haemoglobin disorder, otherwise called sickle cell disorder, Nigeria accounts for almost half of the share with an estimated 150,000...