2022-07-05

Kwara: 467 constables pass out from Police training school
Kwara state police commmand Wednesday passed out 467 constables from its police training school, Ilorin bringing the total numbers of police constables recruited across the country to 10,000 for 2020 bactch. ...

KWHA Confirms 5 Commissioner Nominees
The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed five Commissioner nominees forwarded to the legislative arm by Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq. They are Dr Afeez Abolore Alabi, (Ilorin East), Afolabi Oshatimehin Ade...

Gunmen Kill Policeman, Kidnap Chinese National In Shao
Gunmen have killed a police inspector and abducted a Chinese national at a quarry in Kwara State, north-central Nigeria. Confirming the incident on Tuesday, the Kwara State Police Command said the killing and abduct...

2022-07-04

Asaju, Spectrum Expert, Bows Out Of NCC With Accolades
After 17 years of meritorious service, former director of Spectrum Administration Department of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Engr. Oluwatoyin Asaju, has bowed out of the regulatory body, with encomiums...

2023: Collect Your PVC, Elect Credible Leaders, Cleric Urges Nigerians
A Cleric and the National Ameer/Chief Imam of Daar-ru Ar-Rahmat (DARMAT) Islamic Society, Mr. Misibaudeen Olawale, has appealed to the people of the country to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) to elect credi...

Posters: Kwara agency warns against abuse of billboards
The Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA) has warned politicians against vandalising of opponents billboards and posters to avoid needless crisis in the state. The Director-General of the agency, Mr O...

Kwara United revive continental competition ticket chase by whipping Nasarawa United
Kwara United Football Club on Sunday at the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin defeated Nasarawa United FC of Lafia 3-0 in a 20212022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture. The News Agency of N...

KWSG bids Christian Pilgrims farewell
The Kwara State Government has promised continuous support for religious tolerance and cooperation in the State while calling on Kwarans to remain committed to peaceful co-existence. This was made known by the ...

Insecurity: Kwara ACF BoT Chair Seeks More Action Against Insurgents
The chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), in Kwara State, Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify the war against terrorism towards finding a lasting s...

Kwara correspondents honour Gov AbdulRazaq
The Kwara State Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), has honoured the state governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq with “Human Capital Development In Governance” Award. Governor Abdulraz...

Kwara United revive continental hope by whipping Nasarawa United
Kwara United Football Club on Sunday at the Kwara State Stadium Complex in Ilorin defeated Nasarawa United FC of Lafia 3-0 in a 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixture. The match had fans ...

Kwara Reps candidate empowers 800 people with N16m
The All Progressives Congress candidate for Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency of Kwara State, Muktar Shagaya, on Saturday, empowered 800 people with N20,000 each to boost Small and Medium Scale Enterprise in the sta...

2022-07-03

ARMTI Concludes Agripreneurship Training For New Generation Farmers
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State has just concluded a five-day training programme for selected 40 youths from states in the country on the basics of agripreneurship....

Kwara to recruit 197 medical personnel, health workers
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, has given approval for the recruitment of 197 different medical professionals to boost the human resources and efficient service delivery in the health sector in the state....

Man allegedly sets own house ablaze, blames wife
A man believed to be in his early 50s on Sunday at Eyenkorin in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State allegedly set his own house on fire. The house located at Lekki Phase One, Eyenkorin Area in the outskirt...

2022-07-01

Kwara: Elesa of Oke-Ode dies at 81
Oba Abdulkadri Adelodun, Alebiosu II, the Elesa of Oke-Ode, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has died at the age of 81. Mr Kunle Akogun, the National Publicity Secretary, Oke-Ode Community Development Associ...

NSCDC Parades Two Suspected Bandits in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has paraded two suspects for allegedly bearing illegal arms. The suspects are Mr. Abdullahi, (19) and Mr. John Inyeka, both resid...

Police Ban Indiscriminate Checking Of Youths' Phones, Laptops In Kwara
The commissioner of police in Kwara State , Mr Tuesday Assayomo, has warned policemen in the state against indiscriminate stopping and searching of youths in both public and private vehicles for the purpose of lookin...

Man Abducts, Rapes Housewife In Kwara Forest – Police
A herder has been dragged before a magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, for robbing, abducting and raping a married woman at gun point. The defendant, Hassan Namusa (25), was charged on a two coun...

Kwara Varsity Inducts 158 Laboratory Scientists
Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete yesterday inducted 158 newly qualified medical laboratory scientists. This brings the total of medical laboratory scientists produced by the university to 364. The...

Kwara House moves to curb harbouring of Yahoo boys by hoteliers
The Kwara State House of Assembly has asked Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq to direct the state Ministry of Communications to embark on sensitisation of hoteliers on the danger of harbouring Yahoo boys in their facilit...

Ex-Police Officer, 1 Other Charged With N40m Fraud In Kwara
The Kwara State Police Command has arraigned an ex-police officer, Issa Lukman, and one Babatunde Omotayo for defrauding one Ismail Omotayo of N40 million in Ilorin. According to the complainant, the suspects f...