2022-09-28

Don seeks establishment of National Peace Commission
Dr Abiola Adimula, a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies (CPSS), University of Ilorin, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish the National Peace Commission. Adimula told n...

Authourity warns against defecating inside rivers
The Lower Niger River Basin Authority (LNRBA) has admonished Nigerians to desist from defecating and dumping of refuse inside the nation's river ways. Dr Adeniyi Aremu, the Managing Director of the authority, g...

Court Jails Five Internet Fraudsters In Ilorin
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, has convicted and sentenced five internet fraudsters to different terms of imprisonment. Wilson Uwujaren, the EFCC Spokesperson, in a statement...

Igbo Lawyer Appointed Into Kwara Cabinet
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the appointment of three new Special Assistants. Among them are Barrister Chukwugozie Angus Igwebuike, Special Assistant to the Governor on Intercommun...

Kwara: Children identify poor parenting, bullying, sexual assaults as prevalent child abuse issues
Female children in Kwara State on Tuesday identified poor parenting, bullying and sexual harassment as some of the child abuse issues prevalent in the state. The children bared their minds during a programme or...

Kwara demands MDAs collaboration to boost revenue, curb financial leakages
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has said that the internally-generated revenue of the state could only be boosted if Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government could work against financ...

Govt begs as ex-players disrupt Kwara team training
The Kwara State Government has called for understanding as former players of Kwara United on Tuesday disrupted the team's training session at the stadium pitch in Ilorin. United were preparing for training, ahe...

Kwara Assembly raises concern over ravaging flood
Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State government to come to the aid of victims of flood disaster in the State. This was part of a resolution on a motion on the need to ameliorate the effects of floo...

2022-09-27

Volleyball: Offa, Customs win Premier League
Offa Volleyball Club (male) and the Nigeria Customs Service (female) have emerged the champions of the 2022 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League competition. In the men's final match at the indoor hall of the Ondo...

2023: Army Produces Pamphlets on Conduct of Officers on Elections
Ahead of 2023 general election, the Nigeria Army has announced that it has embarked on mass production of pamphlets that would guide its officers and personnel on the conducts and rules of engagement governing their pa...

Selection Process for Unilorin VC Free, Fair, Devoid of Manipulation, Says Prof Ambali
One of the contestants for the vice chancellorship position of the University of Ilorin, Prof Suleiman Ambali, at the weekend affirmed that the just concluded selection process that produced the Vice Chancellor-design...

Kwara NSCDC Cooperative opens water factory, crèche
The Cooperative Society of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has inaugurated a water factory and crèche to enhance the welfare of members. The projects were inaugurated on Monday...

National Library creates reading awareness in Kwara Community
The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) on Monday took a reading awareness campaign to Ogbondoroko in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara. Head of the NLN in Kwara, Mrs Olabimpe Olani, said the essence of the prog...

Kwara Govt sponsors youths for technical training
The Kwara Government has assured its readiness to sponsor youths at International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase Ipo, in order to reduce unemployed youths in the state. This is...

Kwara feasts on Bauchi as Boys set CNS Cup alight
Boys have now started rolling up their sleeves as the 19th edition of Chief of Naval Staff U-14 Boys National Soccer Tournament got off to a great start on Monday in Ilorin. Recall that Admiral Gambo Awwal, the...

INEC rolls out guidelines for campaigns in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kwara State, has issued guidelines for the commencement of campaigns for the 2023 general elections. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Malam Garba Attahiru, a...

2022-09-26

Society trains 40 Kwara clerics on fishery, animal husbandry
The Al-Habibiyah Islamic Society has trained about 40 Kwara Imams and Islamic scholars on different vocations including Fishery, Farming and Animal Husbandry. Imam Fuad Adeyemi, the Convener and Chief Imam of A...

World Pharmacists Day: Society tasks pharmacists on achieving SDGs
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) on Sunday advised its members on achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the need for them to continue to stay united in line of action. Mr Adejuwon Otelaj...

Kayode Alabi Leadership engages stakeholders on improving basic education in Kwara
Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI) as one of the cluster members for the Accountability for Good Governance in Education (AGGE) project implemented by YouthHub Africa, with support from USAID and Pall...

Emir of Ilorin loses Chief Security Officer
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed sadness over the death of his Chief Security Officer (CSO), ASP Adebayo Olowoyo. The first-class traditional ruler stated this in a condolence mess...

Fire guts building of 8 rooms, 15 shops in Kwara
A fire disaster on Sunday hit a residential building situated along Sobi Road, behind U-Sanda Filling Station in Ilorin East Local Government Area, Ilorin, Kwara State. Estimated property lost in the inferno wa...

Flood Kills 7, Displaces 2,800 Persons In Kwara
Seven persons lost their lives to devastating flood disaster in different parts of Kwara State this year. The riverine communities in Patigi, Patigi local government area of the state is the worst hit by the disaster w...

Kwara Gov celebrates Turaki Saliu Mustapha on 50th birthday anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Turaki of Ilorin Mallam Saliu Mustapha on his birthday anniversary, describing him as a great party man and a philanthropist with good impacts in the lives ...

We won't accept collection of illegal fees, Kwara govt tells principals
The Permanent Secretary Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Mary kemi Adeosun, has warned school principals accross the16 local government of the state to desist from collection of al...

2022-09-25

Kwara South elders, stakeholders protest exclusion from APC presidential campaign council
Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Kwara South have protested an alleged exclusion of members of the zone from the party's Presidential Campaign Council. Mr Adebayo Daramola, A...

Kwara: HYPPADEC flags off distribution of flood relief materials in Patigi
In an effort to cushion the effects of flooding ravaging riverine communities in Patigi, Kwara State, the Hydroelectric Power Producing Area Commission (HYPPADEC) on Saturday flagged off the distribution of relief mate...