2022-09-23

I gave thumbs up to racist fans who abused me –Aiyenugba
Kwara United goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, in this interview with EBENEZER BAJELA, talks of his time in Israel, his best Super Eagles moment, comparisons with Vincent Enyeama and more How do you feel as o...

Why Britain Is Investing Resources To Educate Nigerians
The United Kingdom is investing resources on Nigerians students and other nationals to improve their societies back home. The Senior Political Adviser to the British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Wale Ad...

NANS Senate clerk, Baki, eulogises govt over striking development in Kwara Poly
The Senate clerk of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Comrade Saad Olatunji Baki has eulogised the Kwara State Government over the giant infrastructural development currently ongoing in Kwara State Polyt...

UniIorin Pro-Chancellor Abidu Yazid Dies At 79
The chairman, Governing Council and Pro-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Alhaji Abidu Yazid, has died aged 79. The Katsina-born economist, who lived in Kaduna, died in Abuja after a brief illness in the early ...

Court dissolves marriage in Kwara on wife request
An Area Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday dissolved an Islamic marriage between Usman Olanrewaju and Balkis Olanrewaju. Presiding Judge AbdulQodir Ahmed said that the wife had requested to end her marriage on...

Revenue: Kwara Agric Ministry strengthens partnership with Kw-irs
The Kwara Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has strengthened its partnership with the state Internal Revenue Service (Kw-irs) and other allied revenue generating agencies to improve the state' Internally Ge...

Police, Okada Riders Clash Over Illegal Duty In Kwara
Two police officers identified as ASP Samuel Acheje and SP Bamidele of F Division, Tanke, Ilorin, Kwara State, have been accused of masterminding the beating of a commercial motorcyclist over his refusal to bribe them ...

Boy, Girl Caught 'Attempting To Steal 2-Year-Old Baby In Kwara
A boy and a girl have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal a baby at the Oja Tuntun market in Ilorin, Kwara State. It was gathered that while attempting to steal the baby, traders who had been suspic...

Kwara State Joins Chevening And UK To Explore Scholarship For Youths
Hundreds of young people have attended a one-day seminar organised by the British High Commission, Chevening, and the Kwara State Government to encourage as many qualified Kwarans as possible to apply for the Chevening...

Kidnapping: Court Remands Kwara District Head, 2 Sons
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State has remanded a district head, Ibrahim Ahmed and his two sons over their alleged involvement in kidnapping. Ahmad, 55, who is the Magaji Alase of Ilorin and hi...

2022-09-22

Healthcare: UITH praises Yusuf Ali over trauma centre
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Wednesday commended Mallam Yusuf Olaolu-Ali (SAN) for establishing the Yusuf Ali Trauma Care Centre in the hospital. Prof. Abdullahi Dasilva, the Chief Medic...

Nigeria's federal arrangement defective, requires restructuring – Prof Ojo
Prof. Gbade Ojo has called for political and fiscal restructuring of the federal arrangement in Nigeria. The senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), spoke to the...

NSDC boosts sugar production to generate forex
The Executive Secretary, of the National Sugar Development Council, Mr Zacch Adedeji, has said the council is implementing measures to make Nigeria's sugar sector globally competitive. According to a statement,...

ARMTI trains farmers on Sesame, Sorghum production
In a bid to further promote the farming and production of sesame and sorghum in Nigeria, local farmers in Bauchi state, have received training on crop cultivation to meet international standards and the modern procedur...

UNILORIN VC-Designate Pledges To Be Fair To All
Vice chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Professor  Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has pledged that his incoming administration will be fair and just to the university community. A press statement released ...

2023 presidential race: We 'll join forces to deliver Kwara for Atiku – Supporters
Scores of supporters of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),in Kwara state, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday, agreed to join forces to deliver the state to him during the 2023 general elec...

Kwara United redeem cash pledge to players
Kwara United FC has redeemed its pledge to players after their qualification for the next stage in the ongoing TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup competition. The team defeated AS Douanes of Niger Republic 3-...

Kwara govt intensifies vocational empowerment
National Orientation Agency, NOA has called on the residents of Kwara State to leverage on the potential of the state-owned International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) to develop expertise ...

MIREMCO hails EFCC on fight against illegal mining in Kwara
Members of Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) have thrown their weight behind the efforts of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in tackling i...

Three remanded for allegedly drugging, raping 18-year-old girl in Ilorin
Magistrate Adam Mohammed of an Ilorin Magistrate Court, has ordered the remand of three suspects accused of drugging and raping an 18-year-old girl in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The suspects, Boluwatife Oluye...

Kwara disburses N600m grants to 30,000 traders
Kwara State Government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of N600 million grant to empower at least 30,000 women and petty traders across the 16 local governments areas of the state. The support, which is ...

2022-09-21

Volleyball: Offa VC tops league table in Akure
Offa VC are currently leading the men's table standing on Day 4 of the ongoing 2022 Nigeria Volleyball Premier League in Akure. Offa VC is the only club yet to taste defeat while defending champions Kano Pilla...

Kwara begins fresh grant disbursements for 30,000 women petty traders
Kwara State Government will on Wednesday begin the disbursement of N20,000 grants each to 30,000 female petty traders across the 16 local government areas. The support, which is modelled after a World Bank prog...

Why youths should support Kwara SDP, by candidate
Kwara State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal has indicated that the “Otege” (Enough is enough) campaign that ushered the current government in the state was not for pe...

Concerned indigenes fault UNILORIN VC's appointment process
Some concerned indigenes of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara state, Tuesday, challenged the process that produced the vice chancellor designate of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole. The concerned Ilorin...

Kwara State Ministry of Works launches “Commissioner's Diary” Series
The Kwara state ministry of works and transport has launched a series called “commissioner's diary” to keep up with all activities and projects in the state. According to a statement on Tuesday, the series is ...

CAFCC: We'll qualify for group stage – Kwara Utd Chairman
Kwara United Football Club Chairman, Kumbi Titiloye, has assured that the team would qualify for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup ahead of their opponent, RSB Berkane of Morocco. The News Agency...

Unilorin Alumnus Wins Adam Smith Prize For PhD Excellence
Dr. Babatunde Omotosho, an alumnus of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has won the 2021 Adam Smith Business School Prize for PhD Excellence in Economics. This is contained in the Unilorin Bulletin Tuesday e...

2022-09-20

Governor AbdulRazaq is an achiever, says immediate past hospital board chief Aluko
It's been a privilege and honour to have served under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq whose administration clearly puts the interest of his people first. The state hospitals have seen significant growths under...

Tinubu is best for our country in 2023, AbdulRazaq tells Diaspora Nigerians
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has challenged Nigerians in the Diaspora to go home and vote or mobilize support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 Presidential election. Speaking at the wee...

What Principal Accused Of Abusing 7 Female Students Told Us – School's Mgt
The management of Hassanat Islamic College in Kwara State, which acting Principal, Samuel Prosper, was accused of abusing seven female students, has broken its silence on the matter. Although the embattled prin...

Kwara Govt tasks private tertiary institutions on synergy with public institutions
The Kwara Government has charged heads of private tertiary institutions in the state to collaborate with public tertiary institutions to boost the education sector in the state. The state Commissioner for Terti...

Kwara Govt trains officers on 10-year development plan
The Kwara Government on Monday began a week-long training for dozens of its planning officers across various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on the implementation of its 10-year Development Plan (SDP 2021-2...

2023: PDP Will Unite, Reclaim Nigeria's Lost Glory ? Kwara Reps Candicate
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Asa/Ilorin West federal constituency in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has expressed optimism that Nigeria will reclaim its lost glory i...

Police, NANS differ on Ilorin airport protest
The Kwara State Police Command has dispelled the rumour that the National Association of Nigerian Students in the state has planned to shut down the Ilorin International Airport to protest the prolonged strike action b...