2022-09-19

Islamic media group mourns Ilorin-based photo journalist, 'Tallest'
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has described the death of a Photo-Journalist in Kwara state, Alhaji Ibrahim Salami of National Pilot, as a great loss. Salami, who died on Saturday, has been buried at h...

CAF club competitions: Kwara, Plateau, Rivers Utd advance to next round as Remo Stars crash out
Three of Nigeria's representatives on the continent have advanced to the next round. In the CAF Champions League, Plateau United and Rivers United who are Nigeria's duo representatives, on two legs, edged out t...

Kwara 2023: Factors, forces that will determine elections
The Ekiti and Osun governorship elections have become an eye-opener to parties and politicians who think 2023 is theirs for sure. And the outcomes of these elections have rekindled hope of others that it is pos...

Govt will prosecute looters of Kwara funds – APC chairman
In this interview with TUNDE OYEKOLA, the Kwara State All Progressives Congress Chairman, Sunday Fagbemi, discusses how Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq's administration has changed the face of the state in the last thr...

Kwara community seeks govt intervention over killer drivers
Residents of Idofian Community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to the State Government and other stakeholders to assist in raising speed breakers on Ilorin-Omu-Aran federal highway in the...

ASUU: NANS moves to occupy Kwara Airport
The Kwara state chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Students, NANS has moved to embark on a protest at the Kwara airport to further press down on their demands before the federal government to provide a sol...

2022-09-18

Fire destroys building, property worth N8.5m in Kwara
Ravaging fire engulfed a block of seven flats at Olorunsogo area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State in the early hours of Sunday and left household property estimated at about N8.5million destroyed....

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...