2022-09-14

Kuyi Bridge: AbdulRazaq Promises Prompt Remedy
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, assessed collapsed Kuyi bridge in Patigi. The bridge collapsed on Tuesday morning following heavy rain and flooding. Represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, the...

We're impressed with Kwara's use of UBEC grant: House of Reps
Kwara State again came up for national applause on Tuesday as the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Basic Education and Services commended the state for efficient use of basic education grants and the state ...

Kwara Civil Servant Charged With Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a 43-year-old civil servant, Lambe Binta, in Kwara State for giving false information, internet fraud and being in possessio...

Kwara musician, others bag 20 years for cybercrime
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a Lokoja- born musician, Samuel Onojah, and two others to 20 years imprisonment for offences bordering on cy...

Kwara Monarch Disowns Audio Message Against APC
A frontline traditional ruler in Kwara State, the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba AbdulRaheem Adeoti, has dissociated his Council and the town from an audio message in circulation, asking candidates of the All Progressives Cong...

School Projects: Reps Recommend Kwara For Quality Delivery Award
House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on basic education and services has recommended Kwara State for quality delivery award, following the state's judicious utilisation of the Universal Basic Education Commission ...

Ilorin residents charged to embrace clean environment culture
The Kwara State Government has again reaffirmed its readiness to get rid of any environmental nuisance to avert preventable disaster in the state. The General Manager, Kwara State Environmental Protection Agenc...

Kwara: Robbers invade church, houses, steal money
Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday midnight invaded the priest's house of the Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Anglican Communion located at Sabo-Oke area, Ilorin, Kwara State capital and carted away items worth millions of n...

I'll Be Fair To All, Says UNILORIN VC-designate
Vice chancellor-designate of the University of Ilorin, Prof WahabEgbewole (SAN) has pledged that his administration will be fair to all in its dealings and be just in all circumstances. The university's direc...

Kwara Assembly goes tough against indiscriminate refuse dump
Kwara State House of Assembly has called for tough sanctions against indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages by members of the public. This was part of the resolution adopted on a matter of general public...

Two suspected kidnappers killed, victims rescued in Kwara
Two suspected kidnappers have been killed by operatives of the Kwara State police command in an exchange of gunfire. DAILY POST learnt that they were accosted in the bush while trying to share the ransom collec...

2022-09-13

Ilorin Emirate, ASUU, NASU, Others Laud Appointment of New Unilorin VC
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU), the umbrella union of Ilorin indigenes both at home and abroad have urged indigenes of the town to cooperate with the incoming Vice Chancellor of the Unive...

KWASU hails new Unilorin VC, Egbewole
The Vice Chancellor, Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Muhammed Akanbi, has congratulated Prof. Wahab Egbewole, on his appointment as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin). ...

UNILORIN lucky having Egbewole as VC
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has congratulated Prof Wahab Egbewole for emerging the 12th Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin. Its director Prof Ishaq Akintola, described Egbewole as most eminently ...

Kwara's Ogundokun wins 4th Dynamite Opens Scrabble tourney
Akeem Ogundokun claimed the top title in the just-concluded 4th Dynamite Opens Scrabble Tournament held over the weekend in Lagos. The tournament was designed exclusively for new entrants, students and players ...

Kwara govt reaffirms commitment to sustainable agriculture
The Kwara State Government has stated that it is prepared to encourage all-year farming activities in order to ensure massive food production in the state. The announcement was made by Malam AbdulLateef Alakawa...

Kwara Abductees Told To Pay Ransom From Proceeds Of Sold House
One Mr Kazeem Asalapa who was abducted penultimate week at Gaa Olobi community at Okoolowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State, together with his daughter in-law, have reportedly paid N1m to secure their freedom. A res...

2022-09-12

EFCC arrests Chinese expatriate for illegal mining
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in its efforts to curb the non-payment of royalties on mineral resources in the country to the Federal Government, has arrested a 29-year-old Chinese, Gang Deng, for allege...

Committee Hails NEPZA on Projects Execution at Economic Zones
The Joint Projects Monitoring Committee, which comprised of officials from the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) has expressed satisfaction over the le...

Kwara APC Refunds Fees to Aggrieved Members
The All Progressive Congress, Kwara State, has disclosed that it has commenced the refund of the administrative fee in a bid to placate aggrieved members of the party in the state. The Chairman Kwara APC, Mr. S...

Kwara account: APC, PDP disagree over forensic auditing
The All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State have disagreed over whether an external auditor should be engaged to examine the state government account when there is the Auditor General's de...

Tension over delay in appointment of Offa Poly rector
There is tension at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State over the refusal of the Minister of Education Adamu Adamu to appoint a new rector for the institution. The tenure of the erstwhile rector, Dr. Late...

CAF: Rivers, Kwara on brink of qualification
While Rivers United, champions of the 2021/22 Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday defeated Liberian champions Watanga FC 3-0 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League qualifying match, Kwara United in Lag...

Tragedy as 32-year-old man plunges into Asa River in Ilorin
A 32-year-old man, Peter Ajayi, reportedly plunged into the Asa River behind All Saints Anglican Church on Taiwo Isale road in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Thursday. DAILY POST reports that in what looked li...

2022-09-11

Eleven percent of coys close in Kwara-SON
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) at the weekend revealed the figure of indigenous companies closing down in the state is alarming. It specifically, hinted that at least, eleven percent of those compa...

Six Internet Fraudsters Bag Jail Terms in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 secured the conviction and sentencing of six internet fraudsters. They were sentenced to various j...