2022-09-06

Varsity ready to export shea butter VC
The Management of the University of Ilorin has disclosed that the institution was set to begin the exportation of multi-purpose Shea butter very soon. Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, the Vice Chancellor of the Unive...

Unilorin ASUU seeks elders' intervention in ending strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin (Unilorin) chapter, has called on well-meaning Nigerian leaders to swiftly intervene in the ongoing industrial dispute between the union and the Fed...

Police Kill 2 Bandits, Rescue Kidnap Victims In Katsina
Katsina State Police Command said its operatives have foiled a banditry attack in Juga village of Kankia local government of the state, killing two terrorists and rescuing a 60-year-old man during the operation. ...

13 Professors Jostle For UNILORIN Vice Chancellor's Seat
The tenure of the incumbent and the 10th vice-chancellor of the university, Prof Sulyman Age AbdulKareem will end on October 15, 2022. LEADERSHIP gathered that the 13 candidates who have been shortlisted for th...

'N1.5b Kwara International market ready
The N1.5 billion Kwara State International Market in Gbugbu in Edu Local Government Area is about 98 per cent completed, the Project Site Engineer, Yisa Gisang, has said. Gisang said the market was divided into...

Alleged N11.9bn Loot: Group Seeks Anti-corruption Agency In Kwara
The Elite Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) has called for the establishment an anti-corruption agency in Kwara State. ENetSuD's demand followed a forensic report indicating that the administration ...

2022-09-05

CAFCC: Kwara United To Arrive in Lagos On Tuesday
In preparation for the preliminary round match of the CAF Confederation Cup, Nigeria's representative in the competition Kwara United have concluded arrangements to arrive in Lagos on Tuesday, BSNSports.com.ng report...

2023: Shagaya consults Ilorin Baloguns, Imams, welcomes Ajifat supporters to MSM
The Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), for the Ilorin West/Asa Federal House of Representatives, Mallam Muktar Tolani Shagaya , on Saturday visited the Balogun Ajikobi, Alhaji Isiaq Yusuf; Balogun...

Kayode Alabi Leadership implements Skill2Rural Bootcamp in Kwara
The Kwara state branch of Kayode Alabi Leadership and Career Initiative (KLCI) has implemented Skill2Rural Bootcamp on August 19th and 20th, 2022. KLCI is a youth-led nonprofit organization that uses three-pron...

Kwara Community Launches Police Headquarters Project
The foundation laying ceremony of the multimillion naira Okelele Divisional Police Headquarters in Ilorin, Kwara State was performed yesterday. The project conceived to beef up security in the area which had fo...

Saraki, others' govts abandoned education sector – Kwara gov
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has given an insight into how his administration saved tertiary institutions from collapse for lack of support, saying the previous government totally neglected the school...

We are better off under AbdulRazaq's govt: Kwara college of education teachers
Teachers across Kwara State Colleges of Education have said that their welfare has improved tremendously under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, adding that they are proud of their decision to support him in 2019. ...

2022-09-04

2023: No primary election held in Kwara – Senator Oloriegbe
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has again criticized the conduct of the last party primaries in the Stat...

HYPPADEC Trains 625 Kwara Youths
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has commenced a skills acquisition training for 625 youths in Ilorin, Kwara State. The programne tagged youth transformation programne (...

Kwara United will excel at Continental, says Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend expressed optimism that the Kwara United FC will outshine its competitors at the Continental game, assuring the team of his administration's support to boost t...

2022-09-03

NFF Elections: AbdulRazaq endorses Kwara FA boss for board membership
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has endorsed the candidature of the dtate Football Association Chairman, Malam Idris Musa, for a place on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) in the Sept. 30 election...

Saliu Mustapha Foundation begins installation of 17 motorized boreholes in Kwara communities
The Turaki of Ilorin and All Progressives Congress flag bearer in the 2023 Kwara Central senatorial race, Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has commenced the installation of seventeen ultramodern motorised boreholes in communitie...

Internet Fraud: Eight People Jailed In Kwara State
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of eight convicts: two siblings and six other internet fraudsters. The siblings: Ayuba ...

Moro Youths Hail Prof. Dasilva's Reappointment as CMD University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
Youths from Moro local government area of Kwara state have paid a congratulatory visit to the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, Prof. Yusuf Abdullahi Dasilva, to felicita...

Ex-Nigerian Envoy To Saudi Arabia, Imam, Buried As Kwara Gov Mourns
The remains of Nigeria's former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, AbdulKadir Imam, were on Friday, interred at his GRA residence, Ilorin, Kwara State. Ambassador Imam died on Thursday at the age of 90. The Ch...

Presidency, Kwara Governor, Others Celebrate 3 Media Gurus
Three distinguished Kwarans were on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 honoured with the prestigious award of Fellow of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations(FNIPR) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),Abuja . Th...

Blackout: Kwara Govt approves procurement of transformers
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has approved the procurement of more electricity transformers for deserving communities across the state. Hajia Mariam Ahmed, the state Commissioner for Energy, confirmed th...

Gunmen Storm Kwara Community, Abduct Man, Daughter In-Law
Gunmen on Tuesday night invaded Gaa Olobi community in Okoolowo area of Ilorin, Kwara State, and abducted a man, Kazeem Asalapa, and the wife of his son. A resident, who gave his name as Saka, said, “The gunmen...

Kwara Customs boss warns factories against non-compliance with excise duty
New Customs Area Comptroller in Kwara State, Aliyu Gaya Bello, has warned factories in the state against compromising on their excise duty. He read the riot act to all excise duty factories saying they will be ...