2022-08-21

The Polytechnic Ojoku gets operation license
The Rector of The Polytechnic Ojoku, Salaudeen Oyewale, on August 17, visited the liaison office of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Abuja for the official presentation of the Institution's License to...

ICT boosts exports, sustains Nigeria's $420bn economy –Experts
Experts in global export business have said that success of Nigeria's local exports business in the 21st century will be determined by digital marketing operations. They have also said that the digital operatio...

Strike: Resident doctors extend ultimatum by two weeks
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has shifted its decision on the ultimatum it issued to the Federal Government by two weeks, The PUNCH reports. The association said it shifted its decision to give r...

Kwara Rice Farmers Seek Dredging Of River Niger
Rice farmers in Kwara State have called on the federal government to dredge the River Niger to increase harvest circles in the state. Most of the farmers now do only two season farming, rainy season and irrigat...

Police Dismiss Video Of Protest By Constabularies In Kwara
The police authorities in Kwara State have dismissed a viral video regarding a protest by some policemen over alleged non-payment of one year's salary. About 1,056 special constables had manned some strategic a...

Special constabularies free to disengage – Kwara CP
Kwara State special police constabularies are at liberty to honourably disengage from the service if they so wish, the state Police Commissioner, Tuesday Assayomo has declared. He stated this on Saturday while ...

2022-08-20

Kwara Pastor allegedly rapes three biological sisters, sent to prison
An Ilorin Magistrate Court in Kwara State has remanded a Pastor, Makanjuola Olabisi Lanre of the Revolutionary Insight Church in Ilorin, at the Mandala Correctional facility for allegedly raping three biological sister...

2022-08-19

Group trains 60 Interfaith leaders, students
A fellow of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligiious and intercultural dialogue (KAICIID) 2022 Cohort, Imam Shefiu Abdulkareem Majemu, the founder of the Strength in Diversity Developmen...

Court Remands Security Guard Over Alleged Theft Of N1.8m UNILORIN Property
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court, on Thursday, remanded a 28-year-old security guard, Kaura Joseph, for allegedly stealing items worth N1.8m from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Ilorin in Kwara ...

Kwara NMA seeks partnership with NSCDC on safety of members
The newly elected executive members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Kwara State Branch have opened a strategic partnership path with the Nigeria Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC), Kwara State Command. In a c...

Ekiti LG wins inter local government radio quiz competition in Kwara
The Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara has emerged winner of the State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) Junior Secondary School Students inter-local government radio quiz competition. The News Agency...

Ogunjobi Cup: Kwara, Ogun out as Osun, Oyo secure semifinal berth
The Day 2 of the ongoing Taiwo Ogunjobi Cup saw the elimination of two states with Kwara and Ogun State already out of the competition after recording their second loss on Thursday. After losing 1-0 to Ekiti St...

Rotavirus: Kwara Govt Urges Caregivers To Immunise Children Against Diseases
The Kwara Government on Thursday advised mothers and caregivers to make their wards and children available for immunisation against Rotavirus and other diseases. Dr Dupe Shittu, the state Mobilisation Officer, ...

Avoid acts of misconduct – New Kwara Customs boss, Bello tells officers
Aliyu Gaya Bello, new Comptroller, Kwara State Customs Command, has cautioned officers of the command against negative acts. He warned that such acts will not be tolerated under his watch. Bello stated ...

Kwara State Customs Command Gets New Area Comptroller
The Kwara Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service now has a new Area Comptroller, Aliyu Bello. Comptroller Bello who was transferred from Zone A Headquarters, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, took over the mantle ...

2022-08-18

EFCC Charges DNFBPs on New Anti-money Laundering Legislation
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday urged Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to conduct their dealings in line with the provisions of the newly enacted Money Launderi...

AbdulRazaq dedicates Blueprint award to all Kwarans
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has dedicated the award of Governor of the Year, in Governance and Sustainable Development by Blueprint Newspapers Limited to the people of the state for giving him the ne...

Emir of Ilorin Congratulates IBB at 81
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has congratulated the former Nigeria's military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd), on the occas...

Kwara Govt. insists on clean, conducive environment
Kwara Government has reiterated its commitment towards sustaining an environment, clean and conducive for healthy living of the people in the state. The Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Remilekun Banigbe reass...

Masari attends prayer session in Ilorin for restoration of peace in Katsina
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has attended a special prayer session organised for the restoration of peace and security to the state and Nigeria in general in Ilorin, Kwara. The Director-General (DG), New...

RTEAN applauds Kwara governor for empowering members with 25 mini-buses
The national leadership of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has applauded Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for providing 25 mini-buses for its members in the state. The union s...

Kwara Court Remands Disc Jockey For Attempted Murder Of Policemen
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court has ordered the remand of a disc jockey, Monday Ajeagbu for allegedly attempting to kill police officers at ACE club bar, unity road, Ilorin, Kwara State. The police first informati...