2022-08-05

KWSG KICK STARTS STATE-WIDE FREE MEDICAL & SURGICAL HEALTH CARE INTERVENTION
The Free Medical and Surgical Healthcare Intervention programme of the Kwara state government for year 2022 has been taken off at Malete, Moro Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Hea...

Olokoba Urges Nigerians To Cooperate With Fashola Over Nation's Infrastructural Devt
Comrade Razaq Olokoba, renowned activist and Convener of Razaq Kolade Olokoba Political Network Group, has urged Nigerians to maximise support for Babatunde Raji Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing and cooperate wit...

Student association raises N1.5m for cancer patient
Government High School Ilorin Old Students Association has raised a sum of N1.5m for the treatment of cancer for a student of the school, Muritala Halima. The fund raising for the school projects and the treatm...

EFCC Recovers N8.7m Cars From 'Yahoo Corps Member', Two Others
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a corps member currently serving in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, one Adetuberu Christopher Adetoyese, over offences bo...

Saliu Mustapha, CuteAbiola to explore opportunities for Kwara Central youths in the creative industry
All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial Candidate for Kwara Central and Turaki of Ilorin Emirate, Mallam Saliu Mustapha on Thursday met Kwara born Comedian, Abdulgafaru Ahmad popularly known as Cute Abiola. ...

Kwara governor appoints Nollywood's Muka Ray as aide
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of has appointed a Nollywood actor, Eyiwumi Aramide, popularly known as Muka Ray, as his Senior Special Assistant on Culture and Tourism. This is contained in a state...

Ilorin court remands three suspected kidnappers
Three suspected armed kidnappers have been remanded in Ilorin correctional centre. They are Bature Seriki, Lawal Jamiu, and Fatimoh Anaruwa. The suspects, according to the police First Information Repor...

Kwara Under AbdulRazaq Utilising Our Grants Efficiently, Says UBEC
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) yesterday said Kwara remains one of the states expeditiously deploying its grants meant for the development of basic education. Stressing that the organisation ha...

“No Part Of Kwara Is Without Good Impacts”- Governor
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says no part of the state is without the projects or beneficiaries of various programmes of his administration. The projects include; road, potable water, health...

Kwara PDP's Comeback Bid Laughable, Says Gov AbdulRazaq
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, described as laughable the comeback bid of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. AbdulRazaq spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, a...

Kwara govt fails to deliver N138m project after paying contractor – ENETSUD
FINDINGS by Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENETSUD), a civil society organisation, has shown that the Kwara State Government, through the Ministry of Energy, failed to ensure delivery of a contract...

2022-08-04

NAFDAC encourages Kwara MSMEs through cluster facilities, online registration
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it encourages Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kwara through cluster facilities and online registration. The NAFDAC C...

Labour Institute To Build Capacity Of Union Leaders
Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin, Kwara State, has unveiled plans to organise capacity building training programme for the leadership of the in- house industrial unions. The...

Aiteo Cup: Wikki Tourists beat Kwara United to advance to Round 16
Wikki Tourists Football Club of Bauchi on Wednesday in Abuja defeated Kwara United FC of Ilorin to advance to the round 16 of the ongoing 2022 Aiteo Federation Cup competition. The round of 32 match was played ...

Kwara Tackles Zoonotic Diseases, Begins Anti-Rabies Vaccination
In its effort to eradicate incidences of rabies through dog and cat bites in Kwara State, the state government has commenced the 2022 state-wide anti rabies mass vaccination exercise in Ilorin. New Telegraph's investig...

ASUU Strike: We Can't Afford To Abandon Students – Kwara Senator
Disturbed by the lingering industrial action of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, has expressed hope that the matter would soon ...

Kwara State Launches CHIPS To Improve PHC Services
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday flagged off the state's Community Health Influencers, Promoters and Services (CHIPS) programme to strengthen access to primary healthcare services in the state. R...

Abdulrazaq Deploys Troops to Flush Criminals Out of Kwara Forest
An aggressive combat operation to flush out criminal elements at the Ile Ire forest in Kwara State has begun, PRNigeria learnt. This followed the recent mobilisation of troops of the Nigerian Army by the State ...

Terrorists' Threat: Ekiti, Kwara reach agreement on boundary patrol
Ekiti and Kwara states have agreed to take joint responsibility for monitoring the security situation in their boundary towns following threats in the areas. A security meeting held on Tuesday at Otun Ekiti, br...

Kwara Rep Aspirant, Ajia, Mourns ACP Oladigbolu, Consoles IG, Others
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for Ilorin West/Asa federal constituency, Ibrahim Ajia, has commiserated with the inspector general of police, Alkali Usman over the demise of the Area ...

Exam failure: 17-year-old Kwara student allegedly commits suicide
A 17-year-old student of Offa Grammar School, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, identified as Adegoke Adeyemi, has reportedly committed suicide as a result of his failure to gain promotion to the next class in...

2022-08-03

Kwara TESCOM Releases Staff Promotion Letters
Following the approval Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq that promotion exercise be conducted for the state Teaching Service Commission Staff, the management of the Commission has commenced the issuance of promotion le...

Kwara Central: Mr. Nigeria begs Oloriegbe to work for APC success
The Publisher of Kwara People Magazine and Technical Adviser of GOAL MOVEMENT, Hon. Abdul-Hameed Oladipupo Alli (Mr. Nigeria) has urged Sen. Yahyah Oloriegbe to rescind his recent decision not work for the success of t...

OPINION: Abdullahi's Antecedents Prepare Him for Senate Seat by Hammed Shittu
Hammed Shittu writes that PDP Kwara Central senatorial candidate and former minister of Youths and Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, has set out agenda that would assist him to make unprecedented representation at the National...

Kwara group campaigns for Tinubu's presidency
A group, Tinubu Triumphant Forum (TTF), on Tuesday began a public sensitisation on the emergence of Bola Tinubu as president in 2023. Abdulhameed Sambo, the Coordinator of TTF in Diaspora, urged members to go t...

Court Remands 2 Kwara Businessmen Over Alleged Murder
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court has ordered the remand of two businessmen who were fingered in the death of their colleague, one Ifeanyi Onwubika, in Baruten local government area of Kwara State. The Police First ...

Kwara communities get boreholes after years of sharing water sources with cows
But for the recent intervention of a civil society organisation (CSO), for two communities in Kwara, it would have been year after year of competing with animals for access to the available sources of water. Fo...

Saraki, Fayemi, Adeniyi to Attend Omoluabi Summit in Ilorin
Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; chairman, Editorial Board of THISDAY Newspaper, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi and member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller...

Kwara Gov Swears-in New Commisssioners, Reshuffles Cabinet
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has inaugurated five new Commissioners and a Special Adviser. The governor also effected a minor cabinet reshuffle that saw four commissioners swapping offices....

Panic In Kwara Community Over Kidnapping
The people of Asa local government area of Kwara State are now living in fears following incessant cases of kidnapping of motorists and farmers in the area. LEADERSHIP gathered that incidences of kidnapping hav...

Last Batch Of 328 Kwara Pilgrims Arrive From Saudi Arabia
The last batch of pilgrims from Kwara State, who performed this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, have returned to Ilorin early Wednesday morning. The pilgrims numbering 328 arrived the Ilorin International Airport ...

2022-08-02

Five months after creation, Kwara NAPTIP secures first conviction
Five months after its creation in March 2022, the Kwara State command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has secured its first conviction. The Commander of NAPTIP in t...

Kwara ready for census – NPC Director
The National Population Commission (NPC), Kwara office, has said that the 16 local government areas in the state are set for the forthcoming census. The state Director, NPC, Malam Saheed Adebayo, confirmed the ...

Kwara poly reconstitutes anti- corruption unit
The Rector, Kwara state polytechnic, Ilorin, Muhammed Jimoh Abdul, has inaugurated the institution's reconstituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) as part of measures to complement the federal government's...

Mohammed Ajia condoles IGP over death of Area Commander in Kwara
Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives candidate for the Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency, has commiserated with Alkali Baba Usman, Inspector General of Police, on the untime...

Kwara promotes over 300 revenue staff
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has elevated 332 members of staff of the service to their next ranks. Similarly, 235 others have their steps upgraded in the 2021 promotion exercise. Tho...

AbdulRazaq Inspects Work At Ilorin Visual Arts Centre
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday paid a working visit to the Ilorin Visual Arts Centre. The Governor inspected the progress and quality of the construction work at the facility in the compa...