2022-03-23

Kwara NSCDC sensitizes pupils, students against sexual abuse, child labour
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps( NSCDC) has began a seven- day sensitization and enlightening programme with the aim of  educating  the school pupils on the danger of sexu...

Kwara women rally for second term for Governor AbdulRazaq in Ilorin
Scores of Kwara women held a rally on Wednesday on the streets of Ilorin to drum support for the second term ambition of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq ahead of the 2023 general elections. The women most of ...

Kwara Gov Moves To Grant Judiciary, Legislature Autonomy
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday, sent two Executive Bills to the State House of Assembly, seeking to grant financial autonomy to both legislative and judicial arms of the state government....

Kwara Gov condoles with Engr. Musa Yeketi over son's death
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with former Commissioner of Education and APC chieftain Engineer Musa Yeketi on the "unfortunate death" of his son, Engr. Nafiu Yeketi. In a statement Tuesd...

I Will Not Make NASS Victim Of The Executive - Saraki
Immediate past Chairman of the National Assembly and President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Abubakar Saraki has said he would bridge the political gap between the National Assembly and the Executive arm of government ...

2023 Elections 'll Proof Saraki Dynasty another Acceptability in Kwara Politics, Says PDP Senatorial Aspirant
A Former Member of House of Representatives representing Ilorin East and Ilorin South Federal Constituency of Kwara State, Hon. Amuda Kannike has said that the next elections would prove to be another acceptance of the...

HYPPADEC to empower Kwara 690 youths
The Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission has inaugurated a skill empowerment programme for 690 youths in Kwara State. According to the commission, intending participants in the training ca...

The Task Before the Abdulrazaq's APC Zoning Committee
Going by his track record, Nseobong Okon-Ekong writes that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State will make a good job of his latest assignment as head of the All Progressives Congress' Zoning Committee ...

Lai Mohammed's loyalists quit APC in Kwara, join SDP
Members of the All Progressives Congress faction loyal to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in Kwara State have dumped the party. Our correspondent however gathered that while a few ...

2022-03-22

Ex-Kwara Commissioner Loses Son 24hrs After Daughter's Wedding
A former Commissioner for Education in Kwara State, Engr Musa Yeteti, has lost one of his sons, Engr Nafiu. The deceased, a Civil Engineer, who died around 11am in Lagos, was reportedly rushed to a private hosp...

Saraki: APC Is A Party Full Of Deceit
Former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki has stated that the ruling All Progressives Congress is a party full of deceit. Saraki also added that the party has ruined Nigeria. This was stated on Mond...

Father laments as female undergraduate disappears in Kwara
A father, Abdullahi Garba, has lamented the disappearance of his daughter, Rabiat, in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Rabiat, who is studying Chemistry a...

KWASU union laments poor funding
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Kwara State University branch has lamented poor funding of the institution by the Kwara State government. It stated that such predicament is currently responsible for i...

Kwara Police foreclose payment of ransom for kidnap victims
The Kwara State Police Command, yesterday, foreclosed any negotiation for payments of ransom to kidnappers in the state. Spokesman of the command, Superintendent Ajayi Okasanmi, told The Guardian in Ilorin that...

2022-03-21

2 Nabbed Over Attempt To Rob, Kill Hawker In Kwara
An Ilorin magistrate's court has ordered the remand of two suspects over an alleged attempt to murder a sugarcane seller, Habila Salisu, in Eiyenkorin, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The suspects wer...

Transporters 'Divert' N17m Worth Of Iron Rod In Kwara
Two transporters, Hycienth Odinaka, and Sanusi Muhammed have been remanded by a magistrate's court sitting in Ilorin for allegedly diverting iron rods worth N17m. They were dragged to court for offenses borderi...

Lawan, AbdulRazaq, Sadiq Get Kaiama Emirate Titles
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was yesterday turbaned the Kaura Kaiama, the defender of Kaiama Emirate, in recognition of his administration's developmental strides in the area. The governor was t...

City FC beat ABS FC 2-1
City Football Club of Abuja on Sunday beat visiting ABS FC of Ilorin 2-1 in a Match Day 6 fixture in Group A1 of the 2021/2022 Nigeria National League (NNL). In the match played at the Area 10 pitch in Abuja, A...

Kwara Lawmaker Empowers Constituents With POS Machines, Take-Off Grant, Others
A member representing Omupo state constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulganiyu Folabi Salahuddeen has presented Point of Sale(POS) machines with a take-off grant, among other items to 1,000 membe...

Vigilantes Rescue 5 APC Members, Kill Abductors In Kwara
Abductors of the six stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara State have been killed in a rescue operation conducted by local vigilante. LEADERSHIP gathered that the kidnappers were shot dead on...

Saraki's Associate, Scores Defect From PDP To APC In Kwara
A close associate and confidant of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Alhaji Musa Yeketi, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. ...

APC Women Leader Killed in Kwara
A woman leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reportedly killed in Kwara state over the weekend during an exchange of gun fire in a rescue operation between the bandits and combined team of soldiers and hun...

I Will Personally Track N24bn Earmarked By FG For Road In Kwara - Lawan
Senate President Ahmed Lawan on Sunday promised to personally track the N24bn earmarked for the rehabilitation of the Kishi-Kaiama road in Kwara State. Lawan spoke in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state a...

2022-03-20

PDP suspends Kwara ex-commissioner, Musa Yeketi for alleged anti-party activities
A prominent member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Engr Musa Ayinla Yeketi has been suspended for alleged anti-party activities. A statement by the ward Chairman and the Secretary, Malam S...

Authors meet in Ilorin, discuss developmental literature
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, came alive for literature penultimate weekend. It was the gathering of members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) where the national executive council and the state chapters c...