2022-02-17

KWSG DISTRIBUTES INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS IN THE STATE
The Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has flagged off another distribution of instructional materials to schools across the sixteen local government areas of Kwara state. At the flag off ceremony toda...

Polaris Bank Donates N5m for Construction of CBT Centre at Kwara State Polytechnic
The Managing Director of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Innocent C. Ike, has reiterated the commitment of the bank to improve the standard of education in Nigeria through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) intervention...

Bill to establish School of Midwifery in Kwara for public hearing
A Bill to establish Federal College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ayedun in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara has passed for public hearing in the House of Representatives. Rep. Tunji Olawuyi (APC-Kwara), the spo...

Kwara Gov, Usifoh, Task Pharmacists on Improved Healthcare Access
The Governor of Kwara State, Gov Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq; Prof. Cyril Usifoh, president, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN); Dr Olubunmi Jetawo-Winter, executive secretary, Kwara State Health In>surance Agency, and ot...

NPFL: Kwara Utd go 4th after victory over Enyimba
Kwara United laboured hard on Wednesday to defeat Enyimba International FC of Aba 1-0 in Ilorin and move three places on the log after Match Day 13 in the 2021/2022 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). With...

2022-02-16

Kwara government to create anti-building collapse agency
The Kwara Government has announced plans to create a functional building control agency that will inspect, approve and certify every stage of building construction in the state. Gov. AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq said th...

UNILORIN pre-degree student found dead in hotel swimming pool in Ilorin
The dead body of a pre-degree student of the University of Ilorin has been found in the swimming pool of a hotel in the state. The body according to findings by DAILY POST, was discovered last Friday. The ...

Enyimba engage Kwara in tricky tie Agency Report 16 February 2022 Kindly share this story:
Eight-time NPFL champions Enyimba will be aiming to record their third away win of the season when they face Kwara United at the Ilorin stadium on Wednesday (today). The People's Elephant defeated Sunshine Star...

2022-02-15

Kwara Constitutes 12-Person Inter-Religious Council
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has constituted a 12-member Inter-Religious Council (IREC) comprising elder statesmen, women and clergies drawn from the Muslim and Christian communities in the state. In a state...

Kwara: The Men Angling For Governor Abdurazak's Job
Few, if any state, will generate as much political interest as Kwara North-Central as the countdown to 2023 general elections begins in earnest. Up for grabs is the governorship seat, currently occupied by the incumben...

NSCDC warns against hoarding of fuel, hike in pump price in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Sunday, threatened to seal fuel stations engaged in hoarding or selling petrol above the official pump price in the state. The...

Hijab Crisis: Kwara Muslims Ask Govt To Set Up Commission Of Inquiry
Kwara State Muslim stakeholders, on Friday, urged the state government to enforce its policy on wearing hijab by Muslim schoolgirls in all government grant-aided secondary schools. They made the call while addr...

Group moves to reduce maternal mortality in Kwara
At least 16,000 women have been earmarked to receive healthcare services to reduce maternal mortality across the 16 local governments of Kwara state. A Maternal Health Advocate, Dr Elizabeth Ijaodola-Johnson ma...

How Kwara, Imo states muddle up physical planning, by NITP
These are not the best of times for town planning practice as most of the state governments have relegated the issues of cities and towns master planning to the background and abused physical developments. The ...

Kwara traditional rulers decry worsening insecurity in Igbominaland
Prominent traditional rulers in Igbominaland of Kwara State have expressed concern over the worsening security challenges in the area. The rulers however gave assurance that concrete measures are being taken to...

Anambra governorship election petition tribunal begins sitting in Ilorin
The Anambra State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday commenced sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Election Tribunal, chaired by Justice Balikisu Mohammed, has Justices Edem Akpan and H. O. Oyanjimi...

Fire guts 8-bedroom apartment in Ilorin
Fire ravaged a building of about eight bedrooms on Monday, in Ilorin, destroying valuables worth millions of naira. The incident occurred at about 17:09hrs, as a result of power surge, spokesperson of the State Fir...

Over 100 officers undergoing promotion examination training in Kwara -Army official
No fewer than 100 officers drawn from various Army formations across the country are currently undergoing practical promotion examination at the 22 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin. The examina...

Man bags 18 months imprisonment for love scam in Ilorin on Valentine's Day
Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court in Ilorin on Monday, February 14, 2022, convicted and sentenced a 25-year-old man, Olaleye Paul from Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State to 18months imprisonment ov...

LG boss rallies Ekiti, Kwara hunters against transborder kidnappers
Following incessant cases of kidnapping in Ero Local Council Development Area (LCDA), the Chairman of the Council, Hon. Akin Alebiosu, has initiated a synergy between local hunters in the axis with the border towns of Kwa...

2023: Senatorial Ambition of Gov's Allies Cause Ripples in Kwara
Ahead of 2023, the Kwara Central Senatorial District ambition of the three allies of the state governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, may have continued to cause ripples in the four local government councils of Ilorin W...

2022-02-14

Digitization: Emir Of Ilorin Lauds Governor AbdulRazaq
The Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari has applauded the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the recent introduction of digitization in public primary schools across the state. He made the commenda...