2022-02-13

Fresh medical students often run, faint during first encounter with corpses in anatomy lab - Prof Ajao
A professor of Anatomy at the University of Ilorin, Moyosore Ajao, speaks to TUNDE OYEKOLA about his experience teaching the course over the last 22 years How long have you been teaching human anatomy? I joi...

Group Launches Initiative To Reduce Poverty, Maternal Mortality In Kwara
As part of efforts to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) operating under the aegis of 'Delouse Rural and Urban Women Initiative' has launched a 3-year initiative programme to tackl...

2022-02-11

Poor Reading Culture Fueling High Rate Of Examination Malpractice In Schools - National Librarian, Anunobi
National Librarian and Chief Executive Officer of the National Library of Nigeria, Professor Chinwe Anunobi, has lamented that poor reading culture among Nigerians, especially the youths, is responsible for the high ...

Shonga Farm used to fleece public patrimony: Kwara Govt
*Says farms sold with no trace of any remittance *Says negotiating to retrieve seized properties from AMCON Kwara State Government on Thursday said the state had been fraudulently negotiated into underwriting...

Kwara Government pledges improved corps members' welfare
The Kwara Government has renewed its resolve to improve the welfare of NYSC members posted to the state. The government promised to ensure that no stone is left unturned in its intent to make the atmosphere favoura...

2022-02-10

Kwara Gov congratulates Oloro on 20th coronation anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Oloro of Oro Kingdom Oba Abdulrafiu Olaniyi Oyelaran I on the 20th anniversary of his ascending the throne of his forebears, praying God to grant the ...

Emir of Ilorin's brother joins 2023 House of Reps race
Yusuf Zulu-Gambari, one of the brothers of the Emir of Ilorin, Dr Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari, has joined the race for the house of representatives from Kwara state. He's planning to represent Ilorin East and Ilorin South...

Two kidnap victims rescued in Kwara
Two persons, Samuel Faremi and Emmanuel Adeyemi, abducted on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in Obbo-Ayegunle town, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been rescued. The police report indicated that they...

Kwara State moves to stop reckless refuse dumping
Kwara State government has concluded plans to intensify efforts at curbing indiscriminate dumping of refuse to avert epidemics in the state. The move is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, State...

Hijab: NSCIA Talks Tough, Urges Kwara To Change Schools' Names
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), headed by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday urged the Kwara State Government to change the names of all the grant-aided public s...

Kwara's Unending War Of The Veils
The title of this column is not from a fantasy novel. Neither is it from an epic TV show like Game of Thrones or Lord of the Rings. It is from recent happenings in Kwara State, happen...

2022-02-09

Long queues in Kwara, as fuel scarcity persists
A number of filling stations in Kwara State have begun to witness long queues as a result of nascent fuel scarcity in the state. While some filling stations don’t sell fuel at all, few others in Ilorin,...

Look Beyond 'Poltical Dealers, Aremu Tells Nigerians
Ahead of 2023 polls, former Vice President, Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and now Director General of Michael Imodu National Institute for Labour Studies, Ilorin, Comrade Issa Aremu has said that the passage of Electoral A...

Kwara NSCDC nabs woman, 58, for human trafficking, child labour
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, has arrested a woman, Modupe Bello, over her alleged involvement in human trafficking and child labour. Modupe, 58 of B5, Cappa street,...

COEASU Threatens Industrial Action In Kwara
Members of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) have called for dialogue with the Kwara State government over the non-implementation of consequential adjustment of the national minimum wage among staff ...

2023: Kwara APC Chieftain Battles Incumbent Senator For Ticket
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State and one of the close allies of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Alhaji Yahaya Seriki, has vowed to take the Kwara Central senatorial district ticket of the...