2022-01-31

Kwara govt petitions police over publication of forged statements on social media
The Media Office of the Kwara State Government has petitioned the Commissioner of Police in the state, Tuesday Assayomo, to unravel those behind the posting of forged statements and mischievous publications on social medi...

OPINION: Why Kwara Govt Built Capacity of Press Secretaries. By Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola
Apart from heavily investing to grow basic infrastructure in education, health and road sectors, another top priority for the present administration in Kwara state is human capital development, as evidently pursued in the...

Minimum Wage: AbdulRazaq is Kwara's long-awaited Messiah - Towoju
The Kwara State Commissioner of Communications, Hon. Olabode George Towoju, has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the "Messiah of Kwara State," following the recent approval of the issuance of pending promoti...

Abdulrazaq implements 30k minimum wage for all Kwara govt workers
Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has started implementing N30, 000 minimum wage for workers in the State. It was gathered workers in the State Government’s employment on Monday got alert of their Jan...

Phone repairer gets 1 year jail term for cybercrime
A 25-year-old phone repairer, Abdulkazeem Ridwan, on Monday bagged 12 months jail term from cybercrime offences and possession of fraudulent funds. The convict hails from Surulere Local Government Area, Ogbom...

3-Year-Old Girl Abducted From Home In Kwara
A three-year-old girl, Mutmaina, has been abducted at Aiyetoro community of Zango-Kulende Quarters in Ilorin, the kwara State capital. The father of the girl, Ahmed Azeez, said she was abducted by a lady around...

Kwara Gov congratulates NLC leader Yasin over honorary doctoral degree
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Nigerian Labour Congress Deputy President Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin on the honorary doctoral degree in Public Administration conferred on him by the Taraba...

Driver On Video Call Crushes Waitress
A middle-aged waitress has been crushed by a driver suspected to be on a video call around Arca Santa Events Centre, Ajase-Ipo, in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. Witnesses told Daily Trust that the driver,...

2022-01-30

Lokosa, Danbani score as Kwara United down Gombe
Kwara United on Sunday returned to winning ways with two goals in two minutes to overcome visiting Gombe United 2-0 in their NPFL match-day nine encounter in Ilorin.  Hosts Kwara United started the ma...

U-17 Cricket Championship: Kwara wins male, female finals
Team Kwara on Sunday defeated Team Kogi in the final matches of both the male and female events of the U-17 Zonal Championships organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF). Both teams reached the finals o...

Environmental Sanitation: Govt Decries Non-Compliance, Seeks Proper Cleanliness
The Kwara State monthly environmental sanitation exercise held today across the 16 local government areas of the state. The monthly exercise, first of its kind in the year 2022, saw the new Commissioner for Environme...

Gender Policy: ECOWAS to launch advocacy for women’s safe hygiene in Kwara
A top delegation of the ECOWAS Commission will visit Kwara State in March to launch an advocacy for safe hygiene for women and girls — a pick that is linked to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s gender mainstre...

Police allegedly kill two students in Ilorin over cultists' rumpus
Two students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have been allegedly killed by stray bullets of Police detectives from the Special Tactical Squad (STS) FIB, Abuja, who stormed the institution on Saturday morning to arr...

POST COVID-19: KWARA RECORDS 95.61% OF 2021 IGR TARGET
With the gradual ease in the economy from the covid-19 pandemic ravaging the globe, the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) posted a total IGR of N26,961,014,485.76 (Twenty Six Billion, Nine Hundred and S...

2022-01-29

Drug Abuse: Kwara first lady expresses sadness as the state takes lead in North Central
Kwara state first lady, Ambassador Olufolake Abdulrazaq has expressed her sadness that Kwara state is taking the lead in the prevalence of drug and substance abuse in North Central. Mrs. Abdulrazaq added that t...

Kwara Gov greets ally, Engr. Nurudeen Adeyemi, on birthday anniversary.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated his ally and community development promoter, Engineer Nurudeen Adeyemi, on his birthday anniversary, commending him for his contributions to the development ...

Yebumot - AlHikmah University - Adeta Roundabout - Oloje Road project is a State Project
Our attention has been drawn to some comments made over the ongoing Yebumot - AlHikmah University - Adeta Roundabout - Oloje Road project as regards the road and the Federal Ministry of Works. Kwara State Ministry of Wo...

FIGHT AGAINST OPEN DEFECATION: KWEPA BEGINS HOUSE TO HOUSE INSPECTION
The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), has launched a house to house inspection in a bid to curb open defecation, which is one of the major factors responsible for the spread of diseases. The inspect...

Capital projects get 56% as Kwara gov signs budget
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has signed into law the 2022 budget of N189.62bn, with 56 per cent allocated to capital expenditure and 44 per cent to recurrent expenditure. The budget was p...

2022-01-28

Accolades as Kwara Sharia Court launches law report
It was commendation galore in Kwara as the Sharia Court of Appeal launched its law report, saying that it has received and treated about 300 requests for assistance in distributing estates and other properties belongin...

Highway Robbers injure two drivers.
Armed robbers have attacked two commercial buses on Oro-Ago/Omu-Aran road in Ifelodun and Irepodun local government areas of Kwara State, inflicting machete cuts on two drivers. The Public Relations Officer of ...

Kwara Gov signs 2022 budget as CAPEX hits 56%
•budget prioritizes project completion, workers’ welfare •House commends govt for prudence Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday signed the 2022 budget, with the cap...

KW-IRS Boss, Shade Omoniyi tasks stakeholders on full compliance with extant laws on PAYE operations
The Executive Chairman of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service(KW-IRS) Mrs Shade Omoniyi has charged employers of labour and other stakeholders to ensure full compliance with the extant law on PAYE operation...