2021-12-25

Abdulrazaq says Ilorin is fastest growing economic hub in north central
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend said Ilorin is clearly the fastest growing state capital in the central region, a feat he linked to the peaceful atmosphere in the town. The Governor said the...

2021-12-23

Oloriegbe chairs IEDPU 56th annual conference
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, will on Saturday preside over the opening ceremony of the 56th edition of the annual national conference of the Ilorin Emirate main socio-cultural ...

Anambra election tribunal relocates to Ilorin
THE Anambra governorship election petitions tribunal has relocated its sittings from Awka to Ilorin in Kwara State. Secretary of the tribunal Mr. Surajo Gusau disclosed this yesterday when he spoke with the New...

Holidays: Kwara police command deploys 2,500, bans bangers
Kwara State Police Command has deployed 2,500 personnel to provide adequate security before, during and after the Christmas and New year festivities in the state. The Command has also banned the use of firecr...

Kwara Assembly demands probe of state auditor general
Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday recommended that the state’s Auditor General, Mr Adeyeye Samuel, be investigated by the appropriate authority for allegedly clearing 54 Ministries, Departments and Agencie...

OPINION: Abdulrahman and his fledging contribution to education by Yusuf Mubaraq Authority
No one should be under any illusion as to how well we have fared as a State since the emergence of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. We are at a strategic poi...

2021-12-22

OPINION: Prof. M.M. Akanbi on the wheel: Setting unbeatable records as KWASU VC by AbdulRauf Toyin Kuranga
A university, first and foremost, is a place of learning that supports students to achieve professional knowledge, skills and understanding while management is the ability to cope with complexity, to devise structures ...

Kwara Names Bridge After Tunde Idiagbon, Denies Court Case
Kwara State government has announced its resolve to name the ongoing Tanke bridge project in Ilorin, the state capital after the late Gen. Tunde Idiagbon. The government said it was in honour of the late Idiagb...

Capital projects top priority as Kwara Gov presents N189.4bn 2022 budget
•State receives €3.5m RAAMP grant, to pay additional N200m counterpart funds Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday laid the 2022 budget before the state parliament, with capital expenditu...

Gov Abdulrazaq nominates four more commissioners
Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday received names of four additional Commissioner nominees for screening and confirmation from Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The Commissioner nominees are Abdulmalik...

2021-12-21

We're working on judicial autonomy bill - Abdulrazaq
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, says his administration is working on the much-awaited Judicial Autonomy Bill, adding that the government is committed to the independence and well-being of the judicial st...

18,153 candidates seek admission into UNILORIN
A total of 18,153 candidates sat for the University of Ilorin Post-UTME examinations for the 2021/2022 academic session. The examinations were held between Dec. 13 and Dec. 16, the university stated in its bull...

OPINION: Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye and the burden of office by Tajudeen Habeeb
Positions, be it appointed or elected, come with burden of responsibilities. As rightly noted by the executive Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, during his interview with Seun Okinbaloye of Channels TV on ...

Oloriegbe mulls mobile clinic for constituents, enrols 2,500 NHIS
Chairman Senate Committee on Health representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr Yahayah Oloriegbe, has announced a free health insurance scheme for 2,500 of his constituents. Similarly, he said as part o...