2021-09-12

Kwara Governor Seeks To Explore Investment Opportunities
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its resolve to improve the state's economy through investment partnership drive especially as partnership forms the bedrock of development. The state Governor, Abdulrahman ...

Anatomists urge FG, to support review of medical curriculum
Medical practitioners under the aegis of the Anatomical Society of Nigeria (ASN) have called on the federal government to support the review of the academic curriculum for medical practices in the country to check obsolet...

VC congratulates ex-Unilorite on appointment as NCDC DG
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has congratulated the newly appointed Director-General of the National Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa, a 1997 medical...

NAFDAC partners MAN, distillers to phase out sales of sachet alcoholic gins
National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has hinted of plans to partner with the Manufacturing Association of Nigeria (MAN), breweries and distilleries in Nigeria to phase out production of s...

Drama As Rep, VC 'Clash' Over Lawmakers' Earnings
Ibrahim Isiaka, lawmaker representing Ifo/Ewekoro constituency in the House of Representatives, and the Vice- Chancellor, Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Kwara State, Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji, clashed over the earnings of...

Kwara Polytechnic students protest alleged extortion by security agents
Some off-campus students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin at Eleko village on Friday protested alleged extortion by security agents. They blocked the road at Eleko village, along Kwara Polytechnic at about 17...

47-year-old man shoots self dead in Kwara
A man identified as Olarewaju Abioye, has allegedly killed himself in Koro Community, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. Olarewaju, 47, reportedly shot himself in his room on Friday afternoon. Sec...

2021-09-11

AbdulRazaq bags Governor of the year award
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was on Thursday honoured with the Leadership Newspaper Governor of the Year Award for his investments in basic education, health, safety nets for the poor, general basic amenities and...

Over 500 Bread Factories Shut in Kwara - Bakers
About 500 bakeries have been closed in Kwara State following the recent hike in the prices of flour and other baking commodities, the chairman of the state chapter of the Master Bakers Association, Alhaji Abdulfatai Alaba...

Police Nab 5 Over 'Killing' Of Sex Worker In Kwara
Five suspected ritualists have been arrested by the Kwara State police command over the murder of a commercial sex worker identified as Abigail. The Command's spokesman, Ajayi Okasanmi said the victim was lured by o...

2021-09-10

UNILORIN alumni association hails Professor Oloyede on reappointment , JAMB, Cut-off mark, institutions
The University of Ilorin Alumni Association has congratulated Professor Is'haq Oloyede on his reappointment as the registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB), saying his reappointment was "well-deserved...

Hunters rescue kidnapped retired lecturer
Hunters in Ogun State have secured the release of Fasasi Olanigan, a retired lecturer of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, who was kidnapped on Wednesday by gunmen. The victim's younger brother, Abass Ola...

NAFDAC takes sensitisation campaign on falsified medical products to Ilorin
The National Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) have taken the sensitisation campaign on falsified medical products to Ilorin, Kwara State capital, lamenting the devastating effect on consumers. The a...

Kalu Nweke joins Abia Warriors from Kwara United
Abia Warriors Football Club has announced the signing of midfielder, Kalu Nweke, from Kwara United. Abia Warriors confirmed the signing via their official website after the midfielder signed his contract. ...

50 people benefit NDE agric extended training in Kwara
National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off a new scheme called Agricultural Extended Training for 50 beneficiaries on agricultural extension services, also known as agricultural advisory services in Kwara St...

Frustration, agony in Ilorin as heavy duty vehicles cause gridlock
Residents and road users in Ilorin are presently frustrated and their reasons are not farfetched. The attempt to avoid the failed portion of the Ilorin-Jebba Expressway has led to the massive influx of heavy duty v...

CVR: INEC registers 22,229 voters in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it has registered a total of 22,229 voters in Kwara since the beginning of Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in June. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in...

Ilorin court jails two undergraduates for cybercrime offencesPublished on September 9, 2021
Two undergraduate students have been jailed for cybercrime offences in Ilorin, Kwara State. The convicts, Olamilekan Ezekiel Adebayo and Ibrahim Najeeb Omotosho are from the Kwara State University, Malete and Kwa...

Gov Abdulrazaq meets Fashola over bad federal roads in Kwara
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Thursday, appealed to the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, to fix the bad state of federal government roads in the state. The appeal was tabled at a ma...

2021-09-09

Channel Your Energy Into Positive Things, Kwara Govt. Urges Youths
Kwara government has urged youths to channel their energy, emotions and creativity into positive things. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth Development, Mr Iyabo Banire, stated this on Wednesday in Ilorin a...

Gunmen kidnap former polytechnic lecturer
Gunmen on Wednesday kidnapped a retired lecturer of Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, who was reportedly travelling from Abeokuta to Imasai town in Ogun State. Fasasi Olanigan, who lives in Abeokuta, was with...

Kwara urges livestock farmers to prevent bird flu
The Kwara State Government has charged livestock farmers and stakeholders in poultry business on improved bio-security network to prevent spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) disease in the state. Th...

N169 billion supplementary budget passes second reading at Kwara Assembly
Kwara State's 2021 supplementary appropriation bill of N169 billion passed the second reading at the state House of Assembly on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the executive bill, presented b...

PDP condoles family members of former Commissioner, Tunde Abgoola
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has commiserated with the wife, children and other family members of Honourable Tunde Agboola who died on Wednesday. A statement signed by the State Pub...

UniIlorin Pro-Chancellor, Habidu rejected government's juicy offer - Governor Masari
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari has revealed how the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UniIlorin), Mallam Habidu Yazid Rafindadi rejected a juicy offer that many would have lobbied for from those ...