2021-08-15

Firm to deworm 400,000 Nigerian school children
A pharmaceutical company in Nigeria, Biomedical Limited, has said it would embark on massive deworming of school children in Nigeria to commemorate its 40th year anniversary. Idowu Obasa, the chairperson of the c...

NBC urges broadcast stations to promote peace ahead of 2023 elections
The commission cited Rwanda as an example of a country that allowed unprofessional broadcasting and deliberate false news to cause genocide. The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday in Ilorin tasked...

Kwara United await CAS response after 'NFF kangaroo judgment'
General Manager, Kwara United FC, Bashir Badawiy, says they are waiting for a swift response from the Court of Arbitration for Sport ahead of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup draws on Friday. The Harmon...

Court remands suspects in police custody over alleged theft in Ilorin
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of some suspects; Kayode Ogedengbe, Fatimehin Olalekan and Yusuf Abdullahi, in the custody of the Kwara State Police Command for further investigation. ...

Kwara warns against dumping refuse in drainages as flood threatens
The Kwara State government has warned residents against dumping refuse in drainages to avoid flood incidents. Speaking on a radio programme on Wednesday in Ilorin, the Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Remilekun ...

Smuggling activities reduced by 85 percent in 2nd quarter of 2021 in Kwara - Comptroller Peters
The Nigeria Custom service as revealed that the smuggling activities at the Sector 3 of the Joint border operations have been reduced by 85 percent in the second quarter of the year. The coordinator Joint Border oper...

2021-08-14

Doctors' Strike: Nigerian government insists on 'No-Work, No-Pay'
The Nigerian government has appealed to the striking resident doctors to return to work while talks continue on the areas of disagreement. The health minister, Osagie Ehanire, made the appeal during the 18th minist...

KWSG INAUGURATES A SEVEN-MAN TASKFORCE COMMITTEE ON REVENUE
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a seven-man Taskforce Committee on revenue collection for the Advanced Coaching Centres and Private Tertiary Institutions in the state. Inaugurating the Taskforce Committe...

Kwara Gov mourns statesman Ahmed Joda
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Alhaji Ahmed Joda as the "end of a great era", calling him one of the best public administrators in post-independent Nigeria and a patriot with sterli...

Book Launch: Kwara Govt lauds Kwarans' commitment to documenting history
The Kwara State Government has lauded the intellectual disposition by Kwarans to history preservation in the state. The Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq gave the accolades today at the launch of a book titled, '...

2021-08-13

We're making tireless efforts to make public education first choice of all in Kwara - Gov AbdulRazaq
There is this global phenomenon that "Education forms the foundation of any society. It is responsible for Economic, Social, Political growth and the development of society in general. The thread of the growth of society ...

ARMTI flags-off training for value chain development stakeholders
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin has flagged off training on value chain development in agriculture for key stakeholders across the country. Speaking at the opening ceremony of...

Emir of Ilorin salutes Prof. Jamiu Oyawoye at 94
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has rejoiced with the Doyen of Geology in Africa, Professor Jamiu Oyawoye as he clock 94 years on earth. S...

NBC urges broadcast stations to promote peace ahead of 2023 elections
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Thursday in Ilorin tasked broadcasts stations in Kwara to promote peace ahead of 2023 elections. Mrs Franca Aiyetan, the Director, Broadcast Monitoring, NBC, made the c...

2021-08-12

Kidnapped pastor, wife, six others regain freedom in Ekiti
Gunmen on Tuesday night set free eight kidnap victims after their relatives paid ransom. The victims were released at a forest at Ikun Ekiti in the Moba Council area of Ekiti State. They comprised the wife ...

OPINION: Tribute to the iconic Legend, Prof Mosobalaje Olaloye Oyawoye . By Maruf Olalekan AJENIFUJA
The state of legend of an incredibly powerful Crown Prince (Aremo) of Offa, the grandson of Olofa of Offa, Oba Atoloye Adegboye, the Alade meta (a prince of Offa, Ila Orangun and Ikirun), the father of Geology in Africa, ...

Emir of Ilorin eulogises Oba Esuwoye II at 58
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has rejoiced with the Olofa of Offa , Oba Muhammed Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II over his 58th birthday celebratio...

NESREA Seals 2 Facilities In Kwara — NNN
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), on Tuesday sealed two companies in Kwara for failing to provide environmental safety documents. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

Fire guts FCMB in Ilorin
The First City Monument Bank, located on Murtala Mohammed Road in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, was gutted by fire on Wednesday afternoon. The fire outbreak occurred at about 3.20 p.m. Customers and s...