2021-10-02

Gunmen kill one in Kwara
Gunmen have allegedly attacked Kwara Oro Ago community of Irepodun local government area of Kwara State and killed one herdsman simply known as lbrahim. Ibrahim was said to have been gruesomely murdered. I...

How Library Rekindled Battle Between Kwara Governor, Saraki's Family
On September 28, 2021, Kwara State found itself once again in the national limelight following the uproar that greeted the demolition of a library complex named after the late political icon, Dr Olusola Saraki. The...

Amosa Saidu: The glorious "retirement" of a true son of Ilorin By Abubakar Imam
A very close friend of mine,who was once described by the Emir of Ilorin,Alhaji (Dr)Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari,CFR, as a promising son of Ilorin, went through two years of trying and troubling experiences courtesy of an undes...

Kwara inks minimum wage deal with Labour
· Kwara State Government on Friday inked the minimum wage agreement with the labour unions in the state, confirming that the payment for levels 1 to 6 had begun since February 2021. The agreement holds that the c...

Takeoff of PSS Ballah,IEDPU charges parents to go for their children's admission letters
Parents and guardians of successful candidates who were recently offered admission into the newly established Police Secondary School,Ballah,in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State, have been urged to visit Police Chi...

Kwara Library: Ex-Gov Lawal's daughter lauds maturity of APC Govt to retain Saraki's name after renovation
Kwara State Commissioner for Enterprise, Hajia Arinola Lawal has commended the APC-led Ilorin West Local Government, TIC, for its investments in human capital development and maturity in wanting to retain, after renov...

Tackling Insecurity: Kwara youths urge govs, FG to consider Yahaya Bello's template
Prominent clerics, and eminent sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State have asked Governors in Nigeria to consider the strategy used by Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State in tackling insecurity in his state, ...

2021-10-01

Nigeria will attain its full potentials, Kwara Gov says on Independence Day
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Nigerians on the 61st Independence Day anniversary, saying the country remains great and full of potentials, irrespective of its current challenges of nationho...

Cybercrime: Ado-Ekiti Courier worker bags 6 months in Ilorin
A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Gabriel Akinluyi, a Tranex Courier service worker, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to six months in Correctional Service over offences bordering on internet fraud. T...

Beef Scarcity Hits Kwara Over High Cost Of Cattle
Meat sellers in Kwara State have stopped slaughtering cattle over the rising cost. The development has led to the scarcity of meats across markets in Ilorin, the state capital. A meat seller at Mandate Marke...

Kwara: Police, civil defence beef up security for independence celebration
The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Amienbo Tuesday Assayomo, has directed that entry and exit points to the state be fortified for the 61st independence celebration of in the state on Friday. A total of 1,500 p...

Oil contract: Ilorin alfa jailed for defrauding South Korean using Buhari aide's name
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Thursday, imposed 28 years imprisonment on Ilorin-based Alfa Jamiu Isiaka for an oil contract scam. The cleric was arraigned for fraud and obtaini...

Kwara PDP Youth Group Vows to Work with Stakeholders to Reclaim Power from APC
Kwara State Youth Wing of opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has said that it is poised to work with the other stakeholders in the party in order to ensure the electoral victory of the party in 2023 polls. In...

Kwara,Kogi manufacturers hail withdrawal of forex from BDC operators
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said that the recent policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw foreign exchange from Bureaux De Change (BDCs) in the country could bring a temporary hike in the...

2021-09-30

Kwara Gov commiserates with Dr Likpata over mother's death
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with Dr. Abdullahi Likpata, a friend of the administration, on the death of his mother Hajiya Amina Abdullahi who was aged 85. Hajiya Amina passed away o...

MISCONCEPTION IN THE CITIZEN ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT AUDIT FINDINGS
The attention of this Office has been drawn to a statement circulating on the social media purporting that the government of Kwara State spent Six Billion and Eight Hundred Million Naira without expenditure receipts. The ...

ENetSuD frowns at Kwara Govt's spending of #6.2B in 2020 without receipt
The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), an anti-corruption Civil Society Organization, has frowned at the Spending of #6,265,010,819.98 by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration of Kwara Stat...

SECURITY, EVERYONE'S BUSINESS: GOVERNOR ABDULRAZAQ
Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated that security is the business of everyone irrespective of religious, tribal or ethnic identities. Governor AbdulRazaq stated this at the passing out parade of ...

Doctors Threaten Strike in Kwara over Poor Conditions of Service
Members of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP), Kwara State branch have threatened to embark on strike over the alleged inability of the state government to raise the ...

Minimum Wage: Labour suspends strike in Kwara
The labour movement in Kwara state has suspended its 4-day old strike. After a meeting with the state head of service, Mrs Susan Oluwole, on Friday evening, the labour said it is suspending the strike to pave way...

'Proposed Kwara Groundnut Pyramid Unrealisable'
The proposed Kwara groundnut pyramid may not be realisable this planting season. Groundnut farmers in the state had hoped for a bumper harvest this year, but some factors are militating against the realisation of their d...

Kwara Gov. makes fresh appointments
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mr. Oloyin Lateef Adebayo as chairman of the committee of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), the state's safety net programme targeted at empowerin...

2021-09-29

Firm Partners Kwara On Distance Learning Solutions for Tertiary Education
StudyLab 360 Technologies has signed an agreement with the Kwara State Government to deploy its school management and distance learning solution to all the 12 tertiary institutions in the state. This followed the g...

Saraki, Gbemisola tackle Kwara gov over demolition of LG library
The demolition of a community library named after Kwara political giant, late Dr Olusola Saraki in the Agbooba/Kuntu area of the Ilorin West local Government area of Kwara State by officials of government on Tuesday has...

Two Nigerians impersonating US soldiers jailed for love scam in Kwara
Justice Mohamed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has sentenced two men, Sunday Akinrodolu and Tobi George, who were posing as military officers in the United States of America, to various jai...

Kwara government explains why Saraki's library was demolished
The Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State, says a library complex named after the late Olusola Saraki, dad of ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki, was demolished because it was deteriorating, and because it had been abandoned and ...

KWSG Releases 2021 Common Entrance and BECE
The Kwara State Government has released the results of the 2021 Common Entrance and Basic Education Certificate (BECE) Examinations. Hajia Sa'adatu Modibbo-Kawu, the State Commissioner for Education and Human Cap...

KWCSDA-NG CARES: KWSG presents cheques to benefitting communities
The Kwara state Government today recorded another significant milestone with the commencement of the Nigeria Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. To this end, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulR...

KWSG FLAGS OFF PEWASH PROGRAM
The Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq today flagged off Partnership for Expanded Water supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (PEWASH) program in Kwara state. Governor AbdulRazaq in his speech noted that the PEW...