2021-09-28

Kwara Gov pays tribute to ex-Ilorin emirate scribe Oba Shiru
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has paid glowing tributes to the memory of the late Alhaji AbdulKadir Oba Shiru, a former scribe of the Ilorin Emirate Council who served three emirs and was reputable for his d...

WRD: Ilorin basin authority takes 'clean-ups' campaign to Kwara communities
The campaign against open defecation, pollution of rivers and illegal grabbing of canals amongst others, formed part of the major trust of 2021 World Rivers Day celebration in Ilorin Monday. The event was organised b...

Kwara Water Corporation Workers Storm Ministry, Demand GM's Dismissal
Workers of Kwara State Water Corporation on Monday in Ilorin stormed the Ministry of Water Resources, demanding the dismissal of the Acting General Manager, Engr. Shehu Umar. The workers, in their numbers, lamented...

Turbaning of Lai Mohammed excites Kwara APC
The Caretaker Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Alhaji Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, has described the turbaning of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as the Kakaakin Kebbi, as a...

2021-09-27

Palliatives underway for damaged Oko Olowo road, Kwara Government
. Urges citizens, motorists to be calm Kwara State Government will soon execute some palliative work to make the damaged portion of the Oko Olowo section of the Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa expressway passable, Commissioner ...

Civil Service Commission chairman commends Gov AbdulRazaq
The Chairman Kwara State Civil Service Commission Hajia Habeebat Anike Yusuf commended the State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for approving the issuance of year 2020 promotion letters and the commencement of 2021 promo...

INVITATION TO PUBLIC HEARING
The Kwara State House of Assembly hereby invites the General Public to a Public Hearing on a Bill Titled " Kwara State Sports Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Venue : Committee Room 213, Kwara State House of Asse...

Minister, Expert Lament Prevalence Of Prostate Cancer
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and a Professor of Urological Surgery, Prof. Ademola Popoola have decried the prevalence of prostate cancer as the commonest cancer amongst Nigerian men. Ehanire who spoke ...

Kwara Releases Fund For FADAMA NG- Cares Project
Kwara State government has released fund for the screening and selection of 7,878 potential beneficiaries of the FADAMA NG-CARES - Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus. The 7,878 beneficiaries wil...

AbdulRazak: Torn between politicking and service in Kwara
For average citizens of Kwara State, when asked of their ratings of the over two years performance in office of the state Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazak, they would probably give answers that would raise much dusts amon...

One die, as unknown gunmen attack Kwara community - NSCDC
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reported that some unidentified gunmen attacked a farm settlement at Ahun village, Oro-Ago, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara, killing a teenager. Thi...

Rep Olododo charges political office holders to deliver dividends of democracy
Member of House of Representatives representing Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency, Hon. Abdulganiyu Cook Olododo has urged Nigerian politicians, particularly members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (AP...

2021-09-26

Emir Rejoices with Saliu Mustapha on Birthday
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, on Saturday rejoice with the founder of Saliu Mustapha Foundation and Turaki of Ilorin, Mallam Saliu Mustapha on ...

Kwara State Government Restates Commitment To Due Process
The Kwara State government has restated its commitment to proper budgetary requirements and due process in its financial obligations. The State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence said the prese...

There should be no quota system in appointment of judges - Yusuf Ali
Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali, Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), is the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council, Osun State University and the Chairman of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-owned Universities in N...

Over 300 indigents benefit from free medical services in Ilorin
Over 300 indigents of the Ilorin emirates in Kwara State have benefited from a two-day free medical outreach that involved medical enlightenment, diagnosing, free drugs. Beneficiaries, who included children, aged, ...

Kwara PDP ward congress records high turnout
The ward congress exercise of the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Saturday across the 193 wards of the state recorded a high turnout of party members. The exercise, which was conducted on consens...

Kwara: Damage to major pipeline at Asa dam stops water supply to Ilorin
A major damage to a pipeline from Asa Dam waterworks, has resulted in the stoppage of water supply to major parts of Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital. The Kwara State Ministry of Water Resources, announ...

Man, 20, machetes one to death in Kwara
Kwara State Police Command has arrested a 20 year old man, Azeez Akinloye, for allegedly killing one person with a cutlass at the Gaa Shagari area, Off Egbejila in the Ilorin metropolis. In a statement by the Polic...

2021-09-25

GOV. ABDULRAZAQ RELEASES FUND FOR SCREENING, VALIDATION AND SELECTION OF PHASE ONE FADAMA NG-CARES POTENTIAL BENEFICIARIES
The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has released fund for screening, validating and selecting the Phase One (Seven Thousand, Eight-hundred and Seventy-eight - 7,878) potential beneficiaries of the Fa...

Mother, Two Children Kidnapped by gunmen in Kwara
A mother and her two children were Friday evening in Omu-Aran, Irepodun local government area of Kwara state abducted inside their room by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Sunday Vanguard reliably gathered that the...

Man arrested for allegedly killing his brother for rituals in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one lsmail Saliu, 25, for allegedly conspiring with a herbalist and one other, to slaughter his brother. The NSCDC Comma...