2021-07-22

Kwara gets two more modern dialysis machines
Kwara State Government has purchased two brand new 2021 dialysis machine for the state's premier General Hospital, effectively enabling the facility to offer more efficient services and attend to patients with special nee...

Sallah: Generator fume kills father, mother, 2 others in Kwara
Four persons have been reportedly killed in Kwara state by thick smoke from a generator set that was left working all night. The sad incident occurred at Ojomu family compound, Sanmora in Irepodun local governmen...

Eid-el-Kabir: 10 die in lone crash in Kwara
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in a lone crash in the state. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Jonathan Owoade, confirmed the incident to the News Agen...

NSCDC arrests runaway motorcycle thief in Ilorin Shopping Mall
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has caught a suspected motorcycle thief on its wanted list in a shopping mall in Ilorin. This is contained in a news release s...

Police arrest suspected fake traditional ruler
The police in Ekiti on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a self-acclaimed lawyer, Rufus Ajayi, for allegedly parading himself as a traditional ruler of Gbomina Ekiti in Kwara State. Mr Ajayi is a native of Rore com...

2021-07-21

Edo 2020: AbdulRazaq splashes N9m on Kwara athletes
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday rewarded the state's contingent to the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival for their outstanding performances. The Governor, who was represented by t...

AbdulRazaq, Saraki, Oloriegbe Worship At llorin Eid Praying Ground
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, yesterday joined thousands of other Muslims who worshipped at the Eid praying ground in Ilorin. The...

Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has completed a permanent move to Union Berlin from EPL side Liverpool
The 23-year-old star explained that he is happy to be rejoining the German Bundesliga side where he played last term Taiwo Awoniyi started his football career on the street of Ilorin in Kwara state before moving to Liverp...

Dignitaries hail AbdulRasaq's tolerance as Kwara holds peaceful Eid
Kwarans have appreciated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for creating an atmosphere of peace, order and harmony for the conduct of Eid-el-Kabir and provision of modern water, sanitation and hygiene facilities at the expan...

Harmony Holdings lauds Gov AbdulRazaq over disbursement of bailout funds
* to pay 6-months salary arrears and other entitlement owed by AbdulFatah Ahmed adminstration * as agency pays all outstanding salaries, inherited entitlements * staff elated, prayed for governor AbdulRasaq...

No alternative to peace, Kwara Gov says in Eid message
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday reiterated his message of peace and tolerance among Nigerians, hours after he led his state to one of the most peaceful and orderly Eid gatherings in recent history...

2021-07-20

Eid-el Kabir: Unilorin V-C advises Muslims to emulate Prophet Ibrahim
Prof. Sulyman Abudlkareem, the Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), on Monday advised Muslims to emulate the obedience and faithfulness of Prophet Ibrahim in their daily activities. The vice-c...

Labour institute marks 2021 Nelson Mandela Day, feeds community students
Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Ilorin is set to complement President Muhammadu Buhari's vision of eradicating the menace of out-of-school children through a comprehensive school feeding...

Fear of Allah, key to national development Saraki
As Muslims all over the world, celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival, immediate Past Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has admonished all to cultivate the fear of Allah. Saraki in his Sallah message relea...

Soaring Gas Price Forces Kwara Women To Use Stove
Many women in Ilorin, Kwara State have resorted to the use of stoves for cooking as a result of the hike in the price of gas. Some housewives interviewed by LEADERSHIP in Ilorin metropolis lamented the sudden rise in t...

Buhari will bequeath a united Nigeria, Presidency assures
The Presidency has assured Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari will bequeath a better and united Nigeria to them. It urged Nigerians to support the President to enable his administration record more succeesse...

Kwara Man in Court Over Bigamy
An Ilorin magistrates' court has granted bail to a 50-year-old man, Gbenga Akinyemi, over adultery and bigamy, offences contrary to Sections 384 and 387 of the Penal Code. According to the police, Akinyemi who live...

Kwara Gov inaugurates high-powered committee to resolve Offa-Erinle crisis
* C.O Adebayo, Prof. Saliu, Ashaolu SAN, retd Justice Salihu, others are members * We've to end the crisis now: CoS Prof Gambari Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a high-powered committ...

AbdulRazaq bids Muslims, Kwarans blessed Eid-el-Kabir
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Muslims and all Kwarans on the occasion of Eid-el-Adha 1432 AH, or the feast of sacrifice, praying God to bless their households, accept their prayers, and rew...

2021-07-19

Eid-el-Kabir: Kwara Fire Service puts 50 personnel on alert
The Kwara Fire Service has put no fewer than 50 of its personnel on the alert to combat to any fire outbreak that might happen during and after the Sallah celebration in any of the state's 26 local government areas...

COVID-19: Expert speaks on rumour of dying after 2 years of vaccination
Dr Rasheed Odunola, the Director, University of Ilorin Health Services, on Monday, debunked rumours that people who received the COVID-19 vaccine will die after two years. Odunola, who made the clarification wh...

Kwara Govt, citizens welcome Chief of Staff Prof. Gambari to Ilorin for Sallah
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, was agog on Sunday with the homecoming of the Chief of Staff to the President Professor Ibrahim Gambari ahead of this year's Eid-al-Adha celebration. Gambari, a retired gl...

NGO bemoans level of poverty in Nigeria
A non-governmental organisation, the Care and Compassion Network (CCNetwork) has bemoaned the prevalence of poverty in the country, adding that the number of Nigerians suffering are increasing daily. CCN...

Kwara Assembly Seeks Resuscitation Of Agric College
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq to resuscitate the moribund Kwara State School of Agriculture, Ilorin. The legislature said the school should be made to function s...

Gunmen attack businessman in Kwara
A businessman, Jimoh Werewere was on Saturday night trailed and attacked by bandits in Gure community of Buruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. The gunmen dispossessed the businessman of money and wounded...