2021-06-26

Kwara to Establish Multi-billion naira cancer treatment Centre
Kwara State Government has announced plans to establish a multi-billion naira Cancer treatment Centre to be situated at the Ilorin General Hospital. Speaking at a virtual cabinet meeting Friday evening, Governor ...

Kwara donates patrol vehicles, bulletproof vests to security agencies
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented 20 new patrol vehicles and dozens of bulletproof vests to security agencies in the state, a gesture meant to strengthen rapid response, curb crimes and make the stat...

'Bank' Policies Frustrating Kwara SMEs'
The Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) has said the unfriendly lending policies of banks is affecting the growth of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the state. T...

Grandson of Kwara Billionaire Industrialist Commits 'Suicide' in Ilorin
A 28-year-old grandson of the famous billionaire, Prince Samuel Adedoyin, Subomi Olabayo, has allegedly commit suicide in the family's residence, Ilorin, Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident had put th...

NSCDC seeks solution to conflict between farmers, herders
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is seeking to address the rising differences between the farmers and herders in the country's agro allied industry. To this end, the Kwara Command...

2023: Saraki's growing optimism
Sources close to former Senate President Bukola Saraki told Sentry that the Ilorin-born politician is currently happier than he has been in the recent past. They claim his new found happiness may not be unc...

NSCDC nabs 76-year-old father for alleged attempt to kill son
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 76-year-old father, Zubair Audu, in Kwara State for allegedly attempting to kill his son with a locally-made rifle. This was contained in a statement...

2021-06-25

20 years after, AbdulRazaq fixes, inaugurates abandoned Kwara Poly auditorium
· Restates commitment to complete Osi, Ilesha Baruba campuses of KWASU · Announces new scholarship for Kwara students Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday commissioned the expansive fully a...

Kwara Governor greets Belgore SAN at 60
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Barrister Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) on his 60th birthday anniversary, calling the distinguished attorney "a shining light of the Nigerian Bar, a credible v...

2021-06-24

Businessman in court for alleged N8m fraud
Kwara state Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin Wednesday docked a businessman, Sheu Atere for an alleged fraud of a sum of eight million Naira Alhaji Atere who deals in petroleum products was dragged to court by one Gani...

Heartland Queens Draw Kwara Ladies In NWFL Championship Opener
Heartland Queens have been drawn to face Kwara Ladies in the opening match of the 2021 NWFL Championship commencing on Wednesday, June 23 at the Aguiyi Ironsi Sports Complex in Abuja. The testy and delicately poised e...

Thunderstrike kills seven cows, injures two herders in Alla, Kwara
Thunderstrike has reportedly killed seven cows and injured two herders in a farm at Alla, in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. Reports say the incident occurred when two sets of migrant herdsmen were on ...

New polling units: Ilorin Community kicks against wrong naming
A call has gone to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to avoid possible misinterpretation of its activities in the creation of new polling units in the Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State ...

Why we were evicted from Kwara Stadium – Saraki's football club
The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) football club owned by former Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to its eviction from the Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) h...

Kwara Community 'Summons' Senator, Commissioner Over Supporters' Clash
The Offa Descendants Progressive Union (ODU), an umbrella body of all indigenes of Offa LGA in Kwara State has summoned Senator Lola Ashiru (APC, Kwara South) and the Kwara State Commissioner for Enterprise, Femi Agbaje o...

2021-06-23

Passengers Disappointed As Green Africa Cancels Multiple Flights Without Refund
Green Africa Airways, Nigeria's new airline, has put many flights on hold after being forced to shift its operations to August. The airline had sold tickets to many passengers that it offered the cheapest fare ...

Women charged to participate more in political process
Women have been charged to participate more in political activities and governance in order to draw attention to issues affecting them and put in place policies that will favour womenfolks. Speaking at a sensit...

UNILORIN to mentor newly established varsity
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) appointed to mentor the newly established Ahman Pategi University (APU) Pategi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has appointed the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to me...

Embracing good agricultural, packaging practices for global market
• NSPRI, NEPC train farmers, exporters on requirements Good agricultural, post-harvest and packaging practices have been described as imperative for Nigerian farmers, aggregators, food processors and exporters to b...

Super Eagles Invitation excites Chris Nwaeze
Kwara United's Chris Nwaeze says he is over the moon following his first-ever call-up to the Super Eagles for the test match with Mexico. Chris Nwaeze, left back Murtala Lawal and forward Stephen Jude are the thr...

Cocaine Trafficking: I Got Contact Of My Suppliers While Serving In Chibok, Says Arrested Ex-Soldier
Ibrahim Musa, an ex-Soldier arrested with 12.167 kg of Arizona (cannabis sativa), 4 grams of cocaine and 25 grams of flunitrazepam, has narrated how he got the contact of his drug suppliers while serving in Chibok, Bo...

Unknown person cuts off 7-year old boy's hand in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, says it has discovered a seven-year old boy –Usman Abubakar– whose right hand has been cut off by yet to be identified person. The co...

2021 UTME: JAMB delists six more centres
The centres are delisted following their below par performance in the conduct of the second day of the 2021 UTME. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has again delisted six more computer-based test ...

BUA Pegs N10bn Health Fund For Kwara, Others
Kwara State has been named alongside Sokoto, Ogun and Edo as recipient states of the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa)'s N10 billion health intervention programmes for 2021. Ubon Udoh, Managing Dir...

Police launch manhunt for suspect over lady that died in Ilorin hotel
Police launch manhunt for suspect over lady that died in Ilorin hotel A lady in her 20s who lodged with her lover in a hotel in Ilorin has been found dead and abandoned on Monday. The suspect, one Adegboye James...

Blacksmiths begin warning strike in Kwara over high cost of materials
The Kwara chapter of the blacksmiths, welders, iron benders, and metal technicians association of Nigeria, on Tuesday, began a three-day warning strike over high cost of materials. Oyinloye Azeez-Ajani, chair...