2021-08-01

APC Young Women Forum debuts, appoints state coordinators
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress have inaugurated the APC Young Women Forum and appointed coordinators for each of the 36 states of the federation and Abuja. The Interim Publicity Secretary of the forum, The...

'Never allow prevailing situations steal your joy'
The Anglican Bishop of Igbomina, The Rt. Rev Emmanuel Adekola has urged government at all levels to put measures in place towards eliminating insecurity in the country. Adekola, who spoke at the first Session of the E...

State of the nation: I see danger -Abdulfatah Ahmed, ex-Kwara governor
Coming from a solid background as a lecturer, banker, state Commissioner before hitting the climax of becoming a governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, is probably one of the most equi...

Kwara monarch urges FG to hasten completion of Ilorin-Egbe-Kabba road
A monarch, Oba Anafi Okunoye has urged the Federal Government to hasten the completion of Ilorin-Egbe-Kabba road linking Kwara with Kogi state. Oba Okunoye, who is the Oniganmo of Ganmo, in Ifelodun Local Governm...

OPINION: The New Mutawali, Alimi of Ilorin, @65 By Abubakar Imam
Last week,the southern most Emirate honoured some of its most distinguished subjects with prestigious traditional titles. The honorees were nine in number. While a few of them anticipated it, I was reliably informed tha...

EFCC: I was not arrested, went on my own volition - Saraki
Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, disclosed that he visited the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to clarify some issues. In a statement by Mr. Yusuph Olaniy...

2021-07-31

Again, strike looms as ASUU waits till midnight for FG to meet demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is waiting until midnight today, Tuesday, for the Federal Government to meet its demands or risks the union embarking on another round of strike. Checks by Vanguard, ...

IEDPU lauds Alada for emerging Law School's Best graduate,says investment in girl child never wasted
Members of the younger generations, particularly those from Ilorin Emirate, have, again,been urged to emulate the newly enrolled Barrister Fatima Bukola Alada by always taking their studies seriously for them to excel i...

SADIQ UMAR FOUNDATION DONATES A 50-SEATER BUS TO GUSS KAIAMA
Today, the Chairman of Sadiq Umar Foundation, Distingushed Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar donated a school bus to his alma mata, Government Unity Secondary School Kaiama, Kaiama local government area of Kwara State. He ...

Two warring factions of APC hold parallel ward congresses in Kwara
The two major warring factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, held their separate ward congresses without any incident recorded across the 193 wards of the state. On the side of Governor...

Kwara APC secretariat legally acquired - Official
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara says the party secretariat situated at No. 26, Reservation Road, GRA Ilorin, is legally acquired from the owner. The Organising Secretary of the Caretaker Committee of...

Manufacturers blame poor profitability on Inadequate power supply
Nigerian manufacturers have lamented the poor supply of power in the country, describing the development as antithetical to economic growth. They, therefore, canvassed a prompt reversal of the trend to increase product...

Kwara government appoints Mohammed-Kudu, as new Emir of Lafiagi
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara, on Friday, approved the appointment of Ahaji Kawu Mohammed-Kudu, as the new Emir of Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

US Military Impostor Bags One-Year Jail Term In Kwara
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, July 30, 2021, sentenced an undergraduate, one Abdulsalam Oyeyemi, to one-year imprisonment for falsely posing as American Military...

2021-07-30

A WAY FORWARD TO PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF KWARA: KW-IRS MEETS MINISTRY OF ENTERPRISE
The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS), Shade Omoniyi, on Wednesday 28th July, 2021, led the team of management and staff of the Service on a working visit to the Ministry of Enterprise as...

COREN Suspends 2 Engineers For Misconduct
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) Engineering Disciplinary Tribunal has suspended two engineers, Adeola Mary Olaosebikan and Matthew Kayode Ajibade for one year respectfully over professiona...

2021-07-29

KW-IRS COMMISSIONS DRIVER'S LICENSE CENTRE IN ERIN-ILE, KWARA
In a bid to ease service delivery and guide against revenue flight from road taxes activities in the State, the Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS), Shade Omoniyi today, Wednesday 28th July 2...

Suspected armed robbers burgle clothing stores in Ilorin
Items worth over N10 million were reportedly carted away by suspected armed robbers on July 6, 2021, from a clothing and accessories store in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Tribune Online gathered that the suspec...

Court jails Osun prince, two others over cybercrime in Kwara
.Internet fraudster jailed one year in Rivers Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar and Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, both of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, have jailed a prince, Oyinlola Adedayo, and two others over offenc...

OPINION: Differentiating Crime From Free Speech by Rafiu Ajakaye
Debate is raging across the world on individual freedom, free speech, security, and taking responsibility. Nations — including older, liberal democracies like the United Kingdom and Canada — are taking firm...