2021-07-24

Buhari greets IPI secretary, Raheem Adedoyin, at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Secretary of the Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI), Raheem Adedoyin, on his 60th birthday. Mr Adedoyin turns 60 on Friday, July 23. ...

Kwara governor, others urge action against fake news, as Adedoyin Marks 60th Birthday
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, on Friday, joined media executives to call for urgent actions to halt the spread of fake news, saying the earlier the menace is tackled the better for peace and security of ...

Ilorin Airport Runway Closed as Plane Suffers Minor Landing Glitch
Following a minor landing gitch by an aircraft in the fleet of Air Peace, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. All flights to Ilorin have also been cancelled pending the evacuat...

Saraki congratulates Ilorin Emir, new traditional chiefs
A former president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and eight new traditional title holders who were named into the Emirate Council on Thursday. Sar...

Why Kwara cancelled 2021 Durbar celebration, Gov tells Emir
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, told the Emir of Ilorin that the state government had to bow to the superior argument of security agencies before the cancellation of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar celebration o...

Kwara United will continue to push and hope in the race for continental ticket - Ohanu
Kwara United FC forward Michael Ohanu has stated that the Harmony Boys will continue to push and hope for the best following Thursday's 3-1 win against Wikki Tourists to move to within 3 points of second-place Nasaraw...

2021-07-23

Baba Aliagan as Sarikin Malamai of Ilorin
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IEDPU congratulates new Ilorin title holders
The National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union(IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi, has congratulated each of the nine distinguished sons of the Emirate on their conferment with different chi...

Kwara Goes Spiritual Over Kidnapping, Banditry
As people continue to lament over the insecurity that is ravaging the country's economy, Muslims in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have converged to seek spiritual solution to the problem. The programme, which ...

Fake Customs officer sentenced to 20 years in prison for job scam in Kwara
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Thursday, sentenced a fake customs officer, Yakubu Azeez Afolayan, to twenty years imprisonment for impersonation and job scam. The ...

Excitement As Ilorin Emir Names Kwara Gov's Brother Mutawalle Ilorin
The news of the appointment of a foremost lawyer and former chairman, National Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe, Dr Alimi AbdulRazaq, as Mutawali of Ilorin by the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, was received wi...

Emir Of Ilorin Hails AbdulRazaq On Kwara's Development
The Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has expressed satisfaction with the policies and programmes of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration. Sulu-Gambari who described the AbdulRaz...

Ilorin Wholly Islam, Says Ex-CJN Justice Belgore
*As Management Installs CCTV Cameras At Ilorin Central Juma'at Mosque Former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Alfa Belgore, has on Thursday reiterated that Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, is a w...

Saliu Mustapha named Turaki of Ilorin
Emir of Ilorin and chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has announced the appointment of a national chairmanship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Saliu Mustapha, ...

Kwara gov greets Adedoyin at 60
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has congratulated foremost journalist and Secretary, International Press Institute (IPI), Alhaji Raheem Adedoyin, on his 60th birthday today. In a statement, yesterday,...

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...