2021-07-09

Corruption: Nigeria'll get out of its predicament - EFCC Chairman
90% of money laundering is through real estate— EFCC Abdulrasheed Bawa. Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday, expressed optimism that Nigeria would get out o...

It Will Be Unfair To Condemn Home Eagles After Defeat To Mexico- Unuanel
Former Kwara United coach, Samson Unuenel has urged Nigerians not to outrightly condemned the performance of the Home-Based Super Eagles against Mexico in an international friendly game. The Mexican side, known a...

PDP releases timetable for congresses in nine states
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the timetable and schedule of activities for year 2021 party congresses in nine states. The states are Lagos, Oyo, Adamawa, Ke...

Four family members die of food poisoning in Kwara
Food poisoning has reportedly claimed the lives of four members of the same family at Olori village in Banni community, Kwara North senatorial district of Kwara State. Vanguard reliably gathered that the incident...

Kwara APC elders call for suspension of Lai Mohammed from party and removal as Minister
The Elders of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara State have called for the suspension of the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed from the party and his removal as the minister in the fe...

Court orders manager to vacate NUJ Guest Chalets
A magistrate's court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday ordered one Alh Abdulfatai Ajibola, the tenant occupying the Guest Chalets of the Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), to vaca...

Friends, Associates Pray For Kwara's Late Chief Of Staff
Family, friends and associates yesterday gathered in Ilorin, Kwara State to hold the first year remembrance prayer for Alhaji Aminu Adisa Logun, the late chief of staff to Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq. The ...

UNILORIN final year student jailed for N35M cyber crime
A 25 year-old final year student, Giwa Nurudeen, of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) was sentenced to three years imprisonment today, after being found guilty of internet scam. He was arraigned by the Ilorin...

Man in court for allegedly giving wife abortion drug as pain killer
The police in Ilorin on Thursday arraigned one Nurudeen Osioyemi for allegedly giving his wife, Balikis Aliyu, an unknown drug as pain killer, which later led to the miscarriage of her pregnancy. The News Agency ...

2021-07-07

Kabir Shagaya holds summit on challenges of youth leadership in Public, Private Sectors
* Kwara, Oyo Speakers, REA MD, other dignitaries to attend Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Yakubu Saliu-Danladi and his Oyo State House of Assembly counterpart Rt. Hon. Debo Ogundoyin; Managing Di...

Kwara begins digital census of farmers, agric value chain
*Says census, key to Agricultural Transformation Plan Kwara State Government on Monday identified farmers' census through digitisation of agricultural value chain as a key parameter to ensure the success of the Kwara...

REPORT: Kwara moves up in budget transparency, accountability
•State now rated above national average Kwara State Government has recorded improved ratings in budget transparency, participation and procurement processes over the past two years, with the state ranking third in th...

Kwara's N2.5bn cancer centre ready in 12 months - Abdulsamad Rabiu
•Business mogul praises Kwara Gov's strides in health sector •Gov says state ready to reverse medical tourism The construction of the N2.5bn oncology and diagnostic centre donated to Kwara State Government is sl...

2021-07-06

National Youth Games to hold Oct 10 to 19
The 2021 National Youth Games will be held in Ilorin, Kwara State between October 10 and 19, The PUNCH has learnt. The date for the Games was contained in the letter dated July 2, addressed to the Directors of S...

UNILORIN launches app to curb crop wastage, boost food security
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has launched an app known as KasuwaGo to curb crop wastage and boost food security in the country. According to NAN, Sulyman Abdulkareem, the institution's vice-chancellor...

20-year-old boy jailed 30days in Ilorin for alleged internet fraud
A Kwara state high court, sitting in Ilorin, on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old boy, Oke Gideon to 30 days imprisonment. He was found guilty of offences bordering on romance scam and internet fraud by Justice Mahm...

Three injured as company's escort van hits tricycles in Ilorin
Three injured as company's escort van hits tricycles in Ilorin The escort van belongs to a company owned by Sarah Alade, Special Adviser to the President on Finance and the Economy Earlier on Monday, one of the es...

2021-07-05

Gov. AbdulRazaq Set To Engage 1, 638 Vulnerable Youths and Women Across the 16
LGAs in Public Workfare Activities The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is now set to engage the first batch of 1, 638 vulnerable Youths and Women from poor households for immediate employment in social w...

2023: No going back on producing next governor - Kwara North Forum
Constituents of the Kwara North senatorial district, under the aegis of the Kwara North Stakeholders Consultative Forum, have said that there is no going back on the agitation of the area to produce the next governor in 2...

NSCDC intercepts truck loaded with PMS being diverted to Kwara
The Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted a truck loaded with 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) diverted to Kwara State. DAILY POST gathered that the ...

Kwara Gov Donates N500,000 To Veteran TV Dramatist, Samanja
Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has assisted Alhaji Usman Baba Pategi, popularly known as Samanja Mazan Fama, with the sum of N500,000 to help him in footing his medical expenses in view of his pres...

Moral decadence cause of violent crimes in Nigeria, say Kwara govt, CAN
KWARA state government, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the state police command have attributed rising crime rate and other security challenges plaguing Nigeria to moral degeneracy in the society. T...