2021-03-25

OPINION: Hijab: Learn to Respect your Host: A response to Rev, Dr. Victor of Baptist Church. By Alhaji Aikhore
I have followed the Hijab Saga with a rather dispassionate interest, knowing fully well that the issue could be resolved administratively between the Government and the State branch of CAN. I was, however, gros...

OPINION: Ilorin and Dare Babarinsa's Crisis of Ignorance. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
I have just read Dare Babarinsa's typically disrespectful piece about Ilorin, which he titled "Ilorin and the crisis of identity". He actually should be pitied. This is because he made a futile effort to stroll the sh...

IEDPU mourns Ishola
The death of Colonel Lawal Babatunde Ishola has been described as an irreparable loss to the people of Ilorin Emirate and the nation at large. This assertion was made in Ilorin on Thursday by the National Presi...

Golfers Storm Ilorin For Ladies Open
No fewer than 100 golfers from Golf Clubs across Nigeria are set to take part in the forthcoming sixth Ilorin Ladies Open Golf Championship starting on Thursday. Iyabo Ayinde, Lady Captain of Ilorin Golf Club, ...

Minister Commends Kwara State Governor on appointment of Youth Adviser
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Chief Sunday Dare has commended the Governor of Kwara State AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for appointing 24-year-old Adeyi Kaosarah as his Senior Special Assistant on Youth Engagement. ...

Police comb Kwara forest for three abducted farm managers
THE Kwara State Police Command said it had deployed its men and officers to comb forest in Asa Local Government Area of the state in search of three farm managers abducted by gunmen from two poultry farms in Pampo vi...

The best is yet to come from Kwara United - Michael Ohanu
Kwara United returned to winning ways in spectacular fashion with the 5-0 thumping of Adamawa United in Ilorin over the weekend and Striker Michael Ohanu believes they can get better. Stephen Jude scored a perf...

2021-03-24

Appointing Ebiti as Summit Varsity New Pro-Chancellor
Armed with its mission of establishing a citadel of learning that produces strong minds that are sound in academics, character, and the fear of God, the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, recently, appointed the Chairman l...

Merciport urges women to seek cleaner energy
An energy firm, Merciport Energy, has urged women to seek safer and cleaner sources of energy. The group, in a statement, said this was its way of marking Women History Month. It shone the spotlight on wom...

Gov. AbdulRazaq nominates former students' leader, others as commissioners
Nearly three months after he dissolved his cabinet, the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has forwarded the names of his nominees to the state House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. The ...

2021-03-23

Gov. AbdulRazaq Has Spread Infrastructure Across 193 Wards - Aide
Kwara State governor, AbduRahman AbdulRazaq has spread infrastructural projects across the 193 wards in the state in the last two years. The governor has also revamped the moribund education sector in the state t...

Kwara Gov addresses Kwarans at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will address the people of the state at 7:30p.m. (tonight) March 23, 2021. The broadcast will be aired simultaneously on Radio Kwara Midland 99.1FM (www.radiokwara.com); O...

Text of the broadcast by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the hijaab decision on March 23, 2021
Fellow Kwarans: On 26th February, the administration announced an official policy allowing any willing Muslim schoolgirl to wear the hijaab in public schools. That announcement followed several days of consultations,...

KWARA STATE POLICE COMMAND
PRESS RELEASE 23/03/2021 SECURITY SITUATION IN ILORIN METROPOLIS RE: HIJAB CONTROVERSY. The Kwara State Police Command wishes to debunk some misinformation making the rounds in some National dailies to the...

Hijaab: Kwara commends religious leaders, warns fifth columnists
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commends leaders of various religious bodies for their understanding and leadership over the last few days as the administration gets our children back to schools following the ...

RELEASE BY THE KWARA STATE AGRIC INPUT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
Following the Constitution of the membership of Kwara Agric Input distribution committee (KWA- AID), the committee held her inaugural meeting on Monday, 22nd March, 2021 in the conference room of ministry of agriculture...

Kwara begins interview for TESCOM applicants Tuesday
·Applicants to present exam scratch cards for verification The interview for applicants for the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) jobs in Kwara State will begin on Tuesday March 23rd in Ilorin, the state capit...

Kwara govt relaxes curfew in Offa/Erin Ile
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the review of the curfew in Offa and Erin-Ile, a statement said on Tuesday. The curfew period will now be between 8p.m. and 6a.m. daily. The review is effe...

AbdulRazaq, Dangote to flag-off disbursement of micro grants to 16,000 rural women next week
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and President of Aliko Dangote foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote will on Wednesday 31st March flag-off disbursement of micro grants to 16,000 women living in the rural commu...

KWASACA Tests IDPs In Ilorin For HIV/AIDS
The Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) said it tested Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Monday in Ilorin for HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Mr Israel Adio, the Head of the Monitoring and Evalu...

Kwara United's Steven delights in first Professional hattrick
Kwara United player Jude Steven has expressed delight after netting his first Professional career hattrick following Kwara United's 5-0 demolition of Adamawa united in Sunday's Nigeria Professional Football league clash...

2021-03-22

Eromola: Untapped Tourism Potential Of Kwara's Unique Waterfall
The quest to develop Kwara State's tourism potential as an alternative source of revenue has gained momentum lately. Coming especially after the worsening economic situation in the country occasioned by the effect of th...

Insecurity: Convert NSCDC Personnel To Community Policing Officers - Expert
Former intelligence and community policing officer, Metropolitan Police, United Kingdom, Alhaji Hanbali AbdulRaheem has called for the conversion of the personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ...

Kwara: Auto Accidents Claim 67 Lives 2 Months
No fewer than 67 lives were lost to road accidents across Kwara State between January and February, this year. A total of 3,370 persons were also arrested for various traffic offences during the period under revi...

NPFL: Kwara Utd Thrash Adamawa Utd To Reclaim Top Spot
Kwara United reclaimed top spot in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after a demolition of Adamawa United in Ilorin yesterday. Stephen Jude bagged a hat-trick and a brace by Michael Ohanu secured a...