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2021-03-21
KWARA SPEAKER MOURNS NDALOLO
Speaker Of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has bemoaned the death of an elder statesman, Alhaji Usman Ndalolo, the Waziri of Patigi *Right Honourable Danladi-Salihu* in a c...
Speaker Of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has bemoaned the death of an elder statesman, Alhaji Usman Ndalolo, the Waziri of Patigi *Right Honourable Danladi-Salihu* in a c...
Kwara government to appeal industrial court's judgment on dissolution of some commissions
Kwara Government has rejected the Thursday judgment of the Industrial Court on the dissolution of some commissions. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Oyinloye...
Kwara Government has rejected the Thursday judgment of the Industrial Court on the dissolution of some commissions. This is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr Oyinloye...
FG keeps mum over hijab crisis in Kwara
The Federal Government has refrained from making a statement on the controversy over the use of hijab in some schools in Kwara State. The Kwara State government had, last month, ordered the closure of 10 schools, followin...
The Federal Government has refrained from making a statement on the controversy over the use of hijab in some schools in Kwara State. The Kwara State government had, last month, ordered the closure of 10 schools, followin...
2021-03-19
Hijaab: 10 affected schools finally reopen
All the 10 public schools involved in the hijab controversy in Kwara State have been fully open on Friday, hours after the state government directed all the principals and teachers in the schools to resume academic activi...
All the 10 public schools involved in the hijab controversy in Kwara State have been fully open on Friday, hours after the state government directed all the principals and teachers in the schools to resume academic activi...
ODU warns indigenes against unauthorised statements on Offa - Erin-Ile boundary matters
The Offa Descendants' Union, O.D.U, hereby warns indigenes to exercise restraints in circulating unauthorised statements on Offa and Erin-Ile boundary matter through video clips and messages on social media on behalf of O...
The Offa Descendants' Union, O.D.U, hereby warns indigenes to exercise restraints in circulating unauthorised statements on Offa and Erin-Ile boundary matter through video clips and messages on social media on behalf of O...
KWARA DEPUTY GOV INAUGURATES TRANSITION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN FOR 16 LGAs
Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi has inaugurated the Transition Implementation Committee, TIC Chairmen of the Sixteen Local Government areas of the state with a charge to be prudent, transparent, accountabl...
Kwara State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi has inaugurated the Transition Implementation Committee, TIC Chairmen of the Sixteen Local Government areas of the state with a charge to be prudent, transparent, accountabl...
OPINION: Hijaab in Kwara: Bad news doesn’t get better with time. By Rafiu Ajakaye
"Bad news doesn’t get better with time" is an expression from the famous Black American five star General Colin Powell’s book "It Worked For Me." In the opinion of Powell, a problem (challenge) will not disapp...
"Bad news doesn’t get better with time" is an expression from the famous Black American five star General Colin Powell’s book "It Worked For Me." In the opinion of Powell, a problem (challenge) will not disapp...
Nigerian professor appointed dean of education at Rwandan varsity
Abdulrasak Oniye, a professor at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has been appointed as dean of the faculty of education at the University of Kigali (UoK) in Rwanda. According to NAN, UNILORIN broke the ...
Abdulrasak Oniye, a professor at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has been appointed as dean of the faculty of education at the University of Kigali (UoK) in Rwanda. According to NAN, UNILORIN broke the ...
Emir Appoints Ex-CJN, Belgore, Ilorin Mosque BoT Chairman
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu, has appointed the former chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Salihu Alfa Belgore, as the chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Ilorin Central Juma'at Mosque. The board ...
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu, has appointed the former chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Salihu Alfa Belgore, as the chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Ilorin Central Juma'at Mosque. The board ...
Kwara To Digitise Farmers' Data Collection
Kwara State government has announced plans to digitise farmers data collection in order to attain the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) for agricultural development in the state. The ...
Kwara State government has announced plans to digitise farmers data collection in order to attain the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) for agricultural development in the state. The ...
Hijab: Ilorin Chiefs Call For Calm
Traditional rulers in Ilorin Emirate, Kwara State under the aegis of Alangua and Magaji Forum have appealed to Muslims and Christians involved in the hijab controversy to embrace peace. The Alangua of Owode-Oja ...
Traditional rulers in Ilorin Emirate, Kwara State under the aegis of Alangua and Magaji Forum have appealed to Muslims and Christians involved in the hijab controversy to embrace peace. The Alangua of Owode-Oja ...
Kwara court jails lecturer, twin brothers for fraud
Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital has convicted a lecturer at the state College of Health Technology Offa, Abdullahi Opashola and twin, Taiye and Kehinde Adebayo for internet fraud. Opashola b...
Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital has convicted a lecturer at the state College of Health Technology Offa, Abdullahi Opashola and twin, Taiye and Kehinde Adebayo for internet fraud. Opashola b...
Woman, Four Children Burnt to Death in Ilorin Inferno
Four children of same parents and their mother were yesterday burnt to death in an inferno that gutted their apartment at Tanke area, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The residence where the incident took place...
Four children of same parents and their mother were yesterday burnt to death in an inferno that gutted their apartment at Tanke area, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The residence where the incident took place...
2021-03-18
Hijab: TESCOM to Principals/Staff - Resume or Face Sanctions
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tahueed Abubakar has directed Principals, Teachers and Staff of all 10 Schools shut down to report at their respective schools tommoro...
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission, Mallam Bello Tahueed Abubakar has directed Principals, Teachers and Staff of all 10 Schools shut down to report at their respective schools tommoro...
MEDIA WATCH GROUP CALLS ON SECURITY AGENCIES TO BE PROACTIVE
A call has gone to Security Agencies in Kwara State to save Kwara State citizens from trouble makers using Christian faith to forment trouble.This call was made today by the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria fol...
A call has gone to Security Agencies in Kwara State to save Kwara State citizens from trouble makers using Christian faith to forment trouble.This call was made today by the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria fol...
Paediatrician warns against use of palm oil as poison antidote
A Paediatrician, Dr Ayobola Adebowale, has warned parents against using palm oil as a poison antidote for children to reduce mortality amongst children. Adebowale, a Senior Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, U...
A Paediatrician, Dr Ayobola Adebowale, has warned parents against using palm oil as a poison antidote for children to reduce mortality amongst children. Adebowale, a Senior Registrar, Department of Paediatrics, U...
Masked witness testifies in Offa robbery case
A masked witness, yesterday, gave detailed account of the robbery in Zenith Bank, Offa, Kwara State, on April 5, 2018. He spoke before a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The suspects in the bank robbery – Ayoade...
A masked witness, yesterday, gave detailed account of the robbery in Zenith Bank, Offa, Kwara State, on April 5, 2018. He spoke before a Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The suspects in the bank robbery – Ayoade...
Joint Border Patrol Team Rakes in N259m in Three Months
The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), North Central Zone, Sector 3 Ilorin, Kwara State, said it has recorded 242 seizures with total Duty Paid Value of over N259 million between January and March this year. The ...
The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT), North Central Zone, Sector 3 Ilorin, Kwara State, said it has recorded 242 seizures with total Duty Paid Value of over N259 million between January and March this year. The ...
Engage PTDF trained young Nigerians, Reps tell MDAs
...ask COAS to discipline soldiers for shooting, killing citizens in Kwara House of Representatives has urged various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government to ensure that beneficiaries of the P...
...ask COAS to discipline soldiers for shooting, killing citizens in Kwara House of Representatives has urged various Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs of government to ensure that beneficiaries of the P...
Kwara trained over 400 health workers within three years
Kwara State government has trained over 400 health workers across different health fields and categories in the last three years in its resolve to improve health care provision among the populace. Speaking with j...
Kwara State government has trained over 400 health workers across different health fields and categories in the last three years in its resolve to improve health care provision among the populace. Speaking with j...
Residents, Business Owners Lament 5-day Blackout In Ilorin
For five days running, residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have remained without electricity supply. The people of Ilorin metropolis have been thrown into darkness since last Friday, following the havoc...
For five days running, residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have remained without electricity supply. The people of Ilorin metropolis have been thrown into darkness since last Friday, following the havoc...
DPR seals off five filling stations in Kwara
...Insists there is no fuel hike Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Tuesday sealed off five filling stations in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The offences ranged from over-pricing, under-dispe...
...Insists there is no fuel hike Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) Tuesday sealed off five filling stations in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The offences ranged from over-pricing, under-dispe...
Hijab: Emir of Ilorin urges Christians, Muslims to embrace peace
Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Council of Chiefs, has urged Islam and Christian faithful to embrace peace. Sulu-Gambari made the appeal in Ilorin on Wednesday in a statement...
Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Council of Chiefs, has urged Islam and Christian faithful to embrace peace. Sulu-Gambari made the appeal in Ilorin on Wednesday in a statement...
20 Injured as Gas Explosion Rocks Ilorin Filling Station
No fewer than 20 people Wednesday sustained serious injuries following a gas explosion that rocked popular Ilorin filling station, Bovas. The incident according to THISDAY checks happened at the company's filli...
No fewer than 20 people Wednesday sustained serious injuries following a gas explosion that rocked popular Ilorin filling station, Bovas. The incident according to THISDAY checks happened at the company's filli...
List of New TIC Chairpersons
Asa - Gani Saadu Baruten - Abdulrasheed Lafia Ekiti - Kehinde Boyede Edu - Muhammed Aliyu Ilorin East - Hajia Ayobami Seriki Ilorin South - Not Inaugurated Ilorin ...
Asa - Gani Saadu Baruten - Abdulrasheed Lafia Ekiti - Kehinde Boyede Edu - Muhammed Aliyu Ilorin East - Hajia Ayobami Seriki Ilorin South - Not Inaugurated Ilorin ...
2021-03-17
OPINION: Kwara 2023 Priority: Asa Dam Road or Ahmadu Bello Way? By Alagbonsi Abdullateef
Since 2011 that I resigned from partisan politics, I have focused on and participated solely in governance matters. In the recent time that I have been understudying the nexus between partisan politics and governance, ...
Since 2011 that I resigned from partisan politics, I have focused on and participated solely in governance matters. In the recent time that I have been understudying the nexus between partisan politics and governance, ...
Effect your position now, IEDPU urges AbdulRazaq on Hijab matter
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the flagrant and arrogant refusal of some recalcitrant elements to allow the resumption of academic activities as re...
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has condemned in the strongest possible terms the flagrant and arrogant refusal of some recalcitrant elements to allow the resumption of academic activities as re...
Hijaab: Govt announces reopening of affected 10 schools Wednesday
WASSCE students to get extra lesson, free lunch The Kwara State Government hereby announces the reopening on Wednesday March 17, 2021 of the 10 schools that were recently shut down over the hijaab question, even ...
WASSCE students to get extra lesson, free lunch The Kwara State Government hereby announces the reopening on Wednesday March 17, 2021 of the 10 schools that were recently shut down over the hijaab question, even ...
Two killed during clash between rival cults in Ilorin
Two suspected cultists have been killed in Ilorin, Kwara state following a renewed supremacy cult clash that ensued between "Eiye" and "Aiye" confraternity. Radio Nigeria investigations revealed that the men were...
Two suspected cultists have been killed in Ilorin, Kwara state following a renewed supremacy cult clash that ensued between "Eiye" and "Aiye" confraternity. Radio Nigeria investigations revealed that the men were...
Kwara: Abdulrazaq Approves 27 Projects As Traditional Rulers Laud Gov
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved no fewer than 27 projects in two days. The projects which cuts across the three senatorial districts in the state captures the education, health, wate...
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved no fewer than 27 projects in two days. The projects which cuts across the three senatorial districts in the state captures the education, health, wate...
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