2021-03-12

Kwara Gov Celebrates APC Chieftain Eshinrojungo On Birthday Anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Comrade Musibau Eshinrojungo on his birthday anniversary, describing him as a dogged supporter of the Otoge administration in the state. "His Excellen...

EFCC Docks Jigawa Corps Member, AL-Hikmah Varsity Student for Alleged N9.1m Theft
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, March 11, 2021 arraigned a serving corps member at the Jigawa State House of Assembly, Nazim Usman Gomna and a 400Level student...

States Fail To Access N41.6b UBEC Grant
Despite the poor state of many primary schools across the country, over N41,064,896,752.62 Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grants is lying unaccessed. UBEC executive secretary, Dr Hamid Bobo...

Players don't respect football anymore, says ex-Enyimba midfielder
Former Enyimba International FC of Aba midfielder, Mouritala Ogunbiyi, says players no longer have respect for the game of football, hence the reason Nigerian club sides are not doing well on the continent. The 3...

Abdulrazaq Unveils New Jerseys For Kwara United
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Thursday unveiled the new jerseys for the Kwara United Football Club as part of the government's efforts to promote the current leaders of the Nigerian Professional Football L...

ASUU: Why NLC Can't Negotiate on Our Behalf
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday alleged that it would not allow the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to negotiate on its behalf in trade disputes because some of the labour leaders a...

Border patrol 'rescued 80 children from traffickers' in two months
The Joint Border Patrol Team (JBPT) says it rescued 80 children from suspected traffickers in the north-central zone between January and MaThe patrol team comprises security operatives from Nigeria, Republic of Benin and ...

National Principals Cup finals scheduled for March 27th-31st
The National Finals of the Principal's Cup earlier scheduled for April 1st- 5th will now take place from March 27th- 31st. According to the Chairman of the Main Organizing Committee, Dr *Ademola Are "This chang...

Kwara Gov mourns Elekan of Ekan-meje
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Ekan-meje in Oke Ero local government area of the state over the passing of the Elekan Oba Michael Ashaolu Adeyemi. "His Excellency ...

Two police officers die in Kwara autocrash
Two policemen lost their lives in a motor accident at Eiyekorin area, along the Ilorin-Ogbomoso expressway on Thursday. The incident was confirmed by Ajayi Okasanmi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of ...

2021-03-11

A Matter of Life and Death. By Olusegun Adeniyi
Last night in Ilorin, Kwara State, I attended the posthumous 72nd birthday of Prof. Mary Ebun Modupe Kolawole and will be at the Wake Keep/Commendation service this evening. The late Professor of Literature and Women's St...

Customs parades five female illegal aliens for alleged theft, duping
...Arrests human traffickers with 80 children Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Wednesday paraded five female illegal immigrants in Ilorin, Kwara state capital for alleged theft and sundry offences. NCS under op...

Ilorin records first rain in 2021
The city of Ilorin, the Kwara capital, recorded its first rainfall of the year on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the downpour, which lasted over an hour, was a welcome relief for residents who h...

2021-03-10

Video: KWSG Position on the Hijab
The CPS to Kwara State Governor Rafiu Ajakaye appeared on TVC's popular show "Your View" where he clarified the government's position on the hijaab question in the state. ...

Labour leader to FG: Treat gender-based violence as pandemic
The Vice President, Industrial Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has criticised the rampancy of gender-based violence in the country, calling on the federal government to treat the menace as a pandemic. He spec...

Committee of Vice Chancellors Appoints Unilorin VC as Chairman
The Committee of Vice Chancellors in Nigeria has appointed the vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman A. Abdulkareem as its chairman. Also, the vice chancellor of the University of Benin, Pr...

38 Students Bag Publisher Scholarship Award in Kwara
A total of 38 secondary school students have benefited from the Akogun Educational Support Initiative (AESI) scholarship award in Kwara State. The students had participated in a debate competition on the cau...

Herdsmen Wreaking Havoc in Nigeria are Foreigners, Baraje insists
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has said that the Fulani herdsmen wreaking havocs across the country are not Nigerians. Baraje's position was contrary ...

Kwara revenue agency tackles diversion
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has said that the idea behind its harmonised bill in the revenue generation is to stop illegal negotiation between taxpayers and revenue officers in ministries or KW-IRS. ...

Hijab: Kwara deploys security personnel in shut schools
There is tension in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, following the state government's approval of hijab-wearing for female pupils in 10 government schools. The government has reportedly deployed a detachment of s...

Kwara, Borno, Plateau receive doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Kwara State Government received a consignment of the COVID-19 Oxford AstraZeneca Vaccines from the Federal Government. The consignment arrived at Ilorin International Airport about 8.30 p.m. and was received by ...

2021-03-09

Kwara NLC to join nationwide protest on minimum wage
The Kwara State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Alh Issa Ore has said that the state workers will comply with the directive of the national headquarters that minimum wage protest over implementation of N30,00...