2021-02-26

Kwara APC membership registration a deceit - Reps member
A member of the House of Representatives, Abdulganiyu Cook Olododo has described the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara as a fraud. Olododo, represent...

Kwara govt. approves use of hijab in public schools
The state government also directs the 10 schools it shut last week over the hijab controversy to reopen on Monday. The Kwara State Government has approved the use of hijab in all public schools in the state and d...

Kwara Gov meets labour leaders Tuesday
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will on Tuesday meet with labour leaders to firm up discussions concerning the consequential adjustment component of the minimum wage, a statement said Thursday night. "T...

Hijab Controversy In Ten Schools In Ilorin
On the 19th February 2021, the Kwara State government ordered the closure of ten schools formerly owned by some Christian bodies. The schools were taken over by the government in 1974. The government, however, allowed t...

Kwara State Monthly Sanitation Exercise Holds Saturday 27th February, 2021
This is to inform the general public that the monthly sanitation exercise for the Month of February will hold on Saturday from 7am to 9am. Members of the public are enjoined to fully participate in the sanitati...

2021-02-25

NO VICTOR, NO VANQUISHED: WHAT THE GOVERNMENT OF ABDURRAHM?N ABDURRAZZ?Q MUST NOW DO. By Sanusi Lafiagi
In our meeting with the executive governor of Kwara State, Malam Abdurrahm?n Abdurrazz?q last Wednesday (24th February, 2021), he made it clear, after listening to submissions by representatives from both parties that h...

Kwara APC Group Backs Move to Recall State Lawmaker over Poor Representation
Some stakeholders of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state Wednesday backed the current move by the youths of Omupo/Igbaja State constituency to recall the lawmaker repres...

Buhari greets Adebayo at 80
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a goodwill message to former Kwara State Governor Cornelius Adebayo as he clocks 80 years. A statement on Tuesday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Fe...

Awards: UNIFEMGA honours 25 members specially across the country
The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association is to honour 25 of its members specially on March 6, 2021 for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association. A statement ...

FEC Observes One Minute Silence For Ex-Kwara State Military Administrator
Members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday observed a minute silence for the former Kwara State Military Administrator, Retired Brigadier General Ahmed Aboki Abdullahi. The Late Brigadier General...

WAEC registration: Kwara Govt warns principals against extortion
he Kwara Government has warned principals in public schools not to extort students during the registration of the upcoming West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education...

PDP behind its woes in Kwara - Party chieftain, Oba Ajara
Alhaji Oba Ajara, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, has said that the party was responsible for the woeful defeat it recorded in the 2019 elections in the State. Recall that the All ...

ICPC recovers N15m, others from Kwara lawmakers, executive members
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it recovered N15 million cash from past and present Kwara state legislative and executive members over poor execution of projects. ...

Olupo: AbdulRazaq leads Kwara delegation, party elders to Ajase-Ipo
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday led top government functionaries, chieftains and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the palace of Olupo of Ajase-Ipo in Irepodun local government t...

Kwara Gov celebrates ex-Gov C.O. Adebayo at 80
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated former Governor of the state Pa Cornelius Adebayo on his 80th birthday anniversary, hailing him as a great statesman whose contributions to national developm...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF KWARA STATE PROF. MAMMAN SABA JIBRIL ON THE OCCASION OF INAUGURATION OF BOARDS AND GOVERNING COUNCILS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE ON 23RD FEBRUARY, 2021 AT GOVERNOR'S OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM
Protocols, I am highly delighted to welcome you all to this epoch-making occasion of the inauguration of Councils and Boards of Agencies and Parastatals in the State. On behalf of the Executive Governor of Kwara Stat...

EndSARS: Kwara Gov receives panel report, to set up implementation committee
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received a three-volume report from the Justice Tunde Garba-led Panel of Inquiry on #EndSARS protest, promising to set up an implementation committee on its recommendations....

2021-02-24

OPINION: Meritorious Mahfouz, An astute Administrator and Academic. By Folorunso Fatai
It was around 12:57 a.m, today, Wednesday February 24, 2021, when I received the good news that a unique UNILORITE and illustrious son of Iwo, Prof. Adedimeji Mahfouz Adebola had emerged the Pioneer Vice-Chancellor of...

PRESS STATEMENT BY THE MUSLIM MEDIA WATCH GROUP OF NIGERIA (MMWG) ON THE FRESH ATTACK ON MAIDUGURI BY TERRORISTS, THE RECKLESS OUTBURST OF DR. OBADIAH MAILAFIYA AND HIJAB/OWNERSHIP OF SCHOOLS IN KWARA STATE
A call has gone to the Nigerian Military and other Security Agencies to re-strategise and prevent attacks of insurgents of any soft target against any citizen whatsoever in the Country. They must also improve on their g...

NOWA Reiterates Commitment to Boost Student's Academic Excellence
Naval Officers Wives Association(NOWA) has reiterated its commitment to ensure academic excellence of the students of Navy schools across the nation so that they could be a future reference point for academic attainment...

Nothing has been decided yet in the NPFL + Biffo
Coach of Nigeria Professional Football league leaders Kwara united FC Abdullahi Biffo has stated that nothing has yet been decided in the league and as such remain indifferent on the club's run 11 games into the season ...

Kwara Gov, Finance Minister meet on investment, infrastructure financing
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Monday met with the Finance Minister Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed to discuss investment programmes and various models to finance infrastructural development in the state. ...

Kwara Speaker mourns Oba Woleola, Olupo of Ajaseipo
Mr Yakubu Danladi, the Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, has described the death of Oba Sikiru Woleola II, the late Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, as a huge loss to the state. In a condolence message, the Speaker descri...

Lai Mohammed mourns Kwara traditional ruler, Olupo of Ajasse-IpoPublished on
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed sadness over the passing of Oba Sikiru Atanda Woleola, the Olupo of Ajasse-Ipo, a first-class traditional ruler in Kwara State. The Mi...

Mahfouz Adedimeji Appointed VC Ahman Pategi Varsity
Ahman Pategi University has appointed Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of the newly approved private institution. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman Council of Ahman Pategi University, Hon ...

2021-02-23

Kwara enrols 21,000 more indigents in free healthcare
·Our state will be go-to place for best things: AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday flagged off the enrolment of another 21,000 indigent residents of the state to a regime of free ...

Rangers 1-0 Kwara United: Kwara United Are A Good Side, Maintains Salisu Yusuf
Despite seeing his team end Kwara United's unbeaten run, head coach of Rangers International, Salisu Yusuf has maintained that Kwara United are a good side. Rangers stole all three points in the Week 11 clash again...

Kwara School for Special Needs wants more teachers
Hajia Fausat Aroyehun, the Principal of Kwara State School for Special Needs, has appealed for the employment of more teachers who have special trainings for students of the school. Aroyehun, who made the call...