2021-02-18

Hijaab: Kwara govt meets religious leaders, sets up new committee
Kwara State Government on Thursday held a marathon meeting with religious leaders in the state, with both Muslim and Christian leaders stating their positions and offering opinions on how to resolve the differences on t...

Dismissed cop supplied five AK-47 rifles for Offa bank robbery - Suspect
Four of the five suspects who are on trial for the April 5, 2018 Offa bank robbery in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday told a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how they killed no fewer...

Muslim groups canvass for hijab wearing in Kwara schools
Muslim stakeholders comprising youths and women organizations Wednesday urged the Kwara state government to prevail on former owners of public schools to allow female Muslim students wear hijab. The Muslim organi...

Naval chief, Kwara community laud NOWA school
Chief of Naval Staff Awwal Z. Gambo and Offa community in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have applauded the giant stride of Naval Officers Wives Association (NOWA) Secondary School in Offa. The naval c...

Kwara State Can Host World-class National U-18, U-21 Handball Championship - Ocheho
The President, Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Sam Ocheho believes Kwara state can host a world class National U-18 and U-21 Handball Championship. Ocheho stated this during a visit to the Deputy Gover...

Kwara APC warns Lai Mohammed Over Unguarded Utterances
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara State has advised the embattled Minister for Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to refrain from discrediting the seamless registration and revalidation exercise in the state in ...

2021-02-17

Kwara govt cautions residents against xenophobic statements, violence
Kwara State Government has cautioned residents of the state against launching xenophobic attacks against displaced persons in their midst, calling for calm while government works with all stakeholders to maintain law and ...

Saraki: Jonathan Remains Committed to PDP
As part of efforts to reconcile members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reshape the party ahead of the 2023 general elections, the party's Reconciliation and Strategy Committee, led by former Senate President,...

Kwara govt sends special warnings to residents
Kwara State Government has cautioned residents of the state against launching xenophobic attacks against displaced persons in their midst, calling for calm while government works with all stakeholders to maintain law an...

'Judiciary needs autonomy to perform'
The Chief Judge of Kwara, Justice Sulyman Kawu, has said that the judicial arm of government required full autonomy to enable it perform and meet the expectations of the masses. Kawu spoke on the sidelines of the...

PDP Lawmaker Who Hopes to Change the Political Course in Kwara
With the recent swearing in of the only Peoples Democratic Party member in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hammed Shittu writes that the party may be rejuvenated to reclaim its pride of place in the state The ...

Golden Eaglets may relocate to Ilorin
Top NFF officials have disclosed that arrangements have reached advanced stage for the Golden Eaglets to relocate their training camp from Abuja to finalise their preparations for the U17 AFCON in Morocco next month. ...

Kwara ready to partner relevant health agencies
Kwara State government has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with relevant agencies to improve the well-being of residents of the state. Speaking at a closeout meeting for stakeholders at end of five years pr...

Kwara United not getting carried away - Ohanu
Kwara united striker Michael Ohanu has stated that the Harmony Boys are not getting carried away yet despite sitting top of the Nigeria Professional Football league after 10 rounds of games although having played a game...

2021-02-16

UK COVID-19 variant now 29 in six states - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 29 cases of the United Kingdom (UK) variant of COVID-19 in six states. It stated the UK variant - B.1.1.7, has been detected in Edo, Kwara, Lagos, Osun,...

Group kicks against 'invasion' of Kwara community by herdsmen
Residents of Oro, Irepodun local government area of Kwara state have accused neigbouring communities of Buari and Illala of aiding the occupation of farmland in the area. The community said that it discovered l...

How vulnerable is Kwara governor? BY BASHIR IBRAHIM OLAITAN
I have taken time to follow the politics of Kwara especially regarding the crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and concerns that the sterling pro-people performance of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulraza...

Lai Mohammed demands cancellation of APC registration in Kwara
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has called for the cancellation of the ongoing membership registration and validation exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. Mr...

Court jails graduate for internet scam in Kwara
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced a 34-year-old graduate of Agricultural Science, Kelvin Monye, to six months imprisonment for internet romance scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

2021-02-15

IPMAN Urges PPMC to Rescind Decision on Express Payment Policy
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has urged the Petroleum Pricing Marketing Company (PPMC) a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) to rescind its recent decision to...

BATTLE FOR KWARA: They are fighting because Abdulrazaq rejected their political appointees - Awoyale
A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State and President-General of Orisun Igbomina, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, in this interview, speaks on the crisis in the state chapter of the party. Why is Kwar...