2021-04-02

Kwara Gov greets Christians at Easter, urges unity
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Christians on the occasion of Easter celebrations, calling it an auspicious moment for Kwarans to "renew our hope, embrace one another and purposefully forge a...

Kwara Gov seeks private sector collaboration to fight poverty
·As Dangote Foundation disburses micro grants to rural women Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said private sector collaboration is critical in government's fight against poverty, calling on corpora...

Kwara United sweat over Gata, Salaudeen for Nasarawa United Clash
Kwara United coach Abdullahi Biffo could be without winger Adeshina Gata and Taiwo Salaudeen for Sunday's clash against Nasarawa United. Gata picked up a knock against Katsina United and they sat out Kwara United's tra...

EFCC Ilorin Zonal office gets new head
Usman M. Muktar, has taken over as the new head of the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC. Muktar, a Chief Detective Superintendent, took over from Chief Detective Superint...

16 cultists on revenge mission arrested, paraded in Kwara
A crack team of police detectives from the Kwara State Police Command has arrested 16 persons suspected to be members of the Eiye and Aiye confraternities in the Oloje/Okoolowo area of Ilorin, the state capital. ...

2021-04-01

OPINION: Prof. M.M Akanbi: One-Year Scorecard as KWASU VC. by Abdulrazaq Sanni
"The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night." The above quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American...

NUT commends Kwara over transparent recruitment
The Nigerian Union of Teachers(NUT) Kwara wing has commended the state government for the transparent and thorough manner with which it has conducted the ongoing recruitment of teachers for primary and secondary schools...

Badminton Africa Best Badminton Players Shine In Kwara Novelty Tourney
There was excitement among badminton enthusiasts on Saturday in Ilorin when the Kwara State veterans brought the best hands in Africa, who incidentally were Nigerians, to the city. Africa and Nigeria's number o...

NSCDC arrests 55-year-old man for defiling minor in Ilorin
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 55-year old man, Abdulraheem Jimoh, for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old girl in Mayegun area of Alagbado, Ilorin. The Comman...

Kwara directs Okada, keke napep riders to operate between 6a.m and 9p.m
The Kwara State Government, on Wednesday, directed okada and keke napep commercial operators to operate between 6a.m and 9p.m daily. This is part of the government's surveillance activities to tackle security i...

2021-03-31

Kwara Gov names White Paper Committee on sales of govt assets
· Herald gets new board; Ishiak Sannu is chair of HealthTech Offa Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed a seven-person White Paper Committee on the Commission of Inquiry into sales, disposal and ...

Group Tackles Violators of NPA Call-Up System
The maritime branch of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-owned Companies (SSASCGOC) has said it will unmask those frustrating the electronic call-up system introduced by the Niger...

Cable Foundation trains campus journalists on investigative reporting
The Cable Newspaper Journalism Foundation (CNJF) has organised a training for campus journalists on investigative reporting. The workshop, which took place in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday, had students from seve...

Waste energy can provide constant electricity - Unilorin don
Constant electricity generation is achievable in the country when there is the government's political will to source electricity generation through other sources aside from hydropower. Speaking at the inauguratio...

Senate Committee Decries Non-implementation of Backward Integration Policy on Syringes, Needles
The Senate Committee on Health (Secondary and Tertiary), has expressed concern over the non implementation of the Backward Integration Policy (BIP) on needles and syringes in the country, five years after it was valid...

Court stops Kwara govt from taking over 'Ile Arugbo'
LA high court sitting in Ilorin has restrained the Kwara state government from taking over Ile Arugbo, described as the political home of Olusola Saraki, father of former Senate President Bukola Saraki. Adenike...

Kwara Committed to Promoting Status of Women - AbdulRazaq
The Kwara State Government says women deserve patronage and support to be their best. The Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made this known today at the north-central zonal meeting of the 65th United Nations commiss...

UBEC/SUBEB: 937 contractors bid for Kwara school renewal projects
At least 937 local contractors on Monday participated in an open bidding for the construction/renovation of public schools and other facilities recently advertised by the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWS...

Kwara govt warns teachers against indecent dressing
The Kwara Government on Tuesday warned teachers in the state against indecent dressing. Malam Abubakar Bello, the Chairman, Kwara Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), issued the warning in a statement in...

Customs joint border patrol arrests five illegal aliens with guns, others
...Makes 43 seizures worth N61m in 18 days Operatives of the Joint Border Patrol Team of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have arrested five illegal immigrants for allegedly being in possession of a locally-made p...

2021-03-30

How Kwara United players were held hostage after defeating Kastina United 2-1
Officials and players of Kwara United football club were on Sunday held hostage for over an hour by Kastina United fans after their team's 2-1 home loss to the Afonja warriors in the Nigeria Professional Football Leag...

NSCDC arrests 65-year-old man for raping minor in Ilorin
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kwara Command has arrested a widower, Samuel Darisa, 65, for allegedly defiling a 10-year old minor at Agbadam area of llorin. The commandant of the command, M...

I want to play for Nigeria, says Brazilian Alves
Brazilian Lucas Alves has revealed his admiration for the Super Eagles while making it clear that he dreams of playing for the Nigerian national team in the near future, The PUNCH reports. The Kwara United wi...

Education remains bedrock of growth, development - Kamoru
The founder of KAM Holdings, Dr. Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf has asserted that only proper funding of our educational sector can give Nigeria the needed boost for growth and development as a nation. Dr Yusuf made the ...

Animal diseases: Herdsman canvasses establishment of dairy farms
Alhaji Mohammed Atiku, a herdsman, has called on Federal and State Governments to establish dairy farms to boost healthy protein production in the country. He said such dairy would also enable veterinary doct...

KWASACA provides humanitarian services to IDPs
Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) has embarked on the provision of healthcare services to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Patigi and Ilorin East local government areas of the state. Speaking duri...

Ohanu glad to help Kwara United retain top spot on NPFL table
Kwara United's striker Michael Ohanu is excited with teh team's position on top of the table in the NPFL and believes team spirit is driving their campaign for a title push. Ohanu scored the winner in the 2-...

Kwara governor, Abdulrasaq, hails Asiwaju Tinubu at 69
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his 69th birthday anniversary, calling the former Governor of Lagos State a "patriot, statesman, and consummate political strategist" ...

2023 walkover for Kwara PDP if..., says Baraje
Former national chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Abubakar Baraje Monday said that the party's defeat at the 2019 elections has been a big lesson for the erstwhile ruling party in the Kwara state. ...