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...

2021-03-08

#IWD: Women inclusion key to brighter future: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday congratulated women in the state on the 2021 commemoration of the International Women's Day, saying his administration will continue to give voice to women because d...

OPINION: Sir Murphy @ 65 : A Multidisciplinary Professional's Retirement Unto Further Services. By Abubakar Imam
Nothing lasts forever. Every event is bound to end one day. Each journey of a man has a terminal date. Not even a Permanent Secretary remains in office in perpetuity. If the occupant does not go at "the regular time" h...

Hijaab: 10 Kwara schools to remain shut for safety reasons
The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to inform members of the public that the 10 government schools where the use of hijaab is disputed will remain shut until a later date. This decision h...

NPFL: Kwara Utd Draw at Wikki to Remain at the Summit
Kwara United remained on top of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) yesterday despite picking a point away at Wikki Tourist. Jibola Adeleke's 82nd equaliser gave the leaders from Ilorin the point...

Surveyors lament activities of quacks
Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) has charged members to be more proactive, blaming them for low patronage against non-professionals. Speaking at the opening of the national confere...

Experts Seek Digital Literacy Skills for Rural Communities
Participants at the virtual stakeholders' engagement forum organised recently by Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) has stressed the need for basic digital literacy skills for rural clust...

CP Mohammed Bagega Pledges Support To Kwara FA
The Nigeria Police Force, Kwara Command has announced it will continue to support Football development in Kwara in the area of participation and protection of live and properties at the stadium. Kwara State Commi...