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2021-01-09
NPFL: Rivers Utd Plan To Cripple Kwara Utd On Sunday
Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt are living no stone unturned to feast on their visitors when they lock horns in one of the matches billed for the professional league on Sunday. Still basking on thei...
Rivers United Football Club of Port Harcourt are living no stone unturned to feast on their visitors when they lock horns in one of the matches billed for the professional league on Sunday. Still basking on thei...
Don urges Tinubu to reconcile with Afenifere ahead of 2023
Head of Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Dr. Gbade Ojo, yesterday, urged the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reconcile with Afenifere leaders to get their su...
Head of Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Dr. Gbade Ojo, yesterday, urged the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to reconcile with Afenifere leaders to get their su...
Investment coy to unveil revamped Kwara Express soon - Management
The Management of Harmony Holdings Ltd, due to run the 45-year-old Harmony Transport Service Limited, popularly known as Kwara Express, says it would be unveiling a successor company soon, after the old one was shut down ...
The Management of Harmony Holdings Ltd, due to run the 45-year-old Harmony Transport Service Limited, popularly known as Kwara Express, says it would be unveiling a successor company soon, after the old one was shut down ...
Orisabunmi's elder brother dies hours after actress
Steve Onishola, elder brother to Folake Aremu, a Nollywood actress better known as Orisabunmi, has passed away at 71. His death comes about 24 hours after Orisabunmi breathed her last at 60 following a battle w...
Steve Onishola, elder brother to Folake Aremu, a Nollywood actress better known as Orisabunmi, has passed away at 71. His death comes about 24 hours after Orisabunmi breathed her last at 60 following a battle w...
Kwara Gov celebrates Labour chief Issa Aremu at 60
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated foremost labour leader Comrade Issa Aremu on his 60th birthday anniversary, calling him a pride of the state and one of of the most accomplished and conscien...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated foremost labour leader Comrade Issa Aremu on his 60th birthday anniversary, calling him a pride of the state and one of of the most accomplished and conscien...
Kwara Gov mourns late Basketball Star Steve Onishola
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the immediate family and members of the Kwara State Basketball Association over the demise of Coach Steve Onishola. Coach Onishola passed away in Il...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the immediate family and members of the Kwara State Basketball Association over the demise of Coach Steve Onishola. Coach Onishola passed away in Il...
AbdulRazaq: The Modest Pilot Rewriting The Age-long Unpleasant History of Kwara Roads Without Loans
The administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in its less than two years of existence has achieved remarkable feats especially in critical sectors of the economy in line with his campaign promise to birth a new ...
The administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq in its less than two years of existence has achieved remarkable feats especially in critical sectors of the economy in line with his campaign promise to birth a new ...
SARS officers detained us for 73 days demanding we implicate Saraki -Petitioners
TWO petitioners; Alhaji Kehinde Gobir and Alhaji Shuaib Jawondo, on Wednesday said that some police officers attached to the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad detained them for 73 days in order to implicate former Se...
TWO petitioners; Alhaji Kehinde Gobir and Alhaji Shuaib Jawondo, on Wednesday said that some police officers attached to the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad detained them for 73 days in order to implicate former Se...
Coach Steve Will Be Missed- NBBF
The Nigeria Basketball Federation leadership has joined thousands of Nigerians in mourning the death of a member of the Kwara State Basketball Association, Steve Onishola. According to family sources, one of th...
The Nigeria Basketball Federation leadership has joined thousands of Nigerians in mourning the death of a member of the Kwara State Basketball Association, Steve Onishola. According to family sources, one of th...
Kwara Govt seals 2 illegal orphanages in Omu-Aran - Ministry
The Kwara Government, on Friday, ordered the sealing up of two children's homes, Blusolande Day Care and Inioluwa Orphanage, for operating illegally in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affa...
The Kwara Government, on Friday, ordered the sealing up of two children's homes, Blusolande Day Care and Inioluwa Orphanage, for operating illegally in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affa...
2021-01-08
CVR: Group to interface with INEC on voter's registration
...Decries growing voters' apathy in Nigeria Young politicians under the aegis of YVote Naija Thursday said they are interfacing with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to encourage eligible Nig...
...Decries growing voters' apathy in Nigeria Young politicians under the aegis of YVote Naija Thursday said they are interfacing with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to encourage eligible Nig...
KWASU resumes Jan. 11, to conduct virtual lectures, examinations — Registrar
The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, has announced Jan. 11 as the resumption date for the Harmattan Semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Session. A statement from the Acting Registrar, Mohamm...
The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, has announced Jan. 11 as the resumption date for the Harmattan Semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Session. A statement from the Acting Registrar, Mohamm...
Women rights' advocate urges FG to create more opportunities for youths
Dr Limota Goroso, Executive Director, International Women Communication Centre (IWCC) Nigeria, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to open the space for younger generation in the Federal Civil Service. Goros...
Dr Limota Goroso, Executive Director, International Women Communication Centre (IWCC) Nigeria, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to open the space for younger generation in the Federal Civil Service. Goros...
Kwara NSCDC Command Denies Detaining Underage Persons
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has denied allegations of detaining underaged persons in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, the Public...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Kwara Command has denied allegations of detaining underaged persons in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, the Public...
Governor's aide wins award
THE Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Rafiu Ajakaye, has been honoured by the Platforms Montessori School, Ota, for his commitment and dedication towards the resuscitation of Qur'an reading cultu...
THE Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Rafiu Ajakaye, has been honoured by the Platforms Montessori School, Ota, for his commitment and dedication towards the resuscitation of Qur'an reading cultu...
Timeless Orishabunmi
*Adieu, an ardent lover of theatre and a great actress ALTHOUGH she was born in humble and inauspicious circumstances in the rural Ilu Ola community of Kwara State on October 10, 1960, veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs....
*Adieu, an ardent lover of theatre and a great actress ALTHOUGH she was born in humble and inauspicious circumstances in the rural Ilu Ola community of Kwara State on October 10, 1960, veteran Nollywood actress, Mrs....
Immunisation: Kwara State Govt. trains health workers on micro planning
The Kwara Government on Thursday in Ilorin commenced Micro Planning Training for health workers on immunisation for the 16 local government areas of the state. A microplan is an integrated set of components (instr...
The Kwara Government on Thursday in Ilorin commenced Micro Planning Training for health workers on immunisation for the 16 local government areas of the state. A microplan is an integrated set of components (instr...
2021-01-07
Kwara Gov Mourns Ex-Parliamentary Secretary Alhaji Adama
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Ebodaniyan family of Ilorin over the death of their patriarch and First Republic Parliamentary Secretary Alhaji Adama Sidiq Ebodaniyan. Alhaji E...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Ebodaniyan family of Ilorin over the death of their patriarch and First Republic Parliamentary Secretary Alhaji Adama Sidiq Ebodaniyan. Alhaji E...
Unilorin ASUU declares readiness to resume academic activities
Saliu Ajao, Chair, University of Ilorin Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, assured of the union's readiness to return to the classroom. Mr Ajao, who spoke with journalists in ...
Saliu Ajao, Chair, University of Ilorin Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, assured of the union's readiness to return to the classroom. Mr Ajao, who spoke with journalists in ...
Counsellor warns parents against forcing careers on children
An expert in Guidance and Counselling, Dr Abibat Odenike, has warned parents against forcing career choices on their children. Odenike made the call on Monday while delivering a speech at the Career Mentorship Prog...
An expert in Guidance and Counselling, Dr Abibat Odenike, has warned parents against forcing career choices on their children. Odenike made the call on Monday while delivering a speech at the Career Mentorship Prog...
APC stalwart wants increase in intelligence gathering to curb crime
Femi Yusuf, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, has called for an increase in intelligence gathering to curb high rate of crime in the country. Yusuf made the call on Wednesday in Ilorin...
Femi Yusuf, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State, has called for an increase in intelligence gathering to curb high rate of crime in the country. Yusuf made the call on Wednesday in Ilorin...
We must sustain Nupe culture to retain our identity - Etsu Patigi
Etsu Patigi in Patigi local government area of Kwara state, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Bologi has described culture as the people's identity, saying anyone that throws it away lacks value. The monarch spo...
Etsu Patigi in Patigi local government area of Kwara state, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Bologi has described culture as the people's identity, saying anyone that throws it away lacks value. The monarch spo...
Offa Robbery: SARS Tortured Us to Implicate Saraki, Petitioners Tell Panel
Two petitioners at the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on #EndSARS sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital yesterday narrated how officers and men of the disbanded Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) tortured them to implica...
Two petitioners at the Judicial Panel of Enquiry on #EndSARS sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital yesterday narrated how officers and men of the disbanded Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) tortured them to implica...
Woman, 24 arrested for allegdly faking her own kidnap in Kwara
A 24-year-old woman, Medinat Ibrahim on Wednesday, was paraded by Police Command in Kwara for allegedly conspiring with two others to arrange her kidnap to collect ransom from her family. Briefing journalists a...
A 24-year-old woman, Medinat Ibrahim on Wednesday, was paraded by Police Command in Kwara for allegedly conspiring with two others to arrange her kidnap to collect ransom from her family. Briefing journalists a...
Kwara records 37 new cases of COVID-19
Kwara Government says 37 more people have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 1,496. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor and...
Kwara Government says 37 more people have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 1,496. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor and...
Kwara wins $16.9m in SFTAS achievements for 2019/2020
· Gets N795m PAYE refunds; explains review of budget figure Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustai...
· Gets N795m PAYE refunds; explains review of budget figure Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustai...
Orisabunmi's death, end of an era: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Folake Aremu, a thespian popularly known as Orisabunmi, as the end of a glorious era in the film-making industry. "The Governor joins the rest ...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Folake Aremu, a thespian popularly known as Orisabunmi, as the end of a glorious era in the film-making industry. "The Governor joins the rest ...
2021-01-06
DG Lands to take new office, not sacked - Kwara Govt
Director General of the Kwara State Bureau of Lands Barrister Bolaji Edun is being redeployed to another government office as the recently created Geographic Information Service has assimilated the old bureau of Lands, a ...
Director General of the Kwara State Bureau of Lands Barrister Bolaji Edun is being redeployed to another government office as the recently created Geographic Information Service has assimilated the old bureau of Lands, a ...
Don Ties Domestic Violence To Alcoholism
A professor of Islamic studies, University of Ilorin, Prof AbdulRazak Alaro, has identified alcohol use as one of the major causes of domestic violence, and cautioned youths against its consumption. Alaro, who said...
A professor of Islamic studies, University of Ilorin, Prof AbdulRazak Alaro, has identified alcohol use as one of the major causes of domestic violence, and cautioned youths against its consumption. Alaro, who said...
Commission Plans Automation Of Kwara Assembly Operations
The Kwara Stste House of Assembly Service Commission says plans are ongoing to automate legislative activities at the state House of Assembly. The Chairman of the commission, Femi Yusuf, made this known to newsmen on M...
The Kwara Stste House of Assembly Service Commission says plans are ongoing to automate legislative activities at the state House of Assembly. The Chairman of the commission, Femi Yusuf, made this known to newsmen on M...
Issa Aremu: 60 hearty cheers to a global citizen! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Growing up in his native Ilorin, capital of Kwara state in the late 60's and early 70's, Comrade (Alhaji) Issa Obalowu Aremu, mni, almost followed the mind of his friends who believed he was cut out for a career in the ...
Growing up in his native Ilorin, capital of Kwara state in the late 60's and early 70's, Comrade (Alhaji) Issa Obalowu Aremu, mni, almost followed the mind of his friends who believed he was cut out for a career in the ...
Kwara wins $16.9m in SFTAS achievements for 2019/2020
· Gets N795m PAYE refunds; explains review of budget figure Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustaina...
· Gets N795m PAYE refunds; explains review of budget figure Kwara State Government has won $16.9m worth of achievements in the 2019/2020 World Bank-supported State Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustaina...
Court remands herdsman for allegedly killing Kwara farmer
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court presided over by Abdulraheem Bello has remanded a Fulani herdsman, Manu Usman, at the Correctional Service Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly stabbing a farmer, Akilesho Attah, to death. ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court presided over by Abdulraheem Bello has remanded a Fulani herdsman, Manu Usman, at the Correctional Service Centre, Ilorin, for allegedly stabbing a farmer, Akilesho Attah, to death. ...
Kwara general hospital gets accreditation to train doctors
The Kwara State General Hospital, Ilorin, has been accredited to train resident doctors after it was adjudged fit for that purpose by the Faculty Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National Postgraduate Med...
The Kwara State General Hospital, Ilorin, has been accredited to train resident doctors after it was adjudged fit for that purpose by the Faculty Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the National Postgraduate Med...
Group seeks clarification on proposed Kwara 2021 Budget
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) has asked the Kwara State Government to provide clarifications on some items in its proposed 2021 Budget. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq presented the fisc...
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) has asked the Kwara State Government to provide clarifications on some items in its proposed 2021 Budget. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq presented the fisc...
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