2020-12-27

Commissioner lauds Kwara women's dedication, perseverance
The Kwara Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs Deborah Aremu, has commended women in the state for their dedication and perseverance in the face of economic constraints. Aremu gave the com...

Major General Abidoye elected president of ODA
A retired Major General, AbdulAzeez Abidoye, has emerged as the new president of Omu-Aran Development Association (ODA). Omu-Aran is the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Abid...

Nigeria's Olowookere secures track scholarship, joins Drake Bulldogs
West African junior hurdle champion, David Olowookere, has secured a track scholarship to Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America. Olowookere, who arrived in the US on Christmas Eve to the ...

Kwara gov fires 2,414 teachers employed by his predecessor
The Kwara government has nullified the employment of over 2,000 workers employed by the state universal basic education board (SUBEB) in 2018. Abdulfatah Ahmed, immediate past governor of Kwara, had approved th...

2020-12-26

COVID-19: Ilorin residents ignore safety measures
Some Ilorin residents have continued to violate safety measures announced by the Kwara government to stem the second wave of COVID-19 in the state. The state government on Wednesday, Dec. 23, announced safety pro...

10 Die In Kwara Road Accident
Ten persons have been confirmed dead in an accident on Idofian-Ilorin road in Kwara State. The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Jonathan e, who spoke with journalists in Ilorin said the fatal cras...

Unity is key to devt, says AbdulRazaq at IEDPU's 55th confab
·Donates N50m to ICT project ·Emir of Ilorin hails Gov's strides, humility Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday called for unity and harmony among the people of Ilorin community and the state...

Banditry: Army arrests 41 Gana members, chief priest,  25 others
Determined to clear  the country of banditry, kidnapping and other criminal activities, the four Special Forces of the Nigeria Army, Doma  have arrested about 41 members of the notorious gang leader Terwase Gana. ...

2020-12-25

Yuletide: Kwara Speaker tasks Nigerians on COVID-19 safety measures
The Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has urged Nigerians to adhere to safety measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Danladi gave the advice in his Christmas message signed ...

Kwara Govt takes stand on 2019 SUBEB workers
· Offsets pending seven months' salaries · New employment portal opens Jan 2021 Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate payment of seven months salaries earlier withheld...

Kwara Gov greets Christians at Christmas
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Christian community in the state on the Christmas festive season, praying the Almighty God to make it a remarkably joyful one for all. "His Excell...

The Promises of IEDPU's 55th National Conference. By Abubakar Imam
This year's edition of the annual national conference of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU),which holds tomorrow Friday, December 25,2020, at the Forecourt of the palace of His Royal Highness, the ...

FOMWAN expresses sadness over Ahmed Lemu's demise
The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria has expressed sadness over the death of Sheikh Ahmed Lemu. The FOMWAN Chairperson, Publication and Publicity, Hajia Bilqees Oladimeji, in a statement issued i...

Court remands suspected Boko Haram member
AN Ilorin Magistrate's Court has ordered the remand of a suspected Boko Haram member, Sidiku Gado, in the Federal Correctional Service Centre in Kwara State. Gado, who was brought before the court on Thursday, ...

Kwara private school offers full scholarships to public school students
Four students selected through statewide public primary and secondary schools examination in Kwara State have been given full scholarships from one of the private schools in the state. Speaking during the prese...

Kwara State Governor inaugurates Olympic Standard Table Tennis boards
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has inaugurated three new sets of Olympic Standard Table Tennis boards worth over two million naira for Kwara State Sports Council. Naija247news reports that the table tennis boards we...

Airtel Gets NIN Enrolment License
The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted Airtel Nigeria, a verification and enrolment license to register citizens in the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) programme. The approval was contained in...

Kwara Govt Takes Stand on 2019 SUBEB Workers, Offsets Pending 7 Months’ Salaries
· New employment portal opens Jan 2021Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the immediate payment of seven months salaries earlier withheld from 594 SUBEB teachers since June, 2020....

Monthly Sanitation Exercise Holds Saturday 26th December, 2020
This is to inform the public that the modified monthly sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, 26th December, 2020 from 7am to 9am. There will be no vehicular and human movements, except those on essential dutie...

2020-12-24

Kwara Gov visits Jebba, rues damages to properties
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has visited the scenes of Wednesday morning inferno in Jebba, Moro local government area of the state, describing the incident as painful and praying the Almighty God to relieve...

IEDPU sympathises with Jebba people on fire accident
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has appealed to the people of Jebba in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State to take heart over the unfortunate accident which claimed some lives and property i...

New Strain of COVID-19: Expert tasks Nigerians on safety protocol
Dr. Lanre Olosunde, an Infectious Disease expert with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, on Tuesday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, advised Nigerians to continue to practice preventive measures against the ...

Civil servant remanded for alleged defilement of 12-year-old girl
The Kwara State Family Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Ahmed Yusuf in the Correctional Service Centre for allegedly having unlawful intercourse with a 12-year-old daughter of his landlord. Yus...

COVID-19: Security agencies to enforce protocols as Kwara declares partial lockdown
With the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the Kwara State Government has announced a partial lockdown that will be enforced by security agents starting from Thursday. The statewide lockdown will be between 12: 00...

NIN: Crowd gathers at NIMC office in Kwara
Every qualified Nigerian who desire to obtain the national identification number (NIN) in Kwara State needs to get to the NIMC office, Ilorin between 5:00 and 5:30 am and be ready to spend probably the whole day to proc...