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...

2021-02-14

45 years on, Kwara govt remembers Col. Ibrahim Taiwo
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has described the former military Governor of the state Col. Ibrahim Taiwo as a man of history who laid solid foundations for infrastructural development of the state. ...

NPFL ROUNDUP: Kwara United go top after big win over Dakkada
Kwara United are the new leaders of the NPFL after they thrashed Dakkada 3-0 at home in Ilorin today. 'The Afonja Warriors' now have 21 points from 10 matches and a better goals difference than Enyimba. ...

Emir of Ilorin loses 96yr-old aunt
Hajia Amina Iyakobi AbdulKadir-Mohammed, is dead. She was aged 96, ROYAL NEWS has gathered. The deceased was the younger sister to Hajia Aishat Nma Sulu-Gambari, the late mother of His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Ib...

My Goal Is To Obtain University Degree, Says 38-year-old School 'Girl'
Folashade Ajayi, who just enrolled in the Junior Secondary School section of Ilorin Grammar School in Kwara State says her ultimate goal is to obtain a university degree What is your name? My name is Ajayi ...

UNILORIN postpones reopening of hostels over varsity workers' strike
The Management of the University of Ilorin has announced the postponement of the reopening of hostels accommodation for its 100 level students. A statement signed by the University's Director of Public Affairs, M...

FG sends relief items to 707 households in Kwara affected by communal crises
...Flags off Rural Women's Cash Grant The Federal government has provided succour for 707 households affected by communal crises in Ondo and Oyo states which led them to relocate to Kwara state for safety and secur...

2,560 benefit from FG special grants for rural women in Kwara
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Umar, who flagged off the disbursement in Ilorin. She said over 150,000 poor rural women would benefit from the ...