2020-12-19

COVID-19: Golf organisers limit participation for Kwara Open
Organisers of the Kwara Open Golf Tournament have limited entries for the event to 100 participants to ensure compliance with the government's COVID-19 protocols. Luqman Owolewa, a former board member of ...

Saliu Mustapha Mourns Former Kwara Deputy Governor And CP Abdulkadir Lanre
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has described the death of the former Deputy Governor of Kwara State during Muhammed Lawal regime, Chief Deacon Simon Adedeji Sayomi as a colossal loss...

CP Lanre Jimoh's death, a great loss to humanity - Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed sadness over the death of the Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, CP Lanre AbdulKadir Jimoh. ...

Yuletide: Police Warn Residents Against Throwing Of Bangers, Fireworks
Ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities, the Kwara State police command yesterday warned that it would deal decisively with anyone caught firing low level explosives, including knockouts, bangers and fireworks a...

Ayade laments CP Jimoh's death, condoles with family, Nigeria Police
Cross River state governor, Ben Ayade has expressed shock and sadness over the death of the state Commissioner of Police, Abudukadir Jimoh, describing his passing as a great loss to the state, country and the police f...

Emirate Stakeholders Forum Mourns CP Lanre Jimoh
Members of the Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum have also joined other sons and daughters of Ilorin in grief as Ilorin Emirate, Nigerian Police Force, and the Nation as a whole mourn the demise of Alh. Abdulkadir Lanre...

Kwara Gov mourns death of CP Lanre Jimoh
*Condoles with IG, family Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Nigeria Police Force , the people of Baboko , Ilorin and the immediate family of the Commissioner of Police in Cross...

ILORIN THIRD ESTATE GROUP MOURNS CP ABDULKADIR JIMOH!
It is with great shock and extreme pain but total submission to the will of the Almighty Allah that the President, Ilorin Third Estate Group, Alhaji Bolaji Nagode and entire members received the unfortunate news of its ...

Saraki at 58: A man for all times. By Yusuph Olaniyonu
Since he left the Nigerian Senate in June 2019 as its president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki  has remained relevant and on top of his game. He has proved that politics goes beyond seeking and holding top political office...

2020-12-18

Hon. Olawoyin mourns demise of Rivers Police Commissioner
The Majority Leader, Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Olawoyin Magaji Abubakar has described the demise of Kwarapoly born Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Alh. AbdulKadir as a great loss. Hon. Olawoyin mad...

Saraki mourns ex-Kwara Dep. Gov, Elder Sayomi
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has mourned the death of a former deputy governor of Kwara State, Chief Simon Adedeji Sayomi, who passed on yesterday. Saraki, a two-term governor of Kwara, extend...

IEDPU mourns CP Lanre Jimoh
The National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Aliyu Otta Uthman, fsi, has commiserated with the Elegede family of Eruda Quarters, Ilorin, and the entire people of Ilorin Emi...

CP Lanre Jimoh is Dead
Abdulkadir Jimoh, Cross River state commissioner of police, is dead. Ikpeme Ikpeme, chief medical director of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, confirmed the news of his death. The late CP repor...

Senate Confirms HYPADEC Nominees
The Senate has confirmed eight nominees to the Governing Council of the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC). The nominees were confirmed after the consideration of a repor...

Daughters of blue-eyed woman get scholarship
The wife of the Kwara State Governor and founder of the Ajike Peoples Support Center, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq has enrolled the two daughters of Mrs Risikat Abdulwasiu, the blue-eyed woman into Roemichs International...

JAMB gives N375m to five 'best performing institutions'
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has awarded N375 million to the best five performing tertiary institutions in the country. The institutions are University of Ilorin, Ahmadu Bello University (...

New minimum wage: Kwara NLC begs gov to withdraw court case
The Kwara State Chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to withdraw a case instituted against the Organised labour union in Kwara at the National Indus...

Senator Rafiu condoles Kwarans, govt, over death of former deputy governor
The former Kwara South Senator, Dr Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, has commiserated with the immediate family of the deceased, the people and government of Kwara State over the death of a former deputy governor of the state and As...

AbdulRazaq mourns Kwara's ex-Deputy Gov Sayomi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Igosun and the family of former Deputy Governor of the state Deacon Simon Adedeji Sayomi who died late Wednesday. "The Governor re...

Kwara Police Command assures residents of adequate security during yuletide
The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, on Thursday, assured residents of the state that the upcoming Christmas and New year will be celebrated peacefully without any breakdown of law and order. ...

Re: Lukman Mustapha tests positive to COVID-19
The attention of the Kwara State COVID-19 Technical Committee has been drawn to a statement by Mallam Lukman Mustapha, Chairman of Sobi FM, in which he accused an official of the government's committee Mrs Modupe Joel of ...

AbdulRazaq lauds President Buhari, Masari over release of abducted schoolboys
· Security chiefs too; congratulates affected parents Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined millions of Nigerians to rejoice over the release of the abducted schoolboys, commending President Muha...

Golfers scramble for slots in Kwara Open tourney
Players from across the country have started arriving in Ilorin for the sixth Kwara Open Golf Tournament, which tees off tomorrow at the Ilorin Golf Club. During the week, the organisers revealed that players ...

Kwara lifts businesses looted in #ENDSARS protest
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday presented cheques of varying amounts of (non-refundable) grants to 48 businesses whose shops were looted during the October ENDSARS protest in Ilorin, the state capi...

2020-12-17

ADDRESS DELIVERED BY GOVERNOR ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ DURING THE FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR TSANGAYA TEACHERS, ORGANISED BY NATIONAL BOARD FOR ARABIC AND ISLAMIC STUDIES (NBAIS)
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ, GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AS ABLY REPRESENTED BY STATE COMMISSIONER FOR EDUCATION, HAJIA AHMED FATIMAH BISOLA DURING THE FIVE-DAY WORKSHOP FOR TSANGAYA TEACHERS,...

Covid 19: Lukman Mustapha debunks rumour, preaches against destructive politics
It has come to my knowledge via numerous calls from well-wishers and associates, the rumours circulating on some Kwara based social media platforms alleging me of being COVID-19 positive. While I will naturally wave...

KWSG COMMISSIONED KORO PHC
...COMMENDS AGIP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION The Kwara State Government today Commissioned the Koro Primary Health Care (PHC) Centre which was recently constructed by AGIP Oil Nigeria Limited. Speaking at the comm...

Kwara issues cheques to 48 businesses looted in EndSARS protest
·It's our way of supporting SMEs: Gov ·Process open, transparent, says ENETSUD ·Kwara, first state to give grant to EndSARS' victims: beneficiaries Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on...

Ex-Kwara deputy governor dies at 95
A former deputy governor of Kwara, Chief Simeon Sayomi, is dead.His son, Ola confirmed his death in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ilorin.According to him, the former depu...

We're committed to youth inclusion, empowerment: Kwara Gov
·Panelists proffer way forward, commend govt's commitment Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said youth empowerment and gender inclusion remain top priorities of the administration as part...

UNILORIN appoints 99 new Professors despite 9 months ASUU strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on an indefinite strike since March. The Appointment and Promotions Committee (A&PC) of the University of Ilorin has recommended the promotion and ap...

EFCC, DSS to Deepen Collaboration on Tackling Graft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday pledged to deepen collaboration in a bid to fight graft in Nigeria. The two agencies also agreed to streng...

Nigeria Women Deserve The Very Best In Sports - NAWIS President
Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq has urged the Association of Nigeria Women in Sports,(NAWIS), Kwara Chapter to extend their tentacles across all the 16 local governments area of the state in order de...

Nigerian Legion seeks Kwara gov.'s assistance for fallen heroes' widows
The Kwara chapter of the Nigerian Legion, on Wednesday, appealed to Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come to the aid of the widows of the fallen heroes in the state to make life easy for them. The Chairman of the leg...

Herbalist defrauded South Korean of N30m to buy properties in Kwara
The trial of a herbalist, Alfa Jamiu Isiaka, who allegedly defrauded a South Korean Keun Sig Kim a sum of 30 million has resumed at an Ilorin, Kwara state High Court. Alfa Isiaka allegedly posed to be the Special...

Don't flout guidelines, Kwara urges tertiary institutions
Kwara State government on Wednesday cautioned tertiary institutions against flouting COVID-19 protocols and guidelines. It urged them to put precautionary measures in place in their respective schools. The gover...

Kwara properties sold at giveaway prices, in secret - Report
Chairman of the Kwara State Commission on Assets Recovery, retired Justice Olabanji Orilonishe, said on Wednesday that several of the government properties disposed of by the past administrations were undervalued and s...

2020-12-16

ICT expert urges government to establish more entrepreneurship centres in Nigeria
Mr John Ademola, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) expert has appealed to Federal Government to establish more entrepreneurship centres in the country to harness the potential of Nigerian youths. ...

Unilorin wins global Artificial Intelligence contest - Management
The University of Ilorin has won the global Artificial Intelligence competition anchored by Scale Early, Rapidly and Securely of Carleton University, Canada, the institution's management announced in Ilorin. Reac...

NCPF campaigning for North-Central Development Commission - Useni
THE Chairman of the North-Central People's Forum, Senator Jeremiah Useni, has appealed to the Federal Government to establish the North-Central Development Commission to cater to the needs of the people in the si...

What makes Saraki different in politics -Ibrahim
Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, who represented Kwara South senatorial district in the eighth National Assembly, was also Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions. He spoke with s...

Public Varsities to Get Additional Power Supply through REA
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed readiness to partner the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to provide all public universities with independent power supply. The fund said it is curr...

Kwara FA Expresses Shock Over Emmanuel Ibah's Death
Nigeria Football Fraternity was shell shock on Tuesday following the announcement of the demise of Akwa Ibom State Football Association Chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ibah. The Kwara state football association has exp...

COVID-19: Kwara records 19 new cases, discharges 18 patients
The Kwara Government has recorded 19 more COVID-19 cases in the state with 18 patients, who tested negative twice, discharged. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the Technica...

Kwara prioritises N30,000 minimum wage in proposed 2021 budget
The tussle over the new minimum wage, which had on several occasions pitted the Kwara state government against the labour unions in the state, may finally be resolved if the proposed 2021 budget is approved. ...

"We Created Our Club To Add Value To The Society" - Glamour FC President
The President of Glamour FC, Abdulkareem Abubakar Eyitayo has revealed some of the reasons why the Ilorin based club was created a year ago. In a chat with Sportspro News correspondent recently, Eyitayo said the ...

Nda-Isaiah succeeded where many failed – NCPF
The North Central Peoples Forum (NCPF) has described the late Leadership Newspaper publisher Sam Nda-Isaiah as a great achiever who succeeded where many failed. A patron of the organisation and former Deputy Sen...

SWAN Challenges Gov on Budget
The Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has urged Governor Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq, to prioritise the rehabilitation of sporting facilities as stated in the budget presented yesterd...