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2020-12-15
THE 2021 BUDGET SPEECH, DELIVERED TO THE KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ABDULRAHMAN ABDULRAZAQ, THE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, ON TUESDAY 15TH DECEMBER, 2020
PROTOCOLS. Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly. It is with a grateful heart to God Almighty that I stand before you today in this hallowed chamber to present th...
PROTOCOLS. Honourable Speaker, Honourable Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly. It is with a grateful heart to God Almighty that I stand before you today in this hallowed chamber to present th...
Executive Summary of the 2021 budget speech delivered at the Kwara State House of Assembly by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on December 14, 2020
Protocols I am here this afternoon to lay the fiscal proposal for year 2021 before this Honourable House. This is a tradition in every democracy and the essence is to ensure that public funds are allocated and sp...
Protocols I am here this afternoon to lay the fiscal proposal for year 2021 before this Honourable House. This is a tradition in every democracy and the essence is to ensure that public funds are allocated and sp...
Don't open borders, NASME tells FG
The National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise has advised the President, Major General Mohamadu Buhari (retd.), not to succumb to the pressure to reopen the country's border in January 2021. The ...
The National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise has advised the President, Major General Mohamadu Buhari (retd.), not to succumb to the pressure to reopen the country's border in January 2021. The ...
Church founder, herbalist get four-year imprisonment for trading in human parts
A Kwara state Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced a church founder, Pastor, Gabriel Josaya, aka Eli-Wakuku, to four years' imprisonment for dealing in human parts. Josaya, who is the ...
A Kwara state Chief Magistrates' Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, sentenced a church founder, Pastor, Gabriel Josaya, aka Eli-Wakuku, to four years' imprisonment for dealing in human parts. Josaya, who is the ...
ANA Crisis: Nigerian authors continue bitter squabble, hold parallel conventions
There appears to be no end in sight to the crisis currently rocking the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) as the group's factions held parallel conventions in December to appoint new members into the Board of Trustees...
There appears to be no end in sight to the crisis currently rocking the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) as the group's factions held parallel conventions in December to appoint new members into the Board of Trustees...
Kwara Gov urges new monarchs to work for peace
·As seven monarchs get staffs of office Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday called on traditional rulers to build bridges of harmony, understanding, tolerance and peaceful co-existence among th...
·As seven monarchs get staffs of office Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday called on traditional rulers to build bridges of harmony, understanding, tolerance and peaceful co-existence among th...
AbdulRazaq Bags UN Award
The United Nations has conferred the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the 'HeforShe' award, for his efforts and cabinet picks, which have mainstreamed gender inclusion in the state's political structur...
The United Nations has conferred the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the 'HeforShe' award, for his efforts and cabinet picks, which have mainstreamed gender inclusion in the state's political structur...
2020-12-14
Kwara Gov urges new monarchs to work for peace
· As seven monarchs get staffs of office Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday called on traditional rulers to build bridges of harmony, understanding, tolerance and peaceful co-existence among the ...
· As seven monarchs get staffs of office Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday called on traditional rulers to build bridges of harmony, understanding, tolerance and peaceful co-existence among the ...
CELF: We're Committed to Inclusive Development - KWSG
...says proud of CELF initiative for youths Makes personal gift to Fellows Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday said his administration is committed to spreading development to every part o...
...says proud of CELF initiative for youths Makes personal gift to Fellows Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday said his administration is committed to spreading development to every part o...
Kwara elders caucus of APC rejects Bolarinwa's caretaker committee
Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC)Elders Caucus has rejected the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the party under the leadership of Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, saying that a Caretaker committee cannot succeed anothe...
Kwara All Progressives Congress (APC)Elders Caucus has rejected the newly constituted Caretaker Committee of the party under the leadership of Hon Bashir Bolarinwa, saying that a Caretaker committee cannot succeed anothe...
My Plan For Kwara Women Football Is To Produce Hundreds Of Oshoalas Says Hajia Segilola Alaya
As the Kwara female six-a-side inter-secondary schools competition came to a close at the Kwara state stadium complex on Saturday 12th December 2020, with a final between St. Mary Secondary School and Ilorin Grammer Sch...
As the Kwara female six-a-side inter-secondary schools competition came to a close at the Kwara state stadium complex on Saturday 12th December 2020, with a final between St. Mary Secondary School and Ilorin Grammer Sch...
Kwara cashew farmers decry poor rural roads
Cashew farmers in Ora community, Ifelodun local government and their counterparts in Foko-Oja and Aboto-Oja communities in the Asa local government area of Kwara State have expressed their displeasure over deplorable co...
Cashew farmers in Ora community, Ifelodun local government and their counterparts in Foko-Oja and Aboto-Oja communities in the Asa local government area of Kwara State have expressed their displeasure over deplorable co...
Kwara govt. seeks collaboration in tackling animal diseases
Kwara Govt gives reasons for hitches in payment of October salaries The Kwara Government has called for collaboration by stakeholders in tackling outbreak of animal diseases in the state. Alhaji Muritala O...
Kwara Govt gives reasons for hitches in payment of October salaries The Kwara Government has called for collaboration by stakeholders in tackling outbreak of animal diseases in the state. Alhaji Muritala O...
Offa Polytechnic expels student jailed for Internet fraud
The authorities of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, have expelled Oladipo Juwon, a student of its Business Administration Department who was recently convicted for his involvement in cybercrime. PREMIUM...
The authorities of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, have expelled Oladipo Juwon, a student of its Business Administration Department who was recently convicted for his involvement in cybercrime. PREMIUM...
Be carriers of good news, cleric charges journalists
Evangelist Emmanuel Akeredolu, the minister in charge of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun in Ilorin, has admonished journalists in Kwara to be carriers of good news. Akeredolu, who was represented by Pastor Ay...
Evangelist Emmanuel Akeredolu, the minister in charge of Christ Apostolic Church, Oke-Isegun in Ilorin, has admonished journalists in Kwara to be carriers of good news. Akeredolu, who was represented by Pastor Ay...
Customs seize 113 prohibited goods valued N107.67m
Nigeria's borders covering four states in the North Central has said that it made 113 seizures of prohibited goods with a total value of N107.67m within 48 days of its operation in the area. Coordinator of...
Nigeria's borders covering four states in the North Central has said that it made 113 seizures of prohibited goods with a total value of N107.67m within 48 days of its operation in the area. Coordinator of...
Female farmers canvass security in farms, self-defence skills
Female participants at agricultural training programmes in the country have canvassed adequate protection of farmers' lives and property to boost their involvement in farming. After a recent programme at the Nat...
Female participants at agricultural training programmes in the country have canvassed adequate protection of farmers' lives and property to boost their involvement in farming. After a recent programme at the Nat...
AREMU urges the media to sustain Sam Nda-Isaiah's legacy
Nigerian media practitioners have been urged to rededicate themselves to the task of nation building through objective constructive reporting and professionalism as a mark of tribute to the legacy of the late Chairma...
Nigerian media practitioners have been urged to rededicate themselves to the task of nation building through objective constructive reporting and professionalism as a mark of tribute to the legacy of the late Chairma...
6-Aside Female Tourney: Kwara FA Commends Female Football Group In Kwara
Kwara State Football Association under the leadership of Abdullahi Musa Thuraya has commended the Female Football Interest Group,(FFIG), Kwara State Chapter for their efforts in developing female football in the ...
Kwara State Football Association under the leadership of Abdullahi Musa Thuraya has commended the Female Football Interest Group,(FFIG), Kwara State Chapter for their efforts in developing female football in the ...
Kwara now has second wave of COVID-19
Kwara state government has said that the state has entered its second wave of COVID-19 outbreak. It added that the second curve started early in November with a sharp rise in the number of positive cases. ...
Kwara state government has said that the state has entered its second wave of COVID-19 outbreak. It added that the second curve started early in November with a sharp rise in the number of positive cases. ...
Kwara PDP mourns Adedapo Ojora
The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mourned the death of Prince Adedapo Abdulfatah Ojora, who reportedly died Friday evening at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The party in a state...
The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has mourned the death of Prince Adedapo Abdulfatah Ojora, who reportedly died Friday evening at his residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The party in a state...
Joana Kolo First Year in Office: She is Young yet Mighty. By Basheer Luqman Olarewaju
Like the smell of bacon filling the kitchen; like the fresh-squeezed orange juice a woman made for spouse every day; like making one's child's favorite dinner on his birthday; like having a sense of wonder knowing that ...
Like the smell of bacon filling the kitchen; like the fresh-squeezed orange juice a woman made for spouse every day; like making one's child's favorite dinner on his birthday; like having a sense of wonder knowing that ...
Promise Kept as Oloriegbe Equips Banni/Ogidi PHC
As part of Sen. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe's efforts to make quality healthcare accessible to the people of his constituency especially at the grassroots, Banni-Ogidi Primary Health Care Center yesterday took delivery of me...
As part of Sen. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe's efforts to make quality healthcare accessible to the people of his constituency especially at the grassroots, Banni-Ogidi Primary Health Care Center yesterday took delivery of me...
2020-12-13
KWARA APC AND THE 'ARABIAN DISEASE'
Let me be very frank from the beginning: I am disgusted at the happenings in the Kwara APC. All the noise about who becomes the party chairman and the controversy around their relationship with the Governor elected on t...
Let me be very frank from the beginning: I am disgusted at the happenings in the Kwara APC. All the noise about who becomes the party chairman and the controversy around their relationship with the Governor elected on t...
Farewell to a Yoruba, Muslim Princess
I will start with a footnote on the billionaire Bishop, David Bello Oyedepo. He was born a Muslim, named Hasan by his father Bello Oyedepo. His mother was a Christian who converted to Islam when she married Bello. Bello...
I will start with a footnote on the billionaire Bishop, David Bello Oyedepo. He was born a Muslim, named Hasan by his father Bello Oyedepo. His mother was a Christian who converted to Islam when she married Bello. Bello...
2023: Other regions should concede presidency to North Central, says forum
. Alleges region's marginalization, insists North no longer one entity Some indigenes of the North Central zone under the auspices of North Central Peoples Forum (NCPF) have urged other geo-political zones ...
. Alleges region's marginalization, insists North no longer one entity Some indigenes of the North Central zone under the auspices of North Central Peoples Forum (NCPF) have urged other geo-political zones ...
Kwara records 23 new cases of COVID-19
The Kwara Government says 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,226. The spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the state, M...
The Kwara Government says 23 more people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1,226. The spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19 in the state, M...
PUBLIC ADVISORY ON UPSURGE OF COVID-19 CASES IN KWARA STATESat ,December, 12 2020
1. The last few weeks have recorded a new surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases across Nigeria. Kwara State is no exception. 2. Presently, there are two epidemiological curves of the disease in Kwa...
1. The last few weeks have recorded a new surge in confirmed COVID-19 cases across Nigeria. Kwara State is no exception. 2. Presently, there are two epidemiological curves of the disease in Kwa...
Kwara governor says death of Leadership newspaper's publisher a 'monumental loss'
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed grief on the sudden death of the publisher of Leadership newspaper Sam Nda-Isaiah, describing the development as a monumental loss to the media industry an...
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed grief on the sudden death of the publisher of Leadership newspaper Sam Nda-Isaiah, describing the development as a monumental loss to the media industry an...
2020-12-12
Kwara PDP Congratulates Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim On 54th Birthday
...says he's a goldfish that has no hiding place The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has congratulated a former lawmaker representing Kwara South senatorial district, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim ...
...says he's a goldfish that has no hiding place The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has congratulated a former lawmaker representing Kwara South senatorial district, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim ...
Kwara State Gov't violates freedom of Information Act, despite Court of Appeal ruling
THE Kwara State government has willfully disobeyed the Freedom of Information Act which holds the government and officials answerable, while hiding under the justification that the FOI Act hasn't been domesticated by th...
THE Kwara State government has willfully disobeyed the Freedom of Information Act which holds the government and officials answerable, while hiding under the justification that the FOI Act hasn't been domesticated by th...
Kwara APC still searching for peace as Governor AbdulRazaq battles protracted party crisis
...Investigation reveals origin of feud ...There's understanding now, party chieftain claims The recent dissolution of party executives at all levels by the national leadership of the ruling All Progressive...
...Investigation reveals origin of feud ...There's understanding now, party chieftain claims The recent dissolution of party executives at all levels by the national leadership of the ruling All Progressive...
HOW DO I WRITE A TRIBUTE FOR SAM NDA-ISAIAH? BY IS'HAQ MODIBBO KAWU
It was a short post from Isiaq Ajibola, former COO of Media Trust, on the WhatsApp platform of the Northern Media Forum, that drew attention to the passing of Sam Nda-Isaiah, just a few minutes past midnight, today, Sat...
It was a short post from Isiaq Ajibola, former COO of Media Trust, on the WhatsApp platform of the Northern Media Forum, that drew attention to the passing of Sam Nda-Isaiah, just a few minutes past midnight, today, Sat...
Kwara Gov mourns ex-Grand Qadi Imam-Fulani
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and the judiciary in Kwara State over the demise of former Grand Qadi, Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal Just...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Emir of Ilorin Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and the judiciary in Kwara State over the demise of former Grand Qadi, Kwara State Shariah Court of Appeal Just...
Salute to Rafiu Ibrahim at 54
To the family of the Ojoku-born politician and Senator, who represented Kwara South at the 8th National Assembly, Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, it is yet another celebration in the annals of the life of this politician as he...
To the family of the Ojoku-born politician and Senator, who represented Kwara South at the 8th National Assembly, Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, it is yet another celebration in the annals of the life of this politician as he...
Court remands 14-year-old boy for allegedly raping minor
The Kwara State Family Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 14-year- old boy, Abdullahi Sherif, for allegedly raping a minor at Iji in Owu-Isin area of the state. Magistrate Shade Lawal, who did not take ...
The Kwara State Family Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 14-year- old boy, Abdullahi Sherif, for allegedly raping a minor at Iji in Owu-Isin area of the state. Magistrate Shade Lawal, who did not take ...
Ex-Kwara Grand Khadi, Imam-Fulani, dies at 75
A former Grand Khadi of the Kwara Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkadir Imam-Fulani, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Imam-Fulanis demise was announced by Abubakar Imam, the National Publici...
A former Grand Khadi of the Kwara Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkadir Imam-Fulani, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Imam-Fulanis demise was announced by Abubakar Imam, the National Publici...
FAAN decries encroachment on its land in Ilorin
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decried the encroachment on its land in Ilorin and environ. Mr Adeyeoluwa Oluwakayode, Head of Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Ilorin, told the News Agency of Nig...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has decried the encroachment on its land in Ilorin and environ. Mr Adeyeoluwa Oluwakayode, Head of Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Ilorin, told the News Agency of Nig...
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