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2021-01-31
Community policing takes off in Ilorin with 800 volunteers
The volunteers for the scheme cut across all police formations in Ilorin metropolis. In a bid to strengthening the community policing, the volunteers and all the Divisional Police Officers in Ilorin metropo...
The volunteers for the scheme cut across all police formations in Ilorin metropolis. In a bid to strengthening the community policing, the volunteers and all the Divisional Police Officers in Ilorin metropo...
Kwara Gov mourns Sardauna Ilorin, Alh. Umaru Saro
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Alhaji Umar Saro, the Sardauna Ilorin, as a big loss to the nation and the state, especially the Ilorin Emirate where he impacted the lives of many wi...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the death of Alhaji Umar Saro, the Sardauna Ilorin, as a big loss to the nation and the state, especially the Ilorin Emirate where he impacted the lives of many wi...
Umaru Saro is Dead
Alhaji Umar Ayinla Saro, the Ilorin-born billionaire industrialist and philanthropist, is dead. Alhaji Umar Saro, who was until his death was the Sardauna of Ilorin, died today according to family sources. More de...
Alhaji Umar Ayinla Saro, the Ilorin-born billionaire industrialist and philanthropist, is dead. Alhaji Umar Saro, who was until his death was the Sardauna of Ilorin, died today according to family sources. More de...
Kwara Ministry of Environment urges strict adherence to sanitation exercise
The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has called on residents to adhere strictly to the monthly sanitation exercise, to make the state clean and conducive to live in. This is contained in a press release, signe...
The Kwara State Ministry of Environment has called on residents to adhere strictly to the monthly sanitation exercise, to make the state clean and conducive to live in. This is contained in a press release, signe...
Ilorin Residents Turn Road Sides, Medians To Refuse Dump Sites
Road medians in some major streets of llorin metropolis have become refuse dump sites which constitute health hazards to the residents, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.A NAN correspondent, who monitored Saturda...
Road medians in some major streets of llorin metropolis have become refuse dump sites which constitute health hazards to the residents, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.A NAN correspondent, who monitored Saturda...
2021-01-30
Early morning crash kills 20 along Bode Saadu-Ilorin road, says FRSC
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 20 persons, in a crash along the Bode Saadu- Ilorin road, in the early hours of Saturday. According to information made available to...
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 20 persons, in a crash along the Bode Saadu- Ilorin road, in the early hours of Saturday. According to information made available to...
Security: No cause for alarm, Kwara govt assures residents
·As govt meets security agencies, DPMs, Miyetti Allah Kwara State Government has urged members of the public to go about their lawful business in peace and to live in harmony with one another, saying measures hav...
·As govt meets security agencies, DPMs, Miyetti Allah Kwara State Government has urged members of the public to go about their lawful business in peace and to live in harmony with one another, saying measures hav...
AbdulRazaq mourns Kwara students, travellers killed in auto crashes
·commends Kebbi, Sokoto govts for timely support to students Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the families of the students who died in an auto crash in Yauri, Kebbi State, on Satu...
·commends Kebbi, Sokoto govts for timely support to students Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the families of the students who died in an auto crash in Yauri, Kebbi State, on Satu...
FG to concession 12 highways to private sectors
Faced with reality of paucity of funds confronting it, the Federal Government, Friday, commenced the procurement process to concession 12 highways to the private sectors under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, scheme....
Faced with reality of paucity of funds confronting it, the Federal Government, Friday, commenced the procurement process to concession 12 highways to the private sectors under the Public Private Partnership, PPP, scheme....
Police arrest woman over death of house help
The police in Kano on Friday said they have arrested a woman over the death of her teenage house help under mysterious circumstances. Khadija Musa, 19, an indigene of Kwara State, arrived in Kano three months a...
The police in Kano on Friday said they have arrested a woman over the death of her teenage house help under mysterious circumstances. Khadija Musa, 19, an indigene of Kwara State, arrived in Kano three months a...
Kwara farmers express concern over indiscriminate bush burning
Farmers in Ilorin have called on the Kwara Government for urgent intervention over what he described as indiscriminate bush burning in parts of the state. The farmers who expressed worry amidst consistent bush burnin...
Farmers in Ilorin have called on the Kwara Government for urgent intervention over what he described as indiscriminate bush burning in parts of the state. The farmers who expressed worry amidst consistent bush burnin...
Offa Poly raises alarm over influx of herders into Kwara
Offa Polytechnic says recent kidnappings in Offa and Oyun local government areas are "traceable to the migration of the banned herdsmen from Osun, Oyo and Ondo states." The security unit of the Federal Polytechni...
Offa Polytechnic says recent kidnappings in Offa and Oyun local government areas are "traceable to the migration of the banned herdsmen from Osun, Oyo and Ondo states." The security unit of the Federal Polytechni...
Quit notice to fellow Nigerians illegal, says lawyer
An Ibadan-based lawyer Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has said no Nigerian has the right to issue quit notice to another Nigerian from his place of residence. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do the needful...
An Ibadan-based lawyer Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has said no Nigerian has the right to issue quit notice to another Nigerian from his place of residence. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to do the needful...
Court Remands Suspected Terrorist For Alleged Theft
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court has ordered that a suspected Boko Haram member, one Sidiku Adamu Gado, be remanded in Correctional Service Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State. Gado is facing charges ranging from ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court has ordered that a suspected Boko Haram member, one Sidiku Adamu Gado, be remanded in Correctional Service Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State. Gado is facing charges ranging from ...
Adebayo: Investment in Sugar Industry will Provide Jobs for Youths
Minister of Industry, Trade Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo, has reiterated commitment of the federal government to partner with private and public investors in the sugar industry to accelerate the nation's economic grow...
Minister of Industry, Trade Investment, Chief Niyi Adebayo, has reiterated commitment of the federal government to partner with private and public investors in the sugar industry to accelerate the nation's economic grow...
Oro Grammar School Old Students Association Give Kudos to Gov. Abdulrasaq on the NITEL-OGS Oro Road Project
The executive committee and entire members of the Oro Grammar School Old Students Association' under the leadership of Elder Folorunsho Alao has expressed their profound gratitude to the Executive Governor of Kwara State ...
The executive committee and entire members of the Oro Grammar School Old Students Association' under the leadership of Elder Folorunsho Alao has expressed their profound gratitude to the Executive Governor of Kwara State ...
OPINION: Abdulkadir Orire: The Exit of A Real Giant.
By Abubakar Imam
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 marked another unforgettable episode in the recent annals of the southernmost Emirate. It was the date the nation's most unique traditional political entity lost a true giant. It was the d...
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 marked another unforgettable episode in the recent annals of the southernmost Emirate. It was the date the nation's most unique traditional political entity lost a true giant. It was the d...
Kwara Gov mourns Olatinwo
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with former Governor of the state Group Captain (Rtd) Salaudeen Olatinwo, the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi (Esuwoye II), the people of Offa, and the enti...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with former Governor of the state Group Captain (Rtd) Salaudeen Olatinwo, the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi (Esuwoye II), the people of Offa, and the enti...
2021-01-29
My family now lives in Ilorin - Igangan Seriki Fulani
The Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkadri, has disclosed that he is on a short visit to the north while his family members have settled temporarily in Ilorin, Kwara State. Abdulkadri and his men m...
The Seriki Fulani of Igangan, Oyo State, Saliu Abdulkadri, has disclosed that he is on a short visit to the north while his family members have settled temporarily in Ilorin, Kwara State. Abdulkadri and his men m...
EFCC tasks corps members on hard work, integrity
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the youths to make hard work and integrity their watchword, and desist from all manner of corruption while striving to achieve excellence. This is con...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the youths to make hard work and integrity their watchword, and desist from all manner of corruption while striving to achieve excellence. This is con...
Kwara records 115 cases of COVID-19, discharges 56 patients
The Kwara State Government says it has recorded 115 more COVID-19 cases, while 56 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor and spokesperson of the Techni...
The Kwara State Government says it has recorded 115 more COVID-19 cases, while 56 patients, who tested negative twice have been discharged. The Chief Press Secretary to the governor and spokesperson of the Techni...
I remain Kwara state chairman, Bolarinwa insists
The embattled Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Bolarinwa, on Thursday insisted that he remains chairman of the party despite claims to the contrary by some members. Recall that Bola...
The embattled Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Bashir Bolarinwa, on Thursday insisted that he remains chairman of the party despite claims to the contrary by some members. Recall that Bola...
2021-01-28
Hope rises as Kwara Gov seeks speedy revamp of Bacita sugar
· FG says firm to bounce back by 2023 · AbdulRazaq, Adebayo commission Nigeria Sugar Institute · Kwara gets special economic zone status Persistent efforts of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq t...
· FG says firm to bounce back by 2023 · AbdulRazaq, Adebayo commission Nigeria Sugar Institute · Kwara gets special economic zone status Persistent efforts of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq t...
Hajj: Kwara pilgrims board launches Hajj savings scheme
The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has launched a Hajj Savings Scheme to allow the less privileged and low income earners perform the annual Holy Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with ease. The News Agency of Ni...
The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has launched a Hajj Savings Scheme to allow the less privileged and low income earners perform the annual Holy Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with ease. The News Agency of Ni...
FCC commissioners write Buhari, accuse chairman of lopsided recruitment
THE Federal Character Commission, the agency of government saddled with the task of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the principles of the proportional sharing of all government posts is currently enmeshed in ...
THE Federal Character Commission, the agency of government saddled with the task of monitoring and enforcing compliance with the principles of the proportional sharing of all government posts is currently enmeshed in ...
Forfeiture Suit: Court To Rule On Saraki's Lagos Houses On February 19
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed February 19 for judgment in a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the final forfeiture of two properties belonging to former Senate P...
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed February 19 for judgment in a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the final forfeiture of two properties belonging to former Senate P...
"We need to encourage the management of Kwara United" - Governor Abdulrazaq
"We need to encourage the management of Kwara United" – Governor Abdulrazaq Ademetan Abayomi by Ademetan Abayomi January 27, 2021 " Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has passed a vote of confidence...
"We need to encourage the management of Kwara United" – Governor Abdulrazaq Ademetan Abayomi by Ademetan Abayomi January 27, 2021 " Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has passed a vote of confidence...
Disquiet over poor infrastructure in Kwara school
For Alao Abdulateef, an SSS 3 pupil of Government Day Secondary School, Alore, Ilorin, Kwara State, the lack of a library in the school is not only appalling but having a terrible impact on learning. "The press...
For Alao Abdulateef, an SSS 3 pupil of Government Day Secondary School, Alore, Ilorin, Kwara State, the lack of a library in the school is not only appalling but having a terrible impact on learning. "The press...
Kwara APC crisis: What Gov. Bello told us at Abuja meeting-Party chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has disclosed that the letter purportedly issued to Alhaji Ibrahim Samari replacing Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa as state chairman of the party...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has disclosed that the letter purportedly issued to Alhaji Ibrahim Samari replacing Hon. Bashir Bolarinwa as state chairman of the party...
PDP tackles Kwara Assembly over Abdulrazaq's N35bn loan request
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has berated the State House of Assembly for approving a N35 billion loan request by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The opposition party warned that the mo...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has berated the State House of Assembly for approving a N35 billion loan request by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The opposition party warned that the mo...
NSCDC arrests 29 'Northern youth farmers' in Kwara
Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday arrested 29 youths, who allegedly migrated from northern states to Amayo community in the Ifelodun local government area of the s...
Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Wednesday arrested 29 youths, who allegedly migrated from northern states to Amayo community in the Ifelodun local government area of the s...
Gynecologist Offers Free Surgery, Consultation In Kwara
Dr Olanrewaju Jimoh, a consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist has offered free consultation and surgical process for women in Kwara as part of his social responsibility. Jimoh told the News Agency of Nigeria ...
Dr Olanrewaju Jimoh, a consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist has offered free consultation and surgical process for women in Kwara as part of his social responsibility. Jimoh told the News Agency of Nigeria ...
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