2020-11-21

THE PUBLIC TOILETS ARE IN USE - COMMISSIONER
The state ministry of environment has debunked the allegation of the denial of citizens from their toilet rights. The Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Oyedun Julianah Funke made this disclosure during an interview...

HHL GMD, Abdulmajeed receives BRIC report on Kwara Express
• How political interference, management crisis in previous govt crumbled transport company Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Harmony Holdings Limited, Mallam Abdullahi Abdulmajeed Thursday, No...

New Olupako emerges as Kwara appoints three monarchs
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday presented letters of appointment to three traditional rulers in Ifelodun and Isin local government areas of the state. They are: Olupako of Share, Oba Haruna Ol...

When The Saraki Political Dynasty Reunited
In this piece, ABDULLAHI OLESIN gives blow by blow account of how the eighth year remembrance prayers for the late Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki reunited the immediate past Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki and...

2020-11-20

Joint border operation identifies notorious smuggling areas in North Central
Joint Border Operations Drill (JBOD) Sector 3 has identified notorious border communities reputed for smuggling activities in the North Central geopolitical zone of the country. Speaking with journalists in Ilo...

Balarabe Musa's Audacity and Principles. By Issa Aremu
Yours comradely like other compatriots, received Wednesday morning November 11, the news of the death of Dr. Alh. Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, the first democratically elected Governor of Kaduna State. Kashim Ba...

ABS FC Shocks Kwara Utd, Setup Gombe Utd In Ogunjobi Gold Cup Final
ABS FC beat their local rivals Kwara United 5-4 on penalties to renew another clash with Gombe United in the final of the 8th edition of the Ogunjobi Gold Cup Pre-Season Tournament in Ilorin. The Ilorin Derby lived...

Okafor to transform Ilorin Golf Club
The new Captain of the Ilorin Golf Club, Dim Ray Okafor, has promised to transform the club to a world-class facility. Okafor is quietly following the footsteps of former Governor of Kwara State, the late Muh...

Volleyball: Sports Ministry Approves Super Cup Championship In Ilorin
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has approved Top 8 National Volleyball Championship for males and females tagged the Super Cup. The championship is scheduled to take place at the University...

11 killed, others injured in Kwara, Kano road crashes
Four people have been reported dead in a fatal auto crash in Offa, in the Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The accident, which happened around 10.27am on Wednesday on the Offa-Ojoku Road, involv...

Ending Open Defecation: The Kwara Approach. By Abdulrosheed Okiki
Open defecation remains one of the age-long practices that refuse to phase out. This is possibly because of cultural practices or lack of access to sanitation facilities which is linked to rising poverty in the society....

2020-11-19

Malaria responsible for many health complications: Kwara Gov
· Launches house-to-house distribution of 2.3m free mosquito nets · FG, Devt partners hail AbdulRazaq's commitment to health More than 50 percent of health complications reported across public hospitals resu...

Visitation of SGG Kwara-South Chapter to Primary Health Care Centre, Isanlu-Isin
As a group, part of our commitments is to attest and acknowledge the good work of this government, and also to spotlight the areas that need government intervention. Departing from the palace of the Olusin o...

AbdulRazaq signs Kwara Investment Promotion Agency Bill
· Gov says state open for business · Ex-Govs' pension repeal bill now before Assembly Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday signed into law a bill establishing the Kwara Investment Promot...

Examination Malpractices: WAEC Commends KWSG
The Kwara State Government has again been commended for its efforts in eradicating examination Malpractices in the state. The Human Resources Manager, West Africa Examination Council, Mr. Adesoji Faboro disclosed...

#Endsars looting: Committee on N500m recovery fund pledges transparency
The eleven-man committee on the N500m Kwara State SME recovery scheme held its maiden meeting on Wednesday with a pledge to discharge its duty with utmost accountability and transparency. Chairman of the commit...

Kwara Assets panel told how lands meant for courtrooms were sold
· First allocation done in 2009 Several plots of land allocated in the 1980s for the construction of courtrooms in Ilorin were arbitrarily sold out by the administrations of former Governors Bukola Saraki and A...

GOV. ABDULRAZAQ RECEIVES KWARA ADORABLE ANGELS
-Says Availability of Facilities Will Stimulate Productivity, Victories - Huge Profits Abound in Commercialising Sports Some days after the state Handball Team, Kwara Adorable Angels, won the first positio...

2020-11-18

KWACCIMA hails Kwara Gov on infrastructure, incentives for business
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is doing very well in the area of infrastructural development and giving incentives for businesses to thrive, the state chamber of commerce, industry, mines and agriculture (...

FG Committed to Poverty Eradication, Says Gbemisola Saraki
The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Rukayah Saraki has said the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government has shown willingness and drive towards eradicating poverty and unemployment in...

Rector Highlights Bane of Poly Education in Nigeria
The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly), Ilorin, Dr. Abdul Mohammed, has identified factors militating against polytechnic education from contributing to national development, and suggested more commitment fro...

INTERVIEW: How speaker blocked my inauguration - Kwara lawmaker-elect
Jimoh Agboola was supposed to be celebrating a year in office as the representative of Ilorin South in the Kwara State House of Assembly, if the Speaker, Yakubu Danladi, had complied with the multiple court judgments that...