2020-10-23

Kwara govt raises alarm over planned attacks on public properties
Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over plots by some anarchists to launch violent attacks on public properties in the state as part of their grand plan to destabilise the country to achieve sinister objectives...

Attacks on cargo terminal unfortunate, condemnable: Kwara govt
·Says remaining palliatives meant for one LG, vulnerable groups ·Victims from 15 LGs already got own shares Attack by some hoodlums on the cargo terminal in Ilorin to prey on palliatives meant for the poor is...

Kwara Gov Imposes 24-hour Curfew in Ilorin
Fellow Kwarans: I have just had an emergency security meeting with commanders of various security agencies in the state. This is to assess the situation in the state. Over the last few days, I had earlier met with th...

Customs generate N2.71bn from Kwara in three months
The Nigeria Customs Service on Wednesday said it generated N2.71bn in its Kwara Area Command in the third quarter of the year which ended in September. According to the third quarter report released by the Comp...

Offa Descendants Union advises indigenes against protests
The Offa Descendants Union (ODU) in Offa, Kwara State, has advised the indigenes of the town, especially the youths, to desist from acts capable of disrupting public peace. The union said in a statement on T...

ENDSARS: Kwara govt raises alarm over planned attacks on public properties
Kwara State Government has raised the alarm over plots by some anarchists to launch violent attacks on public properties in the state as part of their grand plans to destabilise the country to achieve sinister objective...

KWSG APPLAUDS MEDICAL DOCTORS ON ROLES IN COMBATING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The Kwara State Government has applauded the collaborative efforts of Medical Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in instituting an appropriate response to combat the COVID-19 Pandemic. ...

Six police officers dismissed in Kwara for alleged misconduct
Six police officers have been dismissed in Kwara State over alleged acts of misconduct. The State Commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, who disclosed this in Ilorin on Thursday, also added that he appr...

2020-10-22

Kwara Gov salutes Prof Oba at 73
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated with a top APC chieftain and foremost academic Prof Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem on his 73rd birthday anniversary, commending him for his long-standing contributions t...

Security: Kwara governor meets party elders, thoughts leaders
The Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has met with leaders of thoughts in the state on the current socio-economic and security situation, urging them to join the government's efforts to calm frayed nerves and...

Govt AbdulRazaq offers surgical intervention in Kwara
The Kwara State Government has commenced a State-wide Free Surgical Intervention for members of the public with various forms of ailments that are amenable to surgical intervention in the State. Speaking at the...

Kwara Gov congratulates Emir of Lafiagi on 45th anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated the Emir of Lafiagi Alhaji Sa'adu Kawu Haliru on the 45th anniversary of his ascending the throne of his forebears, praying Allah to make his reign longer an...

OPINION: Aishatu Gobir: An Elegant Daughter of Ilorin Emirate @ 54. By Abubakar Imam
Forgetfulness is a very common phenomenon. It is human. It is part of our every day life. It is,yet, an unavoidable occurrence that can sometimes make one finds himself in regrettable situations. It has made many candid...

NO CIVIL UNREST IN KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC
This is to bring to the notice of members of the general public and the Polytechnic community that there is no civil unrest, rioting or breach of the peace in any of the two campuses of the institution. The above c...

#EndSARS: Don't instigate another civil war - Kwara Governor
"This is our fatherland. If we tear ourselves apart, we may become refugees elsewhere or become displaced in our own country." Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, on Wednesday, urged Nigerians to refrain ...

2020-10-21

Expert warns against consumption of rusted canned foods
A Nursing expert, Mrs Victoria Opakunle, has warned Nigerians against consuming dented and rusted canned foods as it could cause some deadly diseases in the body. Opakunle, Head of the Nursing Unit, Kamwire Medi...

#EndSARS: Killing defenceless youths is wrong - Saraki
Immediate Past President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has condemned the shooting of Nigerians during a protest at Lekki toll gate on Tuesday. He made this known in a post on his verified social media handle...

Wike tourney: Clubs must produce COVID-19 certificates, insist organisers
Organisers of the second Governor Wike Pre-Season Football Tournament say COVID-19 safety protocols will be strictly adhered to during competition. The tournament is scheduled for November 1 to 10 at the ...

#EndSARS: Kwara PDP attributes insecurity to negligence
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Alidodo Balogun, has attributed present rate of insecurity in the country to negligence and misplacement of priority by the government. ...

Breast Cancer: NGO set to screen 2,000 market women in Ilorin
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Quinta Health, says it has concluded arrangements to screen 2,000 market women for breast cancer at no cost in Ilorin. The Founder of the NGO, Dr Tunde Adewumi, told Naija2...

2020-10-20

AbdulRazaq briefs Kwara traditional rulers on #EndSARS protest, minimum wage
· Meeting timely: Emir of Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday held a meeting with the first-class traditional rulers in the state to brief them on the minimum wage question, developmenta...

AbdulRazaq names 10-person judicial panel on #EndSARS protest
· To be inaugurated today Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday named a 10-person judicial panel of investigation to look into the complaints of police brutality, human rights abuses and extra j...

Suspected cultists kill 1 as severed head is found in Ilorin
Suspected cultists have allegedly killed a 20-year old man, identified as Kalifa around Maraba/Alalubosa area of Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. It was gathered that the deceased was killed by the rival cult gro...

We didn't disrupt EndSARS protest in Ilorin – Police
The Police Command in Kwara State has debunked the alleged involvement of its personnel in the disruption of the #EndSARS protest, held in Ilorin on Sunday. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Okas...

Why ASSU- FG face off persists - DG NILDS
Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democraric Studies, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, has explained the rationale behinde the inceasant face off between members of the Academic Staf...

60 Nigeria Sports Icons - I'm Pained I Was Not Recognised - Ogbeifo-Balofin
Sydney 2000 Olympic silver medallist Ruth Ogbeifo-Balofin has expressed her displeasure for not being recognised among the 60 Nigerian Sports Icons. It will be recalled that the federal government on Friday recog...

Examine your breast to detect cancer early - Experts
A call has gone to females between age 18 and above to embark on regular self-examination of their breast and report noticeable unusual differences to nearby medical facilities to ward off cancer in its early stage. ...