2020-10-15

Police Reform: It Must Start With the Mind - Bolaji Abdullahi
Sometime in November 2002. It was a Saturday night. I just closed production and was returning home around 11pm. Just around Tin Can Island my car suddenly stopped. Anyone who knows that part of Lagos will know ...

Kwara gov, AbdulRazaq, walks with ENDSARS protesters, urges calm
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday walked along with hundreds of #EndSARS protesters to the police headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital, urging them to remain calm and peaceful while their gr...

Kwara NIPR calls for dialogue to end industrial action
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR, on Wednesday, called on the state government and the labour unions in the state to pave way for meaningful dialogue aimed at amicable resolu...

2020-10-14

Govt purse too lean to grant labour request now: Kwara Gov
· laments school collapse, infrastructural deficits · Says no disagreement over minimum wage Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said the state's treasury is too lean to accommodate the dem...

2020-10-13

Emir of Ilorin makes two new appointments
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has approved the appointment of Mallam Maliki Sakariyau Iyanda as the new Alangua Ibagun Okelele in the Ilorin East local gov...

FIBAN BEGS KWARA LABOUR TO SHELVE PLANNED STRIKE, RETURN TO NEGOTIATION
The Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (FIBAN), Kwara state chapter, on Sunday, appealed to the leadership of the Joint Kwara Labour Congress which comprises Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade...

1.5m Nigerians suffer from arthritis annually - Association
The Nigerian Orthopaedic Association on Monday said that more than 1.5 million Nigerians suffered from arthritis annually. The President of the association, Dr 'Kunle Olawepo, disclosed this in a statement in Ilori...

Editorial Board Chair Donates Books to Unilorin, Others
The Chairman of the Editorial Board of THISDAY Newspapers, Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, has donated copies of his new book, 'NAKED ABUSE: Sex for Grades in African Universities', to some universities in the country including the...

Nigeria Baseball And Softball Association (NBSA) Gets New Executives, As Kwara State Governor's Wife Mrs. Olufolake AbdulRazaq Emerged As 2nd Vice President of The Body
New executive members of the Nigeria Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA}, emerged Saturday after the election in Abuja, as the wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs. Olufolake AbdulRazaq emerges as 2nd Vice Presi...

Industrial Court stops Kwara labour strike over minimum wageMon ,October, 12 2020
· As govt seeks judicial interpretations on LG wages · Govt says not controlling LG funds, can't dictate wages The National Industrial Court in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State, on Monday granted an...

Kwara govt receives relief materials for rainstorm victims
· Humanitarian Minister flags off distribution Tuesday · Gov commends FG, Kwara federal lawmakers for support Kwara State Government has received various relief materials from the National Emergency Management...

2020-10-12

#EndSARS: Protesters besiege Kwara Govt House
Campaigners against the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), the police squad known for its human rights abuses and extra-judicial killings, surrounded the Kwara State government house on Monday morning. ...

'Post-harvest Management, Key to Supporting Economic Growth'
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on National Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Abdulganiyu Saka Cook Olododo, has stressed the importance of effective post-harvest management and value addition in ...

Dry season farming should be thrust of Nigeria's agric policy, says Kasali
Dry season farming should become the thrust of agricultural policy of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture if the country aims at becoming a leading agric producing nation, according to the Executive Director of National C...

Ondo Gov's victory a reward for good performance: AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on his victory at the Saturday governorship ballot, saying the victory was deserving. "I c...

Guest killed, groom legs crushed in Kwara crash
A guest who came for a wedding and the groom were crushed on Sunday by a truck in an accident on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. While the guest died, groom's legs were crush. It was gathered th...