2020-09-01

Kwara urges EFCC to help recover 'looted' funds
Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Salman Jawondo yesterday urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to help the state in the recovery of its funds and assets allegedly looted b...

Kwara Gov lauds Immigration over e-services
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday commended the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) for embracing technology in driving its operations to provide seamless services for the people. "I am not surpr...

Kwara Govt. announces virtual digital training 2.0 for youths
• Targets 10,000 applicants • Opens to students, fresh graduates, business owners Kwara State Government has announced a three-week virtual digital training for youths as part of its ongoing efforts to driv...

2020-08-31

No patient died at UITH during warning strike - CMD
Management of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ilorin, Kwara State has said that no patient died during a recent warning strike in the hospital. It would be recalled that a private television sta...

Women Deserve Priority In National Governance - Kwara REC
Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, the Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) has declared that women's participation in governance at all levels remains a national priority that requires a constitutional amendment...

Why we reviewed 2020 budget: Kwara Govt.
· Breaks down details to public · Citizens hail govt's openness · Citizens engagements on budget begin Sept 1 Kwara State Government at the weekend said the recent review of the 2020 budget was to reflect...

Kwara Government takes Covid-19 campaign to Edu, frowns at jungle Justice
Abdulrazaq is a blessing to Kwara – says Lafiagi Monarch The Kwara State Government has further taken the campaign against Covid-19 pandemic to Edu Local Government Area of the State with a charge on residents to i...

2020-08-30

Emir of Kano, Ado Bayero breaks silence on why he visited Ilorin
The Emir of Kano, Mai-Martaba Alhaji Ado Bayero, has disclosed the reasons he visited Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The monarch and his younger brother who is also the Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, are gran...

NiMet predicts cloudiness, thunderstorms Sunday to Tuesday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy skies over the Northern region on Sunday, with chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kano, Katsina and Kaduna in the morn...

2020-08-29

Opinion: It isn't going to be all partying under Otoge. By Rafiu Ajakaye
Change was never going to be rosy or flamboyantly flowery the way we knew it. Things weren't going to remain the same. There isn't going to be free money to throw around. And there definitely wouldn't be a chance for ...

Kwara okays full implementation of IPSAS, Compliance Software
· Ministry of Social Devt now includes 'women affairs' Kwara State Government has opted for full implementation of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), with the cabinet approving the d...

Kwara Gov hails Adesina's re-election as AfDB president
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday congratulated Dr Akinwunmi Adesina on his re-election as president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), calling it a triumph of brilliance, vision, and forthright...

COVID-19: Kwara discharges 15 patients, records 5 new cases
Fifteen patients in Kwara that tested negative for COVID-19 were discharged from the Infectious Disease Centre, Sobi, in Ilorin Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Spokesman of the State Technical Committee on COVID-19, who m...

Kwara APC crises over - Oloriegbe
The senator representing Kwara Central Constituency and Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe spoke with reporters in Ilorin, Kwara State on the crises that rocked the All Progressives Congress (APC...

Kwara Deputy Governor Recovers From COVID-19
The Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Kwara State Technical Committee, Kayode Alabi has tested negative for the coronavirus disease. Mr Alabi and his wife, Abieyuwa, tested positive to the virus after showi...

I saw death when ex-convict poured hot oil on me - Kwara puff puff seller
A 24-year-old puff puff seller at Adabata junction, Agaka in Ilorin, Kwara State, Abdulqudus Bello, was bathed in hot vegetable oil by a hoodlum where he works, on August 10. He speaks to TUNDE OYEKOLA at a private hospit...

OPINION: KWARA: Before 2023 campaigns begin. By Rafiu Ajakaye
His first one year in office has rightly been adjudged one of the best among first-term governors of Nigeria. His heavy investments in healthcare, road network, provision of potable water, workers' welfare, his incredi...