2020-08-28

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 appr...

Traditional institutions, integral part of govt: AbdulRazaq
· Hails relationship between Kano, Ilorin Emirates · Why I visited Ilorin, by Kano Emir Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said the traditional institutions are vital to t...

Kwara Governor inaugurates Nigeria's first Football House
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday said non-contact sporting activities have resumed in the state as part of the gradual easing of COVID-19 restrictions, adding that his administration remains com...

Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero, Preaches Unity In Ilorin
Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, who is currently on a two-day visit to Ilorin, Kwara State, has called on Nigerians to love one another irrespective of their tribes or cultural affiliations to make the country gr...

Pilgrims decline refund of Hajj fare, hope for 2021
The Chairman, CEO, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zhikrullah Hassan has said more than 90 per cent of the 2020 intending pilgrims have declined the refund of their hajj fare. Alhaji Hassan ...

Flood: Relocate to safer place, NEMA warns Kwara residents living along river banks
Residents of Kwara living along river banks and low lands have been warned to relocate to higher grounds as the country continued to witness more rain. Director General , National Emergency Management Agency (NEM...

Huge crowd as Kano emir visits Ilorin
A huge crowd yesterday besieged the Ilorin International Airport to welcome the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero. The monarch is on a three-day official visit to the ancient city. Some dignitaries f...

Alleged N300M LG Diversion: Kwara commissioner resigns
Kwara State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hajia Aisha Ahman Pategi, resigned from the cabinet of Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq with immediate effect following the alleged irreconcilable crisis over alleged diversion...

Pinnick Calls On Kwara State to Immortalise Rashidi Yekini
President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr. Amaju Pinnick, has called on the Kwara State government to immortalise former Super Eagles forward, Rashidi Yekini by naming the Ilorin Stadium after the late soccer...

2020-08-27

Kwara lifts ban on non-contact sports
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq on Thursday lifted the restriction on non-contact sporting activities in the state as part of the gradual easing of the coronavirus lockdown. AbdulRasaq announced this in Ilorin...

NPFL: Kwara United move excites Bashiru Olawale
Former Nasarawa United defender, Bashiru Olawale, has expressed great delight at having successfully completed his move from Lafia to Kwara United ahead of the 2020/21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season....

Kwara Govt seeks befitting welcome as Kano Emir arrives Ilorin
Kwara State Government has called on members of the public to accord a befitting welcome to the Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero who is on an official visit to the state from Thursday August 27th (today). The...

Another N130m looted under past Kwara administrations recovered - Governor
Another N130 million stolen under previous administrations in Kwara State has been recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. In a statement on Wednes...

2020-08-26

Gobir commiserates with Ilorin Emir over Khalifah Tijjaniyah's death
The President of The Gobir Foundation and former Governorship Aspirant in the 2019 general elections in Kwara State, Waziri Yakubu Garba Gobir, on Tuesday, commiserated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gamba...

Kwara United to challenge for continental ticket
Kwara United have set up protocols to work out adequate compliance with the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Club Licensing regulations for the 2020/21 season. The Ilorin based club also seems to b...

Kwara Governor inaugurates Community Policing Committee
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated the state Community Policing Advisory Committee (CPAC) to herald the commencement of the initiative in the state. Governor AbdulRazaq restated his ...

Kwara govt promises to compensate frontline health workers after COVID-19 pandemic
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State on Tuesday said his administration will compensate all frontline health workers managing COVID-19 in the state in a special way after the pandemic is over. Speakin...

Patient Dies In UITH After Striking Workers Switch Off Ventilator
A patient at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital in Kwara State has died following an industrial action embarked upon by health workers amidst the coronavirus disease. Channels Television learned...

2020-08-25

UNILORIN to host ECOWAS moot court
The University of Ilorin Faculty of Law says it has concluded arrangements to hold the first "National Disability Rights Moot Competition" in the form of an ECOWAS moot court. Dr. Azubike Onuora-Oguno, the Senio...

Buhari mourns Tijjaniyah Grand Khalifah Maiyaki
President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with the Kwara State Governor, Abdurahman Abdulrazaq and the Tijjaniyah Movement in Nigeria on the demise of the Grand Khalifah of Tijjaniyah, Kwara State, Sheikh Abdulrahman Yusu...

Igbomina Oba describes Gov. AbdulRazaq as a 'Noiseless Leader'
.32 Community Development Officers converge on Ilorin for new ideas on government's agenda on CDRD Elerin of Adanla-Irese, Oba Dr. David Oyerinola Adedunmoye has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as a lead...

Emir of Kano to visit Kwara State on Thursday
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, is expected to arrive the ancient city of Ilorin on Thursday, this week as part of his familiarization tours to Emirates across the nation since his ascension to the throne in ...

Kwara Gov mourns Khalifah Tijaniyyah Sheikh Mayaki
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family, the Muslim community, and associates of the Grand Khalifah of Tijaniyyah in the state Sheikh AbdulRahman Yusuf Mayaki. "The Governo...

AbdulRazaq elated as Kwaran Amolegbe emerges CIS President
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday congratulated Mr Olatunde Mohammed Amolegbe (FCS) on his emergence as the 11th President and Chairman of the Governing Board of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers...

AbdulRazaq met N21bn backlog of LG gratuities: Pension Board scribe
· Secretary, DPMs refute claims of missing N300m · Nobody is on trial: Retd Justice Adebara The backlog of arrears of local government staff (unpaid) gratuities from 2009 in Kwara State is in th...