2020-08-20

Averting the inconsequential outrages from disllussioned quarters - Part One.
My attention has been drawn to a garrulous assemblage of misguided individuals who tried to hide under the canopy of an unregistered youth association by name "Kwara South Youth Assembly" with hideous calumny against th...

Hijrah 1442 AH: Saraki felicitates with Emir of Ilorin, Muslim Ummah in Kwara
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, Muslim Ummah in Kwara State and across Nigeria on the inception of the New Hijrah Year, 1442 AH. ...

KWSG frowns at issuance of Citizenship Certificate
The Kwara State Government has expressed its displeasure over the issuance of Citizenship Certificate to applicants without conducting thorough investigation to authenticate their identity. The Commissioner for Loc...

25 Nurses, Others Test Positive to Covid-19 At UITH, Says Johesu
No fewer than 18 nurses at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State, have tested positive for COVID-19 in the hospital. The Chairman of UITH of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), Olatund...

Alleged certificate forgery: Court gives police 14 days to transmit report on lawmaker
An Abuja Area Court in Karmo on Wednesday again ordered the police in the FCT to transmit to it an interim report on the allegation of certificate forgery against a Kwara State lawmaker, Ahmed Ndakene. When t...

UNILORIN Law student wins International Bar Association contest
A 300-Level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Miss Famuyiwa Olushola, has won the maiden edition of the International Bar Association (IBA) Vlogging Competition. According to the...

Slain soldiers' widows to benefit from FG works programme
Widows of slain soldiers in Kwara State are to benefit from the Federal Government Special Public Works Programme, which commences in October, this year. The Chairman of the Federal Government Special Public ...

Police rescue alleged killer of Okada rider from mob in Ilorin
The 'F' Divisional Police station, in Ilorin the Kwara State, has rescued a robbery suspect who allegedly killed an unidentified Hausa Okada rider, with the intention of robbing him of his motorcycle. DAILY...

FBI suspect bags two years for N5.9m fraud in Kwara
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction of an internet fraudster, and FBI suspect, Akinyemi Festus. The anti-corruption agency said this in a statement by its Head of Media and Public...

FRSC: Drivers who violate COVID-19 protocols risk three months imprisonment
The Kwara command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned that commercial vehicle operators who carry more than the specified number of passengers risk three months imprisonment and or a fine of N10,000....

Kwara arranges WAEC exam for 16-year-old COVID-19 patient in Isolation Center
16-year-old female COVID-19 patient is sitting her senior secondary school certificate examination at the Kwara State COVID-19/Infectious Disease Centre in Ilorin, the state capital, an official said on Wednesday. ...

Kwara Governor's Special Adviser on Health Matters resigns
Special Adviser to Kwara State governor on Health Matters, Professor Wale Suleiman, has resigned his appointment from the government. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has announced his replacement while also...

2020-08-19

Toyin Saraki's Wellbeing Foundation Gives Succor to Kwara Blue-eyed Mother
Mrs Toyin Saraki, founder of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, recently reached out to Mrs. Risikat Abdulwasiu, the blue-eyed wife and mother, who was rejected by her husband and his family for having blue eyes alongside...

Offa Health Tech Holds Online Entrance Exams... Application Forms Still on Sale
The Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa will conduct her entrance examination online. This is contained in a press release on the website of the College. The online examination is billed to start on Monday,...

Abdulrazaq Appoints Retired general, ex-DSS Director as security Aides
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has named retired Brigadier-General Saliu Tunde Bello, one-time Colonel General Staff for the Nigerian contingent in the Liberian war and former military Governor, as his Spe...

Abdulrazaq Appoints New SA on Health Matters
The Kwara State governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has appointed Adekunle David Dunmade, a professor of otolaryngology and current director of the University of Ilorin Stem Cell Research Centre, as his Special Adviser ...

AbdulRazaq approves promotion exercise for Kwara civil servants
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved 2019 promotion exercise for all state government workers, including serving deputy directors. “His Excellency has approved for the Civil Service Co...

OPINION: On Radio SBS 96.3, Ilorin by Tajudeen Habeeb
A few days ago, Radio SBS announced its success of frequency acquisition with some furore following the announcement. In an environment like ours, everything and every opportunity brings about political conspir...

OPINION: On Risikat, the Lady with the blue eyes and her family. By Prof. Aisha Ahmed Gobir
About two weeks ago we saw a video online about a mother of two who was allegedly abandoned by her husband due to her blue eyes. Her two kids have similar blue eyes. In the video, she claimed husband abandoned her beca...

Kwara Varsity VC Seeks More Skills Training For Graduates To Bridge Unemployment Gap
Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, has said that it is pointless for universities in the country to graduate first class students who have no additional jo...

Togo migrant, Ilorin businesswoman win N1m each in 9mobile Mega promo
Two women have won N1 million each in the recently launched #9mobileMegaPromo. In a statement on Tuesday, 9mobile said the national campaign is part of its desire to reward and empower customers in these uniqu...

Buhari urged to name Unilorin after late AGF AbdulRazaq
A Social Development Expert in Kwara State, Mr Akinola Ololade has appealed to the Federal Government to immortalize the late first Lawyer in the Northern Nigeria, Late Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Folohunsho AbdulRazaq. ...

Kwara to partner with NIPRD on production of quality herbal medicine
The State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq 2nd left at the opening ceremony of a 3-day training organized by the Institute for traditional medical practitioners. The Kwara State Government has promised t...

FG/World Bank's annual fiscal rating for Kwara begins
A five-day technical session to ascertain Kwara State's compliance with the FG/World Bank-inspired States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability SFTAS began on Monday in Ilorin, with local offici...

AbdulRazaq mourns ex-Kwara Express GM
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed shock over the demise of a former General Manager of Kwara Express Engr Ahmad Gazaly Muhammed Ghali. "The Governor commiserates with the entire Ghali Alaa...

Kwara governor pledges to help rebuild razed NTA building
kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised to support the rebuilding of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) structure that was razed recently in Ilorin, saying the operations and programmes of the station ...

Kwara govt to partner groups on road rehabilitation
Kwara State government has said that it will partner with public-spirited individuals to rehabilitate some of the roads in the state. State Commissioner for Works and Transport Suleiman R. Iliyasu said this in ...

2020-08-18

WASSCE: SS3 students begin exit exams in Kwara as govt donates 52,000 sanitizers to schools
The Kwara State government on Monday, shared 52,000 pieces of hand sanitizers across the state, as SS3 exit class students commenced their final examinations amid COVID-19 pandemic. DAILY POST reports that the SS...

In Kwara Central, constituency projects fill gap created by absence of UBEC funding
In Kwara State, constituency projects are filling the infrastructural gaps in primary and junior secondary school education created by poor funding which was made worse by the inability of the state government to access...

Kwara to revamp clinic
Kwara State has approved rehabilitation and re-equipping of Otte Maternity and Dispensary Clinic in Asa Local Government, it was 8 yesterday. "The rehabilitation work begins this week," Governor AbdulRahman ...

Ile Arugbo: Saraki applies for stay of execution
Asa Investments limited, the company of the late Dr Olusola Saraki family is challenging the August 6, 2020 ruling of the state High Court at the Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state. The state High Court...

No resumption date yet for students -Unilorin VC
Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem, Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, says no date has been fixed for resumption of academic activities for students of the university who had been out of school since the outbreak of COVID-1...

2020-08-17

NPFL Transfer: Kabiru Adeniji bids farewell to MFM as he moves to Kwara United
Centre-forward Kabiru Adeniji has penned an emotional farewell message to the fans of MFM FC after teaming up with another NPFL side Kwara United. Adeniji spent two seasons with MFM FC and was the club's top s...

Two arrested over death of pregnant woman in Ilorin
Two persons have been arrested over the mysterious death of a pregnant woman in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The corpse of the pregnant woman was allegedly discovered at about 10pm on Saturday at Asileke c...

Minister mourns ex-Kwara Deputy Speaker, Ayodele Shittu
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the late former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Ayodele Shittu. In a ...