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 ...

2020-08-16

KWARA SPEAKER COMMISERATES WITH OLOFA OVER DEMISE OF PIONEER DEPUTY SPEAKER, SHITTU
The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has commiserated with the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, over the demise of the Deputy Speaker of Kwara Assembly, Mt Ayodele Shittu. Danladi's cond...

Kwara records 18 new cases of COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS
Kwara, on Saturday, has recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 906. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and spokesman of the Technical Committe...

2020-08-15

Kwara attracts N160m Aliko Dangote Foundation Micro Grants for rural women
Kwara State Government says it has met all requirements governing the disbursement of Aliko Dangote Foundation Micro-Grants for 16,000 rural women across the state. The Foundation's Chief Executive Officer, Z...

Death of Hon. Dele Shittu painful, shocking: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described as painful and shocking the death of the Chairman of the International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) Hon. Ayodele Shittu, praying th...

Fraud: Kwara court orders man to control traffic for three months
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Friday, sentenced a man, Kolade Balogun, to control traffic at the Government Reservation Area, Ilorin for three months, having been found guilty of committing Internet...

Our experience filming Kwara's blue-eyed family
On Monday, August 3, 2020, my cameraman and I set out to work as we always do. Our job borders essentially on deepening powerful stories with pictorial evidence. As they say, a picture tells a story better th...

WAEC: Kwara reads riot act to principals, parents on exams malpractices
Kwara state government Friday read riot act to school authorities and parents. It warned that it would not tolerate examination malpractices under any guise, warning that anyone caught in the crime would be punis...

2020-08-14

Rector Not Suspended - Kwara Poly
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin says the Kwara state government has not suspended her Rector, Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed. The position of the institution was contained in statement by its Head...

GOV. AA: Etching his modest legacy in minds of Kwarans. By Basheer Luqman Olarewaju-Unique
"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you"- Shannon Alder. History rarely witnesses the emergence of personalities whose monu...

Examination Malpractice: KWSG will sanction erring principal, school
The Kwara State Government has restated that examination malpractices will not be condoned in the state again. The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Ahmed Fatimah Bisola ...

The other day with HE AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
If you want to know the special people, look carefully around; they are the ones who make you feel more special than you see yourself. For Kwara youths on Wednesday, that was the experience. His Excellency, Gover...

How Blue-Eyed Woman, Children Abandoned By Hubby Became The Toast Of Ilorin
ISMAIL ADEBAYO In Ilorin, blue-eyed Risikat Abdulwasiu was bullied in school and claimed she was rejected along with her children by her in-laws for their unique eyes. Now their eyes are drawing a crowd and that might ...

NJC Recommends Appointment Of 22 Judges Of Supreme Court, Others
The National Judicial Council has recommended the appointment of 22 judicial officers of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Heads of Court, Judges of High Court of States, Kadis of States Sharia Courts of Appeal and Judges o...

Kwara Gov Slashes Tuition Fees At IVTEC
Kwara State Governor, Ab­dulRahman AbdulRazaq, held an online meeting with young people drawn from across the state Wednesday night, urging them to em­brace technology to cope with the new economy and explaining the var...