2020-08-13

Kwara Gov mourns ex-Gov Lawal's brother
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the family of the late Governor Mohammed Lawal over the death of his elder brother, Alhaji Suleiman Ajao Lawal who was known as Baba Sokoto. "Th...

Gov Abdulrazaq approves N17.7m for renovation of Kwara NUJ secretariat complex
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has approved N17.7m for the renovation of the secretariat office complex of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, in Ilorin. Rafiu Ajakaye, spokesman of the gover...

IYD: Why youths are at front of our administration - Kwara Gov.
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said he is committed to taking steps to secure a brighter future for young people in the state, citing the age demography of his appointees and the size of government projec...

2020-08-12

Kwara confirms four new COVID-19 cases
Kwara State has recorded eight new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state now has a total of 865 confirmed cases of the virus, while one patient was...

Kwara Governor inaugurates panel on sale of public assets
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (left) presenting certificate of oath of office to the Chairman Panel of Inquiry on Local Government Funds Justice Matthew Adewara rtd during the panel's inauguration at Gover...

COVID-19: Coronavirus spreads to 10 local governments in Kwara
The deadly Coronavirus disease has so far spread to ten of the sixteen local government council areas of Kwara State. An update of COVID-19 cases released by the state ministry of health, in Ilorin on Tuesday, m...

CACOVID: Kwara begins distribution of food palliative
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended the organised private sector for the strategic roles they played in the campaign against COVID-19 pandemic across the country. AbdulRazaq gave the comme...

2020-08-11

Digital economy: FG commissions 11 more ICT projects today
Eleven more Information and Communications Technology projects built across the country will be commissioned virtually today by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. A s...

Kwara police launch manhunt for masterminds of Ilorin hotel robbery
Kwara State police command has launched a manhunt for the masterminds of the robbery incident which took place at stadium hotel in Ilorin on Sunday. Three people were reported injured in a robbery attack ...

Kwara Govt. Lauds Ophthalmologists For Assisting Blue-Eyed Family
The Kwara Government, has lauded a consultant ophthalmologist, Dr Dupe Ademola-Popoola and the Ophthalmologist Society of Nigeria, Kwara chapter for their efforts in assisting an indigent blue-eyed woman, Mrs Risikat Ab...

2020-08-10

Kwara Gov greets Olofa at 57
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday felicitated with the Olofa of Offa Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi (Esuwoye II) on his 57th birthday anniversary, describing him as a highly respected Royal Father who has proud...

Unilorin wins $80,000 grant for research into Disability Rights in Nigeria
The University of Ilorin says its Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, recently won the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) $80,000 (approximately N30.3 million) grant. It said that th...

16,000 People to Benefit From Govt's Public Works Scheme in Kwara
No fewer than 16,000 people will benefit from the federal government public works programme in Kwara State Vanguard reports Chairman, Kwara State selection committee for the programme, Oluwasegun Oyewo disclosed ...

Kwara records 7 new cases of COVID-19
By NAN Kwara has recorded seven new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 833. Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor and Spokesman of the state Technical Com...

Repair our damaged culvert, Ilorin communities beg AbdulRazaq
Residents of five communities in Pakata area of Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State have appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to come to their aid and reconstruct the damaged culvert in the area. ...

Kwara discharges 63 COVID-19 patients
Kwara state on Sunday reported 63 discharged COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of discharged patients to 462 in the state. In a state daily chart, the Spokesperson of the State Technical Committee on COVI...

OPINION: Bolaji Nagode: An Epitome of Patriotism at 58 by Abubakar Imam
Your greatest trophies are the tears you wipe away from peoples faces not the things you acquired. -Anonymous Many years ago, some of our elites who were privileged to hold influenti...