2020-08-09

OPINION: Kwara's incredible march to fame under AbdulRazaq 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 i...

Rore community hands over upgraded NSCDC outpost, donates patrol vehicle
Rore community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara on Friday handed over an upgraded outpost of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the area, to the state command. President of Rore...

My daughter's husband visited us repeatedly before marriage yet abandoned her - Saudatu, mother of Kwara woman with blue-eyed girls
Mrs Saudatu Abdulazeez is the mother of Risikat, the 30-year-old woman who was allegedly abandoned by her husband for having children with blue eyes. She tells TUNDE OYEKOLA she was surprised Abdulwasiu, the husband of ...

FG's Public Work: Kwara Committee Pledges Fairness In Selection Of Beneficiaries
The Kwara State Selection Committee for the Federal Government Public Work Programme, says it will ensure transparency in the selection of the 16,000 beneficiaries across the state. The public work programme of t...

Dare offers scholarships to Kwara blue-eyed girls
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has offered scholarships to the children of a poor blue-eyed mother, Risikat Azeez, who was dumped by her husband, Abdul-Wasiu Omo-Dada. The PUNCH recentl...

2020-08-08

Kwara gov's wife offers to help Risikat, abandoned blue-eyed mom, daughters
Wife of Kwara State Governor, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has offered to assist a poor blue-eyed mom, Risikat Azeez, who was dumped by her husband, Abdul-Wasiu Omo-Dada. The PUNCH, in an exclusive video, had reporte...

Court sentences internet fraudsters to three-month community service
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced Akinola Opeyemi and Owolabi Olajide to three months of community service for internet fraud. The convicts were ...

Traditional Rulers in Kwara assured of adequate government attention
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Traditional Rulers in Kwara State have been assured of adequate government attention to compliment their role as custodians of customs and t...

Kwara gets N100m World Bank COVID-19 support fund
Kwara State Government has received N100m World Bank grant to strengthen its management of the COVID-19 in the state. According to the statement issued by the Spokesperson of Covid-19 Technical committee in th...

2020-08-07

Court lifts injunction on Ile Arugbo, Asa investment penalised
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday lifted the interim injunction restraining the state government from constructing anything on the civil service clinic land Ile Arugbo. The lifting of the inju...

Kwara govt. pledges to reposition Aviation College, inaugurates visitation panel
The Kwara Government on Thursday inaugurated a Visitation Panel to the International Aviation College, Ilorin, with a pledge to reposition the institution to actualise its goals and objectives. Inaugurating t...

COVID-19 can be traced to human activities - Rapid Response Team
Dr Wale Adeoti, a member of the COVID-19 Rapid Response Team/Infection Prevention and Control in Ilorin, Kwara state has posited that human activities are a strong origin of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading vi...

Epileptic electricity: Ilorin communities urge Kwara govt to end their suffering
Harmony community in Odore, Ilorin West and Ilorin South local government areas of Kwara State have appealed to the state government to end thier suffering cuased by poor electricity supply. The community's cha...

KWASU VC calls for reopening of schools nationwide
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, SAN, on Thursday, appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action on the total reopening of schools nationwide. "Th...

Community Associations align with KWSG on development initiatives
The leadership of Igbomina Youth Assembly and Joint Community Development Association (Ilorin Emirate) said AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq led administration deserves every support from well-meaning Kwarans in her pursuit of r...

Kwara Gov Appoints Yomi Adeboye as GM for The Herald
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Clement Yomi Adeboye, journalist, creative writer, and member of the prestigious International Press Institute (IPI), as the new General Manager of the...

OPINION: Return of Ile-Arugbo by Mutiu Olagunju
Some months ago, the state was thrown into turmoil. The Kwara State Government reclaimed a piece of land reportedly belonging to the Asa Investment, a company owned by the late Dr Olusola Saraki (alias Baba Saraki) for...

Court lifts injunction on Ile Arugbo, awards penalties against Asa investment
Kwara State High Court on Thursday lifted the interim injunction restraining the state government from constructing anything on the civil service clinic land (alias Ile Arugbo) following repeat...

Joana Kolo meets with Leadership of NAKSS, Charges youth on participation in Governance
The Honourable Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mrs Joana Nnazua Kolo hosted the Leadership of the National Association of Kwara State Students-NAKSS (National Headquarters) in her office for familiaris...

OPINION: Re: Saraki Called from Exile, Launch Operation Distract The Government by Olushola Adebola Folaranmi
I read with interest the piece titled " Saraki Called from Exile, Launch Operarion # Distract_The_Government credited to one Abdulrasheed Ashura writing from Kwara North. While I do not hold brief for the...

Femi Yusuf Commends Governor AbdulRazaq on Youth Inclusiveness
The Chairman of Kwara State House of Assembly Service Commission, Hadji Femi Yusuf has commended the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for his love for the youths and by appointing youths in his go...

OPINION: Does the Kwara PDP fear God at all? by Mutiu Olagunju
Hours after Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRahman announced the set up of the probe panel for the alleged diversion of local government funds, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara has come out to rubbish the step eve...

Ajuloopin extends empowerment program to Oyun, Offa, Ifelodun others
Rep Tunji Olawuyi Ajuloopin, member representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero federal constituency of Kwara has extended the Ajuloopin Digital Empowerment Project (ADEP) to the other three Local Governme...

Kwara PDP Berates Abdulrazaq for Setting up a Simulated Probe Panel to Investigate Own Corruption
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated the setting up of a 'kangaroo Probe Panel' by Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq to investigate the massive looting and corruption that had enveloped...

Nigerian Shippers' Council donates items to Ilorin General Hospital
The Nigerian Shippers' Council has donated medical items worth several millions of Naira to the General Hospital, Ilorin. to take care of its medical needs. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Raji Abdulrazaq...

2020-08-06

Revving up yam production, farmers' profit with technologies
Yam has been described as the most important source of dietary calories in Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, and Nigeria, ranking as the third most important source of protein supply. Hence, yam is important for food ...

Kwara schools reopen, comply with COVID-19 protocols
Secondary schools across Kwara State on Wednesday reopened in preparation for the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) beginning from August 17. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) corresponden...

COVID-19: Kwara confirms 10 new cases, discharges 69 patients
The Kwara State government, on Wednesday, announced ten new confirmed cases of coronavirus infectious disease. An update by the state Covid-19 technical committee, released by the spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye in Il...

NAFDAC closes two suspected fake vegetable oil outlets in Kwara
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has closed two vegetable oil packaging retail outlets in Ilorin. NAFDAC classified the outlet as unregistered, highlighting that they have sol...

Kwara govt. spends N1.6bn on subventions, lecturers' salaries
The Kwara State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Sa'adatu Modibbo-Kawu, said on Wednesday that the government had spent about N1.592 billion to clear the arrears of salaries and subventions of ...

Kwara APC stalwarts react to Saraki's rumoured return to party
Stalwarts of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, State yesterday, reacted to the rumoured crossing of former Senate President, Bukola Saraki from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) back to APC. They described it a...