2020-06-29

COVID-19: Aremu wants Edo, Ondo elections postponed
A former Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu, has urged INEC to postpone the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard lives. ...

NBBF Mourns Justice Ajannah
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has received with rude shock, the death of the Kogi State Chief Judge and grassroots sports development exponent, Justice Nasiru Ajannah which occurred in the early hours of Sund...

Nigeria Immigration Service promotes 3,548 junior staff
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has promoted 3,548 junior staff and converted 118 personnel to enhance efficiency in the service. The service's spokesman, Sunday James, said this in a statement on ...

I aim to take Kwara United to the next level - Bashir
General manager of Kwara United, Bashir Badawiy has disclosed that he hopes to take the club side to the next level. Bashir is an experienced administrator in the NPFL having been with clubs like Nasarawa United...

Kwara receives 2 motorised modular fumigators donated by Ooni
Kwara State government has expressed gratitude to organisations and individuals contributing to its fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Governor and Chairman Kwara State COVID-19 Technical Committee, Mr. K...

Issa-Onilu empowers Kwara youths with entrepreneurship skills
Under Odigie-Oyegun as Chairman, some members were superior to the party — APC Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, former National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, has facilitated a CBN/NIRSAL training for you...

Kwara gets N3bn for June allocation
The Kwara Government says it has received N3,092,495,479.52 as the state's allocation for the month of June. The state Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Mrs Olasumbo Oyeyemi, made this known in a stateme...

2020-06-28

Ilorin residents petition government over noise pollution by worship centre
Residents of Awolowo Way, Ilorin, Kwara State have petitioned Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazak over an alleged noise pollution from a religious house in the area. Copies of the petition were sent to the state P...

Kwara has been part of North since Alimi conquered it - Magaji Nda of Ilorin
Magaji Nda of Ilorin, Alhaji Salihu Mohammed, speaks with TUNDE OYEKOLA on some allegations made by Moro Concerned Elders Movement that the Ilorin Emirate had been oppressing their people and preventing the proper gradi...

2020-06-27

My greatest happiness was taking over Kwara - Oshiomhole
Immediate-past National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole at a news conference Saturday in Abuja said he has no regret over the various decisions he took while at the helm of...

Support Buni-led Caretaker Committee, says Issa-Onilu
A crack has emerged among members of the just dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC) as the immediate past National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on F...

Kwara community sacks high chief for alleged insubordination
Angry indigenes of Isanlu-Isin, an agrarian community in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State yesterday sacked high chief, Ologba of Isanlu-Isin Olaniyi Alade for alleged insubordination, arrogance and anti-develo...

Nupe Day: Etsu Nupe, Others Seek Prayers To End COVID-19
As the entire people of Nupe land mark Nupe Day, today, the Etsu Nupe and chairman, Niger State Coun?cil of Traditional Rulers, Al?haji (Dr) Yahaya Abubakar and other traditional rulers in Nupe land , have called for...

Nigerian Engineers set to review dual patients ventilator invention
The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, Engineer Babagana Muhammed says the society is reviewing a Nigerian made medical ventilator that can serve many people at a time. Engineer Babagana disclosed t...

Kwara, infrastructural development
Kwara state legislature says it will continue to collaborate with the executive to ensure that no part of the state is marginalized in the area of infrastructural development, job opportunities and creation of wealth....

ICPC Operatives Arrive Kwara To Track 250 Constituency Projects
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it is tracking 250 constituency projects in Kwara. According to a statement issued by the commission's spokesperson, Rasheedat ...

Kwara pilgrims await NAHCON decision on 2020 hajj
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Ilorin says it is still waiting for the decision of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on the 2020 international pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. The Exe...

2020-06-26

Senator Ajimobi was a great patriot - Kwara Governor
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described the late former Oyo State Governor Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi as a great patriot who could rightly lay claim to being a 'Nigerian' in the true sense of the word....

Drug Abuse Day: 'Drugs can steal your future' - Kwara Govt warns youths
The Kwara Government on Thursday warned youths against indulging in illicit drug use, saying "drug abuse can steal your future". Dr Raji Razaq, the state Commissioner for Health, gave the warning in Ilorin wh...

Rainstorm: 665 households get relief materials in Kwara
No fewer than 665 households in Kwara State affected by rainstorm have been given relief materials by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The rainstorm blew off rooftops, destroyed walls, affected f...

Gure community lauds Kwara gov for repairing damaged culvert
The Gure community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara has lauded Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq for repairing a box culvert that was damaged about 20 years ago. The culvert links the Gure community with its...