2020-02-26

Stakeholders task journalists on objectivity, reliability
Stakeholders in sports and media industry on Wednesday urged journalists to be objective, detail and ensure that their stories are reliable and socially responsible. The stakeholders made the call at a public l...

Kwara to EFCC: We'll synergise to achieve your mandate
Kwara state government on Tuesday expressed its readiness to assist the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) achieve its mandate in the state. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jawo...

Experts train 8000 youths on agribusiness in Kwara
A group of young agribusiness experts in Kwara State has disclosed that it trained over 8,000 unemployed youths in the last two years. The Ilorin-based organisation, Heart and Capital Limited, which said the ini...

Ilorin Court dismisses Kwara television's ex-GM application to produce report of sales of government assets
A High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Tuesday dismissed an application by the former general manager of Kwara State Television Authority, Abdulfatah Adewale Adebowale, asking the court to compel the Ilori...

Kwara screens 4,028 women for breast, cervical cancer
Kwara State Government has screened over 4,000 women in 14 out of the 16 local government areas of the state in the ongoing breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment. Speaking during one of the screenin...

2020-02-25

INVESTIGATION: How UBEC barred Kwara from accessing N7.1 billion education fund over misappropriation
Facts have emerged on how the government of Kwara State, in 2016, diverted part of the matching grants released to the state by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) instead of spending it to upgrade primary a...

Ilorin Emir Urges Public Enlightenment On Coronavirus, Lassa Fever
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has called for more enlightenment and campaigns against coronavirus and Lassa fever diseases in the country. The emir, who commen...

NGO set to advance 240 Kwara women's economic power
A non-governmental organisation with bias for women and children, Women's Voice and Leadership Nigeria of Global Hope For Women and Children Foundation (Glohwoc), has inaugurated a steering committee to strengthen 240 w...

Kwara inaugurates 12-man committee over NULGE crisis
The Kwara state government on Monday inaugurated a 12-member committee to wade into age long crisis amongst members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the 16 local government areas of the sta...

Kwara beats Bauchi to win 2020 Ramat Cup
Kwara State has won the 37th edition of the U-16 Ramat Football Competition, which was concluded at the weekend at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano.In an entertaining final match watched by a representative of the Chief o...

2020-02-24

37th Ramat Cup: SWAN felicitates with victorious Kwara Team
The Kwara State Chapter of the Sports writers Association of Nigeria SWAN has joined other Stakeholders in rejoicing with the the state's YUSFON U-15 team for winning the 37th edition of Ramat International football Com...

2020-02-23

Flooding: Community wants dredging of River Niger to be expanded
The Patigi Community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to the federal government to dredge River Niger from Baro to Jebba, to curb the perennial flooding experienced in Patigi and Edu local...

Marriage: Cleric cautions young ladies against deceptive men
Rev. Samuel Adedayo, a cleric at the Evangelical Church Winning All in Ilorin, has admonished young ladies to beware of men who use the name of God to lure them into marriages that are against their will. Adeday...

Kwara govt introduces new tax, ID cards for Okada riders
The Kwara State Government has announced that commercial motorcyclists in the state (okada riders) would begin the payment of road tax and use of identity cards with barcodes. The state commissioner for works, ...

Petroleum marketers charged to always have evidence of purchase
The North Central Zone of the Joint Border Operation has warned petroleum marketers to always accompany their tankers with manifest and waybills showing their destinations. This became necessary in view of some mis...

Kwara govt to embark on massive rehabilitation of schools
Kwara state government would soon embark on massive rehabilitation of schools and other basic amenities across the state. Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq said this when a delegation of the Old Students Associatio...

Kwara State First Lady pledges support to sporting activities
The wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdurazaq The wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdurazaq has assured that sports will get adequate attention and support from the State government. ...