2019-12-12

Kwara Governor Appoints Security Expert, Yinka Aluko Special Duties Adviser
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has appointed Mallam Yinka Ahmed Aluko as the Special Adviser Special Duties. PRNigeria gathered that the appointment of Yinka Aluko who was a former Special Assis...

Kwara Athletics Association to hold all secondary schools championship Dec. 13
The Kwara State Athletics Association, has said it has concluded arrangements to organise all the Secondary Schools athletics championship. The state coach of the association, Biodun Adeyemi, confirmed this i...

Kwara governor's wife tasks stakeholders on drug abuse
The wife of the Kwara governor, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, on Thursday, urged all stakeholders to help stem the tide of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. Abdulrazaq made this call during her visit to Olor...

We're tightening security to attract investors'
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Wednesday aid his administration is paying closer attention to the security of lives and property as part of its strategic plan to reassure investors and the citizens. ...

HIV/AIDS: Kwara Dep. Gov. harps on regular medical check-up
The Kwara State Government has advised the Network of the People Living with HIV/AIDS on the need for regular medical check-up and intake of their medication so as to live long. The state Deputy Governor, Mr Ka...

Budget: Citizens' engagement key to good governance - Kwara Gov
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq says citizens' aspirations would always drive the budget process under his administration as part of a larger strategy to deepen participatory democracy and ensure good g...

Kwara House bars visitors from Assembly complex
Following Tuesday peaceful protest by members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State at the gate of the Assembly complex over alleged refusal of the House to swear in the party's candidate, Agboola Abdulra...

Kwara Assembly moves to rename Abubakar Saraki University
A bill for a law to revert the name of Abubakar Saraki university to Kwara State University, Malete, Wednesday, passed through second reading at the state House of Assembly. Recall that the 8th Assembly among se...

Kwara lawmaker sues INEC, speaker over withdrawn return certificate
The sacked Kwara state lawmaker, representing Ilorin South Constituency, Abdulazeez Elewu, has approached the Federal High Court, Ilorin to determine the legality of the ruling of the Court of Appeal, which ordered the In...

LEAGUE MANAGEMENT' COMPANY (LMC) ACCEPTS KWARA UNITED FC INTO NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NPFL)
The League Management Company (LMC) have given a provisional approval for Delta Force to be changed to Kwara United in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). LMC while making the directive on Wednesd...

2019-12-11

KWHA: Local Government Amendment Bill, 2 others Pass Second Reading
Three Bills have passed First and Second readings at the Kwara State House of Assembly. The Bills are: Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision)(Amendment) Bill, 2019, Kwara State Teaching Service Commission ...

Kwara assembly stops PDP lawmaker-elect from entering chamber
There was a mild drama at the gate of the Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday as a lawmaker elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdulraheem Agboola, was locked out of the assembly on the orders...

NECO: EFCC arrests vice-principal, 2 others over exam malpractice in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three persons, including a school vice -principal, for allegedly collecting money from students for examination malpractice. ...

Appeal Court judgement: Kwara Assembly, PDP clash over candidate's status
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Kwara state House of Assembly on Tuesday disagreed over alleged refusal of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-dominated assembly the entry of the PDP winner of the Ilorin South...

Farmer allegedly kills 19-year-old girlfriend in Ilorin
A Magistrates' Court in Ilorin, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a farmer, Abubakar Babato, 20, at a correctional centre for allegedly killing his 18-year-old girlfriend. The senior magistrate, Mr Muhamm...

Citizens' engagement key to good governance, says AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that citizens’ aspirations would always drive the budget process under his administration, to deepen participatory democracy and ensure good governance. &ld...

2019-12-10

Allocate 3 Per Cent Of Oil And Gas Income To Primary Education, Al-Hikmah VC
Vice-Chancellor of the first Islamic faith-based university in the country, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Professor Taofeek Ibraheem, has advocated dedication of three per cent of Nigeria’s oil and gas income t...

SWAN commends Governor Abdulrazaq over baseball park renovation
The Kwara Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for rehabilitating and equipping Ilorin Baseball Park with modern facilities. Olayinka Owole...

Farmer allegedly murders 19-year-old girlfriend
A Magistrates’ Court in Ilorin, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of a farmer, Abubakar Babato, 20, at a correctional centre for allegedly killing his 18-year-old girlfriend. The senior magistrate, Mr Muha...

Kwara United lucky to get away with three points - Shuaib
Mighty Jet Captain Olarenwaju Shuaib has blamed fatigue for his side’s defeat to Kwara United in Sunday’s Nigeria National league game is as a result of fatigue. The Afonja Warriors pummeled the ...

Vice Principal, two others in EFCC net for exam malpractice
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three persons including a Vice Principal for allegedly collecting money from students participating in the ongoing National ...

Drama As Kwara Assembly Disowns PDP Member-Elect
There was a mild drama at the gate of the Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday as a lawmaker elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdulraheem Agboola, was locked out of the assembly on the ord...

We inherited N100bn debt, says Kwara gov
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State on Monday disclosed that he inherited over N100bn debt from the immediate past administration in the state headed by the former governor, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed. ...

EFCC recovers N3.6bn, 10 houses from suspected looters in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission says it has recovered N3.6 billion and 10 houses from suspected looters. EFCC Zonal head, Mr Isyaka Sharu, spoke on Monday in Ilorin during...

EFCC saved us from inheriting empty treasury - Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday said he would have inherited an empty treasury if the account of the state government had not been frozen on the eve of his inauguration. He recalled that on...

Critical sectors: UNICEF, Kwara renew partnership
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Kwara State Government on Monday rolled out their key activities towards achieving development in the critical sectors in the state for 2020. The activities wer...

Philanthropic body partners NGO on free medical services in Ilorin
A philanthropic organization in Kwara state, Ilorin precisely Salman Shagaya Foundation, in partnership with selected nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the state has planned to provide free medical outreach to res...

NBC DG charges Kwarans to support APC administration
NBC boss, Ishaq Modibbo Kawu. The Director General (DG) of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Malam Is'haq Modibbo Kawu, has charged the people of Kwara State to support the present APC government in the state for a ...

UNICEF gives Kwara pass mark over health spending
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has commended the Kwara state government for spending over N92 million on health within the last six months. Dr Ahmed Tsofo, Health Specialist, UNICEF Kaduna Field Offi...

2019-12-09

We'll jumpstart Kwara economy with infrastructure, says Abdulrazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said he would jumpstart the state economy and tourism sector with solid infrastructure, especially roads and other basic amenities. Speaking at the annual Ganni Fe...

HIV/AIDS: KWASACA screens Ilorin market women
Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) has taken sensitization, counselling and testing services to Baboko New Market, popularly called Oja Tuntun in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. S...

Kwara NLC makes case for 900 sacked teachers
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday in Ilorin appealed to the state government to revisit the alleged breach of employment process that led to the sack of no fewer than 900 primary ...