2019-11-26

You won't be free if AbdulRazaq pursues vendetta, APC fires back at Saraki's PDP
Our attention has been drawn to a statement issued on Monday evening by Kwara State PDP Publicity Secretary Tunde Ashaolu in which he accused Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of pursuing vendetta against the Saraki famil...

Is Abdulrahman Here To Serve Kwarans or Settle Family Scores With the Sarakis? By: Tunde Ashaolu.
It is very obvious that the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq administration has no agenda to develop Kwara and improve on governance as it boasted during the electioneering period. Their strategy is actually to run down the pre...

How Should President Buhari Dance? By Lanre Issa-Onilu
You would not give him credit no matter what he does, would you? Let us cut the pretence. You simply want this administration to bumble: a foil for wanting your country to fail. So, the issue really is not about wheth...

UNILORIN begins poultry revival programme - Management
The Management of the University of Ilorin says it is making efforts to key into the Federal Government's poultry revival programme. Prof. Mikhail Buhari, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Management Services, Unilorin m...

Akeredolu kicks against death penalty for hate speech
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday opposed the proposed death penalty for hate speech offenders in the country. He compared the penalty to sentencing someone who ...

Kwara PDP Tackles Abdulrazaq on Governance
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to concentrate his efforts on providing good governance for the people of the state rather than embarking on vengeanc...

We'll support businesses to grow, says Kwara gov
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has assured that his administratione would support the BUA Sugar Factory and other investors to succeed by creating the right environment in the state. AbdulRazaq...

Foundation empowers 150 women with N10.5m in Kwara
No fewer than 150 women, on Monday in Ilorin, benefited from the N10.5 million empowerment fund by the Saliu Mustapha Foundation. The Nigeria News Agency reports that the beneficiaries were selected from acro...

2019-11-25

PRESIDENT BUHARI GREETS PROF IBRAHIM GAMBARI AT 75
President Muhammadu Buhari sends warm greetings to former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, on his 75th birthday, congratulating him for a life of exploits in diplomacy, academia and administr...

Kwara Govt. hails community devt initiatives as Webber donates N10m facility to school
The Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr Kayode Alabi on Saturday officially commissioned sporting facilities worth N10 million at the premises of Saint Anthony's Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara, harping on the readiness ...

Kwara youths call for end to APC crisis
CONCERNED youth stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State have called on leaders of the party to meet and find a lasting solution to the lingering crisis rocking the party. It is recall...

Tension in Kwara over Continued Recognition of Sacked APC Lawmaker
Tension now mounts in Kwara State over the purported continued recognition by the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly (KSHA), Hon. Yakub Danladi, of the All Progressives Congress' (APC) lawmaker representing Ilorin...

Kwara set for AbdulRazak's Cycling Championship
The Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN) has concluded arrangements to hold the inaugural edition of the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazak National Cycling Championship and Commissaries Course in Ilorin, the state capital....

Court jails two internet fraudsters in Ilorin
A Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State, Monday sentenced Abdullahi Ibrahim and Ezedigboo Paschal to four months imprisonment respectively without an option of fine for internet fraud. DAI...

Kwara minimum wage
The organised labour has called on the Kwara State Governor, Abdulraham Abdulrasaq, to implement the N30,000 new minimum wage for workers in the state. The labour leaders made the call on Friday at a press confere...

2019-11-24

Kwara community warns commercial motorcyclists against recklessness
Omu-Aran Security Stakeholders Committee, Omu-Aran, Kwara, has warned commercial motorcyclists in the area to desist from flagrant disobedience to traffic rules and regulations and other improper conduct in their operatio...

Kwara govt. promises completion of Kishi-Kaima road in 2 weeks
The Permanent Secretary, Kwara Ministry of Works and Transport, Mr Yusuf Manjo, has assured that the ongoing grading of the 6-kilometre Kishi-Kiaima road by the state Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) will be completed wit...

Kwara Govt sends message to new NURTW executives
The Kwara State Government has called on the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state to always ensure unity and peace among its members. The Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi gave the charge on Frida...

Alleged N5bn fraud: EFCC quizzes ex-Kwara revenue boss, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the immediate past Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Prof Muritala Awodun, and a former Chairman of Finance and Appropriation Committee, Kwara Stat...

2019-11-23

NGO to assist IDPs in Kwara, others
Dr Abiola Adimula, Chairperson of Women and Child Watch Initiatives (WOCWI), says the organisation will commence rendering assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Patigi, Edu Local Government Area. I...

No cholera in Kwara - Govt
Residents of Ilorin, especially Ita Alamu, have refuted a social media post alleging the death of two children from cholera outbreak in the state. Magaji Ita-Alamu, Alhaji Saka Ayinde, said there was nothing like...

EFCC uncovers how Kwara lawmakers, firms shared N5bn revenue
The Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has uncovered how 24 former members of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, and some comp...