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2019-10-16
JAMB football tourney: Three institutions kicked out after failing screening
Three institutions were on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State screened out of the third edition of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board-sponsored tertiary education institutions football competition for failing to fu...
Three institutions were on Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State screened out of the third edition of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board-sponsored tertiary education institutions football competition for failing to fu...
Environmental Hazard: UNILORIN road littered with refuse
The middle of the popular Tanke road, along the University of Ilorin in Kwara state has become a temporary refuse dump site. Correspondent Ibrahim Alege reports that residents are to blame for the eyesore that also pose...
The middle of the popular Tanke road, along the University of Ilorin in Kwara state has become a temporary refuse dump site. Correspondent Ibrahim Alege reports that residents are to blame for the eyesore that also pose...
Kwara health workers appeal on 7-month salary arrears
Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Kwara state chapter, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to pay seven months salary arrears of its members in the 16 local government areas of the state...
Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Kwara state chapter, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to pay seven months salary arrears of its members in the 16 local government areas of the state...
Woman allegedly inflicts burns on housemaids with hot iron
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, have arrested one Hajiya Balqees Yahaya Mohammed for allegedly using hot iron to inflict burns on two of her housemaids....
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, have arrested one Hajiya Balqees Yahaya Mohammed for allegedly using hot iron to inflict burns on two of her housemaids....
Kwara health workers demand 100 percent salary
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) yesterday appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State to pay 100 percent Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) to its members in the state. ...
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) yesterday appealed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State to pay 100 percent Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) to its members in the state. ...
Locally produced rice receives low consumption rate in Kwara
Rice sellers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital have expressed worry over the reluctance of consumers to buy locally produced rice. Some rice sellers who spoke said consumers preferred to pay more for foreign...
Rice sellers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital have expressed worry over the reluctance of consumers to buy locally produced rice. Some rice sellers who spoke said consumers preferred to pay more for foreign...
2019-10-15
Unilorin Student Union donates for student's eye surgery
The University of Ilorin Students' Union has donated N495, 000 to Abdulbasit Oladele, a 400 level student of the Department of Telecommunication Sciences, to enable him to go surgery on his eye (eye retinal detachment). ...
The University of Ilorin Students' Union has donated N495, 000 to Abdulbasit Oladele, a 400 level student of the Department of Telecommunication Sciences, to enable him to go surgery on his eye (eye retinal detachment). ...
328 talents discovered at Youth Games - Dare
The Minster of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has revealed that 328 new talented athletes were discovered at the 5th National Youth Games in Ilorin. Dare who was speaking on the sidelines during the DARE co...
The Minster of Youths and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare has revealed that 328 new talented athletes were discovered at the 5th National Youth Games in Ilorin. Dare who was speaking on the sidelines during the DARE co...
Kwara PDP accuses Governor Abdulrazaq of intimidation
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led administration of using instruments of the state to intimidate political opponents and settle political scores....
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led administration of using instruments of the state to intimidate political opponents and settle political scores....
26 NSCDC, 6 Military Officers Arrested Over Arms Deal
The military and a renowned Hunter, Ali Kwara have revealed how about 26 officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and six military officers were arrested for allegedly selling arms and ammu...
The military and a renowned Hunter, Ali Kwara have revealed how about 26 officials of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and six military officers were arrested for allegedly selling arms and ammu...
Breastfeeding children and not men prevents cancer - Expert
A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women. Shona told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that contrary to popular belief th...
A medical expert, Mrs Abigael Shona, says breastfeeding a baby and not man could prevent breast cancer in women. Shona told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that contrary to popular belief th...
Egosi community in Kwara receives N1.4m project fund from govt
Oba Daniel Dada, the Elegosi of Egosi in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara, on Monday commended the state government for its prompt intervention in the growth, progress and socio-economic development of his comm...
Oba Daniel Dada, the Elegosi of Egosi in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara, on Monday commended the state government for its prompt intervention in the growth, progress and socio-economic development of his comm...
KWARA: Why APC can't afford to underrate Saraki - Bolarinwa
Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, in this chat with journalists among others spoke on the situation in the state after the "O to ge" political machine that swept a...
Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Hon Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa, in this chat with journalists among others spoke on the situation in the state after the "O to ge" political machine that swept a...
Decriminalise suicide, Kwara NMA tells FG
The Nigeria Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to decriminalise suicide in the country. The Deputy Chairman, Kwara State NMA, Prof. Baba Issa, made the appeal at a news conference on Monda...
The Nigeria Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to decriminalise suicide in the country. The Deputy Chairman, Kwara State NMA, Prof. Baba Issa, made the appeal at a news conference on Monda...
2019-10-14
Kwara seeks Federal Government's special intervention to tackle flood
Kwara State government has urged the Federal Government to give special consideration to the state due to ecological challenges confronting it, especially the perennial flooding arising from the overflow of the Rivers N...
Kwara State government has urged the Federal Government to give special consideration to the state due to ecological challenges confronting it, especially the perennial flooding arising from the overflow of the Rivers N...
NBBF moves Atlantic Conference to Ilorin, clubs get seven-day grace for registration
The Atlantic Conference of the men's basketball Premier League, earlier scheduled to hold in Lagos, would now take place in Ilorin, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has revealed. The federation has also disclosed ...
The Atlantic Conference of the men's basketball Premier League, earlier scheduled to hold in Lagos, would now take place in Ilorin, the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has revealed. The federation has also disclosed ...
Flood: Ondo, Kwara seek relief from FG
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has set up two ad hoc committees to carry out an assessment tour of communities affected by flood. Also, a committee set up by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara S...
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has set up two ad hoc committees to carry out an assessment tour of communities affected by flood. Also, a committee set up by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara S...
Robbers behead police sergeant, security personnel in Ilorin
...Attack NNPC mega station Armed robbers on Saturday attacked Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The men of the underworld were said to hav...
...Attack NNPC mega station Armed robbers on Saturday attacked Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The men of the underworld were said to hav...
2019-10-13
Ripples! as Kwara government strips Saraki of Alimi chalet
.It's Not Business Of Legislature To Recover Property - Shittu .We Cannot Continue Doing Things Old Way - APC Two trending issues recently involving former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Kwara State...
.It's Not Business Of Legislature To Recover Property - Shittu .We Cannot Continue Doing Things Old Way - APC Two trending issues recently involving former Senate President, Bukola Saraki and Kwara State...
FRSC hands over N119,000, other items recovered from Kwara accident to victims
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Omu-Aran Unit Command in Kwara, has returned N119,000 and other valuables recovered at the scene of a lone auto-accident in Omu-Aran to their owners. Mr Festus Adetunji, the FRSC O...
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Omu-Aran Unit Command in Kwara, has returned N119,000 and other valuables recovered at the scene of a lone auto-accident in Omu-Aran to their owners. Mr Festus Adetunji, the FRSC O...
Kwara Trains 400 Health Workers To Reduce Maternal, Child Mortality
Kwara state government in collaboration with Saving One Million Lives for Result (SOML-R) programme has embarked on training of about 400 primary health care workers to reduce the prevalence of maternal and child mortal...
Kwara state government in collaboration with Saving One Million Lives for Result (SOML-R) programme has embarked on training of about 400 primary health care workers to reduce the prevalence of maternal and child mortal...
Flooding: NEMA tasks Kwara residents on measures to mitigate disasters
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office (MOO), has called on residents of Kwara and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to embark on measures that will mitigate disasters in the state....
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office (MOO), has called on residents of Kwara and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to embark on measures that will mitigate disasters in the state....
Court remands truck driver for alleged dangerous driving
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded a Truck driver, Kareem Ajia, in prison, for alleged driving without a valid driver' licence. Magistrate Mohammed Ndakene ordered that the defendant be remanded at O...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded a Truck driver, Kareem Ajia, in prison, for alleged driving without a valid driver' licence. Magistrate Mohammed Ndakene ordered that the defendant be remanded at O...
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