2019-09-26

How EFCC recovered over N100m for Kwara Govt - Magu
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, Wednesday disclosed that the agency has recovered over one hundred million naira for the Kwara State Government from alleged cor...

Kwara govt offers 100 free cataract surgeries, others
At least 70 per cent of the on-going free eye surgeries and 50 per cent of the overall medical interventions in Ilorin General Hospital have been carried out, with beneficiaries commending the Kwara State government and ...

2019-09-25

Court orders forfeiture of hotel belonging to Kwara civil servant
A Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the forfeiture of an hotel belonging to a state civil servant to the Federal Government. Also forfeited to the federal government is a landed property, w...

Kwara Assembly urges Unilorin to reopen admission portal
Kwara State House of Assembly has appealed to the authorities of the University of Ilorin to reopen its admission portal to enable candidates of Interim Joint Matriculation Board, IJMB, and Joint Universities Prelimi...

2019-09-24

OPINION: An Appeal to Gov Abdulrazaq; Praying on a Blocked Public Road, Please, Desist. By Oba Abdulkadir La'aro
Dear H.E. Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Last Friday you joined the congregation to observe jumaat service at the Hasbunalahu Mosque along Sulu Gambari Road. Your decision to observe jumaat service at no particular...

Expectations high as Tug of War Association berths in Ilorin
Prospective members of the Tug of War Association expressed their joy at the weekend when the national body inaugurated the Ilorin arm of the association in the Kwara State capital. According to offi...

Navy holds retreat for medical personnel in Kwara
The Nigerian Navy (NN) has held the first medical retreat for its heads of medical services. The retreat, which took place in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, was organised by the Directorate of M...

Unilorin wins N120million labs equipment grant
The University of Ilorin says its Department of Chemistry has secured a Seeding Labs Equipment grant worth over N120 million. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, the department su...

Meningitis: Kwara begins routine immunization
The Kwara Government on Monday in Ilorin said that meningitis vaccination would henceforth be introduced in its routine immunisation exercise for children between nine and 15 months of age. Dr Abimbola Foloruns...

2019-09-23

KWARA SPEAKER BEMOANS BACKWARDNESS OF KWARA NORTH, CHARGES STAKEHOLDERS ON UNITY
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi has called on the relevant stakeholders to forge a common front for the development of the Northern part of Kwara State, which he described as t...

One year anniversary: Olomu seeks more goverment projects in Omu-Aran
Oba Abdulraheem Adeoti, the traditional ruler of Omu-Aran in Kwara State, on Sunday, appealed for more government's presence in the state, as a way of ensuring the desired socio-economic development in the community. ...

Group accuses bureau of illegal land acquisition
A group, the Media Advocacy and Technology Centre (MATEC), has accused workers of the Kwara State Bureau of Land of illegal acquisition of land. It urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to caution the bureau to...

Kwara undertakes free medical treatment for 500 patients
No fewer than 500 patients are to benefit from a free medical and surgical intervention funded by the Kwara State Government, which begin today at the Ilorin General Hospital. The public-funded surgical inte...

CBN Cashless Policy: Bank customers express concern
Residents of Ilorin, capital of Kwara have expressed concern over the charges on deposits by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Friday said that...

Kwara U15 female handball players awarded scholarships
The Chairman of Kwara Handball Association, Mr Emmanuel Olubiyo, has awarded scholarship to winners of the female U15 team at the recently-concluded National Youth Games in Ilorin. Olubiyo announced the...