2019-09-10

RE-FALSE ALARM OF ARMED ROBBERY ATTACK ON A BANK IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the general public of the unfounded news going round that armed robbers invaded a bank in Tanke area of ilorin this morning, this has brought about some level of panic and...

Team Oyo Arrives Ilorin for 5th National Youth Games
One hundred and eleven athletes from Oyo state have arrived Ilorin, Kwara State, for the 5th National Youth Games holding at the University of Ilorin. The Oyo State Contingent led by the General Manager of Oyo...

Saudi Arabia donates books to Unilorin library
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has donated a total of 142 books, with 76 volumes each on 20 different subject areas to the University of Ilorin library. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof Sulyman Abdulkare...

Traders in Ilorin want govt's intervention in wastes management
Some traders in Ilorin have called on the state government to intervene to ensure effective waste management for a safe environment in the community. Some of the traders, who spoke with the Nigeria News Agency in...

Ex-Unilorin, Adeniyi VC dies at 95
The fourth Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Adeoye Adeniyi is dead. Adeniyi was aged 95. A bulletin issued by the information office of the institution on Monday, said the late Adeniyi, who was a reno...

2019 National Youth Games: FCT Contingents Thank Minister, Ready For Screening
Athletes who are to represent Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the 2019 National Youth Games in Ilorin on Sunday arrived University of Ilorin, the venue of the annual competition at 7:00 pm. The contingents t...

Political fortune of Kwara changes for good - Mohammed Bio
A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Mohammed Bio (APC-Kwara) has said that the Otoge movement in Kwara has brought an all-inclusive and people-oriented government in the state. Bio who made the asser...

NYG: Athletes, officials groan over accreditation, late feeding
As activities at the 2019 National Youth Games enter day three, athletes and officials have faulted the accreditation process, describing it as "disjointed." They also lamented that the feeding arrangements were ...

Secure release of Kaduna-bound Kwarans - AbdulRazaq
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has told the police to secure the release of six Kwara State indigenes who were kidnapped along the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Sunday. The governor in a statement...

Recruitment: Police commence medical screening of successful candidates
The Nigeria Police have commenced medical screening of successful candidates in the constable recruitment exercise for 2019. The spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi, a deputy superintendent of police, in...

2019-09-09

Kawu Baraje donates toilet facility to residents of Idi-Ose in Ilorin
A Three Compartment Toilet Facility built by the Founder of Baraje Center for Arabic and Islamic studies Gerewu in Ilorin, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, CON for residents of Idi- Ose Compound, Adabata, Ilorin has been c...

Over 90 public properties unlawfully appropriated in Kwara - AbdulRazaq
• Sets up 15-member committee on waste management, environment Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said over 90 properties built with public funds were unlawfully appropriated by some officials of the...

Kwara Golf association promises to sustain summer Junior Clinic
Board members of Kwara State Golf Association and some of the participants in the just concluded Summer Junior Golf Clinic in Ilorin The Chairman of the Kwara state Golf Association, Mallam Ismail Faruq has promised to ma...

Exploring The Wonders Of Ilorin Durbar Festival. BY Emidun Temi
Nigeria is a nation that is richly blessed with diverse culture, religious and ethnic ties. From the Ojude Oba festival and Eyo festival in the West, the New Yam festival in the East, to the Argungu fishing festival in ...

600 drums of petrol intercepted at borders town in Kwara
A special task force against smuggling has intercepted over 600 units of 250-litre drums of petroleum products at Chikanda border town in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State. Addressing journalist...

2019-09-08

How Kwara state was looted - AbdulRasak
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRasak, yesterday, disclosed how past governments looted the state. Marking his first 100 days in office, AbdulRasak said he met the state iån ruins, citing comatose conditions of...

INTERVIEW: Enough of Fulani domination in Ilorin - Kasumu, Afonja Union President-General
President-General of the Afonja Descendants Union of Ilorin, Alhaji Abdulkareem Olola Kasumu, tells TUNDE OYEKOLA that something must be done about the alleged suppression of Yoruba people by the Fulani in Ilorin ...

NYG: Team Delta storms Ilorin with 750 contingent
Team Delta officials and athletes celebrate winning the 3rd National Youth Games with 22 gold medals Defending champions, Team Delta has departed its camp, the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba at about 6am this Saturday, wi...

We are ready to conquer other States in Ilorin - Daku
The Kogi State Director of Sport, Sunday Daku has said the state contingents are fully ready to conquer all other participating States for the 2019 National Youth Games in Ilorin. Daku stated this during an ...

2019-09-07

100 days of hope, prudence and restoration in Kwara By Rafiu Ajakaye |
It is exactly 100 days since AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated as the 7th democratically elected governor of Kwara State. On his first day in office, AbdulRazaq gave a clear signal his administration would be a depar...

1699 athletes arrive Ilorin for National Youth Games
A total of 1699 athletes made up of male and female from 11 states of the federation have arrived Ilorin for the 5th edition of National Youth Games (NYG) holding at the University of Ilorin sports complex. ...

Kumbi Titiloye: Kwara United have no business in Nigeria National League
The newly appointed chairman of Kwara United football club, Kumbi Titiloye has said the 'Afonja Warriors' have no business playing in the Nigeria National League so he is doing everything humanly possible to return t...

Kwara State: SWAN Threatens To Boycott National Youth Games
The Kwara chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has threatened to boycott the 5th National Youth Games (NYG) holding in Ilorin from Saturday, Sept. 17. This was part of decisions reached by ...

Kwara moves to sack unqualified teachers
Plans are underway to sack unqualified teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service by December. Mr Olumide Awolola, Deputy Chairman, Kwara House of Assembly Committee on Education and Human Capital Development, ...

When Kwara governor disguised to ride on Okada
...Abdulrazaq achieving much with less funding ...Unscheduled visits to govt offices and institutions ...Immediate release of funds and monitoring of projects ...Kwara people describe hi...

Saraki, supporters sing new song in Kwara
Life, they say, is what one makes of it. A condition that drives one man into frustration and even attempted suicide would be made so light by another man that it would become a source of hysteric laughter. Conside...

N135,1bn supplemetary budget passes second reading at Kwara Assembly
The Kwara 2019 Revised Supplementary budget Estimate of N135,159,772,167 has passed second reading at the Kwara House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new budget estimate is re...

100 days in office: Abdulrazaq's performance lackluster, disappointing - Kwara PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State says Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has no tangible achievement to his credit in his first 100 days in office, noting that his performance has been so uninspiring and dis...