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2019-09-02
Muslims celebrate new Islamic calendar in llorin
Hundreds of Muslims faithful including the Emir of llorin, Alhaji lbrahim Sulu-Gambari on Sunday converged at the llorin stadium to celebrate the commencement of the new lslamic calendar known as Hijrah 1441...
Kwara United Will Register 25 Players For 2019/20 NNL Season, Says Biffo
Newly appointed Kwara United manager Abdullahi Biffo has made it clear that he is ready to give good home players the chance to make his team in the coming NNL season. Biffo who replaces Abubakar Bala as the ...
Issues as Kwara marks 100 days of new political order
BIOLA AZEEZ reports on the hide and seek among stakeholders in the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over who should be regarded as the leader of the party in the state. BIOLA AZEEZ report...
2019 Hajj: Last batch of 369 Kwara Pilgrims arrive llorin
The last batch of 369 Pilgrims that travelled with the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for 2019 Hajj exercise on Sunday arrived Ilorin, the state capital. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Max Airline...

2019-09-01
Gov. Abdulrahman Greets Muslims at Hijrah, Urges Selfless Service
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Saturday felicitated with the Muslim communities worldwide on the Islamic New Year (Hijra 1441), calling on the faithfuls, especially in Kwara, to reflect on the spirit...
APC pledges unalloyed support for Kwara Governor
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has reassured the state governor, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq of the total support and commitment of the party leadership in his drive to implement policies and programmes t...
Kwara Deputy Gov's message to religion leaders
The Kwara State Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi on Saturday charged religious leaders to encourage their followers to join, and be actively involved, in political processes in order to turn the nation around for the bett...
Biffo back to lift hometown club Kwara United
Coach Abdullahi Biffo has returned to hometown club Kwara United saddled with the immediate task to win them promotion back to the NPFL after relegation this past season. Biffo was previously assistant coach at the ...

2019-08-31
Kwara govt, NUT appeal to workers over unexpected deductions Kwara govt, NUT appeal to workers over unexpected deductions
The Kwara state government and the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the state have appealed to workers in the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to exercise restraints over deductions in their August salari...
AbdulRazaq launches Malaria-Free-Kwara campaign
KWARA State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday flagged a statewide campaign to curtail malaria, calling it one of the first fruits of his early interventions in the health sector where he recently paid N232m coun...
EFCC arrests Oyediran Joseph, wanted by FBI
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested Oyediran Joseph, said to be one of the "most wanted" suspected internet fraudsters by the Federal Bureau of Investigation....
13 young boxers emerge as NextGen search ends in Ilorin
The search for young boxers in Ilorin, Kwara State capital has produced a total of 13 pugilists. The programme, which began on Thursday, held at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara State Sports Complex, where y...
Biffo back to lift hometown club Kwara United
Coach Abdullahi Biffo has returned to hometown club Kwara United saddled with the immediate task to win them promotion back to the NPFL after relegation this past season. Biffo was previously assistant coach at t...

2019-08-30
Kwara Govt spends N82m on malaria-free initiative - Official
The Kwara Government has released N82 million for Malaria-Free Kwara Initiative (MFKI) expected to start across the state on Friday, August 30. Dr Rhoda Ajiboye, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of He...
Kwara approves N10m for National Youth games
The Kwara State Governor, Abdul Rahman Abdulrasaq has approved ten million naira for the team's planning ahead of next month's National Youth Games scheduled to hold at the University of Ilorin, Kwara state. The ...
NCC to end proliferation of fake devices
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it is collaborating with security agencies and other stakeholders to put an end to the proliferation of fake and counterfeit products. Executive Vice C...
Kwara N-Power stands as a good example for other states - Brimah
The Special Assistant to the President on Job Creation and Youth Employment, Mr. Mohammed Brimah, on 28th of August, 2019 attended the formal launching of the 40 hectares farm of the Kwara N-Power Agro at the Univer...
Scores protest against Customs seizure of 700 bags of rice in Ilorin
Scores disrupted activities at the popular Oja-Tuntun Market in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Thursday to protest against seizure of 700 bags of rice from a warehouse. The warehouse belongs to a rice merch...

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