2019-08-17

Coach Olatoke says GOtv Boxing NextGen search 5 will be big boost for Kwara
Vice Chairman, Kwara State Boxing Referees and Judges Association, Mr. Afolabi Olatoke, has expressed delight at the choice of Ilorin as host city for GOtv Boxing NextGen 5, a programme that aims to discover talented youn...

Ilorin residents enjoy Sallah with Maltina at LaffMattazz
Ilorin residents won't be forgetting the Ileya holiday in a hurry, as Gbenga Adeyinka and other top entertainers stormed the city with the best of music and comedy to mark the holiday. The crew, who brought t...

Agric key to poverty eradication, says Kwara Governor
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the best way to eradicate poverty is to cultivate more lands for agriculture. "If we really want to rise above the poverty line, the way to do tha...

OPINION: Islam, Saraki and Sallah package. By Muhammad Yahya
This opinion article is a religious duty as it is an attempt to clear the name of my family - nay, my community, Ilorin, the distinguished fountain of Islamic knowledge - from the emerging shameless narrative about the ...

2019-08-16

Kwara: 'Judicial solution' likely as committee on sales of public assets submits report
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Friday said recommendations of the committee on sales of public assets may be tested in the court in a bid to get justice for the people of the state. AbdulRazaq was sp...

Nigeria: At 50, Former Sports Minister to Launch N50 Million Endowment Fund
Former Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi, Wednesday said he would soon launch a N50m endowment fund to provide opportunities for young people in the state on the matters of education and basic heal...

2 Kwara pilgrims return lost money to owners in Saudi Arabia - Official
The Executive Secretary, Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh on Thursday said two pilgrims from the state in the ongoing 2019 Hajj had found and returned N62, 200 lost by fellow pilgrims i...

2019-08-15

Kwara Governor reequips 'decrepit' NYSC camp
The Kwara State Government on Thursday delivered 400 new mattresses, 200 double trunk beds, 90 wooden benches and several consumable drugs to the Yikpata Camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), in a concrete s...

New minimum wage: Kwara NLC to ensure payment
The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara, Mr Issa Ore, has assured workers in the state that labour would ensure the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage by the government. Ore gave this assurance on...

Kwara govt to improve healthcare sector
The Kwara State government says it will address the decay in the health sector of the state, with a view to make health care delivery accessible to the people. The State Deputy Governor, Mr Kayode Alabi gave the ...

Kwara gov tribunal delivers judgment Sept 20
The Kwara State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal will on September 20 deliver judgment in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Rasaq Atunwa, who is challenging the election of Governor A...

2019-08-14

Eid-el-Kabir: Kuwait distributes food items to Nigerians
THE Government of Kuwait has again restated its resolve to strengthen the diplomatic ties with Nigeria to further achieve sustainable global peace and mutual economic prosperity The Ambassador of the State of Kuwai...

I took no part in Kwara agency fraud, says ex- First Lady
A former First Lady of Kwara State has denied a media report she took part in the N2bn fraud in the Kwara State Small and Medium Scale Enterprises Directorate (SMED) fund. The Nation had reported on Tuesday she m...

AbdulRazaq to complete Kwara projects
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said his administration will complete ongoing projects in the state. The governor spoke though his deputy, Kayode Alabi, at the Kwara State Government House whi...

AbdulRazaq urges support for reforms, paradigm shift in Kwara
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, yesterday rallied the people behind his agenda for reforms and paradigm shift in governance, calling the 2019 election a referendum that saw people choose development and ...

Athletics association to sustain Kwara Ileya Relays Tourney
Alhaji Tunde Abdulkareem, the Chairman of Kwara Athletics Association, says the concept behind Ileya Relays is to popularise track and field events in the state. Speaking with newsmen at the Main-Bowl of the stat...