2019-08-09

Hospital Saves 2 Snipper Patients In Ilorin
Dr Yusuf Abdulraheem, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Yusjib Industrial Medicare, Ilorin, says it took the hospital several hours of intensive care to resuscitate two patients who ingested snipper on Wed...

3,500 policemen to police Kwara during Eid-el-Kabir
Police Command in Kwara says it has deployed 3,500 police officers and men to strategic locations to ensure adequate security in the state throughout Eid-el-Kabir festival. The Commissioner of Police in th...

Gbenga Adeyinka storms Ilorin August 13 for Laffmatazz
One of the leading Nigerian comedians, Gbenga Adeyinka, will on Tuesday, August 13 stormed the city of Ilorin, Kwara state for his comedy cum music show tagged 'Laffmatazz with Gbenga Adeyinka.' Our reporter...

700 horses to be deployed for Ilorin Durbar
700 horses to be deployed for Ilorin Durbar No fewer than 700 horses are to be deployed for the Ilorin Durbar scheduled to hold on Monday, a day after the Eid-el-Kabir festival. Alhaji Suleiman Alapasa...

2019-08-08

Eid Kabir: Ram sellers laments low patronage in Kwara
Some ram sellers in Ilorin, Kwara State have expressed their bitterness on sales for the forthcoming Eid Kabir celebration coming up on the 11th of August 2019. According to the ram sellers, "they are...

Kwara Assembly suspends installation of Iyaloja Offa ancient market
Kwara State House of Assembly has suspended planned installation of market leaders in the popular Owode Central market, Offa in the Offa local government area of Kwara state. Tribune Online gathered that lea...

Hajj 2019: Kwara pilgrims hold enlightenment programme in Saudi Arabia
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrim Welfare Board on Wednesday organised enlightenment programme for its pilgrims to this year's Hajj in kingdom of Saudi Arabia in preparations for the Muna/Arafa programme. This is i...

Kwara NSCDC deploys 1,500 security personnel for Eid-el-Kabir
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, said it had deployed 1,500 personnel for the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir. This information is contained in a press release signed by the ...

Kwara Orders Closure of 99 Illegal Private Nursery, Primary Schools
The Kwara State Government has ordered the closure of 99 illegal private nursery and primary schools across the state with immediate effect. THISDAY gathered that the development became imperative due to non-ad...

2019-08-07

We'll partner EFCC to recover looted funds in Kwara - Gov AbdulRazaq
...Laments diversion of N2B SME fund Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, yesterday said his administration would partner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to combat graft, including ...

Kwara donates land for Federal Fire Service school, regional office
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has agreed to allocate land for the establishment of the proposed Federal Fire Training School and regional office for the north central to be sighted in Ilorin, the state cap...

WE WOULD INSTITUTIONALIZE ILORIN DURBAR FESTIVAL says Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has said his administration would institutionalize the Ilorin Durbar as a tourist attraction in the state. He said preparations for it and other such festivals wou...

Happy Eid-el-Kabir in advance; see this Sallah Celebration as an avenue to come together for Progress - IEYDA charges Kwarans
As Nigerian Muslims are preparing for this year's Eid-el-Kabir celebration, a call has gone to Kwarans, particularly, the people of Ilorin Emirate to see the celebration as an avenue to come together for the progress of...

We'll partner EFCC to recover looted funds in Kwara - Gov AbdulRazaq
...Laments diversion of N2B SME fund Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, yesterday said his administration would partner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to combat graft, including...

It's a shame Kwara has 50% new polio cases - AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said it was a shame that the state recorded 50 percent of the new polio cases in Nigeria, saying he would deploy necessary resources to fight the virus. AbdulRazaq sa...

2019-08-06

Kwara Assembly Approves 7 Special Advisers for Governor, advocates measures to check road carnage during Sallah Festival
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the request of the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, to appoint 7 Special Advisers to ease governance and dividends of democracy in the state. The appro...

Ilorin to host GOtv Boxing NextGen Five
The fifth edition of the GOtv Boxing NextGen (GOtv Boxing NextGen5) will hold in Ilorin, Kwara State on August 29 and 30, the organisers, Flykite Productions, have disclosed. The two-day programme, sponsored by pay ...

Kwara Assembly seeks road safety during Sallah
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the Federal Road Safety Corps and other security agencies to extend their areas of coverage and hours of operation to check carnage during the forthcoming Eld el- Kabir ...