2019-07-24

Stakeholders condemn infrastructure dilapidation, congestion in Kwara public schools
Education stakeholders in Kwara state have called the attention of the state government to dilapidated infrastructure and congestion in classrooms due to an overpopulation of students in most public schools in the state....

Governor insists on people's needs as Kwara reviews budget
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has insisted that the state's budget must address the people's needs.He directed top civil servants yesterday to meet him at the state's school of special needs for the re...

Kwara gov's school mate testifies in court
The governorship election tribunal sitting in Ilorin has heard explanation by one of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq's secondary school classmates, Muhammed Kabiru Yaro, who testified that the governor possesses genuine...

2019 Hajj: Nigerian pilgrims embrace other Muslims
Nigerian pilgrims in Madinah have embraced other Muslim nationals from across the world in the course of observing their religious rites. Many pilgrims were spotted at the Prophet's mosque and other places...

Gov. Abdulrasaq decries state of facilities at Information Ministry
Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq Kwara Ministry Information Abdulrazaq Ilorin Division Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara has lamented the dilapidated facilities at the state's Ministry of Information, describing them 'as ...

Re: Gurei Youths caution Gov. AbdulRazaq against relocation of Federal College of Science and Technology
Our attention has been drawn to a statement purportedly made by Gurei Youth Ambassador, claiming the proposed Federal Government College of Science and Technology in Baruten local government was sealed to be located ...

Ministerial List: Issa-Onilu thanks President Buhari over Kwara nominees
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari over the nomination of Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Ms. Gbemi Saraki, as ministers to ...

Corps member treats 150 pupils in Kwara
A member of the National Youth Services Corps, Dr Chimnecherem Onyeachu, serving at the General Hospital, Omu-Aran in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has treated 150 pupils drawn from different seco...

2019-07-23

Full list of Buhari's ministerial nominees
1.Dr. Ikechukwu Ogah (Abia State) 2. Mohammed Musa Bello (Adamawa State) reappointed 3. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom State) 4. Chris Ngige (Anambra State) reappointment 5. Sharon Ikeazor (Ana...

Kidnappers demand N16m ransom for 4 Turkish expatriates in Kwara
The kidnappers of the four Turkish expatriates kidnapped, weekend, at Gbale village in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, are said to be demanding N16 million as ransom for their release. Vanguard rel...

Kwara House urges revocation of Chalet sold to Saraki in Ilorin
This was part of the resolutions of the House after adopting the report of its Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development on the investigation of the ownerships of the chalet. The Kwara House of Assembly on ...

In another first, Kwara gov takes budget meeting to 'special needs school' Says budget must reflect people's need
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday directed top civil servants to meet him at the state's school of special needs for their budget review meeting. In what was a first in the state's history, Ab...

Gbemi Saraki, Lai Mohammed make ministerial list
Senator Gbemisola Rukayat Saraki and Lai Mohammed were amongst the 43 ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday morning. Below are the nominees. 1. Chris Ngige...

2019-07-22

Four Turkish nationals abducted in Kwara
Four expatriates, believed to be Turks, were on Saturday abducted from a pub in Gbale village in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, according to sources, occurred around 10pm when the men...

2019-07-21

AbdulRazaq Berates Lack of Government Presence in Kwara North
The Federal Ministry of Education Technical team members visited the proposed site for the establishment of Federal College of Science and Technology which will be situated in Gwanara in Baruten LGA of Kwara state and t...

LG Chairmen Suspension: No going back on our pursuit of justice
We, the undersigned, dissociate ourselves from the statement issued by the Kwara State ALGON Chairman, Joshua Omokanye and Secretary, Abubakar Abdullahi Bata, purporting that all chairmen of the 16 local councils in t...

Let us all embrace the change in Kwara By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara state. Things are beginning to look up in Kwara State. The people of the state are beginning to see things differently. Change is here and the hope of a rebranded Kwara...

COZA Rape Scandal: Why we invited Timi, Busola Dakolo - Police
The Nigerian police have confirmed the invitation of Timi Dakolo, a popular musician, and his wife, Busola Dakolo. They were invited in connection with the rape allegations made by Mrs Dakolo against a senior p...