2019-07-01

Kwara APC stalwart denies link in ward crisis
Former All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the last general elections in Kwara State, Hon. Mashood Mustapha (MM), has denied any link to the political crisis at Alanamu ward in the Ilorin metropol...

150 students to get free eye care in Kwara
Some students numbering about 150 will receive a free eye treatment in Kwara sponsored by the member representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency, Hon. Tunji Olawuyi. The programme is part of a Co...

Kwara Speaker bemoans growing insecurity, seeks security heads' support
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi, has bemoaned growing insecurity in the country, stressing that all hands must be on deck to arrest the tide. Speaking during his familiari...

UBEC fund: Kwara raises posers for ex-Gov. Ahmed
The Kwara State Government on Sunday said the response of former Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed to the outrage greeting the alleged diversion of N1.5 billion Universal Basic Education Commission funds has raised more quest...

Arrogance, insensitivity brought down Saraki - Awoyale
Chief Gbenga Awoyale is the President-General of Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural association for the people of Kwara State and a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In this interview with Abdulgafar Alabe...

EFCC to arraign Saraki after vacating restraining order
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission plans to arraign the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for alleged money laundering and looting of the Kwara State coffers during his administration of the state betwee...

EFCC To Saraki: Media Campaign Won't Stop Your Prosecution Won't Stop Your Prosecution
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said no amount of media campaign against its chairman, Ibrahim Magu, can stop the ongoing investigation and prosecution of the former senate president, Bukola Sa...

Muslim group Seeks probe of attack on School in Kwara
An Islamic organisation in Kwara state, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWGN) has called on the Kwara state government to investigate an alleged attack on a secondary school teacher in Ilorin on the basis ...

Ex Gov Ahmed's watch on UBEC funds', another sad chapter
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara state chapter has described the rebuttal by the immediate past Government on mismanagement of the over one billion Naira Universal Basic Education (UBEC) fund as another sad ...

National Volleyball League gets underway in Ilorin
The 2019 National Division One Volleyball League got underway on Sunday at the Indoor Sports Complex of the University of Ilorin with 10 male teams and four female teams participating. The News Agency...

2019-06-30

NBA Calls For Holistic Funding Of Kwara Judiciary
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for holistic funding of both investigative and prosecuting agencies in Kwara state judiciary. Speaking on the sideline of 2019 biennial law week in Ilorin on Monday, the ...

UBEC Funds: No Mismanagement on My Watch - Ahmed
Former governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has refuted claims that his administration mismanaged Universal Basic Education Commission(UBEC) counterpart funds. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Dr M...

2019-06-29

Abdulrazaq Battles Rot
Since Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq assumed office on May 29,2019 as the ninth elected executive governor of Kwara state,he hasn't stopped visiting key, strategic and sensitive places, mostly unscheduled to ascertain ...

EFCC accuses Saraki of diverting N12bn from Kwara treasury
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claims former Senate President Bukola Saraki withdrew N12bn in cash from the treasury of the Kwara State Government while he was governor of the state between 2003 and 20...

2019-06-28

SCREENING OF 2019 SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES INTO NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
PRESS RELEASE 28th June 2019 The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform Kwara State indigenes who applied for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force, that, the screening exercise commences on the July 1,...

Kwara govt faults BudgIT on 2019 budget document
Kwara State Government has faulted a report this week by BudgIT, a civic group, that the 2019 budget of the state government is missing from the website. The government insisted that the budget document has sin...

Kwara Gets N4.2bn Federal Allocations for June
Kwara State Government has announced the receipt of the sums of N4,202,659,072.11 (four billion, two hundred and two million, six hundred and fifty nine thousand, seven two naira and eleven Kobo) for the month of June...

Ilorin orphanage seeks for funding
Ilorin-based Islamic Orphanage Foundation, has solicited for more support for orphans under its watch. Speaking in Ilorin at the 2019 annual empowerment programme for the Orphans, the Chairman of the foundation, Archite...

Kwara to access N5.3bn UBEC fund not accessed since 2014 - AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Government has a total of N5,385,619,303.68 at the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) not accessed since 2014. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made this known in a statement by his Chief Press Se...