2019-05-13

Kwara Gov-elect names inauguration committee
Kwara State Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday announced the names of the inauguration committee for the May 29 swearing-in ceremony of the new APC administration in the state. According to a statement by ...

ASVI 2018: Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kwara, Enugu economic viable states
States Generate N1.1trn, ...Lagos Generates More IGR than 30 States Combined ... Only states are 10 economically viable, 17 are insolvent ... Poor IGR States: Kebbi, Yobe, Katsina, Bayelsa, Ebonyi...

Saraki launches rehabilitation of township roads in Kwara community
Senate President, Bukola Saraki Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday, launched the rehabilitation of some township roads in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State. Saraki, represented by...

2019-05-12

'New government in Kwara has to be innovative'
Architect Lola Ashiru is the senator-elect for Kwara-South Senatorial District. In this interview with Fredrick Adegboye, he speaks about the politics of Kwara State, lessons to be learnt from the O to ge slogan cum ...

Saka Olododo: No More Godfathers in Kwara Politics
Alhaji Saka Cook Olododo was chairman, Ilorin East Local Government Council Area of Kwara State, some years back. He was also a former Chief of Staff, former commissioner and former Secretary to the State Government (...

Experts raise alarm on high rate of malnutrition among kids in Kwara State
A coalition of civil society organisations with concern for nutrition has raised the alarm over high rate of malnutrition among children in Kwara state. Presenting the state policy brief on nutrition at a sensiti...

ASUU Condemned Gov. Ahmed Over Appointment of KWASU New VC
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kwara State University (KWASU) Chapter, on Friday condemned the interference of the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed by appointing an Acting Vice Chancellor for t...

Kwara united stoutly rejects coach Bala's resignation
The management of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin has called on coach Bala Abubakar to with immediate effect return to his duty post, as he is still deemed a bonafide employee of the club, despite his purported r...

2019-05-11

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed Swears In New Judges in Kwara
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday, Friday 10th May 2019 swore-in Hon. Justice Olalekan Moses Adegbite and Hon. Justice Aliyu Hammed Gegele as the Judges of the Kwara State High Court while ...

Kwara United players threatens not to honour this weekend fixtures against Rivers United
The harmony boys has failed be in harmony over two months salary indebted to the players at the moments. Speaking to footballlive.ng is the player who does not want his name to be mentioned, we are human...

Residents call for maintenance of Old-Ogbomosho road
Residents of Budo Egba and Otte communities in Asa local government area of Kwara state are worried they may soon be cut off from other parts of the state because their main road is now almost cut into two. Corre...

Kwara: NGO sensitises Okada riders on Safety, dignity of labour
Non governmental organization,NGO, operating under the name 'Nigerian Workforce Strategy And Enlightenment Centre, NIWOSEC, yesterday, Friday brought representatives of Okada Riders from various zone in kwara stat...

9,030 Kwara pensioners petition Governor-elect Abdulrazak over N1.68bn withdrawal from entitlements
Nine thousand and thirty Kwara State pensioners want the incoming governor of the state,Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazak, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the alleged deduction of N1.68billion from their ent...

Group knocks Ahmed, Kwara Assembly over appointments
A group, Accountable Leadership for Better Nigeria Initiative, has criticised the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the House of Assembly over recent appointments by the state government. The group, in ...

Workers declare 'war' on Kwara Government over non-payment of salaries
Aggrieved workers on the payroll of the Kwara State Government have intensified their protests and strike actions over the refusal of the state government to pay them their entitlements. The workers, who are said...

Saka Olododo: No More Godfathers in Kwara Politics
Saka Olododo: No More Godfathers in Kwara Politics PERSPECTIVE Alhaji Saka Cook Olododo was chairman, Ilorin East Local Government Council Area of Kwara State, some years back. He was also a former Chief of Staff, f...

How ulcer patients should observe Ramadan - Expert
A Consultant Plastic Surgeon with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Ismail Adigun, says ulcer patients can observe Ramadan fast by avoiding foods that cause them problems. Mr Adigun told the Ne...

2019-05-09

'Strange Bed Fellows Won the Election in Kwara'
Hammed Shittu holds a conversation with Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, a former Kwara State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the evolving situation in...

Kwara United F. C Bill Passes 2nd Reading
A bill for a law to provide for the proper management of Kwara United Football Club, Ilorin has passed through second reading at the floor of the state's House of Assembly. The development, according to THISDAY...

Kwara varsity students protest VC removal, reject Ahmed's choice
The National Association of Nigerian Students in conjunction with the Students Union Government of Kwara State University, Malete, on Wednesday protested against the appointment of Prof Kenneth Adeyemi as acting Vi...