2019-05-04

Senate intervenes on plans to relocate Nigeria Police Public Relations School from kwara to Nasarawa
The Senator-Elect representing Kwara Central senatorial district at the National Assembly, Doctor Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe says the the Senate has intervened into the issue of the underunderground alledged plans by th...

This is good omen for Kwara, lawmaker says of Abdulrazaq's action
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq prepares to rebrand Kwara for better governance... For the governor elect of Kwara state, Alh Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq,elections have gone and it's time to work for the delivery of his elec...

Kwara DOS gets National Sports Festival assignment
Kwara State Director of Sports, Mallam Tunde Kazeem has been appointed as a member of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) for the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled to hold in Edo state next ye...

2019-05-03

DSO: Crucifixion in place of applause. By Tunde Akanbi
When any Nigerian comes into the world of his own, it is usually a world class phenomenon. This is primarily because of the way and manner he approaches, confronts issues and resolves such distinctively. It there...

Two pilots escape death as IAC Trainee aircraft crashlands in Ilorin
Residents of Ilorin community area of Ilorin International Airport are now living in palpable fear following a trainee aircraft belonging to International Aviation College (IAC) which crashed landed late yesterday ...

Flooding: Kwara Assembly urges KWSG to clear drainage
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to direct its Ministry of Environment and Forestry to embark on the clearing of drainages across the state to prevent flooding. The call was c...

Kwara Gov-Elect urged to emulate Ahmadu Bello, others
Experts have called on the Kwara state Governor-Elect to emulate Sir Ahmadu Bello, Awolowo and other past leaders of Nigeria in piloting the affairs of the state. This is as they noted that the state can become Nigeria...

Offa robbery: Zamfara crisis prevents prosecution witness from coming to Ilorin
Absence of a principal prosecution witness has stalled continuous hearing in the trial of the five suspected armed robbers allegedly involved in the April 5, 2018, armed robbery in Offa, Kwara State. The five ...

Kwara Assembly urges KWSG to restore intra, inter schools sports competitions
As part of efforts at restoring the glory of sports in Kwara State, the State House of Assembly has called on the state government to mandate its ministries of Education, and Youth and Sports Development to come up with...

Murder: Court remands herdsman in Ilorin prison
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded a herdsman, Sulieman Adamu, over alleged murder. Magistrate Mariam Yahaya, who did not take the plea of the accused ordered that he be remanded in Oke-Kura Prison...

2019-05-02

EFCC arraigns four Kwara officials for alleged money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Thursday, arraigned four officials of the Kwara State Government over alleged money laundering. They were made to appear before Justice B...

2019-05-01

Union urges FG to repair deplorable Kwara highway
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA) has urged the federal government to consider an immediate repair of the deplorable portions of Budo-Egba/Otte in Asa local government area of Kwara. T...

Counting Maigida's Blessings
Lately, there has been attempts by various groups and persuasions to evaluate the eight-year performance of the outgoing administration of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed. Even the Governor himself was quoted to have scored h...

FAAC: Kwara to Receive N3.2b as April Allocation as LGs Get N2.4b
Kwara State Government has revealed its federal allocation figures for April 2019. In statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu said the state government will...