2019-04-26

Kwara North demands ministerial, SSG slots
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara North Senatorial District has made demands for the positions of minister and the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to be zoned to the area. Alhaji Muhammed Kud...

Rainstorm destroy over thirty houses in Kwara state
Many residents in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state have been rendered homeless following a rainstorm that destroyed their houses. The rainstorm also destroyed parts of the state house of assembly ...

Nigeria Labour Congress Get New Boss In Kwara
The chairman, Kwara chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Issa Ore, has emerged as the new chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kwara. Naija News Learnt that Ore...

Ekiti, Ondo, Kwara, Benue ready for N30,000 minimum wage
GOVERNORS Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (Ondo), Abdulfatah Ahmed Kwara) and Samuel Ortom (Benue) have assured workers of their readiness to pay the N30,000 new minimum wage. They spoke yesterday at...

4,000 households set to benefit from solar project in Kwara
As part of effort to address the power challenge in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Salman Shagaya Foundation, is set to embark on a solar light project within the metropolis....

Special Report: Extortion, scarce centres bedevil birth registration in Kwara, Kano
When Babatunde Opeyemi, an indigene of Ilorin in Kwara State, applied for the Ashisaga Africa Initiative scholarship for higher education abroad, she had very high hopes. The scholarship covers tuition, accommodation,...

No welfare problem at Kwara United – Bala Abubakar
Kwara United coach Abubakar Bala has debunked claims that his side poor run in the league is as a result of the lack of adequate welfare for the team. In a chat with brila.net Bala was quoted saying there are no ...

Kwara Assembly member-elect assures of qualitative representation
Following his recent victory at the Court of Appeal, Abdulwaheed Yusuf, Kwara State APC House of Assembly member-elect, has restated his commitment to effective and quality representation for his constituency. Yu...

2019-04-25

Scrambling for ministerial positions in Kwara
The intrigues and jostling are on the increase in Kwara State in the quest for ministerial appointments in the expected new cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari. BIOLA AZEEZ writes. TO all that worked in the e...

Kwara water works shut as workers protest
Water works across Kwara state have been shut down following a protest embarked upon by staff of the state Water Corporation. The workers, who took to the streets in Ilorin on Wednesday were protesting non-remi...

2019-04-24

Emir Of Ilorin Tasks FGGC Students To Strive Toward Academic Excellence
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has urged the students of the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Omu-Aran to strive toward attaining academic excellence throughout their stay. Sulu-Gambari g...

2019-04-23

Interest groups differ on choice of Kwara Speaker
Various interest groups within the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have expressed different opinions on which area the next Speaker of the state House of Assembly should come from. While the...

Emir of Ilorin appoints 11-member caretaker committee for Alangua/Magaji forum
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has approved the appointment of 11-member caretaker committee for the Ilorin Emirate Alangua/Magaji forum. This is con...

Saraki celebrates Emir of Ilorin at 79
Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, HRH Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, as he marks his 79th birthday. In a statement, Saraki applauded the Emir ...

Zone speakership to Kwara North, APC told
A group of elders in Kwara South Senatorial District on Monday called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to zone the position of Speaker to the northern part of the state "in the interest of fairness and...

Kwara Assembly Passes Law To Stop Gov From Dissolving Elected Councils
A Bill for a law to amend the Kwara State Lacal Government (Amendment) law no. 3 of 2006, has been passed by the State House of Assembly. In the amended law, initiated by member representing Oke-Ogun Constituency...

Prof Amuda-Kannike (SAN) salutes Emir of Ilorin at 79
A legal luminary and Provost, College of Law, Kwara State University, Professor Abiodun Amuda-Kannike (SAN) has described His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari (CFR); the Emir of Ilorin as a leader par e...

Re: Tyranny of Ilorin West and docility of Ilorin East. By Abubakar Imam
"All conflicts grow from the hearts of the people before they become manifest and we need to return to working on the hearts and minds of our people so that Nigeria will be good". -- Mahfouz Adedimeji. On Satur...

KWIRS Boss challenges incoming govt to increase state IGR to N5b monthly
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service,(KWIRS) Professor Muritala Olakitan Awodun has called on the incoming administration in the state to meet up with the initial target of five billion N...

AbdulRazaq hails Emir of Ilorin at 79
The Kwara State governor-elect, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 79th birthday. This was contained in a statement signed by his Media Aide, Rafi...