2019-03-31

My plans for Kwara youths – Gov-elect
Kwara governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, says his administration will give priority to critical infrastructure for primary and post-primary education as well as promote moral teaching and counselling to create a ne...

From Atlanta To Kwara…Ahmed Uwhubetine Becomes Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq's Man Friday
There is never a dull moment for celebrated man about town Ahmed Uwhubetine. The Urhobo dude who for many years ran the defunct 11:45night club has gone through multiple rollercoaster rides in recent times and the fun...

Kwara Set To Commission Secretariat Complex, Others
The Kwara State governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed says all ongoing projects in the state will be completed and commissioned before May 29,2019. Oladipo Magaji reports. The Kwara state governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed ...

2019-03-30

Alleged certificate scam to blackmail Kwara governor-elect, says APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara, Mr Oluwafemi Yusuf, on Saturday accused the Peoples Democratic Party of a plot to distract the state's governor-elect, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, with the alleg...

NPFL: 3 players sent off in second half, as Sunshine Stars beat Kwara United
Sunshine Stars Football Club of Akure on Sunday saw off visiting Kwara United FC of Ilorin in a Match Day 13 fixture which ended 1-0 after three players were sent off. The match played at the Ondo State Sports ...

Making Kwara Youth Catalysts for Socioeconomic Development.
Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I welcome you to this important gathering which focuses on what we can do to drive growth and development, using our youths as the launchpad. Incidentally, Nigeria is ...

1, 900 corps members take oath of allegiance in Kwara
A total of 1, 900 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday took oath of allegiance in the Batch 'A' orientation course in Kwara. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Ikupolati Tosin, said du...

Ilorin lawyer Gbadeyan congratulates AbdulRazak
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr. T.O.S. Gbadeyan, has congratulated the governor-elect of Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahaman AbdulRazak, his running mate, Mr.Lekan Alabi, and other victors in the recent elections i...

2019-03-29

Olomu inaugurates market security stakeholders committee in Kwara
Oba Abdulraheem Adeoti, the Olomu of Omu-Aran, in Kwara, has charged the newly-inaugurated Market Security Stakeholders Committee to be prudent in the discharge of their responsibilities. Adeoti gave the charge wh...

Ahead NNL season:ABS beat Osun United in Ilorin
Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin on Wednesday defeated Osun United FC of Osogbo 3-1 in a preseason friendly match played on Wednesday. The match was played at the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin. ...

Housewife Dies After Drinking Concoction From Herbalist In Kwara
Police in Kwara state have arrested an herbalist, one Femi Emmanuel, for allegedly causing death of a 45-year-old woman, Tawakalitu Mukaila in the state. Mukaila, a mother of two was said to have died after she...

Kwara records 2,000 undetected TB cases
Dr Mohammed Oyeniyi, Head of TB, Leprosy and Buruli-ulcers Programme Control in Kwara, says the state recorded over 2,000 undetected cases of Tuberculosis in 2018. Oyeniyi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thurs...

FAAC: As Kwara Gets N3.3bn for March, 16 LGAs to share N2.4bn
Kwara State Government said it has received a sum of N3,307,918,431,91 as allocation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of March, 2019. The State Commissioner for Finance, Al...

Kwara election: Senator Ibrahim, 18 others get bail
Senator Rafiu Ibrahim and 18 others were on Thursday arraigned in an Ilorin Chief Magistrates' Court over the Feb. 19 pre-election violence in Ojoku, Kwara, where one person was killed. Ibrahim and eight othe...

21-year-old jailed for killing sibling in Kwara
An Ilorin High Court presided over by Justice Durosinlohun Kawu, on Thursday, sentenced a 21-year-old man, Shefiu Abubakar, to 10 years imprisonment for killing his brother, Babuga Abubakar, with a piece of wood. ...

2019-03-28

I Will Run Inclusive Govt - Kwara Governor-Elect
Kwara State governor-elect, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday assured the people of the state that he will run an all-inclusive government. He promised to carry members of the opposition along in his gover...

Ilorin residents groan over lack of water
Residents in many parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have been lamenting over lack of potable water in the metropolis. Many of the residents have resorted to trekking many kilometres to highbrow areas like...

Emulate Saraki's political maturity, INEC commissioner urges as he presents Certificate of Return to Kwara gov-elect
A national commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna has advised politicians across the country to emulate the political maturity of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, w...

INEC presents Certificates of Return to Kwara Governor-elect, 23 Assembly members
The Independent National Electoral Commission in Kwara State has presented Certificates of Return to the Governor-elect, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, and 23 members-elect of the State House of Assembly. The p...

KWASU students take Lassa fever campaign to Kwara rural community
THE students of Kwara State University, Malete, on Wednesday sensitised the people of Idofian, a rural community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara on the spread and inherent dangers of Lassa fever. The...

72 health workers trained in Kwara
Wellbeing Foundation Africa and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine yesterday trained 72 health workers in Erin-Ile, Oyun local government area of Kwara State. The Senior Technical Officer, Liverpool School of ...

Land dispute: suspected hoodlums attack journalist in Kwara
Suspected hoodlums Thursday allegedly attacked a broadcaster with the Kwara state owned Radio station Abdullahi Adisa-Akodudu in Ilorin, the state capital. The hoodlums were said to have attacked and beaten...