2019-03-27

After Vanguard report: Sacked Kwara Hotel workers, govt bicker over unpaid benefits
...We have paid over 80% of their benefits - Govt ...It's absolute lie, sacked workers FOLLOWING Vanguard report on the plight of workers that were thrown out of their jobs by the management of Kwara State-owned Kwa...

Kwara PDP passes confidence vote on Saraki
PDP assured Saraki of its continued support and all that he stands for. It said the party's executive and members stand firmly behind him in all his struggles to liberate, emancipate and free the country from dra...

2019-03-26

Kwara: New dawn, new expectations
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Governor-elect of Kwara State, is today the closest public official who bears as much burden of expectations as President Muhammadu Buhari did in 2015. Although his fellow party m...

Kwara senator-elect seeks more recognition for traditional rulers
Lola Ashiru, the Senator-elect for Kwara South Senatorial District, on Sunday promised to work hard to ensure more recognition was given to traditional rulers. Ashiru made the promise while speaking wit...

Expert blames bad governance, others for Kwara's poor economic situation
Bad governance, poor rural development and lack of support for small and medium-scale businesses have been identified as the reasons for Kwara's poor economic situation. A financial expert, Alhaji Abdulmumini Sann...

Saraki Not Involved in Appointment of Kwara Poly Rector, VC KWASU - KWSG
The Kwara State Government has absolved the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki of any involvement in the planned appointment of a new Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic (Kwarapoly) and the Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State Univ...

Electricity: Kwara government partners IBEDC
The Kwara Government says it is partnering with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to restore electricity in 32 communities that have been experiencing a blackout in the state. The Press Secretar...

2019-03-25

Sarakites pick their pieces as Kwara landscape changes
A new twist will be added in the annals of Kwara politics come May 29 2019, when a new democratic governor will be sworn in from outside the political 'kingdom' of the late Dr. Olusola Saraki. The kingdom ...

Kwara female teams win handball championship
Kwara state U-21 girls handball team have won the U-18 and U-21 National Handball Championship just concluded over the weekend in Lagos. The girls clinched the trophy beating Lagos 25-15, FCT 41-20 and walked o...

No case of fire outbreak at Ilorin Airport - Spokesperson
Authority of the Ilorin International Airport has denied reports making the round that there was fire outbreak at the airport on Sunday, ROYAL NEWS has gathered. The Head of Corporate Affairs and Protocols o...

Sarkin Driver of Ilorin laid to rest
The late Sarkin Driver of Ilorin, Alhaji Saliu Olarongbe, has been laid to rest, ROYAL NEWS can confirm. The Janazah prayer which was performed at exactly 11:25am was witnessed by mammoth crowd, led by...

Sarki'n Driver of Ilorin is dead
The Emir of Ilorin , Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed sadness over the death of the Sarki'n Driver of Ilorin, Alhaji Saliu Olarongbe, describing it as crude loss to the Ilorin Emirate. In his condole...

APA Pledges Support For Kwara Governor-Elect
AFRICAN Peoples Alliance (APA) in Kwara State has pledged to work in support of the administration of the incoming governor of the State, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a...

NPFL: Kwara United beat visiting Katsina United
Kwara United FC of Ilorin put up a fantastic performance on Sunday to beat visiting Katsina United 1-0. The match day 12 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) encounter was played at the Kwara Stadium Com...

2019-03-24

Lai Mohammed, emir, others attend fidau of Kwara monarch
Kwara state Deputy Governor Peter Kisira, Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari and others top dignitaries on Sunday attended the fidau prayer for the repose of th...

Kwara Falcons announces date for screening exercise
Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of llorin has announced dates for its screening preparatory to the commencement of the new season. According to the spokesman of the club, Bolaji Lawal, the two day screening e...

Kwara Falcons To Screen New Players
Kwara Falcons Basketball team of Ilorin will screen new players from Friday, March 29 to Saturday, March 30. The Media Officer of the team, Bolaji Lawal, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Ilor...