2019-03-16

Kwara Indigenes Want Genuine Change, APC Chieftain Tells Governor-elect
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Chief Wole Oke, has called on the Governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to effect genuine and positive change in the state. Oke, a former Leader in ...

2019-03-15

Whistleblower Alleges Threat to Life over WAEC Certificate of Kwara Governor-elect
A whistleblower, Adekunle Oluwafemi Abraham, who exposed and instituted a court case on the authenticity of West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate of the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) govern...

Experts take blood sugar, blood pressure, urine tests to Ilorin market
A Nephrologist with the Department of Medicine, Renal Care Centre, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Dr Ade Faponle, has urged Nigerians to get screened in order to prevent Kidney diseases. Faponle m...

NANS KWARA BERATES KWSG GOVT ON FUNDING, SAYS KWCOED OKE ODE IS IN SHAMBLES
The National Association of Nigerian Students Joint Campus Committee ( NANS JCC) Kwara State Chapter has berated the Kwara State government under the leadership of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of gross underfunding of Educ...

OPINION: Kwara After O To Ge: APC, Abdul-Razaq and Burdens of Transformation, By Omotayo Suleiman
Never has the routing of tyranny been so comprehensive, so complete, so deep down to its very root. For all Kwara patriots, the myth of the oppressor's invincibility has been shattered once and for all. However, the bit...

Don't steal funds, group cautions outgoing Kwara govt.
A group known as Kwara Coalition for Good Governance and Accountability (Kwara-CGGA) has cautioned officials of the outgoing People's Democratic Party (PDP) government to refrain from last-minute stealing of public fu...

Closeup on APC leaders in Kwara
In the just concluded general elections across the country, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter defeated the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in all the contestable seats. The feat has been a...

Kwara Election: Time to build bridges not walls
We are definitely done with the elections in Kwara State. The people have decided through the polls by electing those to run affairs of the state for the next four years. With that comes the second process, which is gov...

TFPI Launches Campaign Against Drug Abuse In Ilorin
The Truth Theatre House an arm of The Truth Film International Production is set to launch a campaign against drug abuse. The president of the ministry Mr Kunle Bolarin who made this known in a press release made avail...

I'll surpass Saraki's achievements in four years, says senator-elect
The Senator-elect for Kwara Central, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe, has promised to surpass the achievements so far made by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki. Oloriegbe, who defeated Saraki in the just-concluded ...

2019-03-14

I will perform far better than Saraki, says Oloriegbe
Senator-elect for Kwara Central, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, on Thursday declared that his performance in the ninth Senate will far outweigh the performance of Senate President, Bukola Saraki. Saraki, the ...

Pensioners Task Kwara Governor-elect On Campaign Promises
Pensioners in Kwara state under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) have urged the state governor-elect, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to live up to expectations by fulfilling all his electioneering campai...

NPFL striker Fortune Omoniwari joins Kwara United to rediscover form
The attacker has reiterated his mission to the Harmony Boys after he completed his move for the rest of the season to the side recently Kwara United newly signed striker, Fortune Omoniwari has disclosed that ...

Kwara, Saraki And Post-Elections Issues By BODE GBADEBO
BODE GBADEBO writes that with the change of power in Kwara State, those in charge of the new political order should move beyond the rhetoric and witch-hunting to focus on issues that will move the state forward ...

2019-03-13

Former Kwara governor sets agenda for government-elect
A former governor of Kwara, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, has urged the incoming government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that the state was returned to the path of honour through rapid human and infras...

Kwara: EFCC arrests 24 suspects for internet fraud, one for vote buying
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ilorin has arrested 24 suspects for internet fraud and one other for vote buying in Kwara. Mr Isyaku Sharu, Zonal head of EFCC, Ilorin, who disclosed t...

Kwara State University mourns Prof. Pius Adesanmi
The Kwara State University (KWASU) has expressed shock over the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi, in the Ethiopian Airbus 737 Maz 8 that crashed in Addis Ababa on March 10. Adesanmi was the Deputy Director of KWA...

Kwara polls met accepted standards- Observers
Accredited Election Observers have adjudged the February 23 and March 3rd elections in Kwara state to meet with the accepted standards in line with the Electoral Laws. They therefore urged all the candidates and...

UNLORIN to rebrand into a global university by employing more foreign workers
The VC said UNILORIN already has some scholars from other African countries. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem has said that the institution is planning to employ more f...

UNILORIN researchers explore alternative dispute resolution for Kwara warring communities
Researchers from the Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, have vowed to explore alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to bring lasting peace to two warring communities in Kwara. According to the University ...