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2018-12-04
Kwara PDP Warns against Politicising FG's Tradimoni Scheme
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the federal government against politicising the social investment programme, TraderMoni scheme, in the country. The party said: "the Trad...
Kwara police arrests 13 for illegal trade in naira
The men of Kwara State Police command have arrested 13 people for alleged illicit sales of Nigerian currency notes. The suspects, among whom were three females, were rounded up by policemen at the Oja Tuntun area...
2 Nabbed for robbery, possession of firearm in Ilorin
Two suspects, Olarewaju Jimoh and Rotimi Bolade have been arrested for allegedly being in possession of pump action gun. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS)...
Kwara boat mishap claimed 12 lives due to overloading - NIWA
THE National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Monday confined that twelve lives were lost in the Kwara boat mishap due to overloading and lack of passengers putting on life jackets. According to a statemen...
Saraki reacts as 19 children drown in Kwara
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has mourned with families of 19 children who got drowned in a boat mishap over the weekend. DAILY POST reports that 19 children drowned in a boat mishap on Saturday in Lafiag...
Aggrieved Kwara APC members reconcile
The protracted political crisis rocking All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State ended yesterday, as all the aggrieved aspirants in the party agreed to work together for victory in the forthcoming elections. ...
Unilorin student commits suicide
A 27-year old final year student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has allegedly committed suicide after he was asked to repeat a session. The deceased, who was identified as Adigun Olawale Emmanuel, from th...

2018-12-03
Ilorin Youths condole with Emir over Lafiagi boat mishap
Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association has commiserated with the families of those involved in a boat mishap at the Chewuru Ferry Port in Edu local government area of Kwara State. The Associati...
Saraki promises to offset Kwara workers salary arrears
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki said he would start off setting salary arrears owed certain category of workers in Kwara state from next week Saraki announced the news during the PDP monthly stakeholder...
Lafiagi Boat mishap: Gov Ahmed commiserates with the Emir, families
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the Emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Saadu Kawu Haliru over the death of some Lafiagi indigenes who were involved in a boat mishap at the Chewuru Ferry Port while cr...
Lafiagi Boat Mishap: Atunwa Condoles Victims Families
RT.Hon. Razak Atunwa has described yesterday's boat mishap in Lafiagi Edu local government area of kwara state as a huge and painful loss not only to the family of the bereaved but to Kwara State and Nigeria at large. H...
19 children drown in Kwara
No fewer than 19 children have been reportedly drowned in a boat mishap on Saturday in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The boat was conveying the victims across River Niger for a traditional ...
Army, Navy, Airforce collaborate with Aviation college to train students
The Rector and Chief Executive officer of the International Aviation College, Ilorin , Engineer Oluwole Benedict Adeyileka has confirmed that the Nigerian Army , the Navy and the Airforce are into collaboration wit...

2018-12-02
Gov. Ahmed to Present 2019 Budget Estimate to KWHA Tuesday
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed is to present 2019 Budget Estimates, to the State House of Assembly on Tuesday next week. The presentation of the budget estimate to the House at eleven o'clock o...
Offa robbery suspects pleaded not guilty
An Ilorin, Kwara State High Court yesterday took the pleas of April 5 bloody Offa robbery suspects. The five suspects arraigned in court pleaded not guilty to the five count of armed robbery and illegal pos...
Sacked UNILORIN lecturers yet to be reinstated
Two lecturers of the University of Ilorin, Dr. Kayode Afolayan and Dr. Solomon Oyelekan, who were sacked by the authorities of the institution in September 2017, but ordered to be reinstated last Tuesday by the Nati...
NSCDC arrests 5 hawkers of SIM cards
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara has arrested five suspects for allegedly hawking SIM cards and registering patrons without being accredited to do so. The NSCDC Commandant in the st...
World AIDS Day: Medical practitioner offers free test in Kwara
Dr Ayodele Ogunkeyede, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Lifeline Hospital, Ilorin, has offered free tests and organised campaigns to sensitise people on the need to know their HIV/AIDS status. The ...
UNILORIN expels final year student over alleged exam malpractice
The student says he did not involve himself in any act of misconduct during the examination. The University of Ilorin has reportedly expelled a final year student, Alada Babatunde for alleged examination ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Kwara residents groan as projects nominated by Saraki abandoned, poorly implemented
Many accidents have occurred on the Ero Omo Kilanko community road but that of July 15 is still fresh on the minds of residents of the area. It was night, and rains had flooded the newly constructed road....

2018-12-01
Kwara govt. promotes 1,511 civil servants
The State Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Adelodun Ibrahim, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Ilorin. He explained that 1,658 candidates sat for the promotion examination, addi...

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