2018-06-08

Offa robberies: I've sent written defence to police, says Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, said he had forwarded his written defence to the police on the allegation that he had links with armed robbery suspects arrested over the attacks on banks in Offa, ...

Kwara APC inaugurates new exco, opposition kicks
NEW executive members of the All Progressives Congress APC in Kwara state have been inaugurated, following conduct and affirmation of recent party congresses in the state by its national leadership. This is just ...

2018 Hajj: NAHCON approves N1.46m as fare for Kwara pilgrims
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has approved N1,462,390.95 as 2018 Hajj fare for intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia from Kwara. Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara S...

4 cultists die in Ilorin gun battle
Four suspected cultists were reportedly killed, Monday night, in Ilorin during a gun battle between rival members of Aye and Eiye secret cult confraternities. The incident took place in Agbabiaka end of upper...

Gov Ahmed to commence infrastructure commissioning across State
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed will commence commissioning of projects across the state within the next few weeks. Governor Ahmed disclosed this on Thursday while speaking with newsmen shortly after insp...

2018-06-07

Sack IGP now, ex-Rep member tells Buhari
By Ahmed 'Lateef A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulrauf Kola Shittu, yesterday recommended the immediate removal of the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, from the force. ...

Ali Ahmad Facilitates World Bank Developmental Projects For Constituency
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has facilitated World Bank Development Projects worth millions of naira to 11 communities in his Ilorin South Constituency. Commun...

NIgeria raises maternity leave to four months
The federal government has increased maternity leave from three to four months. Chris Ngige, minister for labour and employment, disclosed this at the ongoing international labour congress (ILC) in Geneva, S...

Offa Robbery: Kwara Monarch cautions police against Sensationalism
The Oofa of Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara State Oba Muftau Gbadamosi has cautioned the police to avoid unnecessary sensationalism in the handling of the investigation into the April 5th robbery incident in...

2018-06-06

FG Directs Police to Arrest Shisha Smokers
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has called on the police and all other government agencies to enforce the ban on flavoured tobacco products including Shisha. Adewole said this at a press conference i...

KWASU to confer honorary doctorate degree on Mbeki, Adeola and Jaiyigbade Alao
Vice Chancellor of the Kwara State University, Professor AbdulRasheed Na'Allah says the University will for the first time confer doctorate honorary degree on three distinguished Africans for their contributions to hu...

World Bank to partner Kwara on vocational training
WORLD Bank has expressed readiness to partner with the Kwara State government to improve the study of technical education and vocational training in the State. The proposed partnership with the state government...

VC begs Buhari to approve radio, TV licences for Kwara Varsity
The Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, in Moro Local Government Area, Professor Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to approve radio and television licences for the institu...

Saraki vs IGP: Kwara women go spiritual over Senate President's travail
No fewer than 300 women in Kwara state, yesterday, organised a special prayer, asking God to grant the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki victory in his present travails at the hands of the Nigeria Police Force. ...

Ilorin Emirate Youths Distribute Food Items to Women; Needy
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association yesterday Sunday 3rd June, 2918 distributed food items worth hundreds of thousands naira to the less privileged, aged women, widows in Ilorin Emirate community across the...

2018-06-05

Breaking News: National Assembly threatens to impeach Buhari, passes vote of no confidence on IGP
The National Assembly has threatened to invoke its constitutional power of checking President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to accede to their demands. The Chairman of the National Assembly, Bukola Saraki, rea...

Mustapha Akanbi: The exit of an arbiter @ 85. By Tunde Akanbi
Death is ineluctable, inescapable and inevitable. It is one of the realities of life that humans must grapple with. It is a common knowledge that it would come visiting at appointed time regardless of when and how. What...

Lawyers mourn late Justice Akanbi
Tributes have continued to pour in for the late judge, who was buried on Sunday in Ilorin, according to Islamic rites. Justice Akanbi died in the early hours of Sunday in a private hospital in Ilorin, Kwara Stat...

Kwara nurses suspend strike in honour of commissioner
The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) Kwara State chapter, has suspended its strike, which commenced on April 26. Joseph Adekanye, the state chairman of the association, stated this on...

Why I picked Mustapha Akanbi as ICPC chair - Obasanjo
A former Nigerian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday said he picked the late Mustapha Akanbi as chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission because of his honesty. ...