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2018-04-24
New Kwara Police Commissioner Tasked On Security, Law, Order
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged the new Commissioner of Police in the state to tackle insecurity, criminality and maintain law and order. Ahmed made the call on Monday when he received the newly-posted C...
Kwara sports boss applauds sponsors, lists benefits of tournament
Government Secondary School, Gboko battling with Government Girls Secondary School, at the girls' final of the 20th Milo Basketball Championship, Emirate Conference, held at the Kwara State Township Stadium, Ilorin....
ABS FC To Play Offa United In Charity Match For Robbery Victims
The Management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC in Ilorin on Monday said it had concluded plans to help raise money for the victims of the recent robbery attack in Offa via a charity football match. The team's Director...
UNILORIN undergraduate develops app to boost healthcare delivery
Adeshina Taiwo, a 400 Level student of computer science at the University of Ilorin, has developed a web application aimed at improving Nigeria's healthcare system. The web app was exhibited on Monday at the firs...
Commission trains 104 LGA health workers in Kwara
Over 100 health workers from the 16 local government areas of Kwara state have benefited from a two-day intensive training organised by the state civil service commission. Speaking during the training in Ilorin, ...
Offa robbery: Bank sacks employees over CCTV footage leakage
The management of one of the commercial banks attacked by robbers in Offa, Kwara State, has reportedly sacked five of its workers for releasing Closed Circuit Television footage of the robbery to the public. A...

2018-04-23
Kwara institutions threaten strike
Committee of the Unions in Tertiary Institutions (CUTI) in Kwara State has given a 21-day ultimatum to the government to clear its backlog of salaries. In a letter to Governor Abdufatah Ahmed, the union said the ...
Rainstorm: KWSG to spend N131m on renovation of 17 affected schools
The Kwara State Government has earmarked the sum of N131million to renovate the 17 schools across the state affected by rainstorm. Recall that scores of residents in the state were rendered homeless about three wee...
Man arrested with fake naira notes in Ilorin
Men of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad (F-SARS) , Kwara State Police Command have arrested a suspect, Yakubu Yahaya for allegedly being in possession of fake N1,000 notes in Ilorin, penultimate Friday. P...
Convention: APC Will Emerge Stronger -Abdullahi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will emerge stronger as a party and a fighting force after its forthcoming congresses and national convention, its national Publicity secretary, Mal Bolaji Abdullahi has sai...
Baraje eulogies Emir of Ilorin at 58 ,describes him as a visionary monarch
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has joined other reputable Nigerians to congratulate the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari on his seventy eighth birthday, describing hi...
Kwara APC backs Kawu Baraje over convention committee membership
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has said the party is united and satisfied with the inclusion of party chieftain, Alhaji Kawu Baraje as a member of the National Convention Committee of the party. ...
Nigerian leaders need political will to solve security challenges
The Chairman , LADORB Peace Initiative, Alhaji Umar Balogun says Nigeria needs the political will on the part of the leadership to solve the security challenges confronting the nation and other African countries. ...
Kwara PDP guber aspirant canvasses LG autonomy
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has advocated full autonomy for local government administration in the country. Ajia said...
How Offa Robbery was Carried out
Fresh facts emerged in Ilorin at the weekend on how the armed robbers who raided five banks in Offa, Kwara State, succeeded in their operations without any resistance from the security agencies in the town. ...
Go Round FC hold back Kwara United
Kwara United Football Club's upward climb on the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) table suffered another setback on Sunday in Ilorin, after a 1-1 draw with visiting Go Round FC. Kwara United started the g...
ROYALSBolaji Abdullahi salutes Emir of Ilorin at 78
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi , has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, on the occasion of his 78th birthday ceremony...
2018 Hajj: Kwara targets 2,200 pilgrims, warns pregnant women to stay away - Board
The Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board has said it is targeting 2,200 intending pilgrims to perform the 2018 hajj exercise through the board. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, disclos...
Saraki empowers Kwara APC women leaders with N10.4m
The Senate President, Dr .Bukola Saraki has disbursed the sum of N10.4 milion to 52 women leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara central. Each of the 52 women leaders went home with a cash of N200, ...

2018-04-22
Kwara Speaker felicitates with Emir of Ilorin @ 78...Urges for sustained peace in the Emirate
As the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu Gambari (CFR), clocks 78, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, says his reign as the eleventh Emir has ushered in transformation, Stability and peacef...
PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Ayinla Saadu Alanamu was never imprisoned
n The attention of Dr. Ayinla Saadu Alanamu has been drawn to the disparaging publication in some mass media on Thursday 19 April 2018. The news was preconceived and misleading because Dr. Alanamu has never been ...
Fulani herder bag scholarship as Ekiti LG boss broker peace
The farmers/herders clashes took a new twist in Osi, Kwara, as a teenage Fulani herdsman was granted scholarship by a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice-Admiral Samuel Afolayan (Retired) The scholarship granted to...
Assets enumeration exercise will improve service delivery - IBEDC
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Saturday said it had introduced Assets and Customer Enumeration exercise to improve its customer service delivery. Mr Olatunji Akeem, the IBEDC Project Offic...
Buhari salutes Emir of Ilorin at 78
President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu-Gambari on his 78th birthday. According to a statement by his spokesman Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari, j...

2018-04-21
Wenger's Resignation Is ;Good News' - Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the resignation Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as "one piece of good news." Wenger had on Friday announced he would be leaving the North London side after 22 years, ending ...
Survival Battle Takes Centre Stage In Ilorin
For some weeks running now, the Ilorin Township Stadium has hosted matches for the teams struggling to remain in the Nigerian topflight. Not quite long ago, Kwara United entertained El-Kanemi Warriors, who are fighting fo...
Offa Robbery - IGP Orders Transfer of Kwara Police Commissioner
Inspector General of Police(IGP), Mr. Mr. Ibrahim Idris has ordered the transfer of the Kwara state police commissioner, Alhaji Lawan Ado with immediate effect. IGP Ibrahim Kpotun-Idris, Governors, traditional rul...
N10b fraud: Saraki distances self, faults publication
Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki has on Friday denied an alleged publication from an Online media (Not Vanguard) over his involvement in a N10 billion fraud scandal. In a statement signed and sent to journalists...
Funding, others thwart Tsangaya school integration in Kwara schools
Spread the love Paucity of fund, insecurity and low morale has been identified as major reasons militating against speedy integration of western education into the Tsangaya school system. Also standing as st...
Tackle HIV/AIDS with 1% of monthly allocation, NACA tells states
In a bid to enhance the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country, the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has called on state governments to allocate one per cent of their monthly federal allocation for the virus....

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