2018-02-12

Kwara State to offset backlog of salaries
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says the state government is collaborating with the sixteen local government councils to source four billion naira to offset outstanding local government salaries before t...

Kwara United Beat Katsina United To Move Up One Step
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday defeated visiting Katsina United 2-1 in a Match Day 8 fixture of the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the match wa...

PDP chieftains task members in Kwara on unity, dedication
Chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara have called on members of the party in the state to be united and dedicated for the party to emerge victorious in 2019 elections. The chieftains made t...

PDP members defect to APC in Kwara
Over 100 members and supporters of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State. They were received at Agbonda, Ajase Ward II of Ire...

Erinfolami seeks to consolidate on Kwara Falcons' recent successes with continental outing
Kwara Falcons' new coach Lateef Erinfolami says he wants to consolidate on the club's recent successes by ensuring they play on the continent as soon as possible. Kwara Falcons' new coach Lateef Erinfolami says he ...

Traditional rulers have great roles to play in curbing security challenges -IEDPU boss
The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU) Ambassador Sheik Uthman AbdulAzeez says the traditional institution has a great role to play in reducing security challenges in any society....

Entrepreneur advocates use of Ankara materials for school uniforms
A concerned Nigerian and President , Africa Grassroots Women Empowerment Foundation, Igbeti in Oyo State, Mrs Ramatu Gbadamosi has called on all tiers of Government and private school Proprietors to make use of Ankara mat...

NLC Boss calls on Govt to declare state of emergency in education sector
A Member of the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Vice President, Industrial Global Union, Comrade Issa Aremu has called on the Federal and State Governments to declare a state of...

Split Diamond Underpass: Ahmed's innovation for a fast growing city?. By AHMED 'LATEEF?
AHMED 'LATEEF, in this report, takes a cursory look at the rationale behind the ongoing Diamond Split Underpass in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital and the journey so far. Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State is argua...

2018-02-11

Kwara group hails Tinubu's reconciliation committee
A group under the auspices of Harmony Progressive Forum (HPF) has hailed the establishment of the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu reconciliation committee. The forum is a coalition of ex-Congress for Progressives Change ...

2018-02-10

Kwara LG workers, pensioners got full January salary - ALGON Chairman
Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Mr Joshua Olatunji Omokanye has said that staff and pensioners of the 16 local councils in the State received full salary for the...

Kwara CP warns residents over Ganmo monarch's death rumour
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ado Lawan, has warned residents of Kwara State against peddling of false information. The command's Police Public Relations Officer, Mr.Ajayi Okasanmi, told our correspon...

2018-02-09

Funeral rites for late Omu-Aran monarch fixed for April 14
Final funeral rites for the late Oba Charles Ibitoye, Olomu of Omu-Aran in Kwara, has been fixed for April 14. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls Oba Ibitoye died on Dec. 1, 2017, at the age of 64. Mr Muyiwa O...

ARMTI trains farmers
Concerned about national production and eradicating hunger, the Executive Director, Agriculture and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Dr Olufemi Oladunni, has said the research institute is determined to supp...

Professor Of Computer Science To Deliver KWASU 3rd Inaugural Lecture
A Professor of Computer Science at the Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. Kazeem Alagbe Gbolagade, is to deliver the third Inaugural Lecture of the Institution. Scheduled to be held on March 5, 2018 at the Mini Co...

Ake in Lagos Debuts with Bolaji Abdullahi
Ake in Lagos, a literary talk session series which debuted in Lagos recently featured as guest the former Minister of Sports and spokesperson for All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Bolaji Abdullahi. His latest book titl...

Kwara State House of Assembly summons Perm Sec over alleged cut in workers' salaries
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Finance over alleged cut in January salaries paid to teachers and other workers by the 16 local governments in the st...

UNIFEMGA honours her members in Ilorin
The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) is to honour 5 of its members for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association. In a statement issued by Alhaji Moha...