2017-12-31

I've cordial relationship with Gov. Ahmed - Baraje
Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje CON greeting the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari CFR at the 2017 State Quran Recitation Competition held in Ilorin on Saturday A chieftain of the All Prog...

Kwara's Ijakadi festival to be included in national calendar - Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says the Ijakadi festival in Offa, Kwara state will be included in the national festival calendar in 2018. The minister said this at the grand finale of the 20...

Investigate alleged defection, group urges Kwara APC
A group within the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), known as the Progressive Caucus (PC), has called on the leadership of the party to investigate the alleged defection of the Special Adviser to...

Row Rages Over Increment In Kwara Polytechnic's Tuition Fee
The row over the alleged hike in the tuition fees of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has continued to fester. The state governor, Abdufatah Ahmed, Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki and the state House of Assembly...

2017-12-30

Celebrating A Selfless and Great Woman, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed, On Her Birthday. By Adekunle Oyedepo
Today, 30 December, I join family members, friends, colleagues, associates, well-wishers and the good people of Kwara State and beyond to celebrate a caring, selfless, humane and loving woman and mentor, Deaconess Omolewa...

Women forum donates N1m equipment to Omu-Aran General Hospital
The Omu-Aran Women Forum in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara today donated hospital equipment and other medical items to Omu-Aran General Hospital for better health services to the people. Prof. Olabisi Olash...

Labour Party queries $1b ECA withdrawal for only Boko Haram fight
The Labour Party (LP) yesterday queried the rationale behind the approval for the release of $1b from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to prosecute the fight against insurgency alone. The party said the decision to v...

2017-12-29

Adebayo extols Ahmed's virtue as Kwara Governor celebrates birthday
The President and founder, African Broadband Limited, owners of RoyalFM, RoyalTimes and RoyalTV online, Engineer Gbenga Adebayo, has extolled the virtues of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed describing him as an exemplary leader ...

Kwara concludes Qur'an recitation competition
THE closing ceremony of this year's Qur'an recitation completion organised by the Kwara State Qur'an Recitation Committee will be held tomorrow at the state's sports complex in Ilorin. According to the organis...

No Plan To Sell Kwara Hotel – Kwara Govt
The Kwara State Government has refuted allegations by opposition party in the State that it was planning to sell Kwara Hotel to private individuals. The State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Alhaj...

Kwara youths charged on job, wealth creation
Kwara Youths have been urged on creative thinking, business development and wealth creation in order to reduce the rate of unemployment in the society. An entrepreneur and former Group Head, NAL Merchant Bank, Alhaji...

Saraki helped me to become speaker - Dogara
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained how Senate President Bukola Saraki helped him to become speaker in June, 2015. Both Saraki and Dogara emerged as leaders of the National Ass...

Fidau for Sheikh Alabere holds, Saturday
The fidau for Sheikh Ibraheem Hanafi Alabere will hold on Saturday, at the deceased's Pakata residence in lorin, the Kwara State capital. According to a statement made available by the family, the fidau will take place 1...

Saraki doles out scholarships grants to 37 emirate students
Ahead of Wednesday's closure of the tuition payment portal for undergraduate students of the University of Ilorin, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, paid the tuition of 37 students, Tuesday night. The...

NPFL: Kwara Utd moves to Anambra ahead new season
Ahead of the January 14th kick off date for the opening matches of the 2017/2018 Nigeria professional football league season, Kwara United FC will today, Wednesday begin a close camp at the rojenny stadium Ogba, Anambra s...

Why we passed N190bn as 2018 budget - Kwara Speaker
Speaker Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad has explained the rational behind the passage of N190 billion as 2018 budget. The lawmakers had penultimate Wednesday revealed that the budget size has been increas...

Kwara FA Promises Better Performance
The Kwara State Football Association has restated its commitment to work assiduously for the success and development of soccer in the State and the Country at large. The Association also praised Football stakeholders...

Emir Of Ilorin Meet Stakeholders To Strengthen Security In Kwara
The kwara Commissioner of Police, Mr Lawan Ado, has appealed to traditional institutions and eminent personalities in the state to join hands with the Nigeria Police in its frantic efforts to curtail crimes and criminal...

Kwara spends N551m on micro projects
The Kwara State government, through its World Bank-assisted Kwara State Community and Social Development Agency (KWCSDA), has completed 99 community micro-projects at N551 million. Seventy-eight others are ongoing. ...

World Bank presents N34m cheque to 16 Kwara communities
Kwara State Community and Social Development Agency (KWCSDA) has presented a cheque of N34 million naira to 16 community beneficiaries of the World Bank-assisted Community Development Projects in Kwara State. Speak...

#JusticeForFirdaus: Groups Commend Atunwa Led Committee, Charges Him on Justice
Human right groups, United Against Injustice, One Voice Nigeria and Society for Justice on Thursday commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of House Committee on Justice, Rt Hon Razak Atunwa...

Oil crisis: FG must revisit forex policy for marketers - Senator
As Nigerians grapple with fuel shortage, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, yesterday urged the Federal Government to revisit its foreign ...

2017-12-28

Kwara Assembly Calls on the FG to Reconstruct Moro Bridge
The Kwara States House of Assembly has called on member representing Ilorin West/Asa Constituency in the House of Representatives, Barrister Rasak Atuwa, to intervene in ensuring that the federal government reconstruct ...

Saraki, Ahmed, Emir for Quranic competition
Senate President Bukola Saraki, Kwara state Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and Emir of Ilorin are expected to grace the finals of this year's quranic competition. The finals of the competition, organized by the state Qu...

Saraki to open Constituency Offices in 52 Kwara wards
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has disclosed his plan to establish physical presence in all the wards of Kwara Central, which he represents in the Upper House of the National Assembly. This, he said in a Fa...

Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Task IEDPU Excos on Projects
Stakeholders in the Ilorin Emirate have urged the newly elected executives of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEPDU) to embark on meaningful projects that will further unite and alleviate the living st...

Bishop Oyedepo calls for peaceful succession to Olomu throne in Kwara
Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church (a.k.a Winners Chapel ) has called for peaceful succession to the throne of Olomu of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Bishop Oyedepo Oyedepo, an ...