2017-12-19

Kwara Govt To Take Over Funding of JSS Education From LGs
To ease the financial burden on local government councils in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the State government is considering a take over of the funding of Junior Secondary School education from th...

#SenateTacklesDrugAbuse: 7 Things Saraki Said About Ending #DrugAbuse in Nigeria
Today, members of the Nigerian Senate were in Kano where they hosted a Roundtable on the Drug Use Crisis in Nigeria (#SenateTacklesDrugAbuse). These are highlights from the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubak...

Kwara to the Rescue
With the establishment of a state-of-the-art diagnostic centre to tackle over 3,000 ailments and conditions, the Kwara State Government is set to change the face of healthcare in Nigeria. Hammed Shittu writes Healt...

Buhari commissions Ilorin Digital Terrestrial Television services tomorrow (Wednesday)
All arrangements have been concluded by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for the switch on of the Digital Terrestrial Television Services in Ilorin , the KWARA State capital tomorrow (Wednesday ) and in Kadun...

Kwara Speaker felicitates with #SarakiAt55
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has felicitated with the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki as he turns 55 years today. A congratulatory message issued by his Special Assist...

Fourteen fistula clients have been successful repaired at Sobi Specialist Hospital Ilorin
The clients were screened and repaired free of charge during the just concluded pooled efforts sponsored by EngenderHealth, implementer of USAID Fistula Care Plus Project. A fistula surgeon, Dr Shukrah Okesina dis...

Dr. Bukola Saraki: Like father, like son. By Abdulwahab Oba
Again, the world stands up for Dr Bukola Saraki as the Turaki of Ilorin clocks 55 years. It is a significant milestone in the evolution of Saraki, the medical doctor who became a banker before turning his full attention i...

Alternative Disputes Resolution: Kwara records 400 conflicts in 1 yr
The Kwara State Centre for Alternative Disputes Resolution (ADR) stated that it has recorded no fewer than 400 conflict cases between October 2016 and October 2017. The cases cut across communal clashes, land dispute...

Fuel Scarcity: Why Kwara filling stations haven't been sealed for hoarding- DPR …as PENGASSAN give hints of prolonged fuel shortage
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara State has given explanation to why it has not wielded the stick against filling stations engaged in sharp practices in the state. The agency had earlier said it di...

#End SARS: Kwara police calls for evidence
The Kwara State Police command has called for evidence of allegation of extortion and harassment levelled against operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state, with assurance to investigate and bring...

Exclusive: Kwara LG workers, others may get 2-month salary, today ...as state confirms receipt of Paris Club refund
Local government workers in the state may soon heave a sigh of relief over the prolonged salary crisis rocking the third tier of government as the present administration has reportedly began a systematic arrangement to of...

Ijaiya Boxing Club sets Ilorin ablaze
The maiden edition of Ijaiya Boxing Club organised by Champion versus champions boxing tournament has been scheduled to come up at the Kwara state stadium on Saturday December 30. The tournament begins by 2pm. Boxer...

2 nabbed for cable theft in Ilorin
Men of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) in the early hours of today, arrested two suspects along Asa Dam road for cable theft even as the third suspect fled the scene of the crime on motorcycle. The suspects wer...

Ilorin NBA honours Salami, others
The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) in Ilorin has honoured former President, Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami (rtd), and six others – Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, National Pilot Billy Adedamola; Kwara Stat...

Mob set ablaze suspected female kidnapper in Ilorin
A suspected female kidnapper was lynched and set ablaze by angry mob at Offa Garage area of Ilorin on Monday. The woman had gone to fetch a set of twins from an Arabic school in Kilanko area of Ilorin. The woman ha...

2017-12-18

Okedare provides boreholes for Duse Community
The Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthew Okedare has commissioned two hand pump boreholes for the people of Duse Community in Bode-Saadu Ward, Moro Local Government Area. The boreholes, on...

Press Release: Kwara APYF Congratulates Saraki At 55, Describes Him As Leader Of Leaders
The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Youth Forum (APYF) wishes to congratulate the President of the Senate and the political leader of Kwara State, Sen.(Dr.) Abubakar Bukola Saraki on the occasion of his ...

Unilorin Ranked 5th in NUC Ranking, KWASU 34th
The National University Commission has released its rankings for all Universities in Nigeria, both private and government owned. According to the ranking, out of over hundred ranked university in Nigeria, Ahmad...

OPINION: Saraki @55: His battles, victories
PRESIDENT of the 8th Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, will on the 19th of December, mark his 55th birthday. Since he burst into political visibility, first under the tutelag...

At 55: Saraki most vilified, yet the best - Aide
An Aide to the President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has said that he (Saraki) had continued to break many new grounds as the Senate's President in spite of being "vilified". Mr Chuks Okocha, Special Assistant...

Alleged N1.68b Pension Arrears: Kwara Govt Tells Pensioners To Allow Court To Decide
The Kwara state government has told a group of pensioners under the aegis of Concerned Pensioners of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, to allow court to decide in the payment of their entitlements. The 9,030 pensioners...

Gov Ahmed To Interact With Kwarans On Tuesday
Another edition of the interactive radio programme on Governance in Kwara State with Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed holds on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 by 10 am. The programme, tagged, 'The Governor Explains' will be aire...

Dizengoff tasks farmers on mechanisation
Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on Agriculture & Rural Water Support Services, Hon. Anu Ibiwoye (r); Country Manager/CEO, Dizengoff Nigeria, Mr. Antti Ritvonen; Representative of Vegetable Farmers, Kwara State, Pa...

'We take our pregnant wives to Benin Republic'
Ywruyo Yusuf has been living in Bukuro, a border village in Baruten local government area of Kwara state for more than 30 years "but I have not witnessed any government presence in the area, and I feel Nigeria and the K...

Kwara Govt. To Engage 10,000 Youths via Agric
Mr Bamidele Adegoke, Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says the state government is planning to employ 10,000 youths through its agricultural empowerment scheme designed to boost agriculture....

NPFL 2018 Season: Kwara Utd Face Niger Tornadoes on MatchDay One
The newly promoted Kwara United FC of Ilorin will welcome Niger Tornadoes in week one fixtures of the 2018 season of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The match will take place at the Ilorin Township stadiu...

'EFCC Is Only After Opposition Members, It Can't Fight Corruption' - Kwara Speaker Declares
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ahmad Ali, has declared that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) cannot fight corruption and that the commission was just out to pursue opposition memb...

2017-12-17

FAAC: Kwara Govt Releases Details of December Allocation. State, LG get more than last month's
The Kwara State Government got a total of N3, 316, 266, 827.70 as its share of the federal allocation for the month of December, 2017. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, who disclosed this in a...

Kwara Utd signs MoU with Rotamedics Pharmacy
Kwara United football Club has signed a MoU with Rotamedics Pharmacy to boost the activities of the Club as they prepare for Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) new season. Speaking during the presentation of Che...

Kwara 2019: APC, PDP in battle for the south
The people of Kwara South senatorial district are daily being bombarded by aspirants seeking to represent them at the senate come 2019. Already, discussions are rife about ongoing subtle struggle for the senatorial ticket...

Emir condemns advocacy for restructuring of Nigeria
The Emir of Okuta in the Baruten Local Government of Kwara State, Alhaji Idris Sero Abubakar, has condemned the call for restructuring of the country describing it as a move to achieve selfish interest by some section ...

Public Procurement Act 'ill enhance Artisans' patronage, Kwara Speaker pledges
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has pledged that the House would do everything possible to ensure that sizable number of Artisans in the state are awarded state government contracts. ...

2017-12-16

#SenateTacklesDrugAbuse: Saraki, Senate, Move to Tackle Drug and Substance Abuse Across the Nation
Following the Senate's resolution in October on the state of drug and substance abuse around the nation, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, and his colleagues in the Upper Chamber of the legislature have mo...