2017-11-03

We are Unaware of Worker's Alleged Suicide - KWSG
The Kwara State Government says it is unaware of any worker's alleged death or suicide on account of unpaid salaries. The state government made the clarification while reacting to an online media report, which attri...

Businessman in court for alleged forgery
An Ilorin based businessman, Joseph Oyejuwon was yesterday arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly forging the Sokoto state government's contract document and issuing of dud cheque. The accused wa...

KWASU Appoints Deputy Vice Chancellors
The Governing Council of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has appointed two Deputy Vice-Chancellors for the Institution. They are Professor Sakah Saidu Mahmud, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), an...

Miner commits suicide in Ilorin over economic hardship
The lifeless body of a man, identified only as Prince, said to be a miner has been discovered by his neighbours in his rented apartment located at Jooro, Asa Dam area of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State....

2017-11-02

I'll reward dedication, hard work, Abdulkareem tells Congregation
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, has expressed his administration's commitment to rewarding the efforts and dedication of every staff that show exemplary commitment to the gr...

Proprietor laments unfavourable tax imposition in Kwara
Founder of Thomas Adewumi College, Oko (TAICO) Kwara state, Dr Thomas Adewumi has decried the high rate of taxes imposed on owners of private educational institutions in the country. Adewumi who pointed out that su...

Court fixes Nov 8 to hear PDP suit against Gov Ahmed, KWSIEC
A High Court in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday, fixed November 8, 2017 to hear the suit brought before it by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and three other political parties, challenging the co...

We've invested N100m in Kwara Cashew Industry - Harmony Holdings
Harmony Holdings Limited (HHL) has said a sum of N100m has been expended on the renovation of Kwara Cashew Processing Industry in order to ensure effective operation of the manufacturing company and boost the state econom...

Buhari, Saraki, Dogara, Atiku, govs, others mourn as Tinubu loses first son
National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, lost his first son, Jide. The cause of his death and other details were yet to be evealed as of the time of filling th...

Nigerian youths ill-equipped for today's challenges - Kwara gov
NIGERIA'S unemployed youths are not only increasing at an alarming rate, but are also educationally ill-equipped for today's knowledge-based, value-driven world. Speaking during the Joint Consultative Committe...

Kwara doyen of SAN, AG others canvass court morals
The Kwara State doyen of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (NBA), Alhaji Salman Alarape, charged the legal practitioners in the state to be upright and be of good morals in the discharge of their professional duties. He mad...

Landmark varsity gets ACCA accreditation
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has accredited the B.Sc Accounting course of the Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, as a certified accounting programme. The letter of accredi...

Kwara Govt. warns against indiscriminate bush burning
Kwara Government has warned residents of the state against indiscriminate bush burning during the dry season to avert contraction of strange diseases caused by rodents. The State's Commissioner for Environment an...

Kwara Assembly Charges MDAs to Restore Sanity on Roads
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Ministries of Works and Transport and Environment as well as the State Road Maintenance Agency to restore sanity on all roads especially on setbacks and walkways i...

2017-11-01

Kwara LG poll: NDLEA vows clampdown on drug manufacturers, others
Ahead of the November 18 local government elections in state, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) yesterday vowed to clamp down and prosecute those dealing in production, sales and abuse of hard drugs in the ...

Judiciary abandoned me, I don't want anti-corruption panel job - Justice Salami
A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami (retd.), on Thursday broke his silence on his appointment as the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Cases Trial Monitoring Committee set up by the National Judici...

NSCDC nabs fake medical doctor in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC), Kwara command on Monday paraded one Ahmed Olalekan for parading himself as a medical doctor. Olalekan who hails from lgbayeodo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun S...

No fee hike, says Kwara Poly
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has debunked rumours of hike in its tuition. The rumours have generated tension as some people reportedly told students to resist the hike. According to rumours, a new tu...

2, 045 corps members to pass out Thursday in Kwara
A total of 2, 045 corps members are expected to pass out from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme after the completion of the mandatory one year national service in Kwara. Mr Oladipo Morakinyo, the State...

Kwara United Hold On To NNL Hotshot Olanu Despite Rangers, Akwa United's Keen Interest
Kwara United are firmly holding on to their top striker, Micheal Olanu amidst keen interest from Enugu Rangers and Akwa United to sign the Nigeria National League hotshot, reports Completesportsnigeria.com. The 19-y...

SGF's sack: Senate has been vindicated - Saraki
The President of the Senate Dr, Bukola Saraki has said that the sack of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babchir Lawal had vindicated the senate. This is even as he has directed all committee...

Incessant Collapse of Bridges and Culverts: KWHA Calls for desilting of Drainages in Kwara State
Worried by incessant collapse of bridges and culverts in Kwara state, the State House of Assembly has directed the State Ministry of Environment and Forestry to embark on desilting of drainages across the state to check t...

2017-10-31

Light up Kwara Entry Wins World Bank Prize for Sustainable Cities
A photo of the Kwara State Government's Light up Kwara project has won the 2017 prize of the 2017 World Bank Global Platform for Sustainable Cities Photo contest. The picture submitted by a Kwara based Reporter/Pho...

Pa Ruben Ibitoye, a political juggernaut is gone
Pa Ruben Ibitoye, a political juggernaut in Igbaja nay Igbominaland is gone. He died quietly in his sleep over night. He was a committed community leader who fought on the side of justice and purposeful developments f...

Kwara PDP c'taker c'ttee chair escapes death
It was a near death experience for the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tunde Akindehin, his Secretary, Sadiq Dan Seko and some reporters as they were tr...

NSCDC Deploys 1,000 to Rid Hotels in Kwara of Strippers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State command, has deployed over 1,000 intelligence personnel to hotels in the state to arrest hoteliers employing strippers. This action was against the ...