2017-10-26

Government college food vendors, printer protest N31.4m debt
Food vendors and a printer of the Federal Government College, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday protested against N31.4m allegedly owed them by the school. The protesters chanted songs and displaced placards with d...

Kwara gets new NYSC Coordinator
The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, has appointed Mr Amaefule Remigius as the new State Coordinator of the corps for Kwara. The NYSC state Public Relations Officer, Mr Oladipo Morakinyo, said t...

Kwara assembly urges FG to dredge River Niger
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on members of the National Assembly from the state, to push for the dredging of River Niger to check the devastating effects of flooding on communities, along the banks of Rive...

We have delivered on our promises - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has delivered on its electoral promises to the people of the state. The governor who stated this yesterday in Ilorin at ...

Saraki Commends Buhari For Signing NEDC Bill into Law
PRESS RELEASE Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the North East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill. Saraki in a statement by his Special Ad...

Sha'aba Lafiagi, Rafiu Ibrahim, Ekweremadu, other senators donate 1,260 bags of rice, relief materials to Kogi civil servants
Senators Sha'aba Lafiagi (Kwara North), Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara South), Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and other members of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly have donated no fewer than 1,260 bags of rice to...

Ex-Harmony FM presenter, Kolawole accused of intellectual theft
The decision of Temitope Kolawole to seek 'greener pasture' may have earned him the wrath of his former employer, Harmony FM. Recall that Kolawole, who is famous for his sonorous voice on the widely accepted newspape...

Iloffa/Odo-Owa Clash: KWSG lifts restriction order on monarchs
For a period of 30 days, they could not move out of their domains nor attend public functions. The monarchs equally forfeited their one month salary. These were the tales of the Aloffa of Iloffa, Oba Samuel Niyi...

2019: 240,000 PVCs still unclaimed in Kwara - INEC
Barrister Jacob Ayanda is the Head of Department, Voter's Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organisation of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Kwara State branch. He speaks with KAYODE ADEOTI on the...

Salary Arrears: Union commends Harmony Holdings over N17m payment to Kwara Express workers
The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE) has commended the Kwara State government and Harmony Holdings Limited (HHL) for offsetting 50 per cent (N17m) of t...

Tackling building collapse trend in Kwara
When an undergraduate of one of the tertiary institutions in Kwara State simply identified as Jimoh moved in to occupy a section of a two storey building at Oba Alajo Compound, Kuntu area in Ilorin, he never had the inkli...

Kwara Poly Tuition Increment: NAPS threatens showdown with mgt
Following the increment in school fees of students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has issued a-seven day ultimatum to the institution's management to reverse th...

Police read riot act to Kwara politicians
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Lawan Addo, yesterday, warned politicians in the state not to overheat the polity as they embark on campaigns. Mr. Addo told journalists in Ilorin that the Command had put mech...

Kwara Council election, a walk over - APC
Image result for Kwara Council electionThe All Progressives Congress in Kwara state has said the November the 18th local government election in the state will be a walk over for the party. At the formal flag off of t...

2017-10-25

Kwara approves N1.45bn for construction of two roads
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the State Executive Council has approved the construction of 12 kilometre Osi-Obbo-Ajegunle/Ekiti Road for N1.02bn. He said that the council also approved...

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...

Beware of social media advice, Lawyer warns couples
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Emmanuel Eyitayo, has warned couples to stop treating every advice on their social media as 'gospel truth'. Eyitayo, who gave the warning in Ilorin on Wednesday during an inte...

We Can Host National Sports Festival - University Of Ilorin
The University of Ilorin says when it completes the rehabilitation of its sports facilities; the Kwara can successfully host the National Sports Festival. The institution's Director of Sports, Prof. Olawole Obiyemi...

KWARA UNITED ANNOUNCE NPFL CAMP RESUMPTION DATE
John Obuh's side secured promotion to the Nigerian topflight from the lower division and have set Friday for their camp resumption Kwara United have announced Friday, October 27 as its camp resumption date for the Nigeri...

Kwara: A-Court reserves judgment on suit seeking to sack Gov Ahmed
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, reserved judgment on a suit seeking to sack governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State from office. The suit was filed by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Pa...

N500 Deduction from Workers' Sept Salaries Is for New ID card - KWSG
The Kwara State government has clarified that the N500 deducted from the September 2017 salaries of workers and pensions of retired workers in the State is payment for a new multi-purpose identification (ID) card and was ...

FAAC: KWSG Receives N3.036b, LGs Get N2.184b for October
The Kwara State government got a total of N3, 036, 649, 965.12 as allocation from the Federation Account for the month of October, 2017. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, disclosed this on Tuesd...

2017-10-24

Students groan over alleged increment of Kwara Poly school fees No such information from us - Mgt
Both fresh and returning students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin have bemoaned the alleged increase in school fees of the institution for the 2017/18 academic session. The institution is scheduled to begin ...

State of the State 2017: Reports lauds Kwara's improved internally generated revenue
Kwara's rapid improvement in its internally generated revenue has been adduced to the reason the state has kept a low debt profile compared to other states in the country. According to a new report by BudIT, a civi...

New Kwara DSS boss seeks media support
The newly deployed Director of State Security, Kwara State, Iquo Arthur-Wowrey has solicited support of media in the fight against crime in the state. Speaking during a meeting with media executives in her office in Il...

Kwara lists 19 players, officials for wheelchair basketball tourney
Kwara has named 19 players for the forthcoming 6th edition of Rt. Hon. Victor Ochie Wheelchair Basketball Open Championship, scheduled to hold at the Molade Okoya Thomas Hall, Lagos between October 28th to November 4th, 2...

Harmony Holdings invests N200m in Kwara Express
Harmony Holdings Limited, HHL, said it has invested about N200 million in Kwara Express in the last four years for smooth running of the company. The Group Managing Director of HHL, Tope Daramola, who disclosed thi...

Vaccine Scare: Request for ID card from officials, KWSG tells residents
The Kwara State Government has urged people in the state to demand proper identification of health workers administering vaccines before being vaccinated. Speaking on the backdrop of the vaccine scare in the state,...

Kwara NUJ to hold Yusuf Ali roundtable
The Kwara State Council of Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ) has concluded plans to hold the 2nd edition of Yusuf Olaolu Ali media roundtable. A statement issued by the state Chairman of NUJ, Comrade Abiodun Abdulkar...

Kwara Election: Cleric warns youths against violence, hooliganism
Pastor Segun Olawale of Divine Favour Chapel, Ilorin, has warned youths against violence and hooliganism in the Nov. 18 Local government election in Kwara state. Olawale, who gave the warning in Ilorin on Monday wh...

Kwara LG Poll: State Electoral Commission Begins Training Of 141 Facilitators
Ahead of the November 18 local government election in Kwara, the State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), on Monday, began the training of 141 facilitators for the conduct of the poll. The News Agency of Nig...

Emir of Ilorin to step-up immunization campaign
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, has promised to lead the campaign on immunisation in partnership with other traditional rulers in Kwara. The Emir stated this on Monday when he received members of Nigerian ...

Local Government Poll: Afon Constituency to Vote massively for APC
Stakeholders of All Progressives Congress(APC) in Afon Constituency of Asa Local Government have resolved to work together and ensure that the Party garnered overwhelming votes in the forthcoming Local Government Election...

World Bank, PharmAccess support Kwara State Health Insurance Scheme
World Bank Group and PharmAccess Foundation, PAF, are partnering with the Kwara State government on a functional State-wide Health Insurance. Speaking during a courtesy call to the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhj...

Kwara Utd fire 14 players
Kwara United have fired 14 players while retaining 24 ahead of the upcoming season. The Ilorin side gained promotion from the National League to the Nigerian top flight at the end of last season. Spokesma...

NASFAT receives N41m aid from UNICEF to campaign on violence against children
The Acting Chief Missioner of Nasrul-Lahi-Fathi Society (NASFAT) worldwide , Imam Abdul Azeez Onike says the society has received the sum of forty one million Naira as aid from UNICEF to lead the campaign on violence ag...

KWARA LG POLLS: Gov. Ahmed to flag-off APC campaign on Wednesday
Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed will flag-off the campaign of the All Progressives Congress in Ilorin on Wednesday. According to the publicity secretary...

2017-10-23

Kwara promotes 1,578 civil servants
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the promotion of 1,578 civil servants across all ministries. The Chairman, State Civil Service Commission, Salman Adelodun, who disclosed this today in an inte...

LG polls: PDP sues Kwara electoral body
?The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approached an appeal court to stop the forthcoming local government election scheduled to hold on November 18, 2017. The State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Chief...

Maternal death: You'll be accountable for any death, Shonga Emir tells District Heads
The Emir of Shonga in Kwara State, Doctor Haliru Yahaya says his Emirate Council will henceforth hold District heads and heads of household accountable for any maternal death in the community. Doctor Yahya said th...