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2017-10-06
FG releases N100bn to contractors for Ibadan-Ilorin road, 24 others
The Federal Government on Thursday completed the process required for the funding of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of 25 major economic roads in the six geopolitical zones of the country, using the N100bn sovereig...
The Federal Government on Thursday completed the process required for the funding of the reconstruction and rehabilitation of 25 major economic roads in the six geopolitical zones of the country, using the N100bn sovereig...
World Teachers' Day: Kwara residents advocate better welfare for teachers
Residents of Ilorin on Thursday called for better welfare for teachers as the World Teachers Day is celebrated in the country. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said teachers f...
Residents of Ilorin on Thursday called for better welfare for teachers as the World Teachers Day is celebrated in the country. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said teachers f...
Teachers owed three months salaries - Kwara NUT
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Thursday decried the deteriorating state of primary and junior secondary school teachers in Kwara state. The union added that teachers in that category are being owed three mont...
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) Thursday decried the deteriorating state of primary and junior secondary school teachers in Kwara state. The union added that teachers in that category are being owed three mont...
2017-10-05
Kwara police dispel ritualists tag
KWARA State police command has dispelled a widespread rumour about the involvement of some policemen in ritual activities in the state. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the state Commissioner...
KWARA State police command has dispelled a widespread rumour about the involvement of some policemen in ritual activities in the state. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, the state Commissioner...
'NISDP has trained 2,500 Kwara indigenes'
The Director-General/Chief Executive, Industrial Training Fund, Mr. Joseph Ari, has said the agency has trained over 100,000 Nigerians in over 30 trades and crafts since the inauguration of its National Industrial Skills ...
The Director-General/Chief Executive, Industrial Training Fund, Mr. Joseph Ari, has said the agency has trained over 100,000 Nigerians in over 30 trades and crafts since the inauguration of its National Industrial Skills ...
2017 World Teachers' Day: Airtel unveils primary school teachers' capacity building programme
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to organize a specialized training programme for primary school teachers across different geo-political zones in commemoration of the 20...
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to organize a specialized training programme for primary school teachers across different geo-political zones in commemoration of the 20...
KWSG Directs Private Secondary Schools to Submit Registers
KWARA Government has directed private secondary schools across the 16 local government areas of the state to submit registers of their students. The directive is in a statement by Alhaji Musa...
KWARA Government has directed private secondary schools across the 16 local government areas of the state to submit registers of their students. The directive is in a statement by Alhaji Musa...
Septuagenarian pleads guilty to raping 12-year-old girl
A Septuagenarian farmer, James Olatoye, a prophet, and two others, who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl, were on Wednesday remanded in Omu-Aran Medium Prison, Kwara by an Omu-Aran Area Court. Mr. Olatoye of...
A Septuagenarian farmer, James Olatoye, a prophet, and two others, who allegedly raped a 12-year-old girl, were on Wednesday remanded in Omu-Aran Medium Prison, Kwara by an Omu-Aran Area Court. Mr. Olatoye of...
KWASU set to host VCs of Nigerian Universities
Kwara State University (KWASU) is sets to host the meeting of the Vice Chancellors, under the auspices of Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) between 8th and 12th of next month. A...
Kwara State University (KWASU) is sets to host the meeting of the Vice Chancellors, under the auspices of Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) between 8th and 12th of next month. A...
NUC Restores Full Accreditation to 4 Engineering Courses in Landmark University
PROF. Adeniyi Olayanju, the Vice Chancellor of Landmark University in Omu-Aran, Kwara, says the National University Commission (NUC) has restored full accreditation to four engineering courses in the institution. Ol...
PROF. Adeniyi Olayanju, the Vice Chancellor of Landmark University in Omu-Aran, Kwara, says the National University Commission (NUC) has restored full accreditation to four engineering courses in the institution. Ol...
Kwara Poly Post UTME Results Out
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has released her 2017/2018 Post-UTME Screening results. Candidates can check their results on the Polytechnic's portal...
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has released her 2017/2018 Post-UTME Screening results. Candidates can check their results on the Polytechnic's portal...
Govt Charged to Adequately Fund Judiciary.
Nigerian Government has been charged to provide proper funding and adequate facilities for the judiciary to boost effective dispensation of justice. The Chairman of Ilorin branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, Bar...
Nigerian Government has been charged to provide proper funding and adequate facilities for the judiciary to boost effective dispensation of justice. The Chairman of Ilorin branch of the Nigeria Bar Association, Bar...
COED Ilorin Releases 2017/2018 Admission
The Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has released her 1st batch admission list for the 2017/2018 session. This was contained in a release on the College website. Students are to resume for academic activities ...
The Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has released her 1st batch admission list for the 2017/2018 session. This was contained in a release on the College website. Students are to resume for academic activities ...
Kwara Female Civil Servants Assured of Discretion in Health Screening
Female civil servants in Kwara State have been assured of discretion in the ongoing free health check and cancer screening exercise in the State. This assurance was given by Mrs Bola Oladapo, an official of the Live E...
Female civil servants in Kwara State have been assured of discretion in the ongoing free health check and cancer screening exercise in the State. This assurance was given by Mrs Bola Oladapo, an official of the Live E...
Saraki Supports Basic Education With Instructional Facilities In Kwara
It was an aura of elation as yesterday 4th October, 2017 marked the grand finale of the distribution of instructional materials to the pupils of basic schools in Kwara State by the Distinguished Senate President, Dr. Buko...
It was an aura of elation as yesterday 4th October, 2017 marked the grand finale of the distribution of instructional materials to the pupils of basic schools in Kwara State by the Distinguished Senate President, Dr. Buko...
High expectations await new Unilorin VC
Expectations are getting higher as the university community awaits what Professor Sulyman Abdulkareem Age will do as new Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Zu...
Expectations are getting higher as the university community awaits what Professor Sulyman Abdulkareem Age will do as new Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Kwara State. Chairman of the Governing Council, Dr Zu...
2017-10-04
Kwara Police command reacts to report that one of its police stations is being used by ritualists
It has come rudely though, to the notice of the Kwara State Police Command the false and malicious rumour making the rounds of the sacking of the 'D' Divisional Police Headquarters, Adewole Ilorin by soldiers over an alle...
It has come rudely though, to the notice of the Kwara State Police Command the false and malicious rumour making the rounds of the sacking of the 'D' Divisional Police Headquarters, Adewole Ilorin by soldiers over an alle...
Protests hit Kwara over unpaid salaries, poor governance
UNION leaders and members of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, as well as members and supporters of Good Governance Forum on Wednesday protested in Kwara State. Members of the Colleges of Education Academic...
UNION leaders and members of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, as well as members and supporters of Good Governance Forum on Wednesday protested in Kwara State. Members of the Colleges of Education Academic...
JAAC: Kwara LGs share N766.8, teachers get N1.1billion for September
The 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State yesterday shared N766,877,682.25 for the month of September , as N1,129,128,131.78 was released for the payment of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) teachers' salar...
The 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State yesterday shared N766,877,682.25 for the month of September , as N1,129,128,131.78 was released for the payment of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) teachers' salar...
Kwara To Deploy More Teachers To Rural Areas
The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board on Tuesday said it had planned to deploy a larger number of the 4,500 teaching and non-teaching staff to be employed to rural areas. The outgoing chairman of the board,...
The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board on Tuesday said it had planned to deploy a larger number of the 4,500 teaching and non-teaching staff to be employed to rural areas. The outgoing chairman of the board,...
Agric minister to launch a nationwide value chain at ARMTI Ilorin
THE minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe will on Wednesday November 27 this year, commission and launch the first ever national association of agricultural commodity Value Chain Development (VCD)...
THE minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe will on Wednesday November 27 this year, commission and launch the first ever national association of agricultural commodity Value Chain Development (VCD)...
Kwara to vaccinate 800,000 children for measles
The Kwara State government yesterday announced that it is targeting over 800,000 children under five years for the next round of measles vaccination campaign coming up in February next year. Speaking at a training wo...
The Kwara State government yesterday announced that it is targeting over 800,000 children under five years for the next round of measles vaccination campaign coming up in February next year. Speaking at a training wo...
Residents, Kwara govt differ on yellow fever deaths
Residents in nine local government areas of Kwara State have raised the alarm of the spread of suspected yellow fever cases in their communities. Though the Kwara State Government confirmed only two cases of yellow...
Residents in nine local government areas of Kwara State have raised the alarm of the spread of suspected yellow fever cases in their communities. Though the Kwara State Government confirmed only two cases of yellow...
First Lady of Kwara meets 'Diamond in the Sky' cast
Notable actor and Kwara State Commissioner of Culture and Tourism, Femi Adebayo, who is currently working on a movie, Diamond in the Sky, has expressed his gratitude to the First Lady of Kwara State, Deaconess Omolewa Ahm...
Notable actor and Kwara State Commissioner of Culture and Tourism, Femi Adebayo, who is currently working on a movie, Diamond in the Sky, has expressed his gratitude to the First Lady of Kwara State, Deaconess Omolewa Ahm...
Kwara Records 147 Cases Of Measles In 9 Months - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said 147 cases of measles have been recorded in Kwara between January and August, this year. The WHO's measles Focal Person for Kwara, Dr Wole Adaramola, disclosed this ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said 147 cases of measles have been recorded in Kwara between January and August, this year. The WHO's measles Focal Person for Kwara, Dr Wole Adaramola, disclosed this ...
2017-10-03
Harmony Holdings is solely owned by Kwara State Government - Daramola
The Group Managing Director Tope Daramola has again clarified that the company is fully owned by the Kwara State government. He stated this today while appearing before the State House of Assembly Ad- hoc committee ...
The Group Managing Director Tope Daramola has again clarified that the company is fully owned by the Kwara State government. He stated this today while appearing before the State House of Assembly Ad- hoc committee ...
Alleged Misappropriation of Govt Assests: KWHA to sanction all individuals who illegally possess Govt 's Assets
The Kwara House of Assembly has vowed to sanction individuals, or Organisation found guilty of misappropriation of assets and liabilities belonging to Kwara Government, under the care of the state owned Harmony Holding...
The Kwara House of Assembly has vowed to sanction individuals, or Organisation found guilty of misappropriation of assets and liabilities belonging to Kwara Government, under the care of the state owned Harmony Holding...
Gov Ahmed Reshuffles Cabinet
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle involving four commissioners to re-energise governance in the state. According to a statement by the Secretary to the Kwara Sta...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved a minor cabinet reshuffle involving four commissioners to re-energise governance in the state. According to a statement by the Secretary to the Kwara Sta...
What to know about yellow fever
Recently the Federal Government confirmed a case of yellow fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Laboratory diagnosis was carried out at the Lagos University Teaching ...
Recently the Federal Government confirmed a case of yellow fever in a young girl in Oke Owa Community, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Laboratory diagnosis was carried out at the Lagos University Teaching ...
Kwara Police arrests man for murder
Men of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested a man, Solihu Muhammad Sanni for allegedly killing one Adamu Muhammed, last Tuesday. Pilot Crime gathered that the incident occurred at Ajasse-Ipo in Irepodun Local...
Men of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested a man, Solihu Muhammad Sanni for allegedly killing one Adamu Muhammed, last Tuesday. Pilot Crime gathered that the incident occurred at Ajasse-Ipo in Irepodun Local...
An Open Letter to Governor Ahmed Abdulfatah. By Imam Abdulkadir
The crisis of unpaid salaries and the persistent neglect of staff of Kwara state college of Arabic and Islamic legal studies, Ilorin as well as other sisters' institutions in the state has undoubtedly reached an alarming...
The crisis of unpaid salaries and the persistent neglect of staff of Kwara state college of Arabic and Islamic legal studies, Ilorin as well as other sisters' institutions in the state has undoubtedly reached an alarming...
Lions Club takes health awareness to Kwara markets, communities
The District 404B2 of the Lions Clubs International has taken its health awareness programmes to major markets and communities in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Places visited by the health team included Maraba...
The District 404B2 of the Lions Clubs International has taken its health awareness programmes to major markets and communities in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Places visited by the health team included Maraba...
'Shylock landlords taking advantage of housing deficit in Kwara'
Housing is one of the basic needs and major problems of man. The growing population in Kwara State, especially Ilorin metropolis and its environs, has continued to pose a major housing challenge to residents amidst rising...
Housing is one of the basic needs and major problems of man. The growing population in Kwara State, especially Ilorin metropolis and its environs, has continued to pose a major housing challenge to residents amidst rising...
Kwara squash association honours NYG medallists
The Kwara State Squash Association has honoured their players that won medals at the just concluded National Youth Games (NYG), held in Ilorin. Recalled that Kwara won three gold and three silver in the Singles, Bo...
The Kwara State Squash Association has honoured their players that won medals at the just concluded National Youth Games (NYG), held in Ilorin. Recalled that Kwara won three gold and three silver in the Singles, Bo...
Investment Opportunity in Kwara State
Growth of Commercial Sector Infrastructure (I) Three key facilities are set to improve the commercial landscape in Kwara State. Significant opportunities exist for private operators to become involved in dev...
Growth of Commercial Sector Infrastructure (I) Three key facilities are set to improve the commercial landscape in Kwara State. Significant opportunities exist for private operators to become involved in dev...
Para-Badminton: Kwara player, Bello placed 31st in world ranking
Nigeria Para-Badminton player, Bello Oyebanji is currently ranked number one in the Para-Badminton World Ranking Singles. In a recent World para-badminton ranking, Oyebanji who plays in the Standing Lower (SL 4) is...
Nigeria Para-Badminton player, Bello Oyebanji is currently ranked number one in the Para-Badminton World Ranking Singles. In a recent World para-badminton ranking, Oyebanji who plays in the Standing Lower (SL 4) is...
ICPC arraigns board nominee over alleged bribery
Barely two months after he was dropped as a nominee into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), a former Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, ...
Barely two months after he was dropped as a nominee into the board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), a former Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, ...
$60m RAMP Fund: KWSG to reduce unemployment, poverty - Commissioner
In a bid to reduce unemployment, poverty and boost socio-economic development of the state, the Kwara State Government is to access $60million loan from the International Development Association Funding Facility (IDAF) fo...
In a bid to reduce unemployment, poverty and boost socio-economic development of the state, the Kwara State Government is to access $60million loan from the International Development Association Funding Facility (IDAF) fo...
Saraki vows to curb drug abuse through legislation
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has vowed to tackle the menace of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria through legislation. Dr Saraki took to his twitter handle @BukolaSaraki to express grave worry about the s...
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has vowed to tackle the menace of drug abuse among youths in Nigeria through legislation. Dr Saraki took to his twitter handle @BukolaSaraki to express grave worry about the s...
Odo-Owa/Iloffa Clash: Why I intervened - Emir
...Govt has done right thing - Oloota ...I've no reaction - Aloffa The Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has explained why he intervened in the case of emba...
...Govt has done right thing - Oloota ...I've no reaction - Aloffa The Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council and Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has explained why he intervened in the case of emba...
Media guru hails Buhari, Saraki over FCDA appointments
A Media guru and former chief press secretary to ex-governor of Kwara State, Alh Mas'ud Adebimpe, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration for appointing men of proven integrity into various office...
A Media guru and former chief press secretary to ex-governor of Kwara State, Alh Mas'ud Adebimpe, has commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration for appointing men of proven integrity into various office...
Two suspected cult members killed in Ilorin
Two suspected young men, believed to be members cult groups, have been reportedly killed in Ilorin, Kwara State. Tribune Online gathered from eyewitness account that the incident occurred over the weekend at A...
Two suspected young men, believed to be members cult groups, have been reportedly killed in Ilorin, Kwara State. Tribune Online gathered from eyewitness account that the incident occurred over the weekend at A...
Kwara community unveils solar powered Digital Literacy Centre
Imode Community in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State now has a Digital Literacy Center (DiLiCe) which students and youths in the community can now make use of. The centre which is solar-technology powered ...
Imode Community in Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State now has a Digital Literacy Center (DiLiCe) which students and youths in the community can now make use of. The centre which is solar-technology powered ...
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