2017-09-16

LG Poll: APC chairmanship candidates emerge in Kwara
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has conducted primary elections for chairmanship and councillorship positions in the 16 local government areas of the State ahead of the forthcoming council poll. ...

Oluwo Seeks Bilateral Ties with Ilorin on Common Interest
A first class traditional ruler in Osun state, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi has called for bilateral ties between the people of Iwo and Ilorin in order to promote religious, economic and political interes...

Kwara Records Over 80% Pass In 2017 JSSCE
Kwara State Government on Friday confirmed that over 80 per cent of the 43,430 students who sat for the 2017 Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (JSSCE) passed. Hajia Maryam Garba, the Permanent Secretar...

Kwara: Ensuring even spread of development By Kudirat Alaba
Permit me to say that no nation will attain the pinnacle of her success without taking into cognizance the provision of basic and social infrastructural facilities for the development of the state. Any serious government ...

Light Up Kwara: KWSG begins second phase
Press Release The Kwara State government has commenced the second phase of its Light-Up Kwara, LUK, an innovative solar-powered streetlight project. The State Commissioner for Energy, Idris Garba, who made this know...

Kwara loses former Speaker
A former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Sadik Ismaila, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday during a brief illness. Ismaila, who occupied the position between October and December 31...

Kwara Speaker laments demise of Ex-- Speaker Ismaila Sadik
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad has described the death of the former Speaker, Barrister Sadik Alhaji Ismaila has a huge loss to Parliamentary democracy and to the entire people of the State...

2017-09-15

Kwara Deputy Speaker charges new HoS on civil service improvement
The Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Mathew Okedare has urged the newly appointed Head of Service (HoS), Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole to bring to bare her wealth of experience to further improve the s...

Abdullahi's Book on Goodluck Jonathan's Presidency Set for Release in October
On a Platter of Gold, a book that gives definitive account of the Goodluck Jonathan presidency will be presented in November 2017. Written by Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity of the All Progressives Congress ...

Ambali's success By Mahfouz Adedimeji
In his inaugural speech after he formally assumed office as the 9th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin on October 15, 2015, entitled "Another Dawn", Prof. AbdulGaniyu aniyu Ambali noted among other things, that t...

Saraki Seeks Full Registration of Births, Deaths, IDPs, Prisoners
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for full registration of all births, deaths, Internally Displaced Persons and prisoners in the country. Saraki represented by his wife, Toyin, stat...

Despite Ban, Cigarettes Still Sold Publicly to Minors
The federal government's attempt to implement some aspects of the National Tobacco Control Act may have been dead on arrival as many Nigerians are left in the dark on the law. On the 31st of May this year, which wa...

Muslim cleric, Robiu Abdul Malik donates healthcare centre, police post in Kwara
The founder of Lutfulah International; Shaykh Mohammad Robiu Adebayo Abdul Malik (left), Special Adviser to Kwara State Governor on security matters; CP Muktar Bello during inauguration ceremony of Medical health center a...

SON blames circulation of fake products on improper monitoring
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has noted that the circulation of fake and adulterated products in the country was due to improper monitoring and communication gap. Director General of the organisation, ...

Makarfi's Peace Initiatives Pay Off in Kwara
Makarfi...reconciliation a priority The peace initiatives of the Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party appear to have recorded some success in Kwara State, as the party's...

House probe: A daybreak for Harmony Holdings? By AHMED 'LATEEF
With the inauguration of the ad-hoc panel of the Kwara State House of Assembly to probe the alleged misappropriation of the state's assets in the custody of the Harmony Holdings Limited, AHMED 'LATEEF chronicles what elic...

BEING TEXT OF A SPEECH DELIVERED BY DR. ABDULMUMIN YINKA AJIA AT THE INAUGURAL GALA/BENEFIT NIGHT OF THE KWARA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AT THE AFRICAN PEOPLES' HALL, JUSTICE MUSTAPHA AKANBI FOUNDATION BUILDING, ONIKANGA RD, GRA, ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
Our Community, Our Values, Our Future Literary giant and one of Nigeria's greatest novelist - Chinua Achebe - famously wrote and I quote "A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to redeem them from star...

2017-09-14

Lawyer Warns Parents Against Starving Children As Punishment
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Mr Abdullahi Suleman, has warned parents against denying their children food as form of punishment. He gave the warning in Ilorin on Wednesday in an interview with the News Agenc...

Win more medals, Gov. Obiano urges Anambra youths
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has urged the state contingent to the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin, Kwara to garner more medals for the state. Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra State Obiano gave the char...

Don warns parents against aiding wards to cheat in examination
Dr Issa Sanusi, a lecturer with the University of Ilorin, has warned parents in the habit of assisting their children to cheat during examination to desist from the act. Sanusi of the Department of Linguistics, Facul...

Al Hikmah varsity greets UNILORIN VC-designate
Authorities of the Al Hikmah University (AL HIKMAH) in Ilorin, Kwara State, have congratulated the Vice Chancellor (VC)-designate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof Sulaiman Abdulkareem, describing his appointme...

Kwara APGA hails court judgement restoring Oye
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Kwara State has hailed the Appeal Court judgement restoring Dr. Victor Oye as the national chairman of the party. It also passed a vote of confidence on Oye. The Co...

...Arrest 41 Suspected Cultists in Kwara
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Lawan Addo, wednesday said that no fewer than 41 suspected cultists had been arrested and charged to court since assumption of office three months ago in the state. Addo disclos...

BREAKING: Resident doctors suspend nationwide strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors on Thursday suspended its 10-day nationwide strike. NARD on Monday, September 4, embarked on an indefinite strike to protest poor welfare of members and demand improved ...

Robbery: Police parade Kwara students
Two students from Kwara State were among armed robbery suspects paraded before newsmen on Wednesday at the Katsina State police command headquarters. The two students are Abdulrosheed Ibrahim, 20 years, who claimed...

Kwara Speaker, felicitates with Justice Mustapha Akanbi at 85
As Justice Mustapha Akanbi clocks 85 , he has been described as an accomplished jurist, who has used his endowments to serve the nation and the down trodden. The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali ...

MM becomes Patron of SP Unity Cup ........pledges full support
Organisers of the Senate President Unity Cup competition have been assured of full support towards the success of the tournament. They received the pledge of support during a visit to the Special Adviser on Inter Par...

2017-09-13

Group slams Kwara gov over rural road project
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of Kaiama Development Association has described the claim by the Kwara state government that it had spent over N250 million on the rehabilitation of Ilorin Kishi Kaiama road as "fal...

Kwara inaugural return flight begins today
The inaugural return flight of Kwara pilgrims who performed this year's pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia begins today. Two airlines, Max and Medview will be on duty to airlift the pilgrims from the King Abdulaziz Interna...

SAN Rank - CJN to Swear in Osinbajo's Brother, Keyamo, Oke, 27 Others Sept 18
Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, will on September 18, swear in 30 legal practitioners that were recently conferred with the rank of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs. A statement from the CJ...

Chukwuemeka Apologises to ABS Fans Over Relegation
The Director of Football (DOF), Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Alloy Chukwuemeka, has said relegation was not part of what the club bargained for at the start of the just concluded 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional ...

National Youth Games: Kwara, Anambra win first gold medals in Karate
Host Team, Kwara and Anambra have clinched their first gold medals at the ongoing 3rd National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin in the Karate event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kwara's gold medal came ...

Kwara Governor harps on positives of Islamic banking
KWARA state governor, Mr Abdulfatah Ahmed says Islamic banking provides a feasible alternative to conventional banking and is open to all irrespective of race or religion. Speaking in Ilorin at the Jaiz Bank's...

Seadogs sensitise Kwara residents on Lassa fever
National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has gone round major markets and motor parks in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, sensitising traders and transporters on Lassa fever. The seadogs were at Ipat...

HIV/AIDS rate in Kwara on the increase
The Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) has expressed worry over the rate of HIV/AIDS in the state. Dr. Alabi Seleem, the Project Manager of KWASACA told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Tuesday ...