2017-08-25

Cleric to FG: Mount campaign against indecent dressing
A cleric, Pastor Kehinde Owa, has urged government to lead the campaign against indecent dressing among Nigerians. Owa, who is of Christ Kingdom Church, Ilorin, told newsmen on Thursday that government, parents,...

My husband won't pay children's school fees, divorce seeking wife tells court
A divorce-seeking housewife, Amina Sulaiman, on Thursday told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband, Ibrahim Babaoja, could not even afford the cost of her underwear. Amina, in her testimony, begged the court to diss...

Kwara Falcons charged to win continental tickets
The State Director of Sports, Coach Tunde Kazeem, gave the charge while receiving the trophy won by the Kwara Falcons at the just concluded Conference 6 of the Kwese Premier Basketball League held in Ilorin, Kwara State....

Remaining Intending pilgrims assured of airlift to Holy Land three days to the closure of Saudi Airspace
With less than three days to the closure of the Saudi Airspace for the first phase of the 2017 Hajj airlift operations, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has assured the remaining Nigerian intending pilgrim...

KWASU celebrates Nigerian Ambassador to Japan
Held at the University Mini Convocation Arena, the event attracted dignitaries from all walks of life, including the Ambassador-designate to Malaysia, Alhaji Nurudeen Mohammed. In recognition of his service milestone...

Eid-el-Kabir: Ram sellers bemoan low patronage in Ilorin
Barely seven days to the 2017 Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebrations, ram sellers in Ilorin the Kwara State have raised the alarm over low patronage of the sacrificial animals ROYAL NEWS has gathered. This, according to ...

Makarfi disappointed as effort to resolve Kwara PDP crisis fails
CHAIRMAN of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmed Makarfi, has expressed his disappointment over the failure of the party to reconcile the warring factions in its Kwara State chapter. The party had on Saturday, ...

Kwara Detects 400 Cases Of Certificate Forgery
The Kwara State government has detected 400 cases of certificate forgery among the State and Local Government workers. This was disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Communications,...

2017-08-24

Scores escape death in Ilorin
No fewer than 20 people escaped death at the early hours (7.30 am) of Thursday in an accident which occurred along old Jebba road (infront of JAMB office) ROYAL NEWS reports. On the spot assessment of the incidence...

Moro elders petition FG, say our LG not under Ilorin emirate
Some leaders of Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have petitioned the Presidency, National Assembly, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and security agencies, claiming that no part of Moro LGA b...

KWSG Awards Renovation of Indoor Sports Hall for 922.8M
Kwara State government has awarded the renovation of the Indoor sports hall, stadium complex to Metro Fittings and Accessories Nigeria Limited for a contract sum of N925.8million. The Commissioner for Information and...

2017-08-23

Kwara Assembly urges KWSG to Connect Sheikh Alimi Community to National Grid
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State Government to connect Sheikh Alimi Community in Ilorin South Local Government to the national grid, to further enhance the well-being of the people of the area. ...

CVR: INEC expresses satisfaction with exercise in Kwara
INEC National Commissioner in charge of Kwara, Kogi and Nasarawa States, Alhaji Mohammed Haruna has expressed satisfaction at the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Kwara. The National Commissioner made ...

Crowd funding: Don facilitates reconstruction of centenarian's home
In this piece, AHMED 'LATEEF reflects on how a female lecturer, Dr Kadijat Kehinde Kadiri of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, used social media platform to raise funds to rebuild the home of a c...

NULGE lauds Kwara Assembly's performance
The Nigerian Union of Local Govern­ment Employees (NULGE) says the Kwara State House of Assem­bly has been people's as­sembly whose focus is to enhance the well-being of the people of the state, through parliamentary demo...

Kwara confirms another Lassa Fever case
Kwara state government has confirmed another case of Lassa fever in the Ifelodun local government area of the state. Speaking with withe reporters in Ilorin, the state capital after the state executive council meeti...

Kwara gov's wife tasks ladies on skills acquisition before marriage
Wife of the Kwara state Governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has counselled young ladies to acquire vocational skills in addition to their education before going into marriage in order to be self-reliant. She said for ladies to ...

PDP Caretaker Committee receives delegates from Kwara
The National Caretaker Committee of the People's Democratic Party PDP in Nigeria has received a delegation of the party's state delegates from Kwara State North central Nigeria. The Chairman of the PDP National Car...

20 shortlisted for Unilorin vice chancellorship position
Not less than 20 vice chancellorship aspirants of the University of Ilorin, out of 30 that applied for the position have been shortlisted for interview at the institution. Tribune Online gathered that the shor...

Kwara Govt. receives N2.5bn from FAAC August allocation
Kwara Government on Wednesday said it received N2.5 billion as its federal allocation for August as against the N3.6 billion it received in July. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, said in a s...

Emir of Ilorin to turban Alangua Owode-Oja
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, will on Friday September 15 turban the new Alangua Owode-Oja in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The n...

State Spends N7bn On Road Project In One Year
The Kwara Government said on Tuesday that it has spent about N7 billion on road infrastructure, since September 2016 when its Infrastructural Fund Initiative (IF-K) was launched. The State's Commissioner for Works...

Kwara Express workers begin indefinite strike over unpaid arrears
Travelers in and outside Kwara state have expressed inconvenience suffered as drivers of the Kwara state transport corporation, popularly known as Kwara Express embarked on an indefinite strike action. ROYAL NEWS g...

Now that Buhari is back! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
For hours on end, the country had a carnival atmosphere and Nigerians momentarily forgot the undeserved pain induced by the recklessness of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. President Muhammadu Buhari was returning fr...

It's our turn to produce Oyun LG chair, Odo-Ogun APC
Concerned youths under the banner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State yesterday pleaded with the state hierarchy of the party to zone chairmanship candidate of the party in ...

2017-08-22

Pastor impregnates member, prays for women naked
"Olakunle, who said he had been transferred by the C.A.C to another church in Ilorin, Kwara State, however, denied having sexual intercourse with Omotola. He also denied impregnating her but he confessed to having had sex...

Gov Ahmed Cautions on Hate Speech and Incitement
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has cautioned religious and political leaders in the state against hate speeches and incitements. Governor Ahmed who handed down this warning yesterday during a stakeholders ...

KWASEIC releases timetable
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has released time-table for this year's chairmanship and councillorship election scheduled for November 18, 2017. The commission which had earlier fixed the e...

Kwara LG Elections: Aspirants pull-out of race over N250,000 intent fee
Several aspirants who have indicated interest to run for the Kwara State local government election now slated for November 18, 2017 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have started pulling out from ...

LG Primary: APC Youths Laud Saraki over Non-imposition of Candidates
The All Progressives Congress (APC) youths group in Kwara State on Monday lauded the leadership zeal of Senate President Bukola Saraki for providing a level playing field that led to the emergence of the candidates that w...

Ilorin sex worker allegedly dumps newborn in Asa river
There was traffic gridlock yesterday as traders and passers-by stopped over to catch a glimpse of a newborn allegedly dumped inside Asa river, Unity road, Ilorin the Kwara State capital, by a commercial sex worker. W...

Baraje: We know how to pick our next gov in Kwara
A chieftain of the APC, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, has said that they have an entrenched succession plan within the political circle in Kwara State. Baraje, a native of Kwara State, said they had no trouble whe...

Select new VC from within to 'avoid culture of strike' - Unilorin ASUU
Its Chairman, Dr. Usman Raheem, in a speech on Monday at the launch of 170 ASUU Luxury Quarters, said it would be erroneous to "import" a leader from another university where strikes and closures were "not a big deal"....

Why we didn't join strike -Unilorin ASUU
The University of Ilorin branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that it did not join the on-going nationwide strike embarked upon by the union because the national leadership of ASUU has severe...

Police arrest 11 over cult-related killings in Kwara
The police in Kwara have arrested 11 suspects over cult-related killings and clashes in the state, the Newsmen reports. The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Depa...

LANDMARK UNIVERSITY KICKS OFF OUTGROWERS SCHEME TO EMPLOY GRADUATES
As part of efforts to end hunger and ensure food security in Africa through agriculture, Landmark University has unveiled a platform tagged: "Landmark Outgrowers Scheme" to employ graduates of Landmark University into var...

Local Government Salary Crisis: NULGE lauds KWHA
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) says the Kwara State House of Assembly has been People's Assembly whose focus is to enhance the wellbeing of the people of the State, through Parliamentary democrac...