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2016-11-14
Kwara Speaker congratulates Emir of Ilorin on 21st anniversary
The Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim SuluGambari as he marked his 21st year anniversary on the throne. In a congratulatory mes...
Senate May Mandate Use Of 'Aso-Oke' As School Uniform - Saraki
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday said the Senate was considering ways of promoting "Aso-Oke" fabrics as material for school pupils uniforms. He said as parts of its "#BuyNiajaToGrowNaira" campaign',...
ABS Set to recall former players from NPFL Clubs
The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, has said it will retain 15 out of 33 registered players of club ahead of preparations for 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The ...
Kwara loses N2 billion revenue annually to business closure
The Kwara state Coalition of Business and Professional Association (KWACOBPA), an umbrella body of business owners in the state has said that about N2 billion is lost in revenue annually by the state government to closure...
Mixed reactions trail Kwara's N200m asphalt plant launch
The recent launch of the Kwara State-owned N200 million asphalt plant by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Ilorin, has been received by residents with mixed feelings. While some residents expressed optimism that the launc...
Monarch tasks FG on national census
The Emir of Okuta in Kwara, Abubakar Idris, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to commence preparations for the 2018 National Census. Idris made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Okut...
Saraki inaugurates empowerment scheme in Kwara
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara state formally inaugurated his novel youths empowerment programme. Saraki, under the scheme will provide 40,000 direct jobs for the youths in variou...
Police Services Only a Short Distance from Kwara Residents - Commissioner
Kwara state commissioner of Police, Mr.Olusola Amore, said at the weekend that the state's police command under his leadership had made access to police services just a minute distance to residents. He said th...
Kwara Speaker to deliver Professor Epiphany Azinge maiden birthday lecture
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad would on Monday delivered a paper titled "The Legislature in an Emerging Democracy Challenges and Prospects" at the maiden annual birthday lecture series orga...

2016-11-13
Saraki to Host Memorial Prayer for Late Father
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki will tomorrow morning host the fourth annual prayer session in Ilorin in remembrance of his late father, Dr. Olusola Saraki. The former leader of the Senate In the Secon...
Abdulrasaq: Aristocrat lawyer at 89
In the Northern Region, he is a household name. He has also earned the respect of other zones as a major player in the nation's socio-economic and political development. He had served the country in a saner period. Now at...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed (Sai Maigida) to Swear-in TIC Chairpersons on Tuesday
The newly-appointed Chairpersons of the Transition Implementation Councils (TIC) for the sixteen local government councils in the state are to be sworn in by Kwara State Alhaji Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday 15th No...
Okuta Ilorin: How Ilorin got its name
Ilorin, the present day Kwara State capital city, located in the North Central region of Nigeria and one of the ancient cities in the country, is known with many artefacts and historical items which many especially the yo...
Charity organisation seeks capital punishment for rapers of IDPs
Mrs Fatima Abdulfatah, Kwara Coordinator, Victim of Violence (VOV), a charity organisation, has advocated capital punishment for people stealing from and raping Internally Displaced Person (IDPs). Abdulfatah made t...
World Bank releases N125m to Kwara communities
The World Bank has released N125m for micro developmental projects in Kwara State, the General Manager, Kwara State Community and Social Development Agency has said. He stated that each benefiting community would b...

2016-11-12
COED Ilorin Releases Another Admission List
The Kwara State College of Education Ilorin has released the 2nd batch of her admission list for the 2016/2017 session.This is contained in a post on the College website....
Growing Cult Barbarism In Kwara State's Capital
It is often said when there is peace in a society its inhabitants would be relatively safe; as enduring peace often provides the right environment for development. However, the peaceful ambience with which the city of Ilo...
Kwara first lady tells women to embrace vocational skills
The wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has called on women in the country to embrace vocational skills in order to be self-reliant. Ahmed made the appeal at the launching of Vocational Training Centre and fla...
21st Anniversary: Prominent citizens extol Emir of Ilorin's virtues
Some prominent indigenes of Ilorin on Friday extolled the virtues of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, as the monarch marked his 21st anniversary on the throne. They described the reign of the traditional ...
Kwara Hosts International Agric Fair
An Agriculture International Trade Fair organized by Harmony Holdings Limited (HHL) will hold in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital between November 13 and 18, 2016. The Divisional Head for Agriculture, Harmony Holdings...
Kwara Govt. Promotes 1323 Civil Servants
The Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed (Sai Maigida) has approved the promotion of 1,323 civil servants in the state workforce. The Chairman, Civil Service Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Adelodun Salman who made the m...
Buhari's economic policies are faulty - Kwara IRS boss
The Executive Director of Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), Dr Muritala Awodun, has scored low the economic policies of the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Awodun queried the rationale of Buhari's g...
Gov. Ahmed congratulates Emir of Ilorin on anniversary
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, OON, on his 21th coronation anniversary. In a s...

2016-11-11
PRESS RELEASE:Gov. Ahmed congratulates Emir of Ilorin on anniversary
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his 21sh coronation anniversary. I...
IEYDA Felicitates with Sulu-Gambari as he Clocks 21 Years on Throne
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association, (IEYDA) has joined millions of Nigerians to felicitate with the Emir of Origin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari on the occasion o...
Unilorin ASUU faction accuse DSS, NSCDC of assault
A faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, University of Ilorin chapter, on Thursday accused some officials of the Department of State Services, Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps and the university's s...
Post-harvest losses, threat to food security, industrialisation - Gov Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the Acting Executive Director, Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute, Dr. Olufemi Oladunni, have said that post-harvest losses are adversely affecting ...
'Mushrooms to End Food Scarcity'
A Professor of Mycology/Plant Pathology of the department of Biological Sciences College of Science and Engineering, Landmark University Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Osemwegie Omorefosa, has canvassed massive cultivation of mus...
Kwara assembly confirms establishment of infrastructure fund
The Kwara House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the establishment of Kwara Infrastructure Development Fund (IF-K). The confirmation was sequel to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's request for the approval of the scheme whic...

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