2024-04-18

Investment In Sports Has Helped Tame Illicit Drug Among Youth In Kwara – Coach, Mogaji
Coach Bola Mogaji, executive chairman, Kwara State Sports Commission, KSC, has itemized gains of the unprecedented investment in sports in the state, saying that among other things, increasing participation of youths i...

Abdullahi Mourns Ibrahim, Makama of Kaiama
Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Aliyu Abdullahi, has mourned the demise of former Kwara South senatorial district senator, Rafiu Ibrahim. He also sympathised with Sadiq Suleiman Umar, ove...

Kwara: 2 Remanded For Killing Farmer On Cashew Farm
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilọrin has ordered the remand of two men, Segun Obatunlese and Sola Ajayi, for allegedly killing one Wasiu Jimoh in his cashew farm in Isin LGA contrary to Sections 97 and 221 of t...

Gbugbu International Market Gets Implementation Committee
The Kwara State government has inaugurated a 5 – man implementation committee that will oversee the newly constructed Gbugbu International Market in Edu local government area of the state. The international m...

Livestock Development Projects: Benefitting Communities Hail Kwara Governor
The Kwara State Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) during the week undertook inspection visits to the cites of some of the completed projects executed by the State Coordination Office. ...

Ilorin Court Remands 14 Suspected Cult Members
Fourteen suspected members of the Eiye secret cult were on Wednesday remanded by an Ilorin Magistrate court. They were allegedly involved in cult clashes which occurred over the weekend in Ilorin, Kwara State c...

Solid Minerals: Chinese Firm Invests In Kwara
Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said that his administration is always open for partnerships and engagements that attract investments and pave the way for local processing of solid minerals in the state...

Kwara to Renovate 47-Year Sports Hall with N2bn
The Kwara State Government is set to renovate the indoor sports hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06bn to make it an ultra-modern sports facility. The sports hall was constructed under the administrat...

2024-04-17

KWSG Reiterates Commitment to Patner Professional Associations in the State
Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to partnering with professional associations in the State, recognizing them as vital contributors to the rapid growth and development of the State. The Commi...

Kwara Gov Commiserates with Senator Sadiq Over Dad’s Death
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq expresses heartfelt condolences to Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar (Northern District) on the death of his father, Alhaji Suleiman Mora Omar. Alhaji Omar, one-time Secret...

Kwara Gov Mourns Senator Rafiu Ibrahim
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq received with shock and profound sadness reports of the death of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party after a brief illness. The Governor sends his ...

IBEDC: Kwara Govt. Calls for Reasonable Service Charges
The Kwara State Government has again called on the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to be reasonable in the way they bill their customers, especially, the facilities owned by the State government such as...

We Can’t Modify New Electricity Tariff – IBEDC
Regional Head of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, IBEDC, in Ilorin, Kwara State, Engr Toyin Akinyosoye, says the new electricity billing tariff (225/KWh) for customers in Band A is beyond what any power distrib...

Kwara Firm Partners Global Foundation on One Million Shea Butter Tree Planting
In a bid to restore the vital trees destroyed by Charcoal dealers in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, a cosmetic manufacturing company, AMU-Gold Global Network has pledged to plant a minimum of one mill...

Kwara Group Mobilises Youths to Produce Next Governor
A Pro-Democracy group, ‘Kwara Must Change’, has told Arewa PUNCH that it is galvanising a political revolution in 2019 aimed at sustaining the newly installed progressive order in Kwara State come 2027. The...

Land Dispute: Hoodlums from Kwara Attack LG Secretariat in Ekiti
Some suspected hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Kwara State, on Tuesday attacked Ilejemeje Local Government secretariat and some residents of the town over land dispute. The alleged hoodlums were heavily armed a...

Kano, Katsina, Kwara, 28 States Risk Severe Floods-FG Warns
Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has cautioned that 148 local government areas across 31 states are among the highly probable flood-risk areas for 2024. Utsev issued this warn...

Kwara: NSCDC Commandant Calls for Increased Vigilance by Citizens
The Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, Umar Mohammed, has charged citizens to remain vigilant and actively support the corps in confronting the mounting insecurity challenges...

Kwara Trains 1,500 Civil Servants on Productivity, Capacity Enhancement
The Kwara State Government on Tuesday in Ilorin began a capacity enhancement training for 1,500 civil servants who are due for promotion in the state. The state Head of Service, Susan Oluwole, represented by th...

Give Reasonable Bills To Hospitals, Waterworks, Kwara Tells IBEDC
Kwara State government has asked the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) to give electricity consumers in the state, especially hospitals and waterworks reasonable bills. It made specific appeal for...

2024-04-16

Fuji Musician, Kollington, Dispels Death Rumour
The Kwara State-born Fuji super star, Alhaji Kolawole Ayinla (Kebe n’ Kwara) has dismissed the rumour making the rounds that he had died. Ayinla said those behind the rumour mill should be referred to a psych...

AbdulRazaq Blasts PDP over ‘Governing Kwara State Via WhatsApp Messages’ Statement
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reacted to the statement credited to the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Publicity Secretary, Olusegun Adewara, where he (AbdulRazaq) was accused of governing Kwar...

2 Feared Dead As Cultists Strike In Kwara
Suspected cultists have reportedly killed one Adelodun Faruq of Eleran Compound, Ile Film, in Ilọrin West LGA of Kwara state for challenging them while they were searching for a member of a rival group. A sou...

Kwara: AC Explosion Behind UITH Inferno – Fire Service
The Kwara State Fire Service has attributed the late-night Sunday fire that destroyed the mini-store of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital’s pharmacy to an explosion from an air conditioning system. T...

Police Arrest 46 Suspects For Public Disturbance In Kwara
Kwara State Police Command has arrested 46 suspects in connection with the public disturbances that occurred in some parts of Ilorin, the state capital between Saturday and yesterday. The command also confirmed...

2024-04-15

Kwara Water Corporation shuts Eastern Line for Repairs till April 18
Kwara State Water Corporation on Saturday said it will shut down the Eastern line (in Ilorin) for some repairs from next Monday, April 15. "This is to inform all consumers that we shall be shutting down East...

NAFDAC Warns Nigerians About EU Ban on Dex Soap
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a warning to Nigerians about the European Union’s ban on Dex Luxury Bar Soap (No 6 Mystic Flower). The alert, identified a...

Kwara Dep. Gov’s Late Mum, Ena Alabi for Burial April 19-20.
Burial rites for the remains of Madam Ena Alabi, mother of the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, has been scheduled, ROYAL NEWS has gathered. According to the invitation which was circulated by ...

NiMet Predicts 3-day Sunshine, Thunderstorms from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast sunshine and thunderstorms from Monday to Wednesday nationwide. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, predicts sunny skies on Monday with...

Justice Ahmad Belgore: That Compassionate Lawyer in Kano By Yushau A. Shuaib
He heartily observed the fast from the first to the last day of Ramadan. Throughout the 30 days, from 10 March to 9 April 2024, as was his tradition, Justice Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore provided plenty of food and gift it...

Gov. AbdulRazaq’s Example: Making Palliatives Work for the People
The removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has undoubtedly presented significant challenges for citizens across the country. However, Kwara State, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, stands o...

Unilorin Professor, Odetoye, Produces Biodiesel from Eggshells
A Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Temitope Elizabeth Odetoye, has produced biodiesel through the exploration of chicken eggshell-derived heterogeneous catalysts. Speaking with jou...

Kwara, Others for Medic West Africa
Medic West Africa, healthcare exhibition and conference, will hold between Wednesday and Friday, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. Organised by Informa Markets, a global event organisation, Medic West...