Kwara Needs 270mw For 24-Hour Electricity - IBEDC - 2016-06-16
Kwara region of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said that it would require at least 270 megawatts of electricity to ensure 24 hours power supply in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, and its environs....

KWASU Celebrates the Emergence of Gov Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq as Chairman Nigeria Governors Forum - 2023-05-26
The emergence of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as Chairman, Nigeria Governors' Forum NGF has been described as another confirmation of the sterling and exemplary leadership qualities of the Kwara State Governor. ...

AbdulRazaq Fits the Bill as NGF Chairman by Muhammad Akanbi - 2023-05-15
Muhammad Akanbi writes that Governor AbdulRahmanAbdulRazaq of Kwara state is experienced enough to serve as next Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum. President MuhammaduBuhari’s ...

Speech of His Excellency Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (CON) At His Second Term Inauguration Ceremony in Government House Ilorin On Monday May 29, 2023 - 2023-05-29
PROTOCOLS I begin this remarks with profound gratitude to the Almighty Allah, who entrusts power to whomever He wishes. 2. My sincere appreciation also goes to all of you, the good people of Kwara State, ...

New Workers’ Welfare Promotion Group Unveiled In Kwara - 2023-06-02
A new group, Nigerian Workers Group (NWG) committed to the promotion of issues affecting the welfare of the Nigerian workers was unveiled in Ilorin, Kwara State yesterday. NWG is the membership arm of the Nigeri...

Unveiling the new NGF Chairman: AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State by Rafiu Ajakaye - 2023-05-24
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Governor of Kwara State and new chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), looks many ways like the iconic US President Harry Truman: strategic, humble, foresighted and exceptionally deeper...

Girl Missing After Leaving Home For Errand In Kwara - 2023-05-31
A seven-year-old girl, Mordiya Kajola, in Alagbado community in Kwara State has gone missing for four days after she left home for an errand. It was learnt that Mordiya was last seen around 2pm on Saturday, May ...

KwaraLearn helped to track absentee teachers — Kwara govt - 2023-05-26
Kwara state government has said that its transformative digital educational programme among primary school pupils, the KwaraLearn programme, has helped to increase pupils’ enrolment in the past year. Speaking ...

Postponed 2023 national population census in Nigeria’s best interest – Federal Commissioner - 2023-05-11
National Population Federal Commissioner NPC, for Kwara State, Abdulrazaq Folorunsho Gidado, has disclosed that the indefinite postponement of the 2023 population census in Nigeria is in the best interest of the nation...

Full list of National Honour Awardees - 2023-05-28
The federal government, on Sunday, 28 May 2023 released a list of recipients of special national awards for 2023, with former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Nations, Chief Emeka Anyaoku topping the list with the se...

Akogun bags Igbomina Merit Award - 2023-06-01
The Director of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, has been conferred with the Distinguished Media Profession Award (DMP) by the Omo Ibile Igbomina, the umbrella socio-cultural organisation of th...

Kwara State Government Distributes Learning Materials To School Pupils - 2023-05-26
The Kwara State Government in North-Central Nigeria has distributed one million, one hundred and eighty-four thousand, nine hundred and fifteen textbooks and other learning materials to ensure that every student has ac...

Kwara governor lists priorities for second term - 2023-05-30
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who was sworn in for a second term on Monday, said he would build on the gains of his administration during his first term. The governor, in his inaugural spe...

Abdulrazaq Emerges as Chairman of Governors' Forum - 2023-05-24
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has emerged as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum. He takes over from Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. ...

Maryam Ado Bayero deserves mention in Guinness Book of Records – Buhari - 2023-05-26
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late Nana Maryam Ado Bayero as an exceptional woman, a rare breed who deserved mention in the Guinness Book of Records. Buhari gave the tribute on the occasion of a b...

Court summons Kwara traditional ruler over alleged threat to life - 2023-06-01
An Ilorin Upper Area Court on Wednesday re-issued an order of summon against the traditional ruler of Alarandun of Arandun, Ibikunle Adekanye, for allegedly threatening the life of Ibrahim Ibuoye. Justice Abdulg...

Ilorin Eid praying ground committee hails Lanre Sagaya on 1st annual lecture series - 2023-05-26
On behalf of the Emir of Ilorin, the Custodian of Ilorin Eid Praying Ground, New And old Ilorin Central Jumuah Mosques, His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, the Ilorin Eid Praying Ground Developmen...

UBEC Model Smart School takes off in Kwara as state announces free admission forms - 2023-04-26
Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) has announced that the collection of application forms for admission into UBEC Model Smart School Adeta, IIorin Kwara State, commenced today Wednesday 26th of April...

Abdulrazaq reappoints Rafiu Ajakaye as CPS - 2023-05-29
Kwara Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has reappointed Rafiu Ajakaye as his Chief Press Secretary (CPS). In a statement by the State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, the HOS congratulated Ajakaye for hi...

Nigeria Computer Society Inaugurates Kwara State New Executives Council - 2023-05-21
The National leadership of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has formally inaugurated a new Executive Council for the Kwara State Branch of the Society. The ceremony which held on Monday 15th May, 2023 saw Engineer ...

Kwara North demands full-time minister in Tinubu’s administration - 2023-05-18
People of Kwara North senatorial district of Kwara state, under the aegis of the Coalition of Kwara North Groups (CKNG), have demanded for a full-time minister to be chosen from the zone by the incoming administration ...

We need Fed Govt presence in Kwara, APC chieftain urges Tinubu - 2023-05-17
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Chief Wole Oke, has implored President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu to make the state feel the impact of the Federal Government under his administration....

Inauguration: Ex-Kwara Gov’s aide, Kaosarah Adeyi, lauds Abdulrazaq’s youth inclusion policy - 2023-06-02
Kaosarah Adeyi, a former aide to the Kwara State Governor, Abdul-rahmon Abdulrazaq, has described the governor’s successful inauguration for a second term in office as a testament of his youth inclusion policy and un...

Post Election: Kwara State APC Invalidates All Suspensions - 2023-04-06
The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, says it has nullified all suspensions made in the state after the general and state elections. This decision was taken in an emergency meeting organi...

How doctor sedated, raped nurse – Kwara police gives details - 2023-05-14
The Kwara State command of the Nigeria Police has provided details of how a medical doctor, Dr Ayodele Joseph allegedly had carnal knowledge of a patient under his care. DAILY POST reported that the doctor was a...

Make e-Naira work outside Nigeria, VC urges CBN - 2023-04-18
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo -Egbewole (SAN), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make the e-Naira policy accessible to Nigerians abroad to facilitate the settlement...

President Tinubu Orders Security Agencies to Crush Oil Thieves, Other Felons - 2023-06-02
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday told Service Chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies to crush anyone involved in oil theft, saying that his administration will not tolerate such menace. The Pres...

How I Memorised The Qur’an After I Converted To Islam – Rejoice Zainab - 2023-05-07
Rejoice Afebli now Dunu Rejoice Zainab is a Christian convert who went on to adopt the Niqab (veil) and memorised the Qur’an. In this interview with Daily Trust Saturday , the final year student of Pharma...

NNPCL Announces New Petrol Pump Price Across States - 2023-06-01
Uncertainty over the new pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, (PMS), also known as petrol, may have now been put to rest as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has adjusted the price in its filling stat...

Emir Sulu-Gambari charges newly promoted Ilorin indigenes to remain dedicated, patriotic - 2023-04-10
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR on Sunday urged the newly promoted police officers across the country to be rededicated to the unity and p...

IESA welcomes Alfanla’s emergence as UNILORIN’s Registrar-designate - 2023-03-24
The appointment of Barrister Mansur Adeleke Alfanla as the Registrar-designate of the University of Ilorin has been described as a worthy development and a befitting Ramadan gift for staff...

How Afonja (Yorubas) lost the Ilorin throne - Vanguard Newspaper - 2000-10-22
THE rivalry between the Fulani and Afonja descendants over the throne of Ilorin is rooted in history. While the Fulani rest the case of their claim to the kingship of the ancient town on the fact that the mona...

Kwara gov meets principals, promises to upgrade schools - 2022-09-15
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has restated his commitment to upgrading the learning environment in the state by tackling challenges that teachers are confronted with. The governor gave this...

Abdulrazaq needs prayers to succeed- Matawali of Ilorin - 2023-03-25
Mutawali of Ilorin, Dr. Alimi Abdulrazaq has urged residents of the state not to stop in their prayers for the administration of Governor AbdulRaman Abdulrazaq to succeed and deliver divid...

Malaysia Appoints KWASU Professor to National Security Index Study - 2022-12-23
The National Security Council of the Prime Minister's office of Malaysia has appointed Professor Abdul Rauf Ambali of Kwara State University as an expert to validate that country's indicators of national security index...

Private hostel operators invest N5bn in Unilorin – Association - 2022-11-02
Prince Segun Oyewole, the Chairman, of the Private Hostel Association (PHA), the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says the institution has invested about N5 billion in private hostels development. Oyewole, who ...

Why youths should support Kwara SDP, by candidate - 2022-09-21
Kwara State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal has indicated that the “Otege” (Enough is enough) campaign that ushered the current government in the state was not fo...

NGF says FG agreed to refund deductions, elects Kwara gov, AbdulRazaq, as chairman - 2023-05-25
Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said Federal Government agreed to refund to state governments, all funds deducted from state accounts to meet local councils’ London Paris Club obligations. Outgoing Chairm...

Decomposing body of abducted nursing mother found in Kwara - 2023-05-05
The decomposing body of the nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ago-Oja town in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State has been discovered. The corpse was reportedly found o...

There cannot be quality healthcare without adequate research funding — Oloriegbe - 2023-05-11
Senator Yahaya Oloriegbe is the chairman, Senate Committee on Health. In this interview with SADE OGUNTOLA, he speaks about his achievements in boosting health services and good governance, including the in...

LG Polls: Kwara Governor Inaugurates Electoral Commission - 2023-05-03
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday inaugurated the members of the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC). The governor charged the KWASIEC commissioners to discharge their duties in...

PRESS RELEASE: KWASU REASSURES MLS GRADUATES - 2023-03-29
The Management of Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, reassures the remaining batch of graduands of Medical Laboratory Science who have issues of regularisation with JAMB and mobilisati...

Mutawali of Ilorin advocates PPP on school infrastructure development as Plat Technologies donates WASH facilities to school - 2022-11-24
Mutawali of Ilorin and renowned legal luminary Dr. Alimi AbdulRazaq last Tuesday called on corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals in the country to join hands with the governments in the building of school infra...

2023: Kwara Gov’s Aide Resigns - 2022-10-31
Ahead of the 2023 elections, one of the actors of “O To Ge” (enough is enough) movement in Kwara State, Alhaji Musibau Esinrogunjo, has resigned his appointment as the Senior Special Assistant to Governor AbdulRah...

OPINION: Why Senator-elect Mustapha won by landslide By Bashar AbdulWaheed - 2023-03-07
The senatorial election in Kwara central was one of the most anticipated in the build-up to the 2023 general elections. The election had 11 contenders jostling for arguably the most prized Senate seat in Kwara ...

Kwara: Robbers invade church, houses, steal money - 2022-09-14
Suspected armed robbers on Tuesday midnight invaded the priest’s house of the Saint Barnabas Cathedral, Anglican Communion located at Sabo-Oke area, Ilorin, Kwara State capital and carted away items worth millions of...

Sheikh Oniwasi Agbaye is dead - 2012-05-25
Sheikh Ameenullahi Abdulraheem Al-adabiy (Oniwasi Agbaye) is dead. He died this evening. More details soon. May Allah grant him rest. Ameen...

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