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Abdulrazaq flags off fresh support for Kwara’s crop, livestock, fish farmers

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2022 0

BY KEHINDE AKINPELU At least 6,000 crop and livestock farmers in Kwara State have benefited from the first round of government and World Bank-enabled support along agricultural value chains, with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq saying it was part of the measures to strengthen food security and

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Kwara people have enjoyed 2 years of freedom under Gov. Abdulrazaq’s leadership – APC chieftain

Ihesiulo Grace 1 June 2021 0

By Tunde Opalana A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Asiwaju Tajudeen Abioye has congratulated the people of Kwara State for having a new lease of life under the administration of governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaq in the past 730 days. He said with huge dividends of democracy and human development policies and […]

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Kwara leads in maternal, child mortality reduction — Programme

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Kwara is leading in maternal and child mortality reduction in the country with 68.3 per cent, Saving One Million Lives Programme For Results (SOML PforR) has said. Dr Ibrahim Omar, the Programme Manager of SOML PforR in Kwara, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin at a news conference. Omar added that “Kwara is leading in […]

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Hijab crisis: Kwara government backtracks, orders indefinite closure of schools

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

The Kwara government has announced that the 10 grant-aided missionary schools shut over wearing a religious head covering will remain shut until further notice. In a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Kemi Adeosun, on Monday, the government said. “The government, therefore, directs school children and teachers

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Best Governor 2020: APC chieftain commends Kwara Governor Abdulrazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2020 0

By Tunde Opalana A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Tajudeen Olabisi Abioye has commended the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his recognition by the Leadership Newspapers, Daily Times gathered. The newspaper had named Governor Abdulrazaq Governor of the Year 2020. Speaking with the Daily Times in Abuja on Wednesday,

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Kwara sets aside N135m for private schools

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

By Kehinde Akinpelu Kwara State Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has set aside the sum of N135,500,000 under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) as interest-free loan to 1,119 private school owners across the state. “KWASSIP has engaged with the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Kwara State after they […]

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Kwara, Kogi Yoruba writes to NASS on South-West merger

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The Yoruba ethnic group in Kwara and Kogi states has approached the National Assembly demanding a  merger with their kith and kin in the South-West region in Nigeria through boundary adjustment. READ ALSO: Kogi: Okun-Yoruba group demands separation from Daily Times understands that Kwara South Consultative Forum, made up of Yorubas from seven local government areas in […]

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Kwara approves distribution of hybrid cocoa seedlings to famers

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2020 0

By Kehinde Akinpelu Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved the distribution of hybrid cocoa seedlings to cocoa farmers across the state. The exercise was part of the administration’s efforts to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the agriculture sector in the state. Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Muritala Olarewaju in

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Blue-eyed lady: Kwara State first lady rents apartment for couple

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2020 0

The First Lady of Kwara State, Mrs Olufolake Abdulrazaq, has secured a rented apartment for Risikat, the blue-eyed lady and her husband, Abdulwasiu Omodada. The estranged couple reunited at a Nikkah held in Ilorin on Saturday, Daily Times gathered. The Press Secretary to the First Lady, Yinka Adeniyi, said Olufolake, through her non-governmental organisation, the […]

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New photos of Blue-eyed Risikat and husband after reunion

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The blue-eyed Risikat Azeez has given her marriage another chance as she recently reunited with her husband who abandoned her. The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, reunited her husband, Mr Abdulwasiu, to his wife. Daily Times recalls that Abdulwasiu had thrown his wife out of marriage for bearing children who also inherited the […]

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OPINION: Kwara’s incredible march to fame under AbdulRazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 11 August 2020 0

By Rafiu Ajakaye His first one year in office has rightly been adjudged one of the best among first-term governors of Nigeria. His heavy investments in healthcare, road network, provision of potable water, workers’ welfare, his incredibly simple but impactful approach to governance, and his relationship with the masses have earned him accolades from wide […]

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Rep urges Kwara indigenes to report any bad bridge for repairs, as reconstruction of Oloogoro/GRA bridge begins

Ihesiulo Grace 13 June 2020 0

 Rep. Tunji Ajuloopin (APC-Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero) of Kwara has advised communities in the constituency to report any bad bridge linking the areas for immediate repair and reconstruction. Ajuloopin gave the  advice on Friday in Ilorin. I warned, democracy will only return to Nigeria when Buhari leaves office – Fayose He said that such reports should be forwarded […]

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Lockdown: Kwara butchers lose cows worth N20.5m

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The Kwara Butchers Association says it has lost cows worth N20.5 million during the one-month lockdown in the state. The lockdown was aimed at reducing COVID-19 spread. READ ALSO: Inter-state travel: Security agents arrest 189 violators in Abuja Alhaji Lam AbdulRasaq, the Chairman of the Association, made the disclosure in llorin on Friday during an […]

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Kwara Community distributes palliatives to 500 residents

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The Omupo citizens, under the auspices of its umbrella national body, OMUPO DESCENDANTS UNION (ODU), has executed a comprehensive relief package to compliment government’s effort to cushion the effect of the lockdown arising from the covid-19 pandemic on its people. The package, in the form of food items, is designed as part of the palliatives […]

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Covid-19: Omupo indigenes hail Gov Abdulrazak over palliatives as 37 communities benefit from first phase

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The Olomu of Omupo and the Chairman , COVID-19 Palliative Technical Commitee in Omupo District of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, His Royal Highness, Oba Yakubu Adebayo Buari (Ilufemiloye II), has appreciated the Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq , for the approval and the immediate delivery of palliative items to cushion the […]

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Kwara commences enumeration of old people for conditional cash transfer

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

Kwara Government has commenced the enumeration of senior citizens  in the state that will benefit from the state’s Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). This is contained in a release signed by Muritala Atoyebi, the Press Secretary in the office of the Head of Service in Ilorin on Monday. READ ALSO; COVID-19: Oyo NYSC members develop semi-automated […]

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Kwara to grant pardon to nursing mothers, aged persons

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2020 0

 The Kwara Government on Monday said it would grant pardon to nursing mothers and aged persons among others in the four correctional centres in the state. Salman Jawondo, the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin. He, however, stressed that those to […]

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Kwarans hail government efforts on preventive measures

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

Some residents of Kwara have commended the effort of the State Government on the preventive measures taken to curtail the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the state. The residents gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Saturday. NAN recalls that the Kwara Government had on April […]

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Widows Forum donates food items in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 10 April 2020 0

Widows no fewer than 75, on Friday received food items from the Omu-Aran Women Forum in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. Presenting the items, Mrs Celestina Oyedepo, the Coordinator of  the forum, said that the donation was to cushion the effect of lockdown directive over Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the widows. The News Agency […]

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COVID-19: Kwara govt lockdown Offa LG

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The Kwara Government has announced the lockdown of Offa Local Government council following confirmation of two index cases of COVID-19 in the area. Area to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the state. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Ogun deploys mobile app for residents’ personal self-assessment The state Chairman of Technical Committee on COVID-19, Mr Kayode Alabi, […]