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Lawyer petitions NJC against appointing new judges in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

An IIorin based legal practitioner, Murtala Sambo has asked the National Judicial Council (NJC) to suspend the consideration for appointment of five new judges for the Kwara state judiciary due to glaring irregularities, nepotism and favouritism that marred the selection process. He also

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Kwara inaugurates 12-man committee over NULGE crisis

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2020 0

The Kwara state government on Monday inaugurated a 12-member committee to wade into age long crisis amongst members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in the 16 local government areas of the state. The protracted leadership crisis has rocked the union, leading to the emergence of two factions. Inaugurating the committee, the […]

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Why Kwara is embracing school feeding programme- Gov. AbdulRazaq

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

Kwara state is joining the national home grown school feeding programme to tackle school age malnutrition, boost school enrolment, and strengthen its local economy through wealth redistribution, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Thursday. Gov. AbdulRazaq said the statistics of stunted and wasted children in the state until May 2019 the highest in the north central

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Kwara govt., workers reach accord on new minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Organised labour in Kwara and the state government have reached an agreement on the N30, 000 minimum wage to be paid to workers in the state. To this end, labour has shelved its plan to embark on industrial action over the new wage. READ ALSO: Kwara to revoke 5, 000 illegally allocated plots of land […]

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Kwara to revoke 5, 000 illegally allocated plots of land

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

The Kwara state government says it will revoke over 5,000 plots of land allocated illegally by the immediate past administration. Director-General of the Kwara state Bureau of Lands, Bolaji Edun, disclosed this on Monday in llorin. According to Edun, the immediate past administration signed over 5, 000 certificates of occupancy for plots of land in the […]

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Kwara govt. to revoke 5,000 plots of land

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

The Kwara government says it will revoke over 5,000 plots of land sold illegally by the immediate past administration. Bolaji Edun, the Director-General of Kwara Bureau of Lands, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in llorin. 7 political parties to contest Kwara Assembly by-election According to Edun, the immediate past administration signed over 5,000 Certificates

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7 political parties to contest Kwara Assembly by-election

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

 Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says seven political parties have indicated readiness to participate in the March 14, Patigi State Constituency by-election in Kwara. Garba Madami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, made disclosure on Monday in Ilorin. READ ALSO: Deceased lawmaker’s younger brother gets APC Kwara by-election flag

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Pandemonium as Kwara D/Gov scampers at NIPOGA closing ceremony

Ihesiulo Grace 15 February 2020 0

Ilorin – The Deputy Governor of Kwara, Mr Kayode Alabi, was on Saturday whisked away by security operatives following a pandemonium at the closing ceremony of this year’s NIPOGA in Ilorin. Spectators and other delegates scampered for safety when the Zaria contingent attacked match officials after the final whistle of the football event, prompting a […]

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Kwara Govt urges motorists to move to designated parks

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2020 0

 The Kwara Government has directed commercial motorists in the state to move to designated parks, warning that it will start raiding illegal motor parks across the state. The state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Mr Suleiman Rotimi, gave the order in Ilorin on Monday during a meeting with the state chapter of Association of Independent […]

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Kwara Govt raises 50,000 hybrid cocoa seedlings

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

The Kwara Government says it has  raised 50,000 hybrid Cocoa seedlings for distribution to farmers in the state at affordable prices. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq disclosed this at the Cocoa Farmers’ Roundtable Conference held at the Cocoa House, Oke Onigbin, in Isin Local Government Area of the state. READ ALSO: You are driven by envy, motivated […]

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EFCC arrests civil servant in Kwara over alleged employment scam

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2020 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a senior official of Kwara Ministry of Finance, Mrs Olajumoke Rhoda Oyawoye, in connection with alleged employment scam.Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Publicity of the commission, announced this in a statement made available to our correspondents in Ilorin on Monday. The EFFC stated that […]

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Kwara to digitalise education management information system

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2020 0

Kwara state government says it will digitalise education management information system to promote efficiency in the sector. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs. Fatimah Ahmed, disclosed this on the sidelines of the official presentation of the scheme organised by the ministry in Ilorin. Ahmed said the present administration is already going

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Kwara govt will seek to eradicate drug abuse, poverty through sports- deputy governor

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

The Kwara State Government is ready to use sports to eradicate drug abuse, youth restiveness and lift the state’s people out of poverty, the State Deputy Governor, Kayode Alabi, has said. He stated this in Ilorin on Friday while receiving members of the Main Organising Committee (MOC) of the Kwara State Sports Festival (Kwasfest 2020) […]

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WAEC: Kwara to sanction 165 schools for involving in exam malpratice

Ihesiulo Grace 17 January 2020 0

The Kwara Government says it will sanction recently blacklisted schools by the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) for examination malpractices in the state. The state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Fatimah Ahmed, said this in a statement by the ministry’s Press Secretary, Mr Yakub Aliagan, on Friday in Ilorin. Yobe Govt offers […]

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Omolola, Kwara girl stranded in Lebanon rescued

Ihesiulo Grace 13 January 2020 0

Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Monday said that a stranded Nigerian lady, Ajayi Omolola whose video calling for help went viral has been rescued. Omolola, whose parents live in Ilorin, was tricked into travelling to Lebanon in the guise of engaging her as an English tutor. Dabiri-Erewa on her Twitter handle said: […]

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Hope for Kwara stranded girl in Lebanon as Abike Dabiri-Erewa responds

Ihesiulo Grace 11 January 2020 0

Chairman/CEO of Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Friday took to her twitter account to respond to the viral call for help video of a stranded Nigerian lady, her statement was a ray of hope to many. The alleged trafficker has been arrested and will be handed over to NAPTIP.The family of the lady have […]

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Fuel scarcity looms Kwara, Speaker cries out

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2020 0

 The Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Danladi, has expressed concern over fuel scarcity in four districts of Baruten Local Government Area of the state. Danladi cried out during a courtesy visit to Compt. Mohammed Garba, the newly posted Border Drill Sector Coordinator, Sector 3, Ilorin, on Monday. READ ALSO Oshiomhole should heed to […]

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Kwara takes over Saraki’s land in Ilorin

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2019 0

Ilorin – The Kwara State Government has taken over a piece of land being used by the Saraki Family in Ilorin. A release by the Chief Press Secretary to Kwara Governor, Rafiu Ajakaiye said on Friday that a new secretariat would be built on the land. Ajakaiye said the land was originally meant for Government […]

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Minimum wage: Kwara approves composition of negotiation c’ttee

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2019 0

 Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara has ordered the immediate composition of the state Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee. Mrs Susan Modupe, the Kwara Head of Service (HoS), said in a statement on Tuesday in Ilorin that the governor gave the directive at the State Executive Council meeting. Only sponsors of N90bn, N40bn allegedly given to Osinbajo […]

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EFCC nabs former Kwara LG Lawmaker over car theft

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2019 0

Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former councillor of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara, Samuel Adeojo, over alleged car theft. Spokesperson of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Uwujaren alleged that Adeojo was fingered as the leader of a car […]