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Kwara Govt. to distribute free notebooks to students

Ihesiulo Grace 29 November 2019 0

Ilorin – Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, on Thursday said students across the state’s public schools are to get free notebooks as part of government’s efforts to deepen access to quality education and ease parents’ burdens. AbdulRazaq stated this when the Chairman of the Nigeria

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Minimum wage: Labour tasks legislature on implementation in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 12 November 2019 0

The Kwara Joint Labour Congress (JLC), has sought the support and cooperation of the Kwara House of Assembly on the full implementation of N30,000 minimum wage for workers by the state government. Mr Kola Olumoh, the Chairman, Trade Union Congress (TUC) in Kwara, made this plea on Tuesday when the state Joint Labour Council paid […]

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Kwara Govt. begins distribution of 40 million anti malaria items across 16 LGAs

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2019 0

The Kwara government says it has started the training of healthcare workers on malaria treatment and the distribution of over 40 million malaria commodities across the 16 local government areas of the state. Speaking in Ilorin on the sidelines of the training, Alhaji Abdullahi Nageri, Programme Manager, State Malaria Elimination Programme, said the first phase […]

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108 youths rescued from Kwara illegal rehabilitation centre

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2019 0

Ilorin – The Kwara State Police Command has uncovered another rehabilitation center, Sumuratu Mumeen Arabic Centre, Gaa-Odota Area in Ilorin, where 108 people detained under inhuman condition were rescued. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun made this known on Thursday in Ilorin while briefing newsmen in his office. Egbetokun said the command acted

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Breast cancer: NMA, MWAN join NGO to screen women in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

Ilorin – The Kwara branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) and the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), on Thursday, collaborated with an NGO, Quinta Health to screen 50 female service personnel in Ilorin. The exercise was held at the NMA secretariat “Doctor’s House”, where the women were tested with Breast-i machine; which visualises […]

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Court issues warrant of arrest for Kwara commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 14 May 2019

Doosuur Iwambe An Ilorin Magistrate court in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Commissioner of Commence and Cooperatives, Deacon Tunde Agboola. The court’s order was borne out of the failure of Agboola to appear before the court on allegations of causing bodily harm, and attempted culpable homicide on a broadcast […]

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Reps member pledges support to NYSC

Ihesiulo Grace 5 December 2018 0

A member representing Isin/Ekiti/Irepodun and Oke-Ero federal constituency, Alhaji Tunji Olawuyi, has pledged support for the National Youth Service Corps camp in Yikpata in Edu local area of Kwara. Olawuyi made the pledge when he visited the camp to commend the Corps members for the role they played in the bye-election that brought him into […]

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Saraki thanks supporters for keeping faith

Ihesiulo Grace 20 July 2018 0

The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki has expressed his gratitude to all his followers and supporters in Kwara for standing by him throughout his ordeals at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Saraki said this in Ilorin on Tuesday when a large crowd of supporters received him at the Airport after the Supreme […]

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Kwara LG inaugurates 5-man c’ttee to boost IGR

Ihesiulo Grace 18 July 2018 0

The Chairman of Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara, Hon. Muyiwa Oladipo, on Tuesday said that the newly inaugurated task force committee on Internally Generated Revue (IGR) was to achieve an all inclusive growth in the council mladipo made the assertion while inaugurating the 5-man task force committee members at the council Secretariat in […]

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Ex-lawmaker tasks Nigerian youths on nation building

Ihesiulo Grace 17 July 2018 0

A second republic lawmaker with the Kwara House of Assembly, Chief Wole Oke on Monday charged Nigerian Youth to shun negative tendencies capable of retarding the progress and development of the country Oke, who is a traditional title holder of Jagunmolu of Shao in Moro local government area of Kwara, gave the charge at a […]

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We are the authentic APC in Kwara – factional Deputy Chairman

Ihesiulo Grace 14 June 2018 0

Deputy Chairman of Chief Bashir Bolarinwa-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kwara, Alhaji Abdullahi Samari, has declared the faction as the authentic APC in the state. Samari who made the claim while speaking to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin said the faction was made up of members advocating the return of President […]

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Osun is ‘most peaceful state’ in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 9 April 2018 0

Osun has been rated the most peaceful state in Nigeria, followed by Kogi, Ekiti Kwara and Imo states. The ranking was based on the research findings of the Foundation for Peace Professionals (FPP). Yobe, Kebbi, Bauchi, Zamfara and Sokoto were found to be the least peaceful states in the country. On a geo-political basis, Akwa […]

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Kwara LG Poll: APC Sweeps All 16 Chairmanship Seats

Ihesiulo Grace 20 November 2017 0

The kwara State Independent Electoral Commission( KWSIEC) yesterday declared chairmanship candidates of the All Progressives Congress ( APC) winners of the last Saturday council elections in all the 16 local government areas of the the state. The commission’s chairman, Dr Usman Ajidagba who announced the results last night said APC won 181 councilloship seats while

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Stakeholders commend peaceful conduct of Kwara LG poll

Ihesiulo Grace 19 November 2017 0

Political stakeholders in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, have commended the peaceful conduct of the local government elections on Saturday in the state. Some of the stakeholders, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), noted that the elections were peaceful in Omu-Aran and other neighboring communities of Oko, Oro, Arandun, Ipetu and Rore. Mr Muyiwa […]

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LG Poll: KWSIEC IFES Organise Training Programme For Facilitators

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2017 0

…As cleric warns youths against violence, hooliganism The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has commenced a training programme for 141 facilitators that will participate in the conduct of the November 18 local government election in the state. The electoral body is organising the three-day training programme in collaboration with the

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Airtel honours teacher in adopted primary school

Ihesiulo Grace 9 October 2017 0

Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has been commended by teachers in its adopted public primary schools located in Lagos, Ogun, Kaduna, Kwara, Cross River and Imo States. The teachers who were overwhelmed with joy hailed the telco for its focus on education and for organizing a specialized training as well as award platform to honour […]

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LG Poll: Why PDP is out of Offa LG contest- KWSIEC

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2017 0

The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has described as false, insinuations that it has denied the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa Local Government Area of the state the opportunity to participate in the November 18, council poll in the state. It described as misleading a report to that effect in a national daily, […]

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Upsurge in hotels aiding crime in Kwara – State Assembly

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2017 0

Kwara State House of Assembly and Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressives Union (IEDPU) on Monday raised an alarm over the proliferation of hotels and guest houses in the state. The legislature and the socio-cultural group were unanimous in their views that proliferation of hotels, especially in Ilorin, the state capital was aiding criminality in the state. […]

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Kwara detects 400 cases of certificate forgery

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2017 0

The Kwara state government has detected cases of certificate forgery among the state and local government workers. To this end was disclosed by the senior Special assistant to the governor on media and Communications, Dr. Muideen Akorede, at a press briefing in government house after the Executive council Meeting held yesterday in Ilorin. He noted […]

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Building collapse in Ilorin

Ihesiulo Grace 18 August 2017 0

Several casualties have been recorded after a building collapsed along Zulu-Gambari road, Ilorin in Kwara State. More to follow