The Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, KWACCIMA, says the 10th Kwara Trade Fair is strategically planned to provide succour for exhibitors, vendors and prospective buyers and cushion the effects of the present economic hardship by offering affordable prices for goods and services. The chamber also noted that the trade fair, organized by […]
Stakeholders in the health sector and citizens in Kwara State have underscored the need for proper sensitization for health deliverables, improved primary health care facilities and unbridled communication between the government and the citizens. The stakeholders shared the views at a State Health Sector Agenda Townhall Conversation on COVID-19 Transparency Accountability Project, CTAP, in Ilorin, […]
All is now set for a one-day women entrepreneurial training programme organized for Kwara women by the Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation, in partnership with WimBiz. A statement by Abdulganiyu Abdulqadir, the Press Officer on Home Matters to Saraki, stated that the training program will be held on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, in Ilorin, the Kwara […]
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested a gang of two females – Joseph Joy Adama and Vandora Davies Oreoluwa Favour – for robbery and murder of a prominent Kwara socialite, Adeniyi Ojo. The Force PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while parading the suspects in Abuja, said on October 6, 2023, Police operatives apprehended the two […]
The Kwara state Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has expressed disappointment over alleged misgovernance of the state, accusing the Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq’s led APC government of running the state aground despite huge cash inflow to the state since he came on board in 2019. It also demanded the whereabouts of outstanding N17 billion from the N35bn […]
Without taking exception to the misspelling of my nickname as observed in your letter, I received your note in high spirits, and I must commend your courage in defending what you know in your church mind that is undefendable. Unlike others who may be castigating you whenever you tried so hard to use your journalistic […]
By Abdulwaheed Onikanhun Ilorin, a city widely known as center of learning, and often referred to as “Ilu Alfa,” where Islam and Islamic scholarship spread across South-Western Nigeria is currently experiencing a transformation that calls for concern. The city has traditionally symbolized peace and harmony, aligning with the very essence of Islam, which means “religion […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemnedin strong terms the detention of two Kwara-based online journalists, Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan Babatunde and Lukman Oluwatoyin Bolakale, publishers of Just Events Online and Satcom Media, respectively, over a report on the alleged infighting within the ranks of the Kwara State Government. The journalists have been under […]
• Mohammed Funsho Abdullahi When about a fortnight ago the Governor mentioned that he was doing his best to ensure Kwara State retain the two ministerial slots it had during the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency; I was hopeful that his efforts would yield the desire outcome. Doubtless, His Excellency’s commitment to achieving that noble goal for […]
The Association of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of two of its members, Aiyelabegan Babatunde Abdulrazaq and Oluwatoyin Lukman Bolakale, Publishers of Just Events Online Satcom Media respectively. Both journalists have been held in police detention since Monday, September 11, 2023. Their detention is related to […]
