The Kwara State Government has directed schools in the state to reopen for the second term of 2020/21 academic session from Monday, January 18, 2021. The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Permanent Secretary, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this known during the Education Stakeholders meeting held at Ministry’s headquarters on Thursday. She hinted that…
No fewer than twenty doctors have been infected with COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Dr Badmus Habeeb, President of UITH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) made this known during an interview with journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. He said that members of the association were battling with…
Contrary to reports circulating the media that the chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress in Kwara State, Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa has been removed and his deputy, Alhaji Sanmari Abdullah sworn in as the new acting chair, some high-ranking stakeholders in the party have denied the purported removal. The statement, jointly signed by Prof….
The Federal Government has vowed to shut down the Lagos-Ibadan and the Abuja-Kaduna train services if there’s any case of Covid-19 amongst its passengers. This was disclosed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi while appearing on NTA Good Morning Nigeria Programme. He said all passengers must comply with the Covid-19 safety protocols from the…
Unilorin student, Mubarak Shittu emerges new President Security bodies, Kwara govt official, others okay election Olofa, Kwara Assembly member, Harmony Holdings GMD, Akaje, others congratulate new student leader Kwara gov’s aide booed out of election ground President-elect gives victory speech The National Association of Kwara State Students, NAKSS, has elected Comrade Muftau Mubarak Shittu, a…
The Kwara State Government said on Friday that it had shut down two illegal orphanages, Blusolande DayCare and Inioluwa Orphanage, both at Omu-Aran town, the headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area of the State. Press Secretary of the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Adesikeola Babatunde Ajiboye, in a statement said the homes were…
The Federal Government, on Thursday, said it might not be left with another option than to lockdown the country for the second time if the surge in COVID-19 pandemic cases increases. Dr. Sani Aliyu, the National coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 made this known in Abuja during a Press Briefing. The Minister…
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State command on Monday paraded nine suspects who are accused of vandalizing transformers and cables in Ilorin. The Informant247 gathered that one of the suspects had been on the watch list of the command. The command noted that the suspects were arrested for vandalising street lights, electricity…
The Lagos State Government has announced January 18, 2021 as the resumption date for schools to begin the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session. In a statement signed by the Head Public Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi, he noted that the resumption date was announced by the Commissioner of Education,…
The governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, on Monday, signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N141.6 billion into law. The governor had November 27 presented the budget of N141.6 billion for 2021 to the state House of Assembly. The budget had over N92.2 billion as capital expenditure while N49.5 billion was for recurrent expenditure, representing…
By; The Kwara State Magistrate Court has ordered the remand of one thirty years old Oluwaseun Idowu, who allegedly raped eleven years old girl in Ilorin. The suspect was however, dragged before magistrate Shade Lawal, of the state family court for the offences of sexual abuse and exploitation of a child contrary to section 32…
The Kwara State modified monthly environmental sanitation will hold on Saturday, December 26, with restriction of human and vehicular movements between 7am and 9am. Ministry of Environment Press Secretary, Okanlawon Taiwo, hinted that the directive will be effective across the 16 local government areas in the state. He added that waste management trucks will be…
Kwarans have scored the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq led Kwara government low on anti-corruption, transparency, security, climate action and water supply, noting that activities within good governance, infrastructure, anti-corruption, health and youth development were considered as exceptional, a State based non-governmental organization, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative BBYDI said Wednesday. BBYDI noted that its one-year long report…
Midnight fire on Monday gutted the popular Ipata market in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. It was learnt that the fire, which destroyed eleven shops and damaged valuable property, started around 1:47am. The spokesperson for Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, said the inferno was put out by the efforts of the fire service, thereby…
Adamawa State Government, on Thursday, ordered the closure of all schools in the state. The directive was contained in a short statement issued by the Permanent Secretary of the State Ministry of Education Education and Human Capital Development, Aisha Abubakar. The statement read, “The ministry of education and human capital development wishes to direct and…
The Kwara State Government has described as “false”, the allegation by the chairman of SOBI FM, Lukman Mustapha, that some government officials are spreading fake news on his COVID-19 status. The Rebirth captain had alleged that the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Modupeola Joel among other government officials of spreading fake news and…
Following yesterday’s fire incident at the newly renovated Government High School in Ilorin, the Kwara State Government has warned against bush burning in school premises during the harmattan period. The State Commissioner for Education, Fatimah Bisola Ahmed gave the warning while inspecting the scene of the fire outbreak. She appreciated the prompt response of the…
The Lagos State Government, on Thursday, ordered public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday. This directive was contained in a statement issued by an official of the State Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni. The statement read partly, “The 2020/2021 first term academic session for public and private schools comes to…
The former deputy governor of Kwara state and Asiwaju of Igosun land, Chief (Deacon) Simon Adedeji Sayomi is dead. Aged 94, Sayomi, the deputy to late governor Mohammed Lawal, died on Wednesday, December 16 at his residence. Anouncing his death to newsmen, the National President of Igosun Progressive Union (IPU), Chief R.O Balogun described the…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, received the final report of the judicial commission of inquiry that investigated the sale of Kwara assets during the administration of former governors Muhammed Lawal, Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed. The report was presented by the chairman of the panel, retired Olabanji Orilonishe. Presenting the three-volume report to Governor AbdulRahman…
