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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has told All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Assembly that their victory came with renewed responsibility to deliver more to the people for the confidence reposed in the party.
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Twenty-five people reportedly died while 15 others suffered various degrees of injuries on Tuesday from an inferno involving a petrol tanker, an articulated vehicle, and an 18-seater commercial bus at Peke village along Oko-Olowo, Bode Saadu expressway in Moro Local Government, Kwara State. The Guardian learnt that the accident involving the three vehicles occurred at…
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated All Progressives Congress (APC) on the victories of all its candidates at the Appeal Court, including the reclaiming of the Odo-Ogun State Constituency, Oyun Local Government. The victory in the Odo Ogun Constituency means that APC now occupies all the 24 seats in the state Assembly. Abdulrazaq specifically…
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated members of the state Education Trust Fund Board, which he said will play a key role in helping to solidify educational transformation in the state. "The inauguration of the Kwara State Education Trust Fund Board today is another strategic step towards providing the right environment for excellent learning…
25 Nov
The Kwara State Government, through its Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, has affirmed its commitment to collaborate with the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in the drive to eradicate open defecation within the state. During a visit to the commissioner's office in Ilorin, UNICEF Wash Specialist, Mrs. Theressa Pammer, discussed…
23 Nov
The Kwara State government has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IHS Nigeria for the development of a technology innovation facility in Kwara State. In a statement released by the Kwara State government's spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, it said that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq signed the MoU alongside IHS Nigeria CEO, Mohamad Darwish,…
23 Nov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commended the efforts of the military troops involved in the Still Waters III exercise in Oro Ago town for improving security in the area. He also expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done on the Orisa bridge, which is now near completion. AbdulRazaq visited the military troops on…
22 Nov
A High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has issued an order of interim injunction against a traditional ruler in Edu Local Council, the Etsu of Tsaragi, Aliyu Kpotwa, from removing or dealing in any manner with the head of Ndadzoko, in Tsaragi Emirate, Attahiru Abdulkadir.Â
21 Nov
A High court in Ilorin has issued an order of interim injunction against a traditional ruler in Edu local government area of Kwara State and Etsu of Tsaragi, Alhaji Aliyu Abdullahi Kpotwa, from removing or dealing in any manner with the stool of head of the Ndadzoko of Tsaragi emirate, Alhaji Attahiru Haruna Abdulkadir. The…
14 Nov
The Kwara State Government has signed a partnership deal with the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) to facilitate export-related industrialisation and investment promotions in the state. The deal, which was signed in Cairo, Egypt on the sidelines of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), will qualify Kwara and private exporters of non-oil commodities operating in the…
8 Nov
The Kwara Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) generated the sum of N5,992,300,562.73 between June and October, an official said on Tuesday in Ilorin. The Customs Area Controller, Kwara Command, Comptroller Kehinde Ilesanmi, disclosed this during a news conference. He said the amount generated within the period under review surpassed what was generated in the…
3 Nov
In one of his many writings on leadership which he titled ‘Six Studies in World Strategy’, America’s all-time diplomatic czar and statesman Henry Kissinger said ‘leaders think and act at the intersection of two axes: the first, between the past and the future; the second, between the abiding values and aspirations of those they lead.…