Tag: Kwara
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2 million people at risk of NTDs in Kwara –Official
The Kwara Government has stated that no fewer than two million people living in the state were at risk of contracting one or two of the over 20 Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NTDs include dengue, lymphatic filariasis, trachoma, and leishmaniasis, which are called “neglected,” because they generally…
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20 perish in Kwara multiple road crash
The Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of 20 persons, in a crash along the Bode Saadu- Ilorin road, in the early hours of Saturday. According to information made available to newsmen by the command, in Ilorin, on Saturday, quoted Jonathan Owoade, the Kwara Sector Commander, as saying that…
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NIN issued in Kwara before 2012 invalid – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says that any National Identification Card or National Identity Number (NIN) issued in Kwara before 2012 is not valid. The NIMC acting Coordinator in the state, Mr Paul Popoola, disclosed this on Tuesday at the University of Ilorin, while speaking with newsmen. Popoola explained that NIN registration in the…
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Just in: Panic in Kwara as 20 doctors test positive to Covid-19
At least 20 doctors have been infected with COVID-19 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), an official has said. The President of UITH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Badmus Habeeb, said this in an interview with the journalists on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that members of the association were battling…
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10 die in Kwara road accident on Christmas Day
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara, on Friday, confirmed that at least 10 persons lost their lives in an accident along Idofian-Ilorin road. The Kwara Sector Commander, Jonathan Owoade, said in Ilorin that the fatal crash was as a result of speed limit violation and wrong overtaking. Owoade said that the crash, which…
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Six killed, 30 buildings burnt as tanker explosion rocks Kwara
At least six persons have been killed and 30 buildings burnt following a fire incident involving a petrol tanker in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a petrol tanker travelling through the ancient town lost control and spilled its contents as it rammed into residential buildings. The…
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Just in: Kwara orders partial lockdown amidst Covid-19’s second wave
Kwara state government on Wednesday imposed a fresh lockdown in the state from 12 midnight to 4 am with effect from Thursday, December 24, 2020. The lockdown was contained in the new guidelines on COVID-19 issued on Wednesday by the state Technical Committee on COVID-19. Addressing a press conference in Ilorin, the state Commissioner for…
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Homecoming: APC reacts to Saraki’s grand reception during father’s memorial
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State yesterday said it is very solid in the state. It added that former Senate President Bukola Saraki cannot pose any threat. APC Chairman Bashir Bolarinwa, speaking in Ilorin at a prayer organised in honour of the late former Governor Mohammed Lawal, made a reference to the entry of…
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Like Sanwo-Olu, AbdulRazaq moves to stop pensions of Kwara ex-governors, deputies
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will next week send a bill to the State House of Assembly asking the lawmakers to repeal the law awarding pension packages to former governors and deputy governors. In a statement Governor AbdulRazaq’s spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye said that “the governor has listened to voices of the majority of the citizens…
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Saraki asks Kwara CJ to transfer Ile Arugbo case
Claimants to the disputed land (Ile Arugbo) of the late Dr. Olusola Saraki, Asa Investments Ltd, on Thursday asked the Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Sulyman Kawu, to reassign the case. The claimants also urged the presiding judge handling the matter at a Kwara State High, Justice Abiodun Adebara, to withdraw from the case.…