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2014-11-09
Oba AbdulRaheem targets education, agriculture
A governorship aspirant under the platform of the People's Democratic Party, PDP in Kwara state, Professor Shuaib Abdul Raheem says he will give priority to qualitaty education and agricultural development if voted int...
Government urged to restore normalcy in North East
The Senator Representing Kwara central senatorial district, Senator Bukola Saraki has called on the federal government to do everything possible to restore normalcy in the North eastern part of the country. S...
Kwara 2015: Ahmed's Grand Declaration And APC's Magic Wand
Buoyed by the endorsement cheque recently handed over to him by the stakeholders in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State governor, Alh AbdulFatah Ahmed, last week formally declared his intention to seek re-...
Nigeria needs right leadership, says church overseer
General Overseer of Abundant Life Gospel Church, Janet Onaolapo, has said that Nigeria is in need of right leadership to witness a change. Onaolapo stated this while addressing newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State,...
One injured in Ilorin protest
One person was injured as people protested in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Saturday. One of the protests occurred at Gambari area of Ilorin, following a clash between members of the Nigeria Security and...
NSCDC officers, civilians clash in Ilorin
Some members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday engaged in a free-for-all with some civilians at Gambari area of Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State. Sunday Trust g...
NDLEA arrests four suspects with 3.455kg of cocaine
THE Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Alhaji Ahmadu Giade has ordered the discreet monitoring of passengers and goods on the Nigeria-Brazil route. The directive was given as operat...
Tony Tetuila advised to drop political ambition
When Tony Tetuila of the defunct pop group Remedies announced his intention to run in the forthcoming general elections in 2015, people greeted his boldness. At least, as another entertainer, shedding the bli...

2014-11-08
Day a fan kissed me in the presence of my wife - Femi Adebayo
Femi Adebayo, son of legendary actor popularly known as Oga Bello has gone from living under the shadow of his father to create a niche for himself in the Yoruba movie industry. Femi-AdebayoMany see him as a ...
Kwara police parade four suspected church robbers, others
The Kwara State Police Command has paraded one Abdullahi Muhammed for allegedly robbing a church in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The name of the church, located in Iluteju Oko-Erin area of the metropolis, was given...
Women for Change and Development Initiative Distributes Empowerment Materials In Kwara
Kwara State Women took their turn, to enjoy the benevolence of Nigeria's first Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan's Non Governmental Organization, Women for Change and Development Initiative with the distribution of empowerment...
Kwara government promises regular training of workforce
The Kwara state government has restated its commitment to ensuring regular comprehensive training and to embark on capital development programmes for its workforce. The state Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako ...
Livestock Farmers in Kwara State Empowered With GES Input
In tandem with the objective of the ATA livestock value chain to ensure availability of good and quality stock as well as health coverage, especially for household livestock in the rural area, 88 livestock farmers in K...
Raimi Oladimeji, Oyedepo, others to be honoured for educational growth
The Chancellor, Covenant University and Landmark University, Bishop David Oyedepo; the founder, Al-Hikmah University, Alhaji Raimi Oladimeji and the traditional ruler of Kwoi, His Royal Majesty Jonathan Maude, will be ...
Why Jonathan can't resolve senators/govs rift - Saraki
Former Kwara State governor, Senator Bukola Saraki, said yesterday that President Goodluck Jonathan could not resolve the same crisis now going between People's Democratic Party (PDP) governors and their senators in 20...

2014-11-07
Photo News: Belgore Submits PDP Guber Nomination Form in Abuja
L-R Former chairman of Bellview Airline, Alhaji Tunde Yusuf; Kwara State PDP governorship aspirant, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN; and PDP National Organising Secretary Abubakar Mustapha when Belgore submitted his nominat...
Don't sell your votes, Jonathan tells women
The First lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Jonathan, has urged Nigeria women not to exchange their voter card with money from any politician in the 2015 general election. The first lady who stated this in Ilori...
Mixed Reactions Trail Dangote Cement Price Cut In Ilorin
Distributors of Cement and block makers in Ilorin on Thursday expressed mixed feelings about the new prices of Dangote cement in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dangote Cement Plc, ...
First Lady inaugurates Women for Change Initiative in Kwara
The First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, on Thursday reaffirmed her determination to uplift the standards of Women in the country. She stated this at the Palace of the Emir of llorin, Alhaji lbrahim Sulu-Gambari, ...
Kwara United Players Protest In Minna
The promotion hopes of Kwara United received a massive blow as the players reportedly protested the non payment of their sign-on-fees during the team's trip to Kaduna today. Sources close to SL10 at the scen...
Woman held over husband's murder
A 30-year-old woman, Jumai Bamaiyi, was yesterday remanded by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly killing her husband, Bamaiyi Aiki. The case, according to the First Information Report,...
Presidency: APC leaders are political anarchists
The Presidency has said that leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are political anarchists and charlatans blinded by an unbridled appetite for power. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Pub...

2014-11-06
Patience Jonathan Visits Ilorin on Thursday
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, will be in Ilorin today. She is expected to be at a rally at the Ilorin Township Stadium. The rally which will be used to mobilise women towards the 2015 election is under...
Nigeria in need of good governance -Tambuwal
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday urged Nigerians to vote out President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. He called on Nigerians to vote for a candidate of the All Progressive...
Gunmen kill 2 FRSC officials in Kogi
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said that two of its officials were killed Sunday night by gunmen who attacked the Koton Karfe prison. Briefing journalists in Lokoja yesterday, the FRSC state ...
Tambuwal, 5 APC governors in Ilorin for Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday declared his intention to run for a second term on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying he has fulfilled his covenant with the people of K...
UITH Introduces New Wound Care Technology
The Chief Medical Director, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Prof. Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, has said that UITH is the first teaching hospital in Nigeria to introduce a novel wound care management. In an ...
APC leaders ask Nigerians to vote out Jonathan
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday lambasted the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government and the Peoples Democratic Party, saying that Nigeria had become worse under PDP's rule. ...
'Governors, others should patronise public schools'
Professor Saka Mahmud of Kwara State University, yesterday, advised Nigerian government officials especially governors to demonstrate their commitment to quality education by sending their children to public schools....
Kwara Governor Declares Second Term Ambition
The political climate in Kwara state appears set for the 2015 elections following the formal declaration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to run for second term in office. The ceremony which held in Ilorin, the K...
PDP may adopt consensus candidate for Kwara gov
There may be no primary election for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants in Kwara State, as plans are underway to adopt a consensus arrangement ahead of the 2015 elections. No fewer than...
Boko Haram: Jonathan should resign or wait for APC to sweep him out - Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday said President Goodluck Jonathan's administration cannot tackle the country's security challenges. The APC chieftain...

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