2014-09-20

RE: Afolayan's death was avoidable if Saraki, Ahmed had supported him when he needed help.
My attention has been drawn to an online article sponsored by the so called president of Orisun Igbomina, one Gbenga Awoyale, wherein he stated that SENATOR BUKOLA SARAKI did not deemed it fit to visit the late Afolay...

My mission in Kwara. John Dara
Deacon John Dara, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, was a member of the National Conference. He has served the country in various capacities, including being a special assistant to Gen. ...

Public Health Physicians Back Govt On Schools Resumption
The Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN) yesterday expressed support for Federal Government's directive that primary and post-primary schools across the country could be re opened on Monday, Septe...

'He has many wives outside' * 'No, I only have two'
30-year-old woman, Semiat Makanju, has approached a Lagos Island Customary Court in Lagos State to dissolve her marriage with her husband, Akeem Maruf, accusing him of desertion, lack of care and cruelty. The...

Imoleboja Rockshelter: Kwara's rock of refuge
The Imolejoba rockshelter is a massive granite rock with inner apartments capable of accommodating a large number of people. In the local dialect of the people it means 'God has built a house'. It is found in Odo-Owa, ...

Okagbare, Enyeama Shortlisted for Nigerian Sports Award
The 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award has entered the voting phase as the top three nominees for each of the different categories of the award have emerged. The list of the top three nominees for all the catego...

We constructed 800 kilometres of roads in 3 years - Kwara govt.
The Kwara Government says it constructed over 800 kilometres of roads within the last three years. The Commissioner for Works and Transport, Dr Abubakar Kannike, stated this on Friday in Ilorin while spe...

It appears there is no President in Nigeria - Kwara deputy speaker
The Deputy Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Prof. Mohammed Yisa, in this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU speaks on national issues and others. What is your assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan's admi...

4 feared killed in Ilorin cult clash
Four youths have been reportedly killed in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, after a two-day clash involving suspected cult members. Saturday Tribune gathered that the incident, which occurred between Thursday a...

Kwara PDP Crisis: Court Restrains Ilorin West LG Chairman
An Ilorin High Court has restrained members of the Yusuf Olugbon-led factional executive from parading themselves as Executive Committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilorin West local government are...

INEC fixes September 22 for phase 2 of CVR in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday announced the extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Kwara. A statement in Ilorin, signed by the commission's State Director of Voter E...

Kwara NUT Gives Condition for Sept. 22 Schools Resumption
Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday declared that teachers in the state would not resume on September 22, 2014, until all provisions to prevent Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) were made by go...

2014-09-19

Umar Saro, Oloyede, Ambali, Taiwo Awoniyi Get National Honours
The Federal government has released the list of honourees for the 2013/2014 National Honours Award. Among the prominent names from Kwara State are Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiy Amb...

INEC extends voters registration in Kwara.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Friday announced the extension of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Kwara. A statement in Ilorin, signed by the commission’s State Directo...

Kwara Govt Postpones Schools' Resumption Indefinitely
The Kwara State Government has postponed resumption of all primary (basic) and secondary schools indefinitely. This is contained in a statement from the office of the Kwara State Commissioner of Education and Human Capita...

OPINION: Abuja/Lagos politicians and their antics. By Abdulraheem Salman
One will wonder why some politicians so much rely on cheap blackmail, day light tales as well as assassination of the character of their fellow human beings in order to have their ways. Have they forgotten the popul...

KWASU host Carnegie African Diaspora Scholar
In recognition of its research efforts and commitment to attaining a world-class status, the Kwara State University has been selected by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to host an African Diaspora scho...

Group boosts learning with N10m in Kwara
The President, Pan African Children Advocacy Watch, Dr. Adetokunbo Ayeni, says the group has devoted over N10m to the development of education in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to A...

KWSG Restates Resolve to Support Development
The Kwara Government has restated its resolve to support the development of sporting activities among journalists and working class in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communica...

Ajadi denies working for Ahmed's re-election
Presidential Adviser on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mokanjuola Sulaiman Ajadi, yesterday denied reports that he was working for the re-election of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State. Ajadi, who i...

Kwara 2015: Kwara Group Backs Sheriff Shagaya for House of Representatives
A leading socio-political group in Kwara State, Kwara Restoration Agenda (KARA) has thrown its weight behind the aspiration of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya who is contesting...

PDP Will Replicate Ekiti Victory In Kwara - Woman Leader
Hajia Monsurat Folorunsho, a PDP woman leader in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, said the party would replicate Ekiti electoral fortune in Kwara come 2015. Folorunsho said this at the inauguration...

Ahmed Reiterates Commitment To Empowering Youths In Kwara
The Kwara state governor, Abdulfattah Ahmed has reiterated the commitment of his government to ensure youths in the state are empowered financially to stand on their own instead of pursuing limited white collar jobs....

FERMA warns kwara residents against dumping refuse into drainage
ln a bid to maintain, sustain and to elongate the life span of Nigeria roads, the Kwara state chapter of Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has called Kwara residents and Nigerians at large to desist from dumping ...

2014-09-18

534 new polling units allocated to Kwara - INEC
Out of the 30,027 polling units the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) planned to introduce across the country, 534 polling units would be allocated to Kwara State. The Public Relations Officer ...

B-System owner's murder: Sheikh Kamaldeen's grandson, one other to die by hanging
An Ilorin High Court has sentenced a grandson of the first Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Kamaldeen Al-Adabby, Fahad Kamaldeen and one Taoheed Lamidi Olayode to death by hanging for culpable homicide. Justice I. A. Yus...

OPINION: Kwara 2015: A contest between reason and ideology. By Muhammed Abdullahi
I will start this piece by making some conceptual clarifications. What is ideology? And what is reason? Ideology, in basic understanding, means "a set of political beliefs", while reason connotes "the power of the mind...

Clark attacks Kwankwaso, Lamido, Okorocha, Saraki
Ijaw leader Edwin Clark yesterday criticised the governors of Kano, Jigawa and Imo states as well as former Kwara governor Bukola Saraki. Clark spoke in Abuja while receiving the leaders of the People's Democ...

Lamentations of Robbery Suspect - 'Bad Luck Trailed My Efforts to Succeed in Life'
A suspected robber identified as James Olanrewaju said to be terrorizing residents of Ijora, Yaba, and it's environs, has been arrested by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja, Lagos. Pol...

We Disguise As Drivers to Rob Passengers - Suspects
The police in Lagos have smashed a syndicate that specializes in carrying passengers, and thereafter rob them on transit. Two of the members, a driver and a prostitute are currently in the cell of the Special...

2015: PDP Fixes Nov 29 For Guber Primaries, Govs Endorse Jonathan
Ahead of today’s National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed its presidential primaries for December 6, 2014. This was disclosed by the national publicity se...

Kwara, Ondo direct schools to open Monday
The Kwara State government has directed primary and secondary schools to resume on Monday. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) had directed its members not to resume, until their demands on the control of the...

National Planning Minister preaches unity in Kwara PDP
Minister of National Planning and Deputy Chairman, National Planning Commission, Dr. Suleiman Olanrewaju, has advised members of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State to bury their differences and unite to be a...

Kwara Speaker Urges NECO To Make Exams ICT - Based
The National Examination Council (NECO) has been urged to make its examinations ICT-based to further check examination malpractices and corruption in the conduct of public examinations in the country. The Spe...

2014-09-17

OPINION: The Kind of Governor Kwara Needs. By Abdulrauf Mohammed
It is just a matter of weeks before political parties begin their congresses to elect candidates for various offices. These are very important processes in a democracy, which sadly Nigerians rarely pay sufficient atten...

Yemi Afolayan, APC Kwara secretary, buried
The remains of Mr Yemi Afolayan, who was Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, was on Tuesday buried in his home town in Inishan, Irepodun Local Government Area. The body of the 68-...

Unilorin procures N1.2m anti-Ebola kits.
In a sustained bid to contain the spread of the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in and around the University community, the management of the University of Ilorin has procured Ebola preventive equipment worth N1.2 ...

Kwara College of Education Ilorin 1st Batch Admission List Released
Kwara College of Education Ilorin has released her 2014/2015 provisional admission list. Visit College's Page for more information....

Kwara 2015: Ajadi in Deal To Return Governor Ahmed
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, Kwara- born Presidential Adviser Senator Suleiman Makanjuola Adebayo Ajadi has begun romancing the state chapter of All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to help Governor Abdulfatah A...

Investing in Kwara - The State of Harmony
Kwara State also known as ‘the state of harmony’ was created on 27th May 1967. At its creation, the state was made up of the former Ilorin and Kabba provinces of the then Northern Region and was initially...

Kwara College of Health Technology Offa 1st Batch Admission List Released
Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa has released her 2014/2015 provisional admission list. Visit the College's website for mor...

Aina seeks adequate funding for libraries
A Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Ilorin, Lanre Aina, has called on governments and relevant stakeholders to ensure adequate funding of libraries in the country. Prof. Aina m...

Electricity Pensioners Protest Unpaid Gratuity Entitlement In Kwara
In Kwara State,the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Electricity Sector, protested the non-payment of their gratuity entitlements said to amount to N25bn nationwide, they also alleged that they were being owed t...

Unilorin staff members tasked on fitness exercise
The Ag. Head of the Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, University of Ilorin, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwafunmilola Dominic, has said that majority of staff members of the University have lower back pain because of lac...