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2014-08-10
Best KWASU student gets N1.65m
Kwara State Government on Friday presented a cheque of N1.65m to Ameen Mohammed Tukur who distinguished himself as the over all best graduating student of the Kwara State University, Malete for 2012/2013 session. Whil...
Kwara State Government on Friday presented a cheque of N1.65m to Ameen Mohammed Tukur who distinguished himself as the over all best graduating student of the Kwara State University, Malete for 2012/2013 session. Whil...
OSUN ELECTION: Kwara APC should not rejoice yet - Kwara PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised leaders of the ruling APC in the state not to rejoice yet over the victory of the APC candidate, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in the just concluded...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised leaders of the ruling APC in the state not to rejoice yet over the victory of the APC candidate, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in the just concluded...
Opinion: Ilorin: The city where peace is forged
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is a town whose name was derived from a stone that hunter and farmers used to sharpen their implements. ABIOLA AZEEZ writes on the factors that have shaped the town where cultures and reli...
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is a town whose name was derived from a stone that hunter and farmers used to sharpen their implements. ABIOLA AZEEZ writes on the factors that have shaped the town where cultures and reli...
Clash Looms over APC Guber Ticket in Kwara
Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Kwara state, political office holders serving under the current administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may cross each other over the ticket of the governorship position...
Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Kwara state, political office holders serving under the current administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may cross each other over the ticket of the governorship position...
OPINION: Osun Election Post Mortem: I Bring Glad Tidings To Kwara PDP. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
Anyone that has been following the unusual government in the state of Osun would not be surprised that the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola won his re-election bid convincingly. Here in the state of Kwara, an undiscerning observe...
Anyone that has been following the unusual government in the state of Osun would not be surprised that the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola won his re-election bid convincingly. Here in the state of Kwara, an undiscerning observe...
Lai Mohammed Narrates Ordeal in Hands of Masked Security Agents
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being behind his ordeal in the hands of the masked security agents who arrested him on Friday,...
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being behind his ordeal in the hands of the masked security agents who arrested him on Friday,...
Arithmetical solution to the unmanageable size of Kwara PDP gubernatorial gladiators in Kwara South
Like it was the case in 2007, the number of P.D.P. gubernatorial candidates from Kwara South Senatorial District is growing by the day. At the last count, five candidates have declared their gubernatorial ambitions as c...
Like it was the case in 2007, the number of P.D.P. gubernatorial candidates from Kwara South Senatorial District is growing by the day. At the last count, five candidates have declared their gubernatorial ambitions as c...
Dates fixed for distribution of permanent voters card, sacrosanct - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Kwara State said the dates fix for distribution of permanent voter cards and continuous registration exercise are still sacrosanct. INEC had fixed 15-17 Augus...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Kwara State said the dates fix for distribution of permanent voter cards and continuous registration exercise are still sacrosanct. INEC had fixed 15-17 Augus...
Ahmed on causes of security break down
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin called for coordinated strategic response in combating prevailing security challenges in the country. Speaking at a Security Summit organized by Ilorin Emir...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin called for coordinated strategic response in combating prevailing security challenges in the country. Speaking at a Security Summit organized by Ilorin Emir...
Oil spills: KWASU VC advocates sanctions against multinationals
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’allah, in Ilorin yesterday advocated heavy sanctions against oil companies operating in the country with indifference to the environment...
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’allah, in Ilorin yesterday advocated heavy sanctions against oil companies operating in the country with indifference to the environment...
Open letter to President Obama. By Bunmi Olusona
Kindly help save the lives of several West Africans currently infected with Ebola virus. Some of us could not fathom a good reason you turned the Nigerian Government request for the trial drug ZMAPP down. We believe tha...
Kindly help save the lives of several West Africans currently infected with Ebola virus. Some of us could not fathom a good reason you turned the Nigerian Government request for the trial drug ZMAPP down. We believe tha...
Press Release: Congratulations to Aregbesola and the People of Osun for Defeating Federal Might - Saraki
In spite of the overwhelming pressure mounted by the unnecessary influx of over 70,000 armed personnel across the state of Osun; the illegal arrest and harassment of opposition members, and; the propaganda from the PDP,...
In spite of the overwhelming pressure mounted by the unnecessary influx of over 70,000 armed personnel across the state of Osun; the illegal arrest and harassment of opposition members, and; the propaganda from the PDP,...
2014-08-09
70-year-old pastor and son in court for attempted murder in Ilorin
Ibigbemi Ajayi, a 70-year-old Ilorin-based pastor and his 17-year-old son, Joel, have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder and culpable homicide.Father and son were charged with cr...
Ibigbemi Ajayi, a 70-year-old Ilorin-based pastor and his 17-year-old son, Joel, have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court for attempted murder and culpable homicide.Father and son were charged with cr...
ODU laments bad roads in Offa
An umbrella body of all associations in the ancient city of Offa, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has lamented bad state of township roads in the area. Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by Kwara South polit...
An umbrella body of all associations in the ancient city of Offa, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has lamented bad state of township roads in the area. Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by Kwara South polit...
Supreme Court flays UNILORIN over 15-year seizure of students' degrees
After about 15 years of nerve-wracking battle, the Supreme Court has finally upheld the decisions of a Federal High Court in Ilorin, which declared the withholding of the academic records and degrees of two former stud...
After about 15 years of nerve-wracking battle, the Supreme Court has finally upheld the decisions of a Federal High Court in Ilorin, which declared the withholding of the academic records and degrees of two former stud...
Jani Ibrahim's Consuming Passion for Golf
Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Kwara State, Alhaji Jani Ibrahim, who turns 55 today unwinds by playing golf. At 55, the Chairman of Lubcon Group Alhaji Jani Ibrahim, who recently joined the...
Peoples Democratic Party governorship aspirant in Kwara State, Alhaji Jani Ibrahim, who turns 55 today unwinds by playing golf. At 55, the Chairman of Lubcon Group Alhaji Jani Ibrahim, who recently joined the...
Osun Guber: PDP imports electoral merchants
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has reportedly imported no fewer than 300 persons into Osun State to assist in rigging the governorship election in favour of the party. The electoral merchants, who were s...
The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) has reportedly imported no fewer than 300 persons into Osun State to assist in rigging the governorship election in favour of the party. The electoral merchants, who were s...
NMA President resigns over suspension; Kwara Doctors Continue Strike
The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Kayode Obembe, has resigned. In a letter signed and dated August 8, 2014, Obembe said he was resigning following the controversies that trailed the suspension of the ov...
The President, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Kayode Obembe, has resigned. In a letter signed and dated August 8, 2014, Obembe said he was resigning following the controversies that trailed the suspension of the ov...
ARS Golden Boot Winner Says Award Changed His Mum's Perception about Sports
Winner of the highest goal scorer award in the female category of the just concluded Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 National Championship, Juliet Imoh has revealed how the award has changed her mother’s positio...
Winner of the highest goal scorer award in the female category of the just concluded Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 National Championship, Juliet Imoh has revealed how the award has changed her mother’s positio...
IEDPU holds summit on insecurity in Ilorin
Worried by the growing insecurity of lives and property in Ilorin, the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) is staging a summit to address the issue. The discussion, which holds today, is to c...
Worried by the growing insecurity of lives and property in Ilorin, the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) is staging a summit to address the issue. The discussion, which holds today, is to c...
Cleric, 2 others remanded for using placenta for rituals
For allegedly burning placenta of a new born baby with other spiritual substances, a 32-year-old cleric, Alfa Abdulganiyu Bamidele of Iyana Ojere Ogidi, Laluba Area, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been remanded at the Federal P...
For allegedly burning placenta of a new born baby with other spiritual substances, a 32-year-old cleric, Alfa Abdulganiyu Bamidele of Iyana Ojere Ogidi, Laluba Area, Ilorin, Kwara State, has been remanded at the Federal P...
2014-08-08
Kwara PDP elders call for free, fair primaries
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan and national leadership of the party to take a cue from Ekiti by conducting free, fair and credible primaries that...
Elders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State yesterday urged President Goodluck Jonathan and national leadership of the party to take a cue from Ekiti by conducting free, fair and credible primaries that...
ODU laments bad roads in Offa
AN umbrella body of all associations in the ancient city of Offa, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has lamented bad state of township roads in the area. Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by Kwara South pol...
AN umbrella body of all associations in the ancient city of Offa, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has lamented bad state of township roads in the area. Speaking at a town hall meeting organised by Kwara South pol...
2014-08-07
Ebola: Kwara Bans Corpse Without Death Certificates
As part of effort to guide against the outbreak of. Ebola in Kwara, the Kwara Government has ordered Owners of Corpses entering Kwara to obtain truly certified death Certificates to ascertain the cause of death. ...
As part of effort to guide against the outbreak of. Ebola in Kwara, the Kwara Government has ordered Owners of Corpses entering Kwara to obtain truly certified death Certificates to ascertain the cause of death. ...
OPINION: Bola Shagaya Is A Two Faced Politician And Wheeler Dealer. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
It has become necessary to warn well meaning Kwarans on the dangers posed by the billionaire business woman to the struggle of those clamouring for political freedom in Kwara state. Hajia Bola Shagaya as she is fondly ...
It has become necessary to warn well meaning Kwarans on the dangers posed by the billionaire business woman to the struggle of those clamouring for political freedom in Kwara state. Hajia Bola Shagaya as she is fondly ...
Kwara 2015: 10 for governor in PDP
Ten Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains are jostling for the governorship ticket in Kwara State. The aspirants include Mr. Sunday Adebayo Babalola, an engineer, Presidential Adviser on National Assembly...
Ten Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains are jostling for the governorship ticket in Kwara State. The aspirants include Mr. Sunday Adebayo Babalola, an engineer, Presidential Adviser on National Assembly...
OPINION - Kwara: Fifth columnists at work? By Segun 'Bambo Ojomo
SIR:Permit me to use your educative and informative medium to intimate the reading public with some untrue allegations going round in Kwara State against its present leadership which I consider inimical to accelerated ...
SIR:Permit me to use your educative and informative medium to intimate the reading public with some untrue allegations going round in Kwara State against its present leadership which I consider inimical to accelerated ...
Ayeni sure of Kwara promotion
Kwara United left back, Kehinde Ayeni, has expressed confidence on the team's chances of promotion to the Nigeria Premier League at the end of the season. The Kogi State-born defender, who joined the Ilorin s...
Kwara United left back, Kehinde Ayeni, has expressed confidence on the team's chances of promotion to the Nigeria Premier League at the end of the season. The Kogi State-born defender, who joined the Ilorin s...
Kwara Police warn party's supporters against defacing rival's posters
The Kwara State Police Command has called on all political parties in the state to warn their supporters against defacing posters of rival's political parties. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ambrose Ais...
The Kwara State Police Command has called on all political parties in the state to warn their supporters against defacing posters of rival's political parties. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ambrose Ais...
Ilorin Emirate bemoans worsening insecurity, holds summit
Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State is to hold a security summit to find solution to the astronomical growth of insecurity in the area. The summit which has as its theme, "Challenges of Insecurity in Ilorin Emirat...
Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State is to hold a security summit to find solution to the astronomical growth of insecurity in the area. The summit which has as its theme, "Challenges of Insecurity in Ilorin Emirat...
OPINION: Ilorin the accumulated ROT and consequences. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
I RETURNED to Abuja on Monday from my two-week stay in Ilorin. I explained the spiritual and cultural significance of my return home annually during Ramadan, two weeks ago. And because I arrived home during the last we...
I RETURNED to Abuja on Monday from my two-week stay in Ilorin. I explained the spiritual and cultural significance of my return home annually during Ramadan, two weeks ago. And because I arrived home during the last we...
"Always pray for the dead ones" - Oba -Sholagberu
The Founder of Darul Kitab Wassuna College of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Ilorin, Dr. AbdulKadir Oba Solagberu, has enjoined Muslim faithful to always seek forgiveness for the remains of the dead ones in line with Isl...
The Founder of Darul Kitab Wassuna College of Arabic and Islamic Studies in Ilorin, Dr. AbdulKadir Oba Solagberu, has enjoined Muslim faithful to always seek forgiveness for the remains of the dead ones in line with Isl...
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