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2014-08-02
Ilorin defeats Abuja to win ARS 4 National Championship, as PH retains crown in female category
A solitary strike off the foot of AyindeTaiye was all team Ilorin needed to beat Abuja to the Airtel Rising Stars National Championship title in a keenly contested final match decided at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Lagos...
A solitary strike off the foot of AyindeTaiye was all team Ilorin needed to beat Abuja to the Airtel Rising Stars National Championship title in a keenly contested final match decided at the Yabatech Sports Complex, Lagos...
Insecurity: KWSG bans use of public schools for social events
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state for social events. The governor announced the restriction at a meeting of All Nigeria Conference o...
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state for social events. The governor announced the restriction at a meeting of All Nigeria Conference o...
OPINION - Kwara : Education & Sports. Gone Is The Golden Era! By Henry Semilore
As I watched our dear Golden Blessing Okagbare clinch a double gold medal at the on going Common Wealth games in Glasgow, Scotland and the tantalizing victory dance of young Odunola Akinkuoroye,the female wrestling gold m...
As I watched our dear Golden Blessing Okagbare clinch a double gold medal at the on going Common Wealth games in Glasgow, Scotland and the tantalizing victory dance of young Odunola Akinkuoroye,the female wrestling gold m...
OPINION: When will Nigeria Change. By Olalekan Lawal
A compatriot curiously asked, "When will Nigeria change?" What came to my mind was, "now is the time for change". But it seems that, just a section of our society want this change, and it occurs to me that we don...
A compatriot curiously asked, "When will Nigeria change?" What came to my mind was, "now is the time for change". But it seems that, just a section of our society want this change, and it occurs to me that we don...
Kwara Utd commiserates with family of late Chairman.
The management of Kwara United FC of Ilorin have commiserated with the family of Dr Ayo Bello, a former chairman of the club, who died in Ilorin on Thursday, aged 70. The club in a statement on Friday signed by th...
The management of Kwara United FC of Ilorin have commiserated with the family of Dr Ayo Bello, a former chairman of the club, who died in Ilorin on Thursday, aged 70. The club in a statement on Friday signed by th...
OPINION: Bukola Saraki Waxing Stronger in the Opposition Camp - By Wale Bakare
Moving from certainty to uncertainty is a virtue not many will possess in this crunch period where political calculations and alignments ahead of the 2015 general elections is the primary focus. The norm at this sensit...
Moving from certainty to uncertainty is a virtue not many will possess in this crunch period where political calculations and alignments ahead of the 2015 general elections is the primary focus. The norm at this sensit...
OPINION: Is Gbenga Olawepo A Victim Of Kwara Ignorance? Part 2. By Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
Olawepo is a man who detest inequality and injustice from every perspective. Those who know Gbenga in his struggle days as student union leader testify to the fact that Olawepo not only hated inequality as a youn...
Olawepo is a man who detest inequality and injustice from every perspective. Those who know Gbenga in his struggle days as student union leader testify to the fact that Olawepo not only hated inequality as a youn...
Ayo Bello: Gov Ahmed condoles Football Fraternity
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described the death of a seasoned football administrator and frontline ophthalmologist, Dr. Ayo Bello, as shocking and a loss of immense proportions to the sporting...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described the death of a seasoned football administrator and frontline ophthalmologist, Dr. Ayo Bello, as shocking and a loss of immense proportions to the sporting...
Press Release - EBOLA VIRUS: Cooperate With Kwara Government - Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has assured the people of the state that there is no cause for tension or fear as the Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led government had, before now, put proactive meas...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has assured the people of the state that there is no cause for tension or fear as the Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led government had, before now, put proactive meas...
Press Release - EBOLA VIRUS: Kwara Government must be proactive. - Kwara PDP
As the death toll of the dreaded viral Ebola disease soars dangerously in parts of West Africa sub-region, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter, has urged the Kwara State Government and relevant stak...
As the death toll of the dreaded viral Ebola disease soars dangerously in parts of West Africa sub-region, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter, has urged the Kwara State Government and relevant stak...
2014-08-01
Osun, Kwara Deputy Govs Urge Support for Aregbesola
The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, has called on the state's electorate to vote massively for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, in the August 9 gubernatorial electi...
The Deputy Governor of Osun State, Mrs. Titilayo Laoye-Tomori, has called on the state's electorate to vote massively for All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Rauf Aregbesola, in the August 9 gubernatorial electi...
Kwara ex-councillors protest unpaid severance package
Former local government councillors In Kwara on Thursday protested over the non-payment of the severance allowance owed them from 2007 to 2010, totalling N2.25bn. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the...
Former local government councillors In Kwara on Thursday protested over the non-payment of the severance allowance owed them from 2007 to 2010, totalling N2.25bn. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the...
Police nab 'cleric' preparing concoction with placenta
A 'cleric', simply identified as Alfa Gani was, Wednesday night, caught in Laduba, Ogidi area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, making concoction with the placenta of a new baby girl he performed her naming ceremon...
A 'cleric', simply identified as Alfa Gani was, Wednesday night, caught in Laduba, Ogidi area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, making concoction with the placenta of a new baby girl he performed her naming ceremon...
NYSC orientation course to take place in 2 streams
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said the Batch B orientation course for this year will be conducted in two streams for different states. In a statement yesterday, the scheme said the Stream One exercise w...
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said the Batch B orientation course for this year will be conducted in two streams for different states. In a statement yesterday, the scheme said the Stream One exercise w...
Kwara varsity floats School of Tourism, Events Management
The Kwara State University, Malete, has unveiled its newly established School of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (STHEM) to explore the business potentials in the fields of tourism and managements of events....
The Kwara State University, Malete, has unveiled its newly established School of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (STHEM) to explore the business potentials in the fields of tourism and managements of events....
Olam pays cocoa farmers N26m premium
Cocoa farmers from across Ondo State have celebrated three successful years of farming which have netted them nearly N26 million in premium payments from the country's agribusiness leader, Olam Nigeria. A sta...
Cocoa farmers from across Ondo State have celebrated three successful years of farming which have netted them nearly N26 million in premium payments from the country's agribusiness leader, Olam Nigeria. A sta...
2014-07-31
OPINION - Kwara: Life's good here. By Demola Olanrewaju
Transportation can be defined as movement from one place/location to another, which could be by road, air, sea or rail. One’s journey can be judged as being comfortable or successful by the means of transportation a...
Transportation can be defined as movement from one place/location to another, which could be by road, air, sea or rail. One’s journey can be judged as being comfortable or successful by the means of transportation a...
OPINION: Saraki, Ahmed and the dilemma of 2015. By Gbenga Awoyale
My heart bled when I heard and saw the ways Senator Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed are deceiving themselves ahead of the forthcoming 2015 general elections in Kwara State. Lest they bo...
My heart bled when I heard and saw the ways Senator Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed are deceiving themselves ahead of the forthcoming 2015 general elections in Kwara State. Lest they bo...
Press Release: Bolaji Abdullahi was APC mole in Jonathan's government - Kwara PDP
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi's public declaration of his membership for the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not come to us as a surprise. Unknown to most Nigerians, Mallam Abdullahi, on Saturday 8th February, 2014 secre...
Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi's public declaration of his membership for the All Progressives Congress (APC) does not come to us as a surprise. Unknown to most Nigerians, Mallam Abdullahi, on Saturday 8th February, 2014 secre...
My stand on National Intervention Fund, by Gambari
"There shall be a National Intervention Fund, which will be five per cent of the annual revenue accruing to the account of the Federal Government for the stabilisation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affect...
"There shall be a National Intervention Fund, which will be five per cent of the annual revenue accruing to the account of the Federal Government for the stabilisation, rehabilitation and reconstruction of areas affect...
Ebola Virus Deadlier Than HIV/Aids - Experts
Ebola virus is the most difficult health challenge confronting the third world countries and is deadlier than HIV/AIDs,medical experts have declared. A Professor of Epidemology and Community Health Science,Un...
Ebola virus is the most difficult health challenge confronting the third world countries and is deadlier than HIV/AIDs,medical experts have declared. A Professor of Epidemology and Community Health Science,Un...
Respect the President, Group Cautions the Opposition
A group, the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), has cautioned the opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan against desecrating and demeaning the number one office in the land in the name of political oppositi...
A group, the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), has cautioned the opponents of President Goodluck Jonathan against desecrating and demeaning the number one office in the land in the name of political oppositi...
'Lack of credible election can worsen insecurity' - Banu
Chairman, Kwara State South Committee on Voters' Sensitisation, Mr. Demola Banu, has said lack of credible election could worsen security challenges in some states in Nigeria. He appealed to politicians not t...
Chairman, Kwara State South Committee on Voters' Sensitisation, Mr. Demola Banu, has said lack of credible election could worsen security challenges in some states in Nigeria. He appealed to politicians not t...
Bolaji Abdullahi, joins APC
A former Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday publicly declared his membership of the All Progressive Congress. In an interview with journalists in Ilorin to announce his membership of AP...
A former Minister of Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday publicly declared his membership of the All Progressive Congress. In an interview with journalists in Ilorin to announce his membership of AP...
OPINION: Preserving Ilorin's cultural heritage through Islam. By Arowona Abdulazeez
Preservation of heritages of any kind is as important as innovation if not more than, due to its significance in the championing of the cause for which such thing was put in place. As opposed to carnivals of diffe...
Preservation of heritages of any kind is as important as innovation if not more than, due to its significance in the championing of the cause for which such thing was put in place. As opposed to carnivals of diffe...
Gov. Ahmed commiserates with El-Rufai
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the former Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the death of his son, Hamza in a ghastly automobile accident. Governor Ahm...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the former Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on the death of his son, Hamza in a ghastly automobile accident. Governor Ahm...
Dr. Ayo Bello is Dead
Dr. Ayodeji Ayo-Bello, an ophthalmologist and sports enthusiast is dead. Dr Ayo Bello died today, Thusday. He was 70 years. He is survived by a wife, children and grandchildren. Until his death, Dr. Ayo Bello...
Dr. Ayodeji Ayo-Bello, an ophthalmologist and sports enthusiast is dead. Dr Ayo Bello died today, Thusday. He was 70 years. He is survived by a wife, children and grandchildren. Until his death, Dr. Ayo Bello...
COE Ilorin Announces Details of her 2014/2015 Post UTME Screening Exercise
Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has released the guidelines and details for her 2014 Post UTME screening exercise. Registration commenced on 30th July.The exercise is to hold between Monday 18th August 2014 ...
Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has released the guidelines and details for her 2014 Post UTME screening exercise. Registration commenced on 30th July.The exercise is to hold between Monday 18th August 2014 ...
2014-07-30
Job Vacancy at ARMTI
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) Job Vacancy : Executive Director/Chief Executive Job Description The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI),...
Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) Job Vacancy : Executive Director/Chief Executive Job Description The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI),...
KWASU Release 2014/2015 2nd Batch Admission
Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) has released her second batch admission list for the 2014/2015 session. According to the University's website, the admitted students are expected to download and complete the s...
Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) has released her second batch admission list for the 2014/2015 session. According to the University's website, the admitted students are expected to download and complete the s...
APC hopeful of retaining Kwara in 2015
Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to remove Kwara State among the states the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) aim to win in 2015 general elections. ...
Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to remove Kwara State among the states the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) aim to win in 2015 general elections. ...
Photo News: Governor Ahmed's Sallah Homage to The Emir of Ilorin
1.(L-R) Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, during the governor's sallah homage to the palace....
1.(L-R) Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, during the governor's sallah homage to the palace....
OPINION - Kwara 2015: Atunwa, The Man The Cap Fits Most. By Akeem Olanihun
The world isn't only craving for development, but importantly, sustainable development. The demand for sustainable development has become very strong that it decides the modus and pattern in which a development will tak...
The world isn't only craving for development, but importantly, sustainable development. The demand for sustainable development has become very strong that it decides the modus and pattern in which a development will tak...
OPINION: Abubakar Sulaiman Doesn't Understand Kwara Politics. By Musa Abudullahi
I read the ironic comment credited to the new Minister of National Planning, Dr. Suleiman wherein he claimed that he has been mandated by the Presidency to come and lead the struggle to liberate Kwara state and in furth...
I read the ironic comment credited to the new Minister of National Planning, Dr. Suleiman wherein he claimed that he has been mandated by the Presidency to come and lead the struggle to liberate Kwara state and in furth...
OPINION: Gbenga Olawepo: Victim of Kwara Ignorance. By Abdulrazaq O Hamzat
"In the political firmament of Nigeria, there are young Saraki's, young Azikiwe's, young Adedoyin's who are children of established political and financial magnates, but there are few names that have made ...
"In the political firmament of Nigeria, there are young Saraki's, young Azikiwe's, young Adedoyin's who are children of established political and financial magnates, but there are few names that have made ...
105,000 applied to UNILORIN in last UTME, says VC.
About 105,000 candidates applied to the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) this year although the university can admit only 9,000, the Vice Chancellor, Prof AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has said. He told reporters at the wee...
About 105,000 candidates applied to the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) this year although the university can admit only 9,000, the Vice Chancellor, Prof AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has said. He told reporters at the wee...
State of the nation: Emir of Ilorin cancels Sallah homage
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, yesterday expressed concern over the growing spate of insecurity in some parts of the country even as he cancelled the tradit...
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, yesterday expressed concern over the growing spate of insecurity in some parts of the country even as he cancelled the tradit...
Saraki Commiserates with El-Rufai on Loss of Son
Senator Bukola Saraki has commiserated with Malaam Nasir El-Rufai who lost his son, Hamza El-Rufai, in the early hours of Tuesday. Hamza, 23, is a student of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai Senator ...
Senator Bukola Saraki has commiserated with Malaam Nasir El-Rufai who lost his son, Hamza El-Rufai, in the early hours of Tuesday. Hamza, 23, is a student of Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai Senator ...
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