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2014-06-27
Kwara gov preaches equity, justice
Kwara State governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has charged political leaders in the country to ensure equity and justice as panacea for instability and youth restiveness. Governor Ahmed gave the charge while...
Kwara State governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has charged political leaders in the country to ensure equity and justice as panacea for instability and youth restiveness. Governor Ahmed gave the charge while...
Super Eagles Can Surprise France - Ex-Sports Minister Abdullahi
Bolaji Abdullahi, the immediate past Minister of Sports, said on Thursday that the Super Eagles had all it takes to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. In a statement issued by Julius...
Bolaji Abdullahi, the immediate past Minister of Sports, said on Thursday that the Super Eagles had all it takes to qualify for the quarterfinals of the ongoing FIFA World Cup. In a statement issued by Julius...
APC remains party to beat in Kwara
A member of the House of Representatives representing Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun federal constituency in Kwara State, Dr. Rafiu Ibrahim yesterday insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state remains the party...
A member of the House of Representatives representing Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun federal constituency in Kwara State, Dr. Rafiu Ibrahim yesterday insisted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state remains the party...
Kwara to redeploy teachers without NCE certificate
Teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service without certificate in education are to be eased out of the system, the state government said yesterday. The affected teachers in primary and post-pri-mary schools woul...
Teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service without certificate in education are to be eased out of the system, the state government said yesterday. The affected teachers in primary and post-pri-mary schools woul...
Kwara Government Set To Train 4,333 Teachers
The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the retraining of four thousand three hundred and thirty three (4,333) primary school teachers across the state who although have gone through the Nigeria Certificate of ...
The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the retraining of four thousand three hundred and thirty three (4,333) primary school teachers across the state who although have gone through the Nigeria Certificate of ...
Kwara gov warns troublemakers
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday, warned troublemakers, who wanted to use violence as a political tool in the state to look elsewhere. The governor, gave the warning during the swearing in of the Gran...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday, warned troublemakers, who wanted to use violence as a political tool in the state to look elsewhere. The governor, gave the warning during the swearing in of the Gran...
Kwara to eject teachers without requisite qualifications from schools
Kwara State government has said that it has resolved to eject primary and post- primary school teachers, who have no qualification in education discipline from their teaching job. This decision was taken just as the...
Kwara State government has said that it has resolved to eject primary and post- primary school teachers, who have no qualification in education discipline from their teaching job. This decision was taken just as the...
2014-06-26
Ilesha-Baruba: Four policemen die in auto accident
Four policemen attached to the Ilesha-Baruba Divisional Police Headquarters in Kwara were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a truck and a police patrol vehicle. An eye-witness told the Ne...
Four policemen attached to the Ilesha-Baruba Divisional Police Headquarters in Kwara were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a truck and a police patrol vehicle. An eye-witness told the Ne...
Press Release: Seek the Crescent of Ramadan on Friday - NSCIA
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is reported to have said: "Commence fasting when you sight the (Ramadan) crescent and terminate fasting when you sight the (Shawwal) crescent. But if the sky is cloudy, then, count 30...
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is reported to have said: "Commence fasting when you sight the (Ramadan) crescent and terminate fasting when you sight the (Shawwal) crescent. But if the sky is cloudy, then, count 30...
Atunwa, other lawmakers' defection to APC, constitutional - Judge
The Federal High court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital presided over by Justice Olayinka Faji on Thursday ruled that the defection of the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa and 21 o...
The Federal High court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital presided over by Justice Olayinka Faji on Thursday ruled that the defection of the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa and 21 o...
Press Release: Be Wary Of Sycophants In Kwara PDP, APC Warns President Jonathan.
The Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed a statement released by the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party where PDP assumed Senator Bukola Saraki, through his congratulatory message ...
The Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed a statement released by the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party where PDP assumed Senator Bukola Saraki, through his congratulatory message ...
Eat moringa seeds, leaves, they prevent heart diseases
From its leaves to its seeds, moringa is said to have over 300 nutritional, therapeutic and medicinal benefits. With this, one need not wonder why it is dubbed the 'Miracle tree'. In fact, the alias "Miracle ...
From its leaves to its seeds, moringa is said to have over 300 nutritional, therapeutic and medicinal benefits. With this, one need not wonder why it is dubbed the 'Miracle tree'. In fact, the alias "Miracle ...
Conversation with Townsmen
At a town hall meeting with Kwara indigenes resident in Lagos, the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed provided a platform for exchange of ideas on how to advance the socio-economic development of the state, while g...
At a town hall meeting with Kwara indigenes resident in Lagos, the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed provided a platform for exchange of ideas on how to advance the socio-economic development of the state, while g...
Workers partner NGO to boost women farming
The Agriculture and Allied Employees' Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) has trained 50 women in Kwara State on farming in a bid to boost their interest in the vocation and enhance food production. State chairman of th...
The Agriculture and Allied Employees' Union of Nigeria (AAEUN) has trained 50 women in Kwara State on farming in a bid to boost their interest in the vocation and enhance food production. State chairman of th...
3 held over murder of herdsman
An Ilorin Chief Magistrate' Court yesterday remanded Lateef Abudu, Idris Passka and Isiaka Lateef, all of Tasse village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State for allegedly killing a Fulani herdsman, Adamu Abdu...
An Ilorin Chief Magistrate' Court yesterday remanded Lateef Abudu, Idris Passka and Isiaka Lateef, all of Tasse village in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State for allegedly killing a Fulani herdsman, Adamu Abdu...
I don't feel shy wearing uniform with my students - Principal
Mr. Bakare Babatunde Salihu has distinguished himself as a school principal with a difference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, through wearing his school uniform to work. Mr. Salihu has been teaching for 31 years....
Mr. Bakare Babatunde Salihu has distinguished himself as a school principal with a difference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, through wearing his school uniform to work. Mr. Salihu has been teaching for 31 years....
Kwara magistrates threaten strike over 'wrongful' appointment
Magistrates in Kwara State under the aegis of Magistrate Association of Nigeria (MAN) have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike to protest the appointments of four magistrates by the state Judicial Servic...
Magistrates in Kwara State under the aegis of Magistrate Association of Nigeria (MAN) have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike to protest the appointments of four magistrates by the state Judicial Servic...
Middle-aged man dies in Ilorin Police Station after row with wife
Tragedy struck last weekend as a middle-aged commercial driver, Tunde Onibeji, reportedly slumped at Adewole Police Station and later died at Ilorin General Hospital. The deceased an indigene of Ilorin, Kwara...
Tragedy struck last weekend as a middle-aged commercial driver, Tunde Onibeji, reportedly slumped at Adewole Police Station and later died at Ilorin General Hospital. The deceased an indigene of Ilorin, Kwara...
Kwara Governor Congratulates Fayose
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday described the victory of the Governor-elect of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, as a positive development. Ahmed, who said this on Wednesday in a congratulatory mes...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday described the victory of the Governor-elect of Ekiti, Mr Ayodele Fayose, as a positive development. Ahmed, who said this on Wednesday in a congratulatory mes...
Join presidential race now, group tells Saraki
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has been urged to join the 2015 Presidential race now to provide dynamic leadership for the country. The call was made in Lagos on ...
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has been urged to join the 2015 Presidential race now to provide dynamic leadership for the country. The call was made in Lagos on ...
Watch out for Ramadan crescent from Friday, NSCIA tells Muslims
THE Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to be on the lookout for the new crescent that may herald the commencement of the month of Ramadan from Friday, June 27. ...
THE Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has urged Muslims in the country to be on the lookout for the new crescent that may herald the commencement of the month of Ramadan from Friday, June 27. ...
NNL: Kwara Utd commends Gov. Ahmed for his support
The management of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, has commended the state governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for his support to the team so far. The General Manager of the club Alhaji Haruna Maigidasanma made the commend...
The management of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, has commended the state governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for his support to the team so far. The General Manager of the club Alhaji Haruna Maigidasanma made the commend...
Autocrash claims four in Ilorin
Four persons were feared dead in Ilorin at the weekend when a tipper load of sand crushed them in a multiple accident, which led to a near pandemonium. City Rove gathered from an impeccable source yesterday that the...
Four persons were feared dead in Ilorin at the weekend when a tipper load of sand crushed them in a multiple accident, which led to a near pandemonium. City Rove gathered from an impeccable source yesterday that the...
Press Release: Stop Insulting President Jonathan - Kwara PDP Warns Saraki
It has become imperative to formally react to the unguarded statements of a former governor of Kwara state, Sen. Bukola Saraki, against the person and office of the Nigerian President. It is unfortunate that, it has be...
It has become imperative to formally react to the unguarded statements of a former governor of Kwara state, Sen. Bukola Saraki, against the person and office of the Nigerian President. It is unfortunate that, it has be...
Kwara: Home of Community Health - NHIS
Kwara State has been described as the home of Community Health Insurance Scheme due to its pivotal role in spreading healthcare delivery to the grass roots. The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance S...
Kwara State has been described as the home of Community Health Insurance Scheme due to its pivotal role in spreading healthcare delivery to the grass roots. The Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance S...
36 hit in mass transfer of judges in Kwara.
The Kwara State Judiciary, Ilorin has carried out a major posting of its magistrates. In all, thirty six magistrates were affected. All the affected magistrates have already reported at their new stations in an ...
The Kwara State Judiciary, Ilorin has carried out a major posting of its magistrates. In all, thirty six magistrates were affected. All the affected magistrates have already reported at their new stations in an ...
2015: PDP's ambition to govern Kwara will remain a wish - APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara state chapter, has said that the schemings of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over power by 2015 from the party would remain wishes that would never come to reali...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara state chapter, has said that the schemings of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to take over power by 2015 from the party would remain wishes that would never come to reali...
2014-06-25
Jonathan should forget re-election - Atunwa
In this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU of The Punch, the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, speaks on 2015 general elections, among other issues With the insecurity and other challenges...
In this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU of The Punch, the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, speaks on 2015 general elections, among other issues With the insecurity and other challenges...
FRSC pledges to safeguard more lives, presents awards
In a bid to encourage staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to deliver their service to humanity effectively, the FRSC today organized a second quarter retreat in Ilorin to review performance in the execution o...
In a bid to encourage staff of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to deliver their service to humanity effectively, the FRSC today organized a second quarter retreat in Ilorin to review performance in the execution o...
306 sports journalists to participate in media games
306 Journalists are to participate in the third edition of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Media Games, holding in September this year. The Chairman, SWAN Media Games Committee, Alhaji Tunde Aka...
306 Journalists are to participate in the third edition of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Media Games, holding in September this year. The Chairman, SWAN Media Games Committee, Alhaji Tunde Aka...
Kwara calls for rehabilitation of Tsaragi-Patigi road
The Kwara State Government has been urged to, as palliative measure, fill potholes along Tsaragi - Patigi Road in the state, pending the rehabilitation of the road by the Federal Government. This was part of ...
The Kwara State Government has been urged to, as palliative measure, fill potholes along Tsaragi - Patigi Road in the state, pending the rehabilitation of the road by the Federal Government. This was part of ...
Road side sweepers demand increased pay
Environmental officers under the aegis of Sweepers' Forum in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to authorities of the council to increase their salaries and entitlements. The forum...
Environmental officers under the aegis of Sweepers' Forum in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to authorities of the council to increase their salaries and entitlements. The forum...
Functional sewage system lacking in our cities - EHORCON
The Environmental Health Officers' Registration Council of Nigeria has lamented that no city in the country has a functional sewage treatment plant, resulting in indiscriminate disposal of raw faeces in many bodies of ...
The Environmental Health Officers' Registration Council of Nigeria has lamented that no city in the country has a functional sewage treatment plant, resulting in indiscriminate disposal of raw faeces in many bodies of ...
Defection: Court faults PDP on service of processes to APC govs
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday held that proper service of processes was not effected on five governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their defection. The Peoples Democratic Party (PD...
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday held that proper service of processes was not effected on five governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over their defection. The Peoples Democratic Party (PD...
Kwara Govt announces minor cabinet reshuffle
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Hon C T Ayeni as the new Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House in a minor cabinet reschuffle designed to realign his team for higher per...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Hon C T Ayeni as the new Deputy Chief of Staff, Government House in a minor cabinet reschuffle designed to realign his team for higher per...
2014-06-24
PDP suffers setback in plot to remove Ahmed, other decampee governors
A Federal High Court in Abuja has temporarily dented the hope of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have the five governors who defected from the party last October to the opposition All Progressives Co...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has temporarily dented the hope of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have the five governors who defected from the party last October to the opposition All Progressives Co...
Kwara: INEC begins distribution of permanent voter cards on 18 July
Chief Timothy Ibitoye, Kwara Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), on Tuesday said the commission would commence the distribution of permanent voter cards in the state from July 18. Ibitoye said this at the...
Chief Timothy Ibitoye, Kwara Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), on Tuesday said the commission would commence the distribution of permanent voter cards in the state from July 18. Ibitoye said this at the...
Press Release: Kwarans in Lagos Endorse Ahmed's Empowerment Programme
Kwara state indigenes in Lagos State have endorsed, Quickwin, the Kwara State Government's youths empowerment programme aimed at positively engaging the youths of the state. Speaking during a Consultative programm...
Kwara state indigenes in Lagos State have endorsed, Quickwin, the Kwara State Government's youths empowerment programme aimed at positively engaging the youths of the state. Speaking during a Consultative programm...
Schools lack power to withhold exam results - SC
In June 1998, there was a demonstration by the students of the University of Ilorin which took place in the Senior Staff quarters located in the main campus of the university. Subsequent to the incident, the Senate of ...
In June 1998, there was a demonstration by the students of the University of Ilorin which took place in the Senior Staff quarters located in the main campus of the university. Subsequent to the incident, the Senate of ...
'Work for your patients, not your pocket'
New medical doctors graduated by the University of Ilorin and inducted last week have been told to shun the get-rich-quick syndrome by working for their patients and not their pocket. The solemn occasion was ...
New medical doctors graduated by the University of Ilorin and inducted last week have been told to shun the get-rich-quick syndrome by working for their patients and not their pocket. The solemn occasion was ...
Adedimeji cautions journalists against sensationalism
The Ag. Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji, has urged Nigerian journalists to eschew sensationalism in their reporting to promote peace and enhance conflic...
The Ag. Director, Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin, Dr. M. A. Adedimeji, has urged Nigerian journalists to eschew sensationalism in their reporting to promote peace and enhance conflic...
Kwara SSS boss advocates strong leadership to tackle cultism
The Director, Kwara state Command of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Tanimu Alkali Adalkhali has suggested that a strong and committed leadership is a crucial factor in the effort to curtail the menace of c...
The Director, Kwara state Command of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Tanimu Alkali Adalkhali has suggested that a strong and committed leadership is a crucial factor in the effort to curtail the menace of c...
Ilorin Needs Purification - Prof. Oladosu
Director, Centre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Oladosu, yesterday challenged stakeholders in Ilorin Emirate to rise up to arrest strange developments in the community. He spoke yesterday ...
Director, Centre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Oladosu, yesterday challenged stakeholders in Ilorin Emirate to rise up to arrest strange developments in the community. He spoke yesterday ...
Husband seeks divorce over wife's obsession with parties
One Salim Wahab of Okelele area, Ilorin, yesterday, asked an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve his marriage due to his wife's obsession with parties. Salim, 33, said his wife, Mariam, had turned into a party frea...
One Salim Wahab of Okelele area, Ilorin, yesterday, asked an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve his marriage due to his wife's obsession with parties. Salim, 33, said his wife, Mariam, had turned into a party frea...
Court dissolves 4-yr old marriage
Also, an Ilorin Area Court, yesterday, dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Bose Abiona and her husband, Akin, over the husband's waywardness. The presiding judge, Mr Yusuf Abdulkareem, in his judgment,...
Also, an Ilorin Area Court, yesterday, dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Bose Abiona and her husband, Akin, over the husband's waywardness. The presiding judge, Mr Yusuf Abdulkareem, in his judgment,...
'Small businesses can't access Bank of Industry'
An industrialist in Kwara State, Chief Hezekiel Adediji, said many small businesses cannot access the Bank of Industry intervention programme, calling on the government to put in place micro-credit scheme for small and...
An industrialist in Kwara State, Chief Hezekiel Adediji, said many small businesses cannot access the Bank of Industry intervention programme, calling on the government to put in place micro-credit scheme for small and...
Kwara's Unlikely Succession Plan
The existing succession arrangement in Kwara State by the ruling All Progressives Congress might boomerang if not properly managed, writes Shola Oyeyipo Even where the issue is not being played up, there is s...
The existing succession arrangement in Kwara State by the ruling All Progressives Congress might boomerang if not properly managed, writes Shola Oyeyipo Even where the issue is not being played up, there is s...
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