2014-06-23

Press Release: PDP Lacks Political Structure In Kwara - Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter, has accused the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being too clever by half with its claim that it will win 2015 elections in Kwara State due to ...

Court adjourns female banker's dollars scam to August 10
An Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court has adjourned the case of a female banker with FCMB Bank Plc, Muritala Muhammed Road Branch, Ilorin, Kwara State, Adebola Bakare for allegedly cheating her customer of N1.5 million to Augu...

Professor Oba declares guber ambition …sets up c’tte on mobilization, protocol, security, others
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Professor Oba AbdulRaheem, has declared his intension to contest the state’s gubernatorial election under platform of the PDP in 2015, Nati...

Shun Divisive Elements, Ahmed urges Nigerians
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged Nigerians to forget their differences and emphasise equity and justice in order to succeed and overcome the challenges confronting the nation. Governor Ahmed, who sa...

KWSG hands over Stella Obasanjo, FSP buildings to Harmony Holdings
The Kwara State government has handed over the control of Stella Obasanjo Multi Purpose Complex and the Family Support Project (FSP)building to the Harmony Holdings limited for more efficiency ,proper management and quali...

Baraje urges govt to exchange detained Boko Haram suspects with Chibok girls
Former Acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has said that federal government should release the suspected Boko Ha...

Varsity don kicks over Islamic colouration of Boko Haram
A University lecturer and Professor in the Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, Badmas Lanre Yusuf, has warned Nigerian media to stop tagging Boko-Haram with Islam. Professor Badmas, who is also a f...

FRSC urges Kwara Government to provide life support ambulances for its General Hospitals
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the Kwara State Government to provide advanced life support ambulances for its newly remodelled General Hospitals, to take care of emergency cases. The Deputy Co...

Kwara gov highlights infrastructure challenge
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has admitted that infrastructural deficiency has proven a great challenge to the state in its quest for sustainable development. Ahmed, who made this assertion yesterda...

Ilorin Emirate Endorses Saraki As Kwara Political Leader
Religious leaders in Ilorin Emirate have endorsed the chairman, Senate committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki as the political leader of Kwara State. This followed the open declaration of s...

2014-06-22

Muslims urged to renew their faith.
Muslims across the country have been admonished to renew their faith in Almighty Allah by being faithful in their undertakings at all times. The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Muhammed Bashir Solihu, gave the admonit...

Belgore congratulates Fayose, PDP over 'convincing victory' in Ekiti guber poll
I congratulate our great party the Peoples Democratic Party and our candidate in the keenly contested governorship election in Ekiti State Mr Ayodele Fayose on the convincing victory in the poll. The triumph of Mr...

Saraki Congratulates Fayose, Says Ekiti Polls Should Serve As Lesson To Jonathan
Former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has hailed Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi for toeing the “path of honour” by congratulating his opponent, Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democrat...

Adebayo Salami, Gives His Daughter Out
Veteran Yoruba actor, Adebayo Salami also known as Oga Bello, must be a very proud father at this time as the much anticipated wedding of his daughter, Omolara to her beau Agboola Gbolarinwa Moshood took place this weeken...

Ilorin fracas: Kwara police command investigates politicians.
KWARA State police command says it has commenced investigations on suspected politicians who doled out money to hoodlums to share, leading to recent political crisis, mayhem and deaths in Ilorin state capital. Speakin...

KWARA: Students Stop Gunmen From Abducting Female Colleague
But for the bravery of some male students of AlHikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, a female student of the institution would have been whisked away by three unidentified gunmen. The incident happened at the Univ...

2014-06-21

Press Release: PDP Spokesman Has Vindicated Us On Ilorin Fracas - Kwara APC
The Kwara State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the revelations made by PDP spokesman, Chief Rex Olawoye on Harmony FM, Thursday have vindicated APC's initial position that the fracas, that led to lo...

KWSG earmarks N75m for malaria drugs
The Kwara State Government has earned marked the sum of 75million naira for the procurements of malaria drugs and malaria testing kits. The state commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode...

Press Release: After Ekiti, Kwara is Next - Kwara PDP
The Kwara state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that the PDP's yet-to-be announced victory in Ekiti state is a window to what should be expected in the 2015 polls in Kwara state. The party i...

You don't have to be in government to be a leader - Ronke Bello, Ace Compere
Speaking with much respected compere, Ronke Bello, is al­ways a delight. Intelligent, highly exposed and evidently blessed with the gift of the garb, Bello has the most interesting an­swers to questions. In this i...

KWHA orders removal of Gari-Alimi round-about traffic light
Kwara State House of Assembly has ordered the state ministry of works and transport to relocate without further delay, the installed traffic lights at the Gari-Alimi roundabout in Ilorin. The house has direct...

Kwara Polytechnic, Colleges of Education Opt Out Of Strike
The ongoing national strike embarked upon by the polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria seems not to be having effect in Kwara State as the state polytechnic refused to join the strike while the college of...

OPINION: Why Akeem Lawal must rethink his Guber Ambition and Help face Ali Ahmad. By Bello Bature
For some days now, the news has been filtering in on the readiness of Mallam Akeem Lawal to try his hand on Kwara’s gubernatorial contest. If memory serves me right, readers will remember that I made a subtle allusi...

Mohammed Lawal's gubernatorial dreams
No one catches tiger cubs without entering the tiger's lair hence Akeem Lawal's quest to go the whole hog to actualize his heartfelt dream. If his dream lasts, Akeem, son of the former Governor of Kwara State, late Moh...

Emir Predicts Bright Future For Nigeria
The emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has canvassed for private-public partnership (PPP) for prompt development of the nation's economy. Gambari, who called for peaceful co-existence among Nigerians, p...

Tribute to our grand patron, Baba Olatinwo
No matter how aged one's father or mother is, it is always the wish of the beloved children that they live forever. This was exactly the feeling among the Northern States' Council, NSC of the Ansar- Ud-Deen Youth Assoc...

Six remanded for alleged public disturbance
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Friday remanded six people in Prison custody for alleged criminal conspiracy, disturbance of public peace, causing grievous hurt, culpable homicide and unlawful possession of firearm....

Soaring school fees and gale of protests in Nigerian varsities
REPORTS of students' protests are anything but new anymore. For some time now, schools have been shut over students' endless protests which sometimes assume violent dimensions. The protests are not limited to...

NLNG signs N2b agreement with six Nigerian universities
The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited on Friday signed a N2 billion Memorandum of Agreement with six Nigerian universities to develop their engineering education capacity. The Managing Director of NLNG, B...

2014-06-20

OPINION: Imperative of Qualitative & Compulsory Education for African Children. By Bolaji Abdullahi
Lecture Delivered At a Public Lecture Organised by Plat Technologies Limited and Iqra Books for Schools Pupils in Ilorin to mark the 24th International Day of African Child Date: 19th June, 2014...

Court grants divorce to mother of four for lack of maintenance
A Kaiama Area Court in Kwara on Thursday dissolved a marriage between a mother of four, Aminat Burade, and her husband, Mohammed Burade, for lack of maintenance. Aminat, of Gwaria in the Kaiama Local Governme...

2015: Group calls for intervention in Kwara PDP crisis
Ahead the 2015 general election, a group, Kwara Unity for Freedom, has called on the national leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to reposition the party in the state, to enhance its success in future ...

Bolaji Abdullahi urges paradigm shift in Nigeria's tertiary education
A Former Minister of Sports and Chairman National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has called for a complete paradigm shift in the country’s tertiary education to enable the institutions to run on a busin...

Akanbi, Belgore mourn businessman.
Ex-President of the Appeal Court Justice Mustapha Akanbi has described the death of Alhaji Abdulazeez Arisekola-Alao as “a great loss to the Muslim community”. The pioneer chairman of the Independent Corru...

Don't allow break up of Nigeria - Gov Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin appealed to Nigerians to be patriotic and avoid being used by any individual to break up the country based on selfish ambition. Nigeria, according ...

House confirms Muhammad as Grand Kadi for Kwara
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday confirmed the appointment of Justice Salihu Olohuntoyin Muhammad as the substantive Grand Kadi of the state. This followed the screening of Justice Muhammad as requ...

Kwara Poly Rector Gets Second Term
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved a second term of five years for the Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu. A statement by the state Com-missioner for Tertiary Education, Sc...

Defection Violence and the APC, PDP Rivalry in Kwara
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State are trading words over the fracas that left five people dead following the defection of some APC members to PD...

Tribute to Hon. Mohammed Idris Haliru (Sai Baba)
By Abdulmumin Kilishi “Every soul shall taste death” (Q3; V185) “All the world’s stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and entrances; and one man hi...