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2014-06-11
IEDPU lauds Ahmed over remodelled hospital
The National President,Ilorin Emirate Descendant and Progressive Union(IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulhamid Hadi has described the newly commissioned Ilorin General Hospital as “modern of all hospitals in Kwara Stat...
The National President,Ilorin Emirate Descendant and Progressive Union(IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulhamid Hadi has described the newly commissioned Ilorin General Hospital as “modern of all hospitals in Kwara Stat...
Download: Nigerian ex-governors pensions by states
See how much ex-governors on pension in Nigeria earn. Download certified copies of laws passed in states where governors are entitled to pensions and see how much each state spends to service their (ex)govern...
See how much ex-governors on pension in Nigeria earn. Download certified copies of laws passed in states where governors are entitled to pensions and see how much each state spends to service their (ex)govern...
Ilorin General Hospital to commence neurosurgery soon - Commissioner
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Issa Kayode, said on Tuesday that the newly inaugurated Ilorin General Hospital would commence neurosurgery before the end of the year. Kayode told the News Agency of...
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Issa Kayode, said on Tuesday that the newly inaugurated Ilorin General Hospital would commence neurosurgery before the end of the year. Kayode told the News Agency of...
Tree planting takes centre stage as Kwara marks Environmental Day
Residents of Kwara State have been charged to imbibe the habit of tree planting to protect the environment against the danger of climate change. This was the thrust of the message during the World Environment...
Residents of Kwara State have been charged to imbibe the habit of tree planting to protect the environment against the danger of climate change. This was the thrust of the message during the World Environment...
Labour Institute, ILO sign pact on academic collaboration
The Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) based in Ilorin, Kwara State has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Training Center of the International Labour Organisat...
The Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) based in Ilorin, Kwara State has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the International Training Center of the International Labour Organisat...
No more godfatherism in Kwara - PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Akogun, has declared that the party would no longer encourage godfatherism, just as he announced the disbandment of factions within the party. ...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Akogun, has declared that the party would no longer encourage godfatherism, just as he announced the disbandment of factions within the party. ...
Kidnapped NURTW official regains freedom
Mallam Salman Rafiu of Okelele, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, who was declared missing last Wednesday has been found. Rafiu is Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Shao Garage ...
Mallam Salman Rafiu of Okelele, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, who was declared missing last Wednesday has been found. Rafiu is Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Shao Garage ...
Nigeria'll overcome current security challenges - Abdulsalami
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, yesterday expressed confidence that Nigeria would overcome the current security challenges facing it. Gen. Abubakar said as someone who had watched the country...
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, yesterday expressed confidence that Nigeria would overcome the current security challenges facing it. Gen. Abubakar said as someone who had watched the country...
FRSC warns officers on racketeering
The Federal Road Safety Corps has warned men of the corps to desist and never get involved in any form of racketeering. The Deputy Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, who made the warning during an inspection v...
The Federal Road Safety Corps has warned men of the corps to desist and never get involved in any form of racketeering. The Deputy Corps Marshal, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, who made the warning during an inspection v...
Journalists tasked on developmental journalism
The General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Ilorin, Alhaji Mikail Banji Sarumoh, has stressed the need for journalists to concentrate more on developmental journalism for the improvement of the country....
The General Manager, Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Ilorin, Alhaji Mikail Banji Sarumoh, has stressed the need for journalists to concentrate more on developmental journalism for the improvement of the country....
80,000 Benefit From Kwara Health Insurance Scheme - Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday said no fewer than 80, 000 people have benefitted from the low premium health insurance scheme of his administration. Ahmed made this known at the inauguration of Ilorin ...
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday said no fewer than 80, 000 people have benefitted from the low premium health insurance scheme of his administration. Ahmed made this known at the inauguration of Ilorin ...
Opinion: A look at Ahmed's three years as Kwara governor. By Tunde Akanbi
It was just like yesterday but three years have rolled by. However, it is not how far but rather, how well. The present administration in Kwara State, under the leadership of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, came o...
It was just like yesterday but three years have rolled by. However, it is not how far but rather, how well. The present administration in Kwara State, under the leadership of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, came o...
Dead body dumped by roadside in Eyenkorin
An unidentified middle-aged woman lifeless body was found by the roadside along Eyenkorin road, a suburb of Ilorin on Monday with a suspicion that she might have been dumped at the spot by suspected ritualists. It w...
An unidentified middle-aged woman lifeless body was found by the roadside along Eyenkorin road, a suburb of Ilorin on Monday with a suspicion that she might have been dumped at the spot by suspected ritualists. It w...
2014-06-10
Press Release: N100 million monthly pension for Saraki is unjustifiable - PDP
We have noted the desperate bid of the Kwara State Government to cover up for Sen. Bukola Saraki in respect of the millions of Naira that he draws monthly from the state lean treasury in the name of an obnoxious, immoral ...
We have noted the desperate bid of the Kwara State Government to cover up for Sen. Bukola Saraki in respect of the millions of Naira that he draws monthly from the state lean treasury in the name of an obnoxious, immoral ...
Court dissolves 3-year-old marriage over husband's drunken habit
An Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday dissolved a three-year-old marriage over a husband's drunken habit. A housewife, Memunat Wahab, had approached the court for the dissolution of her marriage to Yusuf Wahab, all...
An Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday dissolved a three-year-old marriage over a husband's drunken habit. A housewife, Memunat Wahab, had approached the court for the dissolution of her marriage to Yusuf Wahab, all...
Press Release: Abubakar Commissions Ilorin General Hospital
Former Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalam has described the five General Hospitals rehabilitated by the Kwara State Government as bold steps in the transformation of the State into an economic hub with qualitat...
Former Head of State, General Abubakar Abdulsalam has described the five General Hospitals rehabilitated by the Kwara State Government as bold steps in the transformation of the State into an economic hub with qualitat...
'A Nation Is Doomed Without Entrepreneurship'
Dr Muritala Awodun, is the Dean, School of Business and Governance, Kwara State University and immediate past Director of the institution's Centre for Entrepreneurship. In this interview with Sunday Trust, Awodu reiter...
Dr Muritala Awodun, is the Dean, School of Business and Governance, Kwara State University and immediate past Director of the institution's Centre for Entrepreneurship. In this interview with Sunday Trust, Awodu reiter...
Kwara PDP bans factional groups, targets N600 milion from members
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party would not allow any group or organisation to form any factional group with the aim of promoting selfish interests, noting that any interested organisati...
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the party would not allow any group or organisation to form any factional group with the aim of promoting selfish interests, noting that any interested organisati...
Kwara Govt inaugurates 17-man forestry task force in Kaiama
The Kwara State Government has constituted a 17-man Forestry Task Force in Kaiama in order to monitor all illegal forest activities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Env...
The Kwara State Government has constituted a 17-man Forestry Task Force in Kaiama in order to monitor all illegal forest activities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Env...
Kwara Assembly to hold valedictory for deceased lawmaker
The Kwara State House of Assembly will tomorrow hold a valedictory session for the member representing Kaiama/Wajibe/Kemanji, Haliru Mohammed Idris, who died on Saturday after a protracted illness. Late Idri...
The Kwara State House of Assembly will tomorrow hold a valedictory session for the member representing Kaiama/Wajibe/Kemanji, Haliru Mohammed Idris, who died on Saturday after a protracted illness. Late Idri...
Kwara renovates five hospitals
The Federal Government-owned University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) which was sited behind the old campus of the university along Lagos Road in the heart of Ilorin has relocated to its permanent site on the outs...
The Federal Government-owned University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) which was sited behind the old campus of the university along Lagos Road in the heart of Ilorin has relocated to its permanent site on the outs...
Kwara denies building house for Saraki
The Kwara State government has denied building a house for former governor of the state, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as part of his pension benefits. The government described as outright falsehood and twisting of fact...
The Kwara State government has denied building a house for former governor of the state, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as part of his pension benefits. The government described as outright falsehood and twisting of fact...
Police to deploy 2,000 officers for Abdulsalami's Kwara visit
The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ambrose Aisabo, has said that no fewer than 2,000 police officers would be deployed for the visit of a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar to Kwara State on Tuesday....
The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ambrose Aisabo, has said that no fewer than 2,000 police officers would be deployed for the visit of a former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar to Kwara State on Tuesday....
2014-06-09
Ministerial List: Mustapha Abubakar may replace Bolaji Abdullahi
Barring any last minute change by the presidency, the vacant ministerial portfolio vacated by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi is expected to be filled in a matter of weeks,National Pilot can exclusively report. The ...
Barring any last minute change by the presidency, the vacant ministerial portfolio vacated by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi is expected to be filled in a matter of weeks,National Pilot can exclusively report. The ...
Press Release: Saraki congratulates Globe International
GLOBE Nigeria President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment & Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has congratulated the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE International) and the parliament and people of Mexico...
GLOBE Nigeria President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment & Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has congratulated the Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE International) and the parliament and people of Mexico...
Olofa: Ruling house petitions Kwara AG
The Olugbense ruling house of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State has accused the deposed Olofa of Offa, Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Gbadamosi of disobeying an Appeal Court order by parading himself as the Olofa....
The Olugbense ruling house of Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State has accused the deposed Olofa of Offa, Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Gbadamosi of disobeying an Appeal Court order by parading himself as the Olofa....
Saraki's virtue extolled on Ilorin Central Mosque, as Ilorin South APC prays for party leadership
The All Progressives Congress APC in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State yesterday organized a special prayer for the leadership of APC in the state and peace and stability of the country, as an Ilorin ba...
The All Progressives Congress APC in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State yesterday organized a special prayer for the leadership of APC in the state and peace and stability of the country, as an Ilorin ba...
MPPP promises new dawn in Kwara politics
Kwara State Chairman of Mega Progressives People Party (MPPP), Sheikh Abd Akeem Opeloyeru has promised a new dawn in the politics of the State. He said this while addressing party supporters after the state e...
Kwara State Chairman of Mega Progressives People Party (MPPP), Sheikh Abd Akeem Opeloyeru has promised a new dawn in the politics of the State. He said this while addressing party supporters after the state e...
Boko Haram, a national emergency - Gambari
Former Nigeria's Permanent Rep-resentative to United Nations and a member of the National Conference, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has described insurgency in the North-east part of Nigeria as a national emergency. ...
Former Nigeria's Permanent Rep-resentative to United Nations and a member of the National Conference, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has described insurgency in the North-east part of Nigeria as a national emergency. ...
Don't Heat Up Polity, Cleric Warns Politicians
Rt. Rev. Phillip Adeyemo, the Bishop of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Omu-Aran, Kwara, has warned politicians against heating up the polity. Adeyemo gave the warning in a sermon he delivered at a church serv...
Rt. Rev. Phillip Adeyemo, the Bishop of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Omu-Aran, Kwara, has warned politicians against heating up the polity. Adeyemo gave the warning in a sermon he delivered at a church serv...
Abdulfatah Ahmed congratulates new Emir of Kano
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated the new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on the ascension of the throne of his fore-fathers. Governor Ahmed in a congratulatory message sai...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated the new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi on the ascension of the throne of his fore-fathers. Governor Ahmed in a congratulatory message sai...
2015 - Ex-PDP Governors Vow to Scuttle Jonathan's Second Term Bid
The five state governors, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), have vowed to scuttle the second term ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. The fi...
The five state governors, who left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC), have vowed to scuttle the second term ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015. The fi...
Outrageous Pensions - Governors to Establish Independent Regulatory Body
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday said it would explore the establishment of an independent body to recommend retirement benefits for governors in the country. The forum also declared that it would ...
The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday said it would explore the establishment of an independent body to recommend retirement benefits for governors in the country. The forum also declared that it would ...
2014-06-08
Kwara State University to float television and radio station
The Kwara State University is set to float a television and radio station soon as the National Broadcasting Commission has approved the commencement of KWASU Television and Radio Stations services. The Vice C...
The Kwara State University is set to float a television and radio station soon as the National Broadcasting Commission has approved the commencement of KWASU Television and Radio Stations services. The Vice C...
Press Release - Pension: PDP lied about Saraki - KWSG
The Kwara State government has accused the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party of Spinning yarns of falsehood and deliberately twisting facts in the name of politics. In a statement issued by the Secreta...
The Kwara State government has accused the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party of Spinning yarns of falsehood and deliberately twisting facts in the name of politics. In a statement issued by the Secreta...
Why Jonathan should forget 2015 - Bukola Saraki
Dr Bukola Saraki, two- time governor of Kwara State, was elected senator for Kwara Central to succeed his sister, Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora. He was also a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) until he defected t...
Dr Bukola Saraki, two- time governor of Kwara State, was elected senator for Kwara Central to succeed his sister, Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora. He was also a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) until he defected t...
Kwara: Ensuring Peace, Tranquility Through Youth Empowerment
Many eminent personalities in Nigeria and abroad have identified numerous factors responsible for the insurgency and youth restiveness in some parts of the country. The most talked about factor is joblessness among the...
Many eminent personalities in Nigeria and abroad have identified numerous factors responsible for the insurgency and youth restiveness in some parts of the country. The most talked about factor is joblessness among the...
Development is spread throughout Kwara -Akorede
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Media and Communication, Dr Muideen Akorede, speaks on current issues relating to the nation's democracy, development, 2015 general election a...
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Media and Communication, Dr Muideen Akorede, speaks on current issues relating to the nation's democracy, development, 2015 general election a...
Unilorin Campus Journalists stage press week
The Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) University of Ilorin Chapter staged her maiden edition of Press Week Public lecture/award ceremony, titled: ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN NATION BUILDING AND CRISES RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA, in ...
The Union of Campus Journalists (UCJ) University of Ilorin Chapter staged her maiden edition of Press Week Public lecture/award ceremony, titled: ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN NATION BUILDING AND CRISES RESOLUTION IN NIGERIA, in ...
How governors are planning soft-landings for themselves
Though Governor Godswill Akpabio has requested an amendment to the newly enacted Akwa Ibom State Pensions Law for former governors and deputy governors, the controversial law has raised questions in some quarters on th...
Though Governor Godswill Akpabio has requested an amendment to the newly enacted Akwa Ibom State Pensions Law for former governors and deputy governors, the controversial law has raised questions in some quarters on th...
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