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2014-06-07
Gunmen kill Kaiama council worker.
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead Mr Baba Seriki-Sanu, a staff of the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara, who was on his way to Ilorin on official duty. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Seriki-...
Gunmen on Saturday shot dead Mr Baba Seriki-Sanu, a staff of the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara, who was on his way to Ilorin on official duty. A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Seriki-...
Update: Hon Muhammed Idris Haliru is Dead.
A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammed Idris Haliru is dead. He, who is aged forty-eight, died this morning in Ilorin after a protracted illness. Hon Idris Haliru represented Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajib...
A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammed Idris Haliru is dead. He, who is aged forty-eight, died this morning in Ilorin after a protracted illness. Hon Idris Haliru represented Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajib...
Hon. Haliru will be sorely missed - Saraki
The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki had expressed shock on receiving the news of the death of Hon. Idris Haliru. Saraki, in a statement, described late H...
The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki had expressed shock on receiving the news of the death of Hon. Idris Haliru. Saraki, in a statement, described late H...
Breaking News: Hon. Idris Haliru is dead.
A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammed Idris Haliru is dead. He, who is aged forty-eight, died this morning in Ilorin after a protracted illness. Hon Idris Haliru represented Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajib...
A member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Muhammed Idris Haliru is dead. He, who is aged forty-eight, died this morning in Ilorin after a protracted illness. Hon Idris Haliru represented Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajib...
Emir of Ilorin, Saraki mourn Ado Bayero
The former governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki has expressed shock over the demise of the emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. Saraki described the late monarch as a great ruler whose contributions were instrumental to ...
The former governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki has expressed shock over the demise of the emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero. Saraki described the late monarch as a great ruler whose contributions were instrumental to ...
Nigeria's Governors' Uncommon Retirement Plans
The uncommon proposal by Governor Godswill Akpabio to "protect" the treasury of Akwa Ibom State through limiting the medical allowance of former governors and their deputies has drawn attraction to the pull on the publ...
The uncommon proposal by Governor Godswill Akpabio to "protect" the treasury of Akwa Ibom State through limiting the medical allowance of former governors and their deputies has drawn attraction to the pull on the publ...
Akpabio's Pension Law And The Rest Of Us
It was the Late President of the United States of America, Mr. John F. Kennedy, who once said “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. This statement has oft...
It was the Late President of the United States of America, Mr. John F. Kennedy, who once said “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. This statement has oft...
Basketball: Islanders Seek Vengeance Against Union Bank
Actions resume today in the Atlantic Conference Week 13 matches of the ongoing DStv Basketball League with Lagos Islanders seeking vengeance against city rivals and table-toppers, Union Bank. Islanders most cap...
Actions resume today in the Atlantic Conference Week 13 matches of the ongoing DStv Basketball League with Lagos Islanders seeking vengeance against city rivals and table-toppers, Union Bank. Islanders most cap...
Healthcare, Unemployment Issues Top Talks At Nigeria Governors Forum
Poor healthcare delivery and increasing unemployment issues topped talks at the Nigeria Governors Forum held to seek solutions to the issues. At the forum held in Port Harcourt on Friday, experts and governors hi...
Poor healthcare delivery and increasing unemployment issues topped talks at the Nigeria Governors Forum held to seek solutions to the issues. At the forum held in Port Harcourt on Friday, experts and governors hi...
Don tasks students on skill aquisition
Youths in the country have been charged to acquaint themselves with vocational and skills acquisition to position them for self employment. The Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin...
Youths in the country have been charged to acquaint themselves with vocational and skills acquisition to position them for self employment. The Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin...
We're not worried over Ahmed other govs' defection - Jonathan
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not in any way worried over the defection of Governors Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State; Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers; Abdu...
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan said, yesterday, that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was not in any way worried over the defection of Governors Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State; Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers; Abdu...
Emir's Loss: Kwara Mourns with Kano Emirate Council
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero as a national loss of unimaginable proportion as the deceased represented one of the finest, most loved...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the death of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero as a national loss of unimaginable proportion as the deceased represented one of the finest, most loved...
Olokooba Calls For Extension Of NHIS To All Nigerians
A medical doctor, Dr AbdulFatah Olokooba, on Friday called for the extension of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to all Nigerians to facilitate universal health coverage. Olokooba, who is the Chief Medical ...
A medical doctor, Dr AbdulFatah Olokooba, on Friday called for the extension of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to all Nigerians to facilitate universal health coverage. Olokooba, who is the Chief Medical ...
Nigeria needs dynamic leaders to play its leadership role in Africa
A Professor of African Languages, Tradition and Literary, Olabiyi Yai, says Nigeria needs purposeful and dynamic leaders for it to play its leadership role in the African continent. Professor Yai, a Multilingual Unive...
A Professor of African Languages, Tradition and Literary, Olabiyi Yai, says Nigeria needs purposeful and dynamic leaders for it to play its leadership role in the African continent. Professor Yai, a Multilingual Unive...
I can't handle more than one woman - Femi Adebayo
Femi Adebayo is a household name in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood. The son of Adebayo Salami popularly known as Oga Bello is a lawyer turned actor. In this chat with BOLATITO ADEBAYO, he talks about hi...
Femi Adebayo is a household name in the Yoruba sector of Nollywood. The son of Adebayo Salami popularly known as Oga Bello is a lawyer turned actor. In this chat with BOLATITO ADEBAYO, he talks about hi...
I can't continue with loveless marriage - Womam
A housewife, Sala Idowu, has urged an Okuta Area Court in Kwara State to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage to her husband for alleged lack of love. Sala, a mother of two, who resides at Okuta in Baruten Local...
A housewife, Sala Idowu, has urged an Okuta Area Court in Kwara State to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage to her husband for alleged lack of love. Sala, a mother of two, who resides at Okuta in Baruten Local...
Unilorin freshers divided over iPad use
Newly admitted students of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have expressed mixed feelings over the usefulness of the iPad bestowed on them by the school management. According to those who spoke with our c...
Newly admitted students of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have expressed mixed feelings over the usefulness of the iPad bestowed on them by the school management. According to those who spoke with our c...
KWASU 2nd Convocation Ceremony Holds Today
Kwara State University (KWASU) second Convocation Ceremony will hold on Saturday, 7th June, 2014. The programme of events for the occasion was released last weeks. Events started on Tuesday, 3rd June, 2014 with the Vice-C...
Kwara State University (KWASU) second Convocation Ceremony will hold on Saturday, 7th June, 2014. The programme of events for the occasion was released last weeks. Events started on Tuesday, 3rd June, 2014 with the Vice-C...
Outrage as soldiers invade newspaper centres.
Armed soldiers, said to be acting on “orders from above,” invaded newspaper distribution centres across the country in the early hours of Friday, seizing vans and newspapers parcels. The operation co...
Armed soldiers, said to be acting on “orders from above,” invaded newspaper distribution centres across the country in the early hours of Friday, seizing vans and newspapers parcels. The operation co...
She has turned our bedroom to shrine, man tells court
A man, Aminu Quadri, has told an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara State that his wife, Barakat, was fetish and diabolical. The 38-year-old resident of Gambari Area of Ilorin, Kwara State ...
A man, Aminu Quadri, has told an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara State that his wife, Barakat, was fetish and diabolical. The 38-year-old resident of Gambari Area of Ilorin, Kwara State ...
Intrigues as APC, PDP clash over fund in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Kwara State have accused each other of illegal fund raising ahead of the 2015 elections, SUCCESS NWOGU writes The quest by the P...
The Peoples Democratic Party and All Progressives Congress in Kwara State have accused each other of illegal fund raising ahead of the 2015 elections, SUCCESS NWOGU writes The quest by the P...
2014-06-06
Kwara targets N1b IGR
The Chairman of Kwara State Board of Internal Revenue, Alhaji Mudasiru Oladapo, yesterday said the board was targeting N1 billion internally generated revenue yearly. Oladapo made this known in an interview with the N...
The Chairman of Kwara State Board of Internal Revenue, Alhaji Mudasiru Oladapo, yesterday said the board was targeting N1 billion internally generated revenue yearly. Oladapo made this known in an interview with the N...
Overland Airways reduces fare on Lagos-Ilorin route
OVERLAND Airways, one of the leading domestic airlines in Nigeria has announced a promotional fare on the Lagos-Ilorin (or return) route. Effective Sunday June 1, 2014 passengers will enjoy Overland Airways fli...
OVERLAND Airways, one of the leading domestic airlines in Nigeria has announced a promotional fare on the Lagos-Ilorin (or return) route. Effective Sunday June 1, 2014 passengers will enjoy Overland Airways fli...
Pensions of Nigerian ex-governors. Focus on Kwara
Kwara: 3 new cars every 3 years Kwara’s Governor and Deputy Governor (Payment of Pension Law) 2011 copies largely from that of Lagos, but its provisions are juicier in certain aspects...
Kwara: 3 new cars every 3 years Kwara’s Governor and Deputy Governor (Payment of Pension Law) 2011 copies largely from that of Lagos, but its provisions are juicier in certain aspects...
4 CORPS MEMBERS DIE IN KWARA
No fewer than 2,145 2013 batch “B” corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) passed out in Kwara State on Thursday. The passing out was devoid of the usual parade as the corps membe...
No fewer than 2,145 2013 batch “B” corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) passed out in Kwara State on Thursday. The passing out was devoid of the usual parade as the corps membe...
Kwara 2015: Will Gov Ahmed seek re-election?
Will the zoning principle pact signed in 2011 by the then leadership of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP take effect in the forthcoming election as Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed clocks three y...
Will the zoning principle pact signed in 2011 by the then leadership of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP take effect in the forthcoming election as Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed clocks three y...
Soldiers stop newspapers' sales in Ilorin, detain drivers
Armed soldiers stormed the popular newspaper distribution centre located along Emir’s Road, Ilorin Friday morning looking for some newspapers they claimed they had orders ‘from above’ to seize. ...
Armed soldiers stormed the popular newspaper distribution centre located along Emir’s Road, Ilorin Friday morning looking for some newspapers they claimed they had orders ‘from above’ to seize. ...
Give us ministerial slot now, Kwara youths tell Jonathan
Youths from Kwara state, under the auspice of Kwara Youth Stakeholders Forum (KYSY), has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to give the state its slot of ministerial appointment, saying that the delay in appointin...
Youths from Kwara state, under the auspice of Kwara Youth Stakeholders Forum (KYSY), has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to give the state its slot of ministerial appointment, saying that the delay in appointin...
KWARA EXPLAINS BAN ON PRODUCTION, SALE OF CHARCOAL
The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Alhaji Abubakar Mora, has described charcoal producers as enemies of the state. Speaking at an event to mark this year’s World Environment Day or...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, Alhaji Abubakar Mora, has described charcoal producers as enemies of the state. Speaking at an event to mark this year’s World Environment Day or...
2014-06-05
From jumbo pay to jumbo pensions
Public office holders are designing alarming pension schemes for themselves, OLUSOLA FABIYI writes Many Nigerians have accepted their ‘fate’ when it comes to the ostentatious lifestyle that many ...
Public office holders are designing alarming pension schemes for themselves, OLUSOLA FABIYI writes Many Nigerians have accepted their ‘fate’ when it comes to the ostentatious lifestyle that many ...
Kwara, Investing in the Future.
In Kwara State, a new youth empowerment programme, Quickwin, is giving young people the confidence to look into the future, writes Hammed Shittu ‘It’s all good here.’ That catchphrase resonates quite...
In Kwara State, a new youth empowerment programme, Quickwin, is giving young people the confidence to look into the future, writes Hammed Shittu ‘It’s all good here.’ That catchphrase resonates quite...
Press Release: New Ilorin General Hospital records first birth
The newly remodelled General Hospital, Ilorin has recorded its first birth, a baby boy. The Child born to the family of Mr Yisau Abdulahi of Mogaji's compound, Kuntu, Ilorin was the first delivery to be made at th...
The newly remodelled General Hospital, Ilorin has recorded its first birth, a baby boy. The Child born to the family of Mr Yisau Abdulahi of Mogaji's compound, Kuntu, Ilorin was the first delivery to be made at th...
Why Saraki Must Emulate Akwa Ibom Governor and Reverse Kwara Obnoxious Pension Law - Kwara PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the erstwhile Governor of Kwara state and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Bukola Saraki, t...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the erstwhile Governor of Kwara state and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Bukola Saraki, t...
Zulu-Oloje Presents N2.1bn Budget for Ilorin-West
The Chairman, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje on Tuesday presented the sum of 2.1 billion naira at this year’s budget before the Council’s legislative arm....
The Chairman, Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje on Tuesday presented the sum of 2.1 billion naira at this year’s budget before the Council’s legislative arm....
Kwara business coalition seeks huge fund for private sector
The Kwara State Coalition of Business and Professional Associations (KWACOBPA) has urged the state government to make huge sum of fund available for it members in private sector as revolving loan to boost economy of the s...
The Kwara State Coalition of Business and Professional Associations (KWACOBPA) has urged the state government to make huge sum of fund available for it members in private sector as revolving loan to boost economy of the s...
How Saraki, Tinubu, Odili, others rob their states blind through obnoxious pension laws
A massive public outcry forced Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio, to backtrack on a scandalous multibillion pension plan for himself and other former governors of the state this week. But a review of similar pensio...
A massive public outcry forced Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio, to backtrack on a scandalous multibillion pension plan for himself and other former governors of the state this week. But a review of similar pensio...
Fuel marketers now sell at N97 in Kwara
Three months after dispensing fuel to motorists above the official price of N97 per litre, independent marketers in Kwara State have reverted to the official price, investigations by Daily Trust have shown. D...
Three months after dispensing fuel to motorists above the official price of N97 per litre, independent marketers in Kwara State have reverted to the official price, investigations by Daily Trust have shown. D...
Nigeria needs cooperative education - Rector
Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu in this interview advocates for the introduction of cooperative education where all stakeholders are involved in the development and design of school curricula to a...
Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic Alhaji Mas'ud Elelu in this interview advocates for the introduction of cooperative education where all stakeholders are involved in the development and design of school curricula to a...
Kwara varsity created 3000 small coys - VC
Kwara State University has created over 3000 companies and businesses which have engaged students and ex-students of the university, the institution Vice-Chancellor has disclosed. The idea according to the V...
Kwara State University has created over 3000 companies and businesses which have engaged students and ex-students of the university, the institution Vice-Chancellor has disclosed. The idea according to the V...
Wife Wants Eight Years Marriage Dissolved for Alleged Lack of Love
A housewife, Sala Idowu, on Tuesday urged an Okuta Area Court, Kwara, to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage to Idowu for alleged lack of love. Sala, a mother of two, who reside at Okuta in Baruten Local Gov...
A housewife, Sala Idowu, on Tuesday urged an Okuta Area Court, Kwara, to dissolve her eight-year-old marriage to Idowu for alleged lack of love. Sala, a mother of two, who reside at Okuta in Baruten Local Gov...
NOA Charges Border Communities On Security Consciousness
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has organised a sensitisation programme for the people of the border communities in Kwara State on the need to be security conscious. The Chief Orientation and Mobilisati...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has organised a sensitisation programme for the people of the border communities in Kwara State on the need to be security conscious. The Chief Orientation and Mobilisati...
Ahmed Promises Kwara Indigenes Quality Health Care
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has reiterated his administration's commitment to ensuring that the people of the state would not move more than 500 metres before they access quality health care deli...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has reiterated his administration's commitment to ensuring that the people of the state would not move more than 500 metres before they access quality health care deli...
2014-06-04
Kwara Received N38.7bn From Federation Account In 2013 - Ahmed
The Kwara State government said it earned only N38.7 billion from the federation account in 2013 as one of the least benefiting states. It, however, said that despite the meager resources at its disposal it succeeded ...
The Kwara State government said it earned only N38.7 billion from the federation account in 2013 as one of the least benefiting states. It, however, said that despite the meager resources at its disposal it succeeded ...
Jonathan nominates Ministers; Kwara, Anambra miss out
President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated former Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau; Prince Adedayo Adeyeye (Ekiti); Abdul Bulama (Yobe); and Dr. Stephen Orlu (Delta) as Ministers of the Federal Republic...
President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated former Governor of Kano State, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau; Prince Adedayo Adeyeye (Ekiti); Abdul Bulama (Yobe); and Dr. Stephen Orlu (Delta) as Ministers of the Federal Republic...
Press Release: APC Faults Kwara PDP on Gov. Ahmed's Administration, Says PDP is Party Of Falsehood.
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said contrary to the falsehood propagated by opposition elements, the achievements of the Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led administration are visible and i...
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said contrary to the falsehood propagated by opposition elements, the achievements of the Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed-led administration are visible and i...
Press Release - General Hospitals: Ahmed dismisses claims of contract inflation, labels Kwara PDP anti-development
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dismissed claims of contract inflation regarding the five recently upgraded hospitals in the state as untrue, stressing that any variations were appropriated in the ...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dismissed claims of contract inflation regarding the five recently upgraded hospitals in the state as untrue, stressing that any variations were appropriated in the ...
Ahmed - At a Time Like This, Nigeria's Strength Lies in Her Heterogeneity
Fifty one-year-old Abdulfatah Ahmed, an ex-banker and former lecturer, is the governor of Kwara State. A graduate of Chemistry from University of Ilorin, where he also earned a Master's degree in Business Administratio...
Fifty one-year-old Abdulfatah Ahmed, an ex-banker and former lecturer, is the governor of Kwara State. A graduate of Chemistry from University of Ilorin, where he also earned a Master's degree in Business Administratio...
2,145 NYSC Members to Pass Out in Kwara
A total of 2,145 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Kwara would complete the programme on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin by the Public ...
A total of 2,145 National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Kwara would complete the programme on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin by the Public ...
Kwara PDP accuses Govt of spending public funds on APC
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state government of spending public funds on activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP, in a statement by its publici...
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state government of spending public funds on activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP, in a statement by its publici...
Kwara spends N727.9m on three roads.
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the state government has invested about N727.9m in the construction of Ijara-Isin-Isanlu Isin Road, Oro-Ijomu-Oro Road and Tsaragi Market Road. While the 9.5km I...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the state government has invested about N727.9m in the construction of Ijara-Isin-Isanlu Isin Road, Oro-Ijomu-Oro Road and Tsaragi Market Road. While the 9.5km I...
N600m Hospitals Commissioned in Kwara
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has commissioned two general hospitals in Offa and Omu-Aran in Offa and Irepodun local government areas of the state rehabilitated at a cost of N600m, as part of activities ...
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has commissioned two general hospitals in Offa and Omu-Aran in Offa and Irepodun local government areas of the state rehabilitated at a cost of N600m, as part of activities ...
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