2014-05-22

Rector Wants Cooperative Education in School Curriculum
Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Mas'ud Elelu, has called for adoption of cooperative education in the school curriculum to improve standard of education in the country. Elelu, who made the appeal in Il...

Kwara Indigenes in the Diaspora Donate Drugs
Kwara State indigenes in the diaspora under the aegis of Kwara Association of Nigeria, North American chapter( KSANG) have donated drugs worth $100,000 (N16million) to the state government. The donation cam...

Two Remanded For Kidnapping Govt Officials
Two persons, Isiaka Ahmed, 25 of Ajibesin Ogidi, Ilorin and Alh. Shehu Olorunlanbe, 68 of No. 33, Banni Street, Elesin Alore, Ilorin, have been remanded in prisons custody for allegedly kidnapping three government offi...

Kwara, PDP at war over N23bn bond
The Kwara State Government appears set on a war path with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over a N23bn bond to be sourced from the stock market. Finance Commissioner, Nurudeen Banu, had set the b...

2014-05-21

OPINION: The Eclipse of a star, Shehu Jimoh. By Ahmed 'Lateef
One covenant, not by blood, man might have consciously or unconsciously entered into while descending this mortal enclave is to sojourn. The longevity of such journey lies in the “memorandum of understanding&r...

Govs hijack APC; Reject Baraje
All Progressives Party, APC Governors yesterday revolted against the leadership of the party when they hijacked the proceedings of the National Executive Committee, NEC meeting and picked the member...

Quickwin: KWSG Vows to Tackle Youth Unemployment
The Kwara State government says its Quickwin Empowerment Scheme will reduce unemployment and improve the state socio-economic development in the State. The Chairman, Quickwin Empowerment Programme, Alhaji Isiaka G...

Prof. Shehu Jimoh's death, a colossal loss - Bola Shagaya
As Nigerians continue to mourn over the death of the Chairman Governing Council of the Kwara State Polytechnic and former Dean, Student Affairs University of Ilorin,Professor Shehu Jimoh, a chieftain of the Peoples' Dem...

Gbemi Saraki applauds US, UK intervention.
A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Senator Gbemisola Saraki, has applauded the intervention of international community, including the United States of America (USA), United Kingdom (UK), am...

Prof Jimoh's passing, a huge loss - Belgore
We receive with sadness the passing of Emeritus Professor Shehu Jimoh. The first doctor of philosophy (Education) graduate of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) in 1977, Professor Shehu Jimoh was a g...

Federation Account: NNPC outstanding remittance now N3.083 trillion-Kwara finance commissioner
Total outstanding remittance by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) into the federation account from 2011 to March 2014 is now N3.083trillion. Speaking with journalists, after the Joint Account ...

Three Colleges of Education workers suspend strike in Kwara
Workers at the three Kwara State owned Colleges of Education on Tuesday suspended their six-week industrial action called by Committee of Unions of Tertiary Institutions (CUTI). CUTI Chairman, Malam Shehu San...

Flooding - Kwara Marks Over 50 Houses for Demolition
The Kwara State Government would, any moment from now, begin mass demolition of buildings around waterways as part of measures to prevent flooding within Ilorin metropolis. Already, Daily Trust gathered that ...

Eulogies as Shehu Jimoh is buried
Members of the Ilorin community were thrown into mourning yesterday as the remains of a retired Professor of Educational Psychology, Shehu Ahmed Jimoh were interred amidst wailings and mournful countenances. ...

2014-05-20

Kwara mourns Jimoh, professor of Education Psychology.
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed; the Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa; the Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists and the Correspondent Chapel have described the death...

KWSG Warns Former Owners to Hands-Off Grant Aided Schools.
The Kwara State Government has warned former proprietors of government grant-aided schools to steer clear of the administration of such institutions as anything contrary will be viewed as interference and will be dealt...

Generational war looms in APC
Ahead of its national convention slated for the second quarter of this year, there are indications that the All Progressives Congress (APC) may contend with a generational battle within the party. The impending ...

Train Crushes Middle-aged Man to Death in Ilorin
Residents of the neighbourhood around the train station in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, were thrown into mourning Monday when they discovered the headless body of a middle-aged man who must have been crushed by th...

Kwara Govt to Relocate Flood Victims in Edu, Patigi LGs
The Kwara Government said on Monday that it would collaborate with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to relocate residents of river banks, to protect them from flood disaster. The government also ...

Prof. Shehu Jimoh's Death, Shocking - Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the death of Professor Shehu Jimoh as shocking and a monumental loss to the State and the nation’s education sector. Governor Ahmed, in a condolence message...

Kwara NAWOJ congratulates Omowole, Oladimeji
The National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Kwara State Chapter, on Monday congratulated Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole and Hajia Bilqees Oladimeji on their election as National President and Vice President of the associ...

I Will Never Return to PDP - Gov. Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described as "false, provocative and contemptuous," the insinuation that he is 'romancing' the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor who was elected on t...

Ilorin High Court dismisses suit against Emir of Ilorin.
An High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a suit instituted by the deposed Balogun Alanamu of Ilorin, Alhaji Shu’aib Mahmud against the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Ilorin Emirate Council and...

Prof. Shehu Jimoh is Dead
The chairman, governing council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Prof. Shehu Ahmed Jimoh (OON), is dead. He died in the late hours of yesterday (Monday) in Ilorin. He was 70 years old. Prof. Jimoh was a retired professor o...

2014-05-19

Islamic scholar slams Fed Govt's inaction on Boko Haram
A renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Sofyullahi M. K. Al-Adabiyy, has condemned the Boko Haram insurgency and Federal Government's powerlessness to stop mindless killings in the land. Al-Adabiyy, who is also the ...

Bonds won't solve Kwara's infrastructure challenge - PDP
The PDP in Kwara State says taking bonds will not solve the problem of dearth of infrastructure in the state. The party's Publicity Secretary, Chief Rex Olawoye, stated this on Sunday in Ilorin while reacting...

Constructing Access Roads in Kwara Rural Communities
It is an incontrovertible fact that the provision of access roads in rural communities, among other infrastructure, will stimulate the economic growth of the communities, while enhancing the residents' living standards...

Mechanised farming: Kwara seeks special fund for LGs
The Kwara Government has appealed to the Federal Government to provide a special fund for local councils to enable them embark on mechanised farming. Alhaji Abdulkareem Ayinde, a Special Adviser to the Gover...

Extension of emergency rule justified - Ojibara
Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin branch, Mr. Mobolaji Ojibara, in this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU, expresses his support for the extension of the state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe stat...

Controversy over Ilorin rail line decapitated corpse.
There was confusion in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday over the discovery of  a decapitated corpse found on a rail line. The lifeless body of the youngman was  reportedly found on...

Kwarapoly rector appeals to striking lecturers
Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mas’ud Elelu, has advised the state government and striking lecturers of state-owned Colleges of Education to adopt the principle of give and take in resolving the ong...

'Don't use Islam to create anarchy' - Gov Ahmed
The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has enjoined the muslim ummah in the state to emulate the teaching and lessons of the Holy Prophet in their entire life, just as he admonished them not to use the n...

Will Ahmed break Saraki's political harmony?
Assertions that Governor Ahmed Abdulfatah is about to break the political harmony framed by Senator Bukola Saraki in Kwara could be farfetched By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor of VANGUARD ...

Kwara's Branding As Investment Hub Yields Positive Results
The Kwara State government said the transformational branding agenda embarked upon to position the state as an investment hub in the middle belt and Nigeria has started yielding positive results. The government ...

Investing in Child's Potential - How 11-Year-Old Girl Won Centenary Award
There is a saying in the Bible that: "Show me a man diligent in his work, for he shall eat with kings". That was the case of Omeyiola Ayomikun Eunice, a 10-year-old primary six school girl, who was presented with, 'Amb...