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2014-02-22
NSCDC nabs suspected pipeline vandal in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday paraded a 40-year old Saliu Adisa who was arrested over alleged vandalism of oil pipeline. The state NSCDC commandant,...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday paraded a 40-year old Saliu Adisa who was arrested over alleged vandalism of oil pipeline. The state NSCDC commandant,...
Baruteen Traders Seek More Banks in Border Communities.
The Association of Baruten Food Stuff Dealers on Friday called for the location of more banks in the border communities of Kwara. Mallam Sulaiman Yaru-Yite, the Secretary of the association, m...
The Association of Baruten Food Stuff Dealers on Friday called for the location of more banks in the border communities of Kwara. Mallam Sulaiman Yaru-Yite, the Secretary of the association, m...
Kwara Police Arrest Students For Rape.
The Kwara State police command has arrested three of six students of the state College of Health and Technology, Offa who allegedly raped their female colleague. The state commissioner of Police, Ambrose Aisabo...
The Kwara State police command has arrested three of six students of the state College of Health and Technology, Offa who allegedly raped their female colleague. The state commissioner of Police, Ambrose Aisabo...
KWSG promises prompt payment of salaries
The Kwara State Government has promised to ensure prompt payment of workers’ salaries and diligent execution of its developmental projects inspite of the shortfall from the ...
The Kwara State Government has promised to ensure prompt payment of workers’ salaries and diligent execution of its developmental projects inspite of the shortfall from the ...
Kwara Govt. Appeals to Nurses, Midwives Not to Join Proposed Strike
The Kwara State Government has appealed to the state chapter of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives not to join the proposed strike slated for Monday. The appeal was contained in a statement signe...
The Kwara State Government has appealed to the state chapter of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives not to join the proposed strike slated for Monday. The appeal was contained in a statement signe...
Sarakis and battle for the soul of Kwara
The forthcoming 2015 general election will no doubt mark a milestone in the political history of the people of Kwara state. AROWONA ABDULAZEEZ examines the situation as awaited by observers from both within and o...
The forthcoming 2015 general election will no doubt mark a milestone in the political history of the people of Kwara state. AROWONA ABDULAZEEZ examines the situation as awaited by observers from both within and o...
Press Release: Kwara APC Chides Police Over Permit for PDP Rally.
The Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the police permit for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) rally scheduled for Sunday, in Ilorin as unconstitutional and political. Our att...
The Kwara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has described the police permit for the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) rally scheduled for Sunday, in Ilorin as unconstitutional and political. Our att...
2014-02-21
Kwara to introduce insurance policy to traders
The Kwara Government is to introduce insurance policy to market men and women as a way of alleviating their sufferings in the case of any disaster. Mr Abdulazeez Ayodeji, the Special Assistant t...
The Kwara Government is to introduce insurance policy to market men and women as a way of alleviating their sufferings in the case of any disaster. Mr Abdulazeez Ayodeji, the Special Assistant t...
NNL: 'No special training for Kwara United'
As the Nigeria National League enters Week 2 across both groups, Kogi United Coach, Fatai Osho, says he is prepared for his side’s date with Kwara United in Ilorin tomorrow. Osho admitted that the encou...
As the Nigeria National League enters Week 2 across both groups, Kogi United Coach, Fatai Osho, says he is prepared for his side’s date with Kwara United in Ilorin tomorrow. Osho admitted that the encou...
Kwara Transfer Equity in Finance Bank to Harmony Holdings.
Kwara State Government is to transfer its 10 percent equity in the Kwara Commercial Micro-finance Bank (KWCMB) to Harmony Holdings in order to make the bank more viable. The government also directed the Minis...
Kwara State Government is to transfer its 10 percent equity in the Kwara Commercial Micro-finance Bank (KWCMB) to Harmony Holdings in order to make the bank more viable. The government also directed the Minis...
Kwara Labour Unions threaten strike.
The Kwara State chapters of the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday threatened to go on strike if their demands were not met by the state government. TUC Chairman, Comrade O...
The Kwara State chapters of the Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress on Thursday threatened to go on strike if their demands were not met by the state government. TUC Chairman, Comrade O...
2014-02-20
Nigeria's Politicians, Elites Threaten Unity Among Nigerians- Prof. Mahmud
Prof. Sakah Mahmud of the Kwara State University, Malete, while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Okuta, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, blamed politicians and a cross section of the elite for...
Prof. Sakah Mahmud of the Kwara State University, Malete, while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Okuta, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, blamed politicians and a cross section of the elite for...
Press Release: Get Ready to Vacate Government House - Kwara PDP
The world's most famous reggae music legend Bab Marley, once said; You can fool some people some time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. To paraphrase late Ola Rotimi in his book, The Gods Are Not ...
The world's most famous reggae music legend Bab Marley, once said; You can fool some people some time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. To paraphrase late Ola Rotimi in his book, The Gods Are Not ...
Pensioners now better off in Kwara, says NUP scribe
Chief Omoniyi Bidoja is the secretary of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, branch in Kwara State. In this interview with Pension and You Correspondent in Ilorin, Kwara State, Demola Akinyemi, the septuagenarian spok...
Chief Omoniyi Bidoja is the secretary of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NUP, branch in Kwara State. In this interview with Pension and You Correspondent in Ilorin, Kwara State, Demola Akinyemi, the septuagenarian spok...
Opinion: Further to the water supply situation in Kwara State By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu In this column last week, I pointed out the fact that scarcity of water has remained a major social problem in Ilorin. A succession of military and civilian administrations has fleeced the state of...
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu In this column last week, I pointed out the fact that scarcity of water has remained a major social problem in Ilorin. A succession of military and civilian administrations has fleeced the state of...
As Belgore Hedges His Bet
It was not unexpected that former Action Congress of Nigeria’s governorship candidate in the 2011 election in Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore, left the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Par...
It was not unexpected that former Action Congress of Nigeria’s governorship candidate in the 2011 election in Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore, left the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Par...
Al-Hikmah varsity, COE matriculate 5,060 students
A Kwara State-based university, Al-Hikmah University and the College of Education, Ilorin, have matriculated 5,060 students for the 2013/2014 academic session. While the university admitted 1,060 new stud...
A Kwara State-based university, Al-Hikmah University and the College of Education, Ilorin, have matriculated 5,060 students for the 2013/2014 academic session. While the university admitted 1,060 new stud...
List and Portfolio of Commissioners Sworn In Today (20/02/14)
Alhaji Usman Abubakar-Mora (Environment and Forestry) Alhaji Atolagbe Alege (Commerce and Cooperatives) Mr. Segun Amos (Social Development, Culture and Tourism). Alhaji Kayode Abdul Issa (Heal...
Alhaji Usman Abubakar-Mora (Environment and Forestry) Alhaji Atolagbe Alege (Commerce and Cooperatives) Mr. Segun Amos (Social Development, Culture and Tourism). Alhaji Kayode Abdul Issa (Heal...
Unilorin Expels 3 Students for Internet Fraud
The University of Ilorin yesterday said it expelled three undergraduate students for internet fraud and theft. The institution also reprimanded 40 other students of the institution for violating the universit...
The University of Ilorin yesterday said it expelled three undergraduate students for internet fraud and theft. The institution also reprimanded 40 other students of the institution for violating the universit...
Kwara Assembly pledges to enact laws capable of accelerating development
The Kwara House of Assembly has said it will embark on enactment of viable laws that will accelerate development, good governance and a stable democracy. The Deputy Speaker, Professor Gana Issa who made the a...
The Kwara House of Assembly has said it will embark on enactment of viable laws that will accelerate development, good governance and a stable democracy. The Deputy Speaker, Professor Gana Issa who made the a...
Defection: Kwara APC's Reaction Attests To My Popularity - Belgore
A former gubernatorial candidate in Kwara State, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), yesterday reacted to the gale of reactions that trailed his defection from APC to PDP. Belgore who spoke through his media aide, Ra...
A former gubernatorial candidate in Kwara State, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), yesterday reacted to the gale of reactions that trailed his defection from APC to PDP. Belgore who spoke through his media aide, Ra...
2014-02-19
OPINION: "Northern Nigerian Economy Free of Oil Revenue". By Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed
“Northern Nigerian Economy Free of Oil Revenue”, A Lecture Delivered by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, at the Inauguration of New Leadership and Public ...
“Northern Nigerian Economy Free of Oil Revenue”, A Lecture Delivered by His Excellency, Executive Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, at the Inauguration of New Leadership and Public ...
Kwara Poly arrests suspected cultists, suspends seven
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has suspended seven students of the institution over the violation of the school rules and regulations. According to a statement signed by the school Head, Information an...
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has suspended seven students of the institution over the violation of the school rules and regulations. According to a statement signed by the school Head, Information an...
9 suspected cultists nabbed in Kwara Poly
Nine suspected cultists of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have been arrested, Daily Trust gathered. A source told Daily Trust that seven of the suspected cultists are students in the Departments of Comp...
Nine suspected cultists of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have been arrested, Daily Trust gathered. A source told Daily Trust that seven of the suspected cultists are students in the Departments of Comp...
Press Release: Kwara APC Hails Belgore's Supporters for Dumping him
The Kwara State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the declaration by members of Mohammed Dele Belgore (MDB) Solidarity Team disassociating themselves from their former principal and the Peoples Democ...
The Kwara State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the declaration by members of Mohammed Dele Belgore (MDB) Solidarity Team disassociating themselves from their former principal and the Peoples Democ...
Press Release - Defection: Kwara APC's mob reactions attest to our popularity - Belgore
Our attention is drawn to the vigour with which Kwara APC has sought to discredit our decision to seek political accommodation in the Peoples Democratic Party and the intimidation and threats to our supporters following...
Our attention is drawn to the vigour with which Kwara APC has sought to discredit our decision to seek political accommodation in the Peoples Democratic Party and the intimidation and threats to our supporters following...
Kwara School of Midwifery Commences in October
The School of Midwifery, Oke-Ode in Kwara State is to commence its academic year by October, 2014. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Institution, Science and Technology, Alhaji Jibril Haruna discl...
The School of Midwifery, Oke-Ode in Kwara State is to commence its academic year by October, 2014. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Institution, Science and Technology, Alhaji Jibril Haruna discl...
Kwara Governor Charges North To Return To Agriculture
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Tuesday, said that the discovery of oil in the country did more harm than good to the north, calling on northerners to stop depending on oil revenues and concentrate on agr...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Tuesday, said that the discovery of oil in the country did more harm than good to the north, calling on northerners to stop depending on oil revenues and concentrate on agr...
New Kwara Commissioners for swearing-in tomorrow
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. AbdulFatah Ahmed would swear-in the newly appointed commissioners in the state tomorrow (Thursday), 20th February, 2014 by 10:00am at the State Banquet Hall opposite Government House, Il...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. AbdulFatah Ahmed would swear-in the newly appointed commissioners in the state tomorrow (Thursday), 20th February, 2014 by 10:00am at the State Banquet Hall opposite Government House, Il...
I'm At Home in PDP - Gambari
Grassroots politician and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara State, Bilkisu Tinuola Gambari has dismissed allegations of her defection saying her return to the PDP was without any regrets....
Grassroots politician and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara State, Bilkisu Tinuola Gambari has dismissed allegations of her defection saying her return to the PDP was without any regrets....
Kwara Utd manager seeks maturity from fans
The General Manager of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, Haruna Maigidasanma, has called on fans of the club to play their role in the season with high level of maturity. He said this would assist the clu...
The General Manager of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, Haruna Maigidasanma, has called on fans of the club to play their role in the season with high level of maturity. He said this would assist the clu...
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