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2014-01-26
Opinion - Kwara State: Work-in-progress (Infrastructure). By Abdulwahab Oba
Every society has its evolutionary moment; that period in time to which it is possible to link several events and issues that would later become the defining features of such environment. For Kwara, the first moment was i...
Every society has its evolutionary moment; that period in time to which it is possible to link several events and issues that would later become the defining features of such environment. For Kwara, the first moment was i...
Nothing will make me return to PDP - Sakari
Former Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Bukola Saraki, has declared that nothing will make him and his followers return to the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Par...
Former Kwara State governor and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Bukola Saraki, has declared that nothing will make him and his followers return to the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Par...
He's fond of going through my calls, text messages, woman tells court.
A housewife, Ganiyat Isiaka, has prayed an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara State, to dissolve her marriage to her husband, Akeem for not trusting her. Thirty-eight year-old Ganiyat, who res...
A housewife, Ganiyat Isiaka, has prayed an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara State, to dissolve her marriage to her husband, Akeem for not trusting her. Thirty-eight year-old Ganiyat, who res...
2014-01-25
Opinion - PDP party chairmanship: The ultimate poisoned chalice. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
THE online news medium, PREMIUM TIMES, was spot on in the title of its report: “How PDP disgraced six of its seven chairmen in 15 years; in the wake of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’s forced resignation as pa...
THE online news medium, PREMIUM TIMES, was spot on in the title of its report: “How PDP disgraced six of its seven chairmen in 15 years; in the wake of Alhaji Bamanga Tukur’s forced resignation as pa...
"Kwarans will continue to support PDP" - Kasamu Buruji
The leadership of People’s Democratic Party both at the national level and in the South West has continued to explore new strategies that could help the party regain the control of the region believed t...
The leadership of People’s Democratic Party both at the national level and in the South West has continued to explore new strategies that could help the party regain the control of the region believed t...
No faction in Kwara APC - Bode Towoju
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Mr Bode Towoju, has said that there is no faction in the state chapter of the party, saying those parading themselves as state executives are trouble ...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Mr Bode Towoju, has said that there is no faction in the state chapter of the party, saying those parading themselves as state executives are trouble ...
Nigeria sliding into dictatorship - Atunwa
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has said that Nigeria is sliding into anarchy. Atunwa, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Ilorin, explained tha...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has said that Nigeria is sliding into anarchy. Atunwa, who stated this in an interview with our correspondent on Thursday in Ilorin, explained tha...
Kwara Government Appeals To Banks In Offa To Resume Banking
KWARA State Government Friday appealed to managements of commercial banks in Offa, Offa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state to resume normal banking operations to alleviate sufferings of the people of the town d...
KWARA State Government Friday appealed to managements of commercial banks in Offa, Offa Local Government Area (LGA) of the state to resume normal banking operations to alleviate sufferings of the people of the town d...
PDP stakeholders move against Saraki's grip on Kwara
STAKEHOLDERS of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, have commenced moves to fill the vacuum left by the departure of Senator Bukola Saraki and his associates from the party. At the ...
STAKEHOLDERS of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, have commenced moves to fill the vacuum left by the departure of Senator Bukola Saraki and his associates from the party. At the ...
Kwara: Discordant tunes between PDP, APC over defection
Things are no longer at ease within Kwara State political class. In this piece, SUCCESS NWOGU examines the various contentions between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives ...
Things are no longer at ease within Kwara State political class. In this piece, SUCCESS NWOGU examines the various contentions between the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives ...
2014-01-24
Unilorin students hold annual bonfire night
Unilorin campus, last Friday, was literarily thrown on fire as the students' union of the university held its annual "bornfire" night. The audiences that cut across students from different faculties o...
Unilorin campus, last Friday, was literarily thrown on fire as the students' union of the university held its annual "bornfire" night. The audiences that cut across students from different faculties o...
Unilorin approves N8m to improve power supply on campus
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State has approved N8 million for a power line for the institution, as part of efforts to ensure stable supply of electricity. Vice Chancellor of the...
The Governing Council of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State has approved N8 million for a power line for the institution, as part of efforts to ensure stable supply of electricity. Vice Chancellor of the...
Offa community begs banks to reopen
Offa community of Kwara State yesterday begged commercial banks in the state to restore their services to the community, saying they were tired of going to neighbouring states for transactions. Commerci...
Offa community of Kwara State yesterday begged commercial banks in the state to restore their services to the community, saying they were tired of going to neighbouring states for transactions. Commerci...
APC asks N/Assembly to block ministerial, service chiefs appointments
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its members in the National Assembly to block all proposals and appointments sent to them by the executive including the 2014 budget until the government stops what t...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on its members in the National Assembly to block all proposals and appointments sent to them by the executive including the 2014 budget until the government stops what t...
Olofa's stool: Ruling house seeks transfer of case to Supreme Court
As controversy over the Olofa stool in Offa Local Government of Kwara State lingers, the Olugbense ruling house has approached the Supreme Court to compel the Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin to stay further proceed...
As controversy over the Olofa stool in Offa Local Government of Kwara State lingers, the Olugbense ruling house has approached the Supreme Court to compel the Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin to stay further proceed...
FRSC urges driving schools to upgrade equipment
The Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Mary Wakawa, has called on all private driving schools to upgrade their equipment in a bid to ensure effective training. Wakawa, w...
The Kwara State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mrs Mary Wakawa, has called on all private driving schools to upgrade their equipment in a bid to ensure effective training. Wakawa, w...
'Accidental Discharge' Kills 75-Year-Old Woman
Alleged accidentally discharged bullets from the gun of a vigilante have killed a 75-year-old woman, identified as Ibitokun Sheu, in Ilorin, Kwara State. Sheu, who hailed from Alomata compound, Kamaldeen Stre...
Alleged accidentally discharged bullets from the gun of a vigilante have killed a 75-year-old woman, identified as Ibitokun Sheu, in Ilorin, Kwara State. Sheu, who hailed from Alomata compound, Kamaldeen Stre...
nAPC: Party disowns Kwara acting chairman *I remain party chairman - Olusona
THE national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, disowned the Interim Chairman of Kwara State chapter of the party, Reverend Bunmi Olusona, who signed the press statement announcing the f...
THE national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, disowned the Interim Chairman of Kwara State chapter of the party, Reverend Bunmi Olusona, who signed the press statement announcing the f...
CJN Extols Saidu Kawu's Virtues
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukthar, yesterday eulogised the virtues of the late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu. The CJN who was in Ilorin, Kwara State to commiserate ...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukthar, yesterday eulogised the virtues of the late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu. The CJN who was in Ilorin, Kwara State to commiserate ...
Paucity of Funds Worries Ilorin College of Education
The Provost, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Dr. Isiaka Saka Opobiyi, has called on the state government to provide more fund for the college in order to improve the standards of teaching and learning. ...
The Provost, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Dr. Isiaka Saka Opobiyi, has called on the state government to provide more fund for the college in order to improve the standards of teaching and learning. ...
2014-01-23
Corps Member Donates CBT Software to Varsity in Kwara
A 2013 batch "A" corps member in Kwara State, Sulaiman Teslim Olalekan, has donated computer based test (CBT) software to Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, where he is serving. Besides, the corps ...
A 2013 batch "A" corps member in Kwara State, Sulaiman Teslim Olalekan, has donated computer based test (CBT) software to Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, where he is serving. Besides, the corps ...
Governor Ahmed approves 2000 civil service jobs
The Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of 500 civil servants in the first phase of a quarterly employment drive that will see the engagement of 2000 youths by the end of the year. ...
The Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of 500 civil servants in the first phase of a quarterly employment drive that will see the engagement of 2000 youths by the end of the year. ...
Kwara to sanction erring traders over environmental laws
The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it would arrest and prosecute any trader that flouted its order on the display of wares on road sides. The Director of Environment at the State Ministry ...
The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it would arrest and prosecute any trader that flouted its order on the display of wares on road sides. The Director of Environment at the State Ministry ...
CJN Urges Judges to Emulate the Virtues of Late Justice Kawu
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, thursday urged judges in the nation's judiciary to emulate the virtues of late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu. Aloma ...
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, thursday urged judges in the nation's judiciary to emulate the virtues of late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Saidu Kawu. Aloma ...
Kwara To Employ 2,000 Workers
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment 500 civil servants in the first phase of a quarterly employment drive that will see the engagement of 2000 youths by the end of the year....
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment 500 civil servants in the first phase of a quarterly employment drive that will see the engagement of 2000 youths by the end of the year....
Still the Godfather of Kwara Politics
Despite dissolving his structures into the All Progressives Congress in the aftermath of his recent defection, former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki remains the godfather of politics in the state,writes ...
Despite dissolving his structures into the All Progressives Congress in the aftermath of his recent defection, former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki remains the godfather of politics in the state,writes ...
Opinion: Belgore's Defeatist Game
In every contest, the hand of a loser is easily identifiable. Why? Because he is always slow to reading the equation accurately with a view to modulating strategy, and two, he is habitually unaligned with popular cau...
In every contest, the hand of a loser is easily identifiable. Why? Because he is always slow to reading the equation accurately with a view to modulating strategy, and two, he is habitually unaligned with popular cau...
Come Back, Mu'azu Begs G-5 Governors
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, has begged the defected G-5 governors to return to their former party, promising to set up a high-powered reconciliation committee to ...
The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Adamu Mu'azu, has begged the defected G-5 governors to return to their former party, promising to set up a high-powered reconciliation committee to ...
Herdsmen/Farmers Clash - Kwara to Set Up New Grazing Areas
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday directed the state's ministry of agriculture to create new grazing areas across the state as part of measures to check clashes between herdsmen and farmers, as well as ...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday directed the state's ministry of agriculture to create new grazing areas across the state as part of measures to check clashes between herdsmen and farmers, as well as ...
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