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2014-01-10
Kwara Dep Gov's ADC Didn't Fight Okada Rider - Police
The Kwara State Police Command yesterday said it was still awaiting post-mortem report on the actual cause of the death of the state deputy governor's Aide De Camp, Inspector Mark Jerry Gaiya. The command how...
The Kwara State Police Command yesterday said it was still awaiting post-mortem report on the actual cause of the death of the state deputy governor's Aide De Camp, Inspector Mark Jerry Gaiya. The command how...
Entrepreneur donates 2,000 hectares greenhouse to Unilorin
Mr Samuel Samuel, Chairman of Origin Group of Companies, Lagos, on Monday in Ilorin, donated a tractor and 2, 000 hectares greenhouse to the University of Ilorin. Greenhouse is a glass building used for ...
Mr Samuel Samuel, Chairman of Origin Group of Companies, Lagos, on Monday in Ilorin, donated a tractor and 2, 000 hectares greenhouse to the University of Ilorin. Greenhouse is a glass building used for ...
Defection of PDP members to opposition normal - Tukur
The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has maintained that the defection of some of its members to the opposition party was normal in a democracy. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja in reaction to ...
The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has maintained that the defection of some of its members to the opposition party was normal in a democracy. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja in reaction to ...
Four feared dead as cultists clash in Ilorin
No fewer than four people were feared dead after clashes between suspected two rival cult groups at Baboko in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in the early hours of Thursday. Though the immediate ...
No fewer than four people were feared dead after clashes between suspected two rival cult groups at Baboko in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, in the early hours of Thursday. Though the immediate ...
Lawmakers, lawyers: Jonathan can't fire Sanusi
APC urges President to tread softly Some National Assembly members yesterday said President Jonathan lacked powers to sack Central Bank of Nigeria governor based on provisions of the law....
APC urges President to tread softly Some National Assembly members yesterday said President Jonathan lacked powers to sack Central Bank of Nigeria governor based on provisions of the law....
FG declares Tuesday public holiday for Eid-el-Maulud
The federal government has declared next Tuesday January 14, 2014 as public holiday to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). A statement by the Interior Ministry's permanent secretary Fatima Bamid...
The federal government has declared next Tuesday January 14, 2014 as public holiday to commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). A statement by the Interior Ministry's permanent secretary Fatima Bamid...
Kwara gets c'ttee on job creation
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday said all necessary machineries have been put in place jobs creation. Inaugurating a committee to work out modalities for a job intervention initiative tagged Qu...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday said all necessary machineries have been put in place jobs creation. Inaugurating a committee to work out modalities for a job intervention initiative tagged Qu...
ADC's death: Kwara debunks rumour ... Condoles family, KDSG
The Kwara State Government has debunked rumour surrounding the death of the aide de camp (ADC) to the State Deputyb Governor, Elder Peter Kisira which occurred Wednesday. The Deputy Governor's ADC, Police I...
The Kwara State Government has debunked rumour surrounding the death of the aide de camp (ADC) to the State Deputyb Governor, Elder Peter Kisira which occurred Wednesday. The Deputy Governor's ADC, Police I...
Strike: Kwara govt. seeks 21-day notice from doctors
The Kwara Government on Thursday advised the national body of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to give the state government the required 21-day notice before embarking on any industrial action...
The Kwara Government on Thursday advised the national body of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to give the state government the required 21-day notice before embarking on any industrial action...
100 illegal immigrants in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 100 illegal immigrants in the state. State Comptroller of Immigration Service, Mr Nwachukwu Chime, said yesterday the clamp down ...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has arrested 100 illegal immigrants in the state. State Comptroller of Immigration Service, Mr Nwachukwu Chime, said yesterday the clamp down ...
2014-01-09
Attack on referee: Kwara Utd apologises to minister, NRA
Kwara United FC on Wednesday apologised to the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) over an attack on a match official last season. The ...
Kwara United FC on Wednesday apologised to the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, Nigeria Football Association (NFA) and Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) over an attack on a match official last season. The ...
Opinion - Hon. Justice Saidu Kawu: Closure of an era. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is'haq Modibbo KawuThe seventh day prayer for the late Justice Saidu Kawu took place in the family house in Ilorin on New Year's Day. And just as on the day he was buried, Boxing Day, December 26th, 2013, his 85th B...
By Is'haq Modibbo KawuThe seventh day prayer for the late Justice Saidu Kawu took place in the family house in Ilorin on New Year's Day. And just as on the day he was buried, Boxing Day, December 26th, 2013, his 85th B...
Lack of farmlands turns Zuru farmers to migrants
Ibrahim Adamu, 65, is the leader of a group of farmers from Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State who migrated to neighbouring states of Niger, Zamfara and Kwara due to insufficient fertile land back home. Our reporter...
Ibrahim Adamu, 65, is the leader of a group of farmers from Zuru Emirate in Kebbi State who migrated to neighbouring states of Niger, Zamfara and Kwara due to insufficient fertile land back home. Our reporter...
Offa students suspend protest as strike continues
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, has suspended the protest which he started on Monday over they described as the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). ...
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State, has suspended the protest which he started on Monday over they described as the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP). ...
Kwara, NLC to provide 2,000 housing units to civil servants
The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it had concluded arrangements with the Nigeria Labour Congress to provide 2,000 housing units for workers in the state. The Head of Service , Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako, d...
The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it had concluded arrangements with the Nigeria Labour Congress to provide 2,000 housing units for workers in the state. The Head of Service , Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako, d...
Kwara dep gov's ADC slumps, dies
Mr. Gaya Mark, the Aide de Camp to the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Peter Kisra, is dead. Mark, 40, who was a police inspector, was suspected to have died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. A sour...
Mr. Gaya Mark, the Aide de Camp to the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Peter Kisra, is dead. Mark, 40, who was a police inspector, was suspected to have died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday. A sour...
2014-01-08
CAR returnees transported to states of origin - NEMA
Nigerians evacuated from the Central African Republic (CAR) toa Hajj transit camp in Abuja have been moved home by their various state governments. Buses were sent to the camps to convey the returnees to thei...
Nigerians evacuated from the Central African Republic (CAR) toa Hajj transit camp in Abuja have been moved home by their various state governments. Buses were sent to the camps to convey the returnees to thei...
Court remands 7 suspected cultists in Ilorin
Seven suspected cultists, who were allegedly arrested during the swearing-in ceremony of the new cult executive members of the College of Education, Oro, Kwara State, have been remanded at the Federal Medium Security...
Seven suspected cultists, who were allegedly arrested during the swearing-in ceremony of the new cult executive members of the College of Education, Oro, Kwara State, have been remanded at the Federal Medium Security...
Fuel scarcity looms in Kwara
There is imminent fuel scarcity in Ilorin, Kwara State following unavailability of the commodity in many filling stations in the city. Daily Trust gathered that most of the filling stations had run out of sto...
There is imminent fuel scarcity in Ilorin, Kwara State following unavailability of the commodity in many filling stations in the city. Daily Trust gathered that most of the filling stations had run out of sto...
Federal retirees lament unpaid entitlements in Kwara
The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) yesterday appealed to the federal government to urgently settle all outstanding arrears and entitlements of federal retirees in the state. The u...
The Kwara State branch of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) yesterday appealed to the federal government to urgently settle all outstanding arrears and entitlements of federal retirees in the state. The u...
Homicide, cultism cases rising in Kwara - CP
No fewer than 61 cases of culpable homicide were recorded in Kwara State in 2013 as against 30 recorded in 2012. Also, two attempted culpable homicide cases were recorded in 2013 as against none in 2012, the ...
No fewer than 61 cases of culpable homicide were recorded in Kwara State in 2013 as against 30 recorded in 2012. Also, two attempted culpable homicide cases were recorded in 2013 as against none in 2012, the ...
PDP appoints caretaker c'ttees for Kwara, Sokoto
National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday appointed a 14 member caretaker committee each for Kwara and Sokoto States. The recent defection of the state governors from the PDP ...
National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday appointed a 14 member caretaker committee each for Kwara and Sokoto States. The recent defection of the state governors from the PDP ...
2014-01-07
FRSC arraigns 113 Kwara motorists during Yuletide
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kwara State said it arraigned 113 motorists in Mobile Courts for various traffic offences during the last Yuletide. The Sector Commander, Mrs Mary Wakawa, made the disclo...
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Kwara State said it arraigned 113 motorists in Mobile Courts for various traffic offences during the last Yuletide. The Sector Commander, Mrs Mary Wakawa, made the disclo...
Court dissolves 6-year-old marriage in Ilorin
The wife asked for her six year old marriage to be dissolved. An Ilorin Area Court on Monday dissolved a six-year-old childless marriage between Fausat and Jimo...
The wife asked for her six year old marriage to be dissolved. An Ilorin Area Court on Monday dissolved a six-year-old childless marriage between Fausat and Jimo...
APC's burden of reconciliation in Kwara
The recent defection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to the progressive camp has imposed new challenges of reconciliation in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC). Group Political E...
The recent defection of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to the progressive camp has imposed new challenges of reconciliation in the Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC). Group Political E...
Kwara stops work on hotel
The Kwara State Government yesterday ordered work to be stopped on a three-storey hotel at the Government Residential Area (GRA) in Ilorin, the state capital. The Executive Secretary, Town Planning and Develo...
The Kwara State Government yesterday ordered work to be stopped on a three-storey hotel at the Government Residential Area (GRA) in Ilorin, the state capital. The Executive Secretary, Town Planning and Develo...
Interview: Being Visually Impaired Isn't a Smooth Road - Blind Lawyer
Although, Kafayat M. Muhammed is a visually impaired female lawyer. But she said determination and sheer will to survive can make you triumph over impairment and live a normal, professi...
Although, Kafayat M. Muhammed is a visually impaired female lawyer. But she said determination and sheer will to survive can make you triumph over impairment and live a normal, professi...
Abaji Nupe community marks cultural day
The indigenous Nupe community in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday celebrated their cultural day which featured cultural dances,songs, colourful display of horse riding as well as ...
The indigenous Nupe community in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Saturday celebrated their cultural day which featured cultural dances,songs, colourful display of horse riding as well as ...
Belgore, Marwa, Shekarau Reject APC Power-Sharing Deal
Chieftains of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Congress for Progress Change (CPC) have faulted the privileges accorded five governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The A...
Chieftains of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Congress for Progress Change (CPC) have faulted the privileges accorded five governors who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The A...
Problems Hindering PDP From Penetrating APC States
The rivalry between contending forces in the APC in four of the five states where PDP governors have defected has not made it easy for PDP to diminish the chances of the new party. Our correspondent examines why....
The rivalry between contending forces in the APC in four of the five states where PDP governors have defected has not made it easy for PDP to diminish the chances of the new party. Our correspondent examines why....
NIPPs: A stitch in time for the power sector?
Power, in this New Year, remains a critical sector of the nation’s economy. Several billions have been put into the 2014 budget proposal to ensure a stable electricity supply in the country. It is expected that...
Power, in this New Year, remains a critical sector of the nation’s economy. Several billions have been put into the 2014 budget proposal to ensure a stable electricity supply in the country. It is expected that...
Students Protest Over Long-Drawn ASUP Strike
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in conjunction with the representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday staged a peaceful protest over the continued closure of polytechnic...
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in conjunction with the representatives of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) yesterday staged a peaceful protest over the continued closure of polytechnic...
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