2013-12-21

Banks threaten to close shop for one year in Kwara
Fears of a possible spread of Thursday’s bloody robbery in Offa, Kwara State to Ilorin, the state capital forced all banks in the city to shut their gates against customers yesterday. The situation advers...

Opinion: Kwara's political sagacity and lessons for 2015. By Olayinka Ajila
By Olayinka Ajila Although the major actors in this story are both of blessed memories, they have inscribed their names in the rocky history of Kwara state and Nigeria as a whole. And in the order of which they left w...

Kwara banks shut as robbery attack rumour spreads
Many commercial banks in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday at about 1pm hurriedly closed operations as a rumour of an impending robbery attack filtered into the town. The move by the banks was seen as ...

2013-12-20

Kwara Governor Commiserates with families of Offa Armed Robbery Attack.
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives in an armed robbery attack on Offa in Offa Local Government Area of the State last Thursday evening. ...

KWSG inaugurates C'ttee on Armed Forces Day
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated the state planning committee to be saddled with the responsibility of organizing the 2014 Armed Forces Day and Emblem Appeal week celebration coming up next year. The...

Kwara spends N83m on NECO fees, others
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state spent N60m for the payment of National Examinations Council and National Board for Technical Education fees of 6,900 pupils that sat the 2013 Senior Secondar...

'No amount of intimidation can stop me speaking against injustice'
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki repreenting Kwara Central Senatorial District, at the National Assembly yesterday said no amount of intimidation and persecution could stop him from speaking against impunity and injust...

Abdullahi urges states to focus on sports of comparative advantage
Sports Minister Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has advised states to concentrate on their areas of comparative advantage in sports for better performance in the 2014 National Sports Festival. The Minister said if th...

Islam not behind insurgency - NASFAT
President of the Nashirullahi Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT) Mallam Sheriff Yusuf has again detached Islam from the insurgency in some parts of the country, saying Islam is a religion of peace. He said NAS...

NAF to sponsor 25 officers in Ilorin Aviation College
The Nigerian Air Force said yesterday is to sponsor 25 officers for pilot training at the Ilorin International Aviation College. Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Alex Badeh disclosed this in Ilorin during the f...

Opinion - Defections: The rebound of PDP in Kwara By Saka Salawu
The defection of Senator Bukola Saraki from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State is the culmination of a long drawn internal power struggle, which the PDP ha...

Ilorin's Aviation College to close manpower gaps - Minister
Minister of aviation, Princess Stella Oduah has described the training of airline pilots at the International Aviation College ( IAC), Ilorin , Kwara State as one of the steps that will close the gap of manpower need...

Robbers attack police station, banks, kill five in Kwara
No fewer than 30 armed robbers stormed some banks in Offa, Kwara State and a police divisional station about 6pm on Thursday. The Punch correspondent learnt that the robbers armed with sophisticated guns and ...

2013-12-19

Press Release: International Aviation College, Ilorin First Graduation Ceremony
It all started as a dream in 2006, with the primary aim of ameliorating the aviation situation in Kwara and Nigeria; but today, the dream is a visible reality with the graduation of the first set of pilots at the Inter...

Opinion - Saraki: A Life Dedicated to the people. By Abdulwahab Oba
By Abdulwahab Oba There will be celebrations tomorrow in a number of places across Kwara State and in several other locations across the globe as friends, family members , associates and followers of DR BUKOLA SAR...

Resist actions that can ridicule judiciary - Justice Akanbi advises CJN
Justice Mustapha Akanbi, the retired President of the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday advised Justice Aloma Mukhtar, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, to avoid actions which could bring judiciary into disrepute. Akan...

Kwara Utd Retains 18 Players, Places Seven On Transfer
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, has retained 18 players out of 35 that played for the club last season. The General Manager of the club, Mr. Haruna Maigidasanma, disclosed this yesterday in Ilorin when ...

Kwara Assembly suspends PDP lawmaker
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday suspended the Member representing Malete-Ipaiye-Oloru Constituency, Alhaji IIiasu Ibrahim, for allegedly sending a message threatening his colleague representing IIorin Sou...

Kwara, Lagos lawmakers charge Jonathan on Obasanjo's letter
The recent letter sent to Present Goodluck Jonathan by former president Olusegun Oba-sanjo has elicited a charge from members of the Lagos State House of Assembly who after a debate on it, urged President Jonathan to...

APC leads House of Reps as 37 PDP members defect
The PDP is now minority in the House of Representatives In a historic move, 37 members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday announced a long-awaited def...

Opinion: Saraki's 365 Days After Golden Age. By Abdulqadri Abdulganiyu
ABS'S 365 DAYS AFTER GOLDEN AGE By Abdulqadri Abdulganiyu Senator (Dr.) Abubakaar Bukola Saraki, CON, the Turaki of Ilorin Emirate and The Turaki Raya Kasar of Nupe Kingdom is indeed a national states...

2013-12-18

Ahmed suggests 20 years jail term for theft of tax fund
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has suggested 15 to 20 years jail term for anybody  caught in the web of stealing tax funds. Governor Ahmed made the suggestion yesterday when the Mana...

Dangote Lauds Backward Integration Policy
President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has advocated the introduction of backward integration policy in other critical sectors of the economy where the nation depends on heavy importation, so as to boost l...

NAICOM to Blacklist Auditors Who Endorse Fraudulent Reports
As a follow up to the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the insurance regulator, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), has threatened to blacklist any audit firm that endorse...

Kwara Falcons Will Qualify to Premier League - Coach
Coach Steve Onishola of the Kwara female basketball team, Kwara Falcons, on Monday assured that the club would make it to the Premier League, next season. Onishola, who is also the Technical Adviser of the Kw...

Omu-Aran community urges banks to reopen after seven months closure
Community leaders in  Omu-Aran, Kwara State, have appealed to banks that had closed shops for more than seven months in the community to re-open in the interest of  residents. They told the News Age...

3SC Striker keeps Mum On Future
Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC striker, Jacob Eke has refused to disclose his next move in the Nigeria  league. The former Kaduna and Enyimba forward was spotted in Kwara United last recently but sa...

We'll resist further emergency rule in Yobe, others - APC *Belgore, Bafarawa, Shekarau, Marwa reject G5 govs' leadership
The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, said it would resist extension of emergency rule in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno states, where it holds sway. The Independent National Electoral Commission said ele...