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2013-11-16
Gov. Ahmed commiserates with Justice Akanbi
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commiserated with the first Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi, on the death of his w...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commiserated with the first Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi, on the death of his w...
Suspension of Oyinlola will worsen PDP crisis - Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki is the chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology and a former governor of Kwara State. He speaks on the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Kwara politics one year...
Senator Bukola Saraki is the chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology and a former governor of Kwara State. He speaks on the ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Kwara politics one year...
Jonathan, Mark, Oshiomhole, Kalu, Saraki hail Eagles
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their 2-0 victory over Ethiopia on Saturday in Calabar, Cross River State, which has earned Nigeria a slot at the 2014 World Cup finals ...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their 2-0 victory over Ethiopia on Saturday in Calabar, Cross River State, which has earned Nigeria a slot at the 2014 World Cup finals ...
You Are Identity Thieves, PDP Tells Sacked Oyinlola, Baraje nPDP
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) took members of its splinter group, going by the name of new PDP by surprise when in a very bold move announced the suspension of the court reinstated National Secretary of t...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) took members of its splinter group, going by the name of new PDP by surprise when in a very bold move announced the suspension of the court reinstated National Secretary of t...
Taming criminality in Kwara
Biola Azeez looks at the rising wave of criminality in Kwara State and the government’s efforts aimed at stemming the tide. INCREASING crime rate in most parts of Kwara State is en...
Biola Azeez looks at the rising wave of criminality in Kwara State and the government’s efforts aimed at stemming the tide. INCREASING crime rate in most parts of Kwara State is en...
Dangote Sugar to resume exports in 2014
Towards meeting the national sugar master plan, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) is actively pursuing a backward integration policy with a target of producing a total of 1.5 million tonnes of sugar per annum locally fro...
Towards meeting the national sugar master plan, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc (DSR) is actively pursuing a backward integration policy with a target of producing a total of 1.5 million tonnes of sugar per annum locally fro...
'My husband has turned me to a punching bag'
An Ilorin Area Court has dissolved the four-year marriage between one Rukayat Taiwo and her husband, Afeez, over constant battering of the former by her husband. Rukayat, 31, a resident at Agbo-Oba area of Ilorin, ha...
An Ilorin Area Court has dissolved the four-year marriage between one Rukayat Taiwo and her husband, Afeez, over constant battering of the former by her husband. Rukayat, 31, a resident at Agbo-Oba area of Ilorin, ha...
Between Saraki and Bio
They used to be political allies but not anymore. One was Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly at the time the other served as the governor of the state. Their relationship was good and cordial till the ver...
They used to be political allies but not anymore. One was Speaker of the State’s House of Assembly at the time the other served as the governor of the state. Their relationship was good and cordial till the ver...
G7 Govs Hold 'Make Or Break' Meeting In Sokoto
Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has disclosed that the seven aggrieved governors (G7) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would conclude talks on Saturday as to whether to remain in the factonalised party ...
Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako has disclosed that the seven aggrieved governors (G7) of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would conclude talks on Saturday as to whether to remain in the factonalised party ...
2013-11-15
Justice Akanbi loses wife.
Alhaja Akanbi is dead. She died this afternoon after a brief illness. She was sixty-eight years old. Alhaja Akanbi is survived by her husband, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, a former President of the Court of Appeal, six ch...
Alhaja Akanbi is dead. She died this afternoon after a brief illness. She was sixty-eight years old. Alhaja Akanbi is survived by her husband, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, a former President of the Court of Appeal, six ch...
Stampede: Group seeks Saraki's prosecution
Members of the Ilorin Emirate Elders of Thought have called for the prosecution of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki, over the recent stampede in his family house at Ilofa, ...
Members of the Ilorin Emirate Elders of Thought have called for the prosecution of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki, over the recent stampede in his family house at Ilofa, ...
Kwara inaugurates LOC for National School Sports Festival
The Kwara state government on Wednesday inaugurated a 19-man Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the organization of the 6th edition of the National School Sports Festival tagged 'Kwara 2013'. Equally, 11 ...
The Kwara state government on Wednesday inaugurated a 19-man Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the organization of the 6th edition of the National School Sports Festival tagged 'Kwara 2013'. Equally, 11 ...
Late Waziri: Great blessing to Kwara, Nigeria - Gov Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described late Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin, as an exceptional political colossus who changed the face of governance in Kwara State and bey...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described late Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin, as an exceptional political colossus who changed the face of governance in Kwara State and bey...
Ilorin 2013: Kenya lollies awaits U-13 winner
Organisers of the U-13 fotball tournament at the 6th National School Sports Festival holding in Ilorin, the Kwara State from November 20 said the winner will represent Nigeria at the Milo African Championship schedul...
Organisers of the U-13 fotball tournament at the 6th National School Sports Festival holding in Ilorin, the Kwara State from November 20 said the winner will represent Nigeria at the Milo African Championship schedul...
PDP crisis: Party defends Oyinlola, others suspension
The ding-dong over the Appeal Court judgment ordering the reinstatement of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary may not end anytime soon. The leadership of the PDP has continued to peruse the rule...
The ding-dong over the Appeal Court judgment ordering the reinstatement of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola as National Secretary may not end anytime soon. The leadership of the PDP has continued to peruse the rule...
Registrars urged to solve problems
REGISTRARS of polytechnics and colleges of technology have been charged to reflect on the state of tertiary education in Nigeria and proffer useful solutions to the lingering crisis rocking the sector. Rector...
REGISTRARS of polytechnics and colleges of technology have been charged to reflect on the state of tertiary education in Nigeria and proffer useful solutions to the lingering crisis rocking the sector. Rector...
Implement panel's recommendations or risk strike, union warns UCH
The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has threatened to go on strike if the University College Hospital (UCH) fails to implemen...
The Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has threatened to go on strike if the University College Hospital (UCH) fails to implemen...
CBARDP spends N3.2b on projects
The Community-Based Agricultural and Rural Development Project (CBARDP) has spent N3.2 billion on agricultural projects in five states, according to the Project Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Arabi. He said in B...
The Community-Based Agricultural and Rural Development Project (CBARDP) has spent N3.2 billion on agricultural projects in five states, according to the Project Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Arabi. He said in B...
Saraki: my dad's dynasty faring well
Former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki yesterday said the political structure left behind by his late father, Dr Olusola Saraki, "is faring well." Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Wamakko, billionaire...
Former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki yesterday said the political structure left behind by his late father, Dr Olusola Saraki, "is faring well." Sokoto State Governor Aliyu Wamakko, billionaire...
Fani-Kayode urges Nigerians to kick out Jonathan in 2015
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged Nigerians to team up and kick out the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the 2015 general elections. The former minster addressed reporters yesterday a...
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has urged Nigerians to team up and kick out the Goodluck Jonathan administration in the 2015 general elections. The former minster addressed reporters yesterday a...
The Civil Service Of Our Time - Danmadamin Ilorin
He was born into an illiterate family in the ancient Islamic city of Ilorin, at a time when parents hide their children under the roof of their houses to prevent them from being enrolled in Schools by the white men, ...
He was born into an illiterate family in the ancient Islamic city of Ilorin, at a time when parents hide their children under the roof of their houses to prevent them from being enrolled in Schools by the white men, ...
2013-11-14
60,000 kids for National School Sports Festival
A total of 60,000 students from across the federation will converge in Kwara State for the sixth edition of the National School Sports Festival. This much was revealed by the president of ...
A total of 60,000 students from across the federation will converge in Kwara State for the sixth edition of the National School Sports Festival. This much was revealed by the president of ...
Confab: Kwara ARG seeks reunion with South-West
The Yoruba community in Kwara State under the auspices of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) yesterday canvassed a reunion with their kith and kin in the South-West geo-political zone. The ARG had earlier supp...
The Yoruba community in Kwara State under the auspices of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) yesterday canvassed a reunion with their kith and kin in the South-West geo-political zone. The ARG had earlier supp...
Ahmed voted Best Governor for Agriculture at BusinessDay Governance Awards
Kwara State's strides in agricultural development again received a nod on Wednesday when the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed won Best Governor in Agriculture at the first BusinessDay States Competitiveness and ...
Kwara State's strides in agricultural development again received a nod on Wednesday when the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed won Best Governor in Agriculture at the first BusinessDay States Competitiveness and ...
We are set to award Kabba-Ilorin road contract - Works Minister
Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onolememen has assured the people of Kogi West Senatorial District of the readiness of the Federal Government to award the contract for the rehabilitation of Kabba-Ilorin road ...
Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onolememen has assured the people of Kogi West Senatorial District of the readiness of the Federal Government to award the contract for the rehabilitation of Kabba-Ilorin road ...
How Bukola Saraki forced us to resign against our wishes - Kwara Chairmen, Councilors
Coalition of Council Chairmen and Councillors in Kwara State, have alleged that former governor, Bukola Saraki unjustly, illegally and unconstitutionally forced them to resign from their respective positions...
Coalition of Council Chairmen and Councillors in Kwara State, have alleged that former governor, Bukola Saraki unjustly, illegally and unconstitutionally forced them to resign from their respective positions...
Saraki's dynasty one year after
The passing to glory of Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin and Founder of Northern Union (NU) on Wednesday November 14, at the age of 79 was seen in the nation's polity and among the political elites a...
The passing to glory of Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Waziri of Ilorin and Founder of Northern Union (NU) on Wednesday November 14, at the age of 79 was seen in the nation's polity and among the political elites a...
Kwara United Board dissolved
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Board of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, led Barrister Bamidele Aluko. The dissolution of the board was...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Board of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, led Barrister Bamidele Aluko. The dissolution of the board was...
Court Dissolves Three-Year-Old Marriage Over Wife's 'Hot Temper'
An Ilorin Area Court on Wednesday, dissolved the three-year-old marriage between Mustafa Kudus and Saidat Mustafa over the latter's hot temper. Kudus, 40, a resident of Gambari Area, Ilorin, had earlier praye...
An Ilorin Area Court on Wednesday, dissolved the three-year-old marriage between Mustafa Kudus and Saidat Mustafa over the latter's hot temper. Kudus, 40, a resident of Gambari Area, Ilorin, had earlier praye...
Opinion - Saraki's Legacies: One Year After Exit. By Rotimi Ogungbola
One year after exit, from far and near, the structural reforms of late Dr Olusola Saraki continue to enjoy draw serious commendations to the extent that such reforms are becoming essential pillars maintained by poli...
One year after exit, from far and near, the structural reforms of late Dr Olusola Saraki continue to enjoy draw serious commendations to the extent that such reforms are becoming essential pillars maintained by poli...
Opinion: Kwara's 'election winning machinery' and related politics By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
"...Before anything else, let me tell the leaders of the APC that we have a structure called ‘Election Winning Machinery' here in Kwara State. We are one big family her..." Go...
"...Before anything else, let me tell the leaders of the APC that we have a structure called ‘Election Winning Machinery' here in Kwara State. We are one big family her..." Go...
Ahmadu Bello Was a Man of the Masses - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on governments at all levels to emulate and adopt the ideals of former Prime Minister of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello's philosophy of people oriented governanc...
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on governments at all levels to emulate and adopt the ideals of former Prime Minister of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello's philosophy of people oriented governanc...
Call for Articles on Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki
On 14th of November, 2012, Kwara State and indeed, Nigeria lost one of her significant politicians, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. In a matter of days, it will be one year since the demise of a personality that mean...
On 14th of November, 2012, Kwara State and indeed, Nigeria lost one of her significant politicians, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. In a matter of days, it will be one year since the demise of a personality that mean...
Opinion: How well has ABS Sustained Baba Saraki's Legacies? - By Wale Bakare
Exactly a year ago, the political era that spanned for several decades in Kwara State came to an end with the demise of Baba, the great Waziri of Ilorin, Olusola Saraki at the age of 79 years. A new era was birthed,...
Exactly a year ago, the political era that spanned for several decades in Kwara State came to an end with the demise of Baba, the great Waziri of Ilorin, Olusola Saraki at the age of 79 years. A new era was birthed,...
2013-11-13
Routing Criminals in Kwara
Hammed Shittu of Thisday writes about efforts of Kwara State Government to create a safe and secure society in the state In its continued efforts to build a safe and secure society, ...
Hammed Shittu of Thisday writes about efforts of Kwara State Government to create a safe and secure society in the state In its continued efforts to build a safe and secure society, ...
'North Central vehicles not insured'
Assistant Director, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Lucky Fiakpa, yesterday said 99 per cent of commercial vehicles in the North Central zone are without insurance policies. Fiakpa spoke yesterday in ...
Assistant Director, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Lucky Fiakpa, yesterday said 99 per cent of commercial vehicles in the North Central zone are without insurance policies. Fiakpa spoke yesterday in ...
Kwara Utd begin training for 2013/14 NNL season
Samson Unuanel, Coach of Kwara United FC of Ilorin has ordered players of the team back to work, ahead of the commencement of a new soccer season. The club will be resuming in the Nigeria National League (NNL...
Samson Unuanel, Coach of Kwara United FC of Ilorin has ordered players of the team back to work, ahead of the commencement of a new soccer season. The club will be resuming in the Nigeria National League (NNL...
Interview: 'Only Ingrates Would Revolt Against Saraki's Dynasty'- Saka Isau
Alhaji Saka Abimbola Isau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was at different times Secretary to the State Government and Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Kwara State during the ...
Alhaji Saka Abimbola Isau, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was at different times Secretary to the State Government and Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Kwara State during the ...
PDP's Peculiar Mess
The reinstatement, last week, of the Peoples Democratic Party National Secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, by the Court of Appeal may not help the party already enmeshed in crisis. The drama in the ruling Peoples...
The reinstatement, last week, of the Peoples Democratic Party National Secretary, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, by the Court of Appeal may not help the party already enmeshed in crisis. The drama in the ruling Peoples...
APC's plan to capture Kwara
BIOLA AZEEZ of The Tribune writes on the subtle moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to make further incursion into Kwara State. TO many observers, a change in the polit...
BIOLA AZEEZ of The Tribune writes on the subtle moves by the All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders to make further incursion into Kwara State. TO many observers, a change in the polit...
Bio's Claims On Offa Local Govt Poll Ridiculous - Rep Mustapha
The claims by former minister of transport Ibrahim Bio that the PDP rigged elections in Offa local government of Kwara State is ridiculous, a member of the House of Representatives from the state Rep Moshood Mustapha...
The claims by former minister of transport Ibrahim Bio that the PDP rigged elections in Offa local government of Kwara State is ridiculous, a member of the House of Representatives from the state Rep Moshood Mustapha...
Woman Attempts Suicide Over Unemployment
Twenty-nine year-old Miss Esther Okafor of Ganmo, a suburb of Ilorin in Kwara State Thursday attempted to commit suicide for remaining unemployment. The woman was said to have gone to a location in the area to hang b...
Twenty-nine year-old Miss Esther Okafor of Ganmo, a suburb of Ilorin in Kwara State Thursday attempted to commit suicide for remaining unemployment. The woman was said to have gone to a location in the area to hang b...
Suspension of Baraje, Others: Reconciliation Talks Dead - Saraki
Reconciliation efforts in the ruling P eoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have hit the brick wall following the suspension of the leaders of its breakaway faction, the "new PDP". Former governor of K...
Reconciliation efforts in the ruling P eoples Democratic Party (PDP) may have hit the brick wall following the suspension of the leaders of its breakaway faction, the "new PDP". Former governor of K...
Nigerians express mixed feelings on NIMET flood predictions
Earlier in the year, the Nigerian Metrological Agency released its annual rainfall pattern for the country and predicted that there was going to be more flood than what was witnessed in 2012. The 2012 floods ...
Earlier in the year, the Nigerian Metrological Agency released its annual rainfall pattern for the country and predicted that there was going to be more flood than what was witnessed in 2012. The 2012 floods ...
ABS on the verge of losing Dogo
Nigeria National League (NNL) side, ABS are now on the verge of losing their longest-serving gaffer, Kabir Dogo who has been wooed by several top flight clubs. ABS lost their Premier League status on th...
Nigeria National League (NNL) side, ABS are now on the verge of losing their longest-serving gaffer, Kabir Dogo who has been wooed by several top flight clubs. ABS lost their Premier League status on th...
Mixed Reactions in Kwara Over Baraje's Suspension
The suspension of the chairman of New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje and three others by the national leadership of PDP is antithetical to reconciliation efforts in the party, chairman of...
The suspension of the chairman of New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje and three others by the national leadership of PDP is antithetical to reconciliation efforts in the party, chairman of...
PDP Crisis: Baraje resigns as Nigeria Railway Corporation Chairman
He resigned to avoid blackmail, New PDP says. The Chairman of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, tagged ‘New PDP', Kawu Baraje, on Tuesday resigned his position as the Chairma...
He resigned to avoid blackmail, New PDP says. The Chairman of the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, tagged ‘New PDP', Kawu Baraje, on Tuesday resigned his position as the Chairma...
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