News Headlines
2013-11-08
Govs task corps members on unity
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State have urged youths posted to their states for the one-year national service to use the opportunity to foster unity among various ethnic groups parti...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State have urged youths posted to their states for the one-year national service to use the opportunity to foster unity among various ethnic groups parti...
Opinion - Kwara cabinet reshuffle: Freebies time for prayer warriors.
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu Governor Fatai Ahmed of Kwara State sacked his cabinet, including the retinue of special advisers, senior special assistants, special assistants and sundry lumpen attaches of governance, t...
By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu Governor Fatai Ahmed of Kwara State sacked his cabinet, including the retinue of special advisers, senior special assistants, special assistants and sundry lumpen attaches of governance, t...
As a journalist, I'm determined to do well - Fatigun, Ekiti LG Chairman
Akintoba Fatigun, chairman-elect of Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State is a seasoned journalist who before now worked for eight years as Special Assistant on Media and Communications with then Governor Bukola S...
Akintoba Fatigun, chairman-elect of Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State is a seasoned journalist who before now worked for eight years as Special Assistant on Media and Communications with then Governor Bukola S...
No development in Kwara under PDP - Hassan
Hon. Oyeleke Hassan is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Account, Kwara State House of Assembly. In this interview with News Editor (Saturday),Ajibola Abayomi, he took ...
Hon. Oyeleke Hassan is the Chairman, House Committee on Public Account, Kwara State House of Assembly. In this interview with News Editor (Saturday),Ajibola Abayomi, he took ...
Can local farmers cater for Nigerians' rice needs?
With the Federal Government’s move to stop rice importation in 2015, Mohammed Kandi ponders if the local farmers are prepared for the task of feeding over 160 million Nigerians from their farms....
With the Federal Government’s move to stop rice importation in 2015, Mohammed Kandi ponders if the local farmers are prepared for the task of feeding over 160 million Nigerians from their farms....
Fallout of APC leadership visit to Kwara.
IF ever the dream of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for a marriage with the Kwara State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) comes true, the major beneficiary would be Senator Bukola Sar...
IF ever the dream of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) for a marriage with the Kwara State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) comes true, the major beneficiary would be Senator Bukola Sar...
Empowering grassroots women with women centres
The empowerment of women is important in reducing poverty in the country especially at the grassroots level since women play a vital role in the welfare of the household as well as the community. Thus, for wo...
The empowerment of women is important in reducing poverty in the country especially at the grassroots level since women play a vital role in the welfare of the household as well as the community. Thus, for wo...
Interview: PDP should not reconcile with G-7 governors - Bio
Ibrahim Isah Bio, a former minister of transport used to be an ardent follower of late Olusola Saraki and was one time speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly. He explains here why he cannot be ...
Ibrahim Isah Bio, a former minister of transport used to be an ardent follower of late Olusola Saraki and was one time speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly. He explains here why he cannot be ...
Three die in Kwara gas explosion
A gas explosion in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State is reported to have killed at least three people. Residents told Daily Trust yesterday that among the victims was a popular businessma...
A gas explosion in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State is reported to have killed at least three people. Residents told Daily Trust yesterday that among the victims was a popular businessma...
A soccer buff at 60
The Managing Director of Integrated Consultancy Management Accounting Services (ICMA) and former captain of the Ikeja Golf Club, Dr Abdul Wahab Awa Ibraheem, is 60. A reception was held for him at the club to...
The Managing Director of Integrated Consultancy Management Accounting Services (ICMA) and former captain of the Ikeja Golf Club, Dr Abdul Wahab Awa Ibraheem, is 60. A reception was held for him at the club to...
Kwara coach wants enlightenment for athletes on effects of performance-enhancing drugs
Johnson Abiodun, Head Coach, Kwara Athletics Association, on Thursday urged the government to organise programmes to sensitise athletes to the long-term effects of banned drugs on their career. Abiodun told the Ne...
Johnson Abiodun, Head Coach, Kwara Athletics Association, on Thursday urged the government to organise programmes to sensitise athletes to the long-term effects of banned drugs on their career. Abiodun told the Ne...
2013-11-07
Man remanded over culpable homicide
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded Salisu Bello, 37, for allegedly killing one Babuga Musa. The accused was alleged to have conspired with seven others now at large to inflict machete cuts...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded Salisu Bello, 37, for allegedly killing one Babuga Musa. The accused was alleged to have conspired with seven others now at large to inflict machete cuts...
Kwara Suspends Sack of 128 College of Education, Ilorin Staff
The Kwara State Government has directed Council of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin to immediately suspend the reported sack of 128 staff of the College. In statement issued by the Secretary to the St...
The Kwara State Government has directed Council of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin to immediately suspend the reported sack of 128 staff of the College. In statement issued by the Secretary to the St...
Pregnant at 18, best graduating student at 25
Seven years after an unwanted pregnancy forced her to drop out of the University of Ilorin, Aishat Farooq emerges the best graduating student of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, reportsTe...
Seven years after an unwanted pregnancy forced her to drop out of the University of Ilorin, Aishat Farooq emerges the best graduating student of the Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, reportsTe...
Opinion: Governor Ahmed cannot be Wooed by APC. By Abdulrazaq O. Hamza
We have been reading and hearing about the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by its interim national Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and former Lagos state...
We have been reading and hearing about the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) led by its interim national Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari and former Lagos state...
Kwara can't be ignored by any progressives, PDP tells APC leaders
Leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has unequivocally told the APC leaders, who had come to woo members of the ruling party in the state into the opposition party, that the state has a pecu...
Leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has unequivocally told the APC leaders, who had come to woo members of the ruling party in the state into the opposition party, that the state has a pecu...
Petty Trader Drags Kwara Monarch to Court
A petty trader, Mr. Kunle Ayodele, of Elegosi compound in Egosi community, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State who had previously sought protection of the police to save him from alleged continued hara...
A petty trader, Mr. Kunle Ayodele, of Elegosi compound in Egosi community, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State who had previously sought protection of the police to save him from alleged continued hara...
Saraki relies on 'federal might' to win elections in Kwara - LAK Jimoh
Alhaji Lasis Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh, is a Political Scientist and grassroots politician in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. The author of "The History of Ilorin: The journey so far", has hel...
Alhaji Lasis Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh, is a Political Scientist and grassroots politician in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. The author of "The History of Ilorin: The journey so far", has hel...
Press Release: Saraki family commits 2.5 Million Naira as annual scholarship to Unilorin
His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Bukola Saraki, on behalf of the Saraki dynasty has initiated and launched "LATE {DR.} ABUBAKAR OLUSOLA SARAKI ANNUAL PRIZE AWARD " to the best graduating students in Me...
His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Bukola Saraki, on behalf of the Saraki dynasty has initiated and launched "LATE {DR.} ABUBAKAR OLUSOLA SARAKI ANNUAL PRIZE AWARD " to the best graduating students in Me...
Press Release: Bukola Saraki delighted with Constituency Projects executed during peak raining season
The former governor of Kwara State and the Chairman representing Kwara Central, Senator Bukola Saraki (CON) has expressed his satisfaction with the executed projects during the peak raining season. The Senator, in a ...
The former governor of Kwara State and the Chairman representing Kwara Central, Senator Bukola Saraki (CON) has expressed his satisfaction with the executed projects during the peak raining season. The Senator, in a ...
Only Saraki can decide for Kwara PDP, says Gov Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has said only Senator Bukola Saraki can negotiate on behalf of the state chapter of the PDP on whether they should join the All Progressive Congress, APC, or not. ...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has said only Senator Bukola Saraki can negotiate on behalf of the state chapter of the PDP on whether they should join the All Progressive Congress, APC, or not. ...
APC in Kwara, woos Ahmed, Aliyu
The campaign train by All Progressives Congress, APC, to woo aggrieved governors in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to their party came to a stop in Kwara State, yesterday, where leaders of the party boasted that they...
The campaign train by All Progressives Congress, APC, to woo aggrieved governors in Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to their party came to a stop in Kwara State, yesterday, where leaders of the party boasted that they...
2013-11-06
Ministry warns against illegal bumps erection
The Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport has warned people of the state to desist from erecting illegal bumps without approval from relevant authority. The ministry also sounded the note of warning a...
The Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport has warned people of the state to desist from erecting illegal bumps without approval from relevant authority. The ministry also sounded the note of warning a...
APC leadership storms Ilorin today
The leadership of All Progressive Party (APC) will storm Ilorin the capital of Kwara state today as part of the party's ongoing tour to the G7 governors of the New PDP to woo them to the fold of their party. ...
The leadership of All Progressive Party (APC) will storm Ilorin the capital of Kwara state today as part of the party's ongoing tour to the G7 governors of the New PDP to woo them to the fold of their party. ...
NASS must proceed with constitution amendment -Kwara Speaker
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Razak Atunwa, speaks with journalists in the state on some current national issues. BIOLA AZEEZ of the TRIBUNE brings these excerpts: ...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Razak Atunwa, speaks with journalists in the state on some current national issues. BIOLA AZEEZ of the TRIBUNE brings these excerpts: ...
Asa communal clash: Emir presents N6m to victims, sues for peace
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has presented N6 million relief fund to Fulanis/Bororos residing in Alapa town of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State who lost their valuables to the r...
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has presented N6 million relief fund to Fulanis/Bororos residing in Alapa town of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State who lost their valuables to the r...
Kwara Polytechnic releases 2013/2014 admission list
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has released the first batch of students' admission list for the 2013/2014 academic session. The admission list accessed from the Polytechnic's website includes both National Diploma...
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has released the first batch of students' admission list for the 2013/2014 academic session. The admission list accessed from the Polytechnic's website includes both National Diploma...
Kwara Gov. raises alarm over fake drugs
Kwara State governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has expressed concern over the activities of, "unscrupulous elements in the state who sneak substandard drugs into the health delivery system, thus putting the health of pat...
Kwara State governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has expressed concern over the activities of, "unscrupulous elements in the state who sneak substandard drugs into the health delivery system, thus putting the health of pat...
NGO Screens 2, 448 Women for Cancer in Kwara
The LEAH Foundation, the pet project of the Wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Tuesday said it had screened 2, 448 women for cancer-related diseases. The Press Secretary to the governor's wife...
The LEAH Foundation, the pet project of the Wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Tuesday said it had screened 2, 448 women for cancer-related diseases. The Press Secretary to the governor's wife...
Kwara National Assembly members on condolence visit to Lar Family
Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Shaaba Lafiaji and some members of the Kwara State House of Representatives paid a condolence visit to Chief Solomon Daushep Lars widow and children at their Abuja residence on Monday to ...
Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Shaaba Lafiaji and some members of the Kwara State House of Representatives paid a condolence visit to Chief Solomon Daushep Lars widow and children at their Abuja residence on Monday to ...
2013-11-05
Glorious exit of the judge who stood firm
The story of the career of Justice Isa Ayo Salami, former President of the Court of Appeal (PCA),will make a thriller. With masterful directing, such a movie or book will break all sales records. It is a story of int...
The story of the career of Justice Isa Ayo Salami, former President of the Court of Appeal (PCA),will make a thriller. With masterful directing, such a movie or book will break all sales records. It is a story of int...
New exco for Middle Belt Lawyers Forum
Mr. Emmanuel Haruna has been elected chairman of the interim executive committee of the Middle Belt Lawyers Forum (MBLF) while Mr. Elachi Agada will serve as Secretary of the new group. Their election follows...
Mr. Emmanuel Haruna has been elected chairman of the interim executive committee of the Middle Belt Lawyers Forum (MBLF) while Mr. Elachi Agada will serve as Secretary of the new group. Their election follows...
ECWA seminary graduates 200 students
Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, Theological Seminary, Igbaja, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has graduated over 200 students with record of one first class. While addressing journalis...
Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, Theological Seminary, Igbaja, in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, has graduated over 200 students with record of one first class. While addressing journalis...
Ahmed Makes Case for Youth Empowerment
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised community based socio cultural groups, the private sector, political organisations and governments at all levels to promote youth empowerment in order to avert restiv...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised community based socio cultural groups, the private sector, political organisations and governments at all levels to promote youth empowerment in order to avert restiv...
We're Waiting For APC Leaders - Kwara PDP
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said the party is waiting to receive the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is expected in the state today as part of ...
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said the party is waiting to receive the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is expected in the state today as part of ...
Jonathan, ASUU meeting: Varsity teachers still undecided
The over 12 hours marathon meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ended at about 3.30am on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja without a comm...
The over 12 hours marathon meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities ended at about 3.30am on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja without a comm...
PDP attacks Justice Salami for criticizing Jonathan, judiciary
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lambasted the former President of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami, for claiming to be a victim while casting aspersion on President Goodluck Jonathan as well as some judges and ...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lambasted the former President of the Court of Appeal, Ayo Salami, for claiming to be a victim while casting aspersion on President Goodluck Jonathan as well as some judges and ...
World Bank hails Unilorin's leadership
The World Bank has commended the excellent leadership style evolved by the management of the University of Ilorin under the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, saying this has largely accounted for the Breton ...
The World Bank has commended the excellent leadership style evolved by the management of the University of Ilorin under the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, saying this has largely accounted for the Breton ...
Gov, Minister laud 'superb' organisation of 29th Convocation
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfattah Ahmed, and the Supervising Minister for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, have commended the University of Ilorin for what they called "the superb organisation" of its...
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfattah Ahmed, and the Supervising Minister for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, have commended the University of Ilorin for what they called "the superb organisation" of its...
We won't dump PDP - G7 Govs
TWENTY-four hours after men of the Nigeria Police disrupted the meeting of the G-7 governors at the Kano State Governor's Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, the governors, yesterday, denied any plans to leave the Peoples Democ...
TWENTY-four hours after men of the Nigeria Police disrupted the meeting of the G-7 governors at the Kano State Governor's Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja, the governors, yesterday, denied any plans to leave the Peoples Democ...
Conflicting claims over Kwara LG elections
Success Nwogu of The PUNCH chronicles events leading up to the recently concluded local government elections in Kwara State, and concludes that beyond voting during elections, the people deserve good g...
Success Nwogu of The PUNCH chronicles events leading up to the recently concluded local government elections in Kwara State, and concludes that beyond voting during elections, the people deserve good g...
Muslims in Kwara celebrate new Islamic calendar
Muslims in Kwara on Monday joined their counterparts all over the world to celebrate the 1435 AH new Islamic Calendar. The Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, was among the dignitaries who attended a...
Muslims in Kwara on Monday joined their counterparts all over the world to celebrate the 1435 AH new Islamic Calendar. The Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, was among the dignitaries who attended a...
Kwara traders bemoan scarcity of N20, N50 notes
Traders and transporters in Omu-Aran, KwaraState, yesterday, said that they were recording low sales due to scarcity of low denomination currency notes. According to reports, traders said that they now depend...
Traders and transporters in Omu-Aran, KwaraState, yesterday, said that they were recording low sales due to scarcity of low denomination currency notes. According to reports, traders said that they now depend...
Current page 1104 First | Previous | Next