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2013-11-04
Kwara land acquisition policy abolished
The controversial Land Acquisition Policy of the Kwara State Government may have been abolished. Although there was no clear announcement to the effect by the state government at the weekend, the Ilorin Emira...
The controversial Land Acquisition Policy of the Kwara State Government may have been abolished. Although there was no clear announcement to the effect by the state government at the weekend, the Ilorin Emira...
Face insecurity, ASUU, aviation crisis not Confab, Kwara Speaker tells Jonathan
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulrazak Atunwa, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to put on hold the proposed National Conference and face the insecurity posed by Boko Haram sect, Academic Sta...
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulrazak Atunwa, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to put on hold the proposed National Conference and face the insecurity posed by Boko Haram sect, Academic Sta...
Kwara Govt. Upgrades Omu-Aran General Hospital
The Acting Chief Medical Director, Omu-Aran General Hospital, Kwara, Dr. Kolawole Ibrahim, on Monday said the hospital was now fully equipped and upgraded to admit 120 patients conveniently. Ibrahim told the ...
The Acting Chief Medical Director, Omu-Aran General Hospital, Kwara, Dr. Kolawole Ibrahim, on Monday said the hospital was now fully equipped and upgraded to admit 120 patients conveniently. Ibrahim told the ...
National dialogue: More questions than answers after committee's visit to Jos
JUDE OWUAMANAM of The PUNCH writes that the poor organisation of the North-Central edition of the Presidential Committee on the proposed national dialogue interactive session, has increased...
JUDE OWUAMANAM of The PUNCH writes that the poor organisation of the North-Central edition of the Presidential Committee on the proposed national dialogue interactive session, has increased...
'FG, lecturers should reach a compromise'
Chairman, Governing Board of ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara State, Dr. Samson Opaluwah, has urged the Federal Government and the striking members of the Academic Sta...
Chairman, Governing Board of ECWA Theological Seminary, Igbaja, Kwara State, Dr. Samson Opaluwah, has urged the Federal Government and the striking members of the Academic Sta...
Power firm owners promise electricity consumers new dawn
Electricity consumers nationwide may be in for a swell time, if the promise made by the new owners of the power firms is anything to go by. The Vice Chairman, Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Comp...
Electricity consumers nationwide may be in for a swell time, if the promise made by the new owners of the power firms is anything to go by. The Vice Chairman, Integrated Energy Distribution and Marketing Comp...
Police disrupt rebel governors' meeting in Abuja
Policemen drafted from the Asokoro Area Command in Abuja disrupted a meeting by five of the seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Sunday night. The policemen were l...
Policemen drafted from the Asokoro Area Command in Abuja disrupted a meeting by five of the seven aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Sunday night. The policemen were l...
Kwara to review 40-year-old master plan
The Kwara State Government has concluded plans to review the state's 40-year-old master plan, especially as it concerns Ilorin, the capital city. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry Housing and Urban Developmen...
The Kwara State Government has concluded plans to review the state's 40-year-old master plan, especially as it concerns Ilorin, the capital city. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry Housing and Urban Developmen...
Moves to Dump PDP: APC Chieftains Give Conditions to G-7 Governors
The G-7 Governors in the factionalized Peoples Democratic Party may be facing their political winter in an attempt to find an alternative platform in the face of the crisis rocking the ruling party. Although the APC ...
The G-7 Governors in the factionalized Peoples Democratic Party may be facing their political winter in an attempt to find an alternative platform in the face of the crisis rocking the ruling party. Although the APC ...
Welders Four: A business partnership forged in fear
Welding is one of the most dependable methods of joining materials together, whereas fabrication is the process of planning, laying out, cutting and preparing materials for assembling. Engaging the services o...
Welding is one of the most dependable methods of joining materials together, whereas fabrication is the process of planning, laying out, cutting and preparing materials for assembling. Engaging the services o...
Legal knot, credibility crisis trail Kwara council poll
IN spite of the dust raised by opposition parties and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to stop the October 26, 2013 Local Government election, the electoral body, Kwara State Independent...
IN spite of the dust raised by opposition parties and a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to stop the October 26, 2013 Local Government election, the electoral body, Kwara State Independent...
2013-11-03
Ignorance, major cause of Africa's backwardness - Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali has traced the root cause of Africa's developmental challenges to ignorance. Prof. Ambali stated this in Ghana recently while delivering his address...
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali has traced the root cause of Africa's developmental challenges to ignorance. Prof. Ambali stated this in Ghana recently while delivering his address...
Who is the latest Mr. Fix it?
On April 20, 2013, the Edo State Electoral Commission held local government elections in the state. Several radio and television stations were replete with disturbing reports by election observers of how the electora...
On April 20, 2013, the Edo State Electoral Commission held local government elections in the state. Several radio and television stations were replete with disturbing reports by election observers of how the electora...
Disquiet Threatens Kwara's Religious Harmony
Kwara is known as the state of harmony but recent disquiet between Christian and Muslim groups over issues of governance raises fears about a brewing crisis, reports Hammed Shittu of THISDAY...
Kwara is known as the state of harmony but recent disquiet between Christian and Muslim groups over issues of governance raises fears about a brewing crisis, reports Hammed Shittu of THISDAY...
Kwara communal crisis: When residents deserted community over loss of lives
BIOLA AZEEZ of The TRIBUNE writes on the crisis that erupted two weeks ago between Yoruba and Fulani herdsmen at Alapa village in Kwara State, over grazing land. FOLLOWING a recent communal clash between the ...
BIOLA AZEEZ of The TRIBUNE writes on the crisis that erupted two weeks ago between Yoruba and Fulani herdsmen at Alapa village in Kwara State, over grazing land. FOLLOWING a recent communal clash between the ...
2015 : PDP moves against Kwara gov's re-election, shops for replacement
Ahmed had left with other leaders like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to the new PDP. Sources close to the national chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, informed that the par...
Ahmed had left with other leaders like former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to the new PDP. Sources close to the national chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, informed that the par...
How 'Old' PDP Failed To Stop Kwara Council Polls
Against all odds, the October 26, local government elections in Kwara State was held as scheduled. In the build up to the election, some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members loyal to Bamanga Tukur&rsquo...
Against all odds, the October 26, local government elections in Kwara State was held as scheduled. In the build up to the election, some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members loyal to Bamanga Tukur&rsquo...
Ahmed canvasses aggressive youth employment programmes
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised community based socio cultural groups, the private sector, political Organisations and governments at all levels to aggressively promote youth empowerment in or...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised community based socio cultural groups, the private sector, political Organisations and governments at all levels to aggressively promote youth empowerment in or...
2013-11-02
ARMTI advocates scientific approach for food security
As the United Nation has reported that the population of Nigeria will increase from the present 160 to about 400 million by the year 2050, the implication of this is that production of food must be scientific i...
As the United Nation has reported that the population of Nigeria will increase from the present 160 to about 400 million by the year 2050, the implication of this is that production of food must be scientific i...
Sola Iji is not the Interim Chairman of the APC in Kwara - Press Release
BEING A PRESS STATEMENT READ AND DELIVERED BY KWARA APC CHIEFTAINS AT A BRIEFING HOLDING AT THE APC STATE SCRETARIAT (27, OFFA ROAD) ON THE 1TH NOVEMBER, 2013. Gentlemen of the Press, we are constrained ...
BEING A PRESS STATEMENT READ AND DELIVERED BY KWARA APC CHIEFTAINS AT A BRIEFING HOLDING AT THE APC STATE SCRETARIAT (27, OFFA ROAD) ON THE 1TH NOVEMBER, 2013. Gentlemen of the Press, we are constrained ...
The grand intrigues of Kwara council polls
Although, last Saturday’s council elections in Kwara State held peacefully, but intrigues from contending parties almost marred the exercise. Weekly Trust x-rays the game of wits that defined the el...
Although, last Saturday’s council elections in Kwara State held peacefully, but intrigues from contending parties almost marred the exercise. Weekly Trust x-rays the game of wits that defined the el...
Kwara APC Welcomes PDP Decampees
The members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State have expressed their readiness to accept the supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to their fold whenever they are ready to decamp. T...
The members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State have expressed their readiness to accept the supporters of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to their fold whenever they are ready to decamp. T...
2013-11-01
Reps Hold Hearing To Legalise State Flags, Immunity Clause, Lobbyists
The House of Representatives yesterday held a public hearing on three controversial Bills. They include to approve state-owned flags to fly side by side with the national flag of Nigeria, one on immunity clause for l...
The House of Representatives yesterday held a public hearing on three controversial Bills. They include to approve state-owned flags to fly side by side with the national flag of Nigeria, one on immunity clause for l...
Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari - Champion of Unity, Peace
Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, the eleventh Emir of Ilorin and permanent chairman of Kwara State Traditional Council, is a direct descendant of Sheikh Salihu Alimi, the founder of what is now known as Ilorin...
Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, the eleventh Emir of Ilorin and permanent chairman of Kwara State Traditional Council, is a direct descendant of Sheikh Salihu Alimi, the founder of what is now known as Ilorin...
NSSF Gets Sterling Ban's N35 Million Support for Festival
A major milestone was recorded at grassroots level yesterday in Lagos, as the 6th National School Sports Festival gets N35m lift from Sterling Bank. This development is a boost to the organisers of the sports...
A major milestone was recorded at grassroots level yesterday in Lagos, as the 6th National School Sports Festival gets N35m lift from Sterling Bank. This development is a boost to the organisers of the sports...
Bashir set for ABS exit
ABS legend, Abdulrahman Bashir, will not play any role for the relegated Ilorin side in the Nigeria National League (NNL) when the new season resumes. Since his fantastic debut during the 2010/11 season, Bash...
ABS legend, Abdulrahman Bashir, will not play any role for the relegated Ilorin side in the Nigeria National League (NNL) when the new season resumes. Since his fantastic debut during the 2010/11 season, Bash...
Ichull set to leave ABS
Relegated ABS midfielder, Lordson Ichull, looks to be the latest player orchestrating a move away from the Nigeria National League side. The former Kwara Football Academy graduate has been the toast of clubs ...
Relegated ABS midfielder, Lordson Ichull, looks to be the latest player orchestrating a move away from the Nigeria National League side. The former Kwara Football Academy graduate has been the toast of clubs ...
'Sachet water causes cholera'
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has attributed the recent outbreak of cholera in some parts of Nigeria to the consumption of sachet water (popularly called pure water). Other causes of the disease...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has attributed the recent outbreak of cholera in some parts of Nigeria to the consumption of sachet water (popularly called pure water). Other causes of the disease...
'God ordained marriage'
Penultimate Saturday, at Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, the daughter of an Ilorin-based lawyer, John Olusola Baiyeshea, Abigail Yetunde and her beau, Michael Babajide Alabi tied the nuptial knot. ADEKUN...
Penultimate Saturday, at Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, the daughter of an Ilorin-based lawyer, John Olusola Baiyeshea, Abigail Yetunde and her beau, Michael Babajide Alabi tied the nuptial knot. ADEKUN...
Ilorin stampede - The Nation's Editorial
The Sallah stampede in Ilorin, Kwara State, is a reflection of the viral poverty level in a country of plenty. Yet, the nation wantonly fails in her duty to provide for her citizenry. It is poignant to note that over...
The Sallah stampede in Ilorin, Kwara State, is a reflection of the viral poverty level in a country of plenty. Yet, the nation wantonly fails in her duty to provide for her citizenry. It is poignant to note that over...
My colleagues, friends betrayed me, says Salami
•Ex-Appeal Court chief accuses NJC of selling out to Executive Retired President of the Court of Appeal Justice Isa Ayo Salami spoke yesterday of his travails during his suspens...
•Ex-Appeal Court chief accuses NJC of selling out to Executive Retired President of the Court of Appeal Justice Isa Ayo Salami spoke yesterday of his travails during his suspens...
Opinion:Does life really begin at 40 in Nigeria? - Niran Adedokun
On Wednesday night three weeks ago, television channels in Nigeria fed us with the usual spectacle of reports from the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Only that this time round, there was somet...
On Wednesday night three weeks ago, television channels in Nigeria fed us with the usual spectacle of reports from the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council. Only that this time round, there was somet...
Pharmacists decry dearth of practitioners
The Chairman, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Mojeed Oderinde, has said there is acute shortage of pharmacists in the country. Stating that Nigeria has about 16,000 practitioners, ...
The Chairman, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, Mr. Mojeed Oderinde, has said there is acute shortage of pharmacists in the country. Stating that Nigeria has about 16,000 practitioners, ...
APC ready to receive G-7 PDP governors - Lai Mohammed
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will welcome into its fold the seven governors who are having problem with their party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) if they decide to join the party. ...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) will welcome into its fold the seven governors who are having problem with their party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) if they decide to join the party. ...
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