2013-10-08

Interview:Kwara will be more transformed than this
Dr Muyideen 'Femi Akorede is the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ahmed Abdulfatah of Kwara State on Media and Communication. In this interview with OLUSEYI DA'SILVA at the Government House, Ilorin, he says th...

NORTH-CENTRAL TOPS CHART FOR WOMEN BATTERY - EZEKWESILI
The North-Central region has been identified to have the highest cases of women battery in Nigeria while the South-West is rated as the lowest with such incidences. Former minister of Education Dr Oby Ezkwesi...

Resign now, G7 govs, Baraje tell Tukur
The Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led new Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that if peace must return to the family of the party, the national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur must as a matter of urgency resign and the fa...

NEMA urges state govts to relocate residents in flood prone areas
The National  Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has warned that volume of water in rivers across the country would soon rise and may lead to flooding which may cause losses of lives and property....

Wife's friends forces husband seek divorce
A 35-year-old man, Toheeb Usman, on Monday  urged  an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve his three-year old marriage to his wife, Mariam. Usman pleaded with the Gambari Area Court for the dissolution of ...

Deposed Olofa: Hearing on stay of execution begins
An Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday began hearing on the stay of execution order filed by the deposed Olofa of Offa, Alhaji Mohammed M. Gbadamosi. The court, in July, nullifi...

Gambari-Akinyemi-Anyaoku: Diplomats as spectacles by Tunji Olaopa
All over the world, countries are benefitting largely from the recent utilisation of the privileges of global mediascapes and digital technologies for the reinforcement of their international image, articulation of t...

Jonathan, rebel govs' peace meeting holds after pilgrimages
The peace talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and rebel governors will resume after the conclusion of the Muslim and Christian pilgrimages. Governor Liyel  Imoke of Cross River State read the commu...

Jonathan, 'rebel' govs' meeting postponed indefinitely
The peace talk between President Goodluck Jonathan and rebelling Peoples Democratic Party governors was on Monday postponed till after the conclusion of the Muslim and Christian pilgrimages. No specific date ...

Kwara Speaker urges ICAO to address incessant plane crashes
The International Civil Aviation Organisation  (ICAO) has been urged to come to the aid of Nigeria in addressing the incessant plane crashes in the country. The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, ...

LG poll: Emir sues for peace
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has called on people of Kwara State to conduct themselves peacefully before, during and after the forthcoming local government election in the state. He made ...

2013-10-07

Opinion: A refreshing 60 minutes with Governor Ahmed by Oba Abdulwahaab
The sun had crackled from its shell and slowly, but steadily, embraced a dazzling bright day not different from every other day. But before night fell, it left so much to remember. It defined its difference in grand ...

Walter Carrington to deliver UNILORIN convocation lecture
Former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Walter Carrington is billed to deliver this year's convocation lecture of the University of Ilorin on October 21, 2013 at the UNILORIN main auditorium.  In...

Kwara: More controversy trails CAN's allegation of Christians' relegation
Kwara State goes by the acronym, State of Harmony, just as indigenes of the state living in and outside the area are quick to always defend and protect the image with their peaceful disposition at any moment, irrespe...

Give loan to more workers, NLC urges Kwara Govt
Kwara State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Umar Farouk has appealed to the state government to make loan accessible for more workers in the state. Farouk made the call in reaction to th...

Interview: Two rebel governors back to PDP - Gulak
Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, in this interview with OLALEKAN ADETAYO of PUNCH, insists that President Goodluck Jonathan did not sign any one-term agreement with PDP governor...

Kwara spends N38bn on road construction, rehabilitation
The Kwara State Government has invested over N38bn in road construction and rehabilitation in the rural and urban areas from May 2011 till date. The investment is to stimulate industrialisation and commerce a...

Three rebel govs to meet Jonathan today
Governors Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Babangida Aliyu (Niger) and Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano) are to meet with President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday (today)  at the Presidential Villa, Abuja to seek the postponement of...

It's a lie, more govs joining us - New PDP spokesman
The National Publicity Secretary of the New Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Chukwuemeka Eze, speaks on whether President Goodluck Jonathan should run for second term or not, among other issues, in this interview with O...

Kwara committed to education, says Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has promised to remain committed to the growth of education in the state. The governor, at the weekend, received the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) merit award for outst...

2013-10-06

Ahmed gets NUT nod for Education Development
The Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed on Saturday received the Nigeria Union of Teachers(NUT) merit award for outstanding performance in Education from Vice President Namadi Sambo with a commitment to accel...

Opinion: Yet Another Fruitful Holiday For Kwara Teenagers. By Tunji Ajanaku
By Tunji Ajanaku This year's annual Mohammed Dele Belgore Solidarity Team (MDBST)'s Free Extra mural lessons for secondary school students in Kwara state has come and gone but the sweet memories of this progra...

6,000 applicants jostle for 295 vacancies in railway
No fewer than 6, 000 applicants have applied for 295 vacancies  at the headquarters of the North Western District of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Minna. The NRC District Public Relations Officer, Mr Sherif...

UNILORIN dons invent biometric machine
A team of engineers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has produced a prototype biometric machine that can uniquely recognise biometric features of Nigerians, a major deficiency of imported machines. The te...

LG poll: KWASIEC to recruit 3000 ad-hoc staff
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) is to recruit 3,000 ad-hoc staff for the forthcoming local government elections in Kwara State. The Chairman of the commission, Dr. Uthman Abdulrahman ...

KWSG presents staff of office to two monarchs
The Kwara State Government yesterday presented staff of office to two new traditional rulers as they were charged to close ranks with their various communities. The traditional rulers were the Owa of Eruku in Ekiti Lo...

NUT insists on solidarity strike with ASUU, honours Ahmed, others
Five days to the expiration of the ultimatum it gave to the Federal Government to meet the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Nigerian Union of Teachers on Saturday restated its resolve to embark o...

Kwara: New Lease Of Life For Journalists, Teachers
The twin-event of the disbursement of N3 billion vehicle loans to civil servants, mostly teachers in Kwara State and the official commissioning of the ultra-modern press centre of the state’s council of t...

2013-10-05

Extortion: Court Remands Ex-Policeman
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered a former policeman to be remanded in prison custody for allegedly extorting money from engineers working for MTN. The accused, Toyin Afolayan, 27, of Olunlad...

Festive Period: Kwara Road Safety urges drivers to drive carefully.
Ember months are not deadly but people's attitude cause accident which results into serious calamity on the road. The Kwara State Sector Commander, Mary Wakawa who made this assertion during an interview with Royal Ti...

Kwara United Commiserates With Abacha Family
The Team Manager of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Ibrahim Agboola, has expressed deep shock over the death of a former player of the team, Sanni Abacha. The former Super Eagles player died in Ilorin in the early hours ...

Norths' 1st female college: Queen Elizabeth School, Ilorin preserving colonial legacy
57 years after, the first Girls’ Government Secondary School to be established in northern Nigeria, Queen Elizabeth School (QES) Ilorin, still strives to preserve its standard, structure and sustain the reputatio...

Kwara, Nigeria mourn Abacha
Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club, Kwara United have expressed deep shock over the sudden demise of their former skipper, Sanni Abacha. The former Super Eagles player died in Ilorin on Thursday at the...

Opinion - Gbemi Saraki: Where Hath Thou? By Abdul Abdul
By Abdul AbdulNo doubt, we are in a strange but interesting time; strange because all manner of funny characters are parading themselves as 'stakeholders', bragging and polluting our precious airspace with their ...