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2013-10-04
Pillars secure 2-0 win over Kwara Utd
Champions, Kano Pillars on Thursday won their rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game 2-0 against Kwara United to move up to second and within a point of the leaders, Bayelsa United. The ...
Champions, Kano Pillars on Thursday won their rescheduled Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) game 2-0 against Kwara United to move up to second and within a point of the leaders, Bayelsa United. The ...
Ex-Eagles player slumps, dies
Former Nigeria defender Sani Abacha slumped and was pronounced dead early on Thursday morning in Ilorin. Abacha, who played for Enyimba, Shooting Stars, Gateway and Kwara United, was at Wednesday's Nig...
Former Nigeria defender Sani Abacha slumped and was pronounced dead early on Thursday morning in Ilorin. Abacha, who played for Enyimba, Shooting Stars, Gateway and Kwara United, was at Wednesday's Nig...
Dropping of EFCC probe not part of new PDP's demand, says Saraki
A chieftain of the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has said the party never asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to drop its investigation against...
A chieftain of the new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has said the party never asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to drop its investigation against...
Opinion: Advice for Jonathan by Adisa Adebayo
From the way the President was confronted with many questions at the last Presidential Media Chat, it must have been clear to him that he is not finding it easy presiding over the affairs of the country. My honest ad...
From the way the President was confronted with many questions at the last Presidential Media Chat, it must have been clear to him that he is not finding it easy presiding over the affairs of the country. My honest ad...
FAAC crisis: Kwara governor optimistic about solution
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Federal Government to tackle the impasse in the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee concerning the sharing of rev...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has expressed confidence in the ability of the Federal Government to tackle the impasse in the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee concerning the sharing of rev...
Don't cripple education sector, Ahmed urges NUT
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers not to embark on their planned strike so as not to cripple the nation's education sector. He also described educatio...
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers not to embark on their planned strike so as not to cripple the nation's education sector. He also described educatio...
2013-10-03
PDP crisis: Governors call off meeting with Jonathan
The much-publicised October 7 resumption of peace talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and the breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not be — after all. The Abubakar B...
The much-publicised October 7 resumption of peace talks between President Goodluck Jonathan and the breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not be — after all. The Abubakar B...
Ahmed commiserates with Yobe and Niger States
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the government and people of Yobe State over the killing of 50 students of the College of Agriculture, in Gubja by suspected gunmen who invaded the scho...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the government and people of Yobe State over the killing of 50 students of the College of Agriculture, in Gubja by suspected gunmen who invaded the scho...
Resist attempt to rupture fabric that holds Kwara together
As Nigeria marked her 53rd independence anniversary yesterday, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State called on Kwarans to resist those who seek to rupture the fabric that holds the state together. He als...
As Nigeria marked her 53rd independence anniversary yesterday, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State called on Kwarans to resist those who seek to rupture the fabric that holds the state together. He als...
Doctors' strike paralyses public hospitals
The strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors has paralysed activities in public hospitals across the country. NARD had embarked upon the strike to force the Federal Gove...
The strike embarked upon by members of the National Association of Resident Doctors has paralysed activities in public hospitals across the country. NARD had embarked upon the strike to force the Federal Gove...
2013-10-02
Cleric urges courage amid challenges
The Special Adviser to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Edward Akande has counselled Nigerians to be courageous in the pursuit of the country's greatness. He also u...
The Special Adviser to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christians Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Edward Akande has counselled Nigerians to be courageous in the pursuit of the country's greatness. He also u...
Group calls for sober reflection
A group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, has urged Nigerians to dedicate the nation's independence to sober reflections instead of rolling out the drums for a celebration. In a statement by its General Secretar...
A group, Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, has urged Nigerians to dedicate the nation's independence to sober reflections instead of rolling out the drums for a celebration. In a statement by its General Secretar...
Reps committee faults Fed Govt on Ajaokuta mill
The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has berated the Federal government and well-to-do Nigerians over their inability to complete the Ajaokuta Rolling Mill. The chairman of the committee, Alhaji...
The House of Representatives Committee on Industry has berated the Federal government and well-to-do Nigerians over their inability to complete the Ajaokuta Rolling Mill. The chairman of the committee, Alhaji...
Hoodlums attack Ilorin Emir's neighbours, police arrest 16
Scores of hoodlums said to be political thugs, whose affiliation could not be immediately ascertained, on Tuesday wreaked havoc on residents around the Emir's Palace, Ile-film and Bolanta areas of Ilorin, Kwara State...
Scores of hoodlums said to be political thugs, whose affiliation could not be immediately ascertained, on Tuesday wreaked havoc on residents around the Emir's Palace, Ile-film and Bolanta areas of Ilorin, Kwara State...
Nigeria, a crumbling edifice - New PDP
The breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party said on Tuesday that Nigerians were being extorted by the Federal Government through its numerous agencies. The faction, otherwise referred to as t...
The breakaway faction of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party said on Tuesday that Nigerians were being extorted by the Federal Government through its numerous agencies. The faction, otherwise referred to as t...
Skill development, solution to unemployment - Gov.Ahmed
The high unemployment rate in the country can be curbed through skill acquisition and the development of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said. Ahmed told jo...
The high unemployment rate in the country can be curbed through skill acquisition and the development of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said. Ahmed told jo...
Kwara vow to beat Pillars
Nigeria Professional Football League side, Kwara United have vowed to be the first beneficiaries of Kano Pillars' banishment to Lokoja, Kogi State. Defending champions Pillars will confront the ...
Nigeria Professional Football League side, Kwara United have vowed to be the first beneficiaries of Kano Pillars' banishment to Lokoja, Kogi State. Defending champions Pillars will confront the ...
Neurosurgeon expresses concern about Nigerians' spine health
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgeon, Ochsner Health Systems, United States, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, has said that about 80 per cent of the population of many countries, including Nigeria, may have back pain or spine p...
Chairman, Department of Neurosurgeon, Ochsner Health Systems, United States, Prof. Wale Sulaiman, has said that about 80 per cent of the population of many countries, including Nigeria, may have back pain or spine p...
Corps members shun celebration in Kwara
Members of the National Youth Service Corps were absent at the Metropolitan Square venue of Nigeria's 53rd Independence anniversary ceremony organised by the Kwara State government. Ilorin residents at the ev...
Members of the National Youth Service Corps were absent at the Metropolitan Square venue of Nigeria's 53rd Independence anniversary ceremony organised by the Kwara State government. Ilorin residents at the ev...
Hoodlums unleash mayhem on Kwara residents
Scores of hoodlums, said to be political thugs of an unidentified political party, on Tuesday unleashed mayhem on residents around the Emir's Palace, Ile-film and Bolanta areas of Ilorin, Kwara State. T...
Scores of hoodlums, said to be political thugs of an unidentified political party, on Tuesday unleashed mayhem on residents around the Emir's Palace, Ile-film and Bolanta areas of Ilorin, Kwara State. T...
2013-10-01
Mother, son convicted for assaulting police officers
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a mother and her son to nine years imprisonment for resisting arrest and assaulting police officers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the mother, ...
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced a mother and her son to nine years imprisonment for resisting arrest and assaulting police officers. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the mother, ...
New PDP is in Nigeria's Interest - Baraje
Chairman of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje yesterday said the current struggle by members of his faction is in the interest of all Nigerians. He said his group remain reso...
Chairman of the New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje yesterday said the current struggle by members of his faction is in the interest of all Nigerians. He said his group remain reso...
Berende's family cries out
The family of Abdullahi Mustapha Berende, an Ilorin indigene suspected to be a terrorist and who is currently being detained by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), has bedenied that he is in the United Stat...
The family of Abdullahi Mustapha Berende, an Ilorin indigene suspected to be a terrorist and who is currently being detained by operatives of the State Security Service (SSS), has bedenied that he is in the United Stat...
2 Principals In Soup Over Illegal Levies
Two Principals of junior secondary schools in Ilorin, Kwara State, central Nigeria, are in soup for allegedly imposing and collecting illegal levies from their students. The affected principals, who had been ...
Two Principals of junior secondary schools in Ilorin, Kwara State, central Nigeria, are in soup for allegedly imposing and collecting illegal levies from their students. The affected principals, who had been ...
Kwara plans to replace bursary with scholarship
Kwara State Government says it will replace the current bursary scheme for its students in higher institutions with a scholarship programme. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who said this in Ilorin on Monday, noted...
Kwara State Government says it will replace the current bursary scheme for its students in higher institutions with a scholarship programme. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who said this in Ilorin on Monday, noted...
PHCN Sale: Workers Protest In Lagos, Kwara, Edo
Staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) yesterday staged a nationwide protest over the handing over of the power company to its new investors. The protest LEADERSHIP gathered, was to force the fe...
Staff of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) yesterday staged a nationwide protest over the handing over of the power company to its new investors. The protest LEADERSHIP gathered, was to force the fe...
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