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2013-08-06
Pa Fashola left a great legacy - Dele Belgore
All Progressive Congress chieftain Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) has condoled with the family and associates of the late Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola, father of the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola. ...
All Progressive Congress chieftain Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) has condoled with the family and associates of the late Pa Ibrahim Ademola Fashola, father of the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola. ...
Mob sets suspected kidnapper ablaze in Ilorin
There was commotion on Sunday evening in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, when a middle-aged man suspected to be kidnapper, was beaten to a pulp and roasted alive by a mob. The victim, whose name was given as R...
There was commotion on Sunday evening in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, when a middle-aged man suspected to be kidnapper, was beaten to a pulp and roasted alive by a mob. The victim, whose name was given as R...
FRSC pledges road safety in Kwara
The Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Kwara State command, says about 700 Officials will be engaged to maintain sanity on roads during Eid-Fitri celebration. The commission says that mea...
The Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Kwara State command, says about 700 Officials will be engaged to maintain sanity on roads during Eid-Fitri celebration. The commission says that mea...
'No crisis in Kwara United' - Comm. for Youth & Sports
Kwara State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Ramat Adesina Abaya has debunked media reports alleging that all is not well in Kwara United FC's management. The Commissioner denied the claim th...
Kwara State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Ramat Adesina Abaya has debunked media reports alleging that all is not well in Kwara United FC's management. The Commissioner denied the claim th...
Kwara LG polls: Aspirants resign as appointments for council chairs
Ahead of the October 26, elections into the 16 local Councils in Kwara state, no fewer than 25 political office holders have resigned their appointments to run for chairmanship positions. The aspiring candidates, wh...
Ahead of the October 26, elections into the 16 local Councils in Kwara state, no fewer than 25 political office holders have resigned their appointments to run for chairmanship positions. The aspiring candidates, wh...
Kwara govt to open up rural areas with new roads
Kwara govt to open up rural areas with new roads. Kwara State government is to commence the construction of new roads in the state immediately after the completion of all ongoing road projects. The st...
Kwara govt to open up rural areas with new roads. Kwara State government is to commence the construction of new roads in the state immediately after the completion of all ongoing road projects. The st...
Pharmacists seek role in management of govt hospitals
President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo, has cautioned the Federal Government against making health administration in all the government-owned hospitals the exclusive rights of medical ...
President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo, has cautioned the Federal Government against making health administration in all the government-owned hospitals the exclusive rights of medical ...
UNILORIN records first IVF- aided pregnancy
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) recently joined the list of teaching hospitals in the country that have performed In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). The test-tube propelled IVF was perform...
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) recently joined the list of teaching hospitals in the country that have performed In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF). The test-tube propelled IVF was perform...
The colour of Kwara 2015 politics
THE shape of politics in Kwara State come 2015 may be a radical departure from the sickening docility that had characterised the political scene of the 46-year-old state in the past. The major reason f...
THE shape of politics in Kwara State come 2015 may be a radical departure from the sickening docility that had characterised the political scene of the 46-year-old state in the past. The major reason f...
Kwara Boosts Kwara United FC With Buses Ahead Of CAF Tournament
The Kwara state government has presented two buses to the Kwara United Football Club with a pledge to fully support the club's quest to win the continental tournament this year. The State Governor, Dr Abdulfa...
The Kwara state government has presented two buses to the Kwara United Football Club with a pledge to fully support the club's quest to win the continental tournament this year. The State Governor, Dr Abdulfa...
2013-08-05
Kwara commissioner urges govts to reestablish grazing reserve
A Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Amuda Kannike, has called on the federal and state governments to reestablish successful grazing reserves across the country for Nomadic Fulanis. This is to gu...
A Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Amuda Kannike, has called on the federal and state governments to reestablish successful grazing reserves across the country for Nomadic Fulanis. This is to gu...
Kwara NUJ alerts members of dissidents' activities
Kwara state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged members and the general public to disregard the resolutions reached at "an unauthorised congress purportedl...
Kwara state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged members and the general public to disregard the resolutions reached at "an unauthorised congress purportedl...
NSCDC assures Kwara hitch free Eid-Fitr
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has assured the people of the state a hitch free Eid-il-fitr celebration. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Yerima Gana ga...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has assured the people of the state a hitch free Eid-il-fitr celebration. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Yerima Gana ga...
Eid-Fitr: Thu and Fri declared public holidays
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 8th August and Friday, 9th August public holidays to mark the 2013 Eid-el-Fitri celebration. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Minister ...
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, 8th August and Friday, 9th August public holidays to mark the 2013 Eid-el-Fitri celebration. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Minister ...
Saraki Commiserates with NUJ
The former governor of Kwara State and Chairman Senate committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed his deepest sympathy on the death of the three journalists from Lagos and Oyo State...
The former governor of Kwara State and Chairman Senate committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed his deepest sympathy on the death of the three journalists from Lagos and Oyo State...
Olofa Chieftaincy Tussle: Group Preaches Peace among Stakeholders
The Artisans Congress in Offa, Kwara State, at the weekend appealed to stakeholders in the raging royal legal battle over the right to the stool of Olofa of Offa to allow the status quo remain in the interest o...
The Artisans Congress in Offa, Kwara State, at the weekend appealed to stakeholders in the raging royal legal battle over the right to the stool of Olofa of Offa to allow the status quo remain in the interest o...
Gov.Ahmed joins Lamido, others in 'save democracy' project
The rank of governors, who have taken it upon themselves to "save" the country's democracy by visiting Nigerians leaders, who are not in government has swelled, with Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfah Ah...
The rank of governors, who have taken it upon themselves to "save" the country's democracy by visiting Nigerians leaders, who are not in government has swelled, with Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfah Ah...
'Kwara Govt not victimizing Offa Council'- Akorede
The Kwara State government has described as unfounded and mischievous the allegation that it is victimizing Offa Local Government being the only council controlled by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)....
The Kwara State government has described as unfounded and mischievous the allegation that it is victimizing Offa Local Government being the only council controlled by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)....
The Utility Of Indigenous Language Cannot Be Ignored - FRSC Zonal Commander
The Zonal Commanding Officer (RS8), Federal Road Safety Corps, Ilorin, Kwara State, Assistant Corps Marshall Kehinde Adeniyi Adeleye, has described the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) as a versatil...
The Zonal Commanding Officer (RS8), Federal Road Safety Corps, Ilorin, Kwara State, Assistant Corps Marshall Kehinde Adeniyi Adeleye, has described the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) as a versatil...
Kwara LG Election: Crisis looms as Saraki imposes candidate on Ekitis
Crisis looms in Ekiti Kwara council over Dr. Bukola Saraki's imposition of his own candidate as against the wishes of the local party faithfuls in the zone. The decision of the former governor of Kwara State,...
Crisis looms in Ekiti Kwara council over Dr. Bukola Saraki's imposition of his own candidate as against the wishes of the local party faithfuls in the zone. The decision of the former governor of Kwara State,...
Kwara Aviation College Acquires Two Aircraft
The Kwara State Government's efforts to make Ilorin International Aviation College a world class pilot training center received a boost yesterday as the government procured two additional aircrafts for the college....
The Kwara State Government's efforts to make Ilorin International Aviation College a world class pilot training center received a boost yesterday as the government procured two additional aircrafts for the college....
2015: APC has no place in Kwara - PDP chieftain
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday berated the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that a million of its kind cannot pose any meaningful opposition to the Peoples ...
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday berated the newly registered All Progressives Congress, APC, saying that a million of its kind cannot pose any meaningful opposition to the Peoples ...
NSCDC assures Kwara hitch free as IPMAN donates ammunition, vehicles, motorcycles
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has assured the people of the state a hitch free Eid-il-fitr celebration. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Yerima Gana ...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has assured the people of the state a hitch free Eid-il-fitr celebration. The State Commandant of NSCDC, Mr Yerima Gana ...
Kwara's Alebiosu hospitalised
Kwara United striker Segun Alebiosu is currently in hospital after clashing with a Sharks player Gabriel Olalekan during the teams' 0-0 draw on Saturday. The 18-year-old was introduced as a second-half substi...
Kwara United striker Segun Alebiosu is currently in hospital after clashing with a Sharks player Gabriel Olalekan during the teams' 0-0 draw on Saturday. The 18-year-old was introduced as a second-half substi...
Kwara commissioner urges govts to reestablish grazing reserve
A Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Amuda Kannike, has called on the federal and state governments to reestablish successful grazing reserves across the country for Nomadic Fulanis. Th...
A Veterinary Surgeon, Dr Amuda Kannike, has called on the federal and state governments to reestablish successful grazing reserves across the country for Nomadic Fulanis. Th...
2013-08-04
Parents urged not to be scared in investing all they have in their children's education
...As Kwara best literature students get reward Parents have been advised not be scared in putting all they have in the education of their children, as it is often said, readers are leaders and that children o...
...As Kwara best literature students get reward Parents have been advised not be scared in putting all they have in the education of their children, as it is often said, readers are leaders and that children o...
NUJ declares 7 days mourning for 3 dead journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared seven days mourning in honour of its three officials, who lost their lives in an auto crash on Friday evening. The National President of the NUJ, Malam Garb...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has declared seven days mourning in honour of its three officials, who lost their lives in an auto crash on Friday evening. The National President of the NUJ, Malam Garb...
Auto Crash: Club Owners sympathize with Kano Pillars
Clubs owners of the Nigeria premier league have sent a message of sympathy to the management, players and officials of Kano pillars FC over the ghastly motor accident that occurred on their way back from Ilorin to Kano...
Clubs owners of the Nigeria premier league have sent a message of sympathy to the management, players and officials of Kano pillars FC over the ghastly motor accident that occurred on their way back from Ilorin to Kano...
Vandalism: IPMAN donates arms, ammunition to NSCDC
Determined to curtail vandalism of petroleum pipelines and activities of vandals, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kwara chapter at the weekend presented ammunition worth N8.5million ...
Determined to curtail vandalism of petroleum pipelines and activities of vandals, the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kwara chapter at the weekend presented ammunition worth N8.5million ...
Arewa group canvasses renaming of Kwara varsity after Saraki
A group by the name, Arewa Nationalist Movement (ANM) has decried the comments credited to the 2011 governorship candidate of the Congress of Nigeria in Kwara State, Mohammad Dele Belgore (SAN) opposing the renaming o...
A group by the name, Arewa Nationalist Movement (ANM) has decried the comments credited to the 2011 governorship candidate of the Congress of Nigeria in Kwara State, Mohammad Dele Belgore (SAN) opposing the renaming o...
Crisis Hits Kwara United over Four Different Management Team
There is a serious management crisis in the camp of Kwara United over who controls the Ilorin Premier League side. Investigations revealed that only recently, the management board of the club led by Barr...
There is a serious management crisis in the camp of Kwara United over who controls the Ilorin Premier League side. Investigations revealed that only recently, the management board of the club led by Barr...
Table tennis academy aims for revival
The Kasali Lasisi International Table Tennis Academy says arrangements have been completed to ensure smooth take-off of the institution to revive the game in the country. The Director of the Academy, Coach Ka...
The Kasali Lasisi International Table Tennis Academy says arrangements have been completed to ensure smooth take-off of the institution to revive the game in the country. The Director of the Academy, Coach Ka...
Sharks hold Kwara United to barren draw in Ilorin
Struggling Port Harcourt club, Sharks, with odds stacked against them nicked a point off Kwara United in one of Saturday's Glo Premier League match in Ilorin. Both teams played out a goalless draw at the Kwar...
Struggling Port Harcourt club, Sharks, with odds stacked against them nicked a point off Kwara United in one of Saturday's Glo Premier League match in Ilorin. Both teams played out a goalless draw at the Kwar...
2013-08-03
"Ramadan: Rule with fear of God" - Offa Chief Imam
Chief Imam of Offaland in Kwara State, Fadilat Muyideen Hussein, has advised political leaders in the country to rule with the fear of God and ensure justice is done in the discharge of their duties. Alhaji Hus...
Chief Imam of Offaland in Kwara State, Fadilat Muyideen Hussein, has advised political leaders in the country to rule with the fear of God and ensure justice is done in the discharge of their duties. Alhaji Hus...
Principal dies while praying in mosque
A secondary school principal, Mr. Hassan Alabi of Asude, Oke Lele community in the Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State, died in the early hours of yesterday while observing Ramadan prayer to herald Thursday's fas...
A secondary school principal, Mr. Hassan Alabi of Asude, Oke Lele community in the Ilorin West Local Government, Kwara State, died in the early hours of yesterday while observing Ramadan prayer to herald Thursday's fas...
Bolaji Abdullahi commends Kwara on sports development
Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has commended the Kwara State Government for its sports friendly posture. The Minister made the com...
Honourable Minister of Sports and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has commended the Kwara State Government for its sports friendly posture. The Minister made the com...
Olofa Crisis: A Ruling House Divided Against Itself
Recently, The Court Of Appeal Sitting In Ilorin, Kwara State Capital Nullified The Appointment Of One Of The First Class Monarchs In The State, Olofa Of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye 11 In Favour Of Olugben...
Recently, The Court Of Appeal Sitting In Ilorin, Kwara State Capital Nullified The Appointment Of One Of The First Class Monarchs In The State, Olofa Of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye 11 In Favour Of Olugben...
Management crisis hits Kwara Utd
There is a serious management crisis in the camp of Kwara United over who controls the Ilorin Premier League side. Investigations revealed that only recently, the management board of the club led by Barrister B...
There is a serious management crisis in the camp of Kwara United over who controls the Ilorin Premier League side. Investigations revealed that only recently, the management board of the club led by Barrister B...
School of Nursing UITH 2013/2014 Application Form Out
This is to notify the public on the sales of forms for admission into the School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Kwara State. The order of the entire admission process for this 2013/2014 session ...
This is to notify the public on the sales of forms for admission into the School of Nursing, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Kwara State. The order of the entire admission process for this 2013/2014 session ...
Insurance-gate: Why we sacked our Exco - Kwara NUJ
Following allegation of financial scandal against Mr. Biodun Abdulkareem-led executive committee of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, the State Working Committee (SWC) has been directed to ...
Following allegation of financial scandal against Mr. Biodun Abdulkareem-led executive committee of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council, the State Working Committee (SWC) has been directed to ...
EMIR OF ILORIN ADVISES RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO PREACH UNITY
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari, has advised Muslims to use the ongoing Ramadan period to preach unity. The emir gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday while receiving members of the...
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari, has advised Muslims to use the ongoing Ramadan period to preach unity. The emir gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday while receiving members of the...
Septuagenarian Rapes Eight -Year-Old Girl
IT was neither a case of marriage nor love affair that led a 70-year-old man to have a carnal knowledge of an eight-year-old girl. But the man, name withheld, who lives at Oba Bolanata street on Emirs r...
IT was neither a case of marriage nor love affair that led a 70-year-old man to have a carnal knowledge of an eight-year-old girl. But the man, name withheld, who lives at Oba Bolanata street on Emirs r...
Music, radio and life by Ishaq Modibo Kawu
By Ishaq Modibo Kawu TWO weeks ago, I wrote a longish essay on aspects of Nigerian music, which surprised quite a few readers, including Uncle Sam Amuka, VANGUARD's publisher. He asked me a few questions about wh...
By Ishaq Modibo Kawu TWO weeks ago, I wrote a longish essay on aspects of Nigerian music, which surprised quite a few readers, including Uncle Sam Amuka, VANGUARD's publisher. He asked me a few questions about wh...
KWSG extends secondary school calendar by 2 weeks
The Kwara government has extended the current academic session for schools in the state to Friday August 9,to allow Senior Secondary School II students to write their promotion examinations. Alhaji Abubakar M...
The Kwara government has extended the current academic session for schools in the state to Friday August 9,to allow Senior Secondary School II students to write their promotion examinations. Alhaji Abubakar M...
Kwara LG poll: APC protests alleged discriminatory fee
AHEAD of the October 2013 council polls in Kwara State, the new All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the imposition of a non-refundable fee of N250, 000 and N50, 000 on candidates seeking election as ch...
AHEAD of the October 2013 council polls in Kwara State, the new All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the imposition of a non-refundable fee of N250, 000 and N50, 000 on candidates seeking election as ch...
PDP Welcomes APC In Kwara State
THE Kwara state chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the registration of the Alliance for Progressive Change, (APC), by Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), but with a warning that...
THE Kwara state chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the registration of the Alliance for Progressive Change, (APC), by Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), but with a warning that...
We're investigating Saraki over 8 fraud cases - EFCC
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, vowed on Friday to take necessary steps to arrest and try former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, for several fraud-related cases. The commission, appar...
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, vowed on Friday to take necessary steps to arrest and try former Kwara State Governor, Bukola Saraki, for several fraud-related cases. The commission, appar...
Man Kills & Buries Friend Over N4,000
A 29 year old farmer, Jammus Ibrahim, has confessed before a magistrate court in Ilorin that he killed and buried his roommate, Sahagari Jubirl over his refusal ...
A 29 year old farmer, Jammus Ibrahim, has confessed before a magistrate court in Ilorin that he killed and buried his roommate, Sahagari Jubirl over his refusal ...
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