2013-07-29

Unilorin: Contestant challenges VC's appointment at Appeal court
A contestant for the post of University of Ilorin vice-chancellor, Professor Rasheed Ijaodola, has appealed the verdict of an Ilorin Federal High Court which upheld the selection and appointment of Professor Abdulgan...

Confusion breaks out at Oliha's funeral
The wish of late Thompson Oliha to rest in peace seems a dream too far going by dramatic events that unfolded yesterday during his burial ceremony here in the ancient city of Benin. After the lying-in-state h...

Don't give Oliha's kids money to his brothers - Friends
Friends of the late Thompson Oliha have urged the Edo and Kwara State governments not to give out the grants they promised the children of the former Super Eagles midfielder, to his brothers because of fear  tha...

Dame Patience appreciates Kwara
The First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Dame Patient Jonathan has expressed appreciation to the people and government of Kwara State for their solidarity over the death of her mother, Madam  Charity Oba. ...

Lesser Hajj: Kwara airlifts 508 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia
A total of 508 intending pilgrims have been airlifted by the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board to Saudi Arabia for this year's  lesser  Hajj. The Board's  Chairman, Alhaji Usman  Olosun,&...

Gov Ahmed, NGF mourn Odunewu, commiserate with journalists
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described late seasoned journalist, Hadji Alade Odunewu as quintessential journalist worthy of emulation by all irrespective of professional inclinations. Governor Ah...

Kwara best Literature Student in each school to get N5000 - Barrister Dada
A legal practitioner, Barrister Abiodun Dada has promised to award the sum of N5, 000 to the best literature student in each secondary school across Kwara State. Barrister Dada made the promise to all the parti...

EFCC Moves Against Bukola Saraki
Former Kwara State governor and senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Dr Bukola Saraki, is to appear before a crack team of investigators of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ...

TechnoServe: Oyo, Kogi, Kwara Cashew Farmers Receive Training
TECHNOSERVE, a Washington based poverty eradicating organisation, in collaboration with OLAM Nigeria has launched a training program aimed at empowering cashew farmers in Nigeria. According to a statement&n...

Dangote driver arraigned for causing death
A truck driver with Dangote Cement Factory, Ibese, Ogun State, Umar Lawal, who allegedly crushed three persons to death has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused was dragged before t...

2013-07-28

KWASU Renaming: Afenifere faults Wole Oke
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), Kwara State chapter has faulted a PDP chieftain in the state, Chief Wole Oke, for disowning statement purportedly made on behalf of Shao, to the Afenifere's Chairman Chief Joe Oloro...

Gang using master key to steal from parked cars nabbed
OLUWASEUN Ayoola and Felix Akpos, though from different tribes, have been business partners for about a year. But the business is not the type they are bold enough to be identified with. The two business partners spe...

Mandala: A prison powered by lanterns
Security of inmates and officials of the Nigerian Prison Service in Mandala Medium Security Prison, in Kwara state is only at the mercy of God, a situation which is becoming a source of worry to prison officials in t...

'I was born into illiterate family' - Shehu Gafar
Alhaji Shehu Abdulgafar is currently  the pioneer Chairman of newly created Kwara state Fiscal Responsibility Commission and Danmadami Ilorin. Born into an illiterate family in the anci...

KWSG to build football pitches across the state
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Saturday said that the government would construct football pitches across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state to develop sports and discover new talents. Ahmed said...

2013-07-27

ASUU Ilorin Zone Leaders Link Strike To FG's Inaction
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ilorin Zone, have attributed the on-going nationwide strike by its members to inaction on the part of the federal government. It also condemned the au...

Oliha buried, Edo, Kwara donate N3m
The body of late Thompson Oliha was finally laid to rest at his no. 3 Thompson Oliha Crescent off Edo Street, Upper Sokponba Road, Benin City at about 1.30pm yesterday. Memorial match was played in his honour...

Ahmed commended for patronising indigenous contractors
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has been given a pat on the back for recognizing and patronizing indigenous construction companies. The commendation was made by the Managing Director of Loat Nigeia...

Wolves to fly players in Eagles' camp to Ilorin
Warri Wolves have declared that they are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to have all their best players available for their Federation Cup quarter final fixture with Kano Pillars at the Kwara State Stadium, Il...

Kwara vigilante intercepts vehicle with stolen goats
The Kwara State Security Vigilante Operatives (KSSVO),Ilorin has intercepted a Toyota Lite Hiace containing 18 goats suspected to be stolen The vehicle with  registration number Lagos KTU 156 XF was nabbed yest...

Hausa community pray for new Special Assistant
The Sarkin Hausawa of Kwara state and Maji Dadin Sarkin Gobir of Sokoto state, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim has called on the newly appointed Special Assistant to the governor of Kwara State on Hausa Affair to use the opp...

Nigeria should export textiles - Gov. Ahmed
Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Governor of Nigerian state of Kwara and chairman of the Ad hoc Committee of the Northern Governors’ Forum on the Reactivation of Kaduna Textile Limited, has said that Nigeria should exporting t...

Kwara NUJ Correspondents Organise Prayer For Departed Colleague
The Correspondents' Chapel of the Kwara Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists' (NUJ) on Friday organised a prayer for the repose of a departed colleague, Mr Olusola Owolabi. In the inter-religious praye...

Resort Savings Pushes Network Expansion In Ilorin, Kano, Imo, Others
IN line with the growing need for mortgage services across the country, Resort Savings and Loans Plc, at the weekend, said it is poised to extend its operations to five more states, including Kano, Imo, and Kwara, wh...

Omolewa Ahmed doles out Ramadan gift in Offa
The LEAH Charity foundation, a pet project of the  wife of the Kwara  state Governor,  Mrs Omolewa Ahmed,  during  the weekend  in Offa lifted the spirit of many Muslim faithfuls as  i...

2013-07-26

Opinion:The passing of Alhaji Abubakar Lah, Shettiman Ilorin by Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu Last Sunday, Alhaji Abubakar Lah, Shettiman Ilorin died. He was in his late 90s and was in fact, the oldest surviving alumnus of the famous Barewa College, Zaria. I think it was in 2002...

Opinion: Ilorin: The eternal colour and taste of Ramadan by Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu I returned to Abuja from Ilorin via Kaduna, on Monday. I had been away for nine days. It is one of my annual rituals to spend at least a week back home during Ramadan. This is a most sp...

Kwara Reinstates Oyun LG Council
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the immediate reinstatement of the suspended Local Government Council of Oyun Local Government Area and the recall of the Sole Administrator following the ...

Saraki pledges support for grassroots sports development
Proprietor of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club of Ilorin, Senator Bukola Saraki has pledged to support the development of sports at grassroots level. Saraki, who was speaking at the presentation of ...

KWASU Third Batch Provisional Admission List is Out
  Kwara State University, Malete has released their third batch provisional admission list for the 2013/2014 academic session on the University's website. ...

Kwara: Okanle - Fajeromi community benefits from computer training
Community development in simple terms refers to the degree to which individuals and community members are empowered with knowledge and skills that they may make self fulfilling decisions about their future. It is a s...

Kwara LG Poll: KWSIEC seeks police support
The Chairman of Kwara Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC),Dr. Uthman Ajidagba has solicited the support of the State Police Command for successful LG poll. Ajidagba made the ca...

Unilorin Don solicits support for faculty of law in students' admission
The Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Iloirn, Prof. Lanre Olatokunbo has today called on individuals and private sector to assist in providing more facilities for the faculty in order to enable the faculty increa...

PDP Crises: 11 Governors boycott reconciliation meeting
Eleven of the 23 PDP governors boycotted a reconciliation meeting held at the Akwa Ibom State Governor's Lodge in Asokoro District in Abuja. The meeting which was initially slated for 3pm had to be resch...

Letter: Expedite work on Ilorin-Oyo expressway
The new Ibadan-Oyo expressway has really made travelling between Oyo and Ibadan easier. There was a time when travelling on the old road was a nightmare. Many people had been killed on the road, and it is a good thing we ...

Kwara Sponsors 15 Engineering Graduates for Further Studies
No fewer than 15 engineering graduates from Kwara State have been selected to undergo a one-year skills development programme at the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Abuja. 15 youths, who were ...

Opinion: Akeem Aiyedun and the Legacy of an Indellible Imprint by Wale Bakare
Memories are one of those cherished faculty which humans deploy to retain and retrieve events of past experiences. In the last couple of years, not too many events in the positive realm have shaped our thoughts and...

Opinion: Of Awards and Poverty in Kwara State by Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo
By Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo Of all the States of the federation of Nigeria, perhaps this state of Kwara is the most unfortunate. We had in Governor Bukola Saraki a Governor that would want to be awarded a score ...