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2013-07-17
N10m tools, gifts for Kwara constituents
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ilorin East/South Federal constituency in Kwara State, Dr. Ali Ahmad has spent N10 million on youth empowerment and Ramadan gifts to his constituent members and P...
Installation of Olofa: 'Kwara govt did not act wrongly'
The Kwara State government has said that it did not act wrongly by installing the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, noting that its action was based on the recommendations of the kingmakers. This is j...
Ilorin Aviation College gets two training aircraft
Chairman, Board of Directors of the International Aviation College,Ilorin, Kwara State, Captain Edward Boyo, has said additional two training aircraft recently acquired by the college would boost the training program...
'All we are saying, he's still our Oba...'
Students protest removal of monarch by Appeal Court, Olugbense Ruling House wants Kwara govt to install new Olofa Students under the aegis of Offa Students Leaders Forum (OSLF) staged a peaceful demonstration...

2013-07-16
Kwara Poly Advertisement for the Posts of Medical Officer I, Medical Officer II and Pharmacist I
Internal and External Advertisement for the Posts of Medical Officer I, Medical Officer II and Pharmacist I at Kwara State Polytechnic Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidat...
N1.5TR Debts weigh down states
Despite assurances that the public debt stock is within manageable level, official data analysed by Daily Trust shows that many states lose large chunk of their statutory monthly allocations to debt service deduction...
High voltage caused nationwide power failure - TCN
The total power failure experienced nationwide last Thursday was caused by high voltage, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said. The blackout, which occurred around 1.55pm on the fatefu...
Two Kwara Poly lecturers arrested over bribery
Two lecturers of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, have been arrested for allegedly collecting bribes to award marks to students of the institution. The polytechnic’s Governing Council chairman, Pro...
Offa ruling house seeks installation of member
The Olugbense Ruling House in  Offa, Kwara State,  on Monday appealed to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to immediately install AbdulRauf Keji as the Olofa of Offa in compliance with the judgment of the Court of ...
Housewife docked for stabbing neighbour in Ilorin
A middle aged woman, Idowu Funmilola of Upper Gaa-Akanbi area, Ilorin, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court for allegedly stabbing her co-wife. The accused person was said to have on July 7, 2013, used ...
Mohammed gets rousing welcome in Kwara
Members and supporters of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State yesterday thronged the Ilorin International Airport to give the party's national spokesman, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a rousing home coming....

2013-07-15
Kwara pays N86.5m to 495 landowners
Kwara State government, through its Bureau of Lands, has presented N86.5 million to 495 customary landowners in 28 communities of Moro Local Government Area of the state as compensation on their 5,000 hectares of lan...
1888 to perform 2013 hajj in Kwara.As Saudi Arabia warns pilgrims over corona virus
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Board has announced that a total of 1888 pilgrims will perform this year's holy pilgrimage to Mecca. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Hajia Fatima Jimoh, made this revel...
Group campaigns to discourage evil vices in Kwara tertiary institutions
An umbrella association of youth and students for community selfless service and nationhood, ABS Youth and Students Support Group, in Ilorin, Kwara State, have embarked on campus-based network and campaign to discour...
KWSG charges RTEAN on peace, security
The Kwara State Government has charged Road Transport Employer's Association of Nigeria, Kwara state branch, to allow peace and unity to reign among members in order to ensure security of life and property in the sta...
Baby delivered with rosary
The residents of the ancient town of Bida in Bida Local Government Area of Niger State were bewildered yesterday when a baby girl holding tightly to a rosary (tesbiy) in her hands was born. The incident, whic...
France returns stolen artefact to Nigeria
France yesterday returned a stolen artefact to Nigeria. The about 900-year-old statute was recovered by French customs at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris from the luggage of a man whose identity was no...
Kwara to upgrade 120 schools
The Kwara State Government yesterday said it would upgrade 120 secondary schools to meet the global standards of teaching, infrastructure and pupil-teacher ratio. In a statement by the Senior Special Assistan...
Kwara police merge vigilance groups for effectiveness
The Kwara State Police Command has called on the people to partner with it in order to combat crimes in the state. The Commissioner of Police Mr. Agboola Oshodi- Glover, made the call at the weekend while unv...

2013-07-14
KWAWE adds value for Kwara women
The Gender and Business Platform (GAB) organised recently by Kwara Women Entrepreneurs (KWAWE) has brought glad tidings to market women and house wives in the state. KWAWE is an Ilorin-based women advocacy orga...
Late Wali of Kaiama's virtues extolled at Fidau
All roads led to Kaiama, headquarters of Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Thursday for the Fidau of the late Wali of Kaiama, Alhaji Mohammed Bukar. Politicians, Civil Servants, Businessmen and wo...
We Cannot Be Bought - CPC Tells Saraki
The Kwara State chapter of Congress for Progressive Change(CPC) has firmly refuted the rumour and insinuation making round that the former governor of Kwara State and the leader of Peoples Democratic Party i...
Parents should serve as models to their children, says lecturer
A lecturer at the University of Ilorin, Dr Abdulrazak Alaro, on Saturday urged parents to educate their wards on morals and serve as good models to them. Alaro, who teaches Islamic law at the university, gave...
Nigerian Pharmacists advised to develop local medicines
Members of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria have been advised to as a matter of urgency, to develop local medicines that would compete with the orthodox ones, to improve healthcare services in the Country. ...
The Making Of 499 Youth Commercial Farmers In Kwara
The problem of youth unemployment across the country has become a nightmare, not only to members of the general public but to the government at all levels as well. There is no gain saying the fact that the mu...
Opinion - Kingship Dispute in Offa Community and the Role of ADR by Abdulrazaq O. Hamza
By Abdulrazaq O. Hamza The Kingship dispute in Offa community may degenerate into communal enmity if not properly handled and resolved. This is the more reason why every concerned Yoruba and indeed Nigerian must ...

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