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2013-07-13
Club owners prepare for elections
**Nigeria League club owners seek stiffer punishment for violent clubs as they also inaugurate pre-election committee. The Club Owners held a meeting in Abuja on Thursday to review the state of the League...
**Nigeria League club owners seek stiffer punishment for violent clubs as they also inaugurate pre-election committee. The Club Owners held a meeting in Abuja on Thursday to review the state of the League...
Wolves prepare killer squad for Spotlight
Warri Wolves head coach, Solomon Ogbeide has vowed to feature his first 11 against Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Spotlight in the round of 32 in the Federation Cup on Wednesday at the Kwara State Stadium in Ilori...
Warri Wolves head coach, Solomon Ogbeide has vowed to feature his first 11 against Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Spotlight in the round of 32 in the Federation Cup on Wednesday at the Kwara State Stadium in Ilori...
Dethronement: Community pays sympathy visit to Olofa's palace
The people of Offa in Kwara State on Friday paid solidarity visit to the Palace of Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, following Tuesday’s Court Appeal judgment which nullified his appointment. ...
The people of Offa in Kwara State on Friday paid solidarity visit to the Palace of Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, following Tuesday’s Court Appeal judgment which nullified his appointment. ...
Woman arraigned for stabbing mate
A 32-year-old nursing mother, Idowu Funmilola, was arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court in Kwara State for allegedly stabbing her co-wife, Mrs Idowu Abayomi. The accused was said to have inflicte...
A 32-year-old nursing mother, Idowu Funmilola, was arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court in Kwara State for allegedly stabbing her co-wife, Mrs Idowu Abayomi. The accused was said to have inflicte...
'Justice For Women, Children Is Society's Burden'
Mrs. Biola Adimula is the Principal Partner, Biola Adimula and Co, an Ilorin-based law firm. She is also the Chairperson, Women and Child Watch Initiatives (WOCWI) a non-governmental organisation. A former chai...
Mrs. Biola Adimula is the Principal Partner, Biola Adimula and Co, an Ilorin-based law firm. She is also the Chairperson, Women and Child Watch Initiatives (WOCWI) a non-governmental organisation. A former chai...
Kwara pilgrims decry fall in Hajj slots
Only 1, 881 out of the over 3000 intending pilgrims who registered with Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (KWMPWB) would perform this year’s Hajj from the state. The list of successful applicants ...
Only 1, 881 out of the over 3000 intending pilgrims who registered with Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (KWMPWB) would perform this year’s Hajj from the state. The list of successful applicants ...
2013-07-12
Family rejects planned autopsy on Oliha
Family of late Super Eagles star, Thompson Oliha, who died last month in Ilorin, Kwara State has rejected plan to conduct autopsy on his corpse, Daily Trust investigations have shown. Oliha died after he alle...
Family of late Super Eagles star, Thompson Oliha, who died last month in Ilorin, Kwara State has rejected plan to conduct autopsy on his corpse, Daily Trust investigations have shown. Oliha died after he alle...
Be Cautious In Signing Death Warrants, CAN Advises Governors
Fawenu made the appeal in Ilorin yesterday, saying governors should not rush into signing death warrants to avoid executing innocent people. "We should be very careful in signing death warrants so that w...
Fawenu made the appeal in Ilorin yesterday, saying governors should not rush into signing death warrants to avoid executing innocent people. "We should be very careful in signing death warrants so that w...
LAK Jimoh vs Saraki: Saraki's Nomination Upheld
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Nigerian Teachers Want Special Salary Structure
The National leadership of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has asked for special salary structure for its members to commensurate with the hazards of the profession and also to be at par with other professionals...
The National leadership of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has asked for special salary structure for its members to commensurate with the hazards of the profession and also to be at par with other professionals...
Man nabbed trafficking N20m worth cocaine in Ilorin
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara State have nabbed an Ilorin-based businessman for cocaine trafficking. Speaking with the executive members of the Correspondents Cha...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kwara State have nabbed an Ilorin-based businessman for cocaine trafficking. Speaking with the executive members of the Correspondents Cha...
Ahmed urges stakeholders to shun exams miracle centres
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged teachers and stakeholders in the education sector to discourage "miracle centres" where students are aided to pass examinations, a situation he lik...
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged teachers and stakeholders in the education sector to discourage "miracle centres" where students are aided to pass examinations, a situation he lik...
Saraki, LAK Jimoh know fate today
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division will today deliver Judgment in the long drawn legal battle between Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Alhaji Lasisi Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh over the disputed Kwara Central Senatorial...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division will today deliver Judgment in the long drawn legal battle between Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Alhaji Lasisi Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh over the disputed Kwara Central Senatorial...
Honesty, tolerance and love; Panacea to security challenges - Kwara speaker
As Muslims commence a month-long Ramadan fasting, they have been urged to use the holy month for sober reflection on issues impeding peaceful coexistence and renew their commitments towards the promotion of honesty, ...
As Muslims commence a month-long Ramadan fasting, they have been urged to use the holy month for sober reflection on issues impeding peaceful coexistence and renew their commitments towards the promotion of honesty, ...
NHIS reiterates commitment to improve health care delivery in Kwara
In its bid towards ensuring easy access to affordable and quality healthcare services to all Nigerians and legal residents by the year 2015, the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS) has lunched progarmmes capable of m...
In its bid towards ensuring easy access to affordable and quality healthcare services to all Nigerians and legal residents by the year 2015, the National Health Insurance Scheme, (NHIS) has lunched progarmmes capable of m...
Keshi invites Ganiyu Ogungbe, Oboabona for Abidjan match
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, on Thursday called to camp 24 players who will fight for shirts in the 2014 African Nations Championship final qualifying leg against the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, in Abidjan on July 2...
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, on Thursday called to camp 24 players who will fight for shirts in the 2014 African Nations Championship final qualifying leg against the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire, in Abidjan on July 2...
'Fracas, gross democratic degeneration'
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has described as gross democratic degeneration, Tuesday's fracas in the Rivers State House of Assembly. He spoke in Ilorin on Th...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has described as gross democratic degeneration, Tuesday's fracas in the Rivers State House of Assembly. He spoke in Ilorin on Th...
2013-07-11
Exposed, Suspected killers of CP Asadu
IN the beginning: THE precarious security situation in the country assumed a frightening dimension on March 2, 2013, when a serving Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu was gruesomely killed by gun ...
IN the beginning: THE precarious security situation in the country assumed a frightening dimension on March 2, 2013, when a serving Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu was gruesomely killed by gun ...
Ahmed, others seek prayers for success, security
As Muslim faithful begin the month-long Ramadan fasting today (Wednesday), state governors and other eminent personalities have called on Muslims to pray for success in governance and security in Nigeria. Lea...
As Muslim faithful begin the month-long Ramadan fasting today (Wednesday), state governors and other eminent personalities have called on Muslims to pray for success in governance and security in Nigeria. Lea...
Opinion: The peculiar absurdities of Kwara politics by Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu THIS week the Kwara State House of Assembly held a public sitting on a proposal to re-name the four-year old Kwara State University, after late Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the politician that ...
By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu THIS week the Kwara State House of Assembly held a public sitting on a proposal to re-name the four-year old Kwara State University, after late Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the politician that ...
Ahmed wants grassroots sports development
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the state government would ensure the development of sports at the grassroots. In an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, he state...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the state government would ensure the development of sports at the grassroots. In an interview with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, he state...
Director sentenced to 3 months in jail for making false statement
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Illorin, presided by the Chief Judge of the State Justice Bamgbola J has sentenced the Director of Works, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Mr Iliya Philemon Hassan to three m...
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Illorin, presided by the Chief Judge of the State Justice Bamgbola J has sentenced the Director of Works, Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State, Mr Iliya Philemon Hassan to three m...
Dethronement: Oloffa goes to Supreme Court
The Oloffa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, who was ordered to vacate his stool by the Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the decision. In the...
The Oloffa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye, who was ordered to vacate his stool by the Court of Appeal sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the decision. In the...
2013-07-10
BoA, Kwara to collaborate on N2bn agric credit
The Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture, Dr. Muhammed Santuraki on Monday said that the bank would provide N1bn counterpart fund to jumpstart a N2bn funding window for an agriculture scheme in the state. ...
The Managing Director, Bank of Agriculture, Dr. Muhammed Santuraki on Monday said that the bank would provide N1bn counterpart fund to jumpstart a N2bn funding window for an agriculture scheme in the state. ...
Ahmed commends committee over religious harmony in Kwara
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended members of the Committee on Religious Matters in the state for fostering religious harmony in the state. Governor Ahmed gave the commendation yesterday ...
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended members of the Committee on Religious Matters in the state for fostering religious harmony in the state. Governor Ahmed gave the commendation yesterday ...
KWSG Urges Pension Operators on Transparency
Kwara State Government has advised pension fund operators across the country to uphold the culture of transparency and accountability in order to sustain the confidence that the Nigerian public repose in them. ...
Kwara State Government has advised pension fund operators across the country to uphold the culture of transparency and accountability in order to sustain the confidence that the Nigerian public repose in them. ...
Ramadan - Ahmed Makes Case for Less Privileged
As the Ramadan fast begins, the Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged Muslims to use the holy month to do more for less privileged members of the society in order to close the "wide" gap between...
As the Ramadan fast begins, the Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged Muslims to use the holy month to do more for less privileged members of the society in order to close the "wide" gap between...
Jonathan Names Eight Ambassadorial Nominees, Drops Oba as FCC Chair
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday sent the names of eight ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. In another letter, the president sent the names of nominees for another five-year tenure in Fe...
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday sent the names of eight ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. In another letter, the president sent the names of nominees for another five-year tenure in Fe...
Two charged with murder of UITH medical officer
Two persons, Abiodun Abdulmalik, 23 of No. 23 Meduku Street, Sango Area and Akeem Afolabi, 31 of No. 4, Ayodele Adogun Street, Egbejila Road both in Ilorin, have appeared before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for the mur...
Two persons, Abiodun Abdulmalik, 23 of No. 23 Meduku Street, Sango Area and Akeem Afolabi, 31 of No. 4, Ayodele Adogun Street, Egbejila Road both in Ilorin, have appeared before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for the mur...
Dethroned Olofa sues for peace
The Olofa of Offa, HRM, Oba Mufutau Oloyede Gbadamosi, Esuwoye11, has sued for peace and urged all the residents to go about their normal businesses. Oba Gbadamosi made the call shortly after the Court of Appeal...
The Olofa of Offa, HRM, Oba Mufutau Oloyede Gbadamosi, Esuwoye11, has sued for peace and urged all the residents to go about their normal businesses. Oba Gbadamosi made the call shortly after the Court of Appeal...
Kwara invests N2.8bn in rural roads
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, said on Tuesday that the state government in collaboration with the 16 local governments in the state, invested N2.8bn in rural roads in 2012. He spoke durin...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, said on Tuesday that the state government in collaboration with the 16 local governments in the state, invested N2.8bn in rural roads in 2012. He spoke durin...
Kwara pays N86m land compensation
The Kwara State Government on Monday paid the compensation of N86.314 million to 495 customary land occupiers at Shao, Elemere and Malete axis in Moro Local Government area following the accusation of their lands. P...
The Kwara State Government on Monday paid the compensation of N86.314 million to 495 customary land occupiers at Shao, Elemere and Malete axis in Moro Local Government area following the accusation of their lands. P...
Saraki Under Fire From Facebook/Twitter Friends: Don't Play Politics With Ramadan
Senator Bukola Saraki on Tuesday drew the ire of his Facebook and Twitter friends and followers following his announcement via his Twitter handle – @bukolasaraki that he has made available the sum of N100 million to...
Senator Bukola Saraki on Tuesday drew the ire of his Facebook and Twitter friends and followers following his announcement via his Twitter handle – @bukolasaraki that he has made available the sum of N100 million to...
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