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2013-06-25
Opinion - Belgore: A challenge to status quo
By Abdullahi Ishaq As the Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), celebrates his birthday today, ABDULLAHI ISHAQ examines his contributions as a legal giant and irrepre...
By Abdullahi Ishaq As the Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), celebrates his birthday today, ABDULLAHI ISHAQ examines his contributions as a legal giant and irrepre...
NDLEA arrests 148 drug suspects in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 148 suspected drugs peddler in the last one year. During the period, the agency seized 898.715 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa (I...
The Kwara State Command of the National Drugs Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested 148 suspected drugs peddler in the last one year. During the period, the agency seized 898.715 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa (I...
'500, 000 Nigerian children go blind every year'- Prof. Olantinwo
The Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, has blamed the high rate of blindness among children on parents' negligence. He said it was due to negligence ...
The Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, has blamed the high rate of blindness among children on parents' negligence. He said it was due to negligence ...
Unilorin VC, others raise fund for student's kidney transplant
Ilorin -The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, Monday, rescued one of his students, a renal patient from the throes of death when he donated N2.5 million towards his treatment...
Ilorin -The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, Monday, rescued one of his students, a renal patient from the throes of death when he donated N2.5 million towards his treatment...
Tragedy as student is electrocuted to death in Ilorin
It was a day of sorrow to the family of Adeyanju on the loss of their first son James Tolu Adeyanju, a 25 year old student of the college of management information technology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, who w...
It was a day of sorrow to the family of Adeyanju on the loss of their first son James Tolu Adeyanju, a 25 year old student of the college of management information technology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, who w...
Communal clash: Court remands Oniganmo and Oluganna in prison
A Magistrate's Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has remanded in prison custody two traditional rulers of Ganmo, Ifelodun Local Government Area. The two monarchs are: Oniganmo of Ganmo and Olu...
A Magistrate's Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has remanded in prison custody two traditional rulers of Ganmo, Ifelodun Local Government Area. The two monarchs are: Oniganmo of Ganmo and Olu...
Attack On Former Offa LG Boss, A False Alarm - Kwara PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described media reports about alleged attack by gunmen on the former Chairman of Offa Local Government Area and a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Prince...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has described media reports about alleged attack by gunmen on the former Chairman of Offa Local Government Area and a member of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Prince...
Belgore is 52 today.
Mohammed Dele Belgore, the 2011 Kwara governorship aspirant on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), is fifty-two years old today. Dele Belgore was born on June 25, 1961. He had his Primary education at Ca...
Mohammed Dele Belgore, the 2011 Kwara governorship aspirant on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), is fifty-two years old today. Dele Belgore was born on June 25, 1961. He had his Primary education at Ca...
2013-06-24
KWSG to establish world class soil and agricultural laboratory.
The Kwara State Government is to spend about three hundred million naira on the establishment of a World class soil and water Agricultural laboratory to serve as a roadmap for Agricultural development in the State....
The Kwara State Government is to spend about three hundred million naira on the establishment of a World class soil and water Agricultural laboratory to serve as a roadmap for Agricultural development in the State....
Oyeyipo, former Dep Gov dies at 81
The death has occurred of Chief Ezekiel Adeyemi Ore Oyeyipo, a former Deputy Governor of Kwara State. A statement issued by the family indicated that Chief Oyeyipo passed on on Friday at the age of 81 years....
The death has occurred of Chief Ezekiel Adeyemi Ore Oyeyipo, a former Deputy Governor of Kwara State. A statement issued by the family indicated that Chief Oyeyipo passed on on Friday at the age of 81 years....
Baraje promises efficient railway
The Chairman, Governing Council of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has disclosed his plan to build an efficient railway system that can compete favorably with rail transportation anywhere in...
The Chairman, Governing Council of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has disclosed his plan to build an efficient railway system that can compete favorably with rail transportation anywhere in...
Constitution will decide PDP zoning, automatic ticket - Baraje
Former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, has said the party's constitution will decide the zoning of the presidential candidate of the party for 2015 or the agitation for p...
Former Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, has said the party's constitution will decide the zoning of the presidential candidate of the party for 2015 or the agitation for p...
Three arrested over attempt to assassinate LG boss
Three men in Offa, Kwara State, were at the weekend, arrested by military men while allegedly attempting to assassinate former Chairman of Offa Local Government, Alhaji Saheed Popoola. Popoola, an Action Congre...
Three men in Offa, Kwara State, were at the weekend, arrested by military men while allegedly attempting to assassinate former Chairman of Offa Local Government, Alhaji Saheed Popoola. Popoola, an Action Congre...
Group condemns dynasty rule in Kwara
A Pressure group, known as the Kwara Leadership Caucus, KLC, has condemned the current state of governance in Kwara State, insisting that it will work to destroy the Saraki dynasty. The group which described ...
A Pressure group, known as the Kwara Leadership Caucus, KLC, has condemned the current state of governance in Kwara State, insisting that it will work to destroy the Saraki dynasty. The group which described ...
Don't increase rent rate, Baga shop owners begs Kwara govt
Shop owners in Baga, Jebba town, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, have appealed to the state government not to increase the rent of shops erected by Shaaba Lafiagi administration in 1992. The govern...
Shop owners in Baga, Jebba town, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State, have appealed to the state government not to increase the rent of shops erected by Shaaba Lafiagi administration in 1992. The govern...
2013-06-23
Presidential committee to build houses for flood victims
The Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR) has concluded arrangements to build new houses to replace the ones swept away by the flood. The committee, co-chaired by business mogul Al...
The Presidential Committee on Flood Relief and Rehabilitation (PCFRR) has concluded arrangements to build new houses to replace the ones swept away by the flood. The committee, co-chaired by business mogul Al...
Don advocates review of theatre and performing arts programmes in institutions
A Professor of Performing Arts, Akanbi Nasiru of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, has advocated for the review of existing university programmes in the theatre and performing arts in order to me...
A Professor of Performing Arts, Akanbi Nasiru of the Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, has advocated for the review of existing university programmes in the theatre and performing arts in order to me...
'Collaborative efforts needed to address insecurity, corruption'
A former member of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Mr. Simeon Oguntimehin, has said there is the need for more collaborative efforts between Nigerians and the government to addr...
A former member of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, Mr. Simeon Oguntimehin, has said there is the need for more collaborative efforts between Nigerians and the government to addr...
My turbaning as Turaki, a call to higher service - Saraki
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has described his turbaning as Turakin Raya Kasar Nupe as a call to a higher service to the country. The senator, representing Kwara Central Senatorial d...
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has described his turbaning as Turakin Raya Kasar Nupe as a call to a higher service to the country. The senator, representing Kwara Central Senatorial d...
2013-06-22
Remain dedicated, Dabarako tasks workers
Civil servants in Kwara State and Nigerian as a whole have been cautioned to desist from politics and remain loyal and dedicated to duty. The state Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohammed sounded the warnin...
Civil servants in Kwara State and Nigerian as a whole have been cautioned to desist from politics and remain loyal and dedicated to duty. The state Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohammed sounded the warnin...
First-timers on priority list as Hajj Board slash slots
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced 20 per cent slash in the 2013 Hajj slots earlier given to it by the National Hajj Commission. The Executive Secretary of the board, Hajia Fatimoh Ab...
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced 20 per cent slash in the 2013 Hajj slots earlier given to it by the National Hajj Commission. The Executive Secretary of the board, Hajia Fatimoh Ab...
25 teachers in Trouble for truancy
Twenty-five primary school teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service are to be penalized for absenteeism. The Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board [KWSUBEB], Barr. Lanre Daibu, has d...
Twenty-five primary school teachers in the Kwara State Teaching Service are to be penalized for absenteeism. The Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board [KWSUBEB], Barr. Lanre Daibu, has d...
KWARTMA arrests 2,476 traffic offenders in Kwara
No fewer than 2,476 erring road users have been arrested and fined by the Kwara Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA)across the state between January and May. Mr Abdulraheem Mustapha, the Assistant Genera...
No fewer than 2,476 erring road users have been arrested and fined by the Kwara Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA)across the state between January and May. Mr Abdulraheem Mustapha, the Assistant Genera...
Turbaning as 'Turaki Raya Kasar Nupe': Saraki Appreciates All
Every milestone attained conveys the capital of good works done. Today, many miles away, far across many bridges, I would be turbanned as "Turaki Raya Kasar Nupe" in Bida, Niger state. I heartily ...
Every milestone attained conveys the capital of good works done. Today, many miles away, far across many bridges, I would be turbanned as "Turaki Raya Kasar Nupe" in Bida, Niger state. I heartily ...
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