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2013-06-05
Unilorin will Continue to Follow FG's Directives on Admission Criteria
By Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo The management of the University of Ilorin has said that the University will continue to go in line with the admission criteria given to it by the federal government.  The Vice Chancel...
Kwara United get fresh incentives
Toyin Olokooba, the Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on sports told newsmen in Ilorin that the government had ordered a new 32-seater bus for the club to ease the transportation woes of the club. H...
Wikki want to halt Kwara United's road record in Bauchi
Wikki Tourists' media officer, Usman Abbas has stated that the Bauchi based side are not intimidated by the brilliant performances of Kwara United on the road this season as they welcome the Afonja Warriors today in ...
Entrance Examination to Public and Private Schools in Kwara State comes up on Saturday
Entrance Examination to Public and private Schools in Kwara State comes up on Saturday this week beginning at nine o'clock in the morning. A statement from the State Ministry of Education and Human Capital De...
Ahmed, Atunwa mourn Jidas's death
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji (Dr) Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the family of late Amosa Jida, the Peoples Democratic Party elder in the state just as he described his death as a huge loss to the state in g...
100 get skill acquisition training from NYSC member in Omu-Aran
No fewer than 100 people in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, have benefited from a community development skills acquisition training organised by a member of the National Youth Service Corps, Oluwaseun Babaleye. Speaking at ...
CPN inducts 33 computer science graduates of KWASU
No fewer than 33 graduates of the Computer, Library and Information Science Department, Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malete, Ilorin were on Monday inducted by the Computer Professional Registration Council of Ni...
Fake NSCDC defrauds 54 job seekers of N8.5m
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Monday, paraded one Mr. Wasiu Adewale Azees, who has allegedly been impersonating the Chief  Superintendent Officer of the Corps in Offa, Kwara State and has ...
Court remands man in prison over alleged ritual act
 A Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Tuesday, ordered a suspected kidnapper to be remanded in prison custody. Magistrate Moses Adeniyi who ordered the remand of the accused in Mondala Prison Yard, Ilorin, adjour...
Kwara United ready to consolidate on League's position
Kwara United have said that they will not rest on their oars,adding that they would strive to put in their best,in ensuring that they consolidate on their current league position in the Nigerian Professional Football...
Group frowns at Kwara backwardness
Kwara State leaders have said they were shocked with the recent report which described the state as one of the three backward states in Nigeria. The leaders under the auspices of Kwara State Leadership Caucus reca...

2013-06-04
We will crush Enyimba - Ajibola Otegbeye
ABS FC new signing Ajibola Otegbeye has vowed to wreck Enyimba FC defence when they file out against the Aba Millionaires tomorrow at the Kwara State Stadium in a Week 16 match of the Nigeria Professional Football League....
Kwara Poly Resumes June 10th.
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin will resume academic activities on June 10, 2013. This is contained in a release from the Polytechnic. It will be recalled that the Polytechnic was closed down last week Wednesday follo...
Armed robbery forces Kwara community residents to travel to Ekiti for banking transactions
Residents of Omu-Aran in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara now travel toEkiti for banking transactions after a robbery attack on banks in the town three weeks ago. Armed robbers, had on M...
Belgore blames NGF division on Presidency
A chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State, Mr Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), has blamed the Presidency for interfering in the affairs of the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF). Belgore add...
KWASU appoints Oyinloye as Pioneer Alumni President
Peter Damilare OYINLOYE, a pioneer Computer Science graduate of Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State was appointed as the first and pioneer President of KWASU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION(KAA). The Vice Chancellor...
National Association of Kwara State Students Suspends President
At its eighth sitting, the legislative arm of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) has suspended the president of the association, Aziz Olalekan Bamigboye, a student of University of Ilorin (UNILORI...
ACN, PDP Vow To Come Tops At Kwara LG Polls
Ahead of the local government election in Kwara state, political parties in the state have expressed their readiness to partake in the election with assurance to come out victorious at the outing. While the rul...
Ex-Kwara SSS urges change of attitude among Civil Servants
Former Secretary to the Kwara State Government Alhaji Sheu Gafar has advocated a change of attitude among career civil servants for the service to regain its lost glories. He said civil servants should stop compet...
Kwara govt. trains 2,000 workers in 2 years
The Kwara Government has trained no fewer than 2,000 civil servants in the last two years. The state Head of Service, Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako, made this known in Ilorin on Monday in an interview. Dabar...
Alh. Amosa Jidda is Dead
Alhaji Amosa Jidda, a politician and community leader is dead. He was aged 76. Alh. Jidda, a retired custom officer, died on Monday night at St. Nicholas hospital, Lagos. The burial according to Is...
Health scheme to cover 16 LGs in Kwara
The Kwara  Government on Monday said its proposed Community  Health Insurance Scheme will cover  the 16 local government areas of the state. Dr AbdulRahman Oba-Sulaiman, the Special Assistant to the...
KWSG earmarks over N 632 million for developmental projects
The Kwara State Government has earmarked six hundred and thirty two million, five hundred and twenty-two thousand, two hundred and twenty-eight naira, ninety kobo for developmental projects across the Sixteen Local G...

2013-06-03
Senate Committee Commends Kwara State On Education
The Senate Committee on Education has commended the Kwara State Government on its extensive transformation of the education sector, particularly its regular fulfillment of the counterpart funding terms of the Unive...
Kwara Govt Empowers 200 Beggars
The Kwara State Government on Sunday distributed empowerment materials worth N10 million to 200 female beggars as part of measures to discourage street begging in the state. The benefic...
I've fulfilled my promises, support me to do more - Ahmed
Kwara State governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed said he has fulfilled his electoral promises to the people of the state and urged them to continue to support his administration to enable him do more. The governo...
Obisesan sets new national record in Ilorin
A new national record of 63.79m in the Women's Hammer event was set by Queen Obisesan over the weekend at the fourth leg of the SolidWorks/AFN Golden League Meet held at the Sports Complex of the University of Ilorin...
Emir of Ilorin calls on Nigerians to show love to one another
The Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zulu-Gambari on Saturday urged Nigerians to continue to show love towards one another to guarantee peace and development in all fields of human endeavour. The emir made the ...
Gov. Ahmed vows to prosecute culprits of Offa/Erin-Ile violence
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the state government will ensure that all perpetrators and culprits of the recent violence in Offa, Offa Local Government Area and Erin-Ile, Oyun Local Government Are...
Karate boss pledges progress
President of Karate Federation of Nigeria (KFN), Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike, has reiterated his determination to develop the sport to international level through school games, technical workshops and championships. ...

2013-06-02
KWHA gets bill on naming of KWASU after Saraki
Kwara State House of Assembly has received a bill seeking the renaming of the State-owned varsity (KWASU) after the late Senate Leader of the Second Republic and Waziri of Ilorin, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki. Th...
Eleven remanded over students' riot
Eleven persons suspected to be students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, who were arrested for alleged involvement in the violent protest of the shooting of one of their colleagues by the police have been remanded a...
KWASIEC lifts ban on campaign for LG poll
The political transition process at local governments in Kwara State is underway as the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) on Wednesday has lifted the ban on political campaign in the state. The c...
Nigeria, a nation full of motion without movement - Hon. Mustapha
Hon. Moshood Adebayo Mustapha, fondly called MM, represents Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the lower legislature. The lawmaker, who has served at different times in various capacities in the sta...
Kwara set for world wrestling tourney
Kwara State Government in conjunction with the Nigeria (Pro) Wrestling Federation has concluded arrangements to host the maiden international ultimate wrestling super slam championship tagged  Kwara 2013  sla...
NGF: Saraki tackles Obi
• Says I didn't impose Amaechi • You can leave forum, Mimiko tells aggrieved govs Former Governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, yesterday, faulted Governor Peter Obi's claim that ...
Adamu Yahaya thrilled with Kwara United performance
The one time Rising Stars and Sunshine Stars striker has expressed gratitude to the Afonja Warriors' head coach Samson Unuanel for giving him a chance to exhibit his talent Nigeria Professional Football Lleague man of...

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