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2013-06-01
Bristow Helicopters to Train Pilots with $4.8m
Bristow Helicopters is to spend $4.8million (about N758.4m) on training of its pilots, the Managing Director, Capt. Akin Oni, has said’ The said it would spend $300, 000 each on 16 pilots this year....
Bristow Helicopters is to spend $4.8million (about N758.4m) on training of its pilots, the Managing Director, Capt. Akin Oni, has said’ The said it would spend $300, 000 each on 16 pilots this year....
Dean bemoans staff shortage
The Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof Lenrie Aina, has identified dearth of academic staff, irregular admission processes and shortage of facilit...
The Dean of the Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof Lenrie Aina, has identified dearth of academic staff, irregular admission processes and shortage of facilit...
NAKSS 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...
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...
'How Honey Prevents Sperm Damage Induced by Kolanut, Smoking'
Nigerian researchers have demonstrated how honey could be effectively used to improve sperm counts, sperm motility, sperm viability and reduce sperm cells with defective morphology. The researchers from Ladoke ...
Nigerian researchers have demonstrated how honey could be effectively used to improve sperm counts, sperm motility, sperm viability and reduce sperm cells with defective morphology. The researchers from Ladoke ...
Heart of Gold: Youth Corper Executed N2.5M Projects in Offa
Mr. Okoye Francis Chidozie hails from Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. A Graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering, Anambra State University Uli; he was posted to OFFA Grammar Sc...
Mr. Okoye Francis Chidozie hails from Abatete in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. A Graduate of Electrical Electronics Engineering, Anambra State University Uli; he was posted to OFFA Grammar Sc...
Unuanel in Dilemma over Sunshine Offer
Kwara United of Ilorin coach, Samson Unuanel is said to be in a dilemma over the offer made to him by the management of Sunshine Stars on the wake of the sacking of Samuel Abimbola. Weekend SoccerStar gathered ...
Kwara United of Ilorin coach, Samson Unuanel is said to be in a dilemma over the offer made to him by the management of Sunshine Stars on the wake of the sacking of Samuel Abimbola. Weekend SoccerStar gathered ...
5,000 unemployed youths offered employment in Kwara - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Wednesday, said about 5,000 unemployed youths have been offered employment opportunities in the state in the last two years of his administration. Worried b...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Wednesday, said about 5,000 unemployed youths have been offered employment opportunities in the state in the last two years of his administration. Worried b...
Kwara moving up amidst robberies, wild protest
Like the saying goes, once the head is rotten, other parts of the body are affected, this could be likened to the violence that characterised the Celebration of May 29, 2013, Democracy Day in Kwara State. Kwara...
Like the saying goes, once the head is rotten, other parts of the body are affected, this could be likened to the violence that characterised the Celebration of May 29, 2013, Democracy Day in Kwara State. Kwara...
AFN Golden League: All Eyes on the Jackpot
At the end of the third leg of the AFN Golden League at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sports Complex last weekend, female sprinter, Peace Ukoh, celebrated as if she had won an Olympic gold medal. Ukoh ran a f...
At the end of the third leg of the AFN Golden League at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Sports Complex last weekend, female sprinter, Peace Ukoh, celebrated as if she had won an Olympic gold medal. Ukoh ran a f...
Kwara Gets New Security Outfit
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed Friday said a new security outfit coded Kwara State Joint Action Security Force (KSJTF) would within “the next few weeks” commence operations in the state. Thou...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed Friday said a new security outfit coded Kwara State Joint Action Security Force (KSJTF) would within “the next few weeks” commence operations in the state. Thou...
2013-05-31
Madalla Prison: Kwara Assembly orders installation of transformer
Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed its six-week vacation with a call on the State governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, to expedite action on the procurement and installation of a transformer at Medium Security...
Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday resumed its six-week vacation with a call on the State governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, to expedite action on the procurement and installation of a transformer at Medium Security...
Kwara appoints Deputy Accountant General
The Kwara State Government has appointed a new Deputy Accountant General for the state.She is Mrs. Olarenwaju Yemisi Esther. Until her new appointment, she was a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Finance. ...
The Kwara State Government has appointed a new Deputy Accountant General for the state.She is Mrs. Olarenwaju Yemisi Esther. Until her new appointment, she was a Deputy Director in the Ministry of Finance. ...
Ahmed unveils Kwara State entrepreneurship model
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday unveiled the "Kwara State Entrepreneurship Model", designed to boost economic development in the state. Addressing the press yesterday at the Go...
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, yesterday unveiled the "Kwara State Entrepreneurship Model", designed to boost economic development in the state. Addressing the press yesterday at the Go...
Athletes Converge On Ilorin for AFN Golden League
The fourth meet of the 2013 Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)/Solid Works Limited Golden League will take place Saturday with over 400 athletes seeking to better their performance in Ilorin, Kwara State. Athle...
The fourth meet of the 2013 Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN)/Solid Works Limited Golden League will take place Saturday with over 400 athletes seeking to better their performance in Ilorin, Kwara State. Athle...
ACN, Ahmed differ over govt performance
The Action Congress of Nigeria, Kwara State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr. Sola Iji; Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, have differed on the performance of the ...
The Action Congress of Nigeria, Kwara State Caretaker Committee Chairman, Mr. Sola Iji; Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, have differed on the performance of the ...
Letter: Re - Two Years of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's Administration
The Editor, I am a sincere observer of Governor Ahmed's administration since its inauguration on the 29th May 2011. I appreciate the fact that Governor Ahmed is holistically building on the former Governor Bukola Sar...
The Editor, I am a sincere observer of Governor Ahmed's administration since its inauguration on the 29th May 2011. I appreciate the fact that Governor Ahmed is holistically building on the former Governor Bukola Sar...
OPINION: Open letter to BSV. By Dele Dada
By Dele Dada I am indeed very happy to join BSV on Facebook. I always appreciate you with all your online & physical seminars. This is an important initiative that will provide a forum not only for improvi...
By Dele Dada I am indeed very happy to join BSV on Facebook. I always appreciate you with all your online & physical seminars. This is an important initiative that will provide a forum not only for improvi...
Opinion: Jimoh and the Parable of the Last Man Standing
By Abdulkareem Mohammad ('Afonja' walks in, exhausted and gasping for breath; within a twinkle, we strolled down the expansive Pension Mansion and the following conversations ensued between the two of us) ...
By Abdulkareem Mohammad ('Afonja' walks in, exhausted and gasping for breath; within a twinkle, we strolled down the expansive Pension Mansion and the following conversations ensued between the two of us) ...
Bukola Saraki Constituency Team Visits Shot student
Following the tragic incident that involved a student of Kwara state polytechnic that was hit by a stray bullet last Monday, being 27th May, 2013, A delegation from Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki's constituency office c...
Following the tragic incident that involved a student of Kwara state polytechnic that was hit by a stray bullet last Monday, being 27th May, 2013, A delegation from Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki's constituency office c...
'We are on rescue mission in Kwara' - ACN
Chairman, Carecater Committee of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Comrade Sola Iji, has declared that the party would create alternative platform for the people of Kwara State in local and general elections. Iji, who st...
Chairman, Carecater Committee of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Comrade Sola Iji, has declared that the party would create alternative platform for the people of Kwara State in local and general elections. Iji, who st...
Court remands Togolese in prison for killing cattle rearer in Kwara
An Ilorin, Kwara State Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded a Togolese, Phiaparu Janna, for allegedly killing one Usman Bello with a machete. The accused was alleged to have conspired together with one Nichola...
An Ilorin, Kwara State Magistrates' Court on Thursday remanded a Togolese, Phiaparu Janna, for allegedly killing one Usman Bello with a machete. The accused was alleged to have conspired together with one Nichola...
Federal Information Centre, Ilorin anchors campaigns on national security.
The Federal Information Centre, Ilorin has extended its sensitization campaign on national security to the Hausa Community at Kulende Sango, along old Jebba Road in Ilorin. The campaign which was handled by Inf...
The Federal Information Centre, Ilorin has extended its sensitization campaign on national security to the Hausa Community at Kulende Sango, along old Jebba Road in Ilorin. The campaign which was handled by Inf...
Opinion - Governor Ahmed's Growth Agenda for Kwara State: A Rejoinder
By Muideen Akorede Reading an article by Musa S. Hassan, titled "Governor Ahmed And His Agenda For Kwara State", I was left wi...
By Muideen Akorede Reading an article by Musa S. Hassan, titled "Governor Ahmed And His Agenda For Kwara State", I was left wi...
12 remanded over Ilorin protest
An Ilorin magistrates' court has remanded 12 persons in connection with recent protest over the shooting of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. It will be recalled that commercial activities in the st...
An Ilorin magistrates' court has remanded 12 persons in connection with recent protest over the shooting of a student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. It will be recalled that commercial activities in the st...
Tipper crushes 16-year-old girl to death in Ilorin
Tragedy struck in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital yesterday, when a tipper driver veered off the road and crushed a 16-year-old girl to death around Taiwo Isale junction. The victim, Moridiyat Abdullateef, who was ...
Tragedy struck in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital yesterday, when a tipper driver veered off the road and crushed a 16-year-old girl to death around Taiwo Isale junction. The victim, Moridiyat Abdullateef, who was ...
2013-05-30
'Kwara Employs 5,000 Youths' - Ahmed
Worried by the high rate of unemployed youths in the state, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Wednesday said about 5,000 unemployed youths have been offered employment opportunities in the state in...
Worried by the high rate of unemployed youths in the state, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Wednesday said about 5,000 unemployed youths have been offered employment opportunities in the state in...
Campaigns open in Kwara - KWASIEC
Ahead of this year's local government election, the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has notified political parties and other stakeholders on the beginning of electioneering activities. ...
Ahead of this year's local government election, the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has notified political parties and other stakeholders on the beginning of electioneering activities. ...
Kwara NURTW urges govt to unban Offa, Erin-Ile branches
Members of the Kwara State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have urged the government to lift the ban it recently placed on its branches in Offa and Erin-Ile. The government, las...
Members of the Kwara State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have urged the government to lift the ban it recently placed on its branches in Offa and Erin-Ile. The government, las...
Varsities should solve problems - KWASU VC
Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, has said Nigerian universities have not contributed enough to solving the nation's developmental problems. The universities, he said, shou...
Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, has said Nigerian universities have not contributed enough to solving the nation's developmental problems. The universities, he said, shou...
KWASU Holds First Convocation, Graduates 231
The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is to hold its first convocation ceremony on Saturday where the first set of 231 graduands would receive their certificates. The Vice Chancellor of the un...
The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is to hold its first convocation ceremony on Saturday where the first set of 231 graduands would receive their certificates. The Vice Chancellor of the un...
Kwara IPMAN boss dies of cardiac arrest
It was wailing and expression of regret among members of Kwara State branch of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday as their chairman, Bolaji Abolade, reportedly died unexpected...
It was wailing and expression of regret among members of Kwara State branch of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday as their chairman, Bolaji Abolade, reportedly died unexpected...
NPFL: Kwara United to appeal player's red card
Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Tuesday vowed to appeal against the red card issued Lukman Ijaiya in a Week 15 clash against Kano Pillars in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League. The News Agency of Niger...
Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Tuesday vowed to appeal against the red card issued Lukman Ijaiya in a Week 15 clash against Kano Pillars in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League. The News Agency of Niger...
2013-05-29
Ahmed's two years of 'continuity' in Kwara
The administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was branded the continuity government because Ahmed was a commissioner in the erstwhile administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki. How has it fared in the last ...
The administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was branded the continuity government because Ahmed was a commissioner in the erstwhile administration of Dr. Bukola Saraki. How has it fared in the last ...
Omu-Aran: Motorcyclist killed while separating 2 brothers brawl
A commercial motorcyclist, identified as Rasheed Bello, was killed on Wednesday while trying to settle a brawl between two brothers, Dapo Alabi and Kunle Alabi. The death of Mr. Bello threw households on Taiw...
A commercial motorcyclist, identified as Rasheed Bello, was killed on Wednesday while trying to settle a brawl between two brothers, Dapo Alabi and Kunle Alabi. The death of Mr. Bello threw households on Taiw...
Belgore urges probe of police shooting Kwara poly student
Kwara ACN chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has called for a probe of the shooting of a Kwara Polytechnic student by a policeman. The student, Ahmed Adewale, was shot on Monday by a policeman escorting a bullio...
Kwara ACN chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has called for a probe of the shooting of a Kwara Polytechnic student by a policeman. The student, Ahmed Adewale, was shot on Monday by a policeman escorting a bullio...
Opinion: Kwara's 'end-in-mind' agenda
By Raheem Adedoyin CONTINUITY Delivered, Prosperity Assured." That is the theme of this year's Democracy Day celebration in Kwara State where democratic harvests are in full display. The theme summarizes the...
By Raheem Adedoyin CONTINUITY Delivered, Prosperity Assured." That is the theme of this year's Democracy Day celebration in Kwara State where democratic harvests are in full display. The theme summarizes the...
Opinion: Governor Ahmed and his agenda for Kwara
By Musa Shehu Hassan Happy belated birthday to Kwara state at 46 and congratulations to Governor Ahmed on the celebration of his 2nd year anniversary as the governor of the state. But at this stage, we should look ...
By Musa Shehu Hassan Happy belated birthday to Kwara state at 46 and congratulations to Governor Ahmed on the celebration of his 2nd year anniversary as the governor of the state. But at this stage, we should look ...
"We Must Defend & Sustain this Hard Won Democracy" - Saraki
Below is the text of Senator Bukola Saraki's Democracy Day Message. Today, we celebrate the 14th year of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria, marking the beginning of a leadership that is in...
Below is the text of Senator Bukola Saraki's Democracy Day Message. Today, we celebrate the 14th year of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria, marking the beginning of a leadership that is in...
Opinion - Olusola Saraki @80: Tribute to a Patriarch
By Seyi Adigun Early in the morning on November14, 2012 as the cool breeze of dawn ferried the prayers of the faithful to heaven for assent, a special soul returned to its creator. He left on a Wednesday, the ...
By Seyi Adigun Early in the morning on November14, 2012 as the cool breeze of dawn ferried the prayers of the faithful to heaven for assent, a special soul returned to its creator. He left on a Wednesday, the ...
Opinion - NGF Election: Gov Ahmed is a Disgrace to Kwara - CPC
Our Party has watched bewildered the utterly unprogressive moves of the Kwara State Governor in the run up to the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) elections and the intrigues that eventually trailed ...
Our Party has watched bewildered the utterly unprogressive moves of the Kwara State Governor in the run up to the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) elections and the intrigues that eventually trailed ...
Opinion: Shooting of Kwara Poly Student and the inept Nigerian Police Force
The nation woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that a police officer shot Ahmed Dayo, an (National Diploma) ND 1 Accounting student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The student who was reportedly on...
The nation woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that a police officer shot Ahmed Dayo, an (National Diploma) ND 1 Accounting student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The student who was reportedly on...
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