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2013-05-22
New CP vows to rid Kwara of criminal activities
The new Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr Agboola Oshodi-Glover, has promised to fight crimes and rid the state of criminals. Oshodi-Glover made the promise on Wednesday while speaking with j...
The new Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr Agboola Oshodi-Glover, has promised to fight crimes and rid the state of criminals. Oshodi-Glover made the promise on Wednesday while speaking with j...
Kwara United Carpet Dolphins
Dolphins Football Club of Port Harcourt has been admonished to intelligently disseminate information and not to misinform football ruling authority and football followers on happenings at match venues as such could s...
Dolphins Football Club of Port Harcourt has been admonished to intelligently disseminate information and not to misinform football ruling authority and football followers on happenings at match venues as such could s...
Police arrests suspected killers of Kwara commissioner of police
The police has arrested seven persons allegedly involved in the murder of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, IGP Muhammed Abubakar disclosed on Wednesday in Enugu. Arms used during the op...
The police has arrested seven persons allegedly involved in the murder of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, IGP Muhammed Abubakar disclosed on Wednesday in Enugu. Arms used during the op...
Govt recovers 60 stolen artefacts abroad
IN a major boost towards restoring the country's cultural heritage, the Federal Government has recovered over 60 stolen artefacts from museums in France, Canada, South Africa, Switzerland and United States (U.S.) ...
IN a major boost towards restoring the country's cultural heritage, the Federal Government has recovered over 60 stolen artefacts from museums in France, Canada, South Africa, Switzerland and United States (U.S.) ...
NSCDC rescues suspected kidnapper from being lynched
Officers of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday rescued a 65-year-old suspected kidnapper from being lynched. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suspect, who r...
Officers of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps in Ilorin, Kwara State on Tuesday rescued a 65-year-old suspected kidnapper from being lynched. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suspect, who r...
Kwara assures police of support
The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to give the Police the required support to enable them perform their duty effectively. The Secretary to the State Government of Kwara State, Alhaji I...
The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to give the Police the required support to enable them perform their duty effectively. The Secretary to the State Government of Kwara State, Alhaji I...
Pfizer, Kwara organise arts competition to mark Children's Day
In commemoration of the 2013 Children's Day, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company, says it is partnering with the Kwara Government to organise a one day arts competition for children. Dr Kodjo So...
In commemoration of the 2013 Children's Day, Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company, says it is partnering with the Kwara Government to organise a one day arts competition for children. Dr Kodjo So...
Government has a lot to do - NURTW.
The Nigeria Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ilorin branch has lamented that the Nigeria government has a lot to do in order to promote national security in Nigeria. This was made known on by the Secreta...
The Nigeria Union Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Ilorin branch has lamented that the Nigeria government has a lot to do in order to promote national security in Nigeria. This was made known on by the Secreta...
Kwara ACN torn between Lai and Belgore's ambitions
The birth of ACN in Kwara saw the ruling PDP losing grip of some local governments prior to the 2011 general elections. The ACN could not however win the governorship election but engaged the ruling party in an...
The birth of ACN in Kwara saw the ruling PDP losing grip of some local governments prior to the 2011 general elections. The ACN could not however win the governorship election but engaged the ruling party in an...
Dangote to establish sugar farm in Patigi
The efforts of the Kwara State Government to improve the state economy and create jobs received a boost yesterday as the Dangote Group announced plan to invest over $600million in the production of sugar in Kwara, Kebbi a...
The efforts of the Kwara State Government to improve the state economy and create jobs received a boost yesterday as the Dangote Group announced plan to invest over $600million in the production of sugar in Kwara, Kebbi a...
Belgore a jester, says Kwara PDP
Reacting to a statement credited to embattled ACN's gubernatorial candidate in the 2011 general election, Dele Belgore, SAN, the Kwara State Peoples' Democratic Party said that the defeated candidate is a jester seeking f...
Reacting to a statement credited to embattled ACN's gubernatorial candidate in the 2011 general election, Dele Belgore, SAN, the Kwara State Peoples' Democratic Party said that the defeated candidate is a jester seeking f...
Kwara plans power project, mega schools
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said his administration would establish an Independent Power Project (IPP) to ensure constant electricity across the state. Governor Ahmed dropped this hint on...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said his administration would establish an Independent Power Project (IPP) to ensure constant electricity across the state. Governor Ahmed dropped this hint on...
Regularize signage, KWASAA warns
The Director-General of the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA), Alhaji Hammed Olufadi, has appealed to the owners of illegal signboards in the state to regularize their structures. ...
The Director-General of the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASAA), Alhaji Hammed Olufadi, has appealed to the owners of illegal signboards in the state to regularize their structures. ...
2013-05-21
ABS seek home win against Enugu Rangers
The Ilorin club will go all out for maximum points at home against tough customers the Flying Antelopes if they do not want to continue flirting with relegation Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC have labelled their...
The Ilorin club will go all out for maximum points at home against tough customers the Flying Antelopes if they do not want to continue flirting with relegation Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC have labelled their...
Politicians have been charged not to over heat the polity.
There has been a call on politicians not to over heat the polity and play the game according to its rules. A Public Affairs analyst and community Leader in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government, Prince Wahab Olabanj...
There has been a call on politicians not to over heat the polity and play the game according to its rules. A Public Affairs analyst and community Leader in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun Local Government, Prince Wahab Olabanj...
20-yr-old remanded for raping 15-yr-old girl
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old, Musa Raimi, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. The accused was said to have lured the girl into his room and had canal knowledge of her...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Tuesday remanded a 20-year-old, Musa Raimi, for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl. The accused was said to have lured the girl into his room and had canal knowledge of her...
My wife is too lazy, husband tells court
Malam Wahab Ahmed of Ojagboro area, Ilorin, on Tuesday, told an Ilorin Area Court that he was seeking for divorce from his wife, Abike Wahab, for her lazy nature and "I don't care attitude." The...
Malam Wahab Ahmed of Ojagboro area, Ilorin, on Tuesday, told an Ilorin Area Court that he was seeking for divorce from his wife, Abike Wahab, for her lazy nature and "I don't care attitude." The...
Malfunctioning traffic lights within Ilorin metropolis are to be repaired
All the Malfunctioning traffic lights within Ilorin metropolis are to be repaired to ensure flow of traffic along the affected routes. The Kwara State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Princ...
All the Malfunctioning traffic lights within Ilorin metropolis are to be repaired to ensure flow of traffic along the affected routes. The Kwara State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Princ...
Kwara empowers 150 graduate youths with N45m
About 150 unemployed graduate youths in Kwara State that recently took part in entrepreneurial training have been presented with N45 million soft loans by the state government. Speaking during the...
About 150 unemployed graduate youths in Kwara State that recently took part in entrepreneurial training have been presented with N45 million soft loans by the state government. Speaking during the...
We are fulfilling our promises - Ahmed
Two years into his tenure, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says his government is fulfilling its electoral promises to the electorates as encapsulated in the Shared Prosperity Programme. Ahme...
Two years into his tenure, Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says his government is fulfilling its electoral promises to the electorates as encapsulated in the Shared Prosperity Programme. Ahme...
UNILORIN expels 24 students
The University of Ilorin has expelled 24 of its students due to various acts of misconduct. The photos of the affected students from various departments and faculties were displayed at the designated students...
The University of Ilorin has expelled 24 of its students due to various acts of misconduct. The photos of the affected students from various departments and faculties were displayed at the designated students...
Out of 120 universities in Nigeria, only five have standard libraries - Prof. Aina
The former president of the Nigerian Library Association,NLA, Prof. Lenrie O. Aina, recently in a shocking revelation at Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, said that out of the over 120 university libraries in Nigeria,...
The former president of the Nigerian Library Association,NLA, Prof. Lenrie O. Aina, recently in a shocking revelation at Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, said that out of the over 120 university libraries in Nigeria,...
Dolphins claim Kwara United fans are a disgrace to the game
The violent attitude of Afonja Warriors fans has been condemned by the Port Harcourt club after their 1-1 draw at the weekend in Ilorin. Dolphins media officer, China Acheru has described fans of Kwara Unite...
The violent attitude of Afonja Warriors fans has been condemned by the Port Harcourt club after their 1-1 draw at the weekend in Ilorin. Dolphins media officer, China Acheru has described fans of Kwara Unite...
Spineless bureaucracy fuels official corruption - Ogunlowo
A retired permanent secretary and one-time Secretary to the Government of Kwara State, Chief John Ogunlowo, has said that contemporary civil servants lack the audacity to confront their political bosses when they misap...
A retired permanent secretary and one-time Secretary to the Government of Kwara State, Chief John Ogunlowo, has said that contemporary civil servants lack the audacity to confront their political bosses when they misap...
'Physically Challenged Persons Prefer Begging to Govt Jobs'
The Kwara State government has accused some physically challenged persons in the state of rejecting job offers by government and preferring street begging. The state government recently launched a campaign to r...
The Kwara State government has accused some physically challenged persons in the state of rejecting job offers by government and preferring street begging. The state government recently launched a campaign to r...
2013-05-20
A million canvassers can't undo poor record, Belgore tells PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s appointment of canvassers to propagate the 'achievements' of its government to Kwara public is an admission of failure, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN said on Monday. Belgore, a chiefta...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s appointment of canvassers to propagate the 'achievements' of its government to Kwara public is an admission of failure, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN said on Monday. Belgore, a chiefta...
Kwara tackling menace of beggars
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State is noted for its peaceful co-existence among the different ethnic groups of people with their different cultures. As the saying goes: Ilorin is a city very close to divine paradis...
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State is noted for its peaceful co-existence among the different ethnic groups of people with their different cultures. As the saying goes: Ilorin is a city very close to divine paradis...
JAMB releases withheld results...as 100,000 take CBT exams
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has released the results of the candidates which were withheld as a result of non-biometric verification during the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation examination....
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB has released the results of the candidates which were withheld as a result of non-biometric verification during the 2013 Unified Tertiary Matriculation examination....
Kwara tackling menace of beggars
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State is noted for its peaceful co-existence among the different ethnic groups of people with their different cultures. As the saying goes: Ilorin is a city very close to divine paradis...
Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State is noted for its peaceful co-existence among the different ethnic groups of people with their different cultures. As the saying goes: Ilorin is a city very close to divine paradis...
Oyeyemi pours encomium on Gbadebo at books presentation
Author of "At Your Finger Tips" and "One Mouth, Two Ears", Mr. Adeleke Gbadebo has been described as resourceful for his creative efforts in impacting positively on intellect in the society. S...
Author of "At Your Finger Tips" and "One Mouth, Two Ears", Mr. Adeleke Gbadebo has been described as resourceful for his creative efforts in impacting positively on intellect in the society. S...
Farmer kills nephew over N1,500
A 24-year-old farmer, Abdullahi Babangida, who allegedly killed his nephew over N1,500 has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused of Ndanaku village, via Lade, Kwara State, was said to have m...
A 24-year-old farmer, Abdullahi Babangida, who allegedly killed his nephew over N1,500 has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused of Ndanaku village, via Lade, Kwara State, was said to have m...
Unilorin graduates 104 medics
The University of Ilorin weekend graduated one hundred and four medical students from the College of Health Science of the university. Speaking at the induction ceremony of the 29th Medical Graduates, the Medical...
The University of Ilorin weekend graduated one hundred and four medical students from the College of Health Science of the university. Speaking at the induction ceremony of the 29th Medical Graduates, the Medical...
Legacy Homes in Ilorin Evergreen housing project
An indigenous developer, Legacy Homes and Properties Limited, is introducing its first affordable housing scheme in the new GRA Ilorin, for the medium and high-income groups. The new scheme, Evergreen Community...
An indigenous developer, Legacy Homes and Properties Limited, is introducing its first affordable housing scheme in the new GRA Ilorin, for the medium and high-income groups. The new scheme, Evergreen Community...
Fake 'Alfa' arraigned for fraud
For allegedly defrauding unsuspecting people under the pretext of being an Alfa, One Kazeem Kamaldeen of Madi village via Ita-Amon, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The 31-year-old ac...
For allegedly defrauding unsuspecting people under the pretext of being an Alfa, One Kazeem Kamaldeen of Madi village via Ita-Amon, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The 31-year-old ac...
KWSG to employ more teachers
The Kwara State Government is to recruit more teachers into primary and junior secondary schools in the state to strengthening the teaching and learning of core subjects. The Executive Chairman of the State Univers...
The Kwara State Government is to recruit more teachers into primary and junior secondary schools in the state to strengthening the teaching and learning of core subjects. The Executive Chairman of the State Univers...
Court remands three motorcycle robbers
Three suspected hoodlums, who allegedly robbed a commercial cyclist of his motorcycle, have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused, Akeem Jimoh, 25 of No. 27, Ikoyi Street, Ikere Ekiti; Babat...
Three suspected hoodlums, who allegedly robbed a commercial cyclist of his motorcycle, have been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused, Akeem Jimoh, 25 of No. 27, Ikoyi Street, Ikere Ekiti; Babat...
Student in court for attempted fraud
A student, Babatunde Kazeem of Eastern Reservour Road, Tanke, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly threatening to kill his victims if they failed to pay some certain amount into his...
A student, Babatunde Kazeem of Eastern Reservour Road, Tanke, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly threatening to kill his victims if they failed to pay some certain amount into his...
Kwara reiterates commitment to science education
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to improving teaching and learning of science education in the state. The state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onima...
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to improving teaching and learning of science education in the state. The state Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onima...
The First Wireless Traffic Lights in the Country has been installed in Ilorin.
The First Wireless Traffic Lights in the Country has been installed in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital by the State Government. The Wireless Traffic Light at the Gari-Alimi roundabout was aimed at controllin...
The First Wireless Traffic Lights in the Country has been installed in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital by the State Government. The Wireless Traffic Light at the Gari-Alimi roundabout was aimed at controllin...
A NEW CONTROLLER OF PRISONS HAS BEEN DEPLOYED TO KWARA STATE COMMAND OF THE NIGERIAN PRISONS SERVICE.
A new Controller of Prisons has been deployed to Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service. He is Mr. Ayokanmi Adebiyi Olumide. Mr. Adebiyi was until his posting to the command, the Controller...
A new Controller of Prisons has been deployed to Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Prisons Service. He is Mr. Ayokanmi Adebiyi Olumide. Mr. Adebiyi was until his posting to the command, the Controller...
Kwara PDP recruits vote canvassers for 2015
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the weekend, appointed 3, 744 canvassers across the state to help it win elections from now till 2015. The canvassers' mode of operation will b...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the weekend, appointed 3, 744 canvassers across the state to help it win elections from now till 2015. The canvassers' mode of operation will b...
Kwara committed to community health promotion - Ahmed
The Kwara State governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the state's Community Health Insurance Scheme would drive his administration's effort in the promotion of maternal and child care programmes in the state...
The Kwara State governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the state's Community Health Insurance Scheme would drive his administration's effort in the promotion of maternal and child care programmes in the state...
2013-05-19
'Nursing School for Commissioning Soon'
The Kwara State government has concluded arrangements for the accreditation of its new College of Nursing, Oke-Ode in Ifelodun local government area of the state by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. ...
The Kwara State government has concluded arrangements for the accreditation of its new College of Nursing, Oke-Ode in Ifelodun local government area of the state by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. ...
'Use Journalism to Build Democracy'
Nigerian journalists have been urged to use their profession to sustain democracy in Nigeria . The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Abiodun Abdulkareem gave the urge on T...
Nigerian journalists have been urged to use their profession to sustain democracy in Nigeria . The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mallam Abiodun Abdulkareem gave the urge on T...
Govt, Agencies Tasked on Libraries
The federal government and other relevant agencies have been urged to encourage establishment of more public libraries, especially in local government areas, revive reading culture among Nigerians. Delivering...
The federal government and other relevant agencies have been urged to encourage establishment of more public libraries, especially in local government areas, revive reading culture among Nigerians. Delivering...
The Imperative Of HYPADEC's Take-Off
The devastating flood that ravaged most parts of the North-central states last year has once again brought to fore the urgent need for the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission's take-off. ...
The devastating flood that ravaged most parts of the North-central states last year has once again brought to fore the urgent need for the Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission's take-off. ...
UNILORIN Hosts Conference For Campus Journalists
JOURNALISTS from across the nation's tertiary institutions converged at the university auditorium of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, last week for a national writing conference, which was organised ...
JOURNALISTS from across the nation's tertiary institutions converged at the university auditorium of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, last week for a national writing conference, which was organised ...
18-year-old UNILORIN dropout stabs dad to death
PEOPLE of Langbasa, in Ajah, Lagos State, are still in shock following an unusual murder. A 18-year-old university dropout, Olanrewaju Kayode-Aremu, stabbed his father, 46-year-old father, Victor Kayode-Aremu, to deat...
PEOPLE of Langbasa, in Ajah, Lagos State, are still in shock following an unusual murder. A 18-year-old university dropout, Olanrewaju Kayode-Aremu, stabbed his father, 46-year-old father, Victor Kayode-Aremu, to deat...
Patigi Residents Lauds NHIS' Activities
A cross section of Patigi residents, Kwara North Local Government Council on Saturday, lauded activities of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at creating avenues for improving healthcare for all. Th...
A cross section of Patigi residents, Kwara North Local Government Council on Saturday, lauded activities of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) at creating avenues for improving healthcare for all. Th...
Opinion - Saraki: The Immortal Oloye @ 80. By Raheem Adedoyin
By Raheem Adedoyin He would have been 80 years old today, 17th May, 2013, but Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki (aka Oloye) did not live to celebrate this milestone. He had, indeed, during his 75th birthday anniversary ...
By Raheem Adedoyin He would have been 80 years old today, 17th May, 2013, but Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki (aka Oloye) did not live to celebrate this milestone. He had, indeed, during his 75th birthday anniversary ...
ABS Volunteer Network's Community Service
Abubakar Bukola Saraki Volunteer network gave new dimension to community service in Kwara as advocacy took a new dimension in Kwara state as Kwarans exemplified a higher sense of contribution to commun...
Abubakar Bukola Saraki Volunteer network gave new dimension to community service in Kwara as advocacy took a new dimension in Kwara state as Kwarans exemplified a higher sense of contribution to commun...
NPFL: Depleted Dolphins set for Ilorin battle
A much depleted Dolphins side that arrived in Ilorin late on Friday, will take on Kwara United in a Nigeria Professional Premier League game on Sunday, 19th May 2013. Five first team players are on various national...
A much depleted Dolphins side that arrived in Ilorin late on Friday, will take on Kwara United in a Nigeria Professional Premier League game on Sunday, 19th May 2013. Five first team players are on various national...
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