2013-05-14

Kwara Plumbers Embark on Free Repairs of Water Pipes
The Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Plumber Contractors will on Wednesday flag-off the second phase of its free repair of burst public water supply pipes across the state following the first phase which held ...

Opinion - An Open Letter to Sen. Bukola Saraki
By Yinka Dallas The Nigeria of my dream is a Nation founded on justice and honesty of purpose. This is so because all great Nations of the world thrive on justice. I want a Nigeria that has zero tolerance for ...

Opinion: Still on Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem
By Mohammed Agboola Tahiru In the last couple of weeks or thereabout, quite a number of articles and commentaries in honour of Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem dominated the social media network especially Ilorin...

Opinion: NSCIA: Tasks Before Oloyede
By Kunle Akogun The emergence of the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, as the new Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs ...

Kwara Varsity to Train Unemployed Youths
The Vice Chancellor of  Kwara State University, Malete, Prof. AbdulRasheed  Na'Allah, says the institution is collaborating with the state government to train unemployed youths in the state. Na'Allah ...

Fed Govt Embarks on Flood Control in Kwara
The Federal Government has taken some measures to mitigate flooding in Kwara State, the Chairman, Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation, Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako, has said. Dabarako told reporters in I...

Insecurity Posing Threat to Existence of Nigeria - Coomasie, Former IGP
Worried by the current security challenges facing Nigeria, a former Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie, has said the security challenges are posing a threat to the corporate existence of the country....

Oloyede Tasked on Religious Harmony
Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Razak Atunwa, has charged the new Secretary General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, to use his wealth of experien...

'Kwara Govt Injects N500m into Omu-Aran General Hospital'
The Kwara State government said it had purchased hospital equipment worth N500 million for the Omu-Aran General Hospital currently undergoing rehabilitation. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Ademola Banu, said t...

Kwara Poly Expels One, Suspends Two Students
The Governing Council of Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin has approved the expulsion and rustication of three students from the institution. The students were found guilty of various offences by the Disciplinary ...

2013-05-13

Establish More Varsities, FG Urged
A professor of Counselling Psychology, Sunday Harrison Umoh, has called on the Federal Government to establish more universities to cater for the huge number of youths that are denied access to available ones. ...

ICT Displacing Humans - Don
Director, Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, Professor Mutawakilu Tiamiyu, has observed that one of the demerits of the digital revolution is the continued displacement of human labou...

Kwara Commissioner Harps on Sports Development
The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onimago, and the Managing Director, Lubcon Limited, Mr. Taiye Williams, have said that grass-root sports development was imperative for national...

Caretaker C'ttee Can't Save ACN - Kwara PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday said the caretaker committee set up to run the affairs of the Action Congress of Nigeria  (ACN) in the state, “is incapable of solving ...

Kwara ACN Charges PDP Defectors to be Resolute
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who defected to Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ajase ward II in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have been asked to stay firm in their decision. C...

200 PDP Members Defect to ACN in Kwara
Over 200 members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State at the weekend defected to the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN). The former PDP supporters were said to have openly burnt their umbre...

Saraki Restates Commitment To Erosion Control Project
The Chairman Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki representing Kwara Central Senatorial District has expressed his delight on the progress of the ongoing erosion control project in A...

'Club Owners not Opposed to League Reforms'
The Nigeria Premier League club owners have that said the association was never at any time against positive reforms aimed at transforming the league for better. The body, through an appeal updated on a social ...

Youths to Benefit from 2,500 Motorcycles to Solve Unemployment
About 2,500 motorcycles are to be distributed to youths in Kwara State under Moshood Aigoro Youth Empowerment Scheme to complement government efforts at reducing youth unemployment in the state. Speaking during...

Igbomina Youths to Partner with Govt on Employment
Youths of Igbomina in Kwara State, under the aegis of Igbomina Youth Assembly (IYA) have expressed their readiness to work with governments and groups to help tame growing unemployment rate among its members. I...

Communities in Ilorin Metropolis Demand PHCN Pre-Paid Metres
About nine communities in Ilorin metropolis have called on Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) to make available pre-paid metres as a solution to irregular power supply in their area. Speaking with Communit...

Kwara CJ Chides Judiciary over Shoddy Prosecution of Offenders
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Kwara State, Justice Ayinla Bamigbola, at the weekend chided the nation’s judicial system for its inability to diligently prosecute offenders against equity and probity. Bamigbola ...

2013-05-12

Kwara: Belgore, Mohammed's Battle of Wits
It is no longer news that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State have been at each other's jugular, fighting for the soul of the North-Central state...

Protect Nigerians from Attacks, NSCIA Tells FG
Following the worsening spate of violence in the country, the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Friday said the Federal Government should stop shying away from its responsibility of protecting Nigerians. ...

Banu Laments Dearth of Chartered Accountants
The Honourable Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu has lamented the dearth of chartered accountants in the country, describing it as a challenge for the country. The commissioner stated this on Tuesday...

Omolewa Ahmed Mourns Shobalaje Eleran's Death
Wife of the Kwara State governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has joined other Kwarans in mourning a prominent indigene of the state, Alhaja Shobalaje Eleran, who died recently. Mrs. Ahmed speaking through a delegation...

Ahmed Hails Media on Sustenance of Democracy
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that the growth and sustainability of democracy relies on efforts of men of the pen profession, just as he lauded the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FR...

Catholic Kicks against Gay Marriage
Director of Catholic Communications Commission, Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Rev Fr. Pius Ogunyebi, has said the Catholic Church is opposed corruption, gay marriage and granting of amnesty to the Boko Haram sect. ...

Free Medical Tests for Kwara Workers
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH) in collaboration with the Kwara State Government has embarked on free medical tests for civil servants in the state. The sc...

2013-05-11

Kwara: Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for Phone Armed Robber
The Supreme Court, yesterday in Abuja ordered that the ring leader of a notorious armed robbery gang who has been giving the people of Kwara State sleepless nights is to die by hanging for stealing a handset. ...

Opinion - Kwara: In Defence of Truth and Our Future
By Babatunde Shuaib This article ought to be titled 'Re- A Call for Unity in Kwara ACN.' That is because it is a rejoinder to an article under that name, authored by one Abdulkadir Bolakale...

Offa PDP commends Akorede on project
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa Local Government Area have commended the Governor’s media Aide, Dr. Muideen Akorede for the community developmental projects embarked upon by him in the area, and also...

Given Opportunity, I'll Live as I've Done for 75 Years - Adesoye
For Chief Emmanuel Adesoye, the Offa, Kwara state-born industrialist and educationist, longevity that is not combined with good health is not desirable. Adesoye, who succeeded the doyen of Kwaran progressive politics, ...

Kwara United Sign 6 New Players
Kwara United FC of Ilorin have signed six new players to beef up the team’s performance in the ongoing 2012/2013 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). This was contained in a statement issued in Ilorin yes...

Federal Government Embarks on Flood Control Measures in Kwara State
The Federal Government has embarked on flood control measures to mitigate against disaster this year in Kwara state, Chairman, Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitation, Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako has said. ...

El-Kanemi Return Refurbished against Kwara Utd
El-Kanemi Warriors coach, Zachary Baraje has said his side’s win against ABS is the dividend of the changes in the attack during the Week Nine transfer window. The Maiduguri-based side brought in four pla...

She Disobeys my Orders - Husband
•He treats me like a housegirl — wife An Ilorin, Kwara State Area Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage between Azeez Muyideen and Memunat Muyideen over Memunat’s alleged disobedience to...

Kwara ACN Appoints New Caretaker Committee
The crisis tearing apart members of the Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) may soon be over with the appointment of a new Caretaker Committee to take over affairs of the party from the Kayode O...

Kwara Govt. Begins Advocacy Visits to Flood-Prone Areas
Kwara State government has commenced an advocacy visit to flood-prone areas to sensitize the people so as to vacate river banks, in a bid to avert the reoccurrence of the flood disaster last year. The advocacy ...