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2013-05-10
Agency to Generate 5,000 Jobs Through Irrigated Farming
The Managing Director of Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Mr Jimoh Afolayan, said on Wednesday that the authority would generate more than 5,000 jobs through irrigated farming within the next two years. Speak...
The Managing Director of Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Mr Jimoh Afolayan, said on Wednesday that the authority would generate more than 5,000 jobs through irrigated farming within the next two years. Speak...
Cleric Advises Journalists on Balance Reporting
Media practitioners have been warned against being used by politicians to achieve selfish ends. At a special service to commemorate the 2013 Press Week of the Kwara State council of the Nigerian Union of Jour...
Media practitioners have been warned against being used by politicians to achieve selfish ends. At a special service to commemorate the 2013 Press Week of the Kwara State council of the Nigerian Union of Jour...
Unilorin Don Advocates Sex Education in Secondary Schools
Professor of Counselling Psychology, Department of Counselling Department, University of Ilorin, Sunday Umoh, has advocated sex education in secondary schools in a bid to safeguard girls from premarital and reckless se...
Professor of Counselling Psychology, Department of Counselling Department, University of Ilorin, Sunday Umoh, has advocated sex education in secondary schools in a bid to safeguard girls from premarital and reckless se...
Ajidagba Confirmed as Kwara Electoral Commission Chair
Dr. Usman Ajidagba has promi-sed to conduct credible local government elections that would be acceptable to all in the state. Ajidagba gave the assurance at the floor of the state House of Assembly during a scr...
Dr. Usman Ajidagba has promi-sed to conduct credible local government elections that would be acceptable to all in the state. Ajidagba gave the assurance at the floor of the state House of Assembly during a scr...
We Look Forward to a Better NSCIA, Muslims Tell Oloyede
The new Secretary- General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, former Vice- Chancellor, University of Ilorin, has been advised to see the position as a big call to service....
The new Secretary- General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, former Vice- Chancellor, University of Ilorin, has been advised to see the position as a big call to service....
'Terminally-Ill Patients Need Palliative Care'
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Abdul Kayode, said yesterday that 25, 000 people suffering from terminal illnesses in the state need palliative care. Kayode said this in Ilorin when he received ...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Abdul Kayode, said yesterday that 25, 000 people suffering from terminal illnesses in the state need palliative care. Kayode said this in Ilorin when he received ...
2 Remanded for Allegedly Stabbing Bailiffs
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded an electrician, Nnamdi Nwosisi and Kudirat Adebayo, for allegedly stabbing two bailiffs while performing their lawful duties. The accused were alleged to ...
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded an electrician, Nnamdi Nwosisi and Kudirat Adebayo, for allegedly stabbing two bailiffs while performing their lawful duties. The accused were alleged to ...
Hearing-Impaired People Seek Inclusion in SURE-P
Hearing-impaired people under the aegis of the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf yesterday called on the Federal Government to include them in the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). ...
Hearing-impaired people under the aegis of the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf yesterday called on the Federal Government to include them in the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P). ...
NSCDC Nabs 2 over Contract Scam
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly defrauding some residents in the guise of getting them contracts and jobs. The Kwara Commandant of...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara on Wednesday arrested two persons for allegedly defrauding some residents in the guise of getting them contracts and jobs. The Kwara Commandant of...
El Kanemi 4 - 1 ABS
A brace from Ebube Okpokwu helped El Kanemi Warriors record a comprehensive 4-1 win over visiting ABS FC in an NPFL, Week 10 game played on Thursday evening. The Warriors signalled their intent to hound the...
A brace from Ebube Okpokwu helped El Kanemi Warriors record a comprehensive 4-1 win over visiting ABS FC in an NPFL, Week 10 game played on Thursday evening. The Warriors signalled their intent to hound the...
AFN Lifts Suspension on Golden League; Next Edition Holds in Ilorin
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has lifted the suspension placed on its Golden League following pleas from eminent sports personalities. Technical Director of the AFN, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama...
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has lifted the suspension placed on its Golden League following pleas from eminent sports personalities. Technical Director of the AFN, Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama...
Averting Flood in Kwara
The monumental destructions of the 2012 flooding which rocked many parts of Nigeria still linger in the memory of all Nigerians especially the victims. The pains and the emotional upheavals occasioned by the loss of li...
The monumental destructions of the 2012 flooding which rocked many parts of Nigeria still linger in the memory of all Nigerians especially the victims. The pains and the emotional upheavals occasioned by the loss of li...
2013-05-09
House of Reps Visit Unilorin over Utilisation of Capital Allocation
The House of Representatives Committee on Education has commended the University of Ilorin for its accomplishments in the areas of academic excellence, efficient system of administration, environmental beautification, ...
The House of Representatives Committee on Education has commended the University of Ilorin for its accomplishments in the areas of academic excellence, efficient system of administration, environmental beautification, ...
FRCN Boss Cautions Against Enthronement of Mediocrity
The Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Dr. Samson Shaibu, has advised against enthronement of mediocrity in the country under the guise of maintaining a federal character policy. ...
The Director-General, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Dr. Samson Shaibu, has advised against enthronement of mediocrity in the country under the guise of maintaining a federal character policy. ...
Ambali Asks FG to Increase Varsity's Funding
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Abdluganiyu Ambali has urged the Federal Government to increase its funding of the university, saying that monetary allocations to it were grossly inadequate. ...
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Abdluganiyu Ambali has urged the Federal Government to increase its funding of the university, saying that monetary allocations to it were grossly inadequate. ...
Ruling House Tackles Olofa at Appeal Court
An Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday commenced hearing in an appeal filed by the Olugbense Ruling House of Offa, Kwara State, against an Ilorin High Court rulings which upheld the appointment and installation...
An Appeal Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday commenced hearing in an appeal filed by the Olugbense Ruling House of Offa, Kwara State, against an Ilorin High Court rulings which upheld the appointment and installation...
Reps Appropriate Fund for FG Institutions in Kwara
Federal Government institutions in Kwara State are to enjoy boost in their funds as the National Assembly has appropriated budget to the effect. The House of Representatives Committee on Education disclosed thi...
Federal Government institutions in Kwara State are to enjoy boost in their funds as the National Assembly has appropriated budget to the effect. The House of Representatives Committee on Education disclosed thi...
Kwara United Target 'Fantastic Five'
Nigeria Professional Football League side Kwara United are targeting bringing in five ‘quality’ players to help the team’s ambition this season Sola Ajide, the Media Officer of Ilorin based side has h...
Nigeria Professional Football League side Kwara United are targeting bringing in five ‘quality’ players to help the team’s ambition this season Sola Ajide, the Media Officer of Ilorin based side has h...
NPFL: Kaduna Utd Suffer Defeat in Ilorin
It was another case of defeat on the road for Kaduna United as they slumped to a 2-0 loss in the hands of kwara United at the Ilorin Township Stadium on Wednesday May 8 2013 in one of the day’s Nigeria Profession...
It was another case of defeat on the road for Kaduna United as they slumped to a 2-0 loss in the hands of kwara United at the Ilorin Township Stadium on Wednesday May 8 2013 in one of the day’s Nigeria Profession...
Delay in Fertiliser Distribution Hampers Farming
Most of the farmers who spoke with our correspondent in Ilorin confirmed that they are yet to get fertilizer either from the federal or state government. Daily Trust, however, gathered that since government is ...
Most of the farmers who spoke with our correspondent in Ilorin confirmed that they are yet to get fertilizer either from the federal or state government. Daily Trust, however, gathered that since government is ...
Reps appropriate over N9bn for FG institutions in Kwara
Federal Government institutions in Kwara State are to enjoy boost in their funds as the National Assembly has appropriated budget to the effect. The House of Representatives Committee on Education disclosed t...
Federal Government institutions in Kwara State are to enjoy boost in their funds as the National Assembly has appropriated budget to the effect. The House of Representatives Committee on Education disclosed t...
Kwara Names Baruten Stadium After Saraki
The Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State has decided to immortalise Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki by naming its just completed stadium in the council area after him. Speaking with newsmen at the council...
The Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State has decided to immortalise Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki by naming its just completed stadium in the council area after him. Speaking with newsmen at the council...
Two nabbed for impersonating Kwara SSG
SUSPECTED two-man syndicate, who specialise in using fake letter head, the Federal Government stamp and official stamp of the Secretary to Kwara State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, to issue letters of emplo...
SUSPECTED two-man syndicate, who specialise in using fake letter head, the Federal Government stamp and official stamp of the Secretary to Kwara State Government (SSG), Alhaji Isiaka Gold, to issue letters of emplo...
Kwara Poly 2013/2014 Application Form Out
Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin has advertised for admission into Higher National Diploma (HND), (full-time & part-time), National Diploma (part-time) and remedial studies (full-time) for the 2013/2014 academic s...
Kwara State Polytechnic Ilorin has advertised for admission into Higher National Diploma (HND), (full-time & part-time), National Diploma (part-time) and remedial studies (full-time) for the 2013/2014 academic s...
2013-05-08
Stop Interfering in Investigation of Crimes, KWSG Warns Officials
The Kwara State Government has issued a strongly-worded warning to public officers in the state to stop interfering with investigations of crimes and suspected criminals by security agencies, stressing that it would he...
The Kwara State Government has issued a strongly-worded warning to public officers in the state to stop interfering with investigations of crimes and suspected criminals by security agencies, stressing that it would he...
Fish Farming is a Lucrative Business - Medical Doctor
What could prompt a medical doctor to venture into fisheries business? The poser could sound incredible but the answer was provided last week during the aquaculture (fisheries) training organised for women in the North...
What could prompt a medical doctor to venture into fisheries business? The poser could sound incredible but the answer was provided last week during the aquaculture (fisheries) training organised for women in the North...
Kwara Govt to Embark on Advocacy Visits to Flood Prone Areas
The Kwara Government on Monday said it would embark on advocacy visits to flood prone areas in a bid to avert flood disaster in 2013. The Chairman of the State Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitatio...
The Kwara Government on Monday said it would embark on advocacy visits to flood prone areas in a bid to avert flood disaster in 2013. The Chairman of the State Committee on Flood Disaster and Rehabilitatio...
Ambali Tasks FG on Agric Development
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), on Monday urged the Federal Government to make agriculture the main stay of the Nigerian economy. Ambali made the call while...
Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), on Monday urged the Federal Government to make agriculture the main stay of the Nigerian economy. Ambali made the call while...
Kwara Govt. to Boost Culture, Tourism Sites
Mr Ebenezer Adetula, the Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state on Tourism, has expressed the state's willingness to boost its cultural and tourism sites. Adetula said the resuscitation was ...
Mr Ebenezer Adetula, the Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state on Tourism, has expressed the state's willingness to boost its cultural and tourism sites. Adetula said the resuscitation was ...
Omoluabi Handball Tourney Begins May 29
The 4th edition of the Omoluabi Handball tournament among secondary schools in Kwara State will commence on the 29th of May to the 31st at the indoor hall of the Kwara State stadium, Ilorin. The Executive Dir...
The 4th edition of the Omoluabi Handball tournament among secondary schools in Kwara State will commence on the 29th of May to the 31st at the indoor hall of the Kwara State stadium, Ilorin. The Executive Dir...
Deaf Persons Stage Protest in Ilorin
The deaf people under the aegis of Nigerian Association of the Deaf have marched through the city of Ilorin, Kwara State demanding for better care and understanding from the government and country in general. T...
The deaf people under the aegis of Nigerian Association of the Deaf have marched through the city of Ilorin, Kwara State demanding for better care and understanding from the government and country in general. T...
35-yr Old Vigilante in Prison for Possession of Fire Arms
A 35-year old vigilante, Mr. Kolawole Olasunkanmi has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly possessing illegal firearms. Olasunkanmi who appeared on a two-count charge of criminal consp...
A 35-year old vigilante, Mr. Kolawole Olasunkanmi has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly possessing illegal firearms. Olasunkanmi who appeared on a two-count charge of criminal consp...
Court Remands Man, 24, for Alleged Robbery
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court last week remanded a 24-year-old man, Aliyu Umaru, in prison custody for alleged robbery. The accused and others, now at large, were alleged to have robbed one Umoru Ibrahim o...
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court last week remanded a 24-year-old man, Aliyu Umaru, in prison custody for alleged robbery. The accused and others, now at large, were alleged to have robbed one Umoru Ibrahim o...
2013-05-07
Opposition's 'good news' to Kwara PDP
Spontaneous actions were at play when the immediate past governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, welcomed defectors from the Action Co...
Spontaneous actions were at play when the immediate past governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, welcomed defectors from the Action Co...
Kwara ACN, PDP trade words over claimed defections
CHIEFTAIN of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), has described as a show of shame and admission of failure claims by the ruling PDP and its government that 2,500 ACN membe...
CHIEFTAIN of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), has described as a show of shame and admission of failure claims by the ruling PDP and its government that 2,500 ACN membe...
OPINION - Kwara CPC: A Refreshing Metamorphosis. By Alhaji Suleiman Wara
By Alhaji Suleiman Wara For quite a while now, I have had to observe a dramatic transition of the Kwara State Chapter of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) from a laid back, toothless ‘giant&r...
By Alhaji Suleiman Wara For quite a while now, I have had to observe a dramatic transition of the Kwara State Chapter of the opposition Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) from a laid back, toothless ‘giant&r...
Oloyede Selected NSCIA Sec-Gen
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, former VC of the University of Ilorin, has emerged the new Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). An ad hoc Shurah set up at the ongoing National Executi...
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, former VC of the University of Ilorin, has emerged the new Secretary General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). An ad hoc Shurah set up at the ongoing National Executi...
Opinion: Justice Mustapha Akanbi: If Gold Rust, What Would Iron Do?
By Abdulfatai Adeyi Apology to my friend and senior, Professor Sheu Jimoh, who it was that first used the above connotation in his very last scholarly inaugural address as a senior academic in the University of I...
By Abdulfatai Adeyi Apology to my friend and senior, Professor Sheu Jimoh, who it was that first used the above connotation in his very last scholarly inaugural address as a senior academic in the University of I...
Kwara: Agboola Oshodi-Glover is new Commissioner of Police
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Tuesday ordered the redeployment of eleven (11) Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations. The IGP’s order followed the recent elevation of...
Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Tuesday ordered the redeployment of eleven (11) Commissioners of Police (CPs) to Commands and Formations. The IGP’s order followed the recent elevation of...
Let There be Equity in Kwara - Igbomina Youths
Youths in Kwara State under the aegis of Igbomina Youth Assembly, IYA, yesterday decried the ‘inequality’ in both the federal and state quotas on employment. The youths expressed their grievances at a summi...
Youths in Kwara State under the aegis of Igbomina Youth Assembly, IYA, yesterday decried the ‘inequality’ in both the federal and state quotas on employment. The youths expressed their grievances at a summi...
Kwara to Partner with NSE
The Kwara Government said on Sunday that it would continue to collaborate with the Nigerian Society of Engineers in the bid to fast track the socio-economic transformation of the state. Ahmed gave the ass...
The Kwara Government said on Sunday that it would continue to collaborate with the Nigerian Society of Engineers in the bid to fast track the socio-economic transformation of the state. Ahmed gave the ass...
Flood: Kwara Creates Temporary Camps
The Kwara State government has provided temporary camps to relocate victims in the state in view of NIMET prediction on possible flood. It would be recalled that no fewer than five local governments in the stat...
The Kwara State government has provided temporary camps to relocate victims in the state in view of NIMET prediction on possible flood. It would be recalled that no fewer than five local governments in the stat...
Unity of Nigeria Embedded in the Federal Character Commission - Abdulraheem
The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission; Professor Shuaib Abdulraheem has condemned the call for the scrapping of Federal character in the nation system adding that it has contributed to the unity and oneness ...
The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission; Professor Shuaib Abdulraheem has condemned the call for the scrapping of Federal character in the nation system adding that it has contributed to the unity and oneness ...
Bus Conductor Bags 2 Yrs Imprisonment
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has sentenced a 26-year-old bus conductor, Rasaq Sikiru of Kankantu Area, Ilorin, to two years imprisonment for belonging to a gang of thieves. Sikiru appeared before Magistrate S.O...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has sentenced a 26-year-old bus conductor, Rasaq Sikiru of Kankantu Area, Ilorin, to two years imprisonment for belonging to a gang of thieves. Sikiru appeared before Magistrate S.O...
How to Tackle Insecurity, by Swiss Envoy, Others
• ‘Nigerians hold key to nation’s better image’ NIGERIA’S insecurity problem can be reduced through agriculture, a sector in which a synergy between Abuja and Berne has reached its ...
• ‘Nigerians hold key to nation’s better image’ NIGERIA’S insecurity problem can be reduced through agriculture, a sector in which a synergy between Abuja and Berne has reached its ...
NSC Inaugurates NYG Committee Tuesday
The National Sports Commission (NSC) says Sports Minister/Chairman of the commission, Bolaji Abdullahi will Tuesday in Abuja inaugurate a 12-man committee to work out modalities for the forthcoming National Youth Games...
The National Sports Commission (NSC) says Sports Minister/Chairman of the commission, Bolaji Abdullahi will Tuesday in Abuja inaugurate a 12-man committee to work out modalities for the forthcoming National Youth Games...
Isanlu-Isin Community Raises N200m for Modern Palace
The traditional ruler of Isanlu-Isin community in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Solomon Oloyede, has said that he celebrated his 50th birthday in grandeur to raise N200 million for construction of ...
The traditional ruler of Isanlu-Isin community in the Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Solomon Oloyede, has said that he celebrated his 50th birthday in grandeur to raise N200 million for construction of ...
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