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2013-05-06
Defection: Stop Your Dance of Shame, Belgore Replies Kwara PDP, Govt
Kwara ACN chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has described as a show of shame and admission of failure claims by PDP and its government that 2,500 ACN members defected because 'Belgore failed to give them employment...
Kwara ACN chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has described as a show of shame and admission of failure claims by PDP and its government that 2,500 ACN members defected because 'Belgore failed to give them employment...
Ahmed Administration's Response to Belgore's Puzzling Statement
Below is statement issued by Dr. Muideen Akorede, SSA (Media and Communication) to Governor Ahmed. As we have variously stated, the ACN needs to come up viable alternatives to government policy rather than indulge in ...
Below is statement issued by Dr. Muideen Akorede, SSA (Media and Communication) to Governor Ahmed. As we have variously stated, the ACN needs to come up viable alternatives to government policy rather than indulge in ...
Nigerian Journalists not Fighting Corruption - Na'Allah
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has said journalists in Nigeria have abdicated the fight against corruption and impunity in all facets of the national life. &ldqu...
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University Professor Abdulrasheed Na’Allah has said journalists in Nigeria have abdicated the fight against corruption and impunity in all facets of the national life. &ldqu...
'Kwara Entrepreneurship Scheme to Ensure Security'
The entrepreneurship and empowerment programme of the Kwara State government is aimed at guaranteeing the security of lives and properties by engaging the youths in profitable ventures that would dissuade them from com...
The entrepreneurship and empowerment programme of the Kwara State government is aimed at guaranteeing the security of lives and properties by engaging the youths in profitable ventures that would dissuade them from com...
When Kwara Women Clashed over Doyin Cube
There is the belief that one of the ways by which a wife can consistently secure attention of her husband and solidify their relationship is to be able to prepare him delicious soups and meals which are served him...
There is the belief that one of the ways by which a wife can consistently secure attention of her husband and solidify their relationship is to be able to prepare him delicious soups and meals which are served him...
Ahmed Calls for Council of Ulamas to Moderate Islamic Preaching
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has advocated the institutionalization of a council of Ulamas for the moderation of preaching by Islamic clerics in order to ensure that such sermons are in accordance with...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has advocated the institutionalization of a council of Ulamas for the moderation of preaching by Islamic clerics in order to ensure that such sermons are in accordance with...
Nigeria, Switzerland Joint Bid on Security, Agric Underway
The Swiss Envoy to Nigeria, Chad and Niger Republic, Mr. Hans Rudolf Hodel, has said that a synergy between Nigeria and Switzerland to help solve Nigeria’s insecurity problem through agriculture has reached its p...
The Swiss Envoy to Nigeria, Chad and Niger Republic, Mr. Hans Rudolf Hodel, has said that a synergy between Nigeria and Switzerland to help solve Nigeria’s insecurity problem through agriculture has reached its p...
Offa Indigenes Commend Adesoye for Community Development Programmes
The socio-cultural organisation of all sons and daughters of Offa community in Kwara State, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has described the Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye (OON) as a community man per ...
The socio-cultural organisation of all sons and daughters of Offa community in Kwara State, Offa Descendants Union (ODU), has described the Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye (OON) as a community man per ...
2013-05-05
Nigerian Footballers Charged to Value Education
By Bakare Idowu Nigerian footballers have been called upon to inculcate education in their career. Director of Sports, Kwara State Sports Council, Coach Tunde Kazeem made the call at a seminar organized for Abubakar ...
By Bakare Idowu Nigerian footballers have been called upon to inculcate education in their career. Director of Sports, Kwara State Sports Council, Coach Tunde Kazeem made the call at a seminar organized for Abubakar ...
Opinion: Patigi Regatta: Savouring Nupe Hospitality
By Rowland-Timi Olonishuwa My first exposure to Nupe people was through books; unpalatable stories of how they waged ruthless wars. So you would understand my hesitation when my immediate boss, the Ne...
By Rowland-Timi Olonishuwa My first exposure to Nupe people was through books; unpalatable stories of how they waged ruthless wars. So you would understand my hesitation when my immediate boss, the Ne...
Opinion: Atunwa: The Image, Tthe Persona
By Muhammed Abdullahi We live in a society where people seek success without hard work. Almost everybody wants to bypass the painful stage of ‘parturition’ and just go ahead to have the baby without...
By Muhammed Abdullahi We live in a society where people seek success without hard work. Almost everybody wants to bypass the painful stage of ‘parturition’ and just go ahead to have the baby without...
NYCN Lauds KWSG on Labour
As workers mark this year May Day this week, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended peaceful relationship between the Kwara State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state. ...
As workers mark this year May Day this week, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has commended peaceful relationship between the Kwara State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state. ...
NUJ Seeks Constitutional Amendment to Electoral Contest
Manifestoes and intended programmes of political office seekers in the country should henceforth no longer be pure party matters but a constitutional matter that must be strictly adhered to by all persons and political...
Manifestoes and intended programmes of political office seekers in the country should henceforth no longer be pure party matters but a constitutional matter that must be strictly adhered to by all persons and political...
Kwara's Renewed Tourism Drive
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin writes on the Kwara State government's realization that promoting tourism in the state is bound to reduce dependence on federal allocations… Tourism developme...
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin writes on the Kwara State government's realization that promoting tourism in the state is bound to reduce dependence on federal allocations… Tourism developme...
Kwara United Defeat ABS to Win Federation Cup
Kwara United have defended the Kwara State Federation Cup they won last year after edging their arch rivals ABS 1-0 in Ilorin on Saturday evening. The fans that thronged the Kwara State Sports Complex for the final ga...
Kwara United have defended the Kwara State Federation Cup they won last year after edging their arch rivals ABS 1-0 in Ilorin on Saturday evening. The fans that thronged the Kwara State Sports Complex for the final ga...
Obbo-Ile: Traditional Ruler Promises to Pay Students' WASCE Fees
Oba Rufus Adebayo of Obbo-Ile, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara, has pledged to pay the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASCE) fees of the students of Community Comprehensive High School in the town...
Oba Rufus Adebayo of Obbo-Ile, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara, has pledged to pay the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASCE) fees of the students of Community Comprehensive High School in the town...
2013-05-04
KWSG Removes 1000 'Illegal' Signboards
Over 1000 illegal signage structures were on Wednesday removed by the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASSAA) as part of effort to make the environment clean and safe. The Kwara State Governor,...
Over 1000 illegal signage structures were on Wednesday removed by the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Agency (KWASSAA) as part of effort to make the environment clean and safe. The Kwara State Governor,...
KWSG Promises More Jobs
The Kwara State Government has re-affirmed its commitment to employment creation for the teeming youths in the state. It also assured the citizens of the state that it is working towards the glorious era when the state...
The Kwara State Government has re-affirmed its commitment to employment creation for the teeming youths in the state. It also assured the citizens of the state that it is working towards the glorious era when the state...
Blindness: Medical Expert Advises Nigerians on Frequent Check-Ups
A consultant ophthalmologist at the university of Ilorin and Sobi specialist hospital, Dr Yinka Jato has advised Nigerians to always go for medical check ups in other to prevent blindness. Dr Jato who made the ...
A consultant ophthalmologist at the university of Ilorin and Sobi specialist hospital, Dr Yinka Jato has advised Nigerians to always go for medical check ups in other to prevent blindness. Dr Jato who made the ...
Police Find Human Brain, Dead Birds in Kwara Shrine
The search for solutions to recurring violent crimes in Kwara State assumed a new dimension as the state police command recently stormed a shrine in a forest at Ogbondoroko area near Ilorin via Afon. ...
The search for solutions to recurring violent crimes in Kwara State assumed a new dimension as the state police command recently stormed a shrine in a forest at Ogbondoroko area near Ilorin via Afon. ...
Defection Claims, Wrangling Hit Kwara PDP, ACN
The reported defection of about 2,500 supporters of the 2011 Kwara State governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), to the Peoples Democratic Party and a documentary award said to...
The reported defection of about 2,500 supporters of the 2011 Kwara State governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Dele Belgore (SAN), to the Peoples Democratic Party and a documentary award said to...
NPFL: ABS Sign Kwara Utd Midfielder
Nigeria Professional Football League side Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has announced the signing of Kwara Utd midfielder, Otegbeye Ajibola for the rest of the season. Ajibola has been unve...
Nigeria Professional Football League side Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has announced the signing of Kwara Utd midfielder, Otegbeye Ajibola for the rest of the season. Ajibola has been unve...
Court Orders Unilorin to Reinstate 26 Sacked Teachers
Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday ordered the University of Ilorin to reinstate 26 sacked teachers in its secondary school. Mr. Faji, in his ruling, described the sack of the te...
Justice Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, on Friday ordered the University of Ilorin to reinstate 26 sacked teachers in its secondary school. Mr. Faji, in his ruling, described the sack of the te...
Chief Joel Ogundeji Duped of N17m
Five persons have been dragged to an Ilorin magistrate’s court for defrauding a former deputy governor in Kwara State, Chief Joel Ogundeji, to a sum of N17 million. Four of the accused persons: Henry Amad...
Five persons have been dragged to an Ilorin magistrate’s court for defrauding a former deputy governor in Kwara State, Chief Joel Ogundeji, to a sum of N17 million. Four of the accused persons: Henry Amad...
Kwara Set to Rename KWASU after Late Dr. Saraki
There are strong indications that Kwara State University,KWASU, Malete will soon change its name to either Sola Saraki University,SOSU, or Abubakar Sola Saraki University (ASSU) in honour of the State’s political...
There are strong indications that Kwara State University,KWASU, Malete will soon change its name to either Sola Saraki University,SOSU, or Abubakar Sola Saraki University (ASSU) in honour of the State’s political...
Breaking News: Iya Sobalaje is dead
Iya Sobalaje a frontline politician and a 'Sarakite' is dead. Reports reaching us indicates she died last (Friday) night....
Iya Sobalaje a frontline politician and a 'Sarakite' is dead. Reports reaching us indicates she died last (Friday) night....
2013-05-03
KWASU Council requests Ahmed to Rename KWASU After Saraki
Kwara State University's governing council has requested Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State to to rename the University after the late Dr. Olusola Saraki. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Counci...
Kwara State University's governing council has requested Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State to to rename the University after the late Dr. Olusola Saraki. The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Counci...
Court Dissolves 3 year-old Marriage over Childlessness
An Ilorin Area Court on Thursday dissolved a three-year old marriage between Kafayat Jimoh and Jimoh Fatahi for childlessness in their marriage. Kafayat, 39, a resident of Okelele area,...
An Ilorin Area Court on Thursday dissolved a three-year old marriage between Kafayat Jimoh and Jimoh Fatahi for childlessness in their marriage. Kafayat, 39, a resident of Okelele area,...
Opinion: Party Politics, Greed and People's Interest
By Abdulkadir Bolakale For almost two years now, specifically, after the last general election, it has been some sort of ...
By Abdulkadir Bolakale For almost two years now, specifically, after the last general election, it has been some sort of ...
Sound Basic Education, Pivotal to National Advancement - Saka Onimago
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onimago, has said that sound and qualitative primary and secondary education are imperative for national advancement. Speakin...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onimago, has said that sound and qualitative primary and secondary education are imperative for national advancement. Speakin...
Omu-Aran: Stakeholders Decry Absence of Teachers in Community Schools
Some teachers and students in Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Tuesday described the continuous absence of instructors to handle key subjects in community schools as a stumbling block to academic development. The respondent...
Some teachers and students in Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Tuesday described the continuous absence of instructors to handle key subjects in community schools as a stumbling block to academic development. The respondent...
'Nigeria Imports Two Million Tons of Fish Annually'
Nigeria imports at least two million tons of fish annually to meet the country's fish demand of about 2.7 million, the Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Bode Olayemi, has said. ...
Nigeria imports at least two million tons of fish annually to meet the country's fish demand of about 2.7 million, the Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Bode Olayemi, has said. ...
Multinationals Poaching the Best in Telecom, Others - Don
The Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (FCIS), University of Ilorin has raised alarm over inadequate teaching staff for some of its professional courses, saying many of the academic staff have been snatc...
The Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (FCIS), University of Ilorin has raised alarm over inadequate teaching staff for some of its professional courses, saying many of the academic staff have been snatc...
Ahmed Gives Marching Order to Contractors, Appointees
Contractors handling various projects in Kwara State may be in for “a serious battle” with the state government unless they lived up to the deadline of their contractual agreements mainly fixed for May 29 t...
Contractors handling various projects in Kwara State may be in for “a serious battle” with the state government unless they lived up to the deadline of their contractual agreements mainly fixed for May 29 t...
Ipata: Residents appeal for assistance as fire guts house
Some residents of Ipata area of Ilorin has appealed to good spirited Nigerians to come to their aid as their properties perished in the midday inferno that razed down a building along Ipata market about a week ago....
Some residents of Ipata area of Ilorin has appealed to good spirited Nigerians to come to their aid as their properties perished in the midday inferno that razed down a building along Ipata market about a week ago....
Journalists Benefit from Free Eye Test
No fewer than 87 Journalists yesterday benefitted from the free eyes screening organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State chapter as part of activities marking its press week. According to the ...
No fewer than 87 Journalists yesterday benefitted from the free eyes screening organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State chapter as part of activities marking its press week. According to the ...
Letters: Calling Ecobank Ilorin
'Two heads are better than one', so the age-long axiom goes. This saying is usually meant to denote that the coming together of two or more persons or organisations in partnership over a particular venture produce be...
'Two heads are better than one', so the age-long axiom goes. This saying is usually meant to denote that the coming together of two or more persons or organisations in partnership over a particular venture produce be...
Workers Day: Kwara NLC demands share certificates, full minimum wage
Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the state government to release its members' shares certificates bought through the government a few years ago and also review minimum wage of the wo...
Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the state government to release its members' shares certificates bought through the government a few years ago and also review minimum wage of the wo...
Opinion: It's an Impostor situation in Kwara State
By David Dagunduro The recent turn of events in my state is a clear indication that 2015 is going to be war. The thieves are getting stronger day after day, recruiting a band of intellectual individuals to do their dir...
By David Dagunduro The recent turn of events in my state is a clear indication that 2015 is going to be war. The thieves are getting stronger day after day, recruiting a band of intellectual individuals to do their dir...
Kwara PDP Accuses Opposition of Heating Up Polity
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Kwara State chapter, has charged opposition parties in the state to offer credible alternatives to government's programs and shun petty politicking. In a statement issued in Ilor...
People's Democratic Party (PDP) Kwara State chapter, has charged opposition parties in the state to offer credible alternatives to government's programs and shun petty politicking. In a statement issued in Ilor...
Opinion: Prof Oba Abu: The Man with Nine Lives
By Abdulmajeed Sulu-Gambaru For the purpose of full disclosure, and especially for the 'benefit' of the skeptics who easily read politics and mischief into writings like this, I must state from the onset that I ha...
By Abdulmajeed Sulu-Gambaru For the purpose of full disclosure, and especially for the 'benefit' of the skeptics who easily read politics and mischief into writings like this, I must state from the onset that I ha...
Saraki maintains "A Farm for Africa" Won a Prestigious Grand Prix Award
Senator Saraki's office is sufficiently bold to confirm that the film commissioned by him as Governor of Kwara State "A farm for Africa" won a Grand Prix at the Deauville green awards in France....
Senator Saraki's office is sufficiently bold to confirm that the film commissioned by him as Governor of Kwara State "A farm for Africa" won a Grand Prix at the Deauville green awards in France....
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