2013-04-24

Appzone, Keystone Bank Partner on Technology Workshop for MFBs
Keystone Bank has partnered Appzone, the financial services technology provider to present the industry-leading BankOne platform to a forum of microfinance banks in Kwara State. This is in line with the bank&rs...

Universities' Administrative Cadre Should be Made Professional - Oyeyemi
It is imperative to make the administrative cadre of tertiary institutions professional, the Registrar, University of Ilorin, Mrs. Olufolake Oyeyemi, has said. She also said that universities must ensure regula...

Doctors Seek Protection over Insecurity
Members of Kwara State chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have cried out for help to the government and other stakeholders in the state over alleged insecurity at both the government-owned hospitals and the ...

Radiologist Advises Women to Go for Regular Breast Cancer Test
Dr Kamaldeen Jimoh, a consultant radiologist, on Monday called on women between the ages of 40 years and above to go for yearly breast cancer test as a preventive measure. Jimoh, who made the call in an intervi...

Adimula Tasks FG on Space Research
For Nigeria to tap fully the benefits of the digital age, she must explore the use of electromagnetic waves through the technology of the radio as a means of exploring and controlling her space environment. A P...

Kwara Hunts for Football Talent
The maiden edition of the Kwara State 2013 street soccer 5-a-side competition has been scheduled to kick off next month as part of government’s drive to hunt for football talents in the state. The talents...

We are Endangered, Kwara NMA Cries Out
Nigerian Medical Association, Kwara State chapter, on Tuesday raised the alarm that the lives and properties of medical workers in the state were endangered. The chapter Chairman, Prof. Mikhail Buhari, said thi...

UNILORIN Wins Inter-Varsity Quiz Competition in Agriculture
Students of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Unilorin, have won the first position in the first Prof. Bola Ikotun Annual Inter-Varsity Quiz Competition. The Dean of Agriculture in the universit...

Medical Practitioners Plan Protest March in Ilorin
Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), is planning a protest march next Tuesday in Ilorin, the state capital in honour of its departed colleague, Dr. Ariyo Adewunmi, who was killed last Thursday ...

How Kwara Govt Empowers Youths - Yusuf
The Youth Empowerment Coordinator, Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State, Mrs. Yusuf Aminat Folake Olaniyi, in this interview, speaks on the efforts of the state government to positively engage the youth. Excerp...

Nigeria has Sunk into the Labyrinth of Corruption - Akanbi
Elder statesman and a former Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other-related offences Commission, ICPC, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan, the 36 state Governors, other politi...

Nembe Eye NPFL Win in Kwara
Nembe City technical adviser, Meremu Okara is confident his side will grab their second victories on the road at Kwara United. The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) newcomers shocked Heartland 2-1 in ...

Baraje Appointed NRC Chairman
President Goodluck Jonathan Monday approved the appointments of the chairmen and members of boards of federal government parastatals. The president announced the constitution of the boards through a statement signed...

2013-04-23

Masud Adebimpe Loses Wife
Wife of the publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Hajia Bilikis Mas'ud Adebimpe, is dead. Aged 45, Hajia Bilikis died on Sunday morning at her Agbo-Oba residence in Ilorin, t...

Saraki Urge Football League Clubs to Review Sack of League Management Company
The Proprietor of Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABSFC), Senator Bukola Saraki, has called on the chairman of the football league clubs to reconsider the organisation's decision to sack the League Management Com...

ASUU Assures UNILORIN of Strike-Free Academic Calendar
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin chapter, has said that it was determined to sustain the uninterrupted academic calendar and strike- free institution which the university is reputed for...

NANS Seeks Free, Qualitative Education in Higher Institutions
The National Association of Nigerian Students and the Diocese of Offa, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), have called on the Federal Government to adequately fund tertiary institutions to provide qualitative and a...

UNILORIN Students Decry Lack of Water in Hostels
Students of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State,  have urged owners of private hostels within and outside the school campus to provide potable water for students. The News Agency of Nigeria repor...

Ilorin Doctor Murder: God Will Avenge - Family
Relatives of immediate past Vice Chairman of Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr. Adewunmi Ariyo Ariyo, who was killed in Ilorin last Thursday, yesterday said though investigati...

Kwara State Govt Promises Affordable Healthcare
The Kwara State government in central Nigeria has expressed its readiness to provide modern equipment for general hospitals and specialist hospitals in the state to meet international standard. At the award of ...

Communal Clash: Offa, Erin-Ile'll Live in Peace - Ahmed
In spite of the fatal communal clashes between the two hitherto peaceful communities of Offa and Erin-Ile, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has emphasised that the communities were destined to live together, st...

PIB Should be Premised on Equity, Justice - Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has advised the National Assembly that the Petroleum Industry Bill, when finally passed, should be premised on the principles of equity and justice in order to promote peace and de...

National Council on Sports Meets in Ilorin
The National Council on Sports, which comprises National Sports Commission (NSC), the 36 states and the FCT, Military and Para-military sports representatives and other critical stakeholders, is meeting in Ilorin, Kwar...

2013-04-22

N21bn scam: SFU drag Saraki to court
Following the N21 billion financial allegation involving the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, the special fraud unit, SFU, of the State Security Services, SSS, has concluded arrangements to a...

'Amnesty to Boko Haram Should be Conditional' - Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed was recently interviewed on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crises, national insecurity and other partisan issues. What is your reaction to the allegation that y...

Traditional Ruler after my Life - Petty Trader
A middle aged petty trader, Mr. Kunle Ayodele of Elegosi compound in Egosi, Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara state, has appealed to the state commissioner of police to save him from alleged continued harassment, ass...

Alfa Belgore in Support of Parliamentary System
Alfa Modibo Belgore, former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), is undoubtedly vast in the political and judicial affairs of the country. In the legal profession where he has made his marks for instance, he is readily seen...

Gov Ahmed Seeks More Public, Private Partnership
The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for greater private sector participation in the promotion of cultural tourism because of its significance in socio-economic transformation of the country....

Ambali Opposes JAMB Scrapping
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has said the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board may lead to the loss of national unity in matriculation examinations of universitie...

Don Faults FG on Appointment of Heads of Agencies
Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, University of Ilorin, Professor Isaac Abiodun Adimula has faulted the manner in which Federal Government appointed head of Federal Agencies based on political affiliat...

NGE Urges Due Process in Investigation of Journalists
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) on Sunday urged due process in the investigation of journalists for any offence. In a communiqué it issued at the end of its Standing Committee Meeting in Ilorin, the ...

Heritage Bank: Offering Free COT Services as Unique Selling Point
Generally, financial institutions rely heavily on fees and commissions to prop up their operating profits and also to meet their day to day operations. These charges which range from fees for administrative, v...

Kwara Now New Face of Governance, Says NGE President
The President of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), Mr. Femi Adesina, has described the current spate of development in Kwara State as the new face of governance in Nigeria. Adesina disclosed this in Ilorin, a...

Kwara Students Laud Ahmed over N298m Bursary
The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over the payment of N50million bursary to students in the state out of N298 million expected to be paid. Senate...

Airforce Construct Flood Drainage for Oloje Community
House owners and residents at Oloje Housing Estate, in the neighbourhood of Oloje Airmen barrack in Ilorin, Kwara State have commended men and officers of the 203 Medium Airlift Group barrack for efforts at arresting pere...

2013-04-21

Opinion: Breathing Live into Patigi Regatta
By Atiegba Culture has been subjected to various definitions by different school of thoughts including, ‘the complex collection of knowledge, folklore, language rules, rituals habits, lifestyles, attitu...

Harmony Holdings Takes over Kwara Rail Mass Transit
The Kwara State Government has handed over the operation of the Kwara State Rail Mass Transit Scheme to Harmony Holdings Limited. This is in line with the objective of the state government to reorganise and r...

KWSG to Complete 13 Water Projects in April
The Kwara Government has said it would complete work on the 13 new water projects across the three senatorial districts of the state by the end of April. The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Abubak...

Guild of Editors Decries State of Insecurity
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) at the weekend expressed concerns over the state of insecurity in the country, stressing the need for security agencies to step up fight against crimes. It also frowned again...

Nigerian Medical Association Vows to Assist Police Find Killers of Ex-Leader
Adewunmi Ariyo was killed in his house on Thursday. The Chairman of the Kwara State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association, Olayinka Buari, on Saturday said the association was collaborating...

Murder of Kwara Police Commissioner: IG Accused of Inhumanity
Police Inspector General Abubakar Mohammed is being criticized for his indifferent response to the murder of Kwara State Police Commissioner, Chinwike Asadu. Mr. Asadu was murdered March 2 at his home in Amorji...