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2013-04-20
Kwara United Denounce Attack on Ref Udoh
Against the insinuation that a referee, Anietie Udoh, was attacked by Kwara United Football Club fans, the club have denounced the allegation, describing it as frivolous and an attempt to paint Kwara United in bad ligh...
Against the insinuation that a referee, Anietie Udoh, was attacked by Kwara United Football Club fans, the club have denounced the allegation, describing it as frivolous and an attempt to paint Kwara United in bad ligh...
Ramat Abaya Hails Pro-Wrestling Federation
Kwara State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Hajia Ramat Abaya, has commended Nigeria (Pro) Wrestling Federation for its untiring efforts towards using the game to promote unity among Nigerians. S...
Kwara State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Hajia Ramat Abaya, has commended Nigeria (Pro) Wrestling Federation for its untiring efforts towards using the game to promote unity among Nigerians. S...
Sheikh Akoshile's Fidau Holds in Kwara
A huge crowd of eminent Nigerians, Islamic scholars and sympathisers were in Oro community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara state yesterday to witness the Fidau prayer of late Sheikh Abdus-Salam Muhammadu Tha...
A huge crowd of eminent Nigerians, Islamic scholars and sympathisers were in Oro community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara state yesterday to witness the Fidau prayer of late Sheikh Abdus-Salam Muhammadu Tha...
Kwara ACN's Divided House and APC Merger
Although the National Working Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria, through its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hajia Hauwa Galma, had reportedly declared the purported dissolution of the Kwara State Careta...
Although the National Working Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria, through its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hajia Hauwa Galma, had reportedly declared the purported dissolution of the Kwara State Careta...
Indecent Dressing - 74 Unilorin Students Face Disciplinary Panel
Seventy four students of the University of Ilorin who were recently picked up on campus over indecent dressing have appeared before the university's disciplinary panel. The students appeared before the panel on...
Seventy four students of the University of Ilorin who were recently picked up on campus over indecent dressing have appeared before the university's disciplinary panel. The students appeared before the panel on...
Police Investigate Doctor's Murder
The Kwara State Police Command may have commenced investigations into the murder of immediate past Vice Chairman of the Ilorin State Chapter, Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr. Ariyo Adewunmi. Adewunmi, the pro...
The Kwara State Police Command may have commenced investigations into the murder of immediate past Vice Chairman of the Ilorin State Chapter, Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr. Ariyo Adewunmi. Adewunmi, the pro...
Abduction of Physically Challenged Persons Increases in Ilorin
Kwarans are beginning to be worried over the rise in the cases of kidnapping of hunchbacks and albinos in some parts of the state. But the Kwara state Police command spokesman Deputy Superintendent Olufemi Fabo...
Kwarans are beginning to be worried over the rise in the cases of kidnapping of hunchbacks and albinos in some parts of the state. But the Kwara state Police command spokesman Deputy Superintendent Olufemi Fabo...
2013-04-19
Gunmen Kill Former Kwara State NMDAN Vice Chairman
Unknown gun men have assassinated a former vice chairman of Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr. Adewunmi Ariyo. The 42 years old Ariyo, until his untimely death, w...
Unknown gun men have assassinated a former vice chairman of Kwara State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Dental Association of Nigeria, Dr. Adewunmi Ariyo. The 42 years old Ariyo, until his untimely death, w...
Sustaining the Saraki Dynasty
Former Kwara State governor, Senator Bukola Saraki and his siblings are doing no less to keeping their family name alive, a move that may go a long way to further bring their family into positive reckoning. If ...
Former Kwara State governor, Senator Bukola Saraki and his siblings are doing no less to keeping their family name alive, a move that may go a long way to further bring their family into positive reckoning. If ...
Bolaji Abdullahi Plans 'Ilorin Retreat' to Hijack NPL
A new twist may have been introduced into the battle for supremacy between the Club Owners an Chairmen of the NPFL on one hand, and the LMC, following the rumors of a meeting being organised in Ilorin by the Minister f...
A new twist may have been introduced into the battle for supremacy between the Club Owners an Chairmen of the NPFL on one hand, and the LMC, following the rumors of a meeting being organised in Ilorin by the Minister f...
Robbers Snatch Ex-Moro LG Boss' Car
A five- man gang of armed robbers on Wednesday in Ilorin snatched the car of a former Chairman of Moro Local Government Council in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulraheem Adisa. The metallic gold colored Honda Accord...
A five- man gang of armed robbers on Wednesday in Ilorin snatched the car of a former Chairman of Moro Local Government Council in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulraheem Adisa. The metallic gold colored Honda Accord...
Letter: Repair Kwara Road
By Dr. Caleb Momoh The Ita Elepa-Osin road has become an eyesore in Ilorin in recent times. If Kwara State Governor Fatai Ahmed pretends not to know, it is rather unfortunate. Must a whole community suffer beca...
By Dr. Caleb Momoh The Ita Elepa-Osin road has become an eyesore in Ilorin in recent times. If Kwara State Governor Fatai Ahmed pretends not to know, it is rather unfortunate. Must a whole community suffer beca...
NGE Visits Kwara
The newly elected executive committee of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) will hold its first standing committee meeting in Ilorin from 18-20 April, 2013. While the meeting proper will hold on 18th, the editor...
The newly elected executive committee of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) will hold its first standing committee meeting in Ilorin from 18-20 April, 2013. While the meeting proper will hold on 18th, the editor...
1.8 Million Children Orphaned by HIV/Aids Related Death - Health Official
The Kwara State Ministry of Health Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, Salimot Lawal, said on Thursday that more than 1.8 million Nigerian children had been orphaned by HIV and AIDS- related deaths. Mrs. Lawal said this ...
The Kwara State Ministry of Health Coordinator for HIV/AIDS, Salimot Lawal, said on Thursday that more than 1.8 million Nigerian children had been orphaned by HIV and AIDS- related deaths. Mrs. Lawal said this ...
Kwara: Raising the Bar on Development Projects
Upon assumption of office as the Executive Governor of Kwara State on May 29, 2011, Alhaji Abdilfatah Ahmed told the mammoth crowd at the Metropolitan Square, Ilorin that his administration would ensure the full comple...
Upon assumption of office as the Executive Governor of Kwara State on May 29, 2011, Alhaji Abdilfatah Ahmed told the mammoth crowd at the Metropolitan Square, Ilorin that his administration would ensure the full comple...
5,000 People Benefit from Free Medical Tests by AMLSN in Kwara
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Kwara State chapter, has carried out free screening among over 5,000 people on various forms of illness in different communities. The assoc...
The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), Kwara State chapter, has carried out free screening among over 5,000 people on various forms of illness in different communities. The assoc...
Film on Shonga Farms Wins Award in France
Global acclaim again came the way of Kwara's Shonga Farm Project when 'A Farm for Africa', a film on the initiative won a Grand Prix at the International Festival of Corporate Film and TV on Ecology and Sustainable Develo...
Global acclaim again came the way of Kwara's Shonga Farm Project when 'A Farm for Africa', a film on the initiative won a Grand Prix at the International Festival of Corporate Film and TV on Ecology and Sustainable Develo...
2013-04-18
'Nigeria Needs More Educated People to Overcome Challenges'
The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education has said that the country would overcome its developmental challenges by increasing the number of its educated masses. Mr. AbdulAzeez Oy...
The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-formal Education has said that the country would overcome its developmental challenges by increasing the number of its educated masses. Mr. AbdulAzeez Oy...
Unilorin ASUU Tasks Okonjo on Development
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Ilorin chapter has reiterated that, "its mantra is unionism for development" and urged the newly appointed governing council under the chairmanship Pr...
Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, University of Ilorin chapter has reiterated that, "its mantra is unionism for development" and urged the newly appointed governing council under the chairmanship Pr...
Asa River: Kwara Lauds FG
The Kwara State Government has commended the Federal Government over the on-going channelization of Asa River, saying that the project would stop to the perennial flooding experienced in the state. The state Co...
The Kwara State Government has commended the Federal Government over the on-going channelization of Asa River, saying that the project would stop to the perennial flooding experienced in the state. The state Co...
Credit Bureau Expert Advocates Review of Section 215 of the 1999 Constitution
In order to ensure that the Nigeria Police remains peoples’ police and not to be used against the people and for bad governance, a renounced Credit Bureau Managing Director, Mr Tunde Popoola has advocated for rev...
In order to ensure that the Nigeria Police remains peoples’ police and not to be used against the people and for bad governance, a renounced Credit Bureau Managing Director, Mr Tunde Popoola has advocated for rev...
Ahmed Charges Trade, Labour Unions on Economic Development
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on trade and labour unions to partner governments for the attainment of economic growth in the country. Governor Ahmed made the call in Ilorin on Tuesday...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on trade and labour unions to partner governments for the attainment of economic growth in the country. Governor Ahmed made the call in Ilorin on Tuesday...
Glorious Day for Kwara's Qur'an Memorisers
Knowledge they say is power and there is no limitation to how far one can go in seeking knowledge even if it means travelling as far as China as prescribed by Allah, our creator. Little wonder, therefore, when ...
Knowledge they say is power and there is no limitation to how far one can go in seeking knowledge even if it means travelling as far as China as prescribed by Allah, our creator. Little wonder, therefore, when ...
Taskforce Seals 8 Patent Medicine Shops in Ilorin
The Kwara State Taskforce on Counterfeit Drugs on Tuesday sealed eight patent medicine stores in Ilorin for selling counterfeit drugs and failure to register with the State Government. The Chairman of the Taskf...
The Kwara State Taskforce on Counterfeit Drugs on Tuesday sealed eight patent medicine stores in Ilorin for selling counterfeit drugs and failure to register with the State Government. The Chairman of the Taskf...
Malaria: 'Kwara Distributes One Million Nets'
The Kwara government says it has distributed one million insecticide-treated nets to households in an effort to fight malaria. Alhaji Kayode Issa, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in an intervie...
The Kwara government says it has distributed one million insecticide-treated nets to households in an effort to fight malaria. Alhaji Kayode Issa, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in an intervie...
Kwara Govt Pledges to Employ all Indigenous First Class Graduates
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to employ all the indigenes of the state that obtained first class from any institution of learning across the country. The Special Assistant to the Gove...
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to employ all the indigenes of the state that obtained first class from any institution of learning across the country. The Special Assistant to the Gove...
African Development Bank Lauds Kwara Fadama Projects
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has commended Kwara Fadama Office, Ilorin, for full implementation of the Fadama projects in the state. The African Development Bank Project Team Leader, Mr Evans Ntagwabira,...
The African Development Bank (AFDB) has commended Kwara Fadama Office, Ilorin, for full implementation of the Fadama projects in the state. The African Development Bank Project Team Leader, Mr Evans Ntagwabira,...
NPFL: Unuanel Rates Kwara United High
Coach of Kwara United Samson Unuanel has rated his team high in their Nigeria Professional Football League campaign after week seven game. United are placed 10th on the table, with nine points to show for their...
Coach of Kwara United Samson Unuanel has rated his team high in their Nigeria Professional Football League campaign after week seven game. United are placed 10th on the table, with nine points to show for their...
Rainstorm Destroys N80 Million Property in Kwara
At least property worth over N80 million have been lost to rainstorm in Kwara State since the beginning of 2013 rainy season in February, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Emergency and Relief Services, Alhaj...
At least property worth over N80 million have been lost to rainstorm in Kwara State since the beginning of 2013 rainy season in February, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Emergency and Relief Services, Alhaj...
Court Orders 11 Beggars to Pay N1,000 Fine Each
The 11 people were convicted of street begging. An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday imposed a N1,000 fine on each of the 11 beggars arraigned before i...
The 11 people were convicted of street begging. An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday imposed a N1,000 fine on each of the 11 beggars arraigned before i...
Saraki Advises LAK Jimoh to Drop Case
The former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has advised Alhaji L. A. K. Jimoh, a senatorial aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2011 primaries election to change his mind on the appeal an...
The former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has advised Alhaji L. A. K. Jimoh, a senatorial aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2011 primaries election to change his mind on the appeal an...
Offa/Erinle Crisis: Panel Submits Report
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has reiterated that Offa and Erin-Ile communities are destined to live together and has therefore implored them to see differences as sources of strength and not weakness....
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has reiterated that Offa and Erin-Ile communities are destined to live together and has therefore implored them to see differences as sources of strength and not weakness....
Kwara to start work on N9.2bn road projects
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that the construction of the N8bn Kaiama/Kish Road project and the N1.2bn Rore-Ipetu-Aran-Orin Road will commence soon. In an interview with journal...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that the construction of the N8bn Kaiama/Kish Road project and the N1.2bn Rore-Ipetu-Aran-Orin Road will commence soon. In an interview with journal...
2013-04-17
Court Dissolves 5-Yr-Old Marriage over Childlessness
An Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between one Aminat Tunde and her husband, Jimoh, over lack of a child in the union. The 43-year-old house wife had approached the court to d...
An Ilorin Area Court on Tuesday dissolved the five-year-old marriage between one Aminat Tunde and her husband, Jimoh, over lack of a child in the union. The 43-year-old house wife had approached the court to d...
Ahmed Inspects Projects
Kwara State Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has embarked on an inspection tour of projects which were initiated by him or by his predecessor. The tour was informed by the need to ensure that projects are executed acc...
Kwara State Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has embarked on an inspection tour of projects which were initiated by him or by his predecessor. The tour was informed by the need to ensure that projects are executed acc...
Group Cautions PDP Members on Party Supremacy
A group, Grassroots Politicians of Nigeria (GPN), an arm of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has cautioned members of the PDP to pursue their ambition with decorum without disobeying the party’s rule...
A group, Grassroots Politicians of Nigeria (GPN), an arm of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has cautioned members of the PDP to pursue their ambition with decorum without disobeying the party’s rule...
NAPTTON Decries Menace of Fake Drugs
The National President of National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria, Mr. Yusuf Hojapa, has said the high incidence of substandard and adulterated drugs in the country was ...
The National President of National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria, Mr. Yusuf Hojapa, has said the high incidence of substandard and adulterated drugs in the country was ...
Nigerian Table Tennis Federation to Organise Regular Contests
The President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Mr Kayode Omotose has promised to organise regular table tennis championships as a way of putting the athletes in shape. Mr Omotose made this known in Ilori...
The President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, Mr Kayode Omotose has promised to organise regular table tennis championships as a way of putting the athletes in shape. Mr Omotose made this known in Ilori...
Kwara State Screens 3,000 Pilgrims for 2013 Hajj
In preparations for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board North Central Nigeria has screened over 3000 intending Pilgrims from the state for the exercise. ...
In preparations for this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board North Central Nigeria has screened over 3000 intending Pilgrims from the state for the exercise. ...
Kwara ACN Crisis: CPC Lauds Olawepo's Reinstatement
The Kwara State chapter of Congress for Progressive Change(CPC) has commended the decision of the National Secretariat of Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) in resolving crisis among its members in the state. Th...
The Kwara State chapter of Congress for Progressive Change(CPC) has commended the decision of the National Secretariat of Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN) in resolving crisis among its members in the state. Th...
Court Dissolves Marriage for Husband's Talkativeness
An Ilorin Area Court on Monday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Taofikat Bello and her husband Jimoh on grounds that the husband talks too much. Taofikat, 33, a resident of Osere Area, Ilorin, had pr...
An Ilorin Area Court on Monday dissolved a three-year-old marriage between Taofikat Bello and her husband Jimoh on grounds that the husband talks too much. Taofikat, 33, a resident of Osere Area, Ilorin, had pr...
'Transporters Contribute N140m Annually to Kwara IGR'
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Kwara State contribute about N140 million annually to the government internally generated revenue (IGR), the union’s chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Isa O...
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Kwara State contribute about N140 million annually to the government internally generated revenue (IGR), the union’s chairman, Alhaji Aliyu Isa O...
Breast Cancer is Preventable, Says Expert
Women over 40 have a higher risk of having breast cancer. The Executive Director, Kwara Advanced Diagnostic Centre, Ilorin, Kenneth Ejiogu, said on Tuesday that breast cancer is preventable if women embark on y...
Women over 40 have a higher risk of having breast cancer. The Executive Director, Kwara Advanced Diagnostic Centre, Ilorin, Kenneth Ejiogu, said on Tuesday that breast cancer is preventable if women embark on y...
2015 Ambition Sets Kwara APC on Fire
The much touted fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) into All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara state is currently facing a setback ov...
The much touted fusion of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) and All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) into All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara state is currently facing a setback ov...
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