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2013-04-16
Opinion - Prof. Shuaibu Oba Abdulraheem: Celebrating an Icon, A Great Leader
By Abdulrahman Abdulrahim One universal consensus about leadership is that it is a process through which a person influences and motivates others to get involved in the accomplishment of a particular task. Wh...
By Abdulrahman Abdulrahim One universal consensus about leadership is that it is a process through which a person influences and motivates others to get involved in the accomplishment of a particular task. Wh...
Opinion - Kwara State: The Sarakis' Mine
By Adeeko Ademola Abayomi (@OccupyNaija) and Onanubi Niyi Not long ago, I wrote an article titled In “Kwara State, Poverty Said Hi” which consistently focused on the level of poverty in Kwara state...
By Adeeko Ademola Abayomi (@OccupyNaija) and Onanubi Niyi Not long ago, I wrote an article titled In “Kwara State, Poverty Said Hi” which consistently focused on the level of poverty in Kwara state...
Engineer Adebayo Advocates Regular Physical Exercise Among Nigerians
An appeal has gone to Nigerians to pay more attention to healthy living through adequate physical exercise of their body. The appeal was made in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, by the Group Chief Executive Of...
An appeal has gone to Nigerians to pay more attention to healthy living through adequate physical exercise of their body. The appeal was made in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, by the Group Chief Executive Of...
Lawyer Held for Assaulting Bank Officials
For allegedly assaulting bank officials, a lawyer, Mr. Oyeleye Joseph, 57 of No. 28, Asa Dam Road, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. Oyeleye was arraigned on a two-count charge of ...
For allegedly assaulting bank officials, a lawyer, Mr. Oyeleye Joseph, 57 of No. 28, Asa Dam Road, Ilorin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. Oyeleye was arraigned on a two-count charge of ...
Bricklayer Remanded for Fraud
A 35-year-old bricklayer, Abubakar Mustapha of Mejindadi Area, Ilorin, who allegedly defrauded a man under the pretext of selling a land to him has been remanded at Federal Medium Security Prison, Mandala area, Ilorin....
A 35-year-old bricklayer, Abubakar Mustapha of Mejindadi Area, Ilorin, who allegedly defrauded a man under the pretext of selling a land to him has been remanded at Federal Medium Security Prison, Mandala area, Ilorin....
KWABES, GLOBACOM Partner to Absorb 500 Youths
In line with its resolve to eradicate youth unemployment in the state, the Kwara State government through the KWABES programmes has partnered with GLOBACOM Nigeria Limited on its public call office initiative. ...
In line with its resolve to eradicate youth unemployment in the state, the Kwara State government through the KWABES programmes has partnered with GLOBACOM Nigeria Limited on its public call office initiative. ...
Bayelsa Win Restored Confidence - Dogo
ABS gaffer, Kabiru Sulaiman Dogo, has declared that Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Bayelsa United has injected them with a healthy dose of confidence ahead of subsequent fixtures. Without a point in three matc...
ABS gaffer, Kabiru Sulaiman Dogo, has declared that Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Bayelsa United has injected them with a healthy dose of confidence ahead of subsequent fixtures. Without a point in three matc...
Kwara Government and Democracy Gains
In a democracy, the place of the legistaure cannot be underplayed. A state House of Assembly is seen as the mouth piece of people of a state. Its members, who represent various constituencies bring the opinions, compla...
In a democracy, the place of the legistaure cannot be underplayed. A state House of Assembly is seen as the mouth piece of people of a state. Its members, who represent various constituencies bring the opinions, compla...
ACN Nullifies Sack of Kwara Caretaker C'ttee
The National Working Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as null and void the purported dissolution of the Kwara State Caretaker Committee of the party, and the appointment of one Toyin Ayin...
The National Working Committee of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as null and void the purported dissolution of the Kwara State Caretaker Committee of the party, and the appointment of one Toyin Ayin...
Saraki Pays Double Bonus to ABS for Beating Bayelsa Utd
Dr Bukola Saraki, Proprietor, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin, has announced the payment of double bonus to the players and officials of the team for winning their Sunday game. ABS had on Sunday at th...
Dr Bukola Saraki, Proprietor, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin, has announced the payment of double bonus to the players and officials of the team for winning their Sunday game. ABS had on Sunday at th...
'Boko Haram Not Fighting for Islam' - Jimoh
Chairman, Committee of Muslim Organisations in Kwara State, Professor Shehu Ahmad Jimoh, has challenged Colleges of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies spread across the 19 Northern states of the country to look into the ...
Chairman, Committee of Muslim Organisations in Kwara State, Professor Shehu Ahmad Jimoh, has challenged Colleges of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies spread across the 19 Northern states of the country to look into the ...
2013-04-15
Oshatoba Tasks Government on Football Development
A FIFA licensed agent, Mr. Goke Oshatoba has tasked governments at all levels to give more attention to the discovering of talents in football as a way of raising local and international stars for the country. ...
A FIFA licensed agent, Mr. Goke Oshatoba has tasked governments at all levels to give more attention to the discovering of talents in football as a way of raising local and international stars for the country. ...
Man Matcheted for Refusing to Give Daughter in Marriage
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has remanded a man, Abdullahi Anaruwa of Ali Kaikai Camp, via Bode-Saadu, Kwara State, who allegedly conspired with his brother, Abdullahi Bature Sheu (now at large) and attempted to kill a m...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has remanded a man, Abdullahi Anaruwa of Ali Kaikai Camp, via Bode-Saadu, Kwara State, who allegedly conspired with his brother, Abdullahi Bature Sheu (now at large) and attempted to kill a m...
Otun-Oro not Owner of Oro Title, Says Appeal Court
The Appeal Court has ordered that the nine generic towns in the Oro Kingdom should retain ‘Oro’ as suffix to their original names. The court ordered further that none of the nine towns in the king...
The Appeal Court has ordered that the nine generic towns in the Oro Kingdom should retain ‘Oro’ as suffix to their original names. The court ordered further that none of the nine towns in the king...
Kwara ACN in Disarray as Dissolution of Caretaker Committee is Declared Null and Void
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hajia Hauwa Shuaibu Galma, the party said only the National Executive Committee of the party can dissolve the duly-constituted careta...
In a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hajia Hauwa Shuaibu Galma, the party said only the National Executive Committee of the party can dissolve the duly-constituted careta...
NPFL: Kwara United Hold Enyimba in Aba
Kwara United did well to hold host Enyimba to a goalless draw in a week seven game of the Nigeria Professional Football League played in Aba. United have lost their week six fixture in Ilorin to a less fancied ...
Kwara United did well to hold host Enyimba to a goalless draw in a week seven game of the Nigeria Professional Football League played in Aba. United have lost their week six fixture in Ilorin to a less fancied ...
Offa: NSCDC Nabs 2 Students, 2 Vigilante Members over Motorbike Theft
Two young men who claimed to be students of Kwara state College of Health Technology, Offa, have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara state over motorcycle theft. ...
Two young men who claimed to be students of Kwara state College of Health Technology, Offa, have been arrested by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara state over motorcycle theft. ...
Perform or be Sanctioned, Ahmed Tells Contractors
Contractors handling various projects in Kwara state may be in for “a serious battle” with the state government unless they live up to their deadline contractual agreements mainly fixed for May 29 this year...
Contractors handling various projects in Kwara state may be in for “a serious battle” with the state government unless they live up to their deadline contractual agreements mainly fixed for May 29 this year...
Fishes May Face Extinction by 2048, Expert Warns
A professor of Hydrobiology has predicted that fishes and other marine animals may face extinction by 2048 if the current trend overfishing in both fresh and ocean waters are not checked. Quoting research repor...
A professor of Hydrobiology has predicted that fishes and other marine animals may face extinction by 2048 if the current trend overfishing in both fresh and ocean waters are not checked. Quoting research repor...
2013-04-14
Court Remands Suspected Indian Hemp Seller
An Ilorin Magistrate Court yesterday remanded a 22-year-old man, Shola Bayo of No. 75, Awodi Area, Ilorin, at Federal Prison, Oke-kura, Ilorin, for allegedly selling substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Bayo ...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court yesterday remanded a 22-year-old man, Shola Bayo of No. 75, Awodi Area, Ilorin, at Federal Prison, Oke-kura, Ilorin, for allegedly selling substance suspected to be Indian hemp. Bayo ...
KWHA Rejects Motion on Review of Voters Register
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday refused to deliberate on the motion seeking the review of voters register in the state in preparation for the forthcoming local government election. The notice of ...
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday refused to deliberate on the motion seeking the review of voters register in the state in preparation for the forthcoming local government election. The notice of ...
Gbemi Saraki Moves To Alleviate Wale Babalakin's Multiple Troubles
Gbemi, the Defeated Gubernatorial aspirant and member of powerful political family - Saraki has embraced a new challenge. According to societynowng she has initiate moves to bail out embattled city businessman,...
Gbemi, the Defeated Gubernatorial aspirant and member of powerful political family - Saraki has embraced a new challenge. According to societynowng she has initiate moves to bail out embattled city businessman,...
Don Lists Guidelines for Successful Campus Life
A Lecturer at the Department of English and Drama, Kaduna State University, Dr. Olatunde Ayodabo, has given some tips on how students can live a successful campus life. Speaking at a public lecture organised ...
A Lecturer at the Department of English and Drama, Kaduna State University, Dr. Olatunde Ayodabo, has given some tips on how students can live a successful campus life. Speaking at a public lecture organised ...
Protesters Run into Gov's Convoy in Ilorin
Some residents of Ilorin, the Kwara capital yesterday took to the streets in protest over erratic power supply in some parts of the metropolis which has paralysed business and social activities in their areas. ...
Some residents of Ilorin, the Kwara capital yesterday took to the streets in protest over erratic power supply in some parts of the metropolis which has paralysed business and social activities in their areas. ...
Engendering Executive/Legislative Harmony
The National Institute for Legislative Studies recently held a two-day workshop in Ilorin focussing on how to minimise conflict between the executive and legislature. Hammed Shittu, in Ilorin, reports Mutual ...
The National Institute for Legislative Studies recently held a two-day workshop in Ilorin focussing on how to minimise conflict between the executive and legislature. Hammed Shittu, in Ilorin, reports Mutual ...
As South African Retail Outlets Swoop on Nigeria...
The penetration of South African-owned retailers like Shoprite, Game Stores, PEP and Massmart into major Nigerian cities has been attributed to the favourable investment climate and the big market in Nigeria. When ...
The penetration of South African-owned retailers like Shoprite, Game Stores, PEP and Massmart into major Nigerian cities has been attributed to the favourable investment climate and the big market in Nigeria. When ...
Kwara SWAN expresses worry over Kwara Utd, ABS performances
Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed displeasure over the performances of the two Premier League clubs in the state- Kwara United and Abubakar Bukola Saraki in the on-going...
Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has expressed displeasure over the performances of the two Premier League clubs in the state- Kwara United and Abubakar Bukola Saraki in the on-going...
Kwara's Dwindling Revenue: Harmony Holdings To The Rescue
In the federation allocation formula, Kwara State is number three from the bottom. The meager allocation the state is receiving from the centre, is no doubt a source of headache for the successful and incumbent adminis...
In the federation allocation formula, Kwara State is number three from the bottom. The meager allocation the state is receiving from the centre, is no doubt a source of headache for the successful and incumbent adminis...
Gov. Ahmed, Defies Protocol, Pledges Protesters More Transformers
In a rare display of responsive leadership, Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed on Saturday pledged protesting students of University of Ilorin regular power supply with the provision of electricity transformers....
In a rare display of responsive leadership, Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed on Saturday pledged protesting students of University of Ilorin regular power supply with the provision of electricity transformers....
2013-04-13
Poverty pushed me into cab driving - Female school teacher
Rather than starve with her retiree husband and 11-year old son, a teacher, Mrs. Temidayo Fagbenle, took up commercial driving in Ilorin, Kwara State. Success Nwogu reports For Mrs. Temidayo ...
Rather than starve with her retiree husband and 11-year old son, a teacher, Mrs. Temidayo Fagbenle, took up commercial driving in Ilorin, Kwara State. Success Nwogu reports For Mrs. Temidayo ...
Ali Ahmad donates 3 classrooms to pri school
Political Office holders in Kwara State have been urged to embark on programmes that would assist and benefit the people of the state. The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fu...
Political Office holders in Kwara State have been urged to embark on programmes that would assist and benefit the people of the state. The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fu...
Asadu's killers have murdered sleep, says I-G at Kwara CP's burial
Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar vowed yesterday that the police would get the killers of the Kwara State Police Commissioner,Chinwike Asadu,sooner than later. Mr.Asadu who was assassinated in En...
Inspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar vowed yesterday that the police would get the killers of the Kwara State Police Commissioner,Chinwike Asadu,sooner than later. Mr.Asadu who was assassinated in En...
Tears as Slain Kwara CP is Buried
Tears flowed Friday at Onuiyi community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as the remains of the late Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinweike Asadu were laid to rest. Asadu who was killed on...
Tears flowed Friday at Onuiyi community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as the remains of the late Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinweike Asadu were laid to rest. Asadu who was killed on...
Kwara CP Murder: Police Arrest Key Suspects
The Enugu State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested key suspects in the murder of former Kwara State commissioner of police, Chinweike Asadu. The state Police Commissioner, Tonye Ebitibituwa disclosed thi...
The Enugu State Police Command, on Thursday, said it has arrested key suspects in the murder of former Kwara State commissioner of police, Chinweike Asadu. The state Police Commissioner, Tonye Ebitibituwa disclosed thi...
Slain Kwara CP, Asadu Buried Amidst Tears
The remains of the late Kwara State Commissioner of police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu were laid to rest, Friday, amidst tears from hundreds of mourners who gathered at the St Victor's Catholic Church, Onuiyi in Nsukka Local G...
The remains of the late Kwara State Commissioner of police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu were laid to rest, Friday, amidst tears from hundreds of mourners who gathered at the St Victor's Catholic Church, Onuiyi in Nsukka Local G...
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