2013-03-27

Offa/Erinle: Kwara State Govt. Relaxes Curfew
The Kwara State Government has relaxed the 9-hour curfew imposed on Offa and Erin-Ile Communities to between 11p.m and 6am to allow for the celebration of Easter festivities . Secretary to the State Government...

Street Begging is Illegal in Kwara - Commissioner
Chief Samuel Bamgboye, Kwara Commissioner for Social Development, Culture and Tourism  has said that street begging is illegal in the state. Bamgboye told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tues...

Maliki Appointed New COREN Registrar
The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has appointed Mr Wopa Maliki as the new Registrar. The information is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the Head Public Rela...

NUC Boss Decries Scholars' Attitude to Research
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, has decried the nonchalant attitude of some Nigerian academics to research. He made the observation on Monday in Ilori...

Kwara Govt Procures Thirteen Ambulances for General Hospitals
In a bid to ensure the well-being of Kwara residents, the Kwara State government in collaboration with Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) office has procured thirteen ambulances for General Hospitals and equipment for...

Heartland Ready to Pound Kwara
Heartland attacking midfielder, Ikechukwu Ibenegbu has said there is no panic over his side's mid-week Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Matchday 4 at high-riding Kwara United in llorin. The Afonja Wa...

Kwara Utd Dominate the Predictor's XI
After their Matchday 3 win in the NPFL against Sharks in Port Harcourt, Kwara United have three of their playing personnel named in The Predictor's XI. Goalkeeper Kazeem Yekeen as well as outfield players, Gani...

2013-03-26

Saraki Distributes Educational Materials Worth Millions of Naira to JAMB/UTME Students
The law maker representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday distributed educational materials worth millions to 1,525 students in the state. The materials were distributed to the...

NPFL: Victory over Sharks will Spur Kwara Utd - Unuanel
Kwara United will host Heartland in a week four game of the Nigeria Professional Football League, and the Afonja Warriors are set to continue winning. Coach of United Samson Unuanel believes the 1-0 victory ove...

My Wife is a Talkative, Husband Tells Court
Muyideen Idris of Gambari area of Kwara State, on Monday, told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife, Jemilat Muyideen, is a “talkative” and had funny manners. “My wife cannot hold on to any secr...

Journalists Deserve Better Working Conditions, Says Don
The Provost, College of Information Communication Technology Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Innocent Okoye, has advocated better working condition for journalists in the country to enhance their productivity...

Kwara CAN Blames Boko Haram Insurgency on Failure of Leadership
The Boko Haram insurgency will disappear if political leaders refuse to play politics with religion, the Chairman of  the Kwara State Branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. James Folaranmi, has...

Minister Hinges Food Sufficiency on Mechanised Farming
For the agriculture transformation agenda of the current administration, which is aimed at adding 20 million metric tonnes of food to the country’s domestic supply by 2015 and creating 3.5 million jobs, the natio...

Political Will Needed to Fight Corruption - Justice Akanbi
First chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and a former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has said corruption in the country can only be fough...

Esie Community Celebrates Esie Stone Images
People of Esie community in Kwara State have commended the Federal Government for the construction of a  befitting gallery for the National Museum, Esie to complement the old one built by the colonial government m...

PenCom to Open New Offices in Ilorin, Other Towns
The National Pension Commission(PENCOM) has concluded plans to established office in in Gombe, kano, Ilorin, Calabar and Akwa, a development  has  received commendation from operators in the pension industry....

Kwara New General Hospitals to be Grass Roots Oriented
The new equipment and personnel for five General Hospitals in Ilorin, Offa, Share, Omu-Aran and Kaima in Kwara State are expected to be put in place between April and May this year. Speaking during inspection o...

2013-03-25

Ahmed Charges Muslim Groups on Peace
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji (Dr) Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Council of Muslims Organization (CMO) for maintaining the peace in the state even as he urged the organization to continue in the same spirit....

Man in Trouble over N1.7m Fraud
A suspected fraudster, Okomanyi Adams of No.5, Agbaja Street, Ososami, Ibadan, Oyo State, has been remanded in prison custody, Ilorin for allegedly defrauding a man of N1, 760,300. The order to remand the acc...

KWSG Launches Reflective Jackets for Forestry Monitoring
The Kwara State Government has declared that it will not condone the destruction of the state forest resources for charcoal production for Commercial purposes in order to prevent total deforestation in the state. ...

NPFL: Kwara Coach Praise Port Harcourt Fans
Coach Samson Unuanel of Kwara United has heaped praises on fans of Port Harcourt based Sharks FC for their composure despite suffering a shock home loss in the hands of the Afonja Warriors in Sunday’s Nigeria Pro...

Dolphins Concede Defeat to ABS
Dolphins coach Stanley Eguma has said he lost to a better ABS side on Sunday in Ilorin.    A 26th minute penalty converted by Lordson Ichull was the difference in a keenly fought encounter between...

APC Must be Registered, Masari Insists
The former speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari has insisted that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must register the All Progressive Congress (APC). Masari who ...

I am not Leaving PDP - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has denied a report published in a national newspaper that he plans to leave the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) along with seven other governors ahead of the 2015 elect...

Kwara Utd Edge Past Sluggish Sharks
Kwara United got their first win in the NPFL when they beat Sharks 1-0 at the Sharks Stadium on Sunday. The Afonja Warriors arrived in Port Harcourt having been held to two straight draws by city rivals ABS and...

2013-03-24

FG to Register 20m Farmers by 2015
The on-going nationwide registration of farmers is targeted at capturing some 20 million farmers across the country, an official has said. The exercise is part of the Federal Government Agriculture Transformati...

Obasanjo Blames Yar'Adua for Poor Agric Performance
FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has blamed the administration of his successor, late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for the poor performance of agriculture sector. Obasanjo lamented the slow pace of development ...

Stone Vows to Punish Dolphins
ABS attacking midfielder, Evbuomwan Stone has vowed to score his first goal this term in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) against former champions, Dolphins on Sunday. The Saraki Boys will welcom...

Obasanjo's Generation and Mine
Old age seems to be catching up with “Baba” Olusegun Obasanjo. One of the symptoms of senile dementia is a tendency to say one thing over and over again, obviously because the sufferer forgets he has said ...

Unending Clash of Afonja, Igbomina in Kwara
•How the staff of office presentation sparked violence For several days last week, peace eluded the otherwise peaceful and agrarian community of Ganmo in Ifelodun local government...