2013-03-07

Man Arraigned for Being in Possession Charm
A 25-year-old man, Buhari Rasheed of Apata Yakubu Area, Ilorin, has appeared before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly being in possession of suspected criminal charms. The accused was arrested followin...

High Court Holds Valedictory Session in Honour of Late Akoja
It was a day of edifying tribute last week as the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, held a valedictory court session in honour of Late Justice Michael Abiodun Akoja, who died on 25th of February, 2013 in Ilorin. ...

Navy School Admission Form Out
The Nigerian Navy Secondary School has commenced the sale of its admission forms into JSS 1 for the 2013/2014 academic session. A statement made available to The Herald by the office of the Secretary to the G...

Award for SUBEB Chairman
The Executive Chairman of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Barrister Nuhu Lanre Daibu, was awarded most ethnically responsible SUBEB Chairman, North Central Zone for the year 2012. Conferr...

Cripple Runs off to Escape Evacuation by Task Force
A crippled beggar rose and dashed off on Tuesday at the sight of the taskforce for the evacuation of beggars and destitute, abandoning his wheelchair in which was discovered weeds suspected to be Indian hemp. ...

Church Provides Succour to Night Readers at Unilorin
Whenever exams come calling, students' preparations are always at their peak. At the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, many students are known to read at nights during examination periods. Though the university librar...

Obasanjo Delivers ARMTI Lecture on Rural Agric Development March 21
As an avenue to contribute to policy development towards enhancing better management of the Agric and Rural sector in Nigeria, the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State is se...

Chief of Air Staff Seeks Proactive Measures on Insecurity
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Alex Badeh, Wednesday stressed the need for collaborative and proactive efforts by the 36 states of the federation in addressing the challenges of insecurity in the country. ...

Kwara Govt Establishes PPP Office
The Kwara State Executive Council has approved the establishment of Public-Private-Partnership Office (PPP) as part of efforts to encourage investors, boost internally generated revenue and promote job creation in the ...

2013-03-06

Kwara Poly Debunks Rumour of Producing Unclean Water
The authority of the Kwara State Polytechnic has debunked the rumour that the institution produces unclean sachet water. Speaking withRoyal Timescorrespondent, the Public Relation Officer of the school...

Govt, Group Differ on Kwara Development
A group, Kwara Leadership Caucus  on Tuesday said government should not only be responsible  to or acceptable by  the people but  its political power should come from popular will. It also s...

Opinion: Kwara's Strange Investment Model
By Rafiu Ajakaye Too many strange things do happen in Kwara State. And they happen without the critical actors (often time the government) batting an eyelid about what embarrassment such events/happenings cause...

2015: New political Group Emerges in Kwara
A new political group consisting of prominent politician has emerged in Kwara state to wrestle power from the family dominated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government in the state by 2015. The group, in a comm...

Asadu's Murder: Police Say No Clue Yet
Almost 3 days after the murder of the Kwara state commissioner of police, Chinwike Asadu in Enugu, the police command says no arrests have been made yet. The slain commissioner was killed on Saturday night by u...

Reps Urges I-G to Arrest Asadu's Killers
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, to arrest and prosecute the killers of late Chinwike Asadu. Asadu, who was until his death the Commissioner o...

Kwara Demolishes Illegal Structures
The Kwara Government on Tuesday began the demolition of illegal structures in Tanke area of Ilorin, the state capital. A  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent,  who witnessed the demolition,&nbs...

Kwara Assembly Passes 2013 Budget
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2013 Appropriation Bill of N96.4 billion into law. The house increased the budget of N94.4 billion presented by Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed, in December 2012 by N2 bi...

Slain Kwara CP: Police Arrest 500 Suspects
Although the Enugu State police command has refused to disclose the identities and number of suspects arrested over the murder of the commissioner of police, Kwara State command, Mr Chinwike Asadu, LEADERSHIP investiga...

2013-03-05

Scores arrested over Kwara CP's killing - Police
The police have confirmed that scores of people have been arrested in the ongoing investigations on the murder of Kwara State police commissioner, Mr. Chinweike Asadu. Briefing journalists, Tuesday, in Enugu ...

Opinion - Poverty, a Global Phenomenon, not Kwara
By Rotimi Ogungbola The world’s arrival  at a level where  the voice of any human being can be heard is a major achievement of the 21st century; however this development has been accompanied w...

'APC, Antidote to Underdevelopment' - Raheem Jimoh
Chairman, Kwara South Senatorial District, Action Congress of Nigeria, Alhaji Raheem Jimoh, on Monday said the All Progressive Congress was an antidote to underdevelopment in Nigeria. Jimoh also said the APC wo...

Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves Appoints Saraki as a Member of Leadership Council
Washington, DC: The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, an initiative of the United Nations Foundation has appointed Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki (Kwara Central) as a Member of the Leadership Council of the Global ...

Opinion: In Kwara State, Proverty Said 'Hi'
By Ademola Adeeko It’s funny how people have not taken a walk to the other side of the divide. When I talk about the divide, I don’t mean the common anti-government and pro-government stand. I mean ...

Ahmed Says Kwara to Maintain Polio-Free Status
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Monday said that his administration would ensure that the state maintained its three years polio-free status. Ahmed gave the assurance at the inauguration of the second round...

How Kwara CP was Murdered - Orderly, Driver
Police Corporal, Oliver Omeh and Aloha Olaniyi, the orderly and   driver to the slain Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, yesterday, narrated how four gunmen attacked them and ki...

Kwara Command, Others Mourn Asadu
Kwara state police command, on Monday, was gloomy and pensive as a one-minute silence was observed in honour of the assassinated commissioner of police in the state, Chinwike Asadu, who was killed by gun men in his hom...

Kwara CP Killing: Nigeria is Becoming a Failed State - ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed shock and sadness at the killing of the Kwara State commissioner of police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, by  unknown gunmen, saying the death reinforces the belief in cert...

Kwara House Frowns at Resurgence of Heaps of Refuse in Ilorin
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Honourable Razak Atunwa has enjoined the state Ministry of Environment and Tourism to give legal backing to its Waste Commercialisation Policy to ensure proper enforcem...

Corrupt Judges Should Go - Akanbi
Former Court of Appeal President, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has lauded the recent disciplinary action taken against some judges, saying such should continue until corrupt elements are completely wiped out of the bench....

Chime Offers N10 Million for Killers of Kwara Police Boss
•Police: No arrests yet  •Widow recounts last moments   •Opposition parties condemn killing Enugu State Governor...

Iran-Linked Terror Suspect's Family Faults SSS
The Berende family of Magaji Are Compound, Ilorin, Kwara  State, has described the alleged involvement of their son,  Abdullahi Berende, in terrorism by the State  Security Services as a false allegation...

2013-03-04

Opinion: WellBeing Foundation Africa (WBFA); A Decade of Meritorious Dedication to Women & Children's Advocacy
By Wale Bakare Africa, in its peculiar nature faces a daunting task in creating an enabling environment to the contemporary global problems posed by poverty and the deprivation of the rights of mother and c...

KWSG Begs FG to Dredge River Niger
The Kwara State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to dredge the River Niger to minimize the incessant flood disaster ravaging riverine areas of the country. The Head of Service of the State, A...

Our Tertiary Schools Must Produce Job Creators - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that the rationale behind the establishment of the Ministry of Tertiary Education was to reposition tertiary institutions in the state to produce job creators...

CP's Death Paralyses Activities in Kwara Police Command
Activities were at a standstill at Kwara State Police Command and Police Officers' Mess in IIorin following the assassination of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Chinweke Asadu, in Enugu. A correspondent of...

Fitch Withdraws Kwara's Rating
Global rating agency, Fitch Rating, last week  withdrew its rating of Kwara State, canceling its rating of the state’s N17 billion bond programme. The rating agency, however, upgraded the rating of Lagos Sta...

Gov Ahmed Congratulates New President, Nigeria Guild of Editors
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised the Deputy Managing Director of The Sun Publishing Company, publishers of The Sun titles, and new president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, Mr Femi Adesina...

Killers of Police Commissioner Have Murdered Sleep - IGP
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, has spoken tough about the killing of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Chinwike Asadu, saying his killers will “have no rest until they are brought to ...

SGBN, Now Heritage Bank, Commences Operations Today
Society Generale Bank which regained its operating license about three years ago will today open its doors for business. The bank will operate under a new name Heritage Bank. The shareholding structure of the new bank ...

'Corruption in Judiciary Must be Checked' - Rafiu Balogun
The Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ilorin branch, Kwara State, Mr. Rafiu Balogun, at the weekend, said if corruption in judiciary was allowed to thrive, the hope of Nigerians to have a stable economic and pol...

Kwara CP's Murder: It's Assassination - Brother
Mr. Felix Asadu, brother to the Kwara State Commissioner of Police (CP), Chinweike Asadu who was murdered near his home in Enugu last Saturday night has said those who killed the police boss were assassins. The brother...

Kwara NSCDC Arrest 3 over Diesel Stealing
Critical Infrastructure Monitoring Unit of the Kwara State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three-man syndicate which specialised in siphoning diesel used to power telecommunica...