2013-02-23

Provost for COED, Ilorin soon
The Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Alhaji Aliyu Mohammed Lade has disclosed that a substantive provost for the College of Education Ilorin will be announced very soon. Lade gave th...

KWHA makes case for Osi waterworks repair
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state Ministry of Water Resources to speedily complete the repair and replacement of pipes in Osi waterworks in Osi town, Ekiti Local Government by end of this month....

Ahmed nominates three for KWSIEC
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has forwarded the names of three nominees for the State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The no...

Court Nullifies Offa Council Polls, Orders A Re-run
The appellate division of Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, upheld the judgment of the lower court by nullifying the election of the chairman of Offa local government council and ordered that a re-run...

Kwara Signs On To Hygeia Health Care
The indigenes of Kwara state have now gained access to affordable quality health care services as a result of a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding signed between Hygeia Community Health Care and the state gove...

Kwara Police Boss Justifies Abolition Of Check Points
KWARA State Police Commissioner Chiwinke Asadu has justified the abolition of police checkpoints on the nation’s high ways. Asadu said the recent police statistics on crime in Nigeria have shown that &lsq...

Offa People will Always Vote for Us - Popoola
Prince Saheed Popoola, the executive chairman of Offa Local Government whose election was annulled, has said he and his party have accepted in good faith the Friday ruling of the Appeal Tribunal which upheld the ...

2013-02-22

KWSG Commiserates with House
The Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold has commiserated with the state House of Assembly over the rainstorm that damaged some parts of the assembly chamber. Gold, who led a government...

Opinion - Saraki: Good as Governor, Better as Senator, Best as ...?
By Usman Gbadamosi The will of a man is stronger than iron bars and the ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and conf...

Opinion: Where lies the Rule of Law in Nigeria? - Belgore
Consider the following situations if you will: In 2012, Jose Dirceu, Chief of Staff of a former Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, (popularly known as “Lula”) was sentenced to almost 11...

Beef Up Security in Offa Poly - Elerin of Erinle
Government has been advised to beef up security at the Federal Polytechnics, Offa(FEDPO) to avoid break down of law and order on the campus. The Elerin of Erin-Ile, Oba AbdulGaniyu Ibraheem Olusokun, gave the...

Sheikh Apaokagi, Ilorin Grand-Mufti, passes on
The Grand Mufti of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Salaudeen Apaokagi, is dead. He died this morning in Ilorin. He was ninety-six years old before his death. He is to be buried in Ilorin this afternoon after burial rites s...

Civil Defence Nab Suspected Recruitment Racketeers
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday paraded two suspects, Shiru Ahmed and Mrs Lola Afolayan, who allegedly issued fake civil defence appointment letters to some app...

Contractor Promises Good Job
The contractor handling the construction of Lower Garden bridge in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, Stefan Jager Nigeria Limited has promised to adhere strictly to engineering code of ethics and specif...

Court Dissolves 4-Year-Old Marriage over Husband's Habit of Lying
Four year-old marriage between one Musilimat Muritala and her husband, Nureni Muritala was on Thursday dissolved by an Ilorin Area Court over the Nureni’s lying habit. The 39-year-old wife, who accused he...

Renovation of Kwara Stadium Indoor Sports Hall Approved
Kwara state government has approved the renovation and modernization of the Indoor Sports Hall of the Kwara state stadium complex, and work is expected to begin on the facility before the end of the month, and will las...

SmartMark MD Praises Ahmed's Leadership Quality as Company Opens in Ilorin
The Managing Director of SmartMark Limited, Alhaji Layi Gobir has praised the leadership quality and foresight of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State. He gave the commendation during the inauguration cerem...

Kwara Police Parade 6 Robbery Suspects
The Kwara State Police Command yesterday paraded six highway robbery suspects, including three others, who specialise in stealing commercial motorcycles from their owners using grinded pepper and other corrosive substa...

Kwarapoly Launches Sachet Water Amidst Mixed Feelings
In its bid to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) base, Kwara State Polytechnic this semester launched its sachet water product named 'Kwarapoly Water' into the market, even the school management has barred...

Defending Champions KFA, Others Participate in NNPC/Shell Cup Quarterfinals
Government College, Ibadan and Sani Dingyadi Secondary School, Sokoto, are among the teams that have qualified for the quarterfinals of the All Nigeria Secondary Schools Football Championship, also known as the NNPC/Sh...

Nigeria is Plagued by Corrupt Individuals - Akanbi
Nigeria  is plagued by many corrupt individuals both at the higher and lower rungs of life, former chairman of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), Justice Mustapha Akanbi h...

Kwara Judo Seeks Japan's Aid
The Kwara Judo Association says it has  requested the assistance of the Japanese Government in developing the game  in the state. The chairman of the association, Yisa Gana, disclosed this in Ilorin &...

2013-02-21

Offa/Erinle: Judicial Commission Receives 13 Memoranda
As hearing began in the recent communal clash between Offa and Erin-Ile town in Offa and Oyun Local Government Area respectively, the Kwara State Judicial Commission of Enquiry has received 13 memoranda from grafted pa...

How We Saved Dasuki IBB, From Assassins - DSS
The Department of State Security, DSS, yesterday narrated how its operatives saved former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida and the deposed Sultan of Sokoto, Ibrahim Dasuki, from being assassinated by Irani...

Brutal Attacks Left me in 20-Hour Coma - Cyclist
For Morufu Oni-Osun, a commercial motorcyclist from Erin-Ile community of Oyun Local Government Area, Kwara State, his survival after brutal attacks by hoodlums left him in a 20-hour coma remains a mystery. Oni...

NIMET Urges Nigerians to Imbibe Good Environmental Habits
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), on Wednesday in Abuja urged Nigerians to imbibe good environmental habits in order to overcome hazards. Dr Anthony Anuforom, Director-General of NIMET, told the News ...

Kwara Moves to Sanitize College of Education, Ilorin
The Kwara State government on Tuesday said the College of Education, Ilorin, which is enmeshed in crisis leading to the suspension of its acting provost, would soon be sanitized and repositioned to deliver on its manda...

Experts Endorse IRS for Malaria Elimination
Malaria experts from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), United States President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI)/African Indoor Residual S...

Okemmiri Fears NPFL Blackout as Kwara Utd Faces ABS FC March 9
Former Kwara United winger, Anthony Okemmiri is worried he may not be in action when the 2012/2013 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) kicks off on March 9. Okemmiri left the Afonja Warriors during the ...

Iran Linked to Terrorist Plot to Kill IBB, Dasuki
•US, Israeli interests targeted  •Ambassador summoned over espionage allegation Three persons, including the leader of an Islamic sect based in Ilorin, ...

Girl Dies, Homes, Others Collapse in Ilorin First Rain
Many houses were destroyed on Tuesday morning in Ilorin following a heavy downpour that blew off some roofs on Ibrahim Taiwo Road, Alanamu and Oke Oyi suburbs of Ilorin. But the most pathetic aftermath of the t...

2013-02-20

Joke Silva Appointed as Managing Director, Malete Film Village
A most respected and experienced film maker, Joke Silva, has been appointed as the pioneer Managing Director of the Malete Film Village. A statement from the Vice Chancellor of the Kwara State University says ...

KWASU Holds 1st Convocation on June 1st, 2013
The Kwara State University, Malete is to hold its first Convocation Ceremony on the first of June, 2013. A Convocation Planning Committee under the KWASU Ceremonial Committee Chairman, Professor Mary Kolawole i...

Constitution Amendment Should Expand Jurisdiction of Sharia Court - Grand Khadi
It is customary that courts begin each year with a ceremony to reflect on the past, assess the present and brace up for the future. In this Legal Year ceremony of the Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Ilorin, the...

Kwara Utd FC Charge Kwara SWAN Exco
The Board and Management of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin have charged newly elected executive of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter to give sports coverage particularly football clubs in...

NIMET Predicts Bumper Harvest for Farmers
The pattern of rainfall for this year is expected to be as much as that of last year in most parts of the country with some states in the north-west zone like Sokoto, Kebbi, Kwara and Niger likely to experience heavier...

Foreigners, Village Head Held for Illegal Felling of Trees
The Kwara State Forestry Monitory Committee has arrested 15 foreigners for alleged illegal felling of trees in the state. The suspects, who were said to be illegal aliens from Niger Republic, were arrested on...

Be Innovative, Don Urges New UNIFEMGA Award Recipients
A University don, Prof Bayo Lawal has urged newly honoured members of Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) not to rest on their oars by being more creative to attain greater success. ...

Aviation College to Acquire 10 Planes - Ahmed
The Kwara International Aviation College is to acquire 10 aircraft to facilitate the training of pilots, aircraft engineers and other aviation professionals, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said. He said in Ilori...

Motivation, Stimulant to Higher Productivity - HR Practitioners
The Chairman, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, Mr. Mohammed Aliyu, and Director, Centre  for Peace  and Strategic  Studies, University of Ilorin, Dr. Joseph Fayeye, have identified...

ABS FC Wants to be a Model to Other Clubs - Saraki
Owner of Nigeria Premier League side Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC of Ilorin, Senator Abubakar Saraki,has stated that his vision for the club,is to use it as an avenue to create employments for the youths. ...

'Community Health Insurance, Guarantee of Sound Care' - Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that community health insurance scheme will improve people's access to quality health care. He said health care system in the country was a major challen...

Buhari, Mark, Ahmed, Seven Other Govs for London Summit
Senate President David Mark and eight state governors are due in London this weekend at the 2nd Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) business and investment forum and exhibition taking place at the Cavendish Conference ...