2013-01-26

'Scrap House of Reps' - Abdulkadir Orire
Former Grand Ghadi of Kwara State, Justice Abdulkadir Orire, has called for the scrapping of the House of Representatives to reduce corruption in the country. Speaking during the Eid-el-Maulud celebration in Ilorin ...

Isanlu-Isin: Man Allegedly Kills Mother
Tragedy occurred on Friday in Isanlu-Isin in Kwara, when a middle-aged man, Taye Ibiwoye, allegedly clubbed his mother to death with an axe, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the deceased i...

Unilorin Don Bags CBN Council Job
The  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has appointed Dr. Abdul-Razzaq AbdulMajeed Alaro of the Department of Islamic Law, University of Ilorin, into the apex bank's Financial Regulati...

Shea Nut Factory Coming to Kwara
An International Shea nut company, The Global Shea nut Alliance, has indicated interest to establish a Shea nut industry in Kwara state, opening the prospect of jobs for thousands of people in the state. The ...

Implement Policies on Agricultural Extension for Food Sustainability - Don
Prof. Oluwasegun Adekunle of the Department of Agricultural Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, has urged the Federal Government to implement policies on agricultural extension for food sustainabi...

Saraki Hails Jonathan over Remediation Money
Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator, PDP, Kwara Central yesterday hailed President Goodluck Jonathan for his quick approval of promised funds for the remediation of Bagega Community in Zamfar...

2013-01-25

ABS FC and 3SC Test Strength
In continuation of their preparation for the 2012/2013 season, ABS FC of Ilorin and 3SC of Ibadan will play a 2-leg friendly match next week. Disclosing this to newsmen, the general manager of the club Mr Alloy Chukwue...

Appeal Court to Commence Hearing On Saraki's Case
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division has fixed hearing for 15 April, in an appeal over the disputed Kwara Central Senatorial Seat. The appeal was filed by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Lasis...

Nigeria's Educational Policies Regime-Based - Sheu Jimoh
A retired professor of Psychology, and Chairman Governing Council, Kwara state Polytechnic, Ilorin Professor Sheu Jimoh has attributed the retrogression in the Nigeria's educational sector to what he called regime base...

We Planned to Make Kwara Aviation Hub - Saraki
Former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has said his administration planned to make the state an aviation hub following deep and methodic thoughts. Saraki is the senator representing Kwara Central at the Nati...

'Celebration Should Not Go Beyond Rabi'ul Awwal'
As Muslims world-wide commemorate the birth of Prophet Muhammd (SAW), Islamic Studies Professor Yusuf Lanre Badmas yesterday advised that the celebration should not be extended beyond Rabi'u-Awwal. Speaking wit...

Nigerians Should Defend Peace - Ahmed
As Muslims mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has charged all Nigerians to be vanguards for peace and love one another through their deeds and fervent prayer...

2013-01-24

Charcoal business thrives in Kwara despite prohibition law
The problem of deforestation has become a global concern going by the effect of climate change on the global environment. To mitigate the effects of climate change, the global community has devised many programmes, one...

'Lack of planning bane of education'
A retired Professor of Education Psychology, Shehu Ahmad Jimoh has identified absence of strategic planning as the bane of Nigeria educational institutions. Jimoh, who is the chairman, Governing Council of Kwara state...

Police rescue stolen baby in Ibadan
A nine-month-old  girl, Funke Alabi, who was allegedly stolen  at Oke-Ola Oro, Kwara State by her mother’s friend, identified simply as Shade, has been rescued in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Kwara State Police...

Patigi community commends Ahmed on Patigi-Kpada-Echi-Wada road
A community leader in Patigi, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State and the  deputy Speaker in the state House of Assembly, Honourable Mohammed Gana Yisa, has commended the present administration in the state on ...

Erin-Ile community urges government to review decision on motor parks
The Erin-Ile Progressive Union (EPU) has appealed to the Kwara State government to review the recent decision on the Federal Polytechnic and Erin-Ile motor parks. Speaking with journalists after a stakeholders&...

3 in court for beheading 3-year-old girl
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded two men, Abdulrasheed Usman and Jamiu Aliu, standing trial for allegedly beheading a 3-year-old girl, Aliya Usman, in prison custody. The accused are alleged t...

Kwara varsity secures accreditation for 17 programmes
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Razaq Atunwa has pledged the commitment of the house to give institutional and political support to ensure the success of the state-owned university (KWASU). He gave...

9-Month-Old Girl Kidnapped in Ilorin, Found in Ibadan
A nine-month-old girl, who was kidnapped in Ilorin has been found in Ibadan. Narrating the incident that led to the recovery of the child to newsmen in Ilorin yesterday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Fabod...

2013-01-23

Kwara NSCDC Nabs Motorcycle Thieves
Kwara state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) yesterday paraded three suspected robbers of motorcycles, popularly known as okada, in Ilorin, the state capital. The three suspects p...

LAK Jimoh vs Saraki: Saraki Asks Appeal Court to Uphold His Election
The former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, Tuesday told the Court of Appeal in Abuja to dismiss an appeal filed by a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Lasisi Ayinla Kolawole Jimoh, challengin...

Kwara Diagnostic Centre Receives Cases from UITH
The aim of the Kwara state government to reduce medical tourism and capital flights from Nigeria may have started yielding results as the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) had started referring cases to the...

Ahmed Pays Unscheduled Visit to Public Schools
Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has promised to continually pay unscheduled visits to schools in the state to ensure teachers are in class and pupils learn under a conducive environment. Ahmed pa...

NANS Urges FG to Ban Sale of Handouts in Tertiary Institutions
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Kwara Chapter, on Tuesday called on the Federal Government to ban the sale of handouts in tertiary institutions in the country. The Chairman of the chapter, ...

Kwara Govt Partners Daar Communications to Promote Education Through Satellite TV Educational Service
The Kwara Government and Daar Communications PLC are to promote quality education through the employment of Satellite Television Educational Service for all tiers of the education system. Governor Abdulfatah Ah...