2012-12-17

Offa Council Chair Dissolves Cabinet, as ACN Denies Rift
Offa Local Government Council Chairman, Prince Saheed Popoola, has dissolved his five-member cabinet. Popoola, in a statement he signed himself, said the exercise is routine and thanked the former cabinet membe...

Kwara to Blacklist Failed Contractors
The Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured Kwarans that his administration would blacklist any contractor who failed to execute projects to specification and within the approved timeline. G...

Govt Boosts Rice Production, Gets FAO Recognition
ARMTI chiefs seeks incentives for youths in farming The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has lauded Nigeria's efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production by 2015. FAO ...

Kwara Speaker Calls for Overhaul of Aviation Sector
The Speaker of Kwara House of Assembly, Rasaq Atunwa, on Sunday called for overhaul of the nation's aviation sector to curb constant loss of lives. Atunwa made the call in a condolence message signed by his Spe...

3 Arrested for Disrupting ACN Registration Exercise in Kwara
Three people believed to be working for one of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftains in Kwara State have been arrested by security agents at Ilorin Grammar School, for allegedly causing a breakdown of law and or...

2012-12-16

Aviation College, Ilorin Graduates Commercial Pilot
The Rector, the International Aviation College, Ilorin, Kwara State, Captain Folaleye Akinkuotu, has said that the aviation college has assisted a student from another institution, Mr. Mohammed Usman, who had a private...

Cleric: Death Penalty will Curb Terrorism
An Islamic Scholar, Sheik AbdulAzeez Shitu, on Saturday said the adoption of the death penalty by the National Assembly would be helpful in fighting terrorism and kidnapping in Nigeria. Shittu told the News Age...

Kwara: A Season of Probes
It is no longer business as usual in Kwara state as the state government recently took pragmatic steps towards stemming the spate of corruption and maladministration in the local government administrations in the state...

Ilorin Ultra-Modern Central Mosque: A Sight to Behold
For any visitor to the ancient city of Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the new ultra-modern Juma'at Central Mosque is a centre to behold. The 20, 000 capacity mosque no doubt, has added to the list of tourists...

2012-12-15

Emerging Trends in Post-Saraki Kwara
Success Nwogu writes that there are divergent views on whether the political dynasty built by the late Olusola Saraki will endure or not The death of 'the strongman of Kwara politics' and Second Republic Senate...

Kwara Utd Pounce on Abu Azeez
Supersand Eagles' striker, Abu Azeez, has teamed up with Nigeria Premier League (NPL) club, Kwara United, supersport.com can confirm. The teenage forward sealed a one-year contract with the Afonja Warriors from...

Sambo, Tambuwal, Abubakar Urge Islamic Scholars to Preach Islam Correctly
Vice President, Namadi Sambo, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar, were among several Islamic Nigerians who called on Islamic teachers...

NSE Strategises to Implement Nigerian Content Act
PARTICIPANTS at the annual workshops of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) Nigerian Content Committee Workshop held in Ilorin, Kwara State capital during the annual conference of NSE, agreed to embark on projects ...

Ilorin: A City at the Mercy of Bad Roads and Armed Robbers
ALL the roads leading to Ilorin, the Kwara State capital are in bad state and they are causing security challenges as accidents and armed robberies are common on the roads. It is the bad portions of the roads that the...

Sambo Charges Religious Leaders on Security Challenge
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday in Ilorin urged religious leaders in the country to assist the government in tackling the security challenges facing the nation. The vice president made the appeal at the i...

Sambo Commissions Mosque, Diagnostic Centre in Ilorin
Vice President Namadi Sambo yesterday paid an official visit to Kwara State during which he commissioned the re-modelled Ilorin Juma'at Central Mosque and the Advanced Medical Diagnostic Centre, Ilorin . At the...

2012-12-14

Kwara Swears in CJ, Others
Acting Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Ayinla Bamigbola, was on Thursday sworn in as the Chief Judge of the state by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. Ahmed also swore in Justice Tokunbo Abdulkadir as the High C...

Kwara Govt Pledges Support for Utd to Win Laurels
The Kwara Government on Thursday pledged continued support for Kwara United FC of Ilorin to win laurels in the 2012/2013 Nigeria Premier League (NPL) season. The government restated its determination to give th...

CAN Chides Police over Attack on Ilorin Church
The Secretary of Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Cornelius Fawenu, has chided the authorities of the state police command for their alleged apathy to the arson at one of the bran...

Civil Defence Corps is Grassroots-Based Security Agency - Yerima
The new Kwara State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Gana Yerima, has said that 450 officers of the corps have undergone intensive military training preparatory to carrying of arms....

My Wife Slaps Me When I Ask for Food, Man Tells Court
Bello Zakariyau of Niger Road, Ilorin on Thursday told an Ilorin Area Court that his wife was in the habit of slapping him whenever he asked her for food. He therefore prayed the court to dissolve the three-year-old ma...

Kwara PDP Attacks ACN Candidate over Comments on Gov Ahmed
The Director of Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Mas'ud Adebimpe has referred to the candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Muhammed Dele Belgore, SAN, as a frustrated politician who lacks decor...

FG Owes Kwara N4bn on Road Project - Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara said on Thursday in Ilorin that the Federal Government was owing the state N4 billion on the rehabilitation of the Ilorin- Baruteen road. Ahmed, who disclosed this during his mont...