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2012-09-30
Adegbite's Death, Minus to Nation's Peacemaking Efforts - Belgore
Legal practitioner, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has described the death of Abdul-Lateef Adegbite as a "minus to the country's peacemaking efforts." Belgore, Kwara ACN governorship candidate in the 2011 poll, also condole...
Legal practitioner, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has described the death of Abdul-Lateef Adegbite as a "minus to the country's peacemaking efforts." Belgore, Kwara ACN governorship candidate in the 2011 poll, also condole...
Traders Seize Post Office, Challenge Walkways
A first time visitor may be forgiven for thinking that Post Office and Challenge areas are major commercial centres in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. This is because the two places bustle under the throng of ...
A first time visitor may be forgiven for thinking that Post Office and Challenge areas are major commercial centres in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. This is because the two places bustle under the throng of ...
F/Eagles trounce Kwara Academy
Nigeria's Flying Eagles trounced Kwara Football Academy 4-0 to round up their build-up for an AYC qualifier against South Africa next week. Rangers striker Alhaji Gero scored a brace after he lost a penalty in a go...
Nigeria's Flying Eagles trounced Kwara Football Academy 4-0 to round up their build-up for an AYC qualifier against South Africa next week. Rangers striker Alhaji Gero scored a brace after he lost a penalty in a go...
Fuel scarcity 'll get worse - NUPENG, PENGASSAN
Respite seems not to be in sight for Nigerians on the current fuel scarcity that has crippled economic activities in Lagos and other parts of the country. For the past two weeks, residents of Lagos, Ogun and Oyo stat...
Respite seems not to be in sight for Nigerians on the current fuel scarcity that has crippled economic activities in Lagos and other parts of the country. For the past two weeks, residents of Lagos, Ogun and Oyo stat...
Rainstorm Wrecks Havoc on Okanle, Jimba-Oja, ARMTI & NCAM
Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed buildings and some other properties of two major federal agricultural institutions in Ilorin, Kwara State. The institutions are the Agricultural R...
Rainstorm on Saturday destroyed buildings and some other properties of two major federal agricultural institutions in Ilorin, Kwara State. The institutions are the Agricultural R...
U-20: Obuh Plans South Africa Humiliation
NIGERIA'S U-20 coach John Obuh has revealed desire in seeing his team get a big score win over South Africa in the final round of qualifying match for the 2013 African Youth Championship. The Flying Eagles pl...
NIGERIA'S U-20 coach John Obuh has revealed desire in seeing his team get a big score win over South Africa in the final round of qualifying match for the 2013 African Youth Championship. The Flying Eagles pl...
Police Intelligence School to Take Off Soon in Ilorin - IGP
THE Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has expressed the preparedness of the Force to ensure hitch-free 52nd Independence celebration. The police boss spoke with reporters yesterday in Ilorin, th...
THE Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has expressed the preparedness of the Force to ensure hitch-free 52nd Independence celebration. The police boss spoke with reporters yesterday in Ilorin, th...
Patigi Flood Victims and Their Agonies
Patigi, a rural and agrarian community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, is three hours from Ilorin, the state capital. It is very close to Niger State, as only a river separates it from the neighbouring s...
Patigi, a rural and agrarian community in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, is three hours from Ilorin, the state capital. It is very close to Niger State, as only a river separates it from the neighbouring s...
2012-09-29
Ahmed Conferred with Al-Hikmah's Honorary Degree
The governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, was this afternoon conferred with a honorary Doctors of Science by Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. This was at the University's second convocation ceremony....
The governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, was this afternoon conferred with a honorary Doctors of Science by Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin. This was at the University's second convocation ceremony....
Opinion: Where are the Bins?
By Abdullahi AbdulAzeez Olalekan One thing that will endear a first time visitor to Ilorin and Kwara State is the green atmosphere the city wears, and one can conclude that when it comes to cleanliness among state...
By Abdullahi AbdulAzeez Olalekan One thing that will endear a first time visitor to Ilorin and Kwara State is the green atmosphere the city wears, and one can conclude that when it comes to cleanliness among state...
Kwara Ministry Summons 11 Teachers over Absenteeism
The Kwara State Anti-Loitering Committee on Students, Staff lateness and other related offences, on Wednesday, summoned 11 teachers for being absent from their schools during school hours and without permission from ap...
The Kwara State Anti-Loitering Committee on Students, Staff lateness and other related offences, on Wednesday, summoned 11 teachers for being absent from their schools during school hours and without permission from ap...
Gov Ahmed Advocates Prudence in LG Finance
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged Directors of Personnel Management (DPM) and Treasurers in all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state to ensure financial prudence. Ahmed gave the advice in Ilorin on...
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has urged Directors of Personnel Management (DPM) and Treasurers in all the 16 Local Government Areas of the state to ensure financial prudence. Ahmed gave the advice in Ilorin on...
Ilorin: Fuel Scarcity Persists
Fuel scarcity in Ilorin continued to take its toll on consumers yesterday as long queues of cars, motorcycles and gallons were noticed at the few filling stations that sold the product to the public....
Fuel scarcity in Ilorin continued to take its toll on consumers yesterday as long queues of cars, motorcycles and gallons were noticed at the few filling stations that sold the product to the public....
Flood displaces 7,000 in two Kwara LGs
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that flood has displaced about 7,000 people in Patigi and Edu local government areas of the state. According to a statement on...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that flood has displaced about 7,000 people in Patigi and Edu local government areas of the state. According to a statement on...
In their clay-stained hands
Fifty kilometres north of Ogbomoso town lies the primordial town of Ilorin, Kwara State. It's a rather traditional place, like so many communities in South-West Nigeria. This region is not as wealthy, because most of...
Fifty kilometres north of Ogbomoso town lies the primordial town of Ilorin, Kwara State. It's a rather traditional place, like so many communities in South-West Nigeria. This region is not as wealthy, because most of...
Bogged down by insolvency claims, Kwara battles to come clean
KWARA State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government of wrecking the state with its "financial recklessness and corruption", days after the C...
KWARA State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government of wrecking the state with its "financial recklessness and corruption", days after the C...
AYC qualifier: Ajagun confident of victory over Amajita
As the country's national U-20 side gets ready to host the Amajita of South Africa in the final leg of their African Youth Championship (AYC) next weekend, Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt striker and Flying Eagl...
As the country's national U-20 side gets ready to host the Amajita of South Africa in the final leg of their African Youth Championship (AYC) next weekend, Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt striker and Flying Eagl...
Pharmacists Allege Marginalisation, Seek Recognition
PHARMACISTS in Nigeria have urged the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to commence prompt enforcement of an aspect of the laws establishing the council making it mandatory for proprietors of private hospitals ...
PHARMACISTS in Nigeria have urged the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) to commence prompt enforcement of an aspect of the laws establishing the council making it mandatory for proprietors of private hospitals ...
Oladosu calls for God consciousness and eradication of corruption for Nigeria to be great
A Nigeria Professor of Arabic Education, Professor AbdulGaniy AbdulSalam Oladosu says with righteousness God consciousness and eradication of corruption, the country has the potential to emerge as a global economic pow...
A Nigeria Professor of Arabic Education, Professor AbdulGaniy AbdulSalam Oladosu says with righteousness God consciousness and eradication of corruption, the country has the potential to emerge as a global economic pow...
2012-09-28
Elelu-Habeeb Wants Customary Court of Appeal in Kwara
The immediate-past Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, has stressed the need for the State Government to establish a Customary Court of Appeal in the state, saying that it would ensure quick dispen...
The immediate-past Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, has stressed the need for the State Government to establish a Customary Court of Appeal in the state, saying that it would ensure quick dispen...
Eid Ground Sale: IEDPU Slams Allegation Against Govt
The people of Ilorin Emirate have dissociated themselves from the insinuation making the rounds that the Kwara state government intends to sell the Muslim praying ground and the Emir's palace. The President, Il...
The people of Ilorin Emirate have dissociated themselves from the insinuation making the rounds that the Kwara state government intends to sell the Muslim praying ground and the Emir's palace. The President, Il...
Sack Fever Grips Kwara Owned Media Workers
There is palpable tension among workers in the Kwara State owned media outfits as government has put necessary machinery in motion to restructure and right-size the workforce to enable them perform optimally and effici...
There is palpable tension among workers in the Kwara State owned media outfits as government has put necessary machinery in motion to restructure and right-size the workforce to enable them perform optimally and effici...
KWHA Passes Health Insurance Law
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed into law, the state Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2012. The bill scaled through third reading and final passage on Wednesday. The passage followed the fi...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed into law, the state Health Insurance Scheme Bill, 2012. The bill scaled through third reading and final passage on Wednesday. The passage followed the fi...
UITH Workers Back after Six-Day Strike
Work resumed yesterday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after the Joint Action Committee (JAC) suspended its six-day old strike late Wednesday. Members of the union, last Friday, proceeded on an ...
Work resumed yesterday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after the Joint Action Committee (JAC) suspended its six-day old strike late Wednesday. Members of the union, last Friday, proceeded on an ...
Opinions on Proposed Kwara Okada Ban
A commercial motorcyclist otherwise known as Okada rider in Ilorin, Kwara State, Mallam Mohammed Mohammed, has vowed to relocate to his village in Nassarawa State if the government policy to ban activities of the motor...
A commercial motorcyclist otherwise known as Okada rider in Ilorin, Kwara State, Mallam Mohammed Mohammed, has vowed to relocate to his village in Nassarawa State if the government policy to ban activities of the motor...
Flee River Banks, KWSG Appeals
No fewer than 680 people have been displaced in 70 communities in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, following heavy downpour in the last couple of days, with the authorities putting the damages caused in the...
No fewer than 680 people have been displaced in 70 communities in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, following heavy downpour in the last couple of days, with the authorities putting the damages caused in the...
2012-09-27
'High Investment Cost Hindering Renewable Energy Development' - Prof. Sambo
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Prof. Abubakar Sambo, has identified high investment costs of renewable energy and inadequate legal instrument for renewable energy develo...
The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Energy Commission of Nigeria, Prof. Abubakar Sambo, has identified high investment costs of renewable energy and inadequate legal instrument for renewable energy develo...
Ahmed Pledges to Transform Kwara to Tourism Hub of Nigeria
The Kwara Government has expressed the desire to transform the state into a major tourism hub of Nigeria by packaging its cultural activities. Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed said this in Ilorin on Wednesday while receiv...
The Kwara Government has expressed the desire to transform the state into a major tourism hub of Nigeria by packaging its cultural activities. Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed said this in Ilorin on Wednesday while receiv...
Ahmed Promises Lift for Cultural Heritage
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday restated his commitment to resuscitating the state's cultural heritage with a view to placing the state on the world tourism map. The governor who made the dec...
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday restated his commitment to resuscitating the state's cultural heritage with a view to placing the state on the world tourism map. The governor who made the dec...
Concern over Okelele's Drainage
The residents of Ode Alawo Nla, Okelele in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, have raised alarm over the condition of drainage in the area, appealing to the authorities to come their rescue on time. ...
The residents of Ode Alawo Nla, Okelele in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, have raised alarm over the condition of drainage in the area, appealing to the authorities to come their rescue on time. ...
KW TPDA Computerises Operations
The Kwara State Town Planning and Development Authority(TPDA) has introduced computer system for the processing of building approval. The executive secretary of the TPDA, TPL Raimi Adeoti, who disclosed this du...
The Kwara State Town Planning and Development Authority(TPDA) has introduced computer system for the processing of building approval. The executive secretary of the TPDA, TPL Raimi Adeoti, who disclosed this du...
Yusuf Ali's Donation to UITH: A Kind Gesture in Memory of his Wife
Last week, the Accident & Emergency Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) received a boost, with the commissioning of a Trauma Centre donated by Mallam Ola-Olu Ali (SAN) in memory of his...
Last week, the Accident & Emergency Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) received a boost, with the commissioning of a Trauma Centre donated by Mallam Ola-Olu Ali (SAN) in memory of his...
Flood: 4,700 People Rendered Homeless in Kwara - Govt
The Kwara State Government has said that 4,700 people had been rendered homeless in the state as a result of flood. In a statement on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Commu...
The Kwara State Government has said that 4,700 people had been rendered homeless in the state as a result of flood. In a statement on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Commu...
Over 67 Million Nigerian Youths Unemployed - DG NDE
Over 67 million Nigerian youths are unemployed and the scenario opens the country to a major crisis if not quickly addressed. The Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Moha...
Over 67 million Nigerian youths are unemployed and the scenario opens the country to a major crisis if not quickly addressed. The Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Moha...
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