2012-08-13

Police Arraign Shop Breaker
A 23-year-old man, Mustafa Kamal of Olodo Compound, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, who allegedly broke into a shop where he attempted to steal valuabbles, has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The ...

Indigenous Languages are Urgent Tools for the Growth of the Nation - Ayakoroma
The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Foubiri Ayakoroma has described Nigerian indigenous languages as necessary weapon for the growth of the nation, saying language as a ma...

Letter - Re: Defining Business Routes in Ilorin Metropolis and Ban of Commercial Motocyclists (Okada Riders)
His Excellency, the Executive Governor approved that Okada riders be banned from the following business routes immediately: Ahmadu Bello Way (the whole length) Murtala Mohammed R...

KWSG Begins Free Fistula Surgery at Sobi Specialist Hospital
A week-long free obstetric fistula surgery organised by the Kwara Government commenced on Monday at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, the Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, announced. Issa made the an...

Eid-el-Fitr: Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of August as public holidays to commemorate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, the Permanent Secretary in th...

Don't Delay Restructuring of Polity, Says Opadokun
There is an urgent need for the restructuring of the polity and the only vehicle is Sovereign National Conference, the Coordinator of Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER), Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said....

Boko Haram Painting Islam in Bad Light, Says Akanbi
For the erstwhile President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, members of the Boko Haram sect are desecrating Islam through their activities. Justice Akanbi, pioneer chairman of the Independent C...

Case Against Olofa Goes to Appeal Court
The Olugbense Ruling House of Offa, Kwara State on Friday appealed against the judgement of an Ilorin High Court delivered by Justice Suleiman Akanbi which upheld the ascension to the throne of Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi ...

Ilorin Truly a Home of Victory as F/Eagles Beat Tanzania 2-0
Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday at the Kwara state stadium complex in Ilorin walloped the Ngorogoro Heroes of Tanzania 2-0 to qualify for the third round of the qualifier matches for the African Youths Championship....

Belgore Lessons: Use of Public School Infrastructure Must be Approved - Govt
Kwara State government has advised all interested members of the public that intend to make use of infrastructure at public schools across the 16 local government areas of the state during the long holiday to take a...

Sultan to Open Conference on Shaykh Al-Ilory
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, will on August 25, declare open the median International Conference on Shaykh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory’s Life and Time. The event, which will hold betw...

Khalifa Busari Mukhtar Isalekoto is Dead
Muslims in the Country have been reminded of the need to always prepare for death as the end of every living soul. The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir Solihu said this today at the burial rites of Khalifa Bus...

2012-08-12

Sunshine Stars 1-1 Kwara United
Kwara United this afternoon played a one-one draw with Sunshine Stars in Ijebu-Ode. There were no goals in the first half. Sunshine Stars drew the first blood through an Ibrahim Ajani goal while the visitors equalised...

Muslims Urged to Imbibe the Teachings of the Holy Quran
Muslims across the country have been charged to imbibe the teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadith as the only way to sustain a peaceful environment. The Provost Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies,...

KWASACA urges youths to propagate message about HIV, AIDS
The Kwara State Action Committee on AIDS (KWASACA) has urged youths, who have benefited from its enlightenment programmes on HIV and AIDS, to propagate the message among their colleagues. Dr Johnson Oyeniyi, the P...

Flying Eagles beat Tanzania 2-0
Nigeria's under twenty National Team, the Flying Eagles this evening beat their Tanzanian counterpart,the Ngorogoro Heroes in the return leg of the African Youth Championship qualifiers by two goals to nothing. Ajagun...

Belgore's free lesson: Kwara govt's action short sighted, repressive - ACN
Kwara Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday dismissed as "repressive,anti-people and short-sighted" the decision of the PDP-led state government to stop  the free holiday classes sponsored by ACN's ...

Kwara: NANS urges Govt. to Redeem Bus Pledge, Hails Creation of Tertiary Edu. Ministry
By Our Reporter The Kwara chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the state government to redeem its promise to donate a bus to it. The association made the call in a commun...

Unilorin VC Contestant Expresses Dissatisfaction With Selection Process
My attention has been drawn to the publication on the contest for the post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin published in The Nation on Sunday on July 29, 2012. As one of the contestants, I was pre...

Why Education Sector's Growth is Stunted, By Prof Oloyede
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Ish'aq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has called on the Federal Government to ensure thorough supervision and monitoring of its financial commitments, so that its...

Ilorin Agog For Flying Eagles, Tanzania Clash
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles will not in any way lack support as the 'City of Harmony' Ilorin, is ready to play the perfect host to today's African Youth Championship qualifier between the Nigerian team and ...

2012-08-11

Kwara: 67 Killed in 139 Automobile Accidents in 18 Months
Mr Christopher Ademoluti, the Sector Commander, Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said 139 automobile accidents were recorded in the state between January 2010 and June 2012. He stated this...

Why We Stopped Belgore's Holiday Lessons - KWSG
THE Kwara State Ministry of Education has allegedly ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes sponsored by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Moh...

Omolewa Ahmed Donates Food Items To Widows
The wife of the Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Friday donated food items and beverages to 250 Muslim widows from the 16 local government areas of the state. The items, including rice, milk, sugar and...

Concerted Strategies Needed to Tackle Rising Unemployment - Experts
The Kwara State Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment, Alhaji Safiliyu Awosanya and the Head of Department, Planning, Research and Statistics, National Orientation Agency, Kwara State Directorate, Ilorin, Mr....

Retired Col Heads KWASU Film Village Investment Committee
KWARA State University's Governing Board has approved the appointment of Colonel Babatunde Ishola (Rtd) as the Chairman Film Village Investment Mobilization Committee He is also a Member of Malete Film Vi...

Road Repairs: Agbo-Oba Road to be Closed for a Month
By Our Reporters The Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) is to commence work on the Agbo-Oba road in front of Aruka Hotel (Corper's lodge), Ilorin, beginning from Monday. This is to find a permanent solut...

Saraki Expresses Optimism About Asa Dredging
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed optimism that the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) amendment Bill currently before the Senate will h...

FA Cup Semis: 'Heartland Can't Stop Prime' - Ogunjobi
Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Chairman, Osun Football Association, on Wednesday boasted that Heartland FC of Owerri would not stand in the way of Prime FC of Osogbo, to the 2012 Federation Cup final. Prime, a...

No Rift With Belgore - Lai Mohammed
The National Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, LAI MOHAMMED, recently spoke with newsmen in his Kwara hometown, where among others, he stressed that the political parties involved in the coal...

Ilorin a home of victory - Obuh
Coach of Nigeria's national Under 20 men's team, John Obuh has described Ilorin, venue for Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier fixture against Tanzania as a home of victory. On Sunday, the Flying...

Come and cheer the Flying Eagles! - Maigari
I am making a simple appeal this morning for ball fans within Ilorin (capital of Kwara State) and environs to endeavour to turn up at the Ilorin Township Stadium tomorrow (Sunday, 12th August, 2012) to cheer our U-20...

Fasting Boosts Obuh Eagles Spiritual Power ... Tanzanians arrived Ilorin Friday
Flying Eagles coach John Obuh has defended his players who will observe the Muslim Ramadan fasting even during Sunday's AYC qualifier against Tanzania, saying it gives them spiritual power which rates high...

2012-08-10

Kwara Police Debunks Rumour of Intercepting a Bus Carrying Kidnapped Students
The Kwara State Police Command has renounced the rumour being circulated by text messages and calls that the command intercepted a bus carrying some kidnapped students from Lagos State and that three of the Students were ...

Unilorin to Establish Geological Research Centre in Aran-Orin
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Is-haq Oloyede says the University of Ilorin has submitted its proposal to Education Trust Fund ETF to withdraw about three billion nai...

Olofa Commended on Transformation of Offa
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola Esuwoye II has again been commended for the rapid transformation of Offa within the last two years. Making the commendation in an interview with a news corressp...

Stakeholders Call for More Investment in Education
The Executive Director in charge of Services, Lower Niger Basin Development Authority, Dr. Keyinde Adegbite, and Principal, Lower Niger Basin Staff College, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs. Omotunde Oyinloye, have called on g...

Ogoniland: Saraki Explains Delay In Execution Of UNEP Report
The chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, Senator Bukola Saraki has explained the delay in the implementation of the report of environmental destruction of Ogoniland. Saraki who spoke with news...

Kwara to Be HIV-Free in 2015 - Comm. Kayode Issa
The Kwara State government is stepping up efforts to ensure zero incidence of HIV in the state by the year 2015. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Abdul Kayode Issa, disclosed this while speaking with...

Ahmed Flays Foreign Media Over Nigeria's Image
Governor Abdulfatal Ahmed of Kwara State has warned that the way Nigeria's image was being portrayed by the international media would not do the country any good. He noted that unless Nigerians join hands to address th...

Ahmed says challenges won't make Nigeria a failed state
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has declared that the current security and economic challenges though daunting, would not turn Nigeria to a failed state. Ahmed said with the media playing more patriot...