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2012-08-09
Projects: Ahmed Seeks FG, States Collaboration
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has stressed the need for the federal government to always carry along the state governments before siting projects in their states to ensure maximum benefits to the peop...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has stressed the need for the federal government to always carry along the state governments before siting projects in their states to ensure maximum benefits to the peop...
Ilorin: Fertility Doctor Caught in False Pregnancy Scam
NewsRescue- A veteran obstetrician and gynecologist, by far one of the most popular hands in the field, Dr Jimoh Akanbi Gafar of Midland Fertility Clinic Ilorin, Kwara state, and also of Eyitayo Clinic, and a ...
NewsRescue- A veteran obstetrician and gynecologist, by far one of the most popular hands in the field, Dr Jimoh Akanbi Gafar of Midland Fertility Clinic Ilorin, Kwara state, and also of Eyitayo Clinic, and a ...
FA Cup: New Dates for Semi-Finals
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a new the date for semifinals of the 2012 Federation Cup. August 15 had been scheduled as the date for the semifinal matches but the NFF has now opted for A...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a new the date for semifinals of the 2012 Federation Cup. August 15 had been scheduled as the date for the semifinal matches but the NFF has now opted for A...
FA Cup: Ogunjobi Seeks Kwara fan's Support for Prime FC
Chairman Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has expressed optimism that the Nigeria Under 20 team have all it takes to whitewash Tanzania's Ngorogoro Heroes in a second round, second leg match at ...
Chairman Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has expressed optimism that the Nigeria Under 20 team have all it takes to whitewash Tanzania's Ngorogoro Heroes in a second round, second leg match at ...
Kwara: Immortalising Yesterday's Foe
Barely seven years after the demise of a former Kwara state governor, Rear Admiral Mohamed Alabi Lawal, he was posthumously honoured by the incumbent, Abdulfatah Ahmed. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB writes on the ne...
Barely seven years after the demise of a former Kwara state governor, Rear Admiral Mohamed Alabi Lawal, he was posthumously honoured by the incumbent, Abdulfatah Ahmed. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB writes on the ne...
Saraki Wades into Okada Crisis in Kwara
The Senator representing Kwara Central district, former governor Bukola Saraki yesterday waded into the face-off between the state government and commercial motorcyclists as he called on stakeholders in the senatorial...
The Senator representing Kwara Central district, former governor Bukola Saraki yesterday waded into the face-off between the state government and commercial motorcyclists as he called on stakeholders in the senatorial...
Kwara Govt. Assures Residents of Better Environment
The Kwara Government has pledged to put in place a better environment that would be a pride of all residents. Hajia Rahmat Abaya, the state Commissioner for Social Development and Tourism, made the pledge in I...
The Kwara Government has pledged to put in place a better environment that would be a pride of all residents. Hajia Rahmat Abaya, the state Commissioner for Social Development and Tourism, made the pledge in I...
Kwara Govt Stops Belgore's Holiday Lessons for Students
Kwara State Ministry of Education has ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), s...
Kwara State Ministry of Education has ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), s...
Kwara NSCDC Volunteers Seek Employment
About 150 members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Volunteer, Kwara State Command, on Wednesday urged the authorities to regularise their employment. Their leader...
About 150 members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Volunteer, Kwara State Command, on Wednesday urged the authorities to regularise their employment. Their leader...
Milo BB Championship: Ilorin Defeats Lagos, to Face Ondo
Three-Time winners, Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, yesterday in the ongoing 14th Milo Secondary Schools Basketball championship, lost 21-30 to defending champions, Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Gboko, Be...
Three-Time winners, Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, yesterday in the ongoing 14th Milo Secondary Schools Basketball championship, lost 21-30 to defending champions, Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Gboko, Be...
Environment Hazards: Kwara Assembly Condemns Indiscriminate Mounting of Billboards
Kwara House of Assembly has condemned the indiscriminate mounting and placing of handbills and billboards on unauthorized places within Ilorin metropolis. In a notice of motion titled: "Mounting and placin...
Kwara House of Assembly has condemned the indiscriminate mounting and placing of handbills and billboards on unauthorized places within Ilorin metropolis. In a notice of motion titled: "Mounting and placin...
Sanitation: Kwara Residents Call for Disposal Bins
Residents of Kwara State have appealed to the state government to return the "roro bins" kept at street corners for refuse collection which were removed from some major areas in the state, to prevent epidemic...
Residents of Kwara State have appealed to the state government to return the "roro bins" kept at street corners for refuse collection which were removed from some major areas in the state, to prevent epidemic...
Court Remands 5 in Prison for Alleged Trespass
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu ...
'We Welcome Healthy Competition' - KWBC GM
The General Manager of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Abdullateef Adedeji, has described the emergence of new broadcasting stations in the state as a positive index for the state. He stated this w...
The General Manager of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Abdullateef Adedeji, has described the emergence of new broadcasting stations in the state as a positive index for the state. He stated this w...
Kwara to Train Unemployed Youths in Vocational Skills
The Kwara State government has said that it had concluded plans to revive five moribund technical schools in the state to train unemployed youths in vocational skills. Mr Kayode Towoju, the state's Commissioner...
The Kwara State government has said that it had concluded plans to revive five moribund technical schools in the state to train unemployed youths in vocational skills. Mr Kayode Towoju, the state's Commissioner...
Nigeria is Not a Failed State - Gov. Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that Nigeria is not a failed state and is not about to be one. Speaking while receiving in audience at the Government House, the crew of an international film, ...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that Nigeria is not a failed state and is not about to be one. Speaking while receiving in audience at the Government House, the crew of an international film, ...
2012-08-08
Ahmed charges media on nation building
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has charged the Nigerian media to be more patriotic, even as they guide and protect jealously the democracy they have so much labored for. The governor who emp...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has charged the Nigerian media to be more patriotic, even as they guide and protect jealously the democracy they have so much labored for. The governor who emp...
Man Seeks Marriage Dissolution, Says Wife Slaps Him
Mr. Ayinla Kangu of Pakata area in Ilorin, on Monday asked an Ilorin area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede, over alleged impatience and domineering attitude. The compliant cited...
Mr. Ayinla Kangu of Pakata area in Ilorin, on Monday asked an Ilorin area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede, over alleged impatience and domineering attitude. The compliant cited...
Residents Cry Out Over Stadium Road Erosion
The residence of Stadium Road, off Taiwo Road in Ilorin, have appealed to the Kwara State Government on the deplorable condition of the road in the area caused by gully erosion. The road, which leads to Ejiba R...
The residence of Stadium Road, off Taiwo Road in Ilorin, have appealed to the Kwara State Government on the deplorable condition of the road in the area caused by gully erosion. The road, which leads to Ejiba R...
KWSG Decries Attack on KWATMA Office
The Kwara State Government has condemned the attacks on the facilities of the state Traffic Management Authority (KWATMA) during the protest by Okada riders last Saturday. The state commissioner for Works and T...
The Kwara State Government has condemned the attacks on the facilities of the state Traffic Management Authority (KWATMA) during the protest by Okada riders last Saturday. The state commissioner for Works and T...
KWSG Relocates Okirika Traders to Sango Area
The Kwara State Government has called on Okirika traders to cooperate with the state government in order to ensure cleanliness of major roads in the state capital. The state commissioner for Commerce and Cooper...
The Kwara State Government has called on Okirika traders to cooperate with the state government in order to ensure cleanliness of major roads in the state capital. The state commissioner for Commerce and Cooper...
Kwara United Play Down Flying Eagles Loss
Kwara United have stated they are not bothered by their 2-1 loss to the Nigeria U-20 team last Sunday in a friendly game in Ilorin. The Afonja Warriors have been having a torrid time recently due to bad results...
Kwara United have stated they are not bothered by their 2-1 loss to the Nigeria U-20 team last Sunday in a friendly game in Ilorin. The Afonja Warriors have been having a torrid time recently due to bad results...
Friendly in Ilorin: Flying Eagles spank Prime FC
Nigeria U20s rounded off their build-up for an AYC qualifier against Tanzania with a comfortable 3-0 win over Prime FC on Tuesday in Ilorin. The African champions took the lead after just 11 minutes when Sikir...
Nigeria U20s rounded off their build-up for an AYC qualifier against Tanzania with a comfortable 3-0 win over Prime FC on Tuesday in Ilorin. The African champions took the lead after just 11 minutes when Sikir...
Brazil Coaching Seminar Holds in Ilorin
Nigerian football coaches will have the opportunity of elevating and exposing themselves to modern day tactics of the game as a two-day coaching symposium holds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital beginning Friday, Augu...
Nigerian football coaches will have the opportunity of elevating and exposing themselves to modern day tactics of the game as a two-day coaching symposium holds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital beginning Friday, Augu...
Blackout Hits Kwara as Residents Groan
The residents of Kwara State for past three days have been experiencing blackout due to the strike action embarked upon by workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The blackout according to investiga...
The residents of Kwara State for past three days have been experiencing blackout due to the strike action embarked upon by workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The blackout according to investiga...
2012-08-07
Opinion - Re: This Rotten Kwara. By Wale Bakare
By Wale Bakare I read Mr. Akogun's write up published on the 27th July in what should have been an assessment of the achievement...
By Wale Bakare I read Mr. Akogun's write up published on the 27th July in what should have been an assessment of the achievement...
I Won't Hold Special Convocation - Oloyede
By Our Reporters The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has denied that he plans to hold a 'special convocation' to enable him to preside over the graduation ceremony of outgoing students be...
By Our Reporters The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has denied that he plans to hold a 'special convocation' to enable him to preside over the graduation ceremony of outgoing students be...
Emir of Ilorin Prays for Flying Eagles
Emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, has prayed for the Flying Eagles to beat Tanzania on Sunday on their way to even greater glory. The football-loving traditional ruler prayed for the African champions when they ...
Emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, has prayed for the Flying Eagles to beat Tanzania on Sunday on their way to even greater glory. The football-loving traditional ruler prayed for the African champions when they ...
Unilorin's Admission List is Out
By Our Reporters The University of Ilorin has released its 2012/2013 provisional admission list. This was posted on the University's website today. ...
By Our Reporters The University of Ilorin has released its 2012/2013 provisional admission list. This was posted on the University's website today. ...
Kwara Set to Launch Subsidy Reinvestment Programme
A Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Pilot Scheme that will create five hundred job opportunities for women and youth in Kwara State will be formally launched next month. The Special Assistant to the sta...
A Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Pilot Scheme that will create five hundred job opportunities for women and youth in Kwara State will be formally launched next month. The Special Assistant to the sta...
Kwara: Okada riders bow to ban on business routes
Commercial motorcycles operators in Kwara state under the aegis of Joint Okada Riders Association of Kwara state on Sunday said they had agreed to abide by government's decision to bar them from operati...
Commercial motorcycles operators in Kwara state under the aegis of Joint Okada Riders Association of Kwara state on Sunday said they had agreed to abide by government's decision to bar them from operati...
Ramadan: Group, Lawmaker Feed Muslims
No fewer than 450 Muslims received food items at a programme organised by Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday. The foundation's coordinator in the state, Muhammad Mukhtar, said there ...
No fewer than 450 Muslims received food items at a programme organised by Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday. The foundation's coordinator in the state, Muhammad Mukhtar, said there ...
Ministry, NRC seal pact on cassava chips' haulage
A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure uninterrupted haulage of cassava chips from the Western part of the country has been signed between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Nigerian Railway Corporat...
A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure uninterrupted haulage of cassava chips from the Western part of the country has been signed between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Nigerian Railway Corporat...
NAKSS Canvass Quick Evacuation During Crisis
Members of the National Association of Kwara State Students, Kaduna Polytechnic chapter have called on the Federal Government and state governments to ensure quick evacuation of students during crisis in any institutio...
Members of the National Association of Kwara State Students, Kaduna Polytechnic chapter have called on the Federal Government and state governments to ensure quick evacuation of students during crisis in any institutio...
Speaking in Ilorin, Obuh Breaks Silence on 'Old' Players' Recall
Flying Eagles handler, John Obuh, has broken silence on the criticism that trailed the invitation of some players who previously featured the National under-20 team to the present squad. Speaking in Ilorin, the...
Flying Eagles handler, John Obuh, has broken silence on the criticism that trailed the invitation of some players who previously featured the National under-20 team to the present squad. Speaking in Ilorin, the...
Insecurity: Kwara Gives LOs Marching Orders
Governor's Liaison Officers (LOs) in the 16 local government areas of Kwara State have been urged to always alert government on noticeable security breaches and failed projects in their respective local government area...
Governor's Liaison Officers (LOs) in the 16 local government areas of Kwara State have been urged to always alert government on noticeable security breaches and failed projects in their respective local government area...
We're Revolutionising Agriculture In Nigeria - Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State is a pioneer in agro business in Nigeria which it is revolutionalising through its Shonga Scheme. This is yielding high results for the state, especially in the areas of job creation and the transfo...
Kwara State is a pioneer in agro business in Nigeria which it is revolutionalising through its Shonga Scheme. This is yielding high results for the state, especially in the areas of job creation and the transfo...
Be Good Ambassadors - Ahmed Charged Pilgrims
As muslims across the world converge in the holy land of Mecca for the lesser Hajji, The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised Nigerian Muslims who are performing the spiritual exercise to be good a...
As muslims across the world converge in the holy land of Mecca for the lesser Hajji, The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised Nigerian Muslims who are performing the spiritual exercise to be good a...
2012-08-06
Land tussle: Kwara Assembly Speaker offers to heal govt, IEDPU rift
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulrazak Atunwa, has declared his intention to intervene in the face-off between the Kwara state Government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IE...
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulrazak Atunwa, has declared his intention to intervene in the face-off between the Kwara state Government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IE...
Is 'Operation No Pothole' still functional in Kwara?
By Our Reporter On the 29th of May, 2011, when Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State assumed office as the elected Governor of Kwara State, one of the programmes of his administration launched is 'Operation...
By Our Reporter On the 29th of May, 2011, when Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State assumed office as the elected Governor of Kwara State, one of the programmes of his administration launched is 'Operation...
Ilorin: Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspects who allegedly specialise in defrauding banks through the internet. They are Salihu Oladimeji Lukman, Suleiman Ishaq Jimba, Abdukadir Agboola, Yahaya Ab...
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspects who allegedly specialise in defrauding banks through the internet. They are Salihu Oladimeji Lukman, Suleiman Ishaq Jimba, Abdukadir Agboola, Yahaya Ab...
Herdsman Kills Vigilante, Burns Corpse
A Cattle herdsman and six accomplices have been accussed of killing two members of a vigilante group, set thier corpses on fire and then proceeded to burn down the houses of the victims. Mohammed Dangogo, 30 of...
A Cattle herdsman and six accomplices have been accussed of killing two members of a vigilante group, set thier corpses on fire and then proceeded to burn down the houses of the victims. Mohammed Dangogo, 30 of...
'Nigeria's economy still threatened by corruption' - Awoyale
The President, Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural cum political group of people from Kwara South district, Kwara State, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, said this while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday....
The President, Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural cum political group of people from Kwara South district, Kwara State, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, said this while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday....
Behold, a Chief Magistrate Court!
Residents have appealed to the Kwara State Government to carry out repairs on the structures of the Chief Magistrate Court, Sango, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, which are in a state of disrepair. Apart from ...
Residents have appealed to the Kwara State Government to carry out repairs on the structures of the Chief Magistrate Court, Sango, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, which are in a state of disrepair. Apart from ...
4 Year-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Husband's Neglect
An Ilorin Area Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage over allegations of neglect and care-free attitude of the husband. Mrs Mujidat Oladimeji of Deeper Life Road, Ilorin, had approached the court t...
An Ilorin Area Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage over allegations of neglect and care-free attitude of the husband. Mrs Mujidat Oladimeji of Deeper Life Road, Ilorin, had approached the court t...
Man Jailed One Year for Stealing N10,000 goat
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Raimi Mohammed of Agbo compound, Tanke, Ilorin, to one year imprisonment for stealing a goat. The court sentenced the man to the jail term having foun...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Raimi Mohammed of Agbo compound, Tanke, Ilorin, to one year imprisonment for stealing a goat. The court sentenced the man to the jail term having foun...
Atunwa to Intervene in Land Act Feud
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulrasaq Atunwa, at the weekend, vowed to intervene in the face-off between the state government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU) over the...
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulrasaq Atunwa, at the weekend, vowed to intervene in the face-off between the state government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU) over the...
ACF Backs Ambali's Appointment as UNILORIN VC
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), at the weekend, pledged its support for the Vice-Chancellor designate of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Kwara State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Ambali. The group made the pledge ...
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), at the weekend, pledged its support for the Vice-Chancellor designate of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Kwara State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Ambali. The group made the pledge ...
Ahmed's Giant Strides In Road Construction - Kannike
Kwara State Commissioner for Works, Dr. Abubakar Kannike, in this interview with ABDULLAHI OLESIN, explains the milestones that the administration of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has recorded in roads construction...
Kwara State Commissioner for Works, Dr. Abubakar Kannike, in this interview with ABDULLAHI OLESIN, explains the milestones that the administration of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has recorded in roads construction...
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