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2012-06-14
Kwara Assembly probes students' protests
Following what it described as "disturbances in some state higher institutions," the Kwara state House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to probe causes o...
Gov Ahmed\'s devt. drive paid off, says Rep
A member representing Ilorin West/Asa in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Moshood Mustapha has commended the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for the pace of developmental projects in the last on...
Why Unilorin remains on top - Director
The Director University of Ilorin, Centre for Research and Development and In-House Training (CREDIT), Professor (Mrs) Temidayo Oladiji, has identified training and retraining of staff as the secret behind the leading ...
Man remanded for stealing handset
For allegedly stealing a GSM handset, a 21-year-old man, Fuhamu Suleman of No. 75, Ile Magaji, Surulere Area, Ilorin, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin. The order to remand the accused...
Kwara CPC member wants June 12 as National Day
A 2011 elections campaign coordinator for the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kwara State, yesterday described the major beneficiaries of the \'June 12, 1993\' democratic struggles as ingrates. The co...
Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen Al-Adaby is dead.
Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen Al-Adaby is dead. He died in the early hours of this morning in Ilorin after a brief illness. May Allah grant him rest. The death of Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen is coming three weeks after the de...
Again, Flood Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin
A heavy downpour in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday destroyed property worth several thousands of naira. The destruction was occasioned by the flooding that accompanied the torrential rainfall along...

2012-06-13
Omo Ibile Igbomina embarks on guest house
The new executive members of Omo Ibile Igbomina have received a pat on the back for embarking on a guest house that will be of benefit to not only the Igbominas but all the people of the state and even beyond. ...
Kwara Water Corporation\'s new board inaugurated
The newly constituted Board of Directors of Kwara State Water Corporation has been inaugurated at the Corporation Conference Room. In his inaugural speech, the Chairman of the board, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Jimoh ...
Police arraign two over armed robbery
Police in Ilorin have arraigned two suspected armed robbers, Hamza Fatai, 21 and Jamiu Isiaka, 19, both of Eruda Area, Ilorin, before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly dispossessing residents of their valuable...
Cattle rearer charged with breach of trust
A 30-year-old cattle rearer, Ahmed Yahaya, accused of stealing cow in his care, has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused of Yowere Fulani Camp, via Alapa, Kwara State, was said to have mi...
NPL: ABS vs Enyinba •Kwara Utd. vs Ocean Boys
In this week\'s NPL midweek Week 32 cracker, relegation threatened ABS will, at home, face hard fighters Enyimba FC of Aba while Kwara United will chase the maximum points to troubled Ocean Boys. ...
Economy: Ahmed commends KWACCIMA
Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended the state Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) for its contributions to the state\'s economic development. The governor, w...
Best practices will aid organisational growth - Kwara CBPA
Chairman, Kwara Coalition of Business and Professional Association, Chief Hezekieh Adedeji, has urged managements of organisations to adopt professional best practices to ensure growth of their organisations. ...

2012-06-12
Unilorin Post UTME Enters Day Two
As the University of Ilorin 2012/2013 Post UTME enters day two, the University authority says it is working hard to ensure all candidates get registered before the deadline. The Director of Computer Science and In...
Kwara Strengthens 45 Hospitals With Equipment
The Kwara State Government under its Shared Prosperity programme has strengthened 45 of its healthcare delivery facilities with modern equipment to ensure that Kwarans have access to healthcare within 500 metres of the...
Kwara Government makes case against pipeline vandalism
The Kwara State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to assist her curb the incessant menace of pipeline vandalism in the state. The appeal was made in Ilorin, by Kwara State Deputy Governor, Elder...
June 14: Kwara NYSC passes out 1,979 corps members
The passing-out ceremony of the 2011 Batch \'B\' of the National Youth Service Corps, Kwara State, will hold on Thursday 14th June, 2012, at the Kwara State Staduim Complex, Ilorin, starting from 10:00 am. A st...
FEDPOFFA to host SIFE workshop
The Federal Polytechnic, Offa, has been picked by Students In Free Enterprises (SIFE), Nigeria to host the first edition of the Business Smart Competition organised by SIFE in collaboration with First Bank Plc. ...
Why poverty rate is high in Nigeria - Omolewa Ahmed
... decries increase in street children Wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has attributed the increasing number of street children in Nigeria, occasioned by poverty to the failure of most men ...
Kwara PDP challenges ACN to tour Ahmed's projects
Irked by the criticisms of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed\'s 365 days in office by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Kwara state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the opposition party to be since...
NBA flags off Law Week in Ilorin •Fayemi blames insecurity on loss of dialogue culture
Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi yesterday said the loss of the culture of dialogue, caused by the long years of military rule, is at the root of the rising violence in Nigeria. He listed unemployment and pov...
Man, 67, ‘rapes’ 14-year-old girl
The Kwara state police command, Kulende Division, has arrested 67 years old Ahmed Atanda for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl named Hauwa at Oke-Andi, along Sango area, Ilorin. Our correspondent gathered ...

2012-06-11
Unilorin Commences Post-UTME
As the University of Ilorin commences it\'s 2012/2013 Post UTME examination today, candidates who converged from various places have expressed their gladness and problems they encounter during their registrations...
Fola Akinkuotu dares ex-Nigerian Aviation minister on doctored air crash reports
Rector of Ilorin College of Aviation, Kwara state, Captain. Fola Akinkuotu has dared the Former Minister of Aviation Chief Femi Fani Kayode  to justify his claim that most of the past air accident reports were doc...
Baraje dismisses ACN, CPC merger talks as wishful thinking
Alhaji Kawu Baraje, the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has dismissed on going merger talks between the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) as wish...
Functional System Would Help Avert Disasters, Says Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has disclosed that if Nigeria had a functional system that ensured that infrastructure facilities of different forms worked at optimal capacities, some of the disasters,...
Ahmed's articulated governance in Kwara
A Chemist turned banker and now, suave politician, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's legacy is not likely to be in any of his former or present trades. In a recent session with a delegation of Vanguard in the Gover...
Business community moves to oppose Kwara govt on gas emission tax
Business community in Kwara State has kicked against the purported fee being planned by the state government on gas emission from generators in hotels and manufacturing companies in the state. Community News learnt ...
Agric Master Plan: Kwara State, Cornell University Sign MOU
Nigeria's Kwara Government and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University, New York, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Kwara State Agricultural Modernisation Master Plan. ...
KWARA: One Year of Shared Hardship, Continuation of Falsehood - ACN
Being the text of Kwara ACN's assessment of PDP's government in the last one year. We have deliberately delayed our reaction to Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed's one year anniversary, which, true to our prediction befor...
Kwara partners dutch firm on N73bn housing development
Kwara State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Stylotec Concrete Industries of The Netherlands for the construction of 10,000 affordable housing units over the next four years, worth about N73 ...
Kwara State unveils new logo, thematic campaign
Nations, regions, cities and destinations are facing increasing competition for luring talents, investments and tourists. Basic questions demand distinctive answers and huge efforts for: Why should one live there? Why sho...
Kwara ACN carpets governor for poor performance
The Kwara State Chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday berated Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for poor performance even as it challenged him to account for close to N50 billion allocation accrued to the sta...

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