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2012-03-12
PDP Congress Elections: Uduaghan, Mark Harp on Peace
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, at the weekend, said the recent reconciliatory efforts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state were yielding positive results. President of the Senate, Sena...
University of Ilorin hosts 2nd Intl. Proverbs Conference
The University of Ilorin will host the Second International Proverb Conference in Nigeria between March 12 and 16, 2012 at the University Auditorium. According to a statement issued by the Department of English, Un...
Gunmen attack Kwara Commissioner
The Kwara State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Prince Olatunji Moronfoye, was attacked over the weekend by dare-devil armed robbers close to Offa. The Commissioner, who was on his way back to Ilorin afte...
Ahmed Seeks Review Of Revenue Allocation
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called for the review of the federal revenue allocation formula in favour of the States and Local Governments to reflect the activities of those levels of governme...
Kwara student wins Maths competition
A student from the Flora Basic School in Kwara State, Abdulmueez Yusuf, has emerged the overall winner in mathematics competition organized by the Nigeria Turkish School/National Mathematics Centre in Kano. He emerged ...
Kwara lawmakers halt work at Senator's hotel
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly have ordered the stoppage of work at a Car park being constructed for an hotel owned by the Chairman of Senate Committee on the Federal Capital, Senator Smart Adeyemi. ...
Man escapes death a day to child's wedding
A man identified simply as Olatunji had looked forward to his child's wedding on Saturday. He was in good spirits and engrossed with preparations for the wedding. To ensure that all arrangements were finalised,...
Consensus in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government congress held on Saturday across the 16 councils in Kwara State went on smoothly. Many of the party executives emerged through consensus.  The Na...
Kwara gov approves appointments of political office holders
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmad has approved the appointments and redeployment of political office holders in the state. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Secretary to State Government, Alhaji ...
PDP chairmanship: Saraki makes case for consensus candidate
Sen. Bukola Saraki, the immediate past governor of Kwara State has advised delegates to the convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to work towards electing a consensus candidate as the new chairman, rather th...
Nigeria not taking advantage of her strength - Saraki
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that Nigeria faces a lot of confrontations because she does not take advantage of her own strength as the giant of Africa. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin yesterday on the ...
Foundation begins free UTME classes for candidates in Ilorin
The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation has commenced extra-mural classes for the UTME candidates in various core subjects so as to equip them for the examination. About 1,223 Joint Admission and Matriculation Bo...
Belgore: Kwara'll be liberated
Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate in the 2011 election, Mohammed Dele Belgore has reiterated his committed to the struggle to liberate the people of the state from the shackles of pove...

2012-03-11
Ahmed dedicates award to Kwarans
'I dedicate my award as Excellence Recognition Award 2011 for Governor of The Year(North) to the great people of Kwara State. With this award, I rededicate myself to an enhancement of my people's well-being through our Pr...
'20,000 Nigerians die of prostate cancer annually' - Dr. Ademola Popoola
Consultant urologist with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ademola Popoola, has said that  more than 20,000 men die of prostate cancer every year in Nigeria. Delivering a  lecture on Tuesda...
Kwara : The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court Judgment
It is no longer news that the highest court in the country – the Supreme Court had reaffirmed the election of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State, but what is news is the aftermath of the landmark judgment...
65-year-old man arraigned for allegedly stealing a goat
A 65-year-old man, Jimoh Akamode, of Maraba area, Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday appeared before an Ilorin Magistrates' Court charged with stealing a goat. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Mercy Abikoye o...
ABS holds Kano Pillars
Abubakar Bukola Saraki football club this evening played a 2-2 draw with Kano Pillars. The match was played behind closed doors at the Ilorin Township Stadium....

2012-03-10
Invitation to Write for Ilorin.Info
Ilorin.Info is an online platform dedicated to the promotion of exchange of ideas about Ilorin Emirate's indigenes, residents and other stakeholders. Specifically the aims and objectives are: Tracking and ...
Saraki: PDP National convention not for do-or-die politicians
Former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki hinted yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might produce a consensus candidate for the post of its National Chairman in the March 24 national convention. ...
Tanke Streets Lights
Streets lights recently fixed on Tunde Idiagbon Road, Tanke are currently being test-run. The Chinese made street-lights were fixed a few weeks ago. Many residents of the area are wondering how the lights will be powered ...
Sanctions on Kwara United/Sunshine subject to ratification - Adepoju
Following the sanctions meted out to both Kwara United FC and Sunshine Stars of Akure by the Nigerian Premier League, NPL, over the fracas that greeted their Week 12 encounter in Ilorin last weekend, Chairman o...
Kwara PDP holds local govt congresses
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, today held her local government congresses statewide. The congresses which produced delegates for the forthcoming state congress was peaceful....
Four Suspected Thieves Docked in Ilorin
The resumption of duty by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria in Kwara State on Monday was a much desired tonic that has rejuvenated judicial activities in the state.  Judicial activities had b...
Kwara: Toward avoiding poking the Supreme Court
The resumption of duty by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria in Kwara State on Monday was a much desired tonic that has rejuvenated judicial activities in the state.  Judicial activities had b...
Kwara United focussing on Sharks tie
Kwara United said the disruption that marred their match against Sunshine in Ilorin last Sunday and the decision of the Nigeria Premier League to punish them would not make them lose focus as the...

2012-03-09
Kwara community cries out over dearth of amenities
Indigenes of Patigi Local Government Area, Kwara North in Kwara State have slammed both the Federal and state governments, especially their representatives at the National Assembly, over the dilapidation and non-availa...
Another 'Operation Fool The People' of Kwara
A N70 billion agricultural project packaged after the controversial Zimbabwe farmers initiative of the Saraki administration which became a drain on public funds is in the making again in Kwara State It is the ...
Don decries role of women in MDGs
A DON, Dr. Tope Sinkaye, has faulted the Federal Government’s implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the roles assigned to women under the scheme. Sinkaye, who was a guest speaker a...
Kwara Assembly bemoans distortion of Ilorin master plan
Kwara state House of Assembly has decried the distortion of the Ilorin master plan, warning that the development might lead to flood disasters in the affected areas.  The House has, therefore, called on th...
Operators initiate new scheme to boost cashew production
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria has unfolded plans to embark on a Special Cashew Production Scheme in 10 states in Nigeria. The President of NCAN, Mr. Tola Faseru, lis...
FG Re-appoints Olarewaju MINILS DG
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the reappointment of Dr. John Niyi Olanrewaju as Director-General/Chief Executive of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin, Kwara State for ...
USAID commits N60m to fistula treatment in Kwara
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commits about N60 million to Kwara State government on fistula treatment for financially challenged grass roots women every year in the state. Speaking...
2011 elections: Belgore scores INEC low
The governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in last year's poll, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the conduct of ...

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