2021-10-27

IEDPU congratulates Sambo on appointment as SA Legal Matters
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union(IEDPU), the umbrella socio-cultural organisation of the good people of Ilorin Emirate, has joined other well-wishers in congratulating the Secretary of Ilorin Emirate Stakeh...

OPINION: The significance of the traditional title of Turaki in Ilorin Emirate. By Abubakar Imam
Ilorin, for more than two centuries, has been a significant segment of Northern Nigeria. While geographically it is the southernmost Emirate, it is also called the frontier Emirate of Northern Nigeria. It is, unarguably,...

OPINION: Who is Saliu Mustapha: The New Turaki of Ilorin? By Abubakar Imam
"History transforms people and creates enduring magic, lumping together event, identity and symbolism in a notable capsule". ---Reuben Abati Come Friday, October 22, 2021 the city of Ilorin, the renowned "sa...

2021-10-26

Lai Mohammed's town criers: What a sorry sight. BY OMO'BA MUSBAU SALAUDEEN
Disillusioned, frustrated, hopeless but desperate for relevance ,they have all emptied their 'arsenals ' and in their emptiness and melancholy, one cannot but be surprised that they are back to their season of mudslingi...

Abdulrazak's Fixation On Lai Mohammed Costly For Kwara - APC Chieftain
Moshood Ishola, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a one time member of Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazak of Kwara's inner caucus has described as unfortunate, the recent attack by the state governor on...

Embrace dialogue in resolving issues, Buhari urges ASUU, other varsity unions
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appealed to the leadership and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other unions within and outside the university system to always give peace ...

Arabic school torture: Probe committee submits report to govt
The 11-man committee set up by the Kwara State government to investigate the torture meted out to some students of Misbaudeen Arabic school, Ganmo, on Monday submitted its report to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq in Ilor...

Kwara Visual Arts Centre'll boost economic growth, employment opportunities'
The Kwara State Commissioner for Communications, Hon. Abosede Olaitan Buraimoh has stated that the State's Visual Arts Centre in Ilorin, which is under construction, when completed will serve as a genuine place for showca...

Kwara APC South Backs Governor Abdulrazaq's Second Term Bid
Members of the All Progressive Congress in Kwara South Senatorial have backed the second term bid of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The APC members who converged at the NUJ Press Center to drum support for the go...

JAMB registrar, Kwara REC call for 30% women participation in elective positions
Political parties in Nigeria have been urged to review their constitutions to allow 30 per cent of women participation in elective positions to encourage more women in politics. Speaking at the third distinguis...

2021-10-25

Lai Mohammed: AbdulRazaq is a Deeply Troubled Soul, Not Qualified for Public Office
It was only a matter of time before the Minister of Information, Culture and Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, addressed some concerns in the local politics of Kwara State, especially, after penultimate Sunday's explosive...

Army detains soldier for assaulting Kwara nurses during wife's delivery
The 22 Armoured Brigade of the Nigeria Army, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, has detained a soldier for allegedly beating two female nurses at the Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, owned by the Kwara State governmen...

2021-10-24

Kwara 2023: Hundreds of APC Members Join PDP
Ahead of 2023, hundreds of members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state over the weekend publicly dumped the party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). The APC members who wer...

Kwara TESCOM organises training for new teachers
Orientation programme for the newly engaged 2,000 Senior Secondary School Teachers in Kwara State will hold between October 27 and 28, 2021. A statement issued on Saturday by the Press Secretary of the Commission, ...