2021-08-03

Saliu Mustapha: The making of the new Turaki of Ilorin
Last Thursday was an unusual but great day in the recent annals of Ilorin Emirate. It was a day full of vitalities with multiple events running simultaneously, yet, each turned out well. Earlier on the D-day, the Emir p...

University of Ilorin resuscitates snail farm, offers sale to public
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) on Monday said its Animal House, a Unit of the Central Research Laboratories, has resuscitated the snail farming programme. Prof. Nasiru Abdus-Salam, the Director of Animal Pro...

ARD-UITH joins nationwide strike over members welfare
Members of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) on Monday, embarked on a nationwide strike in strict compliance with the directive of the body over their welfare. ...

Kebbi BSC Overpowered Kada BSC To Lift NBSL Super 4 Title
Kebbi BSC jubilating after their victory against Kada BSC during the NBSL Super 4 Final at Muryala Muhammed Square in Kaduna, yesterday Photo Gbenga Abiola Kebbi BSC defeated host Kada BSC 4-3 in extra-time to ...

Lafiagi Stool - New Emir, Kawu Moves to Palace, Thursday
Following the appointment of Mohammed Kudu Kawu as the 14th Emir of Lafiagi by the Kwara State Government, the new monarch will finally move to the palace in Edu Local Government on Thursday, Daily Trust reliably gathere...

Institute to Establish College Forensics and Fraud Examiners
The Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Examiners of Nigeria (CIFCFEN) has concluded plans to establish the Nigerian College of Forensics and Fraud Examiners. The College, which will be the first...

2021-08-02

Gov AbdulRazaq greets Deputy Gov Kayode Alabi on 58th birthday anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated his deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, on his 58th birthday anniversary, calling him a cerebral politician with dynamic ideas, an amiable personality, and a trusted pa...

Ogun kickboxing head coach found dead in hotel room
The Head Coach of kickboxing in Ogun State, Olufunke Ogunsuyi, has been confirmed dead. She died in Ilorin on Saturday while participating in the Kwara Zonal and Invitational Kickboxing Championship. She o...

Islamic year: Muslims want Gov. AbdulRasaq declare public holiday
The Muslims in Kwara have called on Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq to declare this year's new Islamic calendar (Hijrah 1443), a work-free day. The Chairman of the National Hijrah Committee, Kwara chapter, Prof. Yusu...

Don Advocates Translation Of Things Fall Apart Into Hausa, Others
Prof. Isaiah Bariki of the Department of French, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has advocated the translation of Nigerian renowned works and books such as 'Things Fall Apart' into Hausa, Edo and Fulfulde languages....

KAM Holding CEO rejoices with Kwara Dep Gov @ 58
KAM Holding CEO rejoices with Kwara Dep Gov @ 58The Group Managing Director/CEO of KAM Holding Ltd. Dr. Kamoru Yusuf, has rejoiced with the Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Mr. Kayode Alabi, on his 58th birthday celebrat...

NLC hails Kwara Gov over LG promotion arrears, autonomy
... Says LG Commission now in charge of local councils Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for the approval of promotion arrears for local government workers from 2017 to 2020,...

2021-08-01

APC Young Women Forum debuts, appoints state coordinators
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress have inaugurated the APC Young Women Forum and appointed coordinators for each of the 36 states of the federation and Abuja. The Interim Publicity Secretary of the forum, The...

'Never allow prevailing situations steal your joy'
The Anglican Bishop of Igbomina, The Rt. Rev Emmanuel Adekola has urged government at all levels to put measures in place towards eliminating insecurity in the country. Adekola, who spoke at the first Session of the E...

State of the nation: I see danger -Abdulfatah Ahmed, ex-Kwara governor
Coming from a solid background as a lecturer, banker, state Commissioner before hitting the climax of becoming a governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, the immediate past governor of Kwara State, is probably one of the most equi...

Kwara monarch urges FG to hasten completion of Ilorin-Egbe-Kabba road
A monarch, Oba Anafi Okunoye has urged the Federal Government to hasten the completion of Ilorin-Egbe-Kabba road linking Kwara with Kogi state. Oba Okunoye, who is the Oniganmo of Ganmo, in Ifelodun Local Governm...

OPINION: The New Mutawali, Alimi of Ilorin, @65 By Abubakar Imam
Last week,the southern most Emirate honoured some of its most distinguished subjects with prestigious traditional titles. The honorees were nine in number. While a few of them anticipated it, I was reliably informed tha...

EFCC: I was not arrested, went on my own volition - Saraki
Former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, disclosed that he visited the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to clarify some issues. In a statement by Mr. Yusuph Olaniy...

2021-07-31

Again, strike looms as ASUU waits till midnight for FG to meet demands
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is waiting until midnight today, Tuesday, for the Federal Government to meet its demands or risks the union embarking on another round of strike. Checks by Vanguard, ...

IEDPU lauds Alada for emerging Law School's Best graduate,says investment in girl child never wasted
Members of the younger generations, particularly those from Ilorin Emirate, have, again,been urged to emulate the newly enrolled Barrister Fatima Bukola Alada by always taking their studies seriously for them to excel i...

SADIQ UMAR FOUNDATION DONATES A 50-SEATER BUS TO GUSS KAIAMA
Today, the Chairman of Sadiq Umar Foundation, Distingushed Senator Sadiq Suleiman Umar donated a school bus to his alma mata, Government Unity Secondary School Kaiama, Kaiama local government area of Kwara State. He ...

Two warring factions of APC hold parallel ward congresses in Kwara
The two major warring factions of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, held their separate ward congresses without any incident recorded across the 193 wards of the state. On the side of Governor...

Kwara APC secretariat legally acquired - Official
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara says the party secretariat situated at No. 26, Reservation Road, GRA Ilorin, is legally acquired from the owner. The Organising Secretary of the Caretaker Committee of...

Manufacturers blame poor profitability on Inadequate power supply
Nigerian manufacturers have lamented the poor supply of power in the country, describing the development as antithetical to economic growth. They, therefore, canvassed a prompt reversal of the trend to increase product...

Kwara government appoints Mohammed-Kudu, as new Emir of Lafiagi
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq of Kwara, on Friday, approved the appointment of Ahaji Kawu Mohammed-Kudu, as the new Emir of Lafiagi, headquarters of Edu Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN...

US Military Impostor Bags One-Year Jail Term In Kwara
Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, July 30, 2021, sentenced an undergraduate, one Abdulsalam Oyeyemi, to one-year imprisonment for falsely posing as American Military...