2021-03-16

OPINION: Salihu Suleiman: Farewell to Ilorin Emirate's Second Professor. By Abubakar Imam
It was last Friday(March 12,2021) at the well attended special prayers held for the repose of the soul of the late Alhaja Shifau Anike Baba Alafara(1943-2021),the mother to the very industrious Secretary of the Ilorin Emi...

Day One: Sunset teacher, four others nabbed for fake NCE results
•other jittery applicants flee screening centre for fear of arrest •Ilorin South, Isin, Oke Ero, Ekiti applicants rescheduled for March 22 Five applicants - including a disengaged sunset teacher — were o...

Sports ministry orders resumption of basketball leagues
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has authorised the resumption of the Nigeria Basketball Federation men's basketball league after years of inactivity. The ministry's decision follows an Abuja Federal...

Ex-Super Eagles defender, Mobi Oparaku, calls for sack of Gernot Rohr
Former Super Eagles of Nigeria defender, Mobi Oparaku, has called for sack of Gernot Rohr, the coach of the national football team. Oparaku told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin that Rohr has ...

Osun govt condemns killing of family of 6 by unknown gunmen
An aide to Osun State Governor and Chairman Farmers'/Fulanis Committee, Hon Mudasiru Toogun has confirmed the arrest of a suspect allegedly involved in the killing of a family of six at a Fulani settlement at Wasinmi, O...

NPFL: Heartland, Kwara United share spoils in goalless draw
The introduction of Gata, Dabani and Farayola was expected to add more bites to Kwara's attack but Heartland defense marshalled by Eze, Agozie and Oguche proved too hard for the hosts to break. Dabani had his mom...

Confusion rents the air as Ilorin community finds corpse under bridge
Confusion rented the air on Monday at Ifedolapo community in Ilorin when a corpse was found under Osere bridge in the area. A lifeless body at the Osere Bridge of Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara o...

Kwara South hails Gov AbdulRasaq on roads
Traditional rulers in Ile-Ire district of Ifelodun local government area of Kwara State have hailed Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for approving the construction of bridges in the axis. Olu of Owode Ofaro Oba...

Winning from bench didn't work out today, says Coach of Kwara United
Head Coach of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, Abdullahi Biffo, on Sunday said his side's goalless draw with Heartland FC of Owerri was their worst performance so far this season. A seemingly-frustrated Biff...

2021-03-15

Some people thought Rotary wanted to reduce Nigeria's population -Jumoke Bamigboye
*Rotary is an invitation to endless opportunities *My aim was to finish my tenure and hear people saying Jumoke Bamigboye was the best. Chief (Mrs) Jumoke Bamigboye, current Rotary District Governor for Distri...

IAC, Ilorin Vows to Train World Class Pilots
Chairman, Board of Directors, International Aviation College (IAC) Ilorin, Alhaji Ahmed Yusuf Gobir, has reiterated the commitment of the management of the college to train a world class pilots that would add values to ...

Kwara records 200 domestic violence in two months, says NHRC
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at the weekend decried the rising cases of domestic violence in Kwara state. It added that incidences of domestic violence against children and women are alarming in the st...

2021-03-14

AbdulRazaq mourns Kwara APC youths leader
The death of Kwara APC Youths Leader Oyelere Oyinloye is both painful and devastating, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Sunday, commiserating with his family and leaders and members of the party. "The Govern...

PRESS RELEASE: MUSLIM STAKEHOLDERS OF KWARA STATE FIRES BACK AT BOLAJI ABDULLAHI
Politicians from Kwara State have been warned not to use hijab and schools' ownership issues being championed by some misguided elements in Christian faith in the State to glorify themselves unnecessarily; rather they mus...

HIJAB CONTROVERSY: REOPEN THE SCHOOLS NOW
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has called on the Kwara State Government to reopen all the schools that were closed down in the wake of the controversy over the wearing of hijabs ...

Kwara hope to end eight-year misery against Heartland
Kwara United battle Heartland of Owerri in their Nigeria Professional Football League Week 15 tie on Sunday (today), hoping to claim a win against the Naze Millionaires for the first time in eight years. Heartlan...

Second rain in 2021 wreaks havoc in Ilorin
Ilorin metropolis has been thrown into total darkness aftermath of the Friday evening rainfall in the state capital. Tribune Online gathered that the heavy rainfall, the second in the year in the state capital ...

Four football matches to watch this weekend
Kwara Utd v Heartland @Kwara Sports Complex @4pm on March 14 Kwara United lead the NPFL table with two points after 14 matches and have lost just once in their last 12 matches and have won five of the last seven played...

NMA urges Nigerians to get vaccinated, says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe
The NMA Chairman pointed out that when many people get vaccinated and become immune to the disease, Nigerians will develop herd-immunity. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), says the vaccine procured by Ni...

'Why life span of tractors is short in Nigeria'
The Executive Director of National Centre for Agricultural Mechanisation (NCAM) Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr. Yomi Kasali has identified poorly trained tractors' operators as reasons for short life span of many agricultura...

2021-03-13

Kwara Gov felicitates with Hon. Moshood Mustapha at 58
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated a former House of Representatives member and chieftain of the ruling APC Hon. Moshood Mustapha, describing him as a leading light of the party and a staunch ...

Muslim scholar denies link with Boko Haram, says allegations unfounded
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hajj Monsur Consolidated Travels Limited, Amir Qamardeen Ajala, has petitioned the Department of State Security (DSS) over some malicious remarks made in defamation of his person by a ...

Kwara FA Congratulates Amaju Pinnick on Victory at FIFA Council Election
Kwara State Football Association chairman, Malam Idris Musa Abdullahi has congratulated the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Melvin Amaju Pinnick on his triumph following the 43rd CAF General Assemb...

Lecturer Goes to Prison Over Romance Scam in Kwara
Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday, March 12, 2021 convicted and sentenced a 38-year-old lecturer at the Kwara State College of Health Technology (Health Tech) Offa, Adebi...

Kwara Govt commence COVID-19 vaccination campaign in 4 phases
The Kwara Government on Friday commenced the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination, which would be conducted across the 16 local government areas (LGAs) of the state. Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazak of Kwara said at the...