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2019-10-04
Woman fakes own, son's kidnap, seeks N500K ransom from husband
A housewife, Mrs. Odunayo Olaniyi, has faked her own kidnap and that of her 10-year-old son, seeking a ransom of half a million naira from her husband. Consequently, a Chief Magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin...
A housewife, Mrs. Odunayo Olaniyi, has faked her own kidnap and that of her 10-year-old son, seeking a ransom of half a million naira from her husband. Consequently, a Chief Magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin...
NEMA distributes fertilizer to 3,450 flood victims in Kwara
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, flagged off the distribution of over 25,000 bags of Fertilizers to about 3,450 Farmers in Kwara whose farms were destroyed by flood in 2018. The NEMA Supervisor inc...
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, flagged off the distribution of over 25,000 bags of Fertilizers to about 3,450 Farmers in Kwara whose farms were destroyed by flood in 2018. The NEMA Supervisor inc...
WHO, UNICEF partner Kwara govt on tetanus elimination
World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF has collaborated with the Kwara state government to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in selected 10 local government areas of the state. Speaking with journalists ...
World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEF has collaborated with the Kwara state government to eliminate maternal neonatal tetanus in selected 10 local government areas of the state. Speaking with journalists ...
2019-10-03
Herdsman Remanded For Homicide In Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded a herdsman, Mohammed Babuga, in Prison over alleged culpable homicide. Magistrate Tinuola Ajayi granted the prosecution's request to remand the defendant until t...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded a herdsman, Mohammed Babuga, in Prison over alleged culpable homicide. Magistrate Tinuola Ajayi granted the prosecution's request to remand the defendant until t...
Man remanded for N30m Internet fraud, another re-arraigned
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered that one Gideon Onifade be remanded in prison until the case of fraud instituted against him is decided. The accused was arraigned ...
Justice Patricia Ajoku of the Federal High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ordered that one Gideon Onifade be remanded in prison until the case of fraud instituted against him is decided. The accused was arraigned ...
'Kwara pupils shouldn't suffer in rift over instructional materials'
Parents collect textbooks at the Sen Saraki's office, Ilorin The application of instructional materials to learning has proven to be beneficial to learners but in reality, nearly every teacher and pupil in the public scho...
Parents collect textbooks at the Sen Saraki's office, Ilorin The application of instructional materials to learning has proven to be beneficial to learners but in reality, nearly every teacher and pupil in the public scho...
'Internet fraudster' remanded in Kwara
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday remanded a-36 year old re-arrested suspected internet fraudster Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arr...
Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday remanded a-36 year old re-arrested suspected internet fraudster Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arr...
Nigeria @ 59: NGO empowers 25 widows in Kwara
A Non-Government Organisation, Threshold of Hope Foundation, has empowered no fewer than 25 widows in Kwara state to commemorate Nigeria's 59th Independence Anniversary. The Executive Director of Threshold of Hope...
A Non-Government Organisation, Threshold of Hope Foundation, has empowered no fewer than 25 widows in Kwara state to commemorate Nigeria's 59th Independence Anniversary. The Executive Director of Threshold of Hope...
KWIRS win maiden Independence Cup
Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) on Tuesday in Ilorin emerged champions of the maiden edition of the Independence Cup football competition in Kwara with a 3-0 defeat of Kwara Bankers Forum. The competition ...
Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) on Tuesday in Ilorin emerged champions of the maiden edition of the Independence Cup football competition in Kwara with a 3-0 defeat of Kwara Bankers Forum. The competition ...
Kwara flags off nutrition treatments for children, pregnant women
Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off a statewide campaign against chronic malnutrition in the state, with the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) officially launched to boost nutrition among c...
Kwara State Government on Wednesday flagged off a statewide campaign against chronic malnutrition in the state, with the Accelerating Nutrition Results in Nigeria (ANRiN) officially launched to boost nutrition among c...
2019-10-02
Kwara NUJ/Henry George inter-chapel table tennis competition begins Monday
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday said its inter-chapel table tennis competition would begin on Monday in Ilorin. Muhammed Rabiu and Olayinka Alaya, Chairman and Secretar...
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Tuesday said its inter-chapel table tennis competition would begin on Monday in Ilorin. Muhammed Rabiu and Olayinka Alaya, Chairman and Secretar...
AbdulRazaq donates to special needs' school
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq on Tuesday donated audio books to visually impaired pupils of the state's special needs' school. The governor congratulated the pupils on Nigeria's 59th Independence anni...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq on Tuesday donated audio books to visually impaired pupils of the state's special needs' school. The governor congratulated the pupils on Nigeria's 59th Independence anni...
Kwara Governor seeks consensus to develop Nigeria
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for a consensus among Nigerians, especially the political elite, to build a country where no one is left to suffer or is treated unfairly on account of whateve...
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called for a consensus among Nigerians, especially the political elite, to build a country where no one is left to suffer or is treated unfairly on account of whateve...
In Kwara, Another Partisan Battle Begins
Hammed Shittu writes that the Kwara State House of Assembly has started moves that may renew open hostility between the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq-led administration and the Saraki family. When the admi...
Hammed Shittu writes that the Kwara State House of Assembly has started moves that may renew open hostility between the Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq-led administration and the Saraki family. When the admi...
Kwara workers yet to receive N18,000 minimum wage - NLC
Kwara workers yet to receive N18,000 minimum wage – NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara Council has said that workers in the state have never enjoyed full implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage since ...
Kwara workers yet to receive N18,000 minimum wage – NLC The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara Council has said that workers in the state have never enjoyed full implementation of the N18,000 minimum wage since ...
NDLEA intercepts 500kg of Indian hemp, destroys farmland in Kwara
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg of Indian hemp in Ilorin. The agency also said that it had destroyed an Indi...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Wednesday that it had intercepted an articulated vehicle loaded with 500kg of Indian hemp in Ilorin. The agency also said that it had destroyed an Indi...
OUR MAJOR PROBLEM IN NIGERIA IS LEADERSHIP - Kawu Baraje
A frontline politician in Nigeria, former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party PDP and one time National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje CON, bears his mind on Nigeria at fifty nine ...
A frontline politician in Nigeria, former Chairman of the People's Democratic Party PDP and one time National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje CON, bears his mind on Nigeria at fifty nine ...
2019-10-01
FULL TEXT: Independence Day speech by President Buhari
INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019...
INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE 59TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY 1st OCTOBER, 2019...
Fake Lawyer Impersonates EFCC In Kwara
Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 53-year-old man, Muhammed Bolaji Abdulraheem, for parading himself as a lawyer and allegedly obtaining money under false pretence...
Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a 53-year-old man, Muhammed Bolaji Abdulraheem, for parading himself as a lawyer and allegedly obtaining money under false pretence...
Unilorin VC warns admission seekers to be wary of scammers
Abdulkareem, who gave this warning while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, pointed out that no admission lists had been released yet by the university. Prof. Suleyman Abdulkareem, the Vice-Chance...
Abdulkareem, who gave this warning while speaking with newsmen on Monday in Ilorin, pointed out that no admission lists had been released yet by the university. Prof. Suleyman Abdulkareem, the Vice-Chance...
INEC to hold forum on 2019 elections in Kwara
Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ilorin. The Independent National...
Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, disclosed this on Monday at a meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Ilorin. The Independent National...
Four remanded over burglary, robbery in Ilorin
The Magistrate Court Sitting in Ilorin the Kwara state capital has remanded one Ndubusi Ebuka,Adebayo Rafiu,Mukaila Ibrahim,Akeem Taiwo over shop breaking and armed robbery in Ilorin. The Police First Informatio...
The Magistrate Court Sitting in Ilorin the Kwara state capital has remanded one Ndubusi Ebuka,Adebayo Rafiu,Mukaila Ibrahim,Akeem Taiwo over shop breaking and armed robbery in Ilorin. The Police First Informatio...
Kwara Speaker tasks Nigerians on patriotism
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Salihu Yakubu-Danladi has congratulated Nigerians as the Country's independence clocks 59. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Ibrahim Sheriff, En...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Engineer Salihu Yakubu-Danladi has congratulated Nigerians as the Country's independence clocks 59. In a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, Ibrahim Sheriff, En...
Man remanded in prison over alleged possession of human hair, cowries
A Chief Magistrates' Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered Yusuf Shehu be remanded in prison custody for alleged possession of human skull hair. NAN reports that Shehu, 21, is a resident of No 11, Alkali Street, I...
A Chief Magistrates' Court in Ilorin, on Monday, ordered Yusuf Shehu be remanded in prison custody for alleged possession of human skull hair. NAN reports that Shehu, 21, is a resident of No 11, Alkali Street, I...
Commandant urges cooperation between security agents, public
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State, Bello Ale, has called for cooperation between members of the public and security agents to effectively combat security challenges facing the...
The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State, Bello Ale, has called for cooperation between members of the public and security agents to effectively combat security challenges facing the...
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