2018-04-20

Moshood Mustapha: 5 additional APC excos sacked in Kwara
Five executive members of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the Alanamu Ward of Ilorin West local government of Kwara State have been suspended indefinitely for dissociating themselves from Hon. Moshood Mustapha's...

APC Alanamu Ward declares support for MM
The executive of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) ALANAMU ward has reacted to the purported suspension of Alhaji Moshood Mustapha and denounced the announcement . In a statement signed by the Vice Chairman of t...

KWARA 2019: Why Ali Ahmad Deserves the Job
Leadership, they say is the capacity to translate vision into reality. The closest I have ever been to Honourable Ali Ahmad, one of the governorship hopeful and current speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly was in 2017...

Labour condemns invasion of Senate, describes it as injury to democracy
A NEC Member of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu has condemned the invasion of the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly and disruption of the Senate plenary. Comrade Aremu said "an injury to the ...

Obafemi hails ex-Unilorite, Olarinoye's FIFA appointment
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin and retired FIFA-badged referee, Mr. Emmanuel Dada Obafemi, has described the appointment of Unilorin Medical graduate, Dr. Ayodeji Olarinoye, as FIFA Doping Control Officer as a ...

IVTEC Commences Training In Solar Technology
Speaking with newsmen at the College on Wednesday, the acting rector, Dr Ade Somide, disclosed that the training is an empowerment programme by the Kwara State Government in partnership with the contractor handling the Li...

LG Autonomy: NULGE Gets Saraki's Backing
The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has specifically commended the Kwara State House of Assembly and the other eight states that passed the bill on Local Government Autonomy, saying that their action would dee...

Kwara APC Suspends Saraki's Ex-aide, Mustaph
The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Kwara state yesterday suspended a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mashood Mustapha. Mustapha was until recently the Special Adviser on Inter-Parliamentary Ma...

Offa Robbery Police drag hotel owner, staff, guests to court
The Kwara State Police Command has charged nine people to court in connection to the recent armed robbery attack in Offa, Kwara state, that led to the death of dozens of people. A group of at least 30 armed robbers...

Kwara At 50, Saraki, Gov. Ahmed To Grace Book Launch
This is contained in a statement by the Editor of the book, Dr Abdulwaheed Musa and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin. Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Kwara Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, a...

Buhari, APC a disappointment, I score them very low - Kwara Speaker, Ahmad
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad has blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over some current happenings in the country. The Associate Professor of Law, who spoke in Ilorin on some issues ...

Two warring communities in Kwara to embrace peace through football
A football competition, tagged "Maigida Unity Cup", has been put together to foster unity between the warring Offa and Erin-Ile communities in the Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas of Kwara. Speaking on Thursda...

Kwara to encourage teaching, learning of mathematics – Deputy Governor
The Kwara Government has reiterated its determination to encourage the teaching and learning of mathematics as a pivot for the development of the state. The state's Deputy Governor, Mr Peter Kisira, gave the assura...

Don advises University of Ilorin students to be street-wise
Prof. Abdulwahab Egbewole, the Director, General Studies Division (GNS), University of Ilorin, has advised students to be street-wise in their endeavour to be successful in life. Egbewole, who is a professor of Ju...

2018-04-19

JOHESU nationwide strike takes toll on UITH, Lagos hospitals open for work, provide services
The ongoing strike by the Joint Health Sector Union JOHESU is taking its toll on the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), as it entered its third day today. The work to rule industrial action was declared by the...

Concerns over proliferation of pools staking in Ilorin
Spread the love Concerns over craze for pools staking in Ilorin, Kwara state, are growing especially against the backdrop of a recent suicide committed by a chronic staker. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB writes on the prolif...

2018-04-18

UPDATE: Senate Back in Session With Mace in Place
The Senate has resumed plenary about 15 minutes ago after coming out of an executive (closed door) session where the earlier incident of forceful removal of the mace was deliberated upon. The session is holding wit...

Court Remands Ex-Kwara Poly Council Chairman In Prison
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has ordered that a former Chairman of the Governing Council of Kwara State Polytechnic, Dr Saadu Alanamu, be remanded in prison. Justice Mahmud Gafar gave the order following th...

Unilorin VC wants strict gun control in Nigeria
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Sulyman Abdulkareem has urged the Federal Government to ensure strict control on access to guns by hoodlums to wreak havoc on law-abiding citizens. Abdulkareem gave...

Expect Regular Supply Of Water, Kwara State Government Assures Residents
The General Manager of the State Water Corporation, Alhaji Tunde Yahaya, gave the assurance while conveying journalists round the five water works in the metropolis on Tuesday. Following the completion of the the I...

Offa bank robbery a wake up call for all Nigerians - Omisore
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore on Tuesday declared that the recent bank robbery in Offa, Kwara State has further re-echoed the need for every Nigerian to be conscious and concerned about secu...

Robbery attack: Fagbemi donates N.5m to Offa community
A legal luminary, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, has described the robbery attack in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State as a national disaster. The robbery visited on five commercial banks in the ancient town,...

RESPONSE TO TODAY'S INCIDENT IN THE SENATE CHAMBER
Today, some armed hoodlums led by suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, walked into the Senate plenary and seized the symbol of authority of the Upper Legislative Chamber, the mace. This action is an act of treason, a...

Offa in the eye of the storm. By AHMED 'LATEEF
Feature on Offa Attack. Offa in the eye of the storm. By AHMED 'LATEEF Inbox x Ahmed Lanre 11:05 PM (26 minutes ago) to me, me, IlorinInfo The ancient city of Offa is still reeling from the last week's robb...

2019 Election: INEC swears in 7 new RECs
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has sworn in seven new Resident Electoral Commissioners, RECs, bringing the total number of serving RECs in the commission to 33. Performing the ceremony on Tu...

2019 : Cleric calls on Nigerians to exercise voting right
Pastor Kehinde Thomas of Trinity Church, Tanke, Ilorin has called on Nigerians, irrespective of religious creed to go all out and vote in the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Kehinde, who made the call on Wednesda...

Retired Referee Expresses Worry Over VAR At Russia 2018
Obafemi, who is the Registrar of University of Ilorin, told newsmen on Tuesday in Ilorin that his worry stemmed from the fact that the system's usage has been looking complicated. Retired FIFA-badged referee, Emmanue...

2019: Youths Adopt Ajia As Kwara PDP Guber Candidate
Kwaran youths in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have adopted a chieftain of the party, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, as the party's governorship candidate for the 2019 election in Kwara State. Rising from a on...

Confusion as unknown men steal mace from Senate
There is pandemonium at the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate as unknown men stole the mace from the chamber this morning. Five persons sneaked into the chamber while DSP, Ike Ekweremadu ...

ANA 2018 capacity building Workshop to hold April 20
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) will on Friday, 20th of April 2018 holds her first ever literary awareness capacity building workshop in Ilorin the capital of Kwara State. ANA in a memo signed by its...

2018-04-17

Lagos Agog As Saraki, Sultan, Amosun, Others Laud Virtues of Sheikh Adam A-Ilory
The Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, his eminence Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar II, the Sultan of Sokoto and Senator Ibikunle Amosun the Governor of Ogun State on Monday in Lagos joined other Islamic scholar...

Awolowo: Nigeria can generate N5tr yearly from mining
The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEC) yesterday said the country is capable of generating N5 trillion yearly from mining and solid mineral exportation. It regretted that Nigeria is not among the top 10 expor...

Industrial pharmacists seek policies to address national drug security, self-sufficiency
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), RTC Advisory Services Limited, and Guest Speaker, Mr. Opeyemi Agbaje (left); President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Ahmed Yakasai; and Chairman, National Association of Industri...

Offa robbery: KWACOBPA Urges Kwara Govt To Implement Proposed State Business Agenda
The Chairman, Kwara Coalition of Business and Professional Association, Chief Hezekiah Adediji, has said that the recent armed robbery attacks on banks and people in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State was a s...

LG Salary Crisis: Gov. Ahmed Expresses Optimism as Councils Share N4b
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured that the State government will continue to find ways of helping the 16 local government councils in the State solve the salary and pension crisis currently facing ...

Dastardly robbery in Offa
Two weeks ago, Nigeria witnessed one of the deadliest and most daring robbery attacks in recent times. About 30 heavily armed men attacked five commercial banks in Offa, the second largest town in Kwara State. The bandit...

Measles: Kwara State Vaccinates 421,820 Children
The Kwara Government says 421,820 children between nine months and five years have been vaccinated against measles in the state. Alhaji Ahmed lbn-Mohammed, the Chairman, Kwara House of Assembly Committee on Health,...

Work commences on Ilorin federal medical centre
Construction works have started at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) sited in Ilorin, Kwara state. The project, which was facilitated by the Senate President Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was part of his efforts to bring...

Michael Ohanu hails Kwara United's determination after Enugu Rangers' draw
The Harmony Boys striker has lauded the determined zeal of his teammates for the hard-earned point against the Flying Antelopes Michael Ohanu has attributed Kwara United's away draw against Enugu Rangers to their det...

Abubakar Bala reveals secret behind Kwara United draw in Enugu
Having grabbed their third away draw against the Flying Antelopes, the gaffer opened up on how they masterminded the result in Enugu Kwara United head coach Abubakar Bala has revealed that executing their game plan w...

Champion League: Man commits suicide in Kwara after losing bet during Barca 3-0 loss to Roma
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed that a 25 year old man committed suicide in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The deceased allegedly took his life by hanging himself on a ceiling fan in his apartment. ...

Saraki pays Kwara monarchs' 20 months salary arrears
FOLLOWING dwindling federal allocations to local governments, Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has cleared the 20 months salary arrears owed some traditional chiefs in Kwara Central senatorial district. The aff...