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2018-02-08
Kwara guber: Group endorses Saraki's aide's ambition
Kwara Youth Unity Forum has declared support for the Special Adviser to the Senate president on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs and Special Duties, Moshood Mustapha, who is aspiring to become governor in 2019. The group ...
Kwara Youth Unity Forum has declared support for the Special Adviser to the Senate president on Inter-Parliamentary Affairs and Special Duties, Moshood Mustapha, who is aspiring to become governor in 2019. The group ...
Kwara targets 404,703 children in measles vaccination campaign
KWARA state government aims to capture a total number of 404,703 children between ages nine months and five years in the 16 local government areas of the state in this year measles vaccination campaign. Speaki...
KWARA state government aims to capture a total number of 404,703 children between ages nine months and five years in the 16 local government areas of the state in this year measles vaccination campaign. Speaki...
Kwara pledges more attention to World Bank assisted rural road projects to ease movement of agric produce
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Wednesday in Ilorin reassured that all ongoing capital projects embarked upon by his administration would be completed on scheduled while more rural roads would be given attenti...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State on Wednesday in Ilorin reassured that all ongoing capital projects embarked upon by his administration would be completed on scheduled while more rural roads would be given attenti...
Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships Begins In Ilorin
The state level contest of the 2018 Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships began on Wednesday on the basketball courts of the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin. In the first match of the boys' competition, Univers...
The state level contest of the 2018 Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championships began on Wednesday on the basketball courts of the Kwara Stadium Complex in Ilorin. In the first match of the boys' competition, Univers...
Tsaragi-Bacita collapsed bridges: Kwara communities count losses
•WE'VE RELEASED N53.3M FOR THEIR RECONSTRUCTION - GOVT Tsaragi and Bacita towns are two communities in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The people of the area, who are of Nupe stock, are predominantly farmer...
•WE'VE RELEASED N53.3M FOR THEIR RECONSTRUCTION - GOVT Tsaragi and Bacita towns are two communities in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The people of the area, who are of Nupe stock, are predominantly farmer...
ASUU, UNILORIN 49+ Foundation, others hail Supreme Court judgement on reinstated professor
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and other groups have hailed the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Aze Obayan, a professor, versus University of Ilorin which declared the termination of a...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and other groups have hailed the recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Aze Obayan, a professor, versus University of Ilorin which declared the termination of a...
DPR sanctions 26 petrol stations in Kwara
The Operations Controller, Department of Petroleum Resources, Ilorin Office, Mr. Salvation Philip, on Wednesday said the agency had penalised 26 petrol stations in Kwara State between December 2017 and first week of Febru...
The Operations Controller, Department of Petroleum Resources, Ilorin Office, Mr. Salvation Philip, on Wednesday said the agency had penalised 26 petrol stations in Kwara State between December 2017 and first week of Febru...
Varsity offers career counselling to 120 students in Kwara
One hundred and twenty Senior Secondary School students from Omu-Aran in Kwara, on Wednesday benefited from a career counselling initiative organised by Landmark University, Omu-Aran. Newsmen report that the initi...
One hundred and twenty Senior Secondary School students from Omu-Aran in Kwara, on Wednesday benefited from a career counselling initiative organised by Landmark University, Omu-Aran. Newsmen report that the initi...
Elders Forum commends Baraje for embarking on Empowerment programme
The Elders Forum (Egbe Agba Majekobaje) Magaji Ngeri Constituency of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended a Chieftain of the party in Kwara State , Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje for the recent empowerment p...
The Elders Forum (Egbe Agba Majekobaje) Magaji Ngeri Constituency of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended a Chieftain of the party in Kwara State , Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje for the recent empowerment p...
Kwara communities lament influx of displaced persons
The Kwara State South Advancement Agenda (KSAA) has lamented the influx of internally displaced persons in the state.The Chairman of the body, Mr. Opeyemi Olabanji spoke yesterday at a press briefing in Ilorin, the state ...
The Kwara State South Advancement Agenda (KSAA) has lamented the influx of internally displaced persons in the state.The Chairman of the body, Mr. Opeyemi Olabanji spoke yesterday at a press briefing in Ilorin, the state ...
Drivers, butchers clash in Kwara, 16 arrested
There was pandemonium yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, as truck drivers and butchers engaged in a free-for-all at the popular Mandate Market located at Adewole area of the metropolis. At least 16 persons have been a...
There was pandemonium yesterday in Ilorin, Kwara State, as truck drivers and butchers engaged in a free-for-all at the popular Mandate Market located at Adewole area of the metropolis. At least 16 persons have been a...
No plan to sell Radio Kwara, other media houses - Governor Ahmed
Gov. Ahmed approves N3.2 billion for completion of ongoing projects in Kwara The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Wednesday said he had no plan to sell the government-owned radio outfit in the state, Radio Kw...
Gov. Ahmed approves N3.2 billion for completion of ongoing projects in Kwara The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Wednesday said he had no plan to sell the government-owned radio outfit in the state, Radio Kw...
2018-02-07
State media: Ahmed pledges timely completion of repositioning
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reassured the citizenry of his determination to complete the ongoing transformation of The Herald, Radio Kwara, Midland FM and Kwara State Television (KWTV) into ultramo...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reassured the citizenry of his determination to complete the ongoing transformation of The Herald, Radio Kwara, Midland FM and Kwara State Television (KWTV) into ultramo...
Ex-CCB member confirms discrepancies in Saraki's assets forms
A former member of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Dr. Ademola Adebo, on Tuesday appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja confirming the discrepancies in the assets declaration forms submitted to the bureau by th...
A former member of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Dr. Ademola Adebo, on Tuesday appeared before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja confirming the discrepancies in the assets declaration forms submitted to the bureau by th...
'Our Mission is to Provide World Class Education'
Prof. Hussein Oyelola Oloyede is the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of a faith-based tertiary institution, Summit University founded by Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria. In this interview with Funke Olaode at his office in Offa,...
Prof. Hussein Oyelola Oloyede is the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of a faith-based tertiary institution, Summit University founded by Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria. In this interview with Funke Olaode at his office in Offa,...
Saraki: EFCC's Turnaround on CCT Chairman, Suspicious
Appears at tribunal, closes defence after one witness The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has questioned the sudden turnaround by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision ...
Appears at tribunal, closes defence after one witness The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has questioned the sudden turnaround by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its decision ...
False asset charge: Saraki closes defence
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has closed his defence after resuming for the continuation of his trial on false asset declaration on Tuesday. Mr. Saraki returned to the tribunal on Tuesday to defend three of ...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has closed his defence after resuming for the continuation of his trial on false asset declaration on Tuesday. Mr. Saraki returned to the tribunal on Tuesday to defend three of ...
Lassa Fever: Kwara Assembly Urges KWSG to Embark on Aggressive Campaign
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to extend its campaign against Lassa Fever, to Local Government Councils, Traditional Rulers, places of Worship and market to prevent the spread of the ...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to extend its campaign against Lassa Fever, to Local Government Councils, Traditional Rulers, places of Worship and market to prevent the spread of the ...
Kwara pensioners in court over N450m deductions
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Kwara State Branch yesterday said it had instituted a legal suit against the Kwara state government over deduction of N450 million from the monthly allocation of the 16 local councils...
The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) Kwara State Branch yesterday said it had instituted a legal suit against the Kwara state government over deduction of N450 million from the monthly allocation of the 16 local councils...
2018-02-06
Agro firm to partner with University on guava plantation
Lifecom Global Services, an agricultural and business consulting firm, has indicated its readiness to partner with the University of Ilorin on the establishment of a guava plantation on the campus. A team from...
Lifecom Global Services, an agricultural and business consulting firm, has indicated its readiness to partner with the University of Ilorin on the establishment of a guava plantation on the campus. A team from...
NMA decries death of members to Lassa fever
The disease is usually initially spread to people via contact with the urine or feces of an infected multimammate rat. • Seeks review of doctors' hazard allowance The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has l...
The disease is usually initially spread to people via contact with the urine or feces of an infected multimammate rat. • Seeks review of doctors' hazard allowance The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has l...
No case of any suspected Lassa fever in Kwara - KWSG
The Kwara State Government has declared that there is no case of any suspected Lassa fever in the state. According to the government , this is based on the statistics and reports reaching the state from health worke...
The Kwara State Government has declared that there is no case of any suspected Lassa fever in the state. According to the government , this is based on the statistics and reports reaching the state from health worke...
NGO trains Kwara female students on ICT
Hundreds of female students of public Secondary Schools in Kwara State have undergone training in Information Computer Technology as a measure to bridge the observable wide gap with their male counterparts in the field of...
Hundreds of female students of public Secondary Schools in Kwara State have undergone training in Information Computer Technology as a measure to bridge the observable wide gap with their male counterparts in the field of...
Kwara Speaker charges youths on secured future
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has challenged youths in the state to put their God-given talents into positive things that would guarantee their future and have lasting impact in the societ...
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has challenged youths in the state to put their God-given talents into positive things that would guarantee their future and have lasting impact in the societ...
Alleged herdsmen killings, a replica of Boko Haram horror - Baraje
A prominent chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, spoke to Journalists on the sideline of a special prayer organised to commemorate his 67th Birthday? in Ilorin at the weeke...
A prominent chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, spoke to Journalists on the sideline of a special prayer organised to commemorate his 67th Birthday? in Ilorin at the weeke...
Non-teaching workers picket UNILORIN
Striking non-teaching staff of the University of Ilorin, comprising members of the institution's chapters of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff of Universities and National Associat...
Striking non-teaching staff of the University of Ilorin, comprising members of the institution's chapters of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff of Universities and National Associat...
2019: Kwara PDP chieftain asks Buhari to heed advice
A senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the advice of both former president Olusegun Obasanjo and General ...
A senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the advice of both former president Olusegun Obasanjo and General ...
3000 get free medicare in Kwara
About 3000 people have benefited from free medicare, open sales and career talks in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The gesture came from a non-governmental organisation (NGO), MMGIVIT Charity Initiative. F...
About 3000 people have benefited from free medicare, open sales and career talks in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The gesture came from a non-governmental organisation (NGO), MMGIVIT Charity Initiative. F...
Ahmed scales up education in Kwara
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's administration is set to scale up education in the state. Late last year the state launched the International Vocational and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) in Ajase-Ipo. It...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's administration is set to scale up education in the state. Late last year the state launched the International Vocational and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC) in Ajase-Ipo. It...
Kwara: Governorship aspirant empowers youths, artisans, doles out millions of naira to widows
Succour came the way of more than 2000 youths and artisans in Kwara state as a governorship aspirant in the state, Ambassador Fatai Yahya Seriki-Gambari distributed empowerment items to them to cushion the effect of the p...
Succour came the way of more than 2000 youths and artisans in Kwara state as a governorship aspirant in the state, Ambassador Fatai Yahya Seriki-Gambari distributed empowerment items to them to cushion the effect of the p...
Varsity launches campaign against bush burning in Kwara
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Monday inaugurated a sensitisation campaign against bush burning to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pastor Faith Oyedepo, the wife of the institution's Chancellor, Bishop David Oy...
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Monday inaugurated a sensitisation campaign against bush burning to celebrate the 60th birthday of Pastor Faith Oyedepo, the wife of the institution's Chancellor, Bishop David Oy...
2018-02-05
Ilorin West distributes free JAMB forms to indigent students
Ilorin West Local Government on Thursday distributed free Joint Admission Matriculation Borad (JAMB) forms to indigent students across various wards in the council. Speaking at the formal presentation of the 55 forms...
Ilorin West Local Government on Thursday distributed free Joint Admission Matriculation Borad (JAMB) forms to indigent students across various wards in the council. Speaking at the formal presentation of the 55 forms...
Unilorin SUG to launch lecture mobile app, Wed
The Students Union Government of the University of Ilorin will on Wednesday introduce a mobile application, to keep students informed of lectures, assignments, class reschedules, and other information. The mobile app...
The Students Union Government of the University of Ilorin will on Wednesday introduce a mobile application, to keep students informed of lectures, assignments, class reschedules, and other information. The mobile app...
Bill to review pension of Gov, Deputy passes second reading at Kwara Assembly
A bill seeking an amendment to the monthly payment of pension for Governor and Deputy Governor in Kwara last week passed second reading at the Kwara State House of Assembly. The bill, which is being sponsored by the ...
A bill seeking an amendment to the monthly payment of pension for Governor and Deputy Governor in Kwara last week passed second reading at the Kwara State House of Assembly. The bill, which is being sponsored by the ...
Kwara students in Law School beg for govt's intervention
They should exercise patience- Scholarship Board Chair Students of Kwara State origin in all the six campuses of the Nigerian Law School have appealed to the state government to make their bursary award a priorit...
They should exercise patience- Scholarship Board Chair Students of Kwara State origin in all the six campuses of the Nigerian Law School have appealed to the state government to make their bursary award a priorit...
APC Moro LG's Resolution
At the monthly meeting of APC Moro LGA stakeholders which was held at the residence of the Chairman of Moro Elders forum of APC Alh AbdulRaheem Adisa on Sunday 4th February 2018. Several issues as affects the devel...
At the monthly meeting of APC Moro LGA stakeholders which was held at the residence of the Chairman of Moro Elders forum of APC Alh AbdulRaheem Adisa on Sunday 4th February 2018. Several issues as affects the devel...
'PDP's automatic ticket to APC lawmakers not practicable'
A former member of the House of Representatives from Kwara State, Mr. Kola Shittu and the Kwara State Chairman of the People's Redemption Party, Prof. Mahmud Aliyu, have said the plan by the Peoples Democratic Party to...
A former member of the House of Representatives from Kwara State, Mr. Kola Shittu and the Kwara State Chairman of the People's Redemption Party, Prof. Mahmud Aliyu, have said the plan by the Peoples Democratic Party to...
Ahmed urges Nigerians to sustain Adesoye's legacies
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said Kwarans and Nigerians must sustain the legacies of the late Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye. The governor spoke when he received the family of the deceased at ...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said Kwarans and Nigerians must sustain the legacies of the late Asiwaju of Offa, Chief Emmanuel Adesoye. The governor spoke when he received the family of the deceased at ...
Former lawmaker empowers 150 traders in Offa
A former member of the House of Representatives from Offa, Kwara state, Engineer Abdulrauf Kola Shittu, has organised a N2 million empowerment scheme for 150 traders and artisans in the ancient town. Benefici...
A former member of the House of Representatives from Offa, Kwara state, Engineer Abdulrauf Kola Shittu, has organised a N2 million empowerment scheme for 150 traders and artisans in the ancient town. Benefici...
Kwara: Saraki not welcome in PDP - Abdulrazaq
The attempt by the factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to welcome the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, back to the party is undemocratic and self-serving, a party stalwart Abdulrahman A...
The attempt by the factional Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to welcome the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, back to the party is undemocratic and self-serving, a party stalwart Abdulrahman A...
Corps members conduct free medical checkup
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical outreach also examined and treated sports persons for free at the Kwara Stadium, Ilorin for fitness and good health. Medical Outreach Group of National Youth ...
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the medical outreach also examined and treated sports persons for free at the Kwara Stadium, Ilorin for fitness and good health. Medical Outreach Group of National Youth ...
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