2017-04-15

KWASU Osi Campus Project: Forum Lauds Ahmed, Saraki
The Youths in Osi, Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara have commended Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara over the recent launch of the construction of Ekiti campus of the Kwara State University (KWASU). The youths unde...

Don't Stop Supporting Govt in the Education Sector, Saraki Urges Religious Bodies
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki today in Ilorin urged religious groups to continue to support government in providing sound education for the youths in Nigeria. He said religious groups pioneered the funding,...

OPINION: Can Northern Nigeria be home to all? By Abdulrazaq Magaji
The late Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardaunan Sokoto and first premier of the defunct Northern Region will turn in his grave at the damage his descendants have done to his legacy in the region he once presided over. Serial killing...

Rasheed Yekini U-13 football tourney kicks off April 22
The maiden edition of Rasheed Yekini U-13 football competition will kick off on Sat. April 22, in Irra, the home town of the late goal King in Oyun local government area of Kwara State. The Chairman of the main ...

Emir of Ilorin install Oyawoye as Baba Adini of Kwara
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara state Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, on Friday turbaned Professor Jamiu Oyawoye as the Baba Adini of Kwara State. The Emir in a statement signed by the ...

Contractors asked to return to site with N1B
The construction of the Kwara State University (KWASU) Ekiti Campus and the dualisation of Kulende-UITH-Oke Ose road will soon commence. The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has just mobilised contractors in a bid ...

Emir of Shonga warns against political digital assassination
The Emir of Tsonga in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, Doctor Haliru Ndanusa Yahyah has warned against political digital assassination in the next general elections. Doctor Haliru Yahyah, gave the warning ...

Easter: Senator Rafiu Hosts CAN to Celebrate Easter
The Kwara South Senator, Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, in a thanks giving session with the Kwara South Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN) to mark this year's Easter celebration. The prayer session which is an annual eve...

2017-04-14

Police kill 30-yr-old vulcaniser in Ilorin
There was pandemonium in Ilorin on Monday as men of the Kwara State Police Command killed a vulcaniser, Sulaiman Yakub, 30, in Ilorin, National Pilot, can report. The incident which led passers-by, motorists and pass...

Drama as suspected cultist deflects bullets with bare hands in Ilorin
Peace took flight from Pakata, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Monday, when suspected cultists threw caution to the winds and operated unhindered in what seemed like a scene from an action packed thriller. The mac...

Egungun Festival Fracas: Police summon 4 Kwara monarchs
The Kwara State Police command has summoned four monarchs for investigation in relation to the fracas that reportedly broke out penultimate week over disagreement in the celebration of a masquerade (Egungun) festival, Nat...

Easter Celebration: Christians in Ilorin express joy amidst hike in food prices
As the Easter celebration draws near, Christians within Ilorin metropolis have expressed delight despite the prevailing hike in prices of food items. Speaking to National Pilot, yesterday, Mrs Ajewole Opeyemi said ...

President not sick – Lai Moh'd
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied some media reports that President Buhari's ill health caused his absence at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday. Some Nigerian...

Early morning sex, making love 4 times in one week enhances good living - Unilorin Don
A Professor of medical science at the University of Ilorin, Musa Yakubu has given reasons having sex early in the morning is essential to human health. The professor said such activity lowers blood pressure and reduces r...

Police, FRSC, NSCDC deploy 6,500 personnel in Kwara
AHEAD of the Easter celebrations on Sunday and Monday, security agencies in Kwara State have deployed a total of 6,500 officers to endure hitch-free celebration in the state. The agencies, which comprised officers and men...

318 civil servants benefit in first batch housing loan scheme in Kwara
Kwara State government in partnership with the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) has approved N181 million for 318 civil servants in first batch of home renovation loan scheme. Speaking during the presen...

10 Students Bagged Scholarship Award of KWASU Alumni Association
THE Alumni Association of Kwara State University (KWASU) on Wednesday awarded scholarship to 10 students of the institution. Presenting the award at the school's auditorium, the President of the body, Mr. Damil...

Speakers' Conference pledges commitment towards LG autonomy - Kwara Speaker
The Conference of Speakers in Nigeria says granting of autonomy to State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Councils in the Country will go a long way in strengthening the nation's democracy and make it more ...

How govt can successfully fight corruption - KWASU Chief Imam
Despite the success recorded by the government in its fight against terrorism in the country, there are still reports of suicide bombings or attempts, especially in Internally Displaced People (IDP) camps in the country. ...

2017-04-13

KWSG seeks $162m partnership with World Bank
As part of efforts to bridge infrastructure gap in the state, Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has solicited a partnership of $162m with the World Bank. The partnership arrangement was presented to the World ...

Quantity Surveyors Suggest Policies To Check Abandoned Projects
Nigeria Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Kwara state branch, yesterday advised government at all levels to always engage professional quantity surveyors in determining the right cost of projects before embarking on such t...

Road dualisation: No compensation by proxy- Kwara govt
KWARA State Government has declared that it would soon begin the payment of compensation to the owners of property and structures marked for demolition ahead of the commencement of the dualisation of Kulende/ University o...

Infrastructure Fund has strengthened our capacity to meet obligations - Gov. Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, says the State's Infrastructure Development Fund has strengthened the capacity of the government to meet its obligations despite the current economic challenges. The...

Be selfish about your health, Mrs Ahmed urges women
Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, wife of Kwara Governor has called on women to be selfish about their health by regular check-up when it comes to cases of cancer. Ahmed made the call on Wednesday at the General Hospital in Lafia...

Why did he do it?
Did Bayode Lawal deliberately commit suicide? Was he mentally unstable? These posers remain riddles, five days after the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Industrial Chemistry graduate plunged into the lagoon at Festac Town...

KWASU continues search for Ebola treatment
The vice chancellor of Kwara state university (KWASU) Malete, Prof Abdulrasheed Na'Allah has declared that the institution would not give up in its quests to find a therapy or prevention to the dreaded Ebola virus. ...

Malabu Scandal: Why lawmakers must question Jonathan -Atunwa
The Chairman of House of Representatives Committee on Justice, Razak Atunwa, on Wednesday reiterated that former President Goodluck Jonathan would be thoroughly investigated for authorising the $1.3 billion lease of OPL 2...

240,000 unclaimed PVCs in Kwara - INEC
...as commission begins distribution this month The Kwara State chapter of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said there were two hundred and forty thousand (240,000) unclaimed Permanent...

KWSG allays fears on LG polls, TIC extension
The Kwara State government has allayed fears expressed by some people in the state over the forthcoming local government election and the extension of the tenure of Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) for another ...

NBA stamp and seal has reduced quackery - Ojibara
Barrister Mobolaji Ojibara is the former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, in this interview, he discusses with KAYODE ADEOTI measures the association has put in place to check quackery practic...

STATEMENT BY RT. HON. RAZAK ATUNWA, CHAIRMAN AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED CORRUPTION, MALPRACTICES, AND BREACH OF DUE PROCESS IN THE AWARD OF OIL PROSPECTING LICENCE (OPL) 245
STATEMENT BY RT. HON. RAZAK ATUNWA, CHAIRMAN AD-HOC COMMITTEE ON THE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED CORRUPTION, MALPRACTICES, AND BREACH OF DUE PROCESS IN THE AWARD OF OIL PROSPECTING LICENCE (OPL) 245 The House of Repre...

2017-04-12

Easter: FG Declares Friday, Monday, Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Friday 14th and Monday 17th April, 2017 as Public Holidays to mark the Good Friday and Easter celebrations. The declaration was contained in a statement signed by the acting Permane...

Kwara Govt Takes Delivery of Equipment For IVTEC
The Kwara State Government has taken delivery of equipment and training tools purchased for the various workshops at the International Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo Recall that Go...

KWASU qualifies for NUGA after hosting preliminaries
After successfully hosting the Zone 'B' Preliminaries for the 2017 Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA), the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has qualified for the NUGA finals to be hosted by the Federal Un...

Seven feared dead in cult clash
No fewer than seven persons died in renewed cult clashes in Ilorin between Friday and Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the clashes occurred in different parts of Ilorin such as Ikororo, B...