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2017-03-14
Court remands man over police officer, court clerk's assault
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court sitting in Kwara on Monday remanded a man, Ogbechukwu Ogbe, for allegedly slapping a Police officer, Sgt. Adisa Akinjide, and a Court Clerk, Ishola Rotimi, during court proceedings. The...
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court sitting in Kwara on Monday remanded a man, Ogbechukwu Ogbe, for allegedly slapping a Police officer, Sgt. Adisa Akinjide, and a Court Clerk, Ishola Rotimi, during court proceedings. The...
Grant autonomy to states' revenue boards, Fowler urges governors
The Chairman of the Joint Tax Board, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has urged state governors to grant autonomy to their revenue boards to enable them perform optimally. Fowler, who is also the Executive Chairman, Federal I...
The Chairman of the Joint Tax Board, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, has urged state governors to grant autonomy to their revenue boards to enable them perform optimally. Fowler, who is also the Executive Chairman, Federal I...
Kwara Community Cries Out Over Ongoing Illegal Demolition Houses; Writes Open Letter To FG
The entire community of Ifesowapo-Irewolede of Osin Okanji community in Ilorin West Local Government of Kwara State has cried out to the Federal Government over what they described as ' illegal acquisition of their landed...
The entire community of Ifesowapo-Irewolede of Osin Okanji community in Ilorin West Local Government of Kwara State has cried out to the Federal Government over what they described as ' illegal acquisition of their landed...
Etisalat trains sanitation workers in Kwara
GSM provider, Etisalat has trained no fewer than 10 waste management officials in demonstration of its commitment to community development and environmental preservation. The firm also donated waste disposal bins a...
GSM provider, Etisalat has trained no fewer than 10 waste management officials in demonstration of its commitment to community development and environmental preservation. The firm also donated waste disposal bins a...
58 inmates on death row in Kwara
No fewer than 58 prison inmates are awaiting execution in various prisons in Kwara State, National Pilot, gathered last night. A highly placed prison source, who confided in this medium because he was not authorised to s...
No fewer than 58 prison inmates are awaiting execution in various prisons in Kwara State, National Pilot, gathered last night. A highly placed prison source, who confided in this medium because he was not authorised to s...
Shun white collar jobs, Commissioner charges Kwara youths
The Kwara State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale has called on youths to embrace entreprenuership skills and be job creators rather than seeking non-existing white collar jobs....
The Kwara State Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale has called on youths to embrace entreprenuership skills and be job creators rather than seeking non-existing white collar jobs....
Offa LG trains 200 entrepreneurs
About 200 local entrepreneurs from Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have been trained on how to access funds from the Bank of Industry (BoI) in order to boost their businesses. Speaking at the weekend, Cha...
About 200 local entrepreneurs from Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State have been trained on how to access funds from the Bank of Industry (BoI) in order to boost their businesses. Speaking at the weekend, Cha...
2019: APC backs INEC on election timetable
The All Progress Congress (APC) is fully in support of the early release of the 2019 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as a timely improvement on the electoral proce...
The All Progress Congress (APC) is fully in support of the early release of the 2019 election timetable by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), describing it as a timely improvement on the electoral proce...
IAC Ilorin produces 100 pilots in 5 years
The International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, says it produced more than 100 licenced commercial and private pilots in the last five years. The Rector of the college, Cpt. Abdul Abdulkareem disclosed this durin...
The International Aviation College (IAC), Ilorin, says it produced more than 100 licenced commercial and private pilots in the last five years. The Rector of the college, Cpt. Abdul Abdulkareem disclosed this durin...
Django Girls is coming to Ilorin.
Django Girls is an initiative that brings women and technology closer by organizing free, programming workshops for absolute beginners. This non-profit event will take place on the 21st and 22nd of April, 2017 and w...
Django Girls is an initiative that brings women and technology closer by organizing free, programming workshops for absolute beginners. This non-profit event will take place on the 21st and 22nd of April, 2017 and w...
Saraki: We May Need to Amend Laws to Solve Energy Crisis
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said the National Assembly will have to amend the laws on power generation, transmission and distribution in other to replicate the feat recorded by the German Village,...
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said the National Assembly will have to amend the laws on power generation, transmission and distribution in other to replicate the feat recorded by the German Village,...
Kwara Speaker canvasses adequate funding for NOA
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has tasked the Federal Government to ensure adequate funding of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), saying that it is the only way the agency could perform...
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has tasked the Federal Government to ensure adequate funding of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), saying that it is the only way the agency could perform...
OPINION: The last road to Golgotha! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
As well as being a lucky man, former Nigerian president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is truly an incredible character! Here's a man whose political profile received a boost after he c...
As well as being a lucky man, former Nigerian president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is truly an incredible character! Here's a man whose political profile received a boost after he c...
2017-03-13
OPINION: Nigeria in Recession: Obstacle or Opportunity? By Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi
A nation is said to be in recession when gross domestic product (GDP) declines for two or more consecutive quarters where GDP is the market value of all goods and services produced within the country in a given time. Foll...
A nation is said to be in recession when gross domestic product (GDP) declines for two or more consecutive quarters where GDP is the market value of all goods and services produced within the country in a given time. Foll...
OPINION: Open letter to a segregationist! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Dear segregationist, Let me begin by reminding you of what some of us think of your agitation. Some of us think, and honestly too, that rather than dissipate energy campaigning for Nigeria's break up, it is...
Dear segregationist, Let me begin by reminding you of what some of us think of your agitation. Some of us think, and honestly too, that rather than dissipate energy campaigning for Nigeria's break up, it is...
Sales Of JAMB Forms Begin Next Monday
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will begin sales of 2017 UTME application form on Monday 20th Mar...
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will begin sales of 2017 UTME application form on Monday 20th Mar...
Kwara Speaker Donates Food, Cash To Widows
Dr Ali Ahmad, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, has called on wealthy Nigerians to always extend their hands of assistance to the needy and the underprivileged in the society. Ahmad made the call wh...
Dr Ali Ahmad, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, has called on wealthy Nigerians to always extend their hands of assistance to the needy and the underprivileged in the society. Ahmad made the call wh...
KWIRS holds dinner for FIRS boss, Boboye, others
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), yesterday held a dinner for the Executive Chairman of Federal Internal revenue Service, Mr Babatunde Fowler, the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety, Boboye Oyeyemi and E...
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), yesterday held a dinner for the Executive Chairman of Federal Internal revenue Service, Mr Babatunde Fowler, the Corps Marshal of Federal Road Safety, Boboye Oyeyemi and E...
Corps member transforms abandoned Kwara health centre
One of the corps members serving in Kwara State, Olayemi Ajibola, has transformed a dilapidated health centre that had been abandoned for two years in the state. The transformed health facility, Tepatan Health Centre....
One of the corps members serving in Kwara State, Olayemi Ajibola, has transformed a dilapidated health centre that had been abandoned for two years in the state. The transformed health facility, Tepatan Health Centre....
Existence of pharmacy in hospitals, illegal - PSN
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara State chapter has condemned existence of pharmacy in hospitals, describing it as an anomaly. The Chairman, Olayiwola Olushina, also noted that most hospitals in th...
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara State chapter has condemned existence of pharmacy in hospitals, describing it as an anomaly. The Chairman, Olayiwola Olushina, also noted that most hospitals in th...
5,000 Kwara Peace Corps trainees stranded as camp remains shut
The fate of over 5,000 Peace Corps trainees in Kwara State hangs in the balance as the Kwara State Commandant; Lukman Adelowo informed this medium at the weekend that he is yet to get directives from the Inspector General...
The fate of over 5,000 Peace Corps trainees in Kwara State hangs in the balance as the Kwara State Commandant; Lukman Adelowo informed this medium at the weekend that he is yet to get directives from the Inspector General...
Shun cultism, social vices - Gov's aide tells students
Students in Kwara State have been warned against joining secret cults and engaging in social vices that could jeopardise their future ambition. Delivering his address at the career talk organised by the Government ...
Students in Kwara State have been warned against joining secret cults and engaging in social vices that could jeopardise their future ambition. Delivering his address at the career talk organised by the Government ...
FG advised to change policy in appointment of heads of power sector
The Federal Government has been advised to change its policy of appointing unqualified Nigerians into the power sector and ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed to head the sector. The Chairman, Il...
The Federal Government has been advised to change its policy of appointing unqualified Nigerians into the power sector and ensure that only qualified professionals are appointed to head the sector. The Chairman, Il...
National Assembly to pass 2017 appropriation bill in the next two weeks
The National Assembly is to pass the two thousand and seventeen appropriation bill in the next two weeks. The Chairman Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Shaaba Lafiagi disclosed this in La...
The National Assembly is to pass the two thousand and seventeen appropriation bill in the next two weeks. The Chairman Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Senator Shaaba Lafiagi disclosed this in La...
$115 fraud: Diezani joined in amended charge against Belgore, Sulaiman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has brought an amended five count charge against the former Kwara State gubernatorial candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Dele Belgore, SAN, the ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has brought an amended five count charge against the former Kwara State gubernatorial candidate of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Dele Belgore, SAN, the ...
MM Marks 54th Birthday With Orphans
It was a memorable day for Durumi Orphanage Home, Gwanrinpa Abuja, over the weekend when Hon. Mashood Mustapha, the Special Adviser to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Intra-parliamentary Relations, Pro...
It was a memorable day for Durumi Orphanage Home, Gwanrinpa Abuja, over the weekend when Hon. Mashood Mustapha, the Special Adviser to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Intra-parliamentary Relations, Pro...
JTB to Adopt Kwara IRS Blueprint
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler says the National Joint Tax Board will adopt the blueprint of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service. Fowler disclosed this at the opening of t...
The Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Mr Babatunde Fowler says the National Joint Tax Board will adopt the blueprint of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service. Fowler disclosed this at the opening of t...
2017-03-12
'Why Germany Should Support Nigeria's Economic Recovery Effort'
Head of Bundestrat, the upper chamber of the German Parliament, Ms Malu Dreyer, has said that Nigeria as the leading country in Africa must be economically strong and therefore deserved the support of a European giant lik...
Head of Bundestrat, the upper chamber of the German Parliament, Ms Malu Dreyer, has said that Nigeria as the leading country in Africa must be economically strong and therefore deserved the support of a European giant lik...
Farmer attributes high cost of garri to decline in cassava production
A large scale cassava farmer in Ilorin, Mr Tajudeen Onilu, has attributed the sky-rocketing price of gari in several parts of the country to the decline in cassava production. Onilu, who is also the Secretary of...
A large scale cassava farmer in Ilorin, Mr Tajudeen Onilu, has attributed the sky-rocketing price of gari in several parts of the country to the decline in cassava production. Onilu, who is also the Secretary of...
Kwara Government urged to establish National Industrial Court
The President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Babatunde Adejumo has sought the support of the Kwara state government in establishing permanent National Industrial Court in Ilorin. Justice Adejumo sai...
The President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Justice Babatunde Adejumo has sought the support of the Kwara state government in establishing permanent National Industrial Court in Ilorin. Justice Adejumo sai...
Kwara Assembly Summons 2 Commissioners, Others
Kwara State House of Assembly has directed the state's commissioners for Finance and Economic Planning, Accountant- General and Auditor- General to appear before it. The house asked the government officials to appear...
Kwara State House of Assembly has directed the state's commissioners for Finance and Economic Planning, Accountant- General and Auditor- General to appear before it. The house asked the government officials to appear...
2017-03-11
LEAH Partners BOI to empower Kwara Women
Wife of the Kwara state Governor and Founder of the LEAH Foundation, Dcns Omolewa Ahmed has reiterated that there cannot be sustainable development if the barriers which hold back women's development are not addressed....
Wife of the Kwara state Governor and Founder of the LEAH Foundation, Dcns Omolewa Ahmed has reiterated that there cannot be sustainable development if the barriers which hold back women's development are not addressed....
Aremu faults FG's economic recovery plan
GENERAL SECRETARY, National Union of Tailoring and Textile Garment Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has faulted the economic recovery blueprint released by the Federal Government on Wednesday. The FG had in the d...
GENERAL SECRETARY, National Union of Tailoring and Textile Garment Workers Union, Comrade Issa Aremu, has faulted the economic recovery blueprint released by the Federal Government on Wednesday. The FG had in the d...
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