2017-02-26

Burglars attack ABS FC office
The office of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), side, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, was early Friday morning burgled by yet to be identified persons. The Director of Football of the club, All...

PFN urges parental mentoring to arrest moral decadence among youths
A Christian cleric and Chairman, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Omu-Aran Chapter in Kwara, Pastor David Omorinoye has identified lack of parental care and mentoring as one of the factors responsible for moral de...

Hope rises for local businesses as MSMSE clinic kicks-off
The nation's business environment is fraught with various challenges. To proffer possible solutions, a three-day MSMSE was kicked-off in Ilorin yesterday with large turnout of participants. AHMED 'LATEEF was there. ...

Kwara Assembly Okays Extension Of LG TIC Tenure
The extension of the Transitional Implementation Committee tenure for the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State by governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, has received the approval of the State House of Assembly. The H...

Kwara Seeks Monarchs Support on School Enrollment
Mr Musa Yeketi, Kwara Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, has appealed to traditional rulers in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara to ensure enrollment of children in their domain into schools....

Akanbi urges Osinbajo, Zuma to stop xenophobic attacks
A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi (retd.), has called on the governments of Nigeria and the South Africa to holistically address the attacks on Nigerians by some South Africans. He ...

Over Reliance on Google has made Students Lazy - Kwara Varsity Lecturer
Ibrahim Oseni has said that over reliance on google is a common thing at all levels of education in the country. A lecturer, Mr Ibrahim Oseni says students have become lazy due to their over-reliance on google sear...

2017-02-25

Speech by the Senate President in Yobe
SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, SEN. (DR.) BUKOLA SARAKI ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMISSIONING AND HANDING OVER OF THE 80-BED HOSPITAL BUILT BY SEN. HASSAN AND DONATED TO&...

APYF Engages Kwara Youth and Sports Ministry, Recommends Internship Programme To Curb Unemployment
The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Youth Forum (APYF), a virile and professional youth wing affiliated to the ruling All Progressives Congress last Friday engaged the Commissioner, Directors and top m...

Obuh: Kwara Utd set for 2016/17 NNL
Former Nigeria Under 20 national coach and Kwara United Technical Adviser, John obuh says his team will further intensify trainings ahead of the March 17 kick off date of the Nigeria National League (NNL). Obuh dis...

2017 Hajj : Kwara Pilgrims Board screens 2,004 intending pilgrims
 The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said on Saturday that it has screened 2,004 intending pilgrims for the 2017 Hajj. The Executive Secretary of the board, Mrs Fatima Abolore-imoh, told the News Age...

2017-02-24

Prosecution Witness in Saraki's Asset Declaration Trial Contradicts Self
The Code Of Conduct Tribunal prosecuting the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on false asset declaration has been told that it is lawful for the Senate President to own shares in companies like any other public o...

Sachet water: Kwara residents lament hike in price
Consumers of sachet water commonly in Ilorin, Kwara, have decried the sudden increase in the price of the commodity. The consumers expressed their views in separate interviews on Thursday. According to them,...

2017-02-23

Kwara to promote local products patronage
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday pledged stronger support for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to create more jobs and stimulate the economy. Ahmed gave the commitment whi...

Kwara govt appoints DVCs for own varsity
The Kwara State Government, on Thursday, gave approval for the appointment of Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration and Academic at the Kwara State University (KWASU). Briefing reporters on the outcome of the state c...

KWHA urges KWSG to recognize and empower Neighborhood Community Policing in the State
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the State Government to liaise with Traditional Rulers and other stakeholders, to recognise Neighborhood Community Policing, with a view to making it complementing the effor...

KWACCIMA honours KAMWIRE's wife, Coy for excellent performance
The President of the Kwara Chamber of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture, (KWACCIMA), Dr. Ahmed Raji, has advocated for continuous supports and partnership of industrialists for the success of the council. ...

Army urged to strengthen its security network across Nigerian borders
KWARA State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has charged the Nigerian Army to strengthen its security networks across the Nigerian borders against external aggression. Governor Ahmed gave the charge when he recei...

KWare state govenment earmarks N3b for KWASU
Kwara State Government has approved a sum of N3,021,374,903 for the establishment of a new school of Governance and Business in Ilorin and construction of 2 campuses at Osi and Ilesha in Ekiti and Baruten local government...

Kwara NUJ to wage war against quacks
The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Comrade Abiodun AbdulKareem says the Council is determined to weed the Union out of quacks. According to him, there are non practicing journalists us...

Campaign funds: Ask Jonathan, Kwara PDP tells APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government to stop persecuting opposition figures in the country over the 2015 general elections campaign funds....

Two kids burnt to death while roasting yam in Kwara
The sleepy town of Aiyedun in Oke Ero local Government Area of Kwara State was in pensive mood, on Monday evening, when two children were burnt to death in a Fulani settlement. The kids, Husseni Musa and Zainab Mus...

UNILORIN don presents lead paper at U.S. Material Conference
The Deputy Director of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Central Research Laboratories, Associate Professor Baba Alafara, has been appointed to lead 25 Professional Materials Scientists selected across the world to give...

'Corruption should be fought in court not media'
Sulaiman, a one-time politician and the current lead counsel of Sulaiman Jabata & Co. speaks with KAYODE ADEOTI on issues bordering on governments' attitude to the Judicial system in the country and why it should be proac...

N470m Alleged Fraud: Trial of Dele Belgore, Sulaiman Abubakar Stalled
The trial of the former Kwara State People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Gubernatorial candidate Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), and a former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Abubakar Sulaima...

Kwara To Promote Patronage of Local Products
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has pledged stronger support for MSMEs in order create more jobs and stimulate the economy. Governor Ahmed gave the commitment while visiting stands of exhibitors at the ongoing M...

KWSG Approves Appointment of KWASU DVCs, Scraps Two Courses
The Kwara State Government on Thursday gave approval for the appointment of Deputy Vice Chancellor Administration and Academic at the Kwara State University (KWASU). Briefing reporters on the outcome of the State Co...

House Rent Hike: Ilorin residents relocate to low cost area
It is the beginning of the year again when most tenants pay house rent. It is the season landlords look out for to exploit those whom they lease out their properties to. But, with the harsh economic situation, which ...

Saraki dynasty to rule Kwara 80yrs
Chairman Elders Forum (EF) of Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Suleiman Oba Bolanta has revealed that the Saraki dynasty will dominate the political leadership of the state for 80years in...

1,000 farmers benefit 'Kwara Go VEG' initiative
In a bid to encourage agric productions, the Kwara State government has commenced a programme, 'Kwara Go VEG' with the target of exposing farmers to profitability in vegetable crops production. Speaking during the...

Christian parents in Kwara kick against merging CRK with other subjects
Christian parents in Kwara has kicked against the state Government decision to merge Christian Religion Knowledge (CRK) with any other subject taught in public schools in the state. Speaking on behalf of the parent...

NASRDA boss urges Kwara students to exploit opportunities in space technology
The Director General/ Chief Executive of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Prof. Seidu Mohammed, has called on students in Kwara state to exploit opportunities in Space technology. The DG...

Promotion of Vice-Chancellor's wife brews controversy at University of Ilorin
The University of Ilorin is enmeshed in a controversy over the alleged improper promotion of a wife of the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Abdulganiyu Ambali. The lecturer, Taiwo Ambali, was among 112 academic staff ...

JAMB fixes UTME for May, scraps scratchcard
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede yesterday said the much-awaited Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will hold in May as part of steps to check malpractices. ...

Belgore never stole any campaign fund, says Kwara PDP chief
Kwara Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairman Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo has described as unfounded and malicious the claim that former governorship aspirant Mohamed Dele Belgore (SAN) and former minister Prof Abubakar Suleima...