2017-02-06

We lost to experience - ABSFC Gaffer
Coach of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, Henry Makinwa has said his team lost 0-1 to an experienced Kano Pillars side on Sunday at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kofarmata. Adamu Muhammed came off the bench to score...

Sultan urges parents to monitor wards
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammed Sa'ad Abubakar III, has advised parents to monitor their wards on social media use. The Sultan spoke at the weekend in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, at the N508 million foundati...

Oyedepo warns against bush burning
The Vice-President, Education, Living Faith Church Worldwide, Mrs. Faith Oyedepo, has decried the harmful effects of bush burning. She called for collaborative efforts of all stakeholders to stem it, saying bush bu...

KWARA LG workers to start receiving regular salaries by March - KWSG
The KWARA State Government says it is working assiduously to ensure that local government workers in the state start to receive their monthly salaries as at when due before the end of March this year. The state Commi...

Nigeria to partner with Kenya and Rwanda for optimal use of ICT
The Minister of Communications, Barrister Abdul- Raheem Adebayo Shittu says the Federal Government has commenced a working relationship with Kenya and Rwanda governments on the maximum use of ICT to improve the financial ...

Kwara Commissioner blames drug abuse for social vices
Alhaji Mahmud Ajeigbe, the Kwara Commissioner for Information and Communications, on Sunday in Ilorin attributed increase in social vices to the prevalence of drug abuse in the society. Speaking at a seminar on dru...

Kwara Govt. implores Nigerians to promote peace
The Kwara State Government on Sunday urged all Nigerians to continue to play positive roles in sustaining peace and progress in the country. The Deputy Governor, Mr Peter Kisira, made the call at the celebration of...

2017-02-05

Smoking hastens menopause
An Ilorin-based medical doctor, Dr Tajudeen Olawepo, has said that cigarette smoking hastens the commencement of menopause in women. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Friday that studies had sho...

'41,000 Nigerian children are infected with HIV every year,' Wellbeing Foundation founder says
Founder-President of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, Mrs Toyin Saraki has said that Nigeria is in the midst of a national health crisis. Mrs Saraki, who is the Chair of Nigeria's Primary Healthcare Revitalization Su...

World Cancer Day: Kwara first lady marks celebration with sensitisation walk
Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, the Kwara Governor's wife, on Saturday, marked the 2017 World Cancer Day with sensitization walk across Ilorin metropolis to create awareness about the ailment. The walk was a collaboration between th...

Kwara: A Look At N3bn KWASU Library Project
A first time visitor to Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) cannot but notice an imposing edifice. The imposing edifice is the N3 billion university library under construction. The project which ha...

2017-02-04

Thrills and frills of 31st National Quranic Recitation Competition in Ilorin
With the assemblage of muslim faithful across the country, the 31st National Quran recitation competition formally kicked-off in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital in colourful styles on Friday. AHMED 'LATEEF and Zakari Sule...

2017 Budget : Kwara Assembly to allocate fund for Scholarship/Bursary
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Finance and Appropriation to allocate funds for Bursary and Scholarship for indigent students in this Year's budget. The Deputy Speaker Elder Mathew Oke...

PMB'S HEALTH RUMOURS: Buhari is not dead - Shittu
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, on Friday dismissed speculations on that President Muhammadu Buhari is dead. Shittu, who represented Buhari in Ilorin, at the formal opening of the 31st National Qur...

FG, Govs have turned universities into constituency projects - Ogunyemi, ASUU President
MOVERS AND SHAKERS The National President, Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, in this interview with TUNDE AJAJA explains the sanctions imposed on University of Ilorin, why the union may not ...

2017-02-03

UNIFEMGA honours members in Ilorin
The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA) is to honour 19 of its members for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association. The National Public Relations Offi...

Kwara Targets N30bn IGR In 2017
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) is optimistic of increasing by 100% its internally generated revenue, IGR for 2017. Executive Chairman of KWIRS, Dr. Muritala Awodun in a presentation of the aganecy...

Dons worried about waning interest in poetry
The Initiator, MMGIVIT Charity Poetry Competition, Dr. Mohammed Akanbi, the Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Dr. Kayode Adam and a former Vice-Dean, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo Univer...

Fuel Scarcity: Queue resurfaces in Ilorin
Upon the speculation in the downstream oil sector of likely hike in the price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol in the country, this medium yesterday observed that queues have resumed in few fill...

Pillars won't take new ABS lightly - Malikawa
Kano Pillars say they will treat Sunday's match against Nigeria Professional Football League new boys ABS at the Sani Abacha Stadium as if they are playing against the country's senior national team. In a chat with...

We can defeat Kano Pillars, says ABS' Boje
After defeating the Oluyole Warriors, the goalkeeper believes his side can upset coach Kadiri Ikhana's men in Kano on Sunday Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC goalkeeper Abdullahi Boje is confident that his side can pull o...

Buhari, Sultan expected as Quranic competition opens in Kwara
The 31st National Quranic Recitation competition will kick off in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital today. The Media and Publicity sub-committee for the competition, in a statement issued yesterday, said the stage wa...

Lawmaker faults Kwara 2017 budget over non inclusion of bursary award
A Lawmaker with the Kwara House of assembly, AbdulRafiu AbdulRahman on Wednesday faulted the proposed 2017 Kwara budget over non provision of Bursary award for indigenes of the in Tertiary institutions in the Country....

2017 Budget: Passage Will Meet Vision Of Kwara - State Assembly
The Kwara State House of Assembly has assured that the process of passing the 2017 budget will meet the vision of the state governor, with a view to creating more employment opportunities, increased Internally Generated R...