2017-01-25

Fulani men sighted in Agbeyangi are victims of armed bandits- Miyeti-Allah
More facts emerged yesterday on the identity of some Fulani people sighted in Agbeyangi, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State and alleged to be fleeing members of dreaded Boko Haram. The Chairman, Kwara...

Saraki Mourns Ex-Education Minister, Saadu
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of a former Minister of Education, Alhaji Saka Saadu and described him as a quintessential bureaucrat whose visionary initiatives h...

Replicating the Unilorin example at JAMB
Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding. – Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Registrar of the Joint Admission and ...

Police arrest fake ICPC official in Ilorin
The police in Kwara State have arrested a 37-year-old man, Owolabi Victor, over advance fee fraud allegations. Victor was arrested for allegedly parading himself as a staff of the Independent Corrupt Practices and ...

Kwara assembly committed to raising bar on good governance
The Kwara State House of Assembly says it will raise the bar of good governance in the state in the new year to further make democratic governance more meaningful to the people of the state. Speaker Ali Ahmad gave ...

Kwara farmers bemoan menace of herdsmen
Some farmers in Kwara say the menace of herdsmen on their farms are destroying farm produces and causing economic loss. Some of them who narrated their ordeals in an interviews in Ilorin on Tuesday, said there was t...

Govt releases N2.1B to contractors handling projects
The Kwara State Government has released the sum of N2, 163, 367, 825.19 to contractors handling various infrastructure projects across the state. The fund was released to the contractors under the Kwara state Infrastruc...

2017-01-24

UNILORIN VC seeks global partnership to fight cyber insecurity
Worried by the upsurge in web-hacking by unscrupulous elements, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has called for concerted global efforts to fight the menace of cyber insecurity....

Unilorin restates commitment towards producing quality pharmacists
The University of Ilorin has expressed commitment to producing high quality pharmacists for the country. The Vice-Chancellor, of the University, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, stated this when he received the accreditat...

Kwara to begin community bridge's construction next month
In a bid to provide basic infrastructures for residents, Kwara State government has announced that work would commence on construction of Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Underpass in February. ? The State Commissioner for ...

Governor Ahmed Advocates Restructuring Of Nigeria's Education Policy
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, advocates restructure of Nigeria's education policyKwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has emphasised the need to urgently restructure Nigeria's education policy. He...

APGA gives condition for participating in Kwara LG poll
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Kwara says it will only participate in the forthcoming local government election if the state government provides a level playing field for all parties. The party...

Former Minister of Education dies at 80, laid to rest in Ilorin
The remains of the former Minister of state for Education, Alhaji Saka Saadu, was on Monday committed to mother earth at his GRA residence in llorin, the Kwara capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

Kwara, World Bank vote N850m for rural development
To ensure infrastructural growth in its rural areas, the Kwara State government in partnership with the World Bank has embarked on N850 million community development projects. The aim of the programme is to ensure ...

Ahmed Seeks Cooperation With Saudi Govt
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has requested for partnership and cooperation from the Saudi Arabian government in the areas of agriculture, education and manufacturing sectors. The Governor also ...

Kwara Speaker laments former education minister's death
...says he lived a worthy life of emulation Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has lamented the death of the former minister of education, Alhaji Saka Saadu who died at the early hours of Mond...

OPINION: Break up: Can we now get serious? By Abdulrazaq Magaji
As you read this, supporters of Nnamdi Kanu of IPOB and Ralph Uwazuruike of MASSOB remain in the trenches with live hand grenades at the steady. Their target, and this is strange, is not compatriots they regularly label a...

2017-01-23

Late Minister, a bridge builder and lover of Ilorin community - Kawu Baraje
The Late former Minister of State for Education, Alhaji SAKA Saadu has been described as a bridge builder whose death would leave an irreparable vacuum. A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Aljaji Kawu ...

Backlogs: Ahmed may release additional funds for ex-political office holders
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may release additional funds for the payment of backlogs of severance package and allowances of former political officer holders in the state, National Pilot learnt last night According to m...

We'll only engage in what law permits - Gov's aide
The Kwara State chapter of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC), has raised the alarm over the purported plans by the state government to extend the tenure of the Transition Implementation Committees (TIC) appointed to...

Data on hospital attendance will improve health in rural areas - Kwara commissioner
Commissioner for Health in Kwara state, Alhaji Atolagbe Alege, has said that regular attendance at both public and private health facilities by residents of the state will ensure accurate data collection for planning in a...

ASUU axes members, mgt in University of Ilorin
FOLLOWING what it described as persistent violation of human and trade union rights, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has instructed its members nationwide to boycott all academic and allied activities at t...

Concerned citizen calls for exclusion of elders from payment of taxes
A concerned citizen and retired civil servant, Mukadam AbdulGaniy Akorede Zakariyyah has called on the Federal, States and local Governments to exclude elderly citizens in the country from payment of taxes in recognition ...

Alh Saka Saadu is Dead
Alhaji Saka Saadu is dead. He was 83 years old. He was a former Minister of Education and also served as the Chairman of the Governing Council of University of Ilorin. His janazah (funeral prayers) will be held at...

2017-01-22

Football ; Referees lecture ABSFC on new amendments in rules
Players and officials of Ilorin-based Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) FC were on Saturday lectured by the Kwara Council of Nigeria Referee Association (NRA) on new amendments in football laws. The News Agency of Nigeria...

Fear of Boko Haram grips Kwara
The fear of Boko Haram members fleeing the North East has gripped Kwara State as investigation revealed that some items belonging to the terror group's members have allegedly been deposited in the state. Findi...

Kwara pupils to benefit from FG Home Grown Feeding Programme this year
Pupils in Kwara State are to start benefiting from the National Home-Grown School Feeding programme of the Federal Government this year. Beneficiaries of the one - meal per day programme are pupils in primary one to four...

Customs deploys armed personnel to tackle smuggling in Kwara
The Nigeria Custom Service has drafted armed personnel to prevent the smuggling of imported vehicles through land borders in Kwara, the Area Comptroller, Alhaji Garba Kabiru, has said. Kabiru, who is in charge of Niger...

President Buhari is alive, not dead - Presidency
The presidency has maintained that President Muhammadu Buhari is alive and not dead. Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to President Buhari, disclosed this via his verified Twitter hand...

Students decries hike in price of garri in Ilorin
Some students in Ilorin have decried the sudden increase in price of garri, commonly referred to as "students' food". Some of the students expressed their concerns in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nig...

Saraki off to CCT
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, must have had a busy week last week, though not at the Senate but at the Code of Conduct Tribunal where he is standing trial for alleged false and anticipatory declaration of assets...