2016-09-23

All Set for National Youth Games
The National Youth Games get underway this weekend at the sports complex of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State as athletes started arriving on Monday to conclude registration for the one-week event. The Director...

Polytechnics Crucial to Economic Diversification, Says Rector
Polytechnics remain some of the most relevant academic institutions that have the capacity to assist the Federal Government to realise its economic development plans, as well as diversify the country's economy. The...

Group wants Kwara health care service delivery prioritized
A civil society organisation, Grassroots Development and Advocacy Centre (GDAC), has called on the Kwara state government to prioritize health care service delivery by budgeting more for the sector. Expressing worr...

Fight Against Boko haram Not Yet Over - General
A Security Consultant and Former General Officer Commanding one Mechanized Division in the Nigerian Army, Retired Major General Garba Ayodele Wahab has cautioned Nigerians not to see the fight against the Boko Haram sect ...

Husband sacks wife for getting pregnant
A 40-year-old housewife, Amudalat Afolabi, has told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband, Tajudeen, sent her out because she refused to terminate a six-month-old pregnancy. Amudalat made this known when she testifie...

Ban Tramadol, Codeine syrup now, pharmacist tells NAFDAC
A Pharmacist, Mr. Yakub Lai Gobir has called for strict enforcement and joint taskforce to curb drug abuse in Nigeria. Lai Gobir who made the call while fielding questions from Journalists in Ilorin, the Kwara State...

9-year-old girl targets NYG chess gold for Kwara
Aliyah Garba-Jimba, a nine-year-old chess player representing Kwara, says she wants to win the event's gold medal at the second edition of the National Youth Games (NYG) in Ilorin.9-year-old girl targets NYG chess gold fo...

Fake Oil Producing Factory In Kwara Discovered And Sealed
Security agencies in Nigeria have discovered and sealed a factory producing fake engine oil off in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. The discovery was made by the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and ...

Kwara closes 10 private schools
The Kwara Government on Friday said it had closed down 10 private schools built with wooden slabs and operating without due authorisation from the state government. Zainab Bello, the Director, Quality Assurance Burea...

2016-09-22

#SenateEconomicPlan: 6 Major Takeaways from Saraki's Economic Speech
On Tuesday, September 20th, the Senate resumed its plenary activities after its yearly recess. For his resumption speech, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, delivered opening remarks that centred solely aro...

OPINION: Faleke's Poor Judgement. By Abdulrazaq Magaji
James Abiodun Faleke was destined to be deputy governor of Kogi state. He would have been executing that office today. He is not. Poor Faleke! He has his poor judgment to blame. For now, the best trophy he gets for his mi...

Saraki Challenges MTN Nigeria Private Firms to Contribute to Sports Development
SENATE President Bukola Saraki had urged Mobile Telephone Network, MTN Nigeria to play what he termed, an increased role in sports development in the country. According to the Senate President, if Nigeria as a coun...

Recession: AD urges Buhari, others to forfeit security votes
The Kwara State chapter of the Alliance for Democracy has urged President Muhammadu Buhari; his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo; the 36 governors, their deputies; the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, and all the local...

ROWING, CANOE, SAILING TO DEBUT AT NATIONAL YOUTH GAMES
President of the Nigeria Rowing Canoe and Sailing Federation, Admiral FBI Porbeni (Rtd) has revealed that the Federation will be making its debut at the forthcoming National Youth Games in Ilorin, Kwara State holding 24th...

8 MILLION NIGERIANS HAVE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT - OPTHALMOLOGIST
AN ophthalmologist with the Kwara State Civil Service Hospital, Dr Abubakar Ayinla, has said that between seven and eight million Nigerians have visual impairment due to refractive errors. Speaking with journalists...

FCT picks 50 athletes for Ilorin 2016 National Youth Games
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will field 50 athletes at the National Youth Games scheduled to begin in Ilorin, Kwara State, this weekend. The athletes and their officials, who have been in camp since ...

Lai Mohammed attacks critics of "Change Begins with Me" campaign
The Federal Government says the implementation of the national reorientation campaign "Change Begins with Me" started from the leadership, contrary to the position of some critics. The Minister of Information and...

Cocaine: Three Kwara Pilgrims Still Undergoing Interrogation in Saudi Arabia - Amirul Hajj
Kwara state Amirrul Hajj to the just-concluded Hajj operations in Saudi Arabia, Justice Idris Haroon, has disclosed that three Kwara pilgrims arrested in Saudi Arabia for alleged cocaine trafficking are still alive, but...

2016-09-21

APC Senate Factions Unite At Meeting With Saraki, Spokesperson Says
Rival groups of the All Progressives Congress Senate Caucus held a meeting Monday night at the Maitama, Abuja residence of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his spokesperson said. The meeting marked the first time M...

Crying is good for the health - Medical expert claims
Dr Uthman Mubashir, Public Health Physician of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, has said that emotional tears have special health benefits for people. Mubashir revealed in an interview in Ilorin on Tuesday...

Kwara State Government Releases Details of September Allocation
The Kwara State government has released federal allocation figures for the month of September, 2016. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, the State governmen...

Recession: Governor Ahmed Calls For Diversification
KWARA State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for urgent diversification of Nigeria's economy to agriculture as the only credible and sustainable solution to the current economic recession in the country. ...

KWARA UNITED FC APOLOGISE TO FANS, SUPPORTER AND STAKEHOLDERS
Kwara United has apologized to its fans and supporters over the home loss the team suffered on Saturday in Ilorin against Gombe United FC. Gombe United Saturday pegged back promotion hopes of Kwara United when they...

KWSG Reiterates Commitment to Transparent Governance
THE Kwara State government has promised to promote transparency in governance. The governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed made this known while playing host to the traditional rulers from Kwara South senatorial district...

Recession: Sell refineries, airports, Saraki tells FG
There are growing calls on the federal government to sell critical assets as part of measures to take the economy out of recession. The latest came from the Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday, just a few days...

Economic hardship: 'It is becoming unbearable' - Kwara indigenes lament
The people of Kwara state have described the recent economic hardship in the country as unbearable, urging government to act fast and cushion their plights. In a town hall meeting and interactive session with the S...

Kwara to begin CPS with N145m monthly contribution
Kwara State servants employed after 1987 will soon be migrated into the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) with about N145 million remitted monthly. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to Kwara Sta...

Kwara HoS says disease outbreak is disappointing
Mrs Zahra Omar, Head of Service (H0S), Kwara, said the recent discovery of Polio outbreak in Nigeria is a disappointing development, despite all efforts to eradicate the disease. She made the remarks on Tuesday durin...

Civil servants write promotion exam in Kwara
The Kwara State Civil Service Commission says it will conduct the 2016 promotion examination for civil servants progressing to Grade Level 17 from all Ministries, Departments and Agencies on Friday, Sept. 23. This ...

2016-09-20

Lawyer criticises incessant adjournment of cases in courts, says it is justice denied
An Ilorin-based legal practitioner, Temidayo Isa, on Monday, criticised "incessant adjournment of cases in Nigeria's judicial system'', saying it is justice denied. Isa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that...

Unilorin Post-Graduate School Moves to Tackle Delay in Completion of Programmes
THE Post-graduate School of the University of Ilorin says it has set in motion additional mechanisms to check the delay faced by some students in completing their programmes. The Dean of the school, Prof. Badmas Yu...

Gov. Ahmed Pledges Even Distribution of Amenities
Ahmed disclosed that "a minimum of 3000 jobs would be created along the Ifelodun, Edu and Patigi Local Government axis when the Chetex Park, a partnership between Kwara State government and a Chinese Textile firm, takes o...

Interview schedule for graduate teachers' employment released
The Nigerian Government has released a schedule for the next phase of its job creation and empowerment initiative also known as the N-Power Programme. A statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the Vice President...

TOGOLESE GOVERNMENT PROMISES SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP WITH NIGERIA
Togolese government is to sustain its partnership with Nigeria in building viable economies within the West African sub-region. The Acting Togolese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Tamunowe Tarzo said this on Monday when...

Kwara APC leader urges unity among members
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Mr Kola Shittu, on Monday urged members of the party to desist from actions that could cause divisions. Shittu made the appeal at an APC stakeholders' meet...