2016-08-30

Kwara APGA charges electorate to demand good governance
Mr Sule Ajayi, the National Vice Chairman, North Central chapter of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has called on the electorate in Kwara to demand for good governance from political leaders. Ajayi told news...

Emir Appoints Aliyu As New Senior Balogun Of Ilorin Emirate
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has appointed Alhaji Adebayo Aliyu as the new most senior Balogun of Ilorin Emirate Council. The appointee is the Balogun Gambari of Ilorin and his appointment followed th...

Kwara secondary schools tennis championship holds October
Kwara State Tennis Association, with the support of Optiweb Communications will stage the maiden edition of All-Kwara State Secondary Schools Tennis championship between 3rd to 5th October, at the tennis court of the Kwar...

Kwara state to review its laws
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has hinted that the state will soon commence the process of reviewing its laws to meet the current realities. Governor Ahmed noted that the move became necessary, consider...

Unilorin, 6 other universities develop 'copyright' program
The University of Ilorin in collaboration with six other Nigerian universities have developed home-grown anti-plagiarism software, designed to check academic fraud. According to the University Bulletin issued on Mo...

Kwara set to implement contributory pension scheme
The Kwara Government on Monday expressed its readiness to start implementing contributory pension scheme in the state. Dr Femi Akorede, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed, ...

Murder: Court Remands 2 Farmers In Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrate's court has ordered that two farmers, Yahaya Umaru, 25, and Abubakar Salifu, 23, both of Wobe Fulani camp via Okuta in Baruten local government area of Kwara state be remanded in prison custody for al...

Police Launch Eminent Persons Forum In Kwara State
Kwara State Police Command has inaugurated the Eminent Persons Forum in the state in southwest Nigeria. The forum was held in compliance with the directive of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim Idris...

OPINION: What has restructuring got to do with break up? By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Listening to opponents of the idea these days, one is left with the impression that constitutional restructuring of Nigeria will, willy-nilly, set this beautiful country of wonderful people on the path of disintegration. ...

OPINION: Emir of Ilorin's Diary: Matters Arising. By Arowona Abdulazeez
It is no longer news that there is global economic recession. This has found its way not only to the African continent and Nigeria nation but into Kwara State and Ilorin community in particular thereby causing untold hard...

OPINION: Eighty-nine hearty cheers to Africa's 'Father of Geology'. By Hafsat Magaji
Date: Friday, August 12, 2016. Place was Offa, Kwara state. Being a Friday, it was not unusual that series of activities to mark the birthday of one of Africa's illustrious sons culminated into a special Juma'at service. ...

Encomia as ex-Kwara SSG Shehu Gafar unveils autobiography
In the days gone by, public and civil service used to be revered for its transparency and incorruptibility, and thus set pace for good governance. Some senior citizens who offered themselves for selfless service also insc...

2016-08-29

Fragile national cohesion: NUJ summit proffers recipe
Devoid of any prejudice, Nigeria, more than ever before, is today jinxed along ethnic sentiments and other divisive tendencies capable of turning the country widely acclaimed as centerpiece for Africa into shred. AHMED 'L...

Fulani herdsmen are not criminals - Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has urged Nigerians to ensure that the desired peace and tranquillity continue to reign in the nation through harmoni...

'Irregular Salaries Expose Civil Servants To Corruption' - Yusuf Ali
develop beyond the capacity of its public service, Ali said "unfortunately, there is a broad consensus amongst Nigerians that our public service is both broken and dysfunctional. "The quality of our public servants ...

Saraki disowns N300m robbery money
SENATE President Bukola Saraki has described as another fairy tale and outright falsehood, the story by an online medium, Sahara Reporters, that he owned the N300million stolen during an Abuja robbery incident, in whic...

'KWARA RECORDS 1,000 RAPE CASES ANNUALLY'
KWARA State government has said there are increasing cases of rape in the state, with a record of more than 1,000 rape cases every year. Speaking while taking part in a "Walk Against Rape" event, organised by an Il...

What Kwara state governor should be remembered for - Muideen Akorede
As the senior special assistant on media to the Governor, how can you access the performance of your boss so far? I will rate his performance as high as he has demonstrated the value of continuity in governance by ...

Group Calls For Industrialisation Of Kwara
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has called for industrialisation of Kwara in order to boost the state's economy. The call is contained in a statement issued in Abuja ...

Group flays Kwara government over road repairs
A non-political group, 'Kwara Youth Vanguard' (KYV) has criticised the state government for allegedly ignoring maintenance of strategic roads in Ilorin, the state capital. The group, through its Chairman, Mr. Kehinde...

NAHCON warns boards on Saudi regulations
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has drawn the attention of officials of state pilgrims' welfare boards and private tour operators to the new Saudi Arabia regulation which forbids grouping of pilgrims from...

Sahara Reporters' story is a mere fairy tale, says Saraki
Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the story by an online medium, Sahara Reporters insisting that the money stolen during an Abuja robbery incident in which some soldiers and Department of State Sec...

Indolence: KWASSA GM reads riot act to staff
General Manager, Kwara State Signage and Advertising Agency (KWASSA), Alhaji Hammeed Olufadi, has asked members of staff of the agency to cultivate the habit of punctuality and resume at their duty posts at stipulated tim...

25 arraigned for violating sanitation law in Ilorin...as KWSG tasks residents on cleanliness
More than 25 people were on Friday arraigned before a mobile court sitting at Tanke Tipper Garage area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital for violating the state environmental sanitation law. The offences for which the d...

KWIRS procures 40 refuse collector tricycles
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has procured 40 tricycles for prompt collection and evacuation of garbage within Ilorin metropolis. The garbage collectors would soon be delivered and deployed in major ar...

KWIRS spends N28m to renovate three markets in Kwara
The Kwara Internal Revenue Service says it had spent over N28m for the renovation of three markets at different parts of the state within the last three months. The Chairman of the Kwara internal revenue service, D...

IBB's regime induced politicization of Civil Service- Ola-Olu Ali...as Kwara ex-SSG launches autobiography
A Constitutional Lawyer, Yusuf Ola-Olu Ali, in Ilorin on Friday traced the harbinger of the rot in the civil service and blamed former military president, Ibrahim Babadamosi Babangida's regime for inducing politicisation ...

Opinion: Reviving Patigi Regatta for tourist attraction. By Alhassan Aminu
In the olden days, people settled along or around water areas (Lakes, Seas, Oceans, and big rivers), for many reasons, out of those reasons are water for religious and domestic uses. Some bodies of water, like the River G...

Touching less-privileged's lives, Mariam Usman Yasin's example.
By Olayinka Alaya Hajjia Mariam Jummai Usman Najim Yasin, Wife of the President of National Union of Road Transport Workers, is one Nigerian scaling hurdles and breaking stereotypes in an attempt to put food on the le...

OPINION: Buhari Administration And The Use of Emergency Powers. By Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia
Oga Sonala Olumhense as usual aptly captured the Nigerian situation over the last 15 months under the Buhari administration in his latest article published on the 28th of August, 2016 in major Nigerian media outlets. ...

Igbomina Mobile Clinic Project, a necessity for underserved rural populace
The Management of Igbomina Mobile Clinic Project is proposing to partner with the National Youth Service Corps in promoting primary healthcare delivery services in its designated areas of Isin, Irepodun and Ifelodun local...

Kwara detects 1,071 illegal workers recruited in 2016
The Kwara Government on Saturday said it had discovered 1,071 workers illegally recruited into the state's civil service within the last few months. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alh...

2016-08-28

IPMAN offers solution to fluctuating kerosene, diesel prices
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ilorin on Friday blamed fluctuating prices of kerosene and diesel in the oil downstream sector to the exorbitant and difficulty in obtaining foreign ex...

Kwara Governor urges Nigerians to engage in sports
Nigerians have been urged to always engage in sporting activities for healthy living and to enhance the nation's productivity. The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed gave advice at the opening match of the firs...

2016-08-27

Court remands Man over robbery in Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Friday remanded a 36-years-old driver, Mohammed Mamudu for an alleged armed robbery at a female hostel in University of Ilorin (Unlorin), Kwara State. According to Police First Informati...

Revenue collector arrested with fake Army, DSS ID cards
A revenue collector, Mr. Mohammed Danjuma, has been arrested for possessing a fake Army identification card and two fake Department of State Services identity cards. Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr....

Speed limiter devices: Offenders risk N50, 000-fine, jail term
Any driver caught to have tampered illegally with the speed limiter devices installed on their vehicles would be fined N50, 000 or face a jail term,, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Mr Jokthan Suleiman, a...

Fashola Inspects Ilorin-Jebba Road Rehabilitation
As part of his resolve to physically monitor on-going road projects across the country, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, on Wednesday August 24, 2016 inspected progress made on the Ilorin-...

Niger Delta youths write Saraki, demand Amnesty Office's audit
Angry youths from Niger Delta have sent a petition to the Senate President, Olusola Saraki, demanding an open audit of the Amnesty Office under the leadership of Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (retd). The youth, in the peti...

Kwara Government releases August Allocation Figures...Laments reduced income
Kwara State Government said its share from the Federation Accounts for August dropped by N702. 35 million, representing 29.1 per cent reduction from the amount it received in July. The Commissioner for Finance in t...

Set up fact-finding committee to end Fulani herdsmen killings, Unilorin don urges Buhari
A Unilorin lecturer, Professor Lanre Yusuf Badmus has stressed the need for the Federal Government to immediately set up a fact-finding committee to look critically into the Fulani herdsmen/ farmers clash in the country. ...

OPINION: Jamiu Issa, the blind drummer boy! The choice to make him an asset or a liability. By Olaitan Oyin Zubair
Jamiu was not a blind boy by birth. In his childhood days, Jamiu was a brilliant pupil of a primary school in Ilupeju , a serene village in Ifelodun local government area of Kwara state. He was a talented artist always pl...