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2016-07-25
"Shun Violence, Hate Preaching"- Sultan Charges Islam Clerics, Faithfuls
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims in Nigeria to shun violence even as they try to keep in line with the tenets of the faith. The president-general, Nigerian Supreme Council for I...
THE Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar, has urged Muslims in Nigeria to shun violence even as they try to keep in line with the tenets of the faith. The president-general, Nigerian Supreme Council for I...
Saraki's Opponents Have Reconciled With Him - Ndume
Last week you held a long session with the Minister of Finance and she talked about challenges in the economy, do you have hope of this economy making a rebound any time soon? For the first time in 17 years, funds f...
Last week you held a long session with the Minister of Finance and she talked about challenges in the economy, do you have hope of this economy making a rebound any time soon? For the first time in 17 years, funds f...
I won't quit as Saraki's deputy, Ekweremadu tells APC
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said he will not resign from the office despite the insistence of the All Progressives Congress that he should be removed. Ekweremadu who spoke through his med...
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said he will not resign from the office despite the insistence of the All Progressives Congress that he should be removed. Ekweremadu who spoke through his med...
Nigerian club sides pay referees to win matches, alleges FC Zamfara coach
The Coach of FC Zamfara of Gusau, Alhassan Muhammed, has alleged that club sides in the country do give referees money to win matches. Muhammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Sunday while reacting t...
The Coach of FC Zamfara of Gusau, Alhassan Muhammed, has alleged that club sides in the country do give referees money to win matches. Muhammed told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Sunday while reacting t...
Roll call of dignitaries as Gov Ahmed buries mother in-law
It was a roll call of who is who as the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed buried his mother in-law in the far away Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa and capital of Oyo State. Representative ...
It was a roll call of who is who as the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed buried his mother in-law in the far away Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa and capital of Oyo State. Representative ...
Don frowns at low standard of primary education
A don, Dr. Adesina Abiodun Olubitan, has frowned at the current low standard of primary education in the country, saying that the establishment of primary school was targeted at crafting a sustained development from th...
A don, Dr. Adesina Abiodun Olubitan, has frowned at the current low standard of primary education in the country, saying that the establishment of primary school was targeted at crafting a sustained development from th...
FG begins work on Ajase-lpo/Offa Road
Sequel to the signing of the Appropriation Act 2016 which captured the Ajase-Ipo /Offa /Erin Ile /Ilaodo road, work has commenced on its rehabilitation. From Amberi to Eleyoka section of the road, grading has...
Sequel to the signing of the Appropriation Act 2016 which captured the Ajase-Ipo /Offa /Erin Ile /Ilaodo road, work has commenced on its rehabilitation. From Amberi to Eleyoka section of the road, grading has...
2016-07-24
Kwara Pilgrims Board commences refund of N20m to 2015 pilgrims
The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has begun the disbursement of over N20 million to 1947 Pilgrims who performed last year's Hajj exercise with the board. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Hajia Fati...
The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has begun the disbursement of over N20 million to 1947 Pilgrims who performed last year's Hajj exercise with the board. The Executive Secretary of the Board, Hajia Fati...
State Chairmen of Nigeria Football Supporters Club demands end to Dr. Ladipo's reign
The forum of State Chairmen of Nigerian Football Supporters Club has demanded an end to Dr. Rafiu Ladipo's reign as the leader of the body. They instead want him to vacate office and allow another person to lead th...
The forum of State Chairmen of Nigerian Football Supporters Club has demanded an end to Dr. Rafiu Ladipo's reign as the leader of the body. They instead want him to vacate office and allow another person to lead th...
Kwara Assembly condoles Speaker over uncle's demise
The Kwara State House of Assembly has commiserated with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad over the death of his uncle, Alhaji Issa Yahyah, the Magaji of Alaga Ogun family. A statement issued and signed by the Dir...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has commiserated with the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad over the death of his uncle, Alhaji Issa Yahyah, the Magaji of Alaga Ogun family. A statement issued and signed by the Dir...
Kwara SWAN congratulates Alloy Chukwuemeka
The Kwara Council of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the Secretary Nigeria Premier League Club Owners, Alloy Chukwuemeka (ACC), on his appointment as Ex-Officio into the National Executi...
The Kwara Council of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the Secretary Nigeria Premier League Club Owners, Alloy Chukwuemeka (ACC), on his appointment as Ex-Officio into the National Executi...
Isiaka Olawale unveiled as Kwara Beach Soccer ambassador
The Kwara ministry of Sports and Youth Development, has unveiled Sand Eagles captain, Isiaka Olawale, as ambassador for the maiden Beach Soccer competition in the state. Unveiling the Sand Eagles' captain, the Stat...
The Kwara ministry of Sports and Youth Development, has unveiled Sand Eagles captain, Isiaka Olawale, as ambassador for the maiden Beach Soccer competition in the state. Unveiling the Sand Eagles' captain, the Stat...
Saraki Keeps Promise as Senate Discusses Malnutrition in N/East,
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today kept his promise that the Senate would weigh in on the malnutrition crisis that is plaguing the North East, following the Boko Haram insurgency that ravaged the zone. ...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today kept his promise that the Senate would weigh in on the malnutrition crisis that is plaguing the North East, following the Boko Haram insurgency that ravaged the zone. ...
APC backs forgery case against Saraki, Ekweremadu - Marafa
The spokesman of the Senate Unity Forum, Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central) has revealed that the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu over alleged forgery of the Senate Sta...
The spokesman of the Senate Unity Forum, Kabiru Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central) has revealed that the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu over alleged forgery of the Senate Sta...
Dysfunctional fuel depots and the woes of Independent Marketers
The frequent attacks on oil pipelines by vandals have rendered many depots in the country incapacitated due to stoppage of pumping of petroleum products to them. Ahmed 'Lateef attended a recent National Executive Council ...
The frequent attacks on oil pipelines by vandals have rendered many depots in the country incapacitated due to stoppage of pumping of petroleum products to them. Ahmed 'Lateef attended a recent National Executive Council ...
OPINION: Restructuring: Can we try the Abacha formula? By Abdulrazaq Magaji
In more ways than one, the death of General Sani Abacha robbed Nigerians of the opportunity of consigning the hot air over marginalization, more imagined than real, to the back seat of our national discourse. Reference he...
In more ways than one, the death of General Sani Abacha robbed Nigerians of the opportunity of consigning the hot air over marginalization, more imagined than real, to the back seat of our national discourse. Reference he...
We Have Not Taken-Over JSS Funding - KWSG
The Kwara State government says it is yet to take over the funding of junior secondary education from local governments in the State. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special...
The Kwara State government says it is yet to take over the funding of junior secondary education from local governments in the State. In a statement issued on Friday afternoon, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special...
OPINION: In the Season of Worse Before Better. By Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia
Kodak Professor of Management, Rebecca Henderson is among those who have used the term "worse before better" in explaining how difficult it is to bring change/innovation into an old order especially within organizations. ...
Kodak Professor of Management, Rebecca Henderson is among those who have used the term "worse before better" in explaining how difficult it is to bring change/innovation into an old order especially within organizations. ...
2016-07-23
Survey: Begging rate on the rise in Ilorin
The recent economic recession in Nigeria is biting harder by the day in Ilorin the Kwara State capital as The Guardian investigations show that the rate of begging among non-professional beggars has increased by about ...
The recent economic recession in Nigeria is biting harder by the day in Ilorin the Kwara State capital as The Guardian investigations show that the rate of begging among non-professional beggars has increased by about ...
Court ruling on hijab not a favour - Sultan
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday said the Court of Appeal's judgment which granted freedom for female Muslims ...
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III, yesterday said the Court of Appeal's judgment which granted freedom for female Muslims ...
Kwara govt slams SERAP for dragging 11 govs to ICC
KWARA STATE government has condemned the decision of the Social Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, to drag 11 governors to the International Crime Court, ICC, for non-payment of workers' salaries describing...
KWARA STATE government has condemned the decision of the Social Economic Rights Accountability Project, SERAP, to drag 11 governors to the International Crime Court, ICC, for non-payment of workers' salaries describing...
Kwara takes over payment of salaries of JSS teachers
The Kwara State Government has taken over the responsibility of the payment of salaries of Junior Secondary Schools teachers to ease the burden on the Local Governments in the state. The Senior Special Assist...
The Kwara State Government has taken over the responsibility of the payment of salaries of Junior Secondary Schools teachers to ease the burden on the Local Governments in the state. The Senior Special Assist...
2016-07-22
Modern fraud: Endless tears of bank depositors
As modern technology develops with new trends so also renewed modes of dispossessing bank customers of their monies kept in the banks. In this piece, Ahmed 'Lateef takes a look at the harbinger of the fraudulent activity ...
As modern technology develops with new trends so also renewed modes of dispossessing bank customers of their monies kept in the banks. In this piece, Ahmed 'Lateef takes a look at the harbinger of the fraudulent activity ...
LETTER: Refund of NHF contributions to police pensioners/retirees. By Yakubu Abdul
It is heart-breaking that some retired police officers from 2007-2009 till date have not received the refund of their NHF contributions despite applying for it. Why? We are always told that the FMBN has not scheduled p...
It is heart-breaking that some retired police officers from 2007-2009 till date have not received the refund of their NHF contributions despite applying for it. Why? We are always told that the FMBN has not scheduled p...
Olupako's Elevation: Shaare Indigene lauds State Government
Indigenes of Shaare of Ifelodun local government in Kwara state have expressed their sincere appreciation to Kwara state government for the elevation to the position of a first class of their King, Oba Abubakar Garba D...
Indigenes of Shaare of Ifelodun local government in Kwara state have expressed their sincere appreciation to Kwara state government for the elevation to the position of a first class of their King, Oba Abubakar Garba D...
NAPPS backs kwara government on cancellation of graduating ceremony for Nursery two
The kwara state chapter of National Association of Proprietors and proprietress NAPPS has warned all Nursery and primary schools to desist from conducting graduating ceremony for Nursery classes going to primary one....
The kwara state chapter of National Association of Proprietors and proprietress NAPPS has warned all Nursery and primary schools to desist from conducting graduating ceremony for Nursery classes going to primary one....
No recommendation to demolish Fate shops in Ilorin - Director-General
Alhaji Ibrahim Salman, the Director-General of Bureau of Lands in Kwara, has denied reports that shops beside Government Secondary School (GSS), Ilorin, had been recommended for demolition. Salman refuted the...
Alhaji Ibrahim Salman, the Director-General of Bureau of Lands in Kwara, has denied reports that shops beside Government Secondary School (GSS), Ilorin, had been recommended for demolition. Salman refuted the...
Loyalty claim: One post that doesn't earn Saraki sympathy
Efforts by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, to convince his social media fans that he remained loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress caused a stir on Facebook and Twitter. His pos...
Efforts by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, to convince his social media fans that he remained loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress caused a stir on Facebook and Twitter. His pos...
Corruption would Always Resurface in Nigeria Unless...- Kwara Speaker
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, has disclosed that the major task of President Muhammadu Buhari should be how to ensure that the corruption fighting process is institutionalised. ...
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, has disclosed that the major task of President Muhammadu Buhari should be how to ensure that the corruption fighting process is institutionalised. ...
Buhari alone can't fight corruption - Kwara gov, cleric
The clergy in charge of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sabo-Oke, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Rev. Olawuyi James, and the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, have said President Muhammadu Buhari alone cannot f...
The clergy in charge of Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sabo-Oke, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, Rev. Olawuyi James, and the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, have said President Muhammadu Buhari alone cannot f...
TRUCE: Saraki reshuffles Senate c'ttees, gives Marafa, Tinubu "juicy" posts
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday, reshuffled the leaderships of the Senate's committees, in what has been described as one of the moves to return peace to the troubled Red Chamber, since June 9, 2015. ...
Senate President Bukola Saraki on Thursday, reshuffled the leaderships of the Senate's committees, in what has been described as one of the moves to return peace to the troubled Red Chamber, since June 9, 2015. ...
Saraki denies joining PDP
The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said he remained committed to the ideals and agenda of the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Saraki's assurances was in reaction to media reports that he h...
The president of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday said he remained committed to the ideals and agenda of the All Progressives Congress. Mr. Saraki's assurances was in reaction to media reports that he h...
OPINION: Rules for looters! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
In his coaching career, Richard Templar identified rules people from all walk of life should play by in their journey to the top. Templar wrote on rules of work, rules of life and rules of management among others to guide...
In his coaching career, Richard Templar identified rules people from all walk of life should play by in their journey to the top. Templar wrote on rules of work, rules of life and rules of management among others to guide...
Kwara Federal Allocation Increases in July
The Kwara State government has released its federal allocation figures for the month of July, 2016. According to a statement issued on Friday by the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, the State govern...
The Kwara State government has released its federal allocation figures for the month of July, 2016. According to a statement issued on Friday by the State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Banu, the State govern...
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