2016-07-12

OPINION: Forgery Charge: Separation of Powers, Not Senate, is on Trial. By Kingsley Amaku
It is no longer news that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has proffered forgery charges against the leadership of the Senate. Forgery is a very serious allegation. This presupposes that the ...

Ali Ahmad condoles Kwara APC over member's loss
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has commiserated with the state All Progressives Congress (APC) over the the death of itsAssistant Publicity Secretary, Mr. Peter Ajiboye who died on Monday. ...

CCT shifts hearing in cases involving Saraki, Orubebe, others
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has postponed the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki earlier scheduled to resumed on Wednesday, till after its annual vacation in September this years. Also to be affected a...

Don't Drag Me Into Jebba's Petty Squabbles - Emir of Ilorin
Residents of Jebba in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have been urged to go about their lawful businesses and desist from engaging in the breakdown of law and order in the community. The Emir of Ilorin, Al...

New Engineering Research Centre 'll boost Unilorin's national reckoning - Jimoh
With the inauguration of the $2 million NLNG Engineering Research Centre at the University of Ilorin last Friday (July 8, 2016), the institution's Faculty of Engineering and Technology is set to launch into the global ...

Deputy Speaker, Siblings Fingered In Kwara Violence
Traditional ruler and leaders Jebba community in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State are accusing the Deputy Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Matthew Okedare and two of his siblings of being behind ...

Kwara Govt Not Diverting LG Funds - ALGON Vice-Chair
The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Council, who is also the Vice-Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, in Kwara State, Dr. Babatunde Salaam, has affirmed that the State Government d...

Kwara Gov Lauds Igbomina Mobile Clinic Initiative
Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, at the weekend, lauded the initiative of Igbomina community in healthcare delivery. Speaking at the kick-off of Igbomina Mobile Clinic in Ajasepo, Kwara State,...

NLNG flags off $2m Unilorin Engineering Research Centre
...as Omotowa hails varsity's management The University of Ilorin was agog last Friday (July 8, 2016) as the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (NLNG) commissioned the state-of-the-art engineering laboratory it bui...

Unilorin Muslims hold first Eid prayer on campus
Members of the University of Ilorin Muslim Community, friends and lovers of the University, numbering over 5,000 last Wednesday (July 6, 2016) joined the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), and top managem...

Two die, 9 injured in 7 auto crashes in Kwara - FRSC
AUTHORITY of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Kwara command yesterday disclosed that two persons died in seven different road accidents during the last Eid-el Fitr celebration in the state. The Sector Commande...

2014 Confab a Mere Jamboree - Oloyede
The Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Professor Ishaq. Oloyede has described the 2014 National Conference in the country as a mere jamboree. Oloyede, who was ...

Letter to the Editor: Mysterious disappearance of huge sum in my UBA Account
As I pen down this emotion laden piece, my heart is drenched in tears and devastated owing to the unexpected fraud perpetrated in my United Bank of Africa account domiciled in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, resulting in ser...

2016-07-11

Olugbense Ruling House Protest Against S/Court Judgment on Olofa Stool
Scores of members of Olugbense ruling house in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, at the weekend, protested against the Supreme Court judgment on the Olofa of Offa stool. The Supreme Court had on J...

Saraki, Ekweremadu forgery trial adjourned to Sept.28
A FCT High Court, Jabi, adjourned Senate President Bukola Saraki, his deputy Ike Ekweremadu and 6 others, alleged forgery case to Sept. 28....

Forgery: Court vacation stalls Saraki, Ekweremadu's trial
The trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, alongside two others on charges of forgery of Senate Standing Orders, was stalled before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory i...

'Saraki, Ekweremadu's forgery trial in order' - Mahmoud SAN
One of the candidates vying for the presidency of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), has said there is nothing wrong for the Federal Government to prosecute the Senate President, Bukola Saraki an...

Kwara, Igbomina Foundation partner to provide healthcare services
Kwara State Government says it is partnering with the Igbomina Community North America Foundation in order to promote access to quality and affordable healthcare services at the grassroots. The State Commissi...

Offa Poly rectorship: Fed Govt orders probe into allegation against candidate
Minister of Education Adamu Adamu has directed fresh probe into allegations against one of the three candidates eyeing the rectorship of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State. The three candidates alre...

Offa Indigenes Celebrate Olofa's Affirmation
Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutahu Gbadamosi The people of Offa community in Kwara State have expressed their happiness with the recent Supreme Court judgement affirming the selection of Oba Mufutahu Gbadamosi of Anilelerin c...

Serial public holidays threat to economic recovery, labour leader warns
By Ahmed 'Lateef Foremost labour leader, Comrade Issa Aremu, has warned that the frequent public holidays in the country are antithetical to the economic recovery policy of the Federal Government. He said the ...

OPINION: Kwara 2019: Let's draft Lai Mohammed! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
It is still strange that the idea of drafting people to vie for public offices is alien to Nigeria's political space. The norm has been for politicians with deep-pockets to hijack the space and foist themselves on the peo...

Kwara pilgrims board begins medical screening for intending pilgrims
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board will on Monday commence medical screening for intending pilgrims for the 2016 Hajj exercise. The screening is expected to last 10 days, according to the Executive Secr...

OPINION: Must People Read Political Meaning To Anything A Politician Does? By Mashood Mustapha
The kind of politics played in Nigeria discourages politicians with large hearts and altruistic characters most times. The basis of this piece is that some politicians do not have iota of concern for the downtrodden masse...

Ex-Kano justice commissioner leads Saraki, Ekweremadu's trial today
A four-man team will today take over the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, and two others on charges of forgery of the Senate Standing Orders used for the presiding off...

2016-07-10

Obuh says Kwara Utd will strengthen squad ahead of NNL second round
Technical Adviser of Kwara United Football Club, John Obuh, says he will be strengthening his squad ahead of the crucial second round of the 2015/2016 Nigeria National League (NNL). The club's Media Officer, ...

Kwara Education Sector Gets Aided By Bishop
The Principal of Government Secondary School, Omu Aran, Kwara, Mr Segun Abifarin, says popular Christian cleric, Bishop David Oyedepo, is paying 20 teachers N40,000 each monthly to support the education sector. ...

Olofa stool tussle: A ruling house fighting extinction
A total of 23 Obas have ruled Offa,in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State,with the present ruler being the 24th. Two families, the Olugbense and the Anilelerin, said to be of the same descent, rotated the Olofa ...

2016-07-09

Between Senate And Its Leadership, Who Is On Trial? By Andrew Oota
There are arguments and counter arguments regarding the on-going trial of the senate president, Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu. To some people, it is the senate that is on trial, while to others, it is the...

Olofa Stool: How Supreme Court Judgment Altered A Community's History
The July 1, 2016 judgment of the Supreme Court on the disputed Olofa stool in Kwara state has permanently altered the history of Offa community. In this report, ABDULLAHI OLESIN details the effect of the verdict on the...

IBEDC STAFF ELECTROCUTED IN ILORIN
A technical staff with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in llorin was electrocuted on Thursday evening. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin that the deceased, Abdul...

Kwara Governor commissions Natural Gas research centre
The commissioning of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited Engineering Research Centre, University of Ilorin. Governor of Kwara State, Abfulfatah Ahmed has commissioned the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited En...

Kwara collects N8.8bn IGR in six months
The Kwara State Government has collected about N8.8bn as Internally Generated Revenue between January and June. Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Dr. Muritala Awodun, said in Ilorin on...

Unpaid Salaries: Kwara Government Condemns SERAP's Threat
The Kwara State Government has condemned the inclusion of the state in a petition by SERAP to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged non-payment of salaries to workers. The Socio-Economic Rig...