2016-06-23

OPINION: Iyiola Oyedepo: Separating Truth from Bitter Propaganda. By Abdulwahaab Oba
A few days ago, an opinion piece written by Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the embattled Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State, entitled: "Governor Ahmed Fatah: The clock ticks", caught my eye. Coming in th...

Kwara residents react to resident doctors sack
Some Kwara residents have today reacted to the sacking of striking resident doctors by Federal Government, saying such decision should be reversed, noting that Nigerians will feel the pain. A business man in ...

Saraki urges court to quash forgery charge
Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory to quash the forgery charge filed against him, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and others by the Federal Government. He is a...

Friends graduate as KWASU's best
TWO friends, Mumeenah Mustapha and Lutfat Usman, of the Departments of the Microbiology and Biochemistry of the Kwara State University (KWASU) have emerged the best graduating students for 2014/2015 academic session. T...

Unilorin VC blames CAN for hijab crisis in Osun
The Vice chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali has blamed the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun state chapter, for the recent religious crisis in the state which attracted nationwi...

Kwara PDP faction endorses Makarfi
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State yesterday pledged allegiance to the Senator Ahmed Makarfi- led national leadership of the party. A former minister of National Planning, Dr Abuba...

2016-06-22

I Know Nothing About Alleged Forgery, Says Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, today (Wednesday) maintains he knows nothing about how the rules adopted in the inauguration of the Eighth Senate on June 9, 2015 was formulated. He said the on-going ...

Kwara Speaker condoles Mrs Ahmed over mother's loss
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has commiserated with the state First Lady, Deaconess Omolewa Ahmed over her mother's demise, Mrs Janet Monilola. In a condolence message issued by his ...

OPINION: KWARA LG WORKERS' SALARY DELAY: Matters Arising. By Bolaji Alabi
It is a public knowledge that oil has for decades been the mainstay of Nigeria's economy and it accounts for a larger portion of the country's foreign exchange earnings. The consequence is that our economy remains suscept...

Gov Ahmed: From china with prosperity
A major fallout of Nigeria's shrinking economy in view of the global oil crises has been a recognition by Governments at all levels in Nigeria to diversify the economy. A major component of this strategy is a renewed r...

The Herald, Radio Kwara GMs challenge NUJ on professionalism ...as Adebayo eulogizes union
General Manager of Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald titles, Alhaji Abdulrazaq Adebayo and his Radio Kwara counterpart, Alhaji Abdullateef Adebowale Adedeji, yesterday challenged...

Yellow card for ghost workers in Kwara ...Ahmed explains China trip, N90b Federal Govt bond, Reiterates solution to teachers salary crises
Tough time now awaits ghost workers in Kwara state civil service as the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed threatened to flush them out of the system. The governor who dropped the hint in Ilorin shortly ...

KWSG to drill 938 boreholes in the state
The Kwara State government said it has concluded its proposed plan to drill 968 boreholes across the state to bring water hardship drastically in the state. It also added that only registered companies would benefit ...

You demoted me, Sen Tinubu accuses Saraki
FOR some minutes yesterday during plenary session, there was a mild drama as Chairman, Senate Committee on Women Affairs, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, APC, Lagos Central raised alarm that the Senate President, Senator Bukol...

Police arrest suspected burglars of Saraki's residence
Men of Kwara State Police Command have arrested four men in connection with the alleged theft of huge sum of money from the Ilorin residence of the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. Saraki Before the commencement of ...

Kwara council workers' strike grounds activities in Irepodun
Administrative activities at the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara has been grounded as the sit-at-home embarked upon by the workers entered its third week. The workers had joined their counterpart in o...

Saraki: Tribunal fixes July 13th for ruling on disqualification
Senate President Bukola Saraki is standing trial before the tribunal over allegations bordering on false declaration of assets while he was governor of Kwara state. The Code of Conduct Tribunal has today fixe...

Senators invite Attorney-Gen. over Saraki, Ekweremadu case
*Court summons on Saraki, Ekweremadu posted on Senate notice board After about two-hour closed session, the Senate summoned Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami, to justify the forgery case ag...

Kwara govt to end teachers' salary crises
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said his administration is committed to finding a lasting solution to the lingering salary crises at its basic education level. Ahmed, who spoke during a meeting with...

2016-06-21

Canada-based alumnus donates books to Unilorin
An alumnus of the University of Ilorin and a Research Associate and Biostatistician at the University of Calgary, Canada, Mr. Mubasiru Asafe Lamidi, has donated books on various academic disciplines to the University o...

Oladosu highlights benefits of Ramadan fasting
The Chief Imam of the University of Ilorin, Prof. A. G. A. S. Oladosu, has highlighted the moral, physical and spiritual benefits of Ramadan fast. Prof. Oladosu spoke while featuring on "Oro t'o nlo", a Unilorin FM Yo...

Ambali tasks Osun students on societal development
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyuAmbali (OON), has enjoined the University's branch of the National Association of Osun State Students (NAOSS), to continue to remain vibrant so as to co...

Again, Unilorin tops list of most preferred varsities
The University of Ilorin has again emerged the nation's most preferred higher institution of learning, having attracted far more admission applicants than any other university in this year's Unified Tertiary Matriculat...

Labour Unions Differ Over Offa Poly Rectorship Position
Non-Academic Staff Union, Federal Polytechnic Offa chapter has refuted a report claiming that they are against the recent screening of applicants into the position of rector of the institution. The union also...

Forgery: Court fixes June 27 for Saraki, others' arraignment
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Tuesday fixed June 27 for the arraignment of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, ?and other defendants, on tw...

Proposed pension, immunity for Saraki, Dogara immoral - Sagay, TUC
The Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard any bill from the National Assembly on life pension and immunity for its princ...

NDLEA boss decries increasing involvement of women in drug trafficking
The Commander of Kwara State command of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Reuben Apeh, has decried the high involvement of women in illegal drug trafficking in the state. Apeh, at a joint press br...

Land compensation: kwara government pays twenty million naira
The kwara state government has paid twenty million naira compensation for Aleara and Osin-Aremu community in Ilorin-West Local Government Area of Kwara. The Director of Bureau of Land, Alhaji Ibrahim Salman w...

Bailiffs ready to serve Saraki, Ekweremadu personally
The court process to compel the attendance of the Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, to their trial before the FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja is now with the court bailiffs who wi...

Kwara Governor's wife loses mother
The wife of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, Omolewa Ahmed, on Monday lost her mother, Janet Monilola. She died at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. She died at the a...

Restructuring Nigeria not about balkanisation - Kwara gov
How do you view the federal government's N90bn loan facility for the states? ...

Loan to states: KWSG fine tunes process to access its share
All things being equal, the Kwara State Government is likely to access its share of Federal Government's 90b naira loan to states to offset outstanding salary arrears of workers. An informed source confided i...

Masalam Foundation doles out Ramadan packages
Masalam Islamic Foundation (MIF), an Islamic organization founded and chaired by Justice Mustapha Akanbi (Rtd) last week commenced distribution of Ramadan Packages, including cash donation to communities, hospital pati...

Family planning in Kwara: Ministry of Health and its burden
His care to subdue his voice made it sound monotonous. An anxiety was all over his face and was non-pulsed about the mistake. An unwanted pregnancy and another one for that matter. His gray eyes briskly swept over his ...

Kwara LG salary crisis: Workforce over-staffed - ALGON chair ...NULGE gives condition to halt strike
All Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Kwara State yesterday blamed its inability to shoulder monthly wage bill on over bloated workforce across local government areas in the state. The body said it was ...

KWHA Speaker canvasses takeover of primary education by state govts
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad, has canvassed for the takeover of basic education by state governments from local government councils as a solution to the nonpayment of salaries of most ...

'70 percent intending pilgrims pay full hajj fares in Kwara'
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said no fewer than 70 percent of 2016 intending pilgrims have paid the hajj fares in full. The Executive Secretary of the board, Hajia Fatimoh Abolore Jimoh disclosed this...

KWIRS meets Oke-Ero traditional rulers
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has taken its sensitization and awareness program to Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State to solicit for the support of all the traditional rulers at the palace ...

KWIRS reconstructs burnt shops in Oja-Tuntun
The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) at the weekend began the reconstruction of razed shops in Oja-Tuntun, Baboko, Ilorin west of Kwara State. It would be recalled that fire razed 40 shops and were burnt t...

Sango Sec Sch: Will students' descent on staff ever end?
Had it happened in higher institutions of learning, a student of Sango Secondary School, senior section, Kulende, Ilorin, fondly called Elébóto by the host community, identified as Lawal Abdulganiy, who descended on hi...

No going back on 2017 deadline for teachers to have PGDE - KWSG
The Kwara State government has maintained that it will not go back on its stand over the post graduate diploma qualification in education for all teachers by 2017. It said that failure to comply would result to certai...

2016-06-20

Alfa Nla Okutagidi is dead
Sheikh Alfa Nla Okutagidi is dead. He died this morning in his home at Okutagidi Compound, Pakata, Ilorin. He will be buried today (Monday) by 4pm at Okutagidi Compound...

OPINION: Letter to my Biafran friend (2). By Abdulrazaq Magaji
My dear friend, I was greatly relieved to realise from the tone of your response to my last letter that, in spite of everything, you still regard me as a friend for life! I am particularly happy for the valid issue...

OPINION: Ayes! The Local Manufacturers Have It. By Abu Quassim
Last Thursday, the Senate made a major move that further underscored its determination to make itself relevant to all Nigerians, particularly in the area of economic development and empowerment of the people. It passed th...

Community leaders commend electricity distribution company on prepaid meters
The Olomu of Omu-Aran in Kwara, Oba Charles Ibitoye, has commended the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) for the distribution of free prepaid meters to its customers in Omu-Aran district. He gave the c...

'Polytechnics May Still Screen Admission Seekers'
Strong indication has emerged that polytechnic and colleges of technology in the country may still subject their prospective students to another round of screening after the JAMB test. The federal government had a f...

'Saraki has hastened Kwara State development'
A consultative forum organised by the Kwara State House of Assembly has expressed delight over "the steadfastness and commitment of the nation's Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki, in ensuring that the State witnessed a...

Kwara LG pensioners lament negligence as 10 die in 6 months
Retired Local Government workers as well as primary and Junior Secondary School teachers in Kwara State have lamented 'negligence' by the state government which they said has led to the death of over 10 of their membe...

Financial Expert Warns against Consequences of Economic Recession
A financial expert based in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, Mr. Babatunde Salami has noted that the current economic situation may further increase unemployment and inflation rates in the country. Salami who gav...

Gombe United Too Good For Kwara United
Nigeria National League (NNL) Division A2 table-toppers, Kwara United suffered defeat from the hands of Gombe United in a matchday 4 game on Sunday at the Pantani Stadium. The Savannah Scorpions started the game on ...

Saraki, Ekweremadu set up for remand in Kuje - Senate
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu and two others are to appear before a Federal High Court in Abuja today over criminal conspiracy and forgery of the Senate Standing Rules, 2015. Howev...

Forgery: FG to arraign Saraki, Ekweremadu Tuesday
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is scheduled to appear on Tuesday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Jabi, Abuja for arraignment on charges of forgery. Saraki will also appear befo...

Kwarans to institutionalise interactive session to hasten the development of the State
The People of Kwara State have expressed delight over the steadfastness and commitment of the nation's Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki, in ensuring that the State witnessed accelerated socio-economic transportation with...