2016-05-02

OPINION: Saraki's trial: reactions of questionable intrigues. By Sulyman Kayode Maja
Just about two weeks ago I read two different statements by the National chairman of the APC which bordered on the trial of the Senate President and his seat as the chairman of NASS. The Chairman of a ruling party is not ...

POEM: SEE SEE TEE. BY HABIB AKEWUSOLA
Hate assembly Public enemy Chambers missing head Only beggars leave in no debt, Behold, whispers forget to Safe a cracking shell, Guilt never banged on a Speakers chest, Let's place a bet, Co...

2016 Workers' Day: Governor Ahmed's Speech
Courtesies, Today, we join the rest of the world to celebrate the dignity of labor and to express our appreciation for the value of productive work, which is essential for the rapid progress of any society. I am there...

Workers deserve more recognition for Nigeria's development- Kwara Speaker
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad has said that the value of Nigerian workers' contribution to the development of the country has been underestimated, stressing that these ones deserve the best from em...

Call Giwa to order - SWAN tells Minister
Sports journalists in Nigeria have tasked the Minister of Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung to call Chris Giwa group to order so as to put a stop to the lingering crisis bedevilling the administration of football in the...

OPINION: Saraki Is An Angel Not A Devil. By Ibitoye Sadiat
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki is a man whose people's oriented initiatives have not only been efficacious to the development of Kwara State but Nigeria at large. His monumental achievements as Governor of Kwara State a...

Emir of Ilorin commiserate with Sultan over Wali's death
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed ?shock over the death of the Walin Sokoto, Amb. Hamzat Ahmadu who died on Sunday describing it has a great loss to the entire nation. Alhaji Sulu-Gambar...

Kwara SWAN congratulates Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike
The Kwara State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated Chief Donatus Agu Ejidike for his successful investiture as the Nigeria Pillar of Sports. In a release signed by the Ch...

May Day: Kwara traditional rulers commend workers' perseverance
Some traditional rulers in Kwara on Sunday commended workers across the country for their resilience, steadfastness and perseverance in the face of many challenges. ...

NYCN commends industrialist for creating jobs for youths
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has lauded the Chief Executive Officer of Kam Industries , Alhaji Kamorudeen Yusuf, for creating jobs for youths in the state. The Kwara chapter of the council mad...

Gov. Ahmed promises Kwara workers prompt payment of salaries
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara says his administration's strategies in reducing the cost of governance and renewed revenue generation mechanism will ensure prompt payment of salaries and pensions. Ahmed, represented by...

We'll Make Ilorin Teaching Hospital One-Stop Heart Facility - CMD
The Chief Medical Director, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara state, Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, at the weekend declared that the hospital would soon become a one-stop heart facility to cater fo...

Abdul Maikaba confirms Giwa FC stayed away from Ilorin
Coach of Wikki Tourist, Abdul Maikaba told footballlive.ng that his team were at the Ilorin Township Stadium venue for the Matchday 14 NPFL match on Sunday but the home team; Giwa FC, failed to honor the fixture. ...

2016-05-01

CCT Trial: 'Saraki is persecuted, not prosecuted'
The calls for resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was on Wednesday, dismissed by Nigerians in Diaspora Group for Rule of Law, saying the issues are being deliberately confused to achieve the vindictive...

KWIRS offers 17 year-old author scholarship
Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS) has offered a 17 year-old secondary school final year female student, Sekinat Motunrayo Abdulkabir scholarship for her university education. Sekinat Abdulkabir a a...

Why we introduce tax education in secondary schools - KWIRS
Executive chairman, kwara state Internal Revenue Service (KWRIS), Dr. Muritala Awodun, has said the service established tax clubs in secondary school to introduce tax education to students in the state. He sa...

Don't truncate change agenda, group warns Saraki
The National Vice Chairman (South West), Coalition of APC Support Groups and Director General of Nigeria Agents of Change, Mr. Doyin Johnson, has called on the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, who is currently ...

FG to focus on completion of 206 already awarded roads
*Roads to be phased with priority given to those carrying heaviest traffic *North -South Arterial: Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa road, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, others on priority list *Tolls may return The federal go...

APGA denies text message opposing new National leadership
The North-Central chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has dissociated itself from unsolicited text message sent to members opposing the new leadership of the party. This is contained in a statement s...

Kwara To Sponsor 800 For NBAIS Exams
The Kwara State government has pledged to sponsor 800 students for this years Arabic examinations conducted by the National Board for Arabic Examination in the state. This is an improvement from 2015 when the...

2016-04-30

OPINION: Nigeria's Railway System: Using Legislative Reform to Enable Infrastructural Development - By Bamikole Omishore
The repeal and re-enactment of the Nigerian Railway Corporation Act CAP N129, LFN 2004, 2015 (SB. 001) is targeted at re-vitalizing and enhancing the operational framework and removal of the impediments that hindered the ...

Opinion: Protests at NASS: A case of shadow-chasing. By Zebulon Agomuo
In the next few weeks, the Muhammadu Buhari administration would mark its first anniversary. For close to 12 months, many Nigerians' eyes no longer produce tears but blood owing to terribly suffering. Hopes have been...

#OccupyNASS: Sights, sounds of a 3-day protest
Police officers pacify members of the #OccupyNASS movement from entering inside the National Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday Two opposing protest groups on Tuesday marched to the National Assembly premises singin...

Opinion:A time to muse. By Yomi Odunuga
Already, words are out there that over N5bn has been spent on the Buhari constant shuttles till date. Now, how does the loud silence in Aso Rock help the matter? Beyond the feeble argument that the President prioritise...

Saraki rallies: Pecuniary interest at play By Okechukwu jumbo
The National Assembly complex in Abuja was besieged by protesters divided along those in support of and those against Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki's continued stay in office. Those in support of him carried ban...

"The Nigerian judiciary is in need of Redemption" - Kwara Speaker
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Ali Ahmad has said that the judiciary in Nigeria is under trial and in need of redemption. The Speaker said that for redemption to occur, the Nigerian Bar Association (...

University of Ilorin Inducts 48 Graduands Into the Medical Profession
Sequel to the initial initiation of fifty-five graduands into the medical profession, held on 13th January 2016, The University of Ilorin has inducted a host of 48 more graduands into the prestigious community of medic...

Benue Assembly rejects relocation of NECO office to Kwara
The Benue House of As­sembly yesterday op­posed the planned relo­cation of the Zonal Office of National Examination Council (NECO) from Makurdi to Ilo­rin, Kwara State. The opposition followed a motion moved ...

Northern Governors Urge FG To Restore Civil Authority In North East
Northern Governors in Nigeria have commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the military for the effort they have put in bringing the Boko Haram insurgency in the north east to an end. At the meeting of ...

Hire A Foreign Coach For Super Eagles Now - Referees Association President
The President of the Nigeria Referees Association, Tade Azeez, has said that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should hire a foreign coach to re-position the Super Eagles. He said that hiring a foreign coach...

CCT: ACF cautions FG over Saraki's trial
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has cautioned the federal government not to set a bad precedent in the ongoing trial of the Senate president Bukola Saraki over false declaration of assets. The forum said the f...

Opinion: The trials of brother Bukola Saraki. By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo
Saraki, the god of Kwara politics, is on the ropes. And he now sees clearly the inhumanity of gods. When candidness or even pretensions to it is traded in the public, something is let out. We know Saraki is politically...

FG to save $45.5bn on steel importation
The federal government has said it is determined to save the over $45.5 billion being spent by Nigeria yearly to import about 250 million metric tonnes of processed steel and aluminium products in the next few years....

Opinion: Tabloidisation, media lynching of Saraki By Dafe Umukoro
Not many Nigerians know Prof. Norman Ornstein. He is a political scientist, thinker and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a leading Washington, DC think tank. He has established a reputation for hi...

Kwara to construct more public toilets to check open defecation
The General Manager, Kwara Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA), Mr Joseph Adefila said on Friday that efforts were ongoing to build more public toilets across the state in order to curb the menace of open defecatio...

2016-04-29

2016/2017 Offa Health Tech Online Application Forms Out
This is to inform the general public that the application form for the 2016/2017 session of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa is now available online. Visit the College's website ...

Unilorin Will Resist Moves to Disrupt Its 16 Years of Peace, Says VC
How will you react to the recent tension in the university over the plan to install new executive council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the university? The University of Ilorin in the ...

UITH, Indians hospital perform open heart surgeries of three kids
UITH, Indians hospital perform open heart surgeries of three kids Authorities of the University of Ilorin UITH in collaboration with Appollo Children Hospital, Chennai, India have successfully carried out open heart s...

Opinion: What Next for Saraki? By Adams Abonu
It's about time the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, seriously weighs his options but without prejudice to the reality of the underbelly of his trial. Embattled! This is the adjective that aptly de...

I was not involved in any road contract - Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has said that there is no iota of truth in an allegation making round that he was recently invited by President Muhammadu Buhari over the Ilorin-Jebba express road contrac...

Opinion: APC's Infighting Is An Impediment To The Change Agenda The Party Preached. By Hajia Saarat Adebayo
A cow must not go astray in the presence of the breeder. There are these wide beliefs that when a child falls from the tree, people around him call for the mother, when he falls from the mother, who will nurture him? When...

Saraki to 'Explore Options' After Tribunal Ruling
The legal team of the Senate president, Bukola Saraki, has said they will explore options available to them after the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Umar, on Thursday refused to disqualify himself fr...

Governors push for new revenue sharing formula
Governors of the 36 states of the federation, yesterday, pushed for a new fiscal restructuring plan due to the present economic realities in their states, which had made it impossible for them to pay workers' salaries...

Saraki Pleads Not Guilty To Amended Charges
The senate president, doctor Bukola saraki has pleaded not guilty to an Amended sixteen count charges of alleged false declaration of asset filed against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The amended ...

Saraki faces fresh charges, appeals CCT ruling
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday pleaded not guilty to amended 16 counts preferred against him by the Federal Government before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The amendment to the original ...

Kwara To Inject Two Billion Naira To Fight Poverty
Kwara State government is to inject about two billion Naira into its micro credit scheme in the next three years with a view to alleviating poverty in the state. The State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, discl...