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2016-04-24
Train crushes two to death in Ilorin
A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin, the Kwara State capital. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who witnessed the incident, rep...
A Kano to Lagos passenger train on Sunday crushed a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger to death in llorin, the Kwara State capital. A News Agency of Nigeria correspondent, who witnessed the incident, rep...
SAN faults Saraki's trial at CCT
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Adeniyi Micheal Akintola, has declared that the Senate President, Doctor Bukola Saraki is being persecuted at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) because of his emergence as the Se...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Adeniyi Micheal Akintola, has declared that the Senate President, Doctor Bukola Saraki is being persecuted at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) because of his emergence as the Se...
Kwara LGs Excluded from FG Loan Repayment Relief - KWSG
The Kwara State Government says that the suspension of monthly deduction at source for states who got bailout funds from the Federal Government does not apply to local governments in the State. According to a statem...
The Kwara State Government says that the suspension of monthly deduction at source for states who got bailout funds from the Federal Government does not apply to local governments in the State. According to a statem...
OPINION: Joe Igbokwe, the 'Abobaku' of Lagos on the loose again. By Sulyman Buhari
The Yoruba concept of the Abobaku is a Yoruba phrase that translates literally as: One who dies with the King. This is derived from the culture of burying dead monarchs with trusted and most sycophantic aide(s). It is t...
The Yoruba concept of the Abobaku is a Yoruba phrase that translates literally as: One who dies with the King. This is derived from the culture of burying dead monarchs with trusted and most sycophantic aide(s). It is t...
Show your love for Shao, Ohoro charges indigenes
The paramount ruler and Ohoro of Shao, Oba (Dr.) Bamidele Alabi Adegbite, has charged indigenes of the community to be good ambassadors and reflect the proud heritage of the people. Oba Adegbite who was speaking during...
The paramount ruler and Ohoro of Shao, Oba (Dr.) Bamidele Alabi Adegbite, has charged indigenes of the community to be good ambassadors and reflect the proud heritage of the people. Oba Adegbite who was speaking during...
Copyright Day... As ANA, Copyright Commission harps on importance of books
23 April of every year is a symbolic date for world literature. According to reliable sources, it is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth...
23 April of every year is a symbolic date for world literature. According to reliable sources, it is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth...
'Doctors, pharmacists, nurses going on strike is fundamentally wrong - Olatinwo
The Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital(UITH), Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, in this interview, speaks on healthcare delivery in the country. What is your assessment of health care deliv...
The Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital(UITH), Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo, in this interview, speaks on healthcare delivery in the country. What is your assessment of health care deliv...
Kwara State Students And Government Disagree Over Non Payment Of Bursary
I read somewhere that the DG of NAKSS has openly declared his support for Gov AbdulFattah Ahmed 's inability to pay Kwara Students bursary, he even stated that he is the leader of NAKSS and all other correspondence fr...
I read somewhere that the DG of NAKSS has openly declared his support for Gov AbdulFattah Ahmed 's inability to pay Kwara Students bursary, he even stated that he is the leader of NAKSS and all other correspondence fr...
The Emerging Twists in Saraki's Trial
The trial of the Senate President continued last week with daily sittings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Tobi Soniyi, who has been covering the trial, highlights the major issues of the week at the tribunal. ...
The trial of the Senate President continued last week with daily sittings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Tobi Soniyi, who has been covering the trial, highlights the major issues of the week at the tribunal. ...
Kwara farmers receive funding to strengthen agribusiness
The Federal Government may have begun the experimentation of rural empowerment policy that would turn subsistence farmers into commercial ones in Nigeria. The development is to empower the targeted farmers vi...
The Federal Government may have begun the experimentation of rural empowerment policy that would turn subsistence farmers into commercial ones in Nigeria. The development is to empower the targeted farmers vi...
Inside Story of Shonga Farm
Shonga farms Ltd, which was established in 2005 in Kwara State, has grown to become a great employer of labour, and is expected to contribute to the country's GDP with its market target of the West African sub-region....
Shonga farms Ltd, which was established in 2005 in Kwara State, has grown to become a great employer of labour, and is expected to contribute to the country's GDP with its market target of the West African sub-region....
Kwara Govt. warns road contractors against shoddy jobs
Kwara Govt. warns road contractors against shoddy jobs By . | Publish Date: Apr 23 2016 5:08PM image: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/Image/Facebook.png facebook image: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/Image/Twitter...
Kwara Govt. warns road contractors against shoddy jobs By . | Publish Date: Apr 23 2016 5:08PM image: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/Image/Facebook.png facebook image: http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/Image/Twitter...
10 APC senators pledge votes for Ekweremadu
There is No Such Plan - Deputy Senate President We're Watching Developments at Senate - APC Ten senators who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have concluded a deal with the opp...
There is No Such Plan - Deputy Senate President We're Watching Developments at Senate - APC Ten senators who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have concluded a deal with the opp...
Emir of Ilorin's palace: Where historical artefacts abound
The royal suite that can accomodate 11 traditional rulers in the palace The Emir of Ilorin's palace, which houses a lot of historical items, can serve as a tourist centre to visitors who wish to know more about the or...
The royal suite that can accomodate 11 traditional rulers in the palace The Emir of Ilorin's palace, which houses a lot of historical items, can serve as a tourist centre to visitors who wish to know more about the or...
UNILORIN: A Needless ASUU Crisis
Indications emerged during the week of a brewing crisis at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. UNILORIN remains one of the most peaceful universities in Nigeria, having enjoyed a stable academic calendar in the l...
Indications emerged during the week of a brewing crisis at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. UNILORIN remains one of the most peaceful universities in Nigeria, having enjoyed a stable academic calendar in the l...
2016-04-23
Saraki's response to Dele Momodu's open letter
My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, "My Candid Letter to Saraki." I take everything you said in that article to heart and I must commend you for your candidness indeed a...
My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, "My Candid Letter to Saraki." I take everything you said in that article to heart and I must commend you for your candidness indeed a...
OPINION: The Senate, CCT and the politics of Saraki's trial. By Reuben Abati
The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials of this particular Senate have done their part flooding both th...
The present Senate serving the Nigerian people runs the risk of being remembered as the worst since 1999. Public Relations Consultants and media officials of this particular Senate have done their part flooding both th...
Saraki: My Original Sin Was Opposing Muslim/Muslim Ticket in the APC
*I have every reason to expect not to be persecuted by the party I contributed so much to build The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has, for the first time, opened up on the intrigues of his ongoing ...
*I have every reason to expect not to be persecuted by the party I contributed so much to build The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has, for the first time, opened up on the intrigues of his ongoing ...
How Saraki's Education Fund Changed Our Lives - Beneficiaries
In this piece, Abdullahi Olesin presents the testimonies of some persons who benefitted from the education fund set up by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki in his home state, Kwara. Oguntominiyi Esther (21)...
In this piece, Abdullahi Olesin presents the testimonies of some persons who benefitted from the education fund set up by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki in his home state, Kwara. Oguntominiyi Esther (21)...
Kwara records 13% drop in April allocation
The Kwara State Government has again recorded a drop in its monthly allocation from the federation account. According to the figures released by the State Commissioner for Finance, Demola Banu, the state gove...
The Kwara State Government has again recorded a drop in its monthly allocation from the federation account. According to the figures released by the State Commissioner for Finance, Demola Banu, the state gove...
Twist in Senate peace moves as senators form G77
*To remove EFCC from presidency control *Vow to back Saraki *To confront older senators over juicy committees STRONG indications emerged early yesterday of a hardening of position by sen...
*To remove EFCC from presidency control *Vow to back Saraki *To confront older senators over juicy committees STRONG indications emerged early yesterday of a hardening of position by sen...
False asset declaration: Withdraw from Saraki's trial, Eminent lawyers advise Umar
*Fault Supreme Court decision on CCT's jurisdiction *Belgore, Uwaifo, Oguntade, Nwabueze, Udechukwu, Ozekhome, others concur SOME leading legal luminaries including former justices of the Supreme Court...
*Fault Supreme Court decision on CCT's jurisdiction *Belgore, Uwaifo, Oguntade, Nwabueze, Udechukwu, Ozekhome, others concur SOME leading legal luminaries including former justices of the Supreme Court...
DSS parades fake certificates syndicate cartel in Ilorin
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday paraded in Ilorin, five suspects, including a female it alleged were members of a syndicate which specialised in the production and distribution of fake certificates fro...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday paraded in Ilorin, five suspects, including a female it alleged were members of a syndicate which specialised in the production and distribution of fake certificates fro...
Dstv Basketball League: Falcons Of Ilorin Thrash Customs In Lagos
Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of Ilorin on Friday continued their impressive run in the ongoing DStv Basketball League as they whitewashed Customs of Lagos, 78-57 in their Atlantic Conference Week five match. ...
Kwara Falcons Basketball Club of Ilorin on Friday continued their impressive run in the ongoing DStv Basketball League as they whitewashed Customs of Lagos, 78-57 in their Atlantic Conference Week five match. ...
2016-04-22
Opinion: Senate - Can the Peace Last? By Joseph Erunke
Last Wednesday's declaration of peace in all fronts by the Senate with the withdrawal of amendments to the laws establishing the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT and pending punishments against opponents of Senate Preside...
Last Wednesday's declaration of peace in all fronts by the Senate with the withdrawal of amendments to the laws establishing the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT and pending punishments against opponents of Senate Preside...
CCT Trial: Saraki Kicks As FG Applies to Amend Charge
The ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, took a new twist, yesterday, as the Federal Government applied to amend the initial 13-count cha...
The ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, took a new twist, yesterday, as the Federal Government applied to amend the initial 13-count cha...
Opinion: What Happens If Saraki Goes? By Hamza Idris
The situation in the Nigerian Senate is, indeed, very dicey. The Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki is in the Code of Conduct Tribunal facing corruption charges. The trial finally commenced after Saraki's unsucces...
The situation in the Nigerian Senate is, indeed, very dicey. The Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki is in the Code of Conduct Tribunal facing corruption charges. The trial finally commenced after Saraki's unsucces...
Saraki orders withdrawal of appointment of Omolori as Acting CNA
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday directed the immediate withdrawal of the appointment of Sani Omolori as the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly. Saraki directed the National Asse...
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday directed the immediate withdrawal of the appointment of Sani Omolori as the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly. Saraki directed the National Asse...
Kwara Assembly re-investigates Moro fertiliser scandal
The Kwara State House of Assembly has started efforts to re-investigate alleged diversion of fertiliser in Moro local government area. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr Mathew Okedare gave the assurance at ...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has started efforts to re-investigate alleged diversion of fertiliser in Moro local government area. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr Mathew Okedare gave the assurance at ...
NAKSS distances self from planned protest over bursary, pledges support for Kwara Govt
The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) has distanced itself from the planned protest by a group of students over bursary payment, and pledged its support for the State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed. ...
The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) has distanced itself from the planned protest by a group of students over bursary payment, and pledged its support for the State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed. ...
OPINION: Why Kwarans Must Support Senator Saraki. By Abddulrafiu Abdulrahman
The judicial persecution of the Distinguish Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki by some political elements in the country should be seen beyond the immediate circumstances. This is an age long war against the development ...
The judicial persecution of the Distinguish Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki by some political elements in the country should be seen beyond the immediate circumstances. This is an age long war against the development ...
Saraki epitome of lawlessness - Agoro
The former national chairman and presidential candidate of the erstwhile National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, has described the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as "Nigeria's epitome of lawlessnes...
The former national chairman and presidential candidate of the erstwhile National Action Council (NAC), Dr. Olapade Agoro, has described the Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as "Nigeria's epitome of lawlessnes...
Aviation college meets national needs, to extend service to African countries
When the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki conceived the idea of setting up the International College of Aviation (ICA), Ilorin about five years ago, little did critics of the projects knew that ...
When the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki conceived the idea of setting up the International College of Aviation (ICA), Ilorin about five years ago, little did critics of the projects knew that ...
2016-04-21
Kwara APC berates Oyegun over reckless comments on Saraki's ordeal
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter, has vehemently chided the party's Chairman, John Oyegun, over his recent comments on the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. In a stat...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter, has vehemently chided the party's Chairman, John Oyegun, over his recent comments on the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. In a stat...
CCT Chairman threatens to sue Saraki's lawyer for contempt of court
CCT Chairman threatens to sue Saraki's lawyer for contempt of court Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar. Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, has threatened to sue on...
CCT Chairman threatens to sue Saraki's lawyer for contempt of court Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Mr. Danladi Umar. Code of Conduct Tribunal chairman, Danladi Umar, has threatened to sue on...
CCT dismisses Saraki's application again, orders counsel thrown out by police
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by a counsel to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, asking the tribunal's chairman, Danladi Umar to disqualify himself from the case. Mr. Saraki is stan...
The Code of Conduct Tribunal has dismissed an application filed by a counsel to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, asking the tribunal's chairman, Danladi Umar to disqualify himself from the case. Mr. Saraki is stan...
Senate bows to pressure, suspends action on CCT, CCB amendments
After a barrage of criticisms, the Senate, yesterday, bowed to pressure by rescinding its decision to amend the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the Code of Conduct Bureau Acts. The legislature, which had, within 28 hours,...
After a barrage of criticisms, the Senate, yesterday, bowed to pressure by rescinding its decision to amend the Code of Conduct Tribunal and the Code of Conduct Bureau Acts. The legislature, which had, within 28 hours,...
Opinion: This 8th Senate and the rest of us. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
This 8th Senate and the rest of us THERE does not seem to be infamy that the Senate of the 8th National Assembly just won't attempt. When one assumes that there would be lines of decency that cannot be cross...
This 8th Senate and the rest of us THERE does not seem to be infamy that the Senate of the 8th National Assembly just won't attempt. When one assumes that there would be lines of decency that cannot be cross...
83 teams to compete for 2016 Fed Cups
A total of 83 teams are slated to enter the pot at the National Draws for the men and women Federation Cup competitions on Thursday, 5th May 2016. of Federation Cup unit of the NFF, Emmanuel Adesanya said o...
A total of 83 teams are slated to enter the pot at the National Draws for the men and women Federation Cup competitions on Thursday, 5th May 2016. of Federation Cup unit of the NFF, Emmanuel Adesanya said o...
I owe 85% of my success to my father - Femi Adebayo
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, who is now a Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has revealed that his father, Adebayo Salami, is the major reason for his career success. In an in...
Nollywood actor, Femi Adebayo, who is now a Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has revealed that his father, Adebayo Salami, is the major reason for his career success. In an in...
Tension in UNILORIN over ASUU exco election
There was tension at the University of Ilorin, on Wednesday as a result of an alleged attempt by some people to invade the institution and conduct an election into the executive council of the local branch of Academic ...
There was tension at the University of Ilorin, on Wednesday as a result of an alleged attempt by some people to invade the institution and conduct an election into the executive council of the local branch of Academic ...
Man confesses how he raped 12yr old girl and gave her N200 to keep her mouth shut
A 30-year-old man, Nurudeen Owolabi, was on Wednesday arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil, simply identified as Ngozi in the Bariga area of the state and claimed it wasn'...
A 30-year-old man, Nurudeen Owolabi, was on Wednesday arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly raping a 12-year-old pupil, simply identified as Ngozi in the Bariga area of the state and claimed it wasn'...
Nigerian Baptist Convention kicks off in Ilorin with pomp, pegeantry
Religious bodies and organisations have been urged to join hands with the government in the drive to move Kwara State and the nation forward. The State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, made the call at the ...
Religious bodies and organisations have been urged to join hands with the government in the drive to move Kwara State and the nation forward. The State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, made the call at the ...
Court remands 2 over alleged N8.8m cooperative fund theft
An Omu-Aran Upper Area Court in Kwara on Wednesday ordered the remand of two persons alleged to have stolen N8.8million belonging to a cooperative society. The accused, Sola Adewumi and Modupe Awotayo, both r...
An Omu-Aran Upper Area Court in Kwara on Wednesday ordered the remand of two persons alleged to have stolen N8.8million belonging to a cooperative society. The accused, Sola Adewumi and Modupe Awotayo, both r...
Hope rises for aggressive development in Kwara - Gov Ahmed
il 20, 2016 The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured Kwarans of speeding development. Governor Ahmed made this known at a monthly stakeholders meeting with Kwara State Chapter of the All Progress...
il 20, 2016 The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured Kwarans of speeding development. Governor Ahmed made this known at a monthly stakeholders meeting with Kwara State Chapter of the All Progress...
50 Spelling Bee contestants set for finals
No fewer than 50 students from nine participating states have been qualified to represent their schools at the Grand Finale of the Spelling Bee Nigeria scheduled for April 22 , 2016 at The NECA Hall, Plot A2, Akin Balo...
No fewer than 50 students from nine participating states have been qualified to represent their schools at the Grand Finale of the Spelling Bee Nigeria scheduled for April 22 , 2016 at The NECA Hall, Plot A2, Akin Balo...
Saraki renews efforts to stall trial at CCT
Following his failed attempt to procure an order of the Federal High Court to disqualify Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar from his trial, Senate President Bukola Saraki has applied directly t...
Following his failed attempt to procure an order of the Federal High Court to disqualify Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Danladi Umar from his trial, Senate President Bukola Saraki has applied directly t...
How Saraki transfered over $73,000 to foreign account while Kwara State Governor – Witness tells Tribunal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday told the Code of Conduct Tribunal how the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, transferred about N20m to a foreign account while he was Governor of Kwara Sta...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday told the Code of Conduct Tribunal how the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, transferred about N20m to a foreign account while he was Governor of Kwara Sta...
FEDPOFFA Ag. Rector seeks support
The Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (FEDPOFFA), in Kwara State, Dr Ayodele Olaosebikan, has urged to workers and students of the institution to join hands with the Management to sustain peace and progres...
The Acting Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (FEDPOFFA), in Kwara State, Dr Ayodele Olaosebikan, has urged to workers and students of the institution to join hands with the Management to sustain peace and progres...
Opinion: We, not Saraki, are the guilty ones. By
SIR: As Michael Wetkas, the EFCC operative who conducted the forensic analysis of Bukola Saraki's accounts gave testimony before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, it immediately became as clear why Saraki tried everything ...
SIR: As Michael Wetkas, the EFCC operative who conducted the forensic analysis of Bukola Saraki's accounts gave testimony before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, it immediately became as clear why Saraki tried everything ...
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