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2016-04-10
Olam invests N30bn in integrated animal farms
Olam International, a leading agribusiness operating across the value chain in 70 countries, says it is setting up Nigeria’s largest integrated animal feed mills, breeding farms and hatchery with an investment ...
Olam International, a leading agribusiness operating across the value chain in 70 countries, says it is setting up Nigeria’s largest integrated animal feed mills, breeding farms and hatchery with an investment ...
RURAL FARMING: ARMTI kicks off village initiative in Ilorin
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, has kicked off its Village Alive Development Initiative (VADI) aimed at promoting agricultural businesses which are beneficial to...
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, has kicked off its Village Alive Development Initiative (VADI) aimed at promoting agricultural businesses which are beneficial to...
KK Eleja Advocates Amendment Of National Industrial Court Act
Kehinde Eleja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has observed the need for the National Assembly to amend the section of the Nigeria’s constitution that established the National Industrial Court. ...
Kehinde Eleja, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has observed the need for the National Assembly to amend the section of the Nigeria’s constitution that established the National Industrial Court. ...
CCT Trial: Saraki will shame his accusers - Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has said the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has assumed the dimension of a mere media trial w...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has said the ongoing trial of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has assumed the dimension of a mere media trial w...
In Kwara, Support Comes For Saraki From Unlikely Quarters
Despite his current travails, the people of Kwara State, have continued to express their support for the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. The support is across political divide, LEADERSHIP Sunday observed....
Despite his current travails, the people of Kwara State, have continued to express their support for the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. The support is across political divide, LEADERSHIP Sunday observed....
OPINION: Saraki's Trial: The Farce and the Facts. By Yusuph Olaniyonu
The sitting of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja last week was not short of drama. The trial of the Senate President, Dr.Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who was before the tribunal to answer...
The sitting of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja last week was not short of drama. The trial of the Senate President, Dr.Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who was before the tribunal to answer...
CCT trial/ #PanamaPapers: Too many troubles for Saraki?
The calls for the resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki gained prominence hours after his trial commenced at the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT).The trial coupled with the Panama Papers leak has put him in a tig...
The calls for the resignation of the Senate President Bukola Saraki gained prominence hours after his trial commenced at the Code of Conduct Tribunal(CCT).The trial coupled with the Panama Papers leak has put him in a tig...
2016-04-09
Plot to Unleash Sponsored Protests Against Me Uncovered - Saraki
The Office of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has uncovered plots by some politicians to sponsor protest marches and demonstrations in which some hired people will be given placards to disturb public pea...
The Office of the Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has uncovered plots by some politicians to sponsor protest marches and demonstrations in which some hired people will be given placards to disturb public pea...
Saraki: Senate morally challenged, bereft of integrity - TMG
The Transition Monitoring Group has described the Senate as morally challenged and bereft of integrity for maintaining what it called a criminal silence in the face of the prosecution of the Senate President, Bukola Sa...
The Transition Monitoring Group has described the Senate as morally challenged and bereft of integrity for maintaining what it called a criminal silence in the face of the prosecution of the Senate President, Bukola Sa...
Scarcity worsens in Kwara
In Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the phenomenon of queuing at the filling stations has spread to such other areas as water points, automated machine sites and bus terminuses. The sudden development has bee...
In Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, the phenomenon of queuing at the filling stations has spread to such other areas as water points, automated machine sites and bus terminuses. The sudden development has bee...
Kwara Falcons beat Delta Force for 5th straight win
Hosts Kwara Falcons men's basketball club on Friday at the State Indoor Sports Hall in Ilorin beat Delta Force of Asaba in each quarter to win the game 70-58 . The 2016 DStv Men's Basketball Premier League ga...
Hosts Kwara Falcons men's basketball club on Friday at the State Indoor Sports Hall in Ilorin beat Delta Force of Asaba in each quarter to win the game 70-58 . The 2016 DStv Men's Basketball Premier League ga...
2016-04-08
KFA prodigy gets National team Call up
Kwara Football Academy prolific striker, Kehinde Ayinde has been invited to the camp of the National U-20 men's football team by Coach Emmanuel Amuneke in preparation for the 2017 Africa Youth Championship qualifying matc...
Kwara Football Academy prolific striker, Kehinde Ayinde has been invited to the camp of the National U-20 men's football team by Coach Emmanuel Amuneke in preparation for the 2017 Africa Youth Championship qualifying matc...
#PanamaPapers: I won't resign, Senate President, Bukola Saraki says
Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday said he would not yield to growing calls from Nigerians that he should step down amid growing corruption scandals. Mr. Saraki said those calling for his resi...
Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday said he would not yield to growing calls from Nigerians that he should step down amid growing corruption scandals. Mr. Saraki said those calling for his resi...
OPINION: How Saraki made billions before joining politics. By Sulyman Buhari
Born into the family of late billionaire business mogul and Senate Leader of the Second Republic, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki and Barrister Morenike Saraki, the incumbent Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, can ...
Born into the family of late billionaire business mogul and Senate Leader of the Second Republic, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki and Barrister Morenike Saraki, the incumbent Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, can ...
Oladimeji, Chukwuemeka react to NNL draws
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The Chairman of Kwara United Football Club, Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson and the Director of Football at Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC have reacted to the Nigeria National League (NNL) draws, which places th...
The Chairman of Kwara United Football Club, Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson and the Director of Football at Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC have reacted to the Nigeria National League (NNL) draws, which places th...
Kwara dazzle at Lagos table tennis league
Three players from Kwara State have qualified ? for the round of 16 at the on-going male and female table tennis U-16 league holding at the national stadium in Lagos. They are Iyanu Falana, Rofiat Jimoh and S...
Three players from Kwara State have qualified ? for the round of 16 at the on-going male and female table tennis U-16 league holding at the national stadium in Lagos. They are Iyanu Falana, Rofiat Jimoh and S...
Kwara United set to break Federation Cup jinx - Oladimeji
Kwara United FC will go beyond previous records achieved in the Federation Cup by attempting to win it this season, says the Chairman of the club, Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson. After watching rejuvenated Kw...
Kwara United FC will go beyond previous records achieved in the Federation Cup by attempting to win it this season, says the Chairman of the club, Prince Oladimeji Ladi Thompson. After watching rejuvenated Kw...
M.M. Afolayan: Remembering a rare gem, true democrat
It is good to ask: Why is it that many had mounted this stage (world) and gone unsung but a few had their elegies sang to high heaven? The answer is not far-fetched, it is as a result of what they stood for and the fea...
It is good to ask: Why is it that many had mounted this stage (world) and gone unsung but a few had their elegies sang to high heaven? The answer is not far-fetched, it is as a result of what they stood for and the fea...
Salary arrears: Ahmed allays workers' fears
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin allayed the fears of workers particularly local government workers and SUBEB teachers who were yet to be paid to be rest assured that their salaries would be...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin allayed the fears of workers particularly local government workers and SUBEB teachers who were yet to be paid to be rest assured that their salaries would be...
Late Adewusi, a true changer - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the late former Inspector General of Police, Chief Sunday Adewusi as a true changer of Nigerian Police Force, who brought unprecedented level of growth to t...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the late former Inspector General of Police, Chief Sunday Adewusi as a true changer of Nigerian Police Force, who brought unprecedented level of growth to t...
Alleged forged Senate Order: Ekweremadu challenges competence of anti-Saraki suit
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has challenged the competence of a legal action instituted at the federal high court in Abuja by five aggrieved senators to contest the legality of the election of Dr...
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has challenged the competence of a legal action instituted at the federal high court in Abuja by five aggrieved senators to contest the legality of the election of Dr...
World Health Day: Diabetes will be 7th leading cause of death by 2030 - Expert
Dr Mubashir Uthman, a community health expert, on Thursday, said diabetes would be the seventh leading cause of death by the year 2030. He made the disclosure during the 2016 World Health Day in Ilorin with the them...
Dr Mubashir Uthman, a community health expert, on Thursday, said diabetes would be the seventh leading cause of death by the year 2030. He made the disclosure during the 2016 World Health Day in Ilorin with the them...
ARMTI launches village initiative to boost rural food production
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, has launched its Village Alive Development Initiative (VADI) to promote agriculture investments that have far-reaching impact on in...
The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State, has launched its Village Alive Development Initiative (VADI) to promote agriculture investments that have far-reaching impact on in...
Opinion:Why Saraki should go. By Kofoworola Ayodeji
SIR: I always wonder if Nigerians are not tired of being citizens of the country where anything goes. In March 2015, we voted for Change, but it's obvious we are not ready for it because if we are, Dr Bukola Saraki wil...
SIR: I always wonder if Nigerians are not tired of being citizens of the country where anything goes. In March 2015, we voted for Change, but it's obvious we are not ready for it because if we are, Dr Bukola Saraki wil...
Army pulls out Education Corps Commander
The immediate past Commander Nigerian Army Education Corps Major General Sunday Adedapo Adebayo has been disengaged from the Nigeria army in a colourful pulling out ceremony. The event which took place at the...
The immediate past Commander Nigerian Army Education Corps Major General Sunday Adedapo Adebayo has been disengaged from the Nigeria army in a colourful pulling out ceremony. The event which took place at the...
Fuel scarcity: NSCDC arrests Tanker driver in Kwara
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a Tanker driver over alleged diversion of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. T...
The Kwara Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a Tanker driver over alleged diversion of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. T...
Tough time awaits cultists in Kwara, says Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned cultists and law breakers in the state that tough time awaits them. He added that there would be no hiding place for them. The governor disclosed this in a...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned cultists and law breakers in the state that tough time awaits them. He added that there would be no hiding place for them. The governor disclosed this in a...
Supreme Court to hear appeals over Olofa stool, Monday
The Supreme Court has fixed April 11 for the hearing of the four appeals filed in relation to the dispute over who among the two ruling houses of Olugbense and Anilelerin should produce the Olofa of Offa in Kwara State...
The Supreme Court has fixed April 11 for the hearing of the four appeals filed in relation to the dispute over who among the two ruling houses of Olugbense and Anilelerin should produce the Olofa of Offa in Kwara State...
Corruption war monumental, says ex-EFCC chief Waziri
Ex-Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) Chairman Farida Waziri yesterday said the fight against corruption is a monumental war. Mrs. Waziri told reporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the s...
Ex-Economic and Financial Crimes Commision (EFCC) Chairman Farida Waziri yesterday said the fight against corruption is a monumental war. Mrs. Waziri told reporters in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital at the s...
Pension scandal: Kwara APC chair defends Saraki
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Ishola Balogun- Fulani, has faulted the allegation that the Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was drawing salaries from the state government after ...
The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Ishola Balogun- Fulani, has faulted the allegation that the Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, was drawing salaries from the state government after ...
2016-04-07
OPINION: The Travails of the Senate President, a Good or Bad Omen for Commoners? By AbdulRahman Agboola
Nigerian prisons are filled beyond the capacities their facilities can accommodate. This is premised on numerous awaiting trial cases often caused by inadequate evidence or undue influence on prosecutors and judges...
Nigerian prisons are filled beyond the capacities their facilities can accommodate. This is premised on numerous awaiting trial cases often caused by inadequate evidence or undue influence on prosecutors and judges...
OPINION: Who's after Saraki's blood? (3). By Abdulrazaq Magaji
There is no point bluffing when trouble comes visiting. It appears trouble has chosen the home of senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for an unwelcome visit and, so far, all attempts to call the bluff of troub...
There is no point bluffing when trouble comes visiting. It appears trouble has chosen the home of senate president, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for an unwelcome visit and, so far, all attempts to call the bluff of troub...
OPINION: Saraki: Senate Integrity at Stake. By Ishaq Akintola
The trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, began at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) two days ago (Tuesday 5thApril, 2016). Since then, shocking revelations have been made at the proceedings. But the last nail in...
The trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, began at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) two days ago (Tuesday 5thApril, 2016). Since then, shocking revelations have been made at the proceedings. But the last nail in...
I don't Own Whitefield Hotel - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has denied any link with the management, ownership or construction of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant, Dr. Muyideen A...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has denied any link with the management, ownership or construction of Whitefield Hotel, Ilorin. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant, Dr. Muyideen A...
Kongbari People rejoice as UK Based Organisation Hope Spring sinks borehole in Community
The Kongbari Community in Okelele area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria was agog on Saturday when Hope Spring, a Water Charity Organisation based in the United Kingdom handed over a motorised borehole it provided f...
The Kongbari Community in Okelele area of Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Nigeria was agog on Saturday when Hope Spring, a Water Charity Organisation based in the United Kingdom handed over a motorised borehole it provided f...
#PanamaPapers - Exposed Nigerian Public Officers May Be Prosecuted
Nigerian public officers named in the #PanamaPapers leak could face prosecution if the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice decides to press a case. This came as news emerged yeste...
Nigerian public officers named in the #PanamaPapers leak could face prosecution if the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice decides to press a case. This came as news emerged yeste...
Opinion: The political elite and immoral emoluments. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
WE must thank DAILY TRUST for concentrating our minds on Monday this week, on the huge sums of money that Nigerian states have continued to pay, as pensions to their former governors. These sums run into billions of na...
WE must thank DAILY TRUST for concentrating our minds on Monday this week, on the huge sums of money that Nigerian states have continued to pay, as pensions to their former governors. These sums run into billions of na...
World Theatre Day: Profs Oduneye, Osofisan, others bag TFT award
ONE of the lines in the Nigeria's national anthem read, " the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain" and in line with that one of Nigeria's leading theatre production companies, Thespian Family Theatre & Pr...
ONE of the lines in the Nigeria's national anthem read, " the labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain" and in line with that one of Nigeria's leading theatre production companies, Thespian Family Theatre & Pr...
'No crisis in rector's appointment'
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and its Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have said there is no succession crisis in the appointment of a rector for the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State. ...
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and its Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have said there is no succession crisis in the appointment of a rector for the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State. ...
Cashew farmers face daunting challenges in Kwara
Cashew production in Nigeria is receiving a boost as many people are now conscious of the economic value of the crop. This fact has also made government at all levels pay more attention to it, especially with the fall ...
Cashew production in Nigeria is receiving a boost as many people are now conscious of the economic value of the crop. This fact has also made government at all levels pay more attention to it, especially with the fall ...
Court grants pastor caught with human skulls bail
A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has granted bail to one Pastor Gabriel Josaya, (a.k.a Eli-Wakuku), the founder of St Moses Orimolade Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Osere area, Ilorin, who ...
A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has granted bail to one Pastor Gabriel Josaya, (a.k.a Eli-Wakuku), the founder of St Moses Orimolade Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Osere area, Ilorin, who ...
Family panics after businessman disappears for 19 days
The family members of a businessman in Ede, Osun State, Mr. Saka Olaoye, are worried following the disappearance of the man since Saturday, March 19, 2016. Olaoye, who has a hotel and a filling station in Ede, was s...
The family members of a businessman in Ede, Osun State, Mr. Saka Olaoye, are worried following the disappearance of the man since Saturday, March 19, 2016. Olaoye, who has a hotel and a filling station in Ede, was s...
FG To Deploy 3,000 Civil Defence Officers To Curb Illegal Mining
Illegal MiningThe Federal Government has concluded arrangement to deploy 3, 000 personnel of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) across the mining sites in the country to curb illegal mining operations....
Illegal MiningThe Federal Government has concluded arrangement to deploy 3, 000 personnel of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) across the mining sites in the country to curb illegal mining operations....
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