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2015-11-29
OPINION: Need To Checkmate Activities Of Private School Owners In Ilorin. By Hussain Obaro
The sharp deline in standard and quality of education has continued to be a topic for national discuss since a couple of year, with academicians, educationists and off course all stake holders proffering several diff...
The sharp deline in standard and quality of education has continued to be a topic for national discuss since a couple of year, with academicians, educationists and off course all stake holders proffering several diff...
Be Patient With PMB - Sheikh Habeebullah Al-Ilory
Nigerians have been urged to be patient with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its painstaking efforts to restore the lost glory of Nigeria. Renowned scholar and Mudiru-l- Markaz Arabic Institute, Age...
Nigerians have been urged to be patient with the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in its painstaking efforts to restore the lost glory of Nigeria. Renowned scholar and Mudiru-l- Markaz Arabic Institute, Age...
OPINION: Meeting the December 2015 Deadline to Wipe Out Insurgency in Nigeria. By Olayinka Alaya
When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the twenty ninth of May, this year, he promised that the Boko Haram insurgency will not go beyond December, this yea...
When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the twenty ninth of May, this year, he promised that the Boko Haram insurgency will not go beyond December, this yea...
Lai Mohammed tasks media on terrorism, national unity
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to galvanize support among the populace for the war on terrorism, which he described as a major challenge facing the nation. &rd...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged the media to galvanize support among the populace for the war on terrorism, which he described as a major challenge facing the nation. &rd...
OPINION: On the Senate's Suggestion Boxes: An Open Letter to Senator Bukola Saraki. By 'Tope Oriola
Dear Senator Bukola Saraki: I was reading through the facebook page of my brother, Professor Pius Adesanmi, when I came across a post about your launching of suggestion boxes at the Senate. I checked the information th...
Dear Senator Bukola Saraki: I was reading through the facebook page of my brother, Professor Pius Adesanmi, when I came across a post about your launching of suggestion boxes at the Senate. I checked the information th...
Senate Committees: Saraki Demands Highest Ethical Standards
By Chuks OkochaWith the inauguration of the various standing committees of the Eighth Senate last week, the upper chamber is about to commence its full legislative oversight functions. The selection committee of the se...
By Chuks OkochaWith the inauguration of the various standing committees of the Eighth Senate last week, the upper chamber is about to commence its full legislative oversight functions. The selection committee of the se...
Toyin Saraki Bemoans Chibok Girls' Ordeal In Boko Haram Captivity
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has lamented the continued ordeal of over 200 Chibok school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram in Borno State, over 590 days ago. Mrs. Saraki, who is the Founder o...
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has lamented the continued ordeal of over 200 Chibok school girls kidnapped by the Boko Haram in Borno State, over 590 days ago. Mrs. Saraki, who is the Founder o...
OPINION: Senate Committee: Has Lawan Conceded Defeat? By Josephine Okafor
The history of the 8th Senate is never complete without the mention of the intrigues that happened in the name of the famous anointed man of the party, a second-term Senator representing Yobe North constituency, Senator A...
The history of the 8th Senate is never complete without the mention of the intrigues that happened in the name of the famous anointed man of the party, a second-term Senator representing Yobe North constituency, Senator A...
OPINION: Bukola Saraki and the 'Politics' of Politics. By Titi Dami
However removed anyone chooses to be from the eccentricity of Nigeria's political system, we eventually all get involved at the end of the day. From the cab man who drives around the city narrating his ordeal ab...
However removed anyone chooses to be from the eccentricity of Nigeria's political system, we eventually all get involved at the end of the day. From the cab man who drives around the city narrating his ordeal ab...
OPINION: Unemployment and the Challenges of Starting a Business in Nigeria. By Olawale Rotimi
With a growing population of over 170 million people, unemployment remains on top of the list of social problems confronting Nigeria for several years. The inability of the government to provide employment opportunit...
With a growing population of over 170 million people, unemployment remains on top of the list of social problems confronting Nigeria for several years. The inability of the government to provide employment opportunit...
Omupo Descendant Union lauds Gov Ahmed
The people of Omupo Community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, under the aegis of the Omupo Descendant Union (ODU), have lauded Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for swinging the pendulum of the recent appoint...
The people of Omupo Community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, under the aegis of the Omupo Descendant Union (ODU), have lauded Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for swinging the pendulum of the recent appoint...
Re-enact Constitutional Amendment passed by the 7th NA - Kwara Speaker
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Dr. Ali Ahmad says unless the National Assembly re-enacts the constitutional amendment passed by the 7th Legislature, the current controversy surrounding the constitutio...
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly Dr. Ali Ahmad says unless the National Assembly re-enacts the constitutional amendment passed by the 7th Legislature, the current controversy surrounding the constitutio...
Offa Grammar School 83'set prays for commissioner
The Offa Grammar School 83'set has prayed for the Hon Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale, when the set paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Friday. The team who vis...
The Offa Grammar School 83'set has prayed for the Hon Commissioner for Planning and Economic Development, Alhaji Wasiu Odewale, when the set paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Friday. The team who vis...
Kwara Ex- Commissioner Loses Father
A community leader in Gambari, Ilorin-east local government area of Kwara State, Alhaji Amosa Muhammadu Lawal is dead. Aged 92, Lawal died on Friday and was buried the same day at his Eleran family residence,...
A community leader in Gambari, Ilorin-east local government area of Kwara State, Alhaji Amosa Muhammadu Lawal is dead. Aged 92, Lawal died on Friday and was buried the same day at his Eleran family residence,...
Awoniyi: I was destined for Liverpool
On a typical day, what you see on Taiwo Awoniyi's BlackBerry personal message or display picture may not be far from this: 'If I don't believe in everything ...I believe in God' or better still; 'you may see my str...
On a typical day, what you see on Taiwo Awoniyi's BlackBerry personal message or display picture may not be far from this: 'If I don't believe in everything ...I believe in God' or better still; 'you may see my str...
2015-11-28
OPINION: CCT vs Saraki and the politics of contempt
It's not often that a decision by the Supreme Court of Nigeria generates so much interest among Nigerians. But the court's decision in Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) v Dr Bukola Saraki, which allowed a stay of pr...
It's not often that a decision by the Supreme Court of Nigeria generates so much interest among Nigerians. But the court's decision in Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) v Dr Bukola Saraki, which allowed a stay of pr...
Senate probe: Is Saraki trying to get back at CCT boss?
Like the probe of the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the probe of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, is raising dust in the Senate, Daily Trust re...
Like the probe of the erstwhile chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the probe of the chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, is raising dust in the Senate, Daily Trust re...
OPINION: Technical education blueprint: Kwara Poly blazes trail. By Tunde Akanbi
Quality education remains a vital tool for the development of a child. A life devoid of qualitative education is hopeless and incomplete. The desire to provide the people of Kwara State the opportunity to have terti...
Quality education remains a vital tool for the development of a child. A life devoid of qualitative education is hopeless and incomplete. The desire to provide the people of Kwara State the opportunity to have terti...
KWSG Approves N850m Grassroots Development Programme
The Kwara State Government has approved an N850m ward-based Community Development Programme for the implementation of critical grassroots projects across the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, reve...
The Kwara State Government has approved an N850m ward-based Community Development Programme for the implementation of critical grassroots projects across the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, reve...
Revealed: Plot to rewrite Senate standing rules
A SECRET plan to print a new Order Book (Senate Standing Orders 2015) to cover some lapses committed by Senate President Bukola Saraki has been uncovered. The new rules book may be smuggled into the upper chamb...
A SECRET plan to print a new Order Book (Senate Standing Orders 2015) to cover some lapses committed by Senate President Bukola Saraki has been uncovered. The new rules book may be smuggled into the upper chamb...
Kwara United management, coach axed
Following their demotion to the lower cadre, the Kwara State government has clamped down heavily on the Harmony Boys Kwara United management led by Haruna Maigidasanma and coach Tunde Abdulrahman have been fi...
Following their demotion to the lower cadre, the Kwara State government has clamped down heavily on the Harmony Boys Kwara United management led by Haruna Maigidasanma and coach Tunde Abdulrahman have been fi...
30 New Judges For Federal High Court
30 new judges has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Federal High Court on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuj...
30 new judges has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari for the Federal High Court on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC). This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuj...
Only One Borno LG Is Under Boko Haram - Speaker
Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of Houses of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, yesterday said only one local government is yet to be recaptured from the Boko Har...
Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of Houses of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, yesterday said only one local government is yet to be recaptured from the Boko Har...
Wife of Kwara Governor Moves Against Child Molestation
Wife of the Kwara State governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has asked teenage girls in the state to report every case of sexual molestation or child abuse against them to her office directly for immediate action. M...
Wife of the Kwara State governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has asked teenage girls in the state to report every case of sexual molestation or child abuse against them to her office directly for immediate action. M...
2015-11-27
NOA DG, others in Ilorin for ex-Kwara NUT chairman's book launch
All roads lead to the Secretariat of Kwara State wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ilorin tomorrow as pioneer chairman of the union, Sir Ayodele Oyinloye, makes public presentation of a book he authored. ...
All roads lead to the Secretariat of Kwara State wing of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ilorin tomorrow as pioneer chairman of the union, Sir Ayodele Oyinloye, makes public presentation of a book he authored. ...
FG dismisses alleged invasion of Nigerian communities by Benin republic
The Federal Government yesterday debunked alleged encroachment on its territorial areas by Benin republic authorities, It said the report on the invasion was capable of sparking diplomatic row between Nigeria and Benin...
The Federal Government yesterday debunked alleged encroachment on its territorial areas by Benin republic authorities, It said the report on the invasion was capable of sparking diplomatic row between Nigeria and Benin...
Nigeria needs $10b to fix ailing infrastructures annually - Unilorin don...advocates death penalty for looters
About $10billion is required annually by the Federal Government to revamp ailing infrastructures across the country. The fund would have to be expended consistently for the next ten years. A lecturer in the ...
About $10billion is required annually by the Federal Government to revamp ailing infrastructures across the country. The fund would have to be expended consistently for the next ten years. A lecturer in the ...
Kwara Speaker honoured with award of excellence, integrity
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad has been honoured with award of Excellence and Integrity Order of Nigeria Vogue Journalism Centre for his rare capabilities and achievements in the histor...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad has been honoured with award of Excellence and Integrity Order of Nigeria Vogue Journalism Centre for his rare capabilities and achievements in the histor...
KWSG reiterates commitment to infrastructural development
The Kwara State Government has again stressed its determination to pursue one of its cardinal policies of infrastructural development in the state. The statement was made today by the Commissioner for Works a...
The Kwara State Government has again stressed its determination to pursue one of its cardinal policies of infrastructural development in the state. The statement was made today by the Commissioner for Works a...
KWSG to recruit more specialised Health Practitioners - Atolagbe...visits Measles immunisation centres
The Kwara State Government has approved the recruitment of more Specialised Health Practitioners in the state to further strengthen the state Health sector. The State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Suleiman ...
The Kwara State Government has approved the recruitment of more Specialised Health Practitioners in the state to further strengthen the state Health sector. The State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Suleiman ...
Kwara Poly suspends 3 students over alleged possession of charms, others
The authorities of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, yesterday, suspended three students for alleged unlawful possession of live cartridges and charms contrary to the rules and regulations of the Polytechnic. ...
The authorities of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, yesterday, suspended three students for alleged unlawful possession of live cartridges and charms contrary to the rules and regulations of the Polytechnic. ...
House of Assembly Speakers Meet Over Criminal Justice Act
Speakers of state Houses of Assembly have met on how to domicile the Criminal Justice Act in their respective states for fairness, orderliness and quick dispensation of justice. The legislators gathered at t...
Speakers of state Houses of Assembly have met on how to domicile the Criminal Justice Act in their respective states for fairness, orderliness and quick dispensation of justice. The legislators gathered at t...
'Military will meet deadline set to flush out insurgents'
THE Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly Abdulkarim Lawan yesterday said there were enough signs in the state to believe that the Nigerian military would meet the deadline set for them by President Muhammadu Buhari...
THE Speaker of Borno State House of Assembly Abdulkarim Lawan yesterday said there were enough signs in the state to believe that the Nigerian military would meet the deadline set for them by President Muhammadu Buhari...
Bank Of Industry Tackles Unemployment
The Bank of Industry (BoI) is set to empower no fewer than 1,000 graduates through its Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund Capacity Building Programme. Speaking at the opening session of the programme organised by...
The Bank of Industry (BoI) is set to empower no fewer than 1,000 graduates through its Graduate Entrepreneurship Fund Capacity Building Programme. Speaking at the opening session of the programme organised by...
PDP seeks rerun of Kwara central senatorial election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the March 28th senatorial election for Kwara central senatorial district, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdullrasak, has urged the Court of Appeal to nullify Dr. Bukola Saraki's e...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the March 28th senatorial election for Kwara central senatorial district, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdullrasak, has urged the Court of Appeal to nullify Dr. Bukola Saraki's e...
Unilorin VC eulogizes Kwara Speaker's political, academic achievements
The Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali has said that the institution is very proud and delighted with the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad's achievements over...
The Vice- Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor AbdulGaniyu Ambali has said that the institution is very proud and delighted with the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad's achievements over...
2015-11-26
IPMAN, DPR AGREE TO END FUEL SCARCITY IN KWARA STATE
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR), have given an assurance that the lingering fuel crisis in Ilorin and other parts of Kwara State will be resolved t...
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR), have given an assurance that the lingering fuel crisis in Ilorin and other parts of Kwara State will be resolved t...
Doctor found practising for 33 years with expired licence in Kwara
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has read Riot Acts to erring private medical practitioners engaging in unwholesome practices in Kwara State to desist or face sanction. Speaking with journalis...
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has read Riot Acts to erring private medical practitioners engaging in unwholesome practices in Kwara State to desist or face sanction. Speaking with journalis...
I have solution to boko haram, pipeline vandals, says mathematical scholar
A young lecturer in an Ekiti university, and Nigerian scholar who solved 156 years old Riemann Zeta Knotty mathematical hypothesis, Dr Opeyemi Enoch , has disclosed that aside working on this Riemann Zeta function tha...
A young lecturer in an Ekiti university, and Nigerian scholar who solved 156 years old Riemann Zeta Knotty mathematical hypothesis, Dr Opeyemi Enoch , has disclosed that aside working on this Riemann Zeta function tha...
Don accuses western scholars of conspiracy
A Nigerian scholar who solved 156 years old Riemann Zeta Knotty mathematical hypothesis, Dr Opeyemi Enoch yesterday described as spurious and unbelievable allegation against him by some western scholars that the 156 y...
A Nigerian scholar who solved 156 years old Riemann Zeta Knotty mathematical hypothesis, Dr Opeyemi Enoch yesterday described as spurious and unbelievable allegation against him by some western scholars that the 156 y...
AbdulRahman vows to stay on as Kwara United boss, wants final say on transfers
Relegated Club, Kwara United may retain the services of Tunde AbdulRahman despite failing his brief to help keep the team in the top-flight, a season after gaining promotion. AbdulRahman was hire midway throu...
Relegated Club, Kwara United may retain the services of Tunde AbdulRahman despite failing his brief to help keep the team in the top-flight, a season after gaining promotion. AbdulRahman was hire midway throu...
Saraki: Sagay, Falana reject NBA's apology to S'Court
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), on Wednesday apologised to the Supreme Court on behalf of some lawyers who criticised the apex court for halting the trial of Senate President ...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Augustine Alegeh (SAN), on Wednesday apologised to the Supreme Court on behalf of some lawyers who criticised the apex court for halting the trial of Senate President ...
Stakeholders upbeat at ending Kwara fuel scarcity
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR), have assured the public the lingering fuel crisis in Ilorin and other parts of Kwara State will be resolved....
The Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Department for Petroleum Resources (DPR), have assured the public the lingering fuel crisis in Ilorin and other parts of Kwara State will be resolved....
Stakeholders Urged To Support Sports Development In Kwara
Stakeholders in Kwara State have been told to ensure total development of their students with effective combination of academics with sports. The State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Kale Ayo...
Stakeholders in Kwara State have been told to ensure total development of their students with effective combination of academics with sports. The State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Kale Ayo...
Opinion: Nigerian governors and national minimum wage. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
Nigerian governors and national minimum wage Last week, the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, rose from a meeting to announce that they can no longer pay the N18, 000 National Minimum Wage that was signed into law in M...
Nigerian governors and national minimum wage Last week, the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, rose from a meeting to announce that they can no longer pay the N18, 000 National Minimum Wage that was signed into law in M...
Kwara PDP, Assembly tackle gov over N20 billion Bond
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state House of Assembly which enjoys a majority of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have gone on war path with the state governor, Alh...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state House of Assembly which enjoys a majority of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have gone on war path with the state governor, Alh...
Payment of N5,000 to unemployed youths begins next year - FG
The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, yesterday, said the payment of the N5,000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerian youths will commence next year. It regretted that the payment could not ...
The All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government, yesterday, said the payment of the N5,000 stipend to the unemployed Nigerian youths will commence next year. It regretted that the payment could not ...
Piracy: Copyright Commission clamps down on bookshops in Kwara
...asks FG to amend Copyright Act Books worth several millions of naira were recently confiscated in Ilorin, Kwara State by the Nigerian Copyrights Commission, NCC which raided many bookshops in the state ...
...asks FG to amend Copyright Act Books worth several millions of naira were recently confiscated in Ilorin, Kwara State by the Nigerian Copyrights Commission, NCC which raided many bookshops in the state ...
Kwara teachers begin strike Dec 1
Primary and secondary school teachers in Kwara State, through the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, have given December 1 notice of indefinite strike over unpaid three months salaries. But the state chairman of...
Primary and secondary school teachers in Kwara State, through the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, have given December 1 notice of indefinite strike over unpaid three months salaries. But the state chairman of...
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