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2015-11-13
When Igbominas honoured Banu ...Olupo invokes royal blessing
Wednesday, November 10,2015 will continue to remain evergreen in the minds of the people of Irepodun Local Government Area and most especially Ajase-Ipo Community. It was a day set aside to the honour newly sworn in C...
Kwara to partner professional bodies - Kisira
The Kwara State Government is to partner with relevant professional bodies to improve and enhance technological development in the state. The State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira stated this yesterday in...
Kwara govt appoints governing council for KWASU
Kwara State Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed has approved the reconstitution of a governing council for the state university in Malete. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold, said a former federal m...
Industrial action: College alumni appeals to KWSG on payment of salary arrears
An appeal has gone to the Kwara State Government to pay the backlog of salary arrears for the staff of the state owned institutions so that academic work could commence immediately in the interest of the students. ...
Kwara AG assumes duty, assures staff welfare
The newly appointed Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barrister Kamaldeen Ajibade has promised to sustain his previous achievements in office. He gave the pledge when he assumed duty yesterday....
KWHA extols virtues of Emir as he marks 20 years
As the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari marked 20 years on the throne, the Kwara State House of Assembly has described him as exemplary leader whose reign had been characterized by peaceful co-existence, rap...
Emir of Ilorin, a labour friendly traditional ruler...Comrade Isa Aremu
The Emir of Ilorin ,Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has been described as a labour friendly traditional ruler. The General-Secretary of the National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria ,Comr...
NIS To Repatriate 52 Nigeriens, Ghanaians In Kwara
The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday rounded up 52 irregular immigrants in Ilorin,Kwara state . The suspects- 45 Nigeriens and seven Ghanaians were discovered to have gained entrance into the country through no...
NHIS to inaugurate public primary school scheme end of Nov. - Coordinator
Alhaji Abdulganiyu Onimajise, the Coordinator, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), on Thursday, announced that the Health Scheme for Public Primary Schools would commence by the end of November. He made the...
Kwara civil defence constructs office blocks through self help
The Kwara State command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has commissioned her new office complex, built through self help project in Ilorin, the state capital. Prior to the construction of th...
Kwara House moves to regulate video houses against child abuse
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed the state Ministry of Social Welfare, Sports and Youth Development as well as Environment and Forestry to constitute a joint task force that will regulate the operations o...
Kwara govt. assures residents on adequate water supply
The Kwara State Government yesterday reassured the people of the state of adequate water supply. It however, attributed the delay in the execution of some projects in the water sector to the current financial...
Kwara State Public Private Partnership Office Launches New Website
As part of efforts to engage private sector investors in key sectors of Kwara state's economy, the Kwara Public-Private-Partnership Office, also known as KP3, is launching a brand new website. In a statement iss...
Emir of Ilorin's reign defined by peace, tranquillity - Ali Ahmad
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly ,Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad on Wednesday said the reign of the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zulu Gambari could be defined by the peace and tranquillity enjoyed in the Emirate and the stat...
Press Release: Atunwa Moves Motion Against Virgin Atlantic's Discriminatory Treatment of Nigerian Workerss
The Lawmaker representing Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives and Chairman of House Committee on Justice, Rt. Hon. Razak Atunwa has moved the House of Representatives to speedily investi...
Kwara Speaker emphasises RATTAWU's contribution to better society
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad ?has said that contributions of the Radio, Television, Theatre, Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) in the the society could not be over-emphasised. The Speaker...

2015-11-12
Kwara to launch health insurance scheme for primary schools
The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in Kwara State on Tuesday announced its readiness to launch an insurance scheme for public primary schools. The coordinator, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Onimajise, said Kwa...
Kwara Assembly to intervene in colleges of education crisis
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has pledged to intervene in the on-going crisis at the state colleges of education which led to lecturers of the affected institutions embarking on industria...
2 brothers held for allegedly killing friend
A Chief Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday ordered the remand of Chumo Dole and Chumo Bello in prison for allegedly killing their friend, Kiri Lawal. The case, according to the First Informa...
Opinion: HRH Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari: 20 years on the Ilorin throne. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
AT the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, twenty years ago, in 1995, Hon. Justice Ibrahim Gambari, was officially instituted as the eleventh Fulani Emir of Ilorin. His Royal Highness came to the t...
Customs boss tours Niger, Kwara, Kogi, pledges to promote merit
COMPTROLLER-GENERAL of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd) has declared that there will be no godfatherism in the Nigeria Customs Service, especially with the posting of personnel in the service. ...
Ahmed Forces VC to Rescind Decision on Suspension of Six Lecturers
Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, who is visitor to the Kwara State University (KWASU) may have forced the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, to rescind his earlier decisi...
Saraki vs CCT: Supreme Court halts CCT's proceedings, Appeal to be given accelerated hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered stay of proceedings of the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration. The order of Justice John...
Supreme Court Decides Saraki's Fate Before CCT Today
The Supreme Court will today hear an application filed by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for stay of proceedings of his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, It will be recalled that Saraki has...
Fraud: Why EFCC Won't Prosecute the CCT Chairman
Information has emerged that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) could not put the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi  Umar, on trial over the N10 million bribery all...
Saraki: House receives petitions against CCT chairman, Umar
The embattled chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Mr. Danladi Umar, came under more pressure, yesterday, when the House of Representatives received two different petitions, alleging impropriety and ab...
Saraki vs CCT : Does appeal operate as stay of proceeding ? - Lawyers speak
Following last week’s alleged walk-out on the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) by lawyers  to Senate President Bukola Saraki, Abubakar Magaji SAN and Ahmed Raji SAN, senior and junior lawyers in Nigeria...
OPINION: Saraki and the hypocrisy of the Nigerian judicial system. By Raheem Raheem Okoya
Nigeria operates a form of government that portrays Federalism in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Federation consists of 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory, which are constitutionally emp...
Falana to Saraki: stop attending CCT with senators
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has urged Senate President Bukola Saraki to stop attending the sittings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) with other senators. The frontline lawyer noted that it was illeg...
OPINION: Saraki And Forum Shopping, Judicial Abuse Process. By Utum Eteng
The desperation by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to free himself from the tight grip of the law using different courts and legal tactics on the same facts, brings to the fore mischief and also the understanding...

2015-11-11
Buhari's Ministers and their Portfolios
Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers)–Transportation Chris Ngige (Anambra)–Labour and Employment Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti)–Solid Minerals Babatunde Fashola (Lagos)–Power, Works and Housing...
KWASU matriculates 1,559 students for 2015/2016 Academic Session
The students were the successful candidates out of over 4,900 who sought admission to the institution. Addressing the matriculating students, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulRasheed Na'Allah, remarked that th...
Kwara Govt To Inject N2b Into Micro Credit Scheme
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has announced that his government would inject N2 billion into the State's Micro Credit Scheme. The governor made this known during the swearing in of 10 Commissioners out ...
27-year-old farmer in court for attempted murder
Accountant in court for raping neighbourA 27-year-old farmer, Mohammed Abdullahi, who attempted to kill a cattle rearer identified as Shaibu Zakariyau was yesterday arraigned before a Kwara Magistrates' Court in Ilorin...
Clerics charged on decent preaching ... As Emir of Ilorin celebrates 20 years on throne
The Committee on Annual Traditional Ramadan Programme has admonished religions' leaders in the country to always embark on preaching that will further promote the spirit of tolerance, patriotism and perseverance among ...
Opinion: Happy 20th anniversary the 11th Emir of Ilorin. By Solihu Woru Muhammed
Historians do not agree on the origin of the name Ilorin, one account has it that the name originated from sharpening of cutlasses from a big stone and thus the name is believed to derive from the words llorin" the sha...
Omu-Aran festival 2015 holds Nov 14
The annual Omu-Aran festival 2015 tagged Odun Omu-Aran will hold on Saturday November 14, at Government Secondary School, Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State by 10am prompt. A release sign...
Monarch proffers solutions to northern challenges
The Emir of Shonga, Dr. Haliru Yahaya yesterday underscored the need for clear vision and unity of purpose to address the many challenges facing the Northern Nigeria. He stated this while delivering a keynote...
Opinion: Lamentation of a nation. By Solihu Woru Muhammed
We left Ilorin at about 5.30a.m., Wednesday, 4th November, 2015 to witness what I can safely described as mother of all persecution of the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar BUkola Saraki; CON, the Turaki of Ilorin taking ...
Kwara varsity lifts suspension on six academic staff
The management of Kwara State University, Malete has lifted suspension placed on six academic staff of the institution. This follows an amicable resolution of the issues that led to the suspension. Following...
Buhari, at Planners' Forum, Commits to Sustaining Key Lands, Housing Policies
President Muhammadu Buhari has said his administration remains committed to sustaining key lands, housing and urban development policies in order to grow the sector and harness its potential for sustainable national de...
Kwara to establish 100 megawatts power project
Governor Abdulfattah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday disclosed that his administration has concluded arrangements to establish a 100 megawatts power project to ease the state of the epileptic power supply. Ahm...
Nigerians charged on tolerance as Emir of Ilorin turns 20 on throne
Nigerians have been advised to always imbibe the spirit of tolerance, patriotism and perseverance in order to foster peaceful co-existence among the different ethnic groups and religious adherents across the country....

2015-11-10
KWASU vs ASUU: Gov. Ahmed Intervenes as Falana Sues School
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFattah Ahmed, has stepped into the resolution of the crisis of confidence that has erupted between authorities of the state-owned university, KWASU and some of its lecturers over the f...
Kwara SEC Approves 20 billion naira bond
THE Kwara State Executive Council has approved that the state approach the capital market to raise a N20 billion bond. The council, which met Tuesday, immediately after the swearing-in ceremony of the new commission...
Press Release: Kwara APC congratulates Commissioners
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has extended warm felicitation to the newly sworn- in Commissioners by the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed. ? ?? The party charged ?the...
OPINION: How Saraki is About to Make Lai Mohammed a Minister. By Ade-Adedeji Adeyera
The year was 2013. The principal actors were certain displeased governors. The act was a breakaway. The party was the "New PDP." This was the picture of the political landscape at the time, as occasioned by a certain Good...
OPINION: Tribute to Emir of Ilorin as he marks 20years on the throne. By Arowona Abdulazeez
His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, a direct descendant of the revered scholar, Sheikh Alimi, ‎is the 11th Emir of Ilorin and permanent Chairman Kwara State Traditional Councils. It is ...
Colleges of Education Crises: Kwara Speaker to Intervene
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Dr Ali Ahmad has pledged to intervene in the on-going crisis at the State Colleges of Education which has led to lecturers of the affected institutions embarking on an indust...
Town Planners Give Award to Saraki, Ahmed
THE Nigerian Institute of Town Planners during its annual conference held in Ilorin, gave an award for Excellence in Leadership to the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; as well as an award for Continuity in In...
Saraki Appoints Wahab Issa, Onimago as Aides
Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki has appointed Alhaji Abdulwahab Issa and Alhaji Saka Onimago as Director General ABS Mandate Constituency Office and Special Assistant respectively. Issa, who represented Ilorin East...
Portfolio of First Batch of Kwara Commissioners
1.Shehu Akorede Ministy Water Resources 2. Yahaya Aro Work and Transport 3. Kale Ayo Youth and Sport 4. Demola Baanu Finance 5. Hajia Fumilayo Oniwa Mineral Solid 6. Idris Abubakar Energy 7. Kamald...
Tribute to Haliru Dantoro, Emir of Borgu. By Farooq Kperogi
I woke up from my power nap on October 30, 2015 to see a missed call from veteran journalist and syndicated columnist Malam Mohammed Haruna. It is not often that one gets the privilege to get a call from one of the fat...
If you are not online, you are not alive - Adedimeji
Nigerians have been called upon to explore the vast opportunities that the internet provides for positive entrepreneurship purposes. The Director of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of I...
Lawmaker Urges Judiciary to Resist Interference
Moshood Olanrewaju Bakare, the member representing Omupo Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, has cautioned the judiciary against manipulation of judgments. He also urged the judiciary to resist...
Don gives tips for healthy marriage
The Ag. Head of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Dr. (Mrs.) Saudat Abdulbaqi, has enjoined couples to establish a healthy communication technique in order to have healthy marriages. ...
Why education standard is falling - Unilorin Chancellor
The Chancellor of the University of Ilorin and Emir of Katsina, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulmumini Kabir Usman, has attributed the falling standard of education in the country to the failure of the primary school system, which, ...
Made in Nigeria Automotive Batteries Debut Market
Locally assembled automotive batteries have been released into the market to serve Nigeria motorists and companies that use batteries for their works. Fo...
Ilorin youths group drums support for Saraki
PIQUED by the recent disruption of activities at Ilorin Central Moslem Praying Ground, where some dignitaries were assaulted, members of Ilorin Emirate Youth Forum (IEYF) described the incident as "a show of shame" tha...
Firm trains 152 youths in Kwara
The firm said that the trained workers would add value to the Nigerian economy. The company added that it planned to double its strength in the next 12 months. Managing Director of the company, Joseph Offorjama said t...

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