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2015-11-05
DPR Shuts 6 Filling Stations In Ilorin
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday sealed up six filling stations in Ilorin, the Kwara State. The DPR also slammed N2 million fine on each of the six filling stations and suspended from operating ...
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Thursday sealed up six filling stations in Ilorin, the Kwara State. The DPR also slammed N2 million fine on each of the six filling stations and suspended from operating ...
Saraki's lawyers withdraw from corruption trial, vacate tribunal; Case adjourned till Nov 19th
The legal team of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday withdrew their representation in the corruption trial of Mr. Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The lawyers left the tribunal on Thursda...
The legal team of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday withdrew their representation in the corruption trial of Mr. Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The lawyers left the tribunal on Thursda...
Saraki's lawyers stage a walkout to protest CCT ruling
Lawyers to Senate President Bukola Saraki walked out on the two-man panel of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Thursday in protest against a ruling that the trial of the helmsman of the National Assembly must ...
Lawyers to Senate President Bukola Saraki walked out on the two-man panel of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Thursday in protest against a ruling that the trial of the helmsman of the National Assembly must ...
Kwara government relaxes rules on land acquisition, C of O
The Kwara State government has disclosed plan to relax measures for acquiring land and Certificate of Occupancy to encourage investment in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of an automotive battery assembly faci...
The Kwara State government has disclosed plan to relax measures for acquiring land and Certificate of Occupancy to encourage investment in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of an automotive battery assembly faci...
Why Kwara Poly always in admission 'crisis' - Rector
Alhaji Mas'ud Elellu, a former Director at the Industrial Training Fund and Rector Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin speaks to DARE AKOGUN on admission challenges facing the institution and what to do to bring parity bet...
Alhaji Mas'ud Elellu, a former Director at the Industrial Training Fund and Rector Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin speaks to DARE AKOGUN on admission challenges facing the institution and what to do to bring parity bet...
UNILORIN students clear illegal dumpsite in Kwara
BRAIN Builders International (BBI), a non-governmental organisation, and the 'We Are M.A.D' (Making a Difference) Initiative, a voluntary youth organisation, at the weekend held a cleaning exercise at an illegal dumpsi...
BRAIN Builders International (BBI), a non-governmental organisation, and the 'We Are M.A.D' (Making a Difference) Initiative, a voluntary youth organisation, at the weekend held a cleaning exercise at an illegal dumpsi...
Independent Marketers fight FG over non-supply of fuel to Ilorin
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has vowed not to load or sell fuel to the public until the Federal government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has vowed not to load or sell fuel to the public until the Federal government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
Kwara Assembly seeks questions for commissioner nominees
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday called on the people of the state to submit petitions or questions they may have for the commissioner nominees ahead of a screening exercise next week. The House ha...
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday called on the people of the state to submit petitions or questions they may have for the commissioner nominees ahead of a screening exercise next week. The House ha...
Saraki shuts Senate as trial resumes today at CCT
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has again shutdown the sitting of the Senate as his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) comes up today. At the end of yesterday's sitting, Saraki said the sittin...
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has again shutdown the sitting of the Senate as his case at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) comes up today. At the end of yesterday's sitting, Saraki said the sittin...
ASUU flays KWASU's suspension of union members
Suspension of six executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kwara State University, KWASU chapter, by its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, for participating in union activities,...
Suspension of six executive members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kwara State University, KWASU chapter, by its Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na'Allah, for participating in union activities,...
Employment generation: Gov. Ahmed harps on potentials in furniture industry
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has directed the Kwara Ethnix Design (Nig.) Limited, a company jointly owned by the state government and a South Africa-based venture, Ethnix Design, to initiate a youth ...
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has directed the Kwara Ethnix Design (Nig.) Limited, a company jointly owned by the state government and a South Africa-based venture, Ethnix Design, to initiate a youth ...
IPMAN Threatens Not To Buy Or Load Fuel
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has vowed not to load or sell fuel to the public until the Federal government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has vowed not to load or sell fuel to the public until the Federal government pumps fuel to Ilorin depot of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
IBB Varsity To Understudy Unilorin
The Management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, has concluded arrangements to understudy the University of Ilorin in the area of research structure, organisation, management and best pract...
The Management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger, has concluded arrangements to understudy the University of Ilorin in the area of research structure, organisation, management and best pract...
Kwara Assembly summons police boss over alleged extortion
THE Kwara State House of Assembly Committee on Ethics, Privileges, Public Petitions and Judiciary has summoned the state Police Commissioner to explain before it the alleged incessant harassment and extortion of road u...
THE Kwara State House of Assembly Committee on Ethics, Privileges, Public Petitions and Judiciary has summoned the state Police Commissioner to explain before it the alleged incessant harassment and extortion of road u...
2015-11-04
KWASU Suspends Six Lecturers for Daring to form ASUU
The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has suspended six lecturers of the Institution over 'acts of gross misconduct'. This followed a report to the University Management that on Tuesday, October 2...
The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has suspended six lecturers of the Institution over 'acts of gross misconduct'. This followed a report to the University Management that on Tuesday, October 2...
Opinion: Modest Proposals On Corruption By Okey Ndibe
Last week, I exchanged a series of messages on Facebook with a young man who accused me of exhibiting "sentiments" and "self-interest" in my column titled "Buhari and the Syndrome of Sameness". After I repeatedly chall...
Last week, I exchanged a series of messages on Facebook with a young man who accused me of exhibiting "sentiments" and "self-interest" in my column titled "Buhari and the Syndrome of Sameness". After I repeatedly chall...
Saraki, Dasuki trials like Clinton hearing
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki, former National Security Adviser Sambo Mohammed Dasuki and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may want to have tea together sometime to share notes. As Saraki and Dasuki ...
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki, former National Security Adviser Sambo Mohammed Dasuki and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton may want to have tea together sometime to share notes. As Saraki and Dasuki ...
Halt my Thursday CCT trial, Saraki asks S'Court
Senate President Bukola Saraki has initiated fresh legal moves to stall the proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, where his trial on 13 counts of false assets declaration is scheduled to commence on Thu...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has initiated fresh legal moves to stall the proceedings of the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja, where his trial on 13 counts of false assets declaration is scheduled to commence on Thu...
Former NASS Clerk Advocates Total Legislative Autonomy
Former clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Niyi Ajiboye, has made a case for the legislative arm of government to be granted total autonomy. Ajiboye stated this at the retreat for members of the Kwara State Ho...
Former clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Niyi Ajiboye, has made a case for the legislative arm of government to be granted total autonomy. Ajiboye stated this at the retreat for members of the Kwara State Ho...
Opinion: My prayers for the Senate President. By Abdulwahab Oba
Events of the last few weeks have given Nigerians ample opportunity to see the quality and make of the 8th National Assembly, especially the senate, under the leadership of its chairman and President, Dr. Bukola Saraki...
Events of the last few weeks have given Nigerians ample opportunity to see the quality and make of the 8th National Assembly, especially the senate, under the leadership of its chairman and President, Dr. Bukola Saraki...
#MINISTERIALSCREENING: What Saraki taught the Nation. By 'Demola Adeyeye
The Screening of Ministerial Nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the upper chamber of the National Assembly has come and gone but therein lies important lessons from the entire process. The names o...
The Screening of Ministerial Nominees sent by President Muhammadu Buhari to the upper chamber of the National Assembly has come and gone but therein lies important lessons from the entire process. The names o...
Political awareness movement gives kudos to KWHA
A political group called Ilorin East Political Awareness Movement has saluted the 8th Kwara state House of Assembly for its bold step taken against the illegal construction of filling stations in Ilorin metropolis....
A political group called Ilorin East Political Awareness Movement has saluted the 8th Kwara state House of Assembly for its bold step taken against the illegal construction of filling stations in Ilorin metropolis....
Hoarding: Fuel dealers risk N2m fine in Kwara...as DPR begins census of petrol stations
A sum of N2million fine is to be imposed on any filling station in Kwara State found to be hoarding, cheating and indulging in other sharp practices. The station, apart from paying the fine, would also be suspended fo...
A sum of N2million fine is to be imposed on any filling station in Kwara State found to be hoarding, cheating and indulging in other sharp practices. The station, apart from paying the fine, would also be suspended fo...
In surprise move, Saraki personally submits names of ministers to Buhari
In an unusual step, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday personally delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari, a list of nominees cleared by the Senate for appointment as ministers, breaking with past protocol...
In an unusual step, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday personally delivered to President Muhammadu Buhari, a list of nominees cleared by the Senate for appointment as ministers, breaking with past protocol...
Justify confidence reposed on you, Gov Ahmed charges new Perm Secs
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday swore-in new 14 Permanent Secretaries and redeployed others with a view to sustaining good governance and enhanced performance. The governor who stressed tha...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday swore-in new 14 Permanent Secretaries and redeployed others with a view to sustaining good governance and enhanced performance. The governor who stressed tha...
When Ghanaian National Troupe came calling
A cultural exchange between Nigeria and Ghana has just produced fantastic stage razzmatazz, writes Edozie Udeze It is amazing and extremely stunning how a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) signed just a few m...
A cultural exchange between Nigeria and Ghana has just produced fantastic stage razzmatazz, writes Edozie Udeze It is amazing and extremely stunning how a Memorandum of Understanding (Mou) signed just a few m...
Fuel Scarcity: KWSG constitutes task force
The Kwara State Government has put in place a joint task committee made up of the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the government representatives to check acute fue...
The Kwara State Government has put in place a joint task committee made up of the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the government representatives to check acute fue...
Buhari plans retreat for ministers
President Muhammadu Buhari will host all his 36 ministers to a retreat, Daily Trust has learnt. A top presidency source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed this to DailyTrust correspondent last night. ...
President Muhammadu Buhari will host all his 36 ministers to a retreat, Daily Trust has learnt. A top presidency source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed this to DailyTrust correspondent last night. ...
DPR cautions marketers against profiteering
The Director of DPR, Mr. Mordecai Ladan has warned Petroleum Products Depots and Filling Stations owners against products diversion, hoarding, pump manipulation and selling products above government approved prices....
The Director of DPR, Mr. Mordecai Ladan has warned Petroleum Products Depots and Filling Stations owners against products diversion, hoarding, pump manipulation and selling products above government approved prices....
CCT: Saraki Files Appeal at the Supreme Court
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has formally filed an appeal at the Supreme Court over the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which last week dismissed his application seeking to stop his trial before the Co...
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has formally filed an appeal at the Supreme Court over the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which last week dismissed his application seeking to stop his trial before the Co...
Saraki - Loyalty on trial. By Jude Ndukwe
Loyalty is a key ingredient in power. It is an ingredient that requires believers in a cause, institution or person to stay true to the cause at all times by thinking, talking, walking and working for the realisation a...
Loyalty is a key ingredient in power. It is an ingredient that requires believers in a cause, institution or person to stay true to the cause at all times by thinking, talking, walking and working for the realisation a...
Kwara shuts clinic where quack performs surgeries
The Kwara State Government has shut an illegal private clinic, Springway Hospital, Oko-Erin, Ilorin. The owner of the hospital is said to be a PhD holder in Human Kinetics, Olaitan Lanre. According to the...
The Kwara State Government has shut an illegal private clinic, Springway Hospital, Oko-Erin, Ilorin. The owner of the hospital is said to be a PhD holder in Human Kinetics, Olaitan Lanre. According to the...
Kwara Gov Swears In 14 New Perm Secs
Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn in 14 new Permanent Secretaries in the state, while charging them as the Chief Accounting Officers of their ministries, to drive with vigour his administration's prud...
Kwara State governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has sworn in 14 new Permanent Secretaries in the state, while charging them as the Chief Accounting Officers of their ministries, to drive with vigour his administration's prud...
Kwara gov praises Eaglets
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Golden Eaglets for beating Brazil 3-0 in their Chile 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup quarterfinal game. However, Ahmed warned that the defending champions ...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended the Golden Eaglets for beating Brazil 3-0 in their Chile 2015 FIFA Under-17 World Cup quarterfinal game. However, Ahmed warned that the defending champions ...
2015-11-03
APC lauds Kwara Govt on Waste Management
The All Progressive Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has lauded the renewed efforts of the Kwara State Government in the bid to make Kwara State the cleanest state in the country. ?In a statement issued in Ilor...
The All Progressive Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has lauded the renewed efforts of the Kwara State Government in the bid to make Kwara State the cleanest state in the country. ?In a statement issued in Ilor...
KWHA Reveals Names of 9 New Commissioner Nominees
Kwara State House of Assembly has on Tuesday confirmed the receipt of additional nine names of commissioner-nominees forwarded to the House for screening and confirmation by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. Reading the nam...
Kwara State House of Assembly has on Tuesday confirmed the receipt of additional nine names of commissioner-nominees forwarded to the House for screening and confirmation by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. Reading the nam...
NECA decries state of federal roads
NIGERIA Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over the failed road networks across the country, stressing that it posed grave danger to the life of citizens and the economy at large. ...
NIGERIA Employers' Consultative Association, NECA, has expressed concerns over the failed road networks across the country, stressing that it posed grave danger to the life of citizens and the economy at large. ...
Kwara residents lament poor federal roads
Kwara residents lament poor federal roads Nearly all federal government roads in Kwara State are in disrepair. Motorists and commuters have a hard time on them. Some of the roads urgently calling for attenti...
Kwara residents lament poor federal roads Nearly all federal government roads in Kwara State are in disrepair. Motorists and commuters have a hard time on them. Some of the roads urgently calling for attenti...
Dantoro's Death: A National Loss Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with Borgu Emirate Council and the government and people of Niger State on the passing away of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Haliru Dantoro Kitoro 111. D...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with Borgu Emirate Council and the government and people of Niger State on the passing away of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Haliru Dantoro Kitoro 111. D...
Saraki, Mark mourn Emir of Borgu
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday expressed grief at the death of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Haliru Dantoro, Kitoro III. He described the late emir as a people-oriented monarch, who fought for the inter...
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday expressed grief at the death of the Emir of Borgu, Alhaji Haliru Dantoro, Kitoro III. He described the late emir as a people-oriented monarch, who fought for the inter...
Woman Caught With 4.450kg Of Cocaine In Lagos
A woman caught with 4.450 kilogramme of cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos has blamed her ill-health for her involvement in the illicit act. Abdulrasaq Modinat Alake, a trader, is on...
A woman caught with 4.450 kilogramme of cocaine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos has blamed her ill-health for her involvement in the illicit act. Abdulrasaq Modinat Alake, a trader, is on...
Unilorin ASUU members donate salary to IDPs
Members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin branch, have pledged to donate one per cent of their November, 2015 salary to persons displaced by insurgency in the North-East. Ch...
Members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin branch, have pledged to donate one per cent of their November, 2015 salary to persons displaced by insurgency in the North-East. Ch...
Remains of Missing UNILORIN Student Found in River
The rescue team of the Kwara State Fire Service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have recovered the remains of a 200 level student of the University of Ilorin that drowned in a river in the campus....
The rescue team of the Kwara State Fire Service and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have recovered the remains of a 200 level student of the University of Ilorin that drowned in a river in the campus....
2015-11-02
Supreme Court to give judgment on Offa stool tussle November 17
The Supreme Court will on November 17 decide the chieftaincy tussle between the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, and Olugbense ruling house. It is recalled that Oba Gbadamosi had challenged the judgment of...
The Supreme Court will on November 17 decide the chieftaincy tussle between the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, and Olugbense ruling house. It is recalled that Oba Gbadamosi had challenged the judgment of...
Group Condemns Multiplicity Of Biometric Data Collection
An Ilorin based Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) under the aegis of Association of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria (ACCON), has condemned what it called multiplicity of biometric data collection in the country. ...
An Ilorin based Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) under the aegis of Association of Concerned Citizens of Nigeria (ACCON), has condemned what it called multiplicity of biometric data collection in the country. ...
Kwara constitutes task force to check fuel scarcity
The Kwara State Government has put in place a joint task committee made up of the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the government representatives to check acute ...
The Kwara State Government has put in place a joint task committee made up of the Department of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the government representatives to check acute ...
KWHA to announce commissioner nominees Tuesday; Ayinke Saka, Alege make list
The Kwara State House of Assembly said it would announce the names of additional nine commissioner nominees tomorrow. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon Mathew Okedare disclosed this in Ilorin yesterday while speaki...
The Kwara State House of Assembly said it would announce the names of additional nine commissioner nominees tomorrow. The Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon Mathew Okedare disclosed this in Ilorin yesterday while speaki...
Lucky Kwara United survive visiting FC Taraba's onslaught
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday at the State Stadium Complex warded of desperate onslaughts by FC Taraba of Jalingo to win 1-0. The Match Day 36 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixt...
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday at the State Stadium Complex warded of desperate onslaughts by FC Taraba of Jalingo to win 1-0. The Match Day 36 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) fixt...
Government deploys 20 additional trucks to Kwara
The Kwara State Government has deployed 20 additional trucks to clear the refuse backlog in Ilorin and environs as an ad-hoc measure to eradicating fresh dumpsites. This follows the closure of the existing du...
The Kwara State Government has deployed 20 additional trucks to clear the refuse backlog in Ilorin and environs as an ad-hoc measure to eradicating fresh dumpsites. This follows the closure of the existing du...
PDP commends Speaker on LG autonomy move
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has commended the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, for having the courage to call for financial autonomy for local governments in the state....
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has commended the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad, for having the courage to call for financial autonomy for local governments in the state....
NCC Urges Consumers to Report Poor Services Delivery
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised consumers who are not satisfied with the services of network providers? not to hesitate to seek redress by lodging appropriate complaints to the commission. ...
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has advised consumers who are not satisfied with the services of network providers? not to hesitate to seek redress by lodging appropriate complaints to the commission. ...
'How Nigeria can reduce wheat importation'
NIGERIA can reduce importation of wheat by 25 per cent if its farmers embraced proper growth of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, (OFSP), the Country Representative of the International Potato Centre, (CIP), Dr. Phorbee P...
NIGERIA can reduce importation of wheat by 25 per cent if its farmers embraced proper growth of Orange Fleshed Sweet Potatoes, (OFSP), the Country Representative of the International Potato Centre, (CIP), Dr. Phorbee P...
Ahmed sends nine commissioner-nominees to Assembly
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has sent additional nine names to the Kwara State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. This brings to nineteen the number of nominees forwarded to the house for co...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has sent additional nine names to the Kwara State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. This brings to nineteen the number of nominees forwarded to the house for co...
'Deplorable Kwara highways for robbers'
The roads which link Southwestern and Northern states desire serious attention of the Federal Government because many lives have been lost due to crashes even as commuters and motorists are constantly robbed of their m...
The roads which link Southwestern and Northern states desire serious attention of the Federal Government because many lives have been lost due to crashes even as commuters and motorists are constantly robbed of their m...
200 level Unilorin student drowns
Tragedy has enveloped the University of Ilorin community as a 200 level student of the institution, Onikenku Michael Atunde, who was said to have gone for swimming in the university since last Saturday was yet to retur...
Tragedy has enveloped the University of Ilorin community as a 200 level student of the institution, Onikenku Michael Atunde, who was said to have gone for swimming in the university since last Saturday was yet to retur...
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