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2015-10-24
OPINION: Who Will Save Kwara COE Lecturers from Saraki's Deadly Grip? By Farooq A. Kperogi
Senate President Bukola Saraki is called Kwara State's "Governor- General" for a reason: He is, for all practical purposes, the state's de facto governor, and Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed is merely his impot...
Groups Laud Atunwa's Appointment as Justice Committee Charman
Following the appointment of Rt Hon Razak Atunwa as the Chairman of House Committee on Justice by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Yakubu Dogara, some Nigerians under different civil brackets have des...
How Saraki's purported attempt to halt assets declaration trial was scuttled
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, reportedly made another attempt on Friday, to obtain a court injunction to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki had initially sought an injunction to st...
Photo News: Ghanaian President, SGF and Governor Ahmed grace Unilorin 40th Anniversary
Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulfatah Ahmed (left) Welcoming Ghanaian President, John Mahama at Ilorin International Airport, Ilorin for the 40th Ann...
Mahama in Nigeria urges African leaders harness human resources
President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to appreciate their human resources and guide it to attain total freedom. He spoke as a guest at the 31st convocation of the University of I...
Buhari: We Will Prioritise Technical, Vocational Education
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday in Ilorin announced the resolve of his administration to improve access and quality of the nation's educational system . He said his administration would pursue this goal"...
Gov Ahmed harps on Kwara development agenda, establishes N10m student support fund
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has reiterated his resolve to deepen the socio-economic development of the state during his second term through policies that will create a new generation of entrepreneurs, hig...
Transformation not possible without good leaders - Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the task of transforming Nigeria to a prosperous and respectable nation would be a mirage if the nation's leaders do not adopt the right attitude. He also warned lectu...

2015-10-23
Group: Industrial peace key to productivity
Industrial peace and harmony are needed to enhance organisational productivity, economic progress and nation building, the Chemical and Non Metallic Products Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (CANMPSSAN) has said....
Expert calls for better irrigation, reservoir management
To protect farmers from the growing stresses of extreme weather and climate change, the Federal Government has been urged to promote better use of irrigation to improve food security. Dr Ademola Adeyemo, Head...
Why Nigerian graduates are unemployable
Many Nigerian graduates are currently not only unemployed but unemployable due to the failure of the country's educational system. Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University, United...
Experts Identify 6 Challenges In Managing Mental Disorders
Psychiatrists have identified six major challenges in the management of mental disorders in the country, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The challenges, according to them, include inadequate funding, ...
Bad Roads: NARTO, NURTW, Tanker Drivers Threaten Strike
Three road transport organisations, yesterday in Abuja issued the Federal Government a 14-day ultimatum within which it should commence the rehabilitation of major roads in the country or face an indefinite strike....
Grandmum rescued from collapsed building dies
Alhaja Mistura Ahmodu, the 82-year-old woman, who was rescued from a three-storey building that collapsed on Swamp Street, Lagos Island, on Wednesday, is dead. Ahmodu's granddaughter, Shukura Ishola, told PUN...
Saraki's trial constitutional matter - Gbajabiamila
The leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the ongoing trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as a constitutional and legal matter. Addre...
Kwara State Government seeks collaboration on succour for victims of natural disaster
The Kwara State Government has stressed the need for effective collaboration among the three tiers of government and wealthy Nigerians in providing succour to the victims of flood disaster in the state. The Spe...
House of Reps new rules 'll bring sanity -Kwara Speaker
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad has described the introduction of new rules into the House of Representatives Standing Orders which henceforth bans mace-snatching by members as a good move that...
Operators of 129 illegal petrol stations in Kwara to face wrath of law - KWHA
The Kwara State House of Assembly has vowed that the filling stations constructed in defiance of existing embargo on establishment of petrol stations would face the wrath of the law. The Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmad g...
Why we are taking N10b loan - Kwara Govt.
The Kwara State government says that the proposed N10b loan from commercial banks is a Federal Government-backed-facility designed to revive on-going infrastructural projects in the state which were stalled by lack of ...
KWHA demands statistic of primary schools teachers in rural areas
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to furnish the house with the statistics of primary schools teachers in rural communities in the 16 local governme...
Emir urges IBEDC to restore electricity to Kulende
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has directed the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC)to address the problem of electricity challenge facing 28 communities under Kulende IBEDC feeder of Ilori...
Kwara yet to receive bailout for LG, SUBEB workers' salaries
The Kwara State government said it is yet to receive money to offset salary arrears of local government staff and teachers under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) from the federal government. It main...

2015-10-22
Atunwa, Ahman-Pategi head House Committees
Members of the House of Representatives from Kwara state are to head the following committees: Razaq Atunwa - Chairman House Committee on Justice; Ahman-Pategi - Chairman House Committee on Water Resources; ...
Air Force, varsities, institutes brainstorm on armament production
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, yesterday gathered academics in rocket science and aerodynamics, explosive experts, drone designers, firearms makers, satellite engineers, instrumentalists and others into a brainstorming s...
Why CCT rejected Saraki's application to adjourn case indefinitely
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, declined request for an indefinite adjournment on the 13-count criminal charge pending against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The Just...
Unilorin graduates 6,710 students as 69 bag first class
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Kwara state, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali has disclosed that the institution has produced 69 first class graduates for its 31st convocation and 40th anniversary. ...
Kwara roads in desperate need of FG attention
It is a tale of agony, woes and losses for vehicle owners, business owners and residents of Jebba in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State as the deplorable condition of Ilorin-Jebba Road remains a serious conc...
VC advocates merit for appointment of ministers
Vice Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Prof. Aize Obayan has urged Nigerians to let merit come to play in appointing ministers and other public office holders and not giving to sectional sentime...
UNESCO donates 425 laptops to 15 Nigerian states
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday donated 425 Samsung laptop computers to 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Benoit Sossou, the UNES...
Opinion: Mohammed Gobir and EFCC: Worst injustice ever endured
A broken, dysfunctional justice system is, naturally, a failed nation in every real sense of it. More profoundly, the rule of law stipulates that everyone in a country is equal before the law. The government and its of...
SUG UNILORIN plans big for varsity's 40th anniversary
The University of Ilorin Students' Union set another record last Thursday as it organised the maiden edition of its press conference where it stated its readiness to join in the celebration of the university's 40th ann...
Opinion: University of Ilorin @ 40: A Tribute. By Dele Sobowale
"Can anything good come out of Ilorin?" Dele Sobowale 1980s. Underestimating people and institutions can produce some startling surprises. Let me confess that I was a pessimist about the prospects of the Un...
Kwara pledges to put loan funds to proper use
The Kwara State Government said the proposed N10 billion loan from commercial banks would enable it revive infrastructural projects stalled by lack of funds. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, point...
Again, UNILORIN student wins CIPM essay contest
In what seems like the dominance of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) students in the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN) annual essay competition in the last 4 years, a student of the Universi...
Town planners for AGM October 27
The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has started a campaign to address the failure of the cities to promote a sustainable environment. The body, which holds its 46th Conference and Annual General Me...
Tribunal: Drama as lawyer begs Saraki to enter dock
There was drama at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday when Senate President Bukola Saraki refused to move into the dock when his case was called. The dock is where those standing trial stay during p...
Three Kwara varsity students invent aerospace equipment
THREE final year aerospace engineering students of Kwara State University (KWASU) yesterday at the Fifth Undergraduates Research Day (URD) of the university displaced their talent as they showcased their built rocket p...
EFCC asks banks to strengthen security on e-channels
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for banks to strengthen their e-platforms to protect customers' transactions. The commission said the enactment of the Cybercrime Act will assist...
Kwara Poly lecturer becomes SAN, asset to nation
The Kwara State Polytechnic is celebrating a Principal Lecturer, Joseph Sunday Bamigboye, who has been made a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) by the National Judicial Council. Bamiboye, who teaches in the In...
Kwara Utd Want Govt Motivation
Kwara United media officer, Omolewa Olayinka believes the players have done enough on the pitch and only needs financial motivation to play to its optimum and beat the drop. The Ilorin based club is one of th...
Councillors Suspend Council Chairman from Office in Kwara
Councillors in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State have suspended the chairman of the council, Abdulmaaruf Thanni, from office with immediate effect for three months for alleged financial recklessness. ...
Govt Won't Impose Additional Tax On Kwara People, Says Gov Ahmed
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has assured the people of the state that no additional tax burden would be imposed on them as a result of the new tax collection method. Ahmed said this on Wednesday when t...

2015-10-21
Appropriate Taxes Necessary for Growth - Governor Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says appropriate taxation culture is necessary for economic growth in Nigeria in the face of dwindling earnings from crude oil. Governor Ahmed said this when the...
Photo News: Emir of Ilorin Receives Emir of Katsina
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari welcoming the Emir of Katsina, Alhaji Abdulmumini Usman to his palace on the monarch's arrival to Ilorin on Tuesday. ...
KWSG Yet to Receive Bailout for LG & SUBEB Staff
The Kwara State Government says it has not collected any bail out fund for the payment of arrears of salaries of staff of Local Government and the Teachers of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) from the Fed...
Why We're Taking N10bn Loan - KWSG
The Kwara State government says that the proposed N10b loan from commercial banks is a Federal Government-backed-facility designed to revive on-going infrastructural projects in the state which were stalled by lack of f...
CCT adjourns Saraki's Case to Nov
CCB Vs Saraki: Tribunal adjourns for 2 weeks till appeal court rules. New date is 5th of November, 2015. Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar adjourns trial of Dr Saraki to 5th and 6th of November ...
...Saraki Offered Safe Landing if He Toes Party Line
With the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki set to resume today at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), a fresh proposition has been placed before him that could pave the way for a soft landing if he will toe the p...
Unilorin's 40th anniversary, a thanksgiving to God - Obafemi
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr. Emmanuel Dada Obafemi, has said that the 40th Anniversary of the institution is a celebration of excellence and that of thanksgiving to Almighty God. The Registr...
Unilorin agog! As 40th anniversary, 31st Convocation get underway
The University of Ilorin campus will be literally set aglow throughout this week (Monday, October 19, 2015 - Friday, October 23, 2015) as the institution's 40th anniversary and 31st Convocation ceremonies get underway....
Updates: 81 Senators Accompany Saraki To Code of Conduct Tribunal
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has arrived at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in company of 81 senators, including the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The Chairman of the Tribunal, has however banne...
Politics Stalls Ministerial Screening, Stalks Senate President's Trial Wednesday
Senate plenary postposed to prevent Ekweremadu from presiding Concern mounts over Appeal Court's decision to arrest ruling PDP senators vow to oppose Amaechi's screening High wire politics and i...
Why fight against corruption is ineffective – ICPC boss
A Deputy Director at the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), Mr. B. B. Gaji, has said that implementation challenges are serious drawbacks in the fight against corruption in the ...
Saraki Arrives CCT with about 80 Senators
Senate President Bukola Saraki arrived the Coode of Conduct Tribunal this morning in company of about 80 senators. Amongst those spotted are the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Dino Melaye, Samuel Anyanwu and St...
Kwara United Seeks Government Motivation to Stave off Relegation
Kwara United FC of Ilorin is one of the club's whose chances of competing in the elite cadre next season is hanging on a thin thread but the Club Media Officer, Omolewa Olayinka believes the players have done enough on...
Nigerian banks vulnerable to e-fraud - EFCC
...As CBN projects $900m benefits from e-payments by 2020 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raised the alarm that all the banks are highly exposed to electronic attacks, saying that the...
Anglican Church Supports Buhari's Anti-Corruption Crusade
Bishop Philip Adeyemo of the Diocese of Omu-Aran Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, commends the administration of President Buhari on its giant strides so far, saying the Church is in total support of its anti-cor...
Mobile money records 76m transactions
As the number of mobile phone keeps increasing on daily basis, at least 24 million Nigerians are now doing banking transactions through their mobile phones, National Mirror was told. The 24 million Nigerians,...
Salary: Anglican Church Seeks Tinubu's Intervention
The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has been urged to intervene in resolving the salary crisis in the nation's South-western states . The Bishop of the Anglican Ch...
Inside the Code of Conduct Bureau's Investigative Report that nailed Saraki
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, currently facing corruption charges, was worth N10 billion (by current exchange rate) at the time he assumed office as governor of Kwara State in 2003. Whi...

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