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2015-09-17
Opinion: Of bread, cinema, photos and Ilorin reminiscences. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
I HAVE spent the weekend in Ilorin, after a week's visit to Maiduguri. And that included my birthday, September 5th, which meant that, for the umpteenth time, I was away from my family, on the eve of my children's retu...
I HAVE spent the weekend in Ilorin, after a week's visit to Maiduguri. And that included my birthday, September 5th, which meant that, for the umpteenth time, I was away from my family, on the eve of my children's retu...
Saraki to CCB: I will See You in Court
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday vowed to see in court soon the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and those believed to be behind his recent charges by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over assets decl...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday vowed to see in court soon the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and those believed to be behind his recent charges by the Code of Conduct Tribunal over assets decl...
It'll Be Difficult To Rebuild PDP - Oba Abdulraheem
Prof Abdulraheem Oba is the immediately past chairman of the Federal character commission and in this interview with Ruth Choji, the former Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin who once aspired for the gubernatorial...
Prof Abdulraheem Oba is the immediately past chairman of the Federal character commission and in this interview with Ruth Choji, the former Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin who once aspired for the gubernatorial...
Kwara NUJ, RATTAWU plead for action on salaries
An appeal has again gone to the Kwara State government to redeem its pledge of paying all outstanding salaries owed staff of state owned media outfits and the Council for Arts and Culture. The appeal was cont...
An appeal has again gone to the Kwara State government to redeem its pledge of paying all outstanding salaries owed staff of state owned media outfits and the Council for Arts and Culture. The appeal was cont...
Kwara's cost cutting measures take toll on political appointments
The call for change, which is the hallmark of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has also given birth to the clamour for new ways of running affairs of the federal government and states. Coupled with unpreced...
The call for change, which is the hallmark of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has also given birth to the clamour for new ways of running affairs of the federal government and states. Coupled with unpreced...
Banks closure: Traditional ruler appeals to police to beef up security in Kwara community
The Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Charles Ibitoye, on Wednesday urged the police to increase patrols in the area to enable commercial banks, which were shut due to robbery attacks, reopen their branches. Ibitoye made th...
The Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Charles Ibitoye, on Wednesday urged the police to increase patrols in the area to enable commercial banks, which were shut due to robbery attacks, reopen their branches. Ibitoye made th...
Saraki faces false asset declaration charges Friday
The Code of Conduct Bureau has filed a 13-count charge against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is said to have made false declaration of his assets. The ...
The Code of Conduct Bureau has filed a 13-count charge against the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is said to have made false declaration of his assets. The ...
FG urged to promote use of indigenous agric tools
THE Federal Government has been urged to make use of the fabricated agricultural machines produced by indigenous engineers at the National Centre for Agriculture and Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, to boost agric produce...
THE Federal Government has been urged to make use of the fabricated agricultural machines produced by indigenous engineers at the National Centre for Agriculture and Mechanisation (NCAM), Ilorin, to boost agric produce...
Support for KWARAPOLY FM
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has been assured of support by the State House of Assembly to realise its dream of running a station, KwaraPoly FM. Conducting the House Committees on Education, and Ethics...
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has been assured of support by the State House of Assembly to realise its dream of running a station, KwaraPoly FM. Conducting the House Committees on Education, and Ethics...
Too many petrol stations in Ilorin worries residents
The proliferation of petrol stations in Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital, has become worrisome to some stakeholders. The Punch correspondent learnt that to address the anomaly, the Kwara State House...
The proliferation of petrol stations in Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital, has become worrisome to some stakeholders. The Punch correspondent learnt that to address the anomaly, the Kwara State House...
Union hails WAPOGA gold medalist
The Students' Union Government (SUG) of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (OFFA POLY) has congratulated an Accounting student of the institution, Afusat Oyegoke, who won a gold medal in the Female Single Lawn tennis in th...
The Students' Union Government (SUG) of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (OFFA POLY) has congratulated an Accounting student of the institution, Afusat Oyegoke, who won a gold medal in the Female Single Lawn tennis in th...
2015-09-16
OPINION: 100 Days of 8th Senate and The New Nigerian 'Normal'. By Bamikole Omishore
June 9, 2015 will forever go down in our country's legislative history as a day to be remembered. The 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria took off with Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Senator representing Kwa...
June 9, 2015 will forever go down in our country's legislative history as a day to be remembered. The 8th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria took off with Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Senator representing Kwa...
Press Release: Saraki Debunks Frivolous Allegations by CCT
The attention of Dr. Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, has been drawn to a charge sheet being widely circulated on the online media, upon which he is expected to be tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). ...
The attention of Dr. Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, has been drawn to a charge sheet being widely circulated on the online media, upon which he is expected to be tried at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). ...
ICPC Warns State Govs Not to Tamper with Bailout Funds
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned state governments not to tamper with or divert the bailout funds released for their respective states by the Central Bank of Nig...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has warned state governments not to tamper with or divert the bailout funds released for their respective states by the Central Bank of Nig...
APC Chieftain Decries 'Verbal Attack' On Saraki
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Sulyman Kayode Yusuf, has cautioned the President of Orisun Igbomina, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, against making disparaging comments on the Senate Pr...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Sulyman Kayode Yusuf, has cautioned the President of Orisun Igbomina, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, against making disparaging comments on the Senate Pr...
Improving the Standards of Trado-Medicine in Nigeria
National President, Nigeria Medical Association Dr. Kayode Obembe has re-affirmed the association's determination towards improving the standard of traditional medicine and experts engaged in making herbs for effective...
National President, Nigeria Medical Association Dr. Kayode Obembe has re-affirmed the association's determination towards improving the standard of traditional medicine and experts engaged in making herbs for effective...
FG Urged to Include Private Varsities in TetFund
The federal government has been urged to allow private universities to benefit from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Mohammed Olalekan Ibrahim, also appealed to the go...
The federal government has been urged to allow private universities to benefit from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Vice Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Mohammed Olalekan Ibrahim, also appealed to the go...
Emir Proffers Solution To Insurgency
The emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Saadu Kawu Haliru, said Nigeria can overcome its security challenges and ethno-religious skirmishes only when there is love, tolerance and inter ethno-religious marriage among the diverse et...
The emir of Lafiagi, Alhaji Saadu Kawu Haliru, said Nigeria can overcome its security challenges and ethno-religious skirmishes only when there is love, tolerance and inter ethno-religious marriage among the diverse et...
Nigeria, Cuba seal technology transfer deal
As part of its drive to seek global support to revive the economy, Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Cuban government on health-Technological Transfer. The ...
As part of its drive to seek global support to revive the economy, Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Cuban government on health-Technological Transfer. The ...
Reps query 2015 budget, debt profile
Members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on non-implementation of the 2015 Appropriation Act, have expressed dismay over the handling of the fiscal plan, especially the 2015 budget and the public debt b...
Members of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on non-implementation of the 2015 Appropriation Act, have expressed dismay over the handling of the fiscal plan, especially the 2015 budget and the public debt b...
Conduct Bureau files 13-count corruption charge against Saraki
The Code of Conduct Bureau has filed a thirteen-count corruption charge against Senate President, Dr Olusola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The charge was filed on September 11, 2015 Deputy Director ...
The Code of Conduct Bureau has filed a thirteen-count corruption charge against Senate President, Dr Olusola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The charge was filed on September 11, 2015 Deputy Director ...
VCs proffer solutions to graduate unemployment
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali and his Al-Hikmah University, counterpart, Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim, have urged the Federal Government to create a database for the employment needs o...
The Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali and his Al-Hikmah University, counterpart, Prof. Mohammed Ibrahim, have urged the Federal Government to create a database for the employment needs o...
Salaries: New deal for police underway - AIG Lawal
Nigeria Police will soon grant salary enhancement to its personnel, Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 8, Alhaji Tanko Lawal has said. Lawal who was on an inspection and familiarisation ...
Nigeria Police will soon grant salary enhancement to its personnel, Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 8, Alhaji Tanko Lawal has said. Lawal who was on an inspection and familiarisation ...
2015-09-15
OPINION: A Scorecard Of Saraki's 100 Days In Office. By Jonathan Isaiah
Senate President Bukola Saraki will tomorrow clock 100 days in office. JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH chronicles his 100 days performance in office Well, it is interesting, challenging but I think what is rewarding abou...
Senate President Bukola Saraki will tomorrow clock 100 days in office. JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH chronicles his 100 days performance in office Well, it is interesting, challenging but I think what is rewarding abou...
OPINION: Silence exists only in the graveyard. By Kayode Oyin-Zubair
Generally, we wish our departed fellows should be allowed to rest after eventful sojourn on earth which accounts for the reason they are traditionally deposited beneath the earth, so as to hide them from human activitie...
Generally, we wish our departed fellows should be allowed to rest after eventful sojourn on earth which accounts for the reason they are traditionally deposited beneath the earth, so as to hide them from human activitie...
Oladuntoye happy playing again, describes injury period difficult
Kwara United FC of Ilorin experienced defender, Isiaka Oladuntoye, has expressed his delights at back to playing football again. Oladuntoye suffered a knee ligament injury in training in April during Kwara United'...
Kwara United FC of Ilorin experienced defender, Isiaka Oladuntoye, has expressed his delights at back to playing football again. Oladuntoye suffered a knee ligament injury in training in April during Kwara United'...
EFCC arrests Millionnaire Gobir over alleged multi-billion naira fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, weekend, burst a major corporate fraud when it took into custody one Alhaji Mohammed Gobir for allegedly defrauding foremost outdoor advertising company, Afromedia,...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, weekend, burst a major corporate fraud when it took into custody one Alhaji Mohammed Gobir for allegedly defrauding foremost outdoor advertising company, Afromedia,...
CBN to Monitor States, Abia, Niger, Ondo, Five Others Get Bailout Funds
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set up a monitoring mechanism using its branches nationwide to ensure that the N338 billion special intervention fund it disburses to the 27 states of the federation to pay the bac...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has set up a monitoring mechanism using its branches nationwide to ensure that the N338 billion special intervention fund it disburses to the 27 states of the federation to pay the bac...
Adepoju tips U-23 team for AAG final
Former Nigeria international, Mutiu Adepoju, has said the Nigeria U-23 football team have what it takes to beat Burkina Faso on Tuesday and book a place in the final of the competition. Burkina Faso qualified...
Former Nigeria international, Mutiu Adepoju, has said the Nigeria U-23 football team have what it takes to beat Burkina Faso on Tuesday and book a place in the final of the competition. Burkina Faso qualified...
NASU tips Ambali for higher national assignment
Delegates to the Quadrennial Conference of the Universities Trade Group Council of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have recommended the Vice-Chancellor of the University o...
Delegates to the Quadrennial Conference of the Universities Trade Group Council of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have recommended the Vice-Chancellor of the University o...
Unilorin poised to produce graduates with entrepreneurial skills
The management of the University of Ilorin is working assiduously to produce graduates with entrepreneurial skills. This was disclosed last Wednesday (September 9, 2015) by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof....
The management of the University of Ilorin is working assiduously to produce graduates with entrepreneurial skills. This was disclosed last Wednesday (September 9, 2015) by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof....
Government need to check mate excesses of landlords in Ilorin
Tenants are groaning as the exorbitant rents being charged by Landlords are beginning to "choke" them economically. House rent in Ilorin, the kwara state capital cannot be currently said to be commensurate with the p...
Tenants are groaning as the exorbitant rents being charged by Landlords are beginning to "choke" them economically. House rent in Ilorin, the kwara state capital cannot be currently said to be commensurate with the p...
Best graduating student jobless
6 years after graduation, Unilorin best student appeals to Alma mater, Exxon Mobil, Glo, MTN, Etisalat for job Ruth Idi Okpoto, do you still remember her? She is the deaf university student who graduated as t...
6 years after graduation, Unilorin best student appeals to Alma mater, Exxon Mobil, Glo, MTN, Etisalat for job Ruth Idi Okpoto, do you still remember her? She is the deaf university student who graduated as t...
Police warn personnel against detention beyond 24 hours
THE Nigerian Police are finally complying with a section of the law that prevents a suspect from being detained in their custody without trial for more than 24 hours. The Police, while accepting their role un...
THE Nigerian Police are finally complying with a section of the law that prevents a suspect from being detained in their custody without trial for more than 24 hours. The Police, while accepting their role un...
AIG warns police against corruption
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge Zone 8 Command, Mr. Tanko Lawal, on Monday expressed the commitment of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to have zero tolerance for corruption and t...
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge Zone 8 Command, Mr. Tanko Lawal, on Monday expressed the commitment of the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to have zero tolerance for corruption and t...
Free education impossible now, says UNILORIN VC
THE Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali yesterday said free education in the strict sense of it could be cumbersome to implement in the nation's educational system. Ambali, d...
THE Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali yesterday said free education in the strict sense of it could be cumbersome to implement in the nation's educational system. Ambali, d...
65,000 Candidates Jostle For 7,800 Admission Slots In Unilorin
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has said revealed that over 65,000 candidates have applied for admission into the institution, while only 7, 800 vacancies exist. He said...
The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Abdulganiyu Ambali, has said revealed that over 65,000 candidates have applied for admission into the institution, while only 7, 800 vacancies exist. He said...
Pharmacists seek employment of colleagues in Kwara
THE Kwara state branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has urged the state government to declare emergency in its health sector until a reasonable number of pharmacists have been employed into the state's ow...
THE Kwara state branch of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has urged the state government to declare emergency in its health sector until a reasonable number of pharmacists have been employed into the state's ow...
We've laid foundation for public trust - Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said one of the achievements of the 8th Senate in its first 100 days is laying the foundation to regain public trust. The Senate President said this on his official ...
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said one of the achievements of the 8th Senate in its first 100 days is laying the foundation to regain public trust. The Senate President said this on his official ...
2015-09-14
Buhari, Saraki Condole With Saudi Over Disaster
President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, commiserated with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, his countrymen and the world's Muslim community over the tragic loss of lives in Friday's crane...
President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki, on Saturday, commiserated with King Salman of Saudi Arabia, his countrymen and the world's Muslim community over the tragic loss of lives in Friday's crane...
Abdulrahman rues defeat at Wolves
The llorin outfit were pegged 0-3 by the Seasiders in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 29 clash at the Warri City Stadium. Abdulrahman said his side started the match brilliantly but ...
The llorin outfit were pegged 0-3 by the Seasiders in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match day 29 clash at the Warri City Stadium. Abdulrahman said his side started the match brilliantly but ...
Warri Wolves 3-0 Kwara United: Seasiders heap pressure on NPFL leaders with home
win
The Seasiders secured a win before their home fans to boost their league title ambition as the Harmony Warriors in deep relegation problem. Warri Wolves secured a 3-0 victory over Kwara United in a Week 29 ...
The Seasiders secured a win before their home fans to boost their league title ambition as the Harmony Warriors in deep relegation problem. Warri Wolves secured a 3-0 victory over Kwara United in a Week 29 ...
Police arrest salesman for stealing N20m goods
A 30-year-old salesman, Taofeek Ogundeji, has been arrested for allegedly stealing his boss' goods valued at N20.3m. It was learnt that the boss, Alhaja Jemilat Seriki, employed Ogundeji in 2012 to manage her...
A 30-year-old salesman, Taofeek Ogundeji, has been arrested for allegedly stealing his boss' goods valued at N20.3m. It was learnt that the boss, Alhaja Jemilat Seriki, employed Ogundeji in 2012 to manage her...
MCAN Kicks against Ban of Hijab at NYSC Camps
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members under the aegis of Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria (MCAN) have kicked against the alleged ban on hijab at the NYSC orientation camps across the country. The...
National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members under the aegis of Muslim Corpers Association of Nigeria (MCAN) have kicked against the alleged ban on hijab at the NYSC orientation camps across the country. The...
We haven't got light for 7 months in Kwara, LG boss laments
The Chairman, Kaiama Local Government Council of Kwara State, Alhassan Bagudu, has lamented the seven months power outage in the area, which he said had crippled economic activities. The chairman in a statemen...
The Chairman, Kaiama Local Government Council of Kwara State, Alhassan Bagudu, has lamented the seven months power outage in the area, which he said had crippled economic activities. The chairman in a statemen...
242 pharmacies, patent shops shut in Kwara
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed off no fewer than 242 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Kwara state contravening laid down guidelines of the council. The affected shops included 14 pha...
The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed off no fewer than 242 pharmacies and patent medicine shops in Kwara state contravening laid down guidelines of the council. The affected shops included 14 pha...
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