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2015-09-05
No basis for NUT Ultimatum - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says there is no basis for the 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government by the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over salary arrears owed to prima...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says there is no basis for the 14-day ultimatum issued to the state government by the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) over salary arrears owed to prima...
Letter: Good governance, Kwara state in perspective.
Dear Editor, People in Kwara state joined other states of the federation to vote for change in the last election. It appears that awaited change is either fast asleep or unconscious of our call. When will Kwarans ...
Dear Editor, People in Kwara state joined other states of the federation to vote for change in the last election. It appears that awaited change is either fast asleep or unconscious of our call. When will Kwarans ...
Police kill robber in Army uniform
The Kwara State Police Command on Wednesday said its anti-robbery squad engaged a gang of armed robbers in a shoot-out and that one of them who was in Army uniform was killed. The police, who said the inciden...
The Kwara State Police Command on Wednesday said its anti-robbery squad engaged a gang of armed robbers in a shoot-out and that one of them who was in Army uniform was killed. The police, who said the inciden...
IPMAN lauds KWHA over checks on illegal petrol stations
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kwara State chapter, has lauded the efforts of the Kwara State House of Assembly in checking the proliferation of illegal filling stations in resident...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Kwara State chapter, has lauded the efforts of the Kwara State House of Assembly in checking the proliferation of illegal filling stations in resident...
DPR can't demolish petrol stations, says Controller
Posted by YINKA.OWOLEWA on September 04, 2015 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara on Friday said it had no power to effect the demolition of petrol stations. The Operation Controller of DPR ...
Posted by YINKA.OWOLEWA on September 04, 2015 The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kwara on Friday said it had no power to effect the demolition of petrol stations. The Operation Controller of DPR ...
Kwara Teachers Give 14-day Ultimatum Over Salary Non-payment
Teachers in Kwara State have issued a-14 day ultimatum on the state government to pay the three months salary arrears of their members in the junior and primary school cadres or risk full scale industrial action. ...
Teachers in Kwara State have issued a-14 day ultimatum on the state government to pay the three months salary arrears of their members in the junior and primary school cadres or risk full scale industrial action. ...
Kwara assures workers on August salaries
The Kwara State Government said it had not received the N5 billion the Federal Government pledged to ensure the payment of local government workers' salary and pension arrears. Muideen Akorede, the Senior Spe...
The Kwara State Government said it had not received the N5 billion the Federal Government pledged to ensure the payment of local government workers' salary and pension arrears. Muideen Akorede, the Senior Spe...
Change Women
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is a Change Agent political Organisation in Nigeria that is offering its platforms to all gender irrespective of sundry considerations. The party has on its membership list, ac...
The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is a Change Agent political Organisation in Nigeria that is offering its platforms to all gender irrespective of sundry considerations. The party has on its membership list, ac...
INTERVIEW: We are all corrupt - Ali Ahmad
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and former Chairman, House Committee on Justice, Dr. Ali Ahmad, spoke to Ademola Adeyemo on the benefits of his popular bill on the Administration of Criminal Ju...
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and former Chairman, House Committee on Justice, Dr. Ali Ahmad, spoke to Ademola Adeyemo on the benefits of his popular bill on the Administration of Criminal Ju...
2015-09-04
Clerics laud FG's commitment to polio eradication
ome clerics have lauded the commitment of the Federal Government toward the eradication of polio in the country. In separate telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, th...
ome clerics have lauded the commitment of the Federal Government toward the eradication of polio in the country. In separate telephone interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, th...
Don seeks to curb use of antibiotics in chicken
A former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Prof Abiodun Adeloye, has urged the government to stop the rampant use of antibiotics to grow livestock, especially chicken. He said such practices...
A former Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Prof Abiodun Adeloye, has urged the government to stop the rampant use of antibiotics to grow livestock, especially chicken. He said such practices...
Man,18, Docked For Defiling Minor
An 18-year- old man, Kazeem Ajao has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate court for allegedly defiling a minor. The suspect was arraigned on one court charge of adultery contrary to section 387 of the p...
An 18-year- old man, Kazeem Ajao has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate court for allegedly defiling a minor. The suspect was arraigned on one court charge of adultery contrary to section 387 of the p...
Selfless Service By A Corper In Baruten Local Government
A batch C Corp member named Idowu Kayode, who studied Agriculture and Animal Science at Ahmadu Bello university, Zaria, serving at Baruten local government, Kosubosu, Kwara state. According to his friend, he voluntaril...
A batch C Corp member named Idowu Kayode, who studied Agriculture and Animal Science at Ahmadu Bello university, Zaria, serving at Baruten local government, Kosubosu, Kwara state. According to his friend, he voluntaril...
NOUN graduates to join NYSC, Law School programme soon - Director
Graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) would soon be allowed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) and the Nigerian Law School Programme. The Director, Ilorin S...
Graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) would soon be allowed to participate in the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) and the Nigerian Law School Programme. The Director, Ilorin S...
Kwara United coach Abdulrahman thumbs up referee after loss in Kano
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United (Ilorin), Tunde Abdulrahman, after a week 27 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match against Kano Pillars in Kano appreciated the center referee, Patrick Nworie excellent...
The Technical Adviser of Kwara United (Ilorin), Tunde Abdulrahman, after a week 27 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) match against Kano Pillars in Kano appreciated the center referee, Patrick Nworie excellent...
Kano Fans Mob Kwara United's Gata Despite Defeat to Pillars
Majority of the Kano Pillar fans could not hide their admiration for Kwara United's young midfielder, Adeshina Gata following his command performance against their team in the midweek fixture of Match Day 27 of the Glo...
Majority of the Kano Pillar fans could not hide their admiration for Kwara United's young midfielder, Adeshina Gata following his command performance against their team in the midweek fixture of Match Day 27 of the Glo...
2015-09-03
OPINION: When Will Saraki's Critics Ever Think Positive? By Sheriff Olanrewaju
Today, I read a rabble-rousing article written by one Niyi Akinnaso on the Senate President. At first, I felt profoundly disturbed; but when I remembered Wayne Walter Dyer's words: 'when you judge another, you do not defi...
Today, I read a rabble-rousing article written by one Niyi Akinnaso on the Senate President. At first, I felt profoundly disturbed; but when I remembered Wayne Walter Dyer's words: 'when you judge another, you do not defi...
Opinion: Consolidating a steady pace of progress. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
The cults killings in Kwara State LAST week, the media reported that 16 students were killed in different areas of Ilorin, as result of clashes between members of different secret cult groups, in tertiary ins...
The cults killings in Kwara State LAST week, the media reported that 16 students were killed in different areas of Ilorin, as result of clashes between members of different secret cult groups, in tertiary ins...
Forum restates commitment to tackling crime in Kwara community
The Omu-Aran Youth Forum, Omu=Aran, in Kwara, has reiterated its commitment to stemming the prevalence rate of armed robbery and other related crimes in the area through community policing. The President of ...
The Omu-Aran Youth Forum, Omu=Aran, in Kwara, has reiterated its commitment to stemming the prevalence rate of armed robbery and other related crimes in the area through community policing. The President of ...
Kano Pillars 1-0 Kwara United: Rabiu Ali fires Masu Gida to winning ways
The reigning league champs recovered from three straight defeats after earning a narrow home win against the Harmony Warriors at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday Kano Pillars returned to winning ways from t...
The reigning league champs recovered from three straight defeats after earning a narrow home win against the Harmony Warriors at the Sani Abacha Stadium on Wednesday Kano Pillars returned to winning ways from t...
300 dons for U-6 Confab
No fewer than 300 academics from about seven countries are expected at the third International Conference of the U-6 Consortium of African Universities being hosted by UNILORIN between September 6 and 9. The C...
No fewer than 300 academics from about seven countries are expected at the third International Conference of the U-6 Consortium of African Universities being hosted by UNILORIN between September 6 and 9. The C...
Tips for excellent teaching
The Faculty of Education,University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has held an orientation for its students going for teaching practice. Teaching practice is a requirement for the award of a Bachelor's degree in Education. AFIS ...
The Faculty of Education,University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has held an orientation for its students going for teaching practice. Teaching practice is a requirement for the award of a Bachelor's degree in Education. AFIS ...
Unity Forum's case against Saraki to go on
The Senate Unity Forum (SUF) yesterday vowed to forge ahead with its legal battle against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. Other defendants in the alleged Standing Order forgery...
The Senate Unity Forum (SUF) yesterday vowed to forge ahead with its legal battle against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu. Other defendants in the alleged Standing Order forgery...
2015 flood won't be as bad as 2012 - NEMA
The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Muhammad Sidi, has said that the anticipated 2015 flood will not be as devastating as that of 2012, if Nigerians take adequate mitigatory and preventiv...
The Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Muhammad Sidi, has said that the anticipated 2015 flood will not be as devastating as that of 2012, if Nigerians take adequate mitigatory and preventiv...
Plight of schools in Kwara
Education facilities in most of the public-funded schools in Kwara State are in precarious condition. Most schools there have not been renovated since they were established many years ago and are not adequately support...
Education facilities in most of the public-funded schools in Kwara State are in precarious condition. Most schools there have not been renovated since they were established many years ago and are not adequately support...
'Kwara Won't Impose New Taxes'- Kwara Govt
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has explained that the creation of the state Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) is to boost the internally generated revenue of the state and not a sign to impose new taxes...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has explained that the creation of the state Internal Revenue Service (KIRS) is to boost the internally generated revenue of the state and not a sign to impose new taxes...
Kwara Assembly frowns at illegal erection of fuel stations
The Kwara state House of Assembly (KWHA) has frowned against indiscriminate construction of filling stations in residential areas in Ilorin, the state capital. The Assembly added that such action poses grave d...
The Kwara state House of Assembly (KWHA) has frowned against indiscriminate construction of filling stations in residential areas in Ilorin, the state capital. The Assembly added that such action poses grave d...
Press Release: Kwara Assembly summons Owners of Illegal Petrol Stations
The Kwara State House of Assembly has ordered two owners of filling stations in Ilorin Metropolis to appear before it for operating illegally. The filling Stations are M.M. Ibrolak Interbiz at Agbo-oba and Juniwa...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has ordered two owners of filling stations in Ilorin Metropolis to appear before it for operating illegally. The filling Stations are M.M. Ibrolak Interbiz at Agbo-oba and Juniwa...
2015-09-02
Ahmed Presents Staff of Office to New Emir of Ilesha Baruba, Says No Fresh Taxes
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has reiterated that the newly established Kwara State Internal Revenue Service will not lead to imposition of new taxes but boost the Internally Generated Revenue through t...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has reiterated that the newly established Kwara State Internal Revenue Service will not lead to imposition of new taxes but boost the Internally Generated Revenue through t...
Hajj: We 'll Execute Any Pilgrim Caught With Drugs - Saudi Govt
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has written a strongly worded letter to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on the need to educate its pilgrims on why they should not be caught with hard drugs in the Holy Land...
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has written a strongly worded letter to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, on the need to educate its pilgrims on why they should not be caught with hard drugs in the Holy Land...
We Haven't Received N5b FG Bailout Loan for LGS - KWSG
The Kwara State Government says it is yet to receive the N5b Federal Government bail out loan approved by the State House of Assembly for the payment of local government workers' salary and pension arrears. The S...
The Kwara State Government says it is yet to receive the N5b Federal Government bail out loan approved by the State House of Assembly for the payment of local government workers' salary and pension arrears. The S...
Kwara APC harps on service delivery
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has charged the newly appointed special advisers to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to imbibe the culture of hard work and diligence in the discharge of their duties to enha...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has charged the newly appointed special advisers to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to imbibe the culture of hard work and diligence in the discharge of their duties to enha...
2 in prison over rape
A Magistrates' Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday remanded Adeola Samuel and Olorunyomi Emmanuel for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. It was gathered that on August 19, the victim alongside her fathe...
A Magistrates' Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday remanded Adeola Samuel and Olorunyomi Emmanuel for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl. It was gathered that on August 19, the victim alongside her fathe...
A Regulated Sugar Industry and Nigeria's Economy
One of the landmark achievements of the 7th National Assembly was the eventual amendment of the National Sugar Development Council's Act, No. 78 LFN, 2004 which was later assented to by former President Goodluck Jonath...
One of the landmark achievements of the 7th National Assembly was the eventual amendment of the National Sugar Development Council's Act, No. 78 LFN, 2004 which was later assented to by former President Goodluck Jonath...
Senate Hails Withdrawal of Forgery Suit by Saraki's Opponents
The Senate yesterday commended its members who operate under the aegis of The Unity Forum for withdrawing the suit they filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, in which they sought to remove the Senate President, D...
The Senate yesterday commended its members who operate under the aegis of The Unity Forum for withdrawing the suit they filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, in which they sought to remove the Senate President, D...
Cabinet Composition: PDP Threatens To Sue Kwara Governor
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, said lack of needed funds contributed to the delay in cabinet constitution. The Peoples Democratic Party has threatened to sue the Governor of Kwara State, Abdul...
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, said lack of needed funds contributed to the delay in cabinet constitution. The Peoples Democratic Party has threatened to sue the Governor of Kwara State, Abdul...
Rain of Ruin
The desire of the people of Ilorin in Kwara State to have rainfall came through on a recent week, but not without the troubles that came with it. The downpour left tales of woes in the mouths of residents, wh...
The desire of the people of Ilorin in Kwara State to have rainfall came through on a recent week, but not without the troubles that came with it. The downpour left tales of woes in the mouths of residents, wh...
Erratic Power Supply: IBEDC Assures Customers Of Improvement
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has assured residents of Ilorin of efforts by the company to improve on erratic power supply to the town. The Commercial Business Manager of IBEDC Office i...
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has assured residents of Ilorin of efforts by the company to improve on erratic power supply to the town. The Commercial Business Manager of IBEDC Office i...
FRSC arrests 2,261 truck drivers, plans traffic radio
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said that the corps arrested 2,261 truck and other articulated vehicle drivers between July 27 and August 14 for 3,289 traffic offences during its 'Oper...
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said that the corps arrested 2,261 truck and other articulated vehicle drivers between July 27 and August 14 for 3,289 traffic offences during its 'Oper...
Kwara Poly To Showcase Own Products
The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Alh. Mas'ud Elelu has disclosed the plan of the institution to organise an open day to showcase the products manufactured by the institution. He said this would give ...
The Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Alh. Mas'ud Elelu has disclosed the plan of the institution to organise an open day to showcase the products manufactured by the institution. He said this would give ...
Kano Pillars Seek Redemption against Kwara
Kano Pillars attacking midfielder, Azeez Shobowale, has described as redemption today's Glo Premier League Match Day 27 midweek clash against Kwara United at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Shobowale said the side ...
Kano Pillars attacking midfielder, Azeez Shobowale, has described as redemption today's Glo Premier League Match Day 27 midweek clash against Kwara United at the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano. Shobowale said the side ...
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