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2015-09-01
Disquiet in KWASU over establishment of ASUU chapter
After about six years of peace and harmony at the Kwara State University, Malete, there has been some discontent of late. Sources said the university, established by the Bukola Saraki government in 2009, was ...
After about six years of peace and harmony at the Kwara State University, Malete, there has been some discontent of late. Sources said the university, established by the Bukola Saraki government in 2009, was ...
NPL: 'Why Kwara lost at Taraba'
Glo Premier League side Kwara United has attributed its 3-0 loss to Nasarawa United in their Week 26 game of the season to bad officiating by the center referee, Folorunsho Ajayi A statement from the club ...
Glo Premier League side Kwara United has attributed its 3-0 loss to Nasarawa United in their Week 26 game of the season to bad officiating by the center referee, Folorunsho Ajayi A statement from the club ...
Our grouse with agric scheme, by Kwara farmers
Smallholder farmers in Kwara State have made their position clear on the impact of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS), saying it has been of little help. The farmers including women met in Ilorin, t...
Smallholder farmers in Kwara State have made their position clear on the impact of the Growth Enhancement Support Scheme (GESS), saying it has been of little help. The farmers including women met in Ilorin, t...
Opinion: Buhari, three months after. By Pius Oyeniran Abioje
SIR: When a highly respected person suggested to me to join the Buhari Support Group, I declined to avoid handcuffs. The Yoruba say once a person eats dodo(fried plantain), he or she can no longer s'ododo (tell the tru...
SIR: When a highly respected person suggested to me to join the Buhari Support Group, I declined to avoid handcuffs. The Yoruba say once a person eats dodo(fried plantain), he or she can no longer s'ododo (tell the tru...
'Saraki plunged APC into crisis'
The National President of Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural organisation in Kwara State, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, has said that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, deliberately plunged the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The National President of Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural organisation in Kwara State, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, has said that the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, deliberately plunged the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
How to Win Anti-Corruption War - Kwara Speaker
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has hailed President Muhammad Buhari's war against corruption. However, he advised that due process must be followed. Ahmad also commended the pres...
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, has hailed President Muhammad Buhari's war against corruption. However, he advised that due process must be followed. Ahmad also commended the pres...
Opinion: Will Bukola Saraki ever be Nigeria's President? By Niyi Akinnaso
His followers back home in Ilorin say it openly, that for Bukola Saraki, Senate presidency is merely a stepping-stone; the ultimate goal remains Aso Villa! - Is'haq Modibbo Kawu, Vanguard, July 9, 2015 ...
His followers back home in Ilorin say it openly, that for Bukola Saraki, Senate presidency is merely a stepping-stone; the ultimate goal remains Aso Villa! - Is'haq Modibbo Kawu, Vanguard, July 9, 2015 ...
Forgery: Saraki, Ekweremadu, others shun court
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, as well as other Senate officials on Monday shunned a scheduled hearing in a suit seeking their removal from office. The removal of Saraki and ...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, as well as other Senate officials on Monday shunned a scheduled hearing in a suit seeking their removal from office. The removal of Saraki and ...
Nigeria loses N250bn yearly to medical tourism
The Nigerian Medical Association has said that Nigeria has been losing about N250bn annually to foreign medical tourism. The NMA President, Dr. Kayode Obembe, who read the association's communique at the end ...
The Nigerian Medical Association has said that Nigeria has been losing about N250bn annually to foreign medical tourism. The NMA President, Dr. Kayode Obembe, who read the association's communique at the end ...
NMA Seeks Support to Eradicate Measles in Nigeria
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the support of government at all levels and other Nigerians in eradicating measles in the country as was done in the case of Ebola and polio. Reading a co...
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for the support of government at all levels and other Nigerians in eradicating measles in the country as was done in the case of Ebola and polio. Reading a co...
Harmony Holdings Pays N75 Million Dividend to Kwara Govt
The Group Managing Director of Harmony Holdings Limited, Mr. Tope Daramola had stated that the company since inception till date have paid N75 million inform of direct dividends as profit to the Kwara state government ...
The Group Managing Director of Harmony Holdings Limited, Mr. Tope Daramola had stated that the company since inception till date have paid N75 million inform of direct dividends as profit to the Kwara state government ...
Kwara: Citizens can't recognize deputy governor
Elder Peter Kisira (J.P), who is the deputy governor of Kwara state, was born in Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten Local government area on October 8, 1950. Elder Kisira started his elementary education at the Baptist...
Elder Peter Kisira (J.P), who is the deputy governor of Kwara state, was born in Ilesha-Baruba in Baruten Local government area on October 8, 1950. Elder Kisira started his elementary education at the Baptist...
Three Held Over Possession of Human Parts
Three suspects, Kamaldeen Bolaji, Musa Mohammed and Sumonu Garage were yesterday remanded in prison by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, over possession of human parts. It was gathered that the cas...
Three suspects, Kamaldeen Bolaji, Musa Mohammed and Sumonu Garage were yesterday remanded in prison by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, over possession of human parts. It was gathered that the cas...
Ogbomosho road mishap leaves seven persons dead
An auto crash along Ibadan Ogbomosho road in Oyo State on Sunday has left about seven persons dead, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. An eyewitness while commenting on the trgedy said the c...
An auto crash along Ibadan Ogbomosho road in Oyo State on Sunday has left about seven persons dead, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. An eyewitness while commenting on the trgedy said the c...
Saraki's Wife Advocates Inclusion of Women in Decision-Making
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has advocated involvement of Nigerian women in decision making process of the country. She, however, stressed the need for women to improve their capacity and r...
Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Toyin Saraki, has advocated involvement of Nigerian women in decision making process of the country. She, however, stressed the need for women to improve their capacity and r...
OPINION: EFCC'S ALLEGED DIVERSION OF TRILLIONS: Lamorde and the schism in the Senate. By Henry Umoru
With Senate on annual recess, and to resume on September 29, one would have thought that the recent standoff in the chambre would be put behind the senators in the interest of peace and th...
With Senate on annual recess, and to resume on September 29, one would have thought that the recent standoff in the chambre would be put behind the senators in the interest of peace and th...
2015-08-31
Kwara House Intervenes in Tax Controversy
Following controversy generated by the new tax policy in Kwara State, the House of Assembly, on Thursday urged people of the state to forward their complaints to the legislature. Speaker of the House, Dr. Ali...
Following controversy generated by the new tax policy in Kwara State, the House of Assembly, on Thursday urged people of the state to forward their complaints to the legislature. Speaker of the House, Dr. Ali...
Clash of Cultists
Everything stopped breathing in Ilorin metropolis, literally. The peace of a once quiet city was disturbed on a recent week as two rival cults battled for supremacy. The cultists were alleged to be students of Kwara St...
Everything stopped breathing in Ilorin metropolis, literally. The peace of a once quiet city was disturbed on a recent week as two rival cults battled for supremacy. The cultists were alleged to be students of Kwara St...
Shonga Farms Holdings: Matters arising
farm settlement shonga By Abdulwahaab Oba "Ise agbe ni 'se Ile wa, eni kosise ama jale; iwe kiko laisi Oko, ati ada, koipe oo, koipe oo". Literally, this means that agriculture is the most sustainable and...
farm settlement shonga By Abdulwahaab Oba "Ise agbe ni 'se Ile wa, eni kosise ama jale; iwe kiko laisi Oko, ati ada, koipe oo, koipe oo". Literally, this means that agriculture is the most sustainable and...
Court remands man for snatching motorcycle
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has remanded a 24-year-old man, Wasiu Olawoyin of Eyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, for allegedly snatching a motorcycle at gunpoint. The accu...
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has remanded a 24-year-old man, Wasiu Olawoyin of Eyenkorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, for allegedly snatching a motorcycle at gunpoint. The accu...
Four charged with possession of criminal charms
Four persons, who were allegedly found in possession of suspected charms, have been charged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused, Lawal Sodiq, 25 of Ajagunle Road, Asa-Dam Area; Yusuf Abdullateef, ...
Four persons, who were allegedly found in possession of suspected charms, have been charged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused, Lawal Sodiq, 25 of Ajagunle Road, Asa-Dam Area; Yusuf Abdullateef, ...
'Senate committed to positive transformation of health sector'- Saraki
The Senate President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has restated the commitment of the 8th national assembly to continue to champion legislations that would pave way for the anticipated positive transformation of the ...
The Senate President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has restated the commitment of the 8th national assembly to continue to champion legislations that would pave way for the anticipated positive transformation of the ...
Kwara to witness massive infrastructural development - Akorede
Kwara State is to witness massive infrastructural development with the revenue drive of the state government under the leadership of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed. Under the new dispensation, the state government is to constru...
Kwara State is to witness massive infrastructural development with the revenue drive of the state government under the leadership of Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed. Under the new dispensation, the state government is to constru...
Help Buhari fight corruption, governor tells women
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called on women in the country to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Ahmed made the call on Sunday at the opening ceremon...
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called on women in the country to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. Ahmed made the call on Sunday at the opening ceremon...
NSCDC boss warns against funding of illegal security outfits
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has kicked against funding and engagement of unofficial security outfits for monitoring of oil pipelines in the country. Speaking with journalists in Ilori...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has kicked against funding and engagement of unofficial security outfits for monitoring of oil pipelines in the country. Speaking with journalists in Ilori...
Saraki for UN conference
Senate President Bukola Saraki will today lead the Nigerian delegation to participate in the fourth United Nations Conference of Parliamentary Heads holding at the organisation's headquarters in New York, United States...
Senate President Bukola Saraki will today lead the Nigerian delegation to participate in the fourth United Nations Conference of Parliamentary Heads holding at the organisation's headquarters in New York, United States...
N338b loans for Kwara, Ekiti, Oyo, Ondo, Osun, others
CBN-backed cash ready for 27 states to pay workers Cash-strapped workers who are being owed salaries are set to smile again, with the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) - backed bailout loans for...
CBN-backed cash ready for 27 states to pay workers Cash-strapped workers who are being owed salaries are set to smile again, with the disbursement of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) - backed bailout loans for...
100 people living with HIV/AIDS get support in Kwara
The Belawu Ajoke Child and Women Care Foundation, an NGO, has empowered 100 people living with HIV/AIDs in Kwara State. The group in collaboration with the Kwara State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (KWAS...
The Belawu Ajoke Child and Women Care Foundation, an NGO, has empowered 100 people living with HIV/AIDs in Kwara State. The group in collaboration with the Kwara State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (KWAS...
We Lost To Referee, Kwara United Coach Cries Out
After seeing his side reduced to nine men in their game against Kwara United in a NPFL week 26 clash at the Lafia Township Stadium, Nasarawa State yesterday, Coach Tunde Abdulrahaman of Kwara United, blamed the referee...
After seeing his side reduced to nine men in their game against Kwara United in a NPFL week 26 clash at the Lafia Township Stadium, Nasarawa State yesterday, Coach Tunde Abdulrahaman of Kwara United, blamed the referee...
2015-08-30
Omu-Aran: Dead Body of 65-year-old man recovered from well
A lifeless body of a 65-year-old man, Dele Ogundeyi, was on Saturday recovered from a well on the Aperan Way in Omu-Aran, Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Ogundeyi was a retired Secretary of Offa Loc...
A lifeless body of a 65-year-old man, Dele Ogundeyi, was on Saturday recovered from a well on the Aperan Way in Omu-Aran, Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Mr. Ogundeyi was a retired Secretary of Offa Loc...
OPINION: Saraki's long, lonely walk. By Adekunle Ade-Adeleye
Senate President Bukola Saraki is full of guile, courage and ambition, and he has brought all three attributes to his quest for relevance in the polity and dominance in the National Assembly. More accurately, however, he ...
Senate President Bukola Saraki is full of guile, courage and ambition, and he has brought all three attributes to his quest for relevance in the polity and dominance in the National Assembly. More accurately, however, he ...
Ahmed tasks women on Development
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advocated the return to traditional values of integrity, fairness, diligence, good neighbourliness and honesty espoused in Islam and Christianity to address challenges ...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advocated the return to traditional values of integrity, fairness, diligence, good neighbourliness and honesty espoused in Islam and Christianity to address challenges ...
OPINION: Saraki's Peace Moves. By Zaiyanu Kabir Usman
If the report by the Punch newspaper of Sunday, August 23, 2015 that the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, had been reaching out to mend any broken fences with President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Governor ...
If the report by the Punch newspaper of Sunday, August 23, 2015 that the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, had been reaching out to mend any broken fences with President Muhammadu Buhari and the former Governor ...
2015-08-29
Sultan supports ongoing anti-graft war, tasks women on girl-child education
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar the third, has advocated the eradication of corruption and improved focus on girl-child education to ensure national development. Alhaji Abubakar stated this at the Formal ...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Saad Abubakar the third, has advocated the eradication of corruption and improved focus on girl-child education to ensure national development. Alhaji Abubakar stated this at the Formal ...
IEDPU disburses N1m bursary award
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) Ilorin Central Zone has disbursed the sum of N1 million to 120 students as bursary award scheme as part of its educational support programme. The beneficiaries ...
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) Ilorin Central Zone has disbursed the sum of N1 million to 120 students as bursary award scheme as part of its educational support programme. The beneficiaries ...
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