2015-08-12

Opinion: Buhari, complete Lagos/Ibadan- Ilorin Expressway. By Tajudeen Alalade
When former President Goodluck Jonathan announced the award of contract for the rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, I was so happy that motorists who ply the road would soon heave a sigh of relief. ...

Education, Energy, and Engagement - Celebrating Youth
When I was First Lady of Kwara State (in north-central Nigeria) from 2003 to 2011, I was invited every January to a hospital to meet the first baby of the year. This was one of my favorite parts of being First Lady bec...

Corps member donates toilet to community in Kwara
A member of the NYSC and also a MDGs Development Knowledge Facilitator, Orji John Uche (KW/14B/2210) has donated a toilet and reconstructed and equipped a Health clinic, NYSC Corps Members Lodge, a Zebra-crossing Lane(...

House Queries N610m Appropriation for Dormant Commission
The House of Representatives on Tuesday raised questions about the over N610 million budgetary appropriation to Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) in the last five years, even though the body ...

2015-08-11

Press Release: Rebuilding the Northeast Is a Global Responsibility, Says Saraki
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, again on Tuesday took his quest for the urgent rehabilitation and reconstruction of the North-East Zone now devastated by the Boko Haram insurgents to the international com...

Kwara Central: PDP closes case against Saraki
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Kwara Central senatorial election, Alhaji Abdulrahaman Abdulrasaq, has closed his case in a petition filed against Senator Bukola Saraki of All Progressive Congress (APC...

IGR: KWSG Directs Tertiary Institutions to Open Single Treasury Accounts in Pilot Scheme
The Kwara State Government has directed all nine state-owned tertiary institutions in the state to open single treasury accounts for fees and other payments in a pilot exercise that will eventually extend to all revenu...

Saraki has no hand in Kwara govt affairs -APC
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday denied rumours making the round that the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki was interfering in the affairs of the state government. T...

Unilorin campus to get CCTV surveillance coverage
In its bid to strengthen the security of the lives and property of its staff and students, the authorities of the University of Ilorin will soon install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras all over the campus....

Ambali Condoles with NASU over ex-Union leader's death
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali (OON), has commiserated with the Unilorin Branch of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) over the deat...

I served in the best University, says ex-Unilorin Chancellor
The Dein of Agbor, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Benjamin Ikenchuku, Keagborekuzi I, has described the University of Ilorin as the best University any Chancellor would serve. The Dein, who is the immediate past Chan...

PTAD Eliminates 3,000 Ghost Pensioners
The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has revealed that its recent verification exercise for retired police pensioners led to the elimination of 3,000 ghost pensioners from its system. This, it rev...

Kwara poly suspends 3 students
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has approved the suspension of three students for their alleged involvement in cult activities. The suspended students are: Adeyemi Ayodele Iretiola, ND/13/PA/FT/1545, Ali...

Firm promises great harvest for Kwara farmers, to migrate from peasant to commercial methods
FARMERS in Kwara State will soon begin to reap of the gains of the commercial farm at Shonga Edu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. General Manager of the Shonga Farms, now a Holding Company Limited by shares, A...

Kwara Govt orders traders off road setbacks, walkways in Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has directed traders selling goods and wares on road setbacks and walkways across Ilorin metropolis to vacate such locations with a view to protecting the city's aesthetics . The Pe...

Toyin Saraki Not Superior to Other Citizens - Nwosu
Public Affairs Commentator, Dr Felix Nwosu, speaks on the recent invitation of the Wife of Senate President, Bukola Saraki, by the EFCC for questioning on alleged corrupt practices. He spoke to EJIKEME OMENAZU ...

Between Federal Lawmakers and Senate President's Wife
All efforts to fight the hydra-headed monster called corruption by successive administrations in the country have never yielded any fruitful result. That was why the promise made by President Muhammadu Buhari to fight ...

NMA to honour Saraki at NEC meeting in Ilorin
The Nigerian Medical Association will honor the Senate President,Dr Bukola Saraki as part of activities marking its six-day National Executive Council Meeting in Ilorin, Kwara state . The association's NEC meet...

First Bank supports UNILORIN Marathon with N1.5m
First Bank on Monday donated N1.5 million to the management of the University of Ilorin in support of the university toward a successful hosting of UNILORIN Marathon. The event is scheduled to hold sometime in...

2015-08-10

Caring for flood disaster victims in Kwara rural communities
Environmentalists opine that although flooding is seasonal, it is induced more by the activities of people and lack of adequate environmental policy by the government. According to them, flooding, one of the c...

Will Gbemi Saraki Take Another Shot At Matrimony?
Senator Gbemisola Saraki, daughter of the late strongman of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki, and younger sister of the new Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, is beauty personified. She is one of the few women whos...

My UK passport was forged - Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that a copy of his United Kingdom passport that was recently posted online was forged. Saraki, who said he had contacted his lawyer in the UK to write relevant...

UK passport: Saraki sues online media
Senate President Bukola Saraki has sued Reporters to court for allegedly posting a fake UK passport of his on their website. Saraki in a statement by his special assistant on new media, Bamikole Omishore sai...

2015-08-09

Don Calls for Value Reorientation
A Don, Dr. Abdulwahab Olanrewaju Issa has called for the reorientation of our value system in Nigeria to move the nation forward . Dr. Issa who is the acting Head of Department, Library and Information Science, F...

Kwara Utd bolster squad with Martins
Kwara United have added to their striking personnel with the signing of youngster, Ossy Eugene Martins, supersport.com can report. Martins joins the Harmony Boys on a half-season loan deal from neighbours, Abub...

Saraki, Ahmed Honored by RATTAWU
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed were among those honoured by the Radio, Television, Theatre, and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) North Central Zone at the ...

Oyo Lawmaker slams FG over non completion of Ibadan-Ilorin dual carriage way
The non completion of the Oyo-Ogbomosho portion of the Ibadan- Ilorin dual Carriage Way has drawn the ire of a member of the House of Representatives, representing Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West federal constituency of Oy...

OPINION: Let Bukola Saraki Sue Sahara Reporters. By Ibrahim Opeyemi Bada
When Sahara Reporters was criticizing President Jonathan and his Party (PDP) my people were jubilating and seeing Sahara Reporters as the best among the rest of the media. I wonder why the same medium is now regarded as t...

OPINION - In Defence of the Truth: Sahara Reporters Suspicious Motive For Attacking Bukola Saraki. By Bamikole Omishore
On Thursday, August 6th, 2015, SaharaReporters published a totally fabricated report entitled: "Nigeria's Senate President Saraki Lied In His Official Election Forms" on its website. In that dubious and utterly false re...

Saraki's Son, Seni, is New Chairman of ABS FC
Seni Saraki, the son of the Senate President, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been announced as the new Chairman of the Ilorin based Nigeria National League side, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Football Club (ABS FC). A st...