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2015-05-19
OPINION: Shehu Jimoh, Nostalgic Memories One Year After. By Ahmed 'Lateef
When a poor man dies, there is no comet seen, but heaven themselves weep at the passage of a great man, says Shakespeare in his immortal treatise. The fascinating lines might have been conceived and scripted centur...
When a poor man dies, there is no comet seen, but heaven themselves weep at the passage of a great man, says Shakespeare in his immortal treatise. The fascinating lines might have been conceived and scripted centur...
OPINION: X-raying the Contenders for the 8th Senate Presidency. By Taiye Odewale
Arguably going by what happened in the hallow chamber of the Senate four days ago, precisely Tuesday, this week during plenary session, contention for the position of Senate Presidency of the coming 8th Senate among inter...
Arguably going by what happened in the hallow chamber of the Senate four days ago, precisely Tuesday, this week during plenary session, contention for the position of Senate Presidency of the coming 8th Senate among inter...
NGF: Gov. Ahmed congratulates Yari, Shettima
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the resolution of the Nigeria Governors' Forum disoute and the election of a new leadership for the body as a victory for democracy. Governor Ahmed mad...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the resolution of the Nigeria Governors' Forum disoute and the election of a new leadership for the body as a victory for democracy. Governor Ahmed mad...
GOV CANDIDATE DONATES TO VICTIMS OF ILORIN CRISIS
A philanthropist and governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the recent governorship election in Kwara State, Dr Mike Omotosho, has donated relief materials to victims of the recent unrest in Ilorin, Kwara State....
A philanthropist and governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the recent governorship election in Kwara State, Dr Mike Omotosho, has donated relief materials to victims of the recent unrest in Ilorin, Kwara State....
Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima, emerges Chairman of Northern Governors Forum
The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has been elected chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum [NSGF], an umbrella body of all elected governors from the northern part of Nigeria. Mr. Shettima...
The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has been elected chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum [NSGF], an umbrella body of all elected governors from the northern part of Nigeria. Mr. Shettima...
Borno Governor, Kashim Shettima, emerges Chairman of Northern Governors Forum
The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has been elected chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum [NSGF], an umbrella body of all elected governors from the northern part of Nigeria. Mr. Shettima...
The Governor of Borno state, Kashim Shettima has been elected chairman of the Northern States Governors' Forum [NSGF], an umbrella body of all elected governors from the northern part of Nigeria. Mr. Shettima...
Lagos meets Delta in Western Conference final
It was all fireworks at the Western Conference semi-final of the 17th Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship at the indoor sports hall of the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, where Don Domingo Secondary School Warri, De...
It was all fireworks at the Western Conference semi-final of the 17th Milo Secondary School Basketball Championship at the indoor sports hall of the Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, where Don Domingo Secondary School Warri, De...
Dreams from Babalakin
Eight years after, a foremost public-private partnership project in infrastructure development in Nigeria, MMA 2, built by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, a company owned by Nigerian business mogul, Wale Babalak...
Eight years after, a foremost public-private partnership project in infrastructure development in Nigeria, MMA 2, built by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, a company owned by Nigerian business mogul, Wale Babalak...
More Schools Confirmed For Channels National Kids Cup
More schools have confirmed participation for the 2015 Channels National Kids Cup. The boys from Research Model School will represent Kaduna, while School Road Primary School in Umuahia will compete as repres...
More schools have confirmed participation for the 2015 Channels National Kids Cup. The boys from Research Model School will represent Kaduna, while School Road Primary School in Umuahia will compete as repres...
Expert Tasks Vehicles Operators on Third Party Insurance Cover
The Chief Executive Officer of Royal Chambers Insurance Brokers, Mr. Gafar Alamu has urged private and commercial vehicle operators to endeavour to insure their vehicles against third party insurance cover so as to fo...
The Chief Executive Officer of Royal Chambers Insurance Brokers, Mr. Gafar Alamu has urged private and commercial vehicle operators to endeavour to insure their vehicles against third party insurance cover so as to fo...
Senate Presidency: Let Lawmakers Decide
The anxiety generated by the suspense of where the All Progressives Congress (APC) would zone the presidency of the Senate to has been finally laid to rest with the declaration by the president-elect, General Muhammadu...
The anxiety generated by the suspense of where the All Progressives Congress (APC) would zone the presidency of the Senate to has been finally laid to rest with the declaration by the president-elect, General Muhammadu...
Press Release: Owode Market Inferno: Kwara APC Reacts.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has identified with the people who lost valuable assets to the recent fire outbreak at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. The party noted that Owode Market is a m...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has identified with the people who lost valuable assets to the recent fire outbreak at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. The party noted that Owode Market is a m...
2015-05-18
Kwara Government promises to reconstruct burnt Owode Market
The Kwara State Government has promised to re-construct the burnt Owode market, Offa, through a public-private partnership arrangement. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed disclosed this on Sunday at Offa, sh...
The Kwara State Government has promised to re-construct the burnt Owode market, Offa, through a public-private partnership arrangement. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed disclosed this on Sunday at Offa, sh...
[Job Vacancies] Landmark University Recruits Academic Staff
A series of academic job vacancies have been advertised by the Landmark University Vacancy Board. Landmark University is located at Omu Aran, Kwara State and the institution is one of Nigeria's best performing private ...
A series of academic job vacancies have been advertised by the Landmark University Vacancy Board. Landmark University is located at Omu Aran, Kwara State and the institution is one of Nigeria's best performing private ...
Kwara Police Command urges suspected thugs to surrender ammunitions
The Kwara Police Command in its bid to rid the state of crimes, has called on suspected thugs to surrender their ammunitions so as to avoid arrest and prosecution. The Police Public Relations Officer of the co...
The Kwara Police Command in its bid to rid the state of crimes, has called on suspected thugs to surrender their ammunitions so as to avoid arrest and prosecution. The Police Public Relations Officer of the co...
Opinion: Whatever Happened to Us? By Ifeanyi Uddin
... there is also the possibility that we lacked sufficient practice in the discipline of the factory. And that our current lack of organisation, indifference to the clock, and soft moral standards flow from this. My ...
... there is also the possibility that we lacked sufficient practice in the discipline of the factory. And that our current lack of organisation, indifference to the clock, and soft moral standards flow from this. My ...
NSCIA Inaugurates MCLS in Lagos, Sunday
The President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, is expected to inaugurate Muslim Community of Lagos State (MCLS) on today. Also, the La...
The President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto, is expected to inaugurate Muslim Community of Lagos State (MCLS) on today. Also, the La...
Car Wash Operator Dies In Auto Crash
A car wash operator, Ganiyu AbdulKadir has died in an auto crash along Sobi road, Ilorin, Kwara state. Abdulkadir, who was said to have been given a Golf car with registration number 582AA by a client to wash,it was g...
A car wash operator, Ganiyu AbdulKadir has died in an auto crash along Sobi road, Ilorin, Kwara state. Abdulkadir, who was said to have been given a Golf car with registration number 582AA by a client to wash,it was g...
Scores protest in Ilorin against release of hoodlums, threats
Scores of protesters marched around some streets of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday against the reported release of some hoodlums, who had allegedly unleashed mayhem on Ilorin residents a few weeks ago. ...
Scores of protesters marched around some streets of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Monday against the reported release of some hoodlums, who had allegedly unleashed mayhem on Ilorin residents a few weeks ago. ...
Ilorin people decry condition of schools in Kwara
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU, has given Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, a position paper, requesting for what it expects from the governor from May 29. Among the requests of IED...
Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union, IEDPU, has given Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, a position paper, requesting for what it expects from the governor from May 29. Among the requests of IED...
Stroke kills 12 million people annually - Pharmacist
A Pharmacist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mr. Lanre Alege, said that no fewer than 12 million people die of stroke and heart attack every year around the globe. Alege made the disclos...
A Pharmacist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mr. Lanre Alege, said that no fewer than 12 million people die of stroke and heart attack every year around the globe. Alege made the disclos...
Kwara Speaker sympathizes with Offa people over Owode market fire accident
Responding to the fire accident at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara state over the weekend, the Speaker of the Kwara State Assembly and Member-Elect of House of Representatives, Barr. Razak Atunwa has sympathized with the t...
Responding to the fire accident at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara state over the weekend, the Speaker of the Kwara State Assembly and Member-Elect of House of Representatives, Barr. Razak Atunwa has sympathized with the t...
Yejide Girls Set, as Lagos, Oyo Dominate Western Conference
Yejide Grammar School Ibadan Oyo State, which has picked the first semi final ticket in the girls category at the ongoing Western Conference playoffs in the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship taking ...
Yejide Grammar School Ibadan Oyo State, which has picked the first semi final ticket in the girls category at the ongoing Western Conference playoffs in the Nestle Milo Secondary Schools Basketball Championship taking ...
Reposition PPMC to End Fuel Crisis, PENGASSAN Tells FG
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for the repositioning of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) to end the intractable and inefficiency in the distr...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for the repositioning of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) to end the intractable and inefficiency in the distr...
Kwara traders mourn as fire razes Offa market
It was tears and gnashing of teeth, Saturday morning, at Owode market in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, as traders saw the ruins of their property worth several million of naira destroyed by an early ...
It was tears and gnashing of teeth, Saturday morning, at Owode market in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, as traders saw the ruins of their property worth several million of naira destroyed by an early ...
Kwara Group Urges Nigerians to Support Saraki's Senate Presidency Bid
A group of Kwaran State elite, comprising various professionals including Islamic scholars, has expressed support for the senate presidency ambition of the former Governor of the state, Senator Bukola Saraki, calling o...
A group of Kwaran State elite, comprising various professionals including Islamic scholars, has expressed support for the senate presidency ambition of the former Governor of the state, Senator Bukola Saraki, calling o...
KWASU canvasses support for Saraki as Senate president
Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara state has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider efforts of members of new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the election victory of the p...
Kwara state University (KWASU), Malete, Kwara state has urged the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider efforts of members of new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the election victory of the p...
Over N2bn lost as inferno razes Kwara market
There was crying and wailing in the ancient city of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Saturday following an early morning inferno which gutted Owode market, one of the largest markets in the state....
There was crying and wailing in the ancient city of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State on Saturday following an early morning inferno which gutted Owode market, one of the largest markets in the state....
Group wants Buhari to compensate Kwara people
Muhammadu Buhari Legacy Foundation (MBLF) has appealed to the President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to compensate the people of Kwara for massively voting for him. The appeal is contained in a statement issued on ...
Muhammadu Buhari Legacy Foundation (MBLF) has appealed to the President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to compensate the people of Kwara for massively voting for him. The appeal is contained in a statement issued on ...
2015-05-17
Photo News: Governor Ahmed Visits Razed Owode Market
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed inspects fire-ravaged Owode Market Offa, pledges assistance to LG and victims...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed inspects fire-ravaged Owode Market Offa, pledges assistance to LG and victims...
Senate Presidency: Omishore alleges plan to tarnish Saraki's image
The Special Assistant to Senator Bukola Saraki on Media Affairs, Mr. Bankole Omishore, raised a fresh alarm on Sunday over an alleged plan to tarnish Saraki's image by some politicians who are opposed to his emergence as ...
The Special Assistant to Senator Bukola Saraki on Media Affairs, Mr. Bankole Omishore, raised a fresh alarm on Sunday over an alleged plan to tarnish Saraki's image by some politicians who are opposed to his emergence as ...
N172bn fraud cases against ex-govs turned senators
Investigation by Saturday PUNCH has shown that over N172bn fraud cases are against some senators-elect who were formerly governors. Over 15 ex-governors won senate seats in the March 28 election with many of ...
Investigation by Saturday PUNCH has shown that over N172bn fraud cases are against some senators-elect who were formerly governors. Over 15 ex-governors won senate seats in the March 28 election with many of ...
Senate Presidency: Buhari Changes The Game
Jonathan Nda-Isaiah writes on how the recent disclosure by the president-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that he will work with anyone voted by lawmakers as presiding officers, affects the candidates in their race to the...
Jonathan Nda-Isaiah writes on how the recent disclosure by the president-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, that he will work with anyone voted by lawmakers as presiding officers, affects the candidates in their race to the...
Salary Crisis: Nation's Price For Ignored Warnings
Senate Sad Over States' Deaf Ears THE deepening bankruptcy of states, occasioned by sharp decline in revenue, which has manifested in failure to pay salaries, is an enemy that had always knocked at the door b...
Senate Sad Over States' Deaf Ears THE deepening bankruptcy of states, occasioned by sharp decline in revenue, which has manifested in failure to pay salaries, is an enemy that had always knocked at the door b...
2015-05-16
Deadly persistence of cattle-rustling
In cattle rustling, the gap between minor violence and full-scale war is very narrow as herdsmen face mounting insecurity. Who are the rustlers, and how have they become so powerful that security forces can't tackle th...
In cattle rustling, the gap between minor violence and full-scale war is very narrow as herdsmen face mounting insecurity. Who are the rustlers, and how have they become so powerful that security forces can't tackle th...
Ogundokun rallies support for Saraki
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Chief Abiola Ogundokun, has rallied support for the aspiration of the former Kwara ...
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct National Party of Nigeria (NPN), Chief Abiola Ogundokun, has rallied support for the aspiration of the former Kwara ...
Stem Cells Can Repair Damaged Spinal Cord, Says Scholar
THERE seems to be a ray of hope for persons suffering from terminal diseases through recent major breakthroughs in stem cell technology. Persons diagnosed with diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cardiac failure a...
THERE seems to be a ray of hope for persons suffering from terminal diseases through recent major breakthroughs in stem cell technology. Persons diagnosed with diabetes, Parkinson's disease, cardiac failure a...
Group urges Kwara govt to return mission schools
The Diocese of Offa, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion) has called on the Kwara State Government to allow the owners of mission schools to fully take over the running of such institutions. The church mad...
The Diocese of Offa, Church of Nigeria, (Anglican Communion) has called on the Kwara State Government to allow the owners of mission schools to fully take over the running of such institutions. The church mad...
Kwara lost N2.5bn investment to litigation - Gov
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state missed a N2.5bn investment because of litigation from community members. He said a private investor from Lagos had wanted to invest in an ...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state missed a N2.5bn investment because of litigation from community members. He said a private investor from Lagos had wanted to invest in an ...
Senate Presidency: Kwara group supports Saraki
Kwara North Grassroot Solidarity Forum has enlisted its support for the Senate president ambition of Senator Bukola Saraki describing him as one of the pillars that sustained the present democracy in Nigeria. ...
Kwara North Grassroot Solidarity Forum has enlisted its support for the Senate president ambition of Senator Bukola Saraki describing him as one of the pillars that sustained the present democracy in Nigeria. ...
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