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2015-01-06
Unilorin deputy VC says Nigeria ripe for e-voting
The time is now ripe for Nigeria to adopt electronic voting for the conduct of general elections, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Yisa Fakunle, has said. He said the electronic votin...
FG, states urged to tackle unemployment
Founder of Al-Hikmah University Chief Raimi Oladimeji yesterday urged federal and state governments to step up efforts at addressing the unemployment challenge. He lamented that many graduates roam the street...
Ajibola, not a weak candidate - Oyedepo
The Kwara State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo has disclosed that the emergence of Senator Simeon Ajibola as the governorship candidate of the party in the state was God's design to f...

2015-01-05
PDP set to take over Kwara - Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is ready to take over governance of Kwara this year, its Chairman, Iyiola Oyedepo, has said. Mr. Oyedepo made the declaration at Isanlu-Isin, Isin Local Government Area of K...
KWHA seat by-election: INEC to decide next week
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would, next week, make official pronouncement whether or not to go ahead with the conduct of a by-election into the vacant seat of Kaiama/Kemanji/Wajibe Constituency in...
Fear of electoral violence dogs Kwara
The February general elections have precipitated tense atmosphere in Kwara State as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) go for the jugular ahead of the polls. In Kwara S...
Fun at annual Shao festival
Recently, the rustic town of Shao in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State came alive, when indigenes and residents rolled out the drums to mark the 4th Shao Awon-Ga Day. It was a lively event and it w...
Church renovates Agbonda community's science laboratory
Education is power. The more knowledge one has, the more power they gain. Also, the greater education a community has, the greater the community becomes. It was on this basis that the Redeemed Christian Churc...
Trader arraigned for causing death
A 46-year-old trader, Adewuyi David Bisi of Haffner Tinubu Square, Lagos State, who allegedly knocked down two persons on Christmas day, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Chief Magistrate Court. Adewuyi was...
2015 not a contest of religion - Kwara gov
Against position in certain quarters, Governor Abdulfatah-Ahmed of Kwara State has said 2015 election is a contest between competence and incompetence and not a contest of religion. Speaking at a Maolud Nabiy...
Kwara health workers continue strike
The strike embarked upon by workers in the employ of Kwara State government in solidarity with their federal counterparts, continues today. Daily Trust learnt that the health workers embarked on indefinite strike begi...
Kwara United sacks Coach Unuanel
The Head Coach of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, Samson David Unuanel has been sacked by the club. Also sacked are the other technical crew members of the team, who include coaches Ali Zubair (Chief Co...

2015-01-04
Okupe makes Jonathan look incompetent - Lai Muhammed
*Says PDP is jittery over Buhari's emergence The spokesman for the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in this interview, says those who have been speaking on behalf of President ...
Kwara 2015: The move to break the Sarakis hold
One can hardly discuss Kwara politics today without making reference to the Sarakis, particularly the late elder statesman and second republic Senate leader, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, who died two years ago. ...
'Africa lagging behind in Islamic banking'
Experts in the field of Islamic banking are to converge on Ilorin, Kwara State from January 6th to 10th for a workshop to brainstorm on the development of Islamic Banking in Africa. The workshop is being orga...
2015 governorship: Big battle in Kwara
With the 2015 governorship election just about 40 days away, Remi Adelowo in this report takes a look at the chances of the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and f...
Religious factors likely to sway Kwara guber poll
February 14, 2015 should be a lover's day worldwide, but not so in Nigeria. Rather, it is the day when the much-talked about general elections will begin. And apprehensions are high as the minutes tick away each day....
Passenger Dies, Others Injured In Kwara Auto-Accident
One person died while several others sustained injuries in a lone accident that occurred on Saturday at Eleyin Village on the Ilorin-Omu-Aran Highway in Kwara. The accident involved a truck with registration ...
Photo News: Yinka Aluko Celebrates New Year With Arandun Community
The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Mallam Yinka Ahmed Aluko Celebrates New Year? with Arandun Community, Irepodun Local Government area. ...
Arandun community drums support for Ajibola/Aluko
It was a thing of joy for the entire people of Arandun in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State when the Deputy Governorship candidate of the People Democratic Party, PDP, Mallam Yinka Ahmed Aluko, joined th...

2015-01-03
Unilorin Has Been chosen by CADFP to Host African diaspora Scholar
The University of Ilorin has been chosen by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship programme to host an African Diaspora scholar, Prof. I.S.Y. Ajiferuke, of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University o...
Imbibe virtues of humility, piety of Prophet Muhammed - Kwara Speaker
Muslims in Nigeria have been urged to imbibe the virtues of piety, humility and modesty of Prophet Mohammed to restore peace, stability and accelerated development of the nation. Speaker of the Kwara State Ho...
UITH Appoints Yusuf As Director
The Board of Management of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has announced the appointment of Mr. Ganiyu Olanrewaju Yusuf, as the new Director of Administration (DA) of the hospital. Yusuf, until ...
Kwara PDP To Reconcile Aggrieved Members, Says State Chairman
The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has debunked claims of rumoured "presidential aid" in the forthcoming governorship election in the state. Oyedepo, while sp...
Samson Unuanel wants to remain as Kwara United handler
The out of contract head coach of the Afonja Warriors has expressed his desire to continue as the Technical Adviser of the club he led to the Nigeria Premier League. Samson Unuanel has indicated interest to c...

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