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2012-12-03
Farmer Remanded for Killing Wife
A 65-year-old farmer, Musa Yusuf of Koshogi village, via Shonga, kwara State, who allegedly killed his wife, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin. The accused was said to have on November 1...
A 65-year-old farmer, Musa Yusuf of Koshogi village, via Shonga, kwara State, who allegedly killed his wife, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin. The accused was said to have on November 1...
Infant Sisters Perish in House Fire
Saturday was a black day for the Olanrewaju family of Gbabiabidun area of Opo-Malu Road in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State as its two infant daughters perished in a fire disaster that gutted their hom...
Saturday was a black day for the Olanrewaju family of Gbabiabidun area of Opo-Malu Road in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State as its two infant daughters perished in a fire disaster that gutted their hom...
HIV/AIDS: NAKSS Declare War Against the Killer Disease
National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), National Headquarter becomes a uniting point for the students as they organized a symposium on HIV AIDS, held on the 1st December, 2012. It was an appreciable arena...
National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), National Headquarter becomes a uniting point for the students as they organized a symposium on HIV AIDS, held on the 1st December, 2012. It was an appreciable arena...
A Transformational Entrepreneur
His story is akin to that of a lame rising into fame. Sojourning to Lagos from Iludun Oro, Kwara State at the age of 13, armed with nothing but a mix of educational disability and strong commitment to excel...
His story is akin to that of a lame rising into fame. Sojourning to Lagos from Iludun Oro, Kwara State at the age of 13, armed with nothing but a mix of educational disability and strong commitment to excel...
Saraki: How Senate Mourned its Own
Though the man was said to have been terminally ill for some time and the rumour of his death, earlier in the year, spread like a wild fire, his eventually passage in the early hours of 14 November, caught unaware, not...
Though the man was said to have been terminally ill for some time and the rumour of his death, earlier in the year, spread like a wild fire, his eventually passage in the early hours of 14 November, caught unaware, not...
Customs Generates N381m in Niger, Kwara, Kogi
The Niger/Kwara/ Kogi Customs Area Command said it generated N381 million between January and October, 2012. The amount, representing 106 percent, exceeded the target of N360 million given to the command this y...
The Niger/Kwara/ Kogi Customs Area Command said it generated N381 million between January and October, 2012. The amount, representing 106 percent, exceeded the target of N360 million given to the command this y...
Flood: Kwara Govt Votes N200m for Rehabilitation of Infrastructure
Millions of naira has been set aside for the rehabilitation of infrastructure by the Kwara state government out of the N300 million Federal Government relief package for the recent flooding in the state. Speaki...
Millions of naira has been set aside for the rehabilitation of infrastructure by the Kwara state government out of the N300 million Federal Government relief package for the recent flooding in the state. Speaki...
Emir Orders Closure of Markets, Set for Commissioning of Ilorin Mosque
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, has ordered the closure of all markets around the Ilorin Central Mosque between December 13 and 14, 2012 as part of preparation for the opening of the renovated multi-billion naira ...
Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, has ordered the closure of all markets around the Ilorin Central Mosque between December 13 and 14, 2012 as part of preparation for the opening of the renovated multi-billion naira ...
NGO Embarks on Free Medicare in Kwara
A medical aid organization is embarking on free dental services in Kwara State. The group; ERAMSE African Dental Aid Foundation has been carrying out their operations from premises of the Rhema Chapel International, Ta...
A medical aid organization is embarking on free dental services in Kwara State. The group; ERAMSE African Dental Aid Foundation has been carrying out their operations from premises of the Rhema Chapel International, Ta...
Sambo to Commission Ilorin Mosque December 14
Vice President Namadi Sambo will visit Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, December 14, to commission the multi-billion naira Ilorin Juma'at central mosque. Former president Shehu Shagari will chair the ...
Vice President Namadi Sambo will visit Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, December 14, to commission the multi-billion naira Ilorin Juma'at central mosque. Former president Shehu Shagari will chair the ...
2012-12-02
Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki: A tribute
By Ebenezer Babatope DR Abubakar Olusola Saraki is dead. His remains have since been buried in his family house in Ilorin, Kwara State. He was a great man. It is a great pity that Nigerians are yet to imbibe the ...
By Ebenezer Babatope DR Abubakar Olusola Saraki is dead. His remains have since been buried in his family house in Ilorin, Kwara State. He was a great man. It is a great pity that Nigerians are yet to imbibe the ...
Eko 2012: Team Gombe, again, unleashes violence in game against Kwara
Hell was let loose on Sunday at the Yaba Polytechnic Football pitch, one of the venues of the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival holding in Lagos, as supporters of Team Gombe descended on Team Kwara football team, beat...
Hell was let loose on Sunday at the Yaba Polytechnic Football pitch, one of the venues of the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival holding in Lagos, as supporters of Team Gombe descended on Team Kwara football team, beat...
Unuanel promises mean Kwara United
Kwara United technical adviser, Samson Unuanel has revealed to supersport.com that his men would challenge for the Premier League title this coming NPL season. Unuanel was appointed the technical adviser of the Ilor...
Kwara United technical adviser, Samson Unuanel has revealed to supersport.com that his men would challenge for the Premier League title this coming NPL season. Unuanel was appointed the technical adviser of the Ilor...
Resign or be sacked, ACN tells Offa defectors. Says Kwara PDP lied over council pay
Kwara ACN on Sunday asked the three supervisory councillors in Offa who defected to PDP to honourably resign their appointment or be sacked. The three men, who are loyalists of Lola Ashiru, were appointed by the ACN...
Kwara ACN on Sunday asked the three supervisory councillors in Offa who defected to PDP to honourably resign their appointment or be sacked. The three men, who are loyalists of Lola Ashiru, were appointed by the ACN...
15 Million Nigerians Suffer from Asthma - Expert
Prof. Greg Erhosa, the National President of Nigerian Thoracic Society, says no fewer than 15 million Nigerians are suffering from asthma, tuberculosis and other chest-related diseases. Erhosa announced this wh...
Prof. Greg Erhosa, the National President of Nigerian Thoracic Society, says no fewer than 15 million Nigerians are suffering from asthma, tuberculosis and other chest-related diseases. Erhosa announced this wh...
Private Sector Has Commoditised Education in Nigeira - Oloyede
At the recently concluded 2012 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar, Senior Correspondent, Goddie Ofose, cornered the immediate past Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin who is for...
At the recently concluded 2012 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha, Qatar, Senior Correspondent, Goddie Ofose, cornered the immediate past Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin who is for...
How Kwara Plans to Utilise The N300m Flood Intervention Fund
The recent devastating flood which affected some parts of Kwara state seems to be a blessing in disguise for the affected communities going by the way the state government intends to deploy the N300m intervention fund ...
The recent devastating flood which affected some parts of Kwara state seems to be a blessing in disguise for the affected communities going by the way the state government intends to deploy the N300m intervention fund ...
2012-12-01
Ahmed presents Children Sight Protection Bill ...Seeks Confirmation of Bamigbola as CJ
Determined to provide free and compulsory childhood sight screening for children of under-five, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has presented Childhood Sight Protection Bill before the State House of Assembly....
Determined to provide free and compulsory childhood sight screening for children of under-five, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has presented Childhood Sight Protection Bill before the State House of Assembly....
Confusion as Contractor Seizes Offa LG Properties
Pandemonium broke out at Offa Local Government Secretariat on Wednesday when the High Court in Offa issued a warrant for the sale of goods and chattels of Offa Local Government Council, over the failure of the council ...
Pandemonium broke out at Offa Local Government Secretariat on Wednesday when the High Court in Offa issued a warrant for the sale of goods and chattels of Offa Local Government Council, over the failure of the council ...
KWSG Tasks Waste Collectors
Kwara State Government on Thursday, warned commercial waste contractors to sit up and dress their operational strategies towards ensuring effective waste management and a clean environment in the Ilorin metropolis....
Kwara State Government on Thursday, warned commercial waste contractors to sit up and dress their operational strategies towards ensuring effective waste management and a clean environment in the Ilorin metropolis....
2012-11-30
Nigeria: Abubakar Lah Clocks 100 Years
The man Alhaji Abubakar Lah, also known as Abubakar Ilorin, is 100 years today. Lah was born on November 30, 1912. This is not a biographical account of Lah, the Shettima of Ilorin. I have no time and space t...
The man Alhaji Abubakar Lah, also known as Abubakar Ilorin, is 100 years today. Lah was born on November 30, 1912. This is not a biographical account of Lah, the Shettima of Ilorin. I have no time and space t...
Sumit At MINILS: No Worker Will Be Sacked, Says FG
The Federal Government on Thursday allayed the fears of Nigerian workers over the recommendation by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi, that the government should trim its workforce...
The Federal Government on Thursday allayed the fears of Nigerian workers over the recommendation by the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Lamido Sanusi, that the government should trim its workforce...
We'll Make Peace Between Bukola and Gbemi - Tunji Saraki
The stream of people flowing into Illorin following the death of Kwara's one time political leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki is now ebbing giving family members the opportunity to grieve and come to grips over t...
The stream of people flowing into Illorin following the death of Kwara's one time political leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki is now ebbing giving family members the opportunity to grieve and come to grips over t...
Unuanel Promises Mean Kwara United
Kwara United technical adviser, Samson Unuanel has revealed to supersport.com that his men would challenge for the Premier League title this coming NPL season. Unuanel was appointed the technical adviser of the...
Kwara United technical adviser, Samson Unuanel has revealed to supersport.com that his men would challenge for the Premier League title this coming NPL season. Unuanel was appointed the technical adviser of the...
'Politricians' at work in Kwara, Adamawa, Kogi
In a clear indication of the inability of judicial officers to deeply appreciate the importance of jealously guarding the independence of the judiciary, Kwara State simply went overboard spreading panoply of intrigues ...
In a clear indication of the inability of judicial officers to deeply appreciate the importance of jealously guarding the independence of the judiciary, Kwara State simply went overboard spreading panoply of intrigues ...
Kwara Seeks Law for Free Childhood Sight Screening
As part of its effort to curb childhood blindness, Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed, has presented State Childhood Sight Protection Bill to the State Assembly for consideration and passage into law. ...
As part of its effort to curb childhood blindness, Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatai Ahmed, has presented State Childhood Sight Protection Bill to the State Assembly for consideration and passage into law. ...
Ilorin Monarch Assures Sarakis of Continued Support
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, has assured that he would continue to extend the support given to the late elder statesman, Dr. Olusola Saraki and the Wa...
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Ibrahim Gambari, has assured that he would continue to extend the support given to the late elder statesman, Dr. Olusola Saraki and the Wa...
Opinion: Challenges Before New Unilorin VC
History was again made on Monday the 15th of October, 2012 at the University of Ilorin as a new vice-chancellor took over the mantle of leadership of that great institution. At that epoch-making event, Professor Ishaq ...
History was again made on Monday the 15th of October, 2012 at the University of Ilorin as a new vice-chancellor took over the mantle of leadership of that great institution. At that epoch-making event, Professor Ishaq ...
Opinion: Really, what is Saraki's legacy?
By Abdullah Ishaq An established norm in Africa is that you do not speak ill of the dead. That probably flows from the fact that death is one inevitable debt every mortal owes the creator. But I remember that the late ...
By Abdullah Ishaq An established norm in Africa is that you do not speak ill of the dead. That probably flows from the fact that death is one inevitable debt every mortal owes the creator. But I remember that the late ...
Opinion: Saraki - Offa political rivalry; A chronology
Growing up in Kwara State and spending the first 18 years of my life without passing five consecutive nights outside of the state, it is only natural that I heard about the name, Olusola Saraki at a very early age, per...
Growing up in Kwara State and spending the first 18 years of my life without passing five consecutive nights outside of the state, it is only natural that I heard about the name, Olusola Saraki at a very early age, per...
Tackle Challenges Impeding Economic Growth, LUBCON Urges FG
Manufacturers in the country have cried out to the Federal Government to rise up to the various challenges impeding the socio-economic growth of the nation, which have continued to affect profit maximisation in the vit...
Manufacturers in the country have cried out to the Federal Government to rise up to the various challenges impeding the socio-economic growth of the nation, which have continued to affect profit maximisation in the vit...
Kwara PDP Tasks LG Chairmen Over Workers Salaries
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, has warned local government chairmen in the state against owing workers salaries. The party which controls 15 of the 16 local government areas in the st...
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, has warned local government chairmen in the state against owing workers salaries. The party which controls 15 of the 16 local government areas in the st...
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