2012-11-29

Kwara Recorded Zero Budget Performance, Says House
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly have expressed displeasure over zero performances of Ministries and parastals on the implementation of budget. Mallam Idris Sunaboro representing Ilesha/Gwanara con...

Saraki's Family Appreciation
Asaalam Alaikum Wa Ramatullah THE ENTIRE FAMILY OF HIS EMINENCE, LATE DR. ABUBAKAR OLUSOLA SARAKI (WAZIRI OF ILORIN) expresses our profound appreciation and gratitude to Almighty Allah, eminent Nigerians, corpo...

Forgo Battery to Establish Plant in Kwara
FORGO Battery Company Limited has said that it will soon establish a battery manufacturing plant in Nigeria, its Managing Director, Mr Joseph Offorjama, has disclosed. Speaking in Ilorin at the signing of memor...

Eko 2012: Kwara, Rivers Win in Men's Basketball Events
Team Kwara and Rivers Wednesday began their campaigns in the men’s basketball event of the ongoing Eko 2012 on a good note with victories over Imo and Bayelsa respectively. Team Kwara, which is returning ...

Unilorin, Sokoto University Develop Hybrid Sugar Cane
Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto and the University of Ilorin have developed hybrid sugarcane now being evaluated for high sugar and ethanol content, Dr. Lawali Abubakar of the Department of Crops Science Faculty of...

'Tuberculosis May Claim More Lives in Nigeria'
The Federal Ministry of Health has said that the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) global report for 2012, estimated that 118 people out of every 100,000 Nigerians have tuberculosis with 17 people out of the 100,0...

Labour Leader Calls for Establishment of New Refineries
National Vice President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Emmanuel Ajoku, has called on the federal government to concentrate on building new refineries, maintain the existing ones and show ser...

NURTW Boss Wants Unauthorised Motor Parks Closed
The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin, has called on the Kwara State government to ban the operations of all unauthorised motor parks in Ilorin, the state cap...

2012-11-28

Kwara Assembly Scores MDAs Low on Budget Performance
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday expressed dismay at the alleged zero performance of the state's Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) Mallam Idris Sunaboro representing Ilesha/Gwana...

Christian Pilgrims Airlift Dec 3
The first batch of Christian intending pilgrims to the State of Israel would be airlifted on Monday December 3, even as they have been charged to be upright in their religious observance. The second batch would be airl...

Ahmed Asks Youth Corps to Look Inward for Jobs
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has charged the Batch 'B' National Youth Corps members to reflect on the training given to them at the orientation camp to create employment opportunities for themselv...

Corp Members' Security: Ahmed Charges Traditional Rulers
Concerned about the security situation for the corps members, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Tuesday charged traditional rulers and security agencies in the state to protect the lives and property ...

Security Guard Bags 14-Weeks Imprisonment for Burglary
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Tuesday sentenced a security guard, Adeniran Rasheed, to 14 weeks' imprisonment for house breaking. The Magistrate, Sakirat Olanipekun, gave the convict an option of N1, 300 fine...

Danish Investors to Establish Amusement Park in Unilorin - VC
A team of Danish investors have expressed interest to establish an amusement park at the University of Ilorin, the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Abdulganiyu Ambali, said on Tuesday. Mr. Ambali, while host...

'Name Kwara Govt House after Saraki'
A former Commissioner for Special Duties in Kwara state, Alhaji Razaq Lawal and a member of the state House of Assembly, Hon Kamaldeen Ajibade, have suggested the naming of Kwara State Government House after the late...

2012-11-27

FG Flood Relief: Kwara Votes N200m on Infrastructure.
Two Hundred Million Naira has been set aside for the rehabilitation of infrastructure by the Kwara state government out of the N300m Federal Government relief package for the recent flooding in the state. The Chair...

Flood: FG Flags off Distribution of Food Items to Victims in Kwara
As part of its national flood recovery food production plan, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has flagged off distribution of about 40,000 metric tonnes of food items to affected flood victims...

Unilorin VC Applauds Staff During Oversight
In fulfilling his promise to visit different segments and organs of the University of Ilorin with a view to having first-hand information about their situations, the vice-chancellor, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali has vi...

World Bank, Unilorin Partner on Research
A part of efforts towards promoting global knowledge and connectivity through funding of research and development initiatives, the World Bank has expressed commitments to partner University of Ilorin in funding researc...

Zonal Coordinators Meet in Abuja today as Kwara Utd Want League Kick-Off Date Resolved
Members of the NFF zonal coordinators are expected to hold a meeting today in Abuja where they hope to consider issues bordering on the NFF congress and the controversies surrounding the venue. The body had cha...

Gov Ahmed Charges Team Kwara on Discipline
Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed of Kwara has advised the athletes who would represent the state at the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos to be disciplined. The Games, tagged: "Eko 2012" will hold from ...

2012-11-26

Six men
The deaths of six men recently concentrated one on the vapour of life, at once immense and fleeting. Chief Hope Harriman. General Shuwa. Olusola Saraki. Lam Adesina. Kayode Esho. May Nzeribe. When great men expire we w...

OPINION - Saraki: In the Presence of a Legacy. By Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman
By Oniyangi Kunle Sulaiman The most enduring legacy of late Dr. Olushola Saraki, and in fact, the primary definition of his greatness amongst his people is primarily his redemption of the political eminence of Ilorin ...

Oyedepo Canvasses Agric Revolution
The Chancellor and Chairman of Board of Regents Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State, Bishop David Oyedepo, has canvassed prompt agricultural revolution in Nigeria towards food security in the country. Oy...

Ilorin Emirate Council Affirms Saraki's Political Leadership
Members of the highly revered Ilorin Emirate Council in Kwara State have expressed their support for Senator Bukola Saraki's political leadership of the state. The emirate council that comprises all the kingma...

SURE-P to Create 5,000 Jobs in Kwara
About 5,000 youths in Kwara State are to get jobs under the Federal Government Subsidy Re-investment Programme (SURE-P). Recalled that President Goodluck Jonathan had promised in January that money saved by th...