2012-10-26

'Trade Fairs, Catalyst for Industrialisation, Trade, Investment' - Alhaji Mohammed Raji
Kwara State Commissioner for Commerce and Cooperatives, Alhaji Mohammed Raji, has described trade fairs as catalysts for industrialisation, trade and investment prospects. Speaking at the inauguration of the ...

Emir of Ilorin, Atunwa, Baraje Preach Peace
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, the Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulrasaq Atunwa, Hon. Ali Ahmad, and the erstwhile acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), A...

Gov Ahmed Promises More Dividends of Democracy
As muslims across the world celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir festival, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured Kwarans that his administration will stop at nothing towards ensuring that the people...

Kwara Gov Kicks Against Retrenchment in LGs
Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has directed all the 17 local government councils in the state not to retrench any worker in any of the local government council in the state. Community News gath...

2012-10-25

Why vice chancellors should be liable for violence on campuses - Oloyede
THE immediate past Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Ishaq Oloyede has lauded the recent statement credited to the Minister of Education, Professor Ruqqayat Rufai on the need to hold any Vice Chancel...

'Cultural promotion can enhance nation's economy'
Director-General of National Commission for Museum and Monuments (NCMM), Mallam Yusman Abdallah Yusuf, has said that cultural sector will enhance growth of nation's economy if culture is harnessed through proper fund...

Ahmed cautions against win-at-all-cost syndrome
KWARA State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advised participants at the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Lagos State, tagged EKO 2012, to see the games as a platform for strengthening love and not a win-meda...

Ahmadu Bello Foundation donates relief materials to Kwara state
Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation has donated relief materials to victims of flood disasters in Kwara state. Items donated by the foundation include blankets, fabrics for men and women and cartons of noodles. The...

Unuanel axes 12 Kwara United Players
New technical adviser Samson Unuanel, who replaced Tunde Sanni less than a month ago, explained that the players did not fit into his plans for the coming season "We have to do what we have done for us t...

State Police will make Govs dictators - Atunwa
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr Abdulrasaq Atunwa, is a close associate of the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, under whom he served as Commissioner for Informati...

Senator Bukola Saraki's Eid Message
My family and I, felicitate with our Muslim brothers and sisters as we join the global celebration of the Eid-il-Kabir festivals. This year's celebration calls for a reminder of our essence as human being and duti...

Petrol Price Rises to N120 Per Litre In Kwara
The price of petrol has risen to N120 per litre in parts of Kwara against the official price of N97, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A correspondent of NAN reports that the price prevailed at the Total p...

Press Release: NANS Kwara Gets Approval to Inagurate Campus Drug Free Clubs in Kwara Tertiary Institutions
Below is the text of a press release by NANS Kwara Sequel to the partnership NANS KWARA with NDLEA for the establishment of CAMPUS DRUG FREE CLUB in all Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State sometimes in August, we ar...

NULGE commends Ahmed Over Salaries...as Govt Releases another N193m
The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Kwara State has commended the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for the payment of outstanding salaries of Local Government workers in the State, even as...

2012-10-24

Unilorin 28th Convocation Ends, As Ambali Charges Graduands to Dream Big
It was a beehive of activities yesterday on the main campus of the University of Ilorin, as the institution convoked a total of 6,625 graduands for its 28thconvocation ceremonies. The breakdown of the table sho...

Opinion: Devastating Effects of Flood
Floods are among the most devastating natural disasters in the world, claiming more lives and causing more damage to property than any other natural phenomena. In Nigeria, though not leading in terms of claiming lives,...

Igbonna Megun Festival Starts Today
Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed is expected as the special guest of honour at the commencement of 2012 Igbonna Megun Day today. The Igbonna Megun Day and launching of N100 million development fund...

Ifelodun LG: Lawmaker donates educational materials, cash to constituents
Member representing Omupo Constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Honourable Moshood Bakare, has charged stakeholders in the educaiton sector to complement efforts of the government to promote quality learni...

Floods: Kwara Seeks Timely Release of N300m Palliative Fund
The Kwara State government is yet to receive the N300 million recently approved for it by the federal government as palliative fund for flood victims in the state. The Special Adviser on Emergency and Relief Se...

Gov Ahmed Pledges to Execute to People Orientation Projects
The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its determination to be more focused on the welfare of the people through the initiation and execution of projects that would add values to the lives of the people. ...

'We Did Not Ask Unuanel to Leave Falcons' - Kwara Utd
Officials of Kwara United of Ilorin, have stated that they did not force new coach, Samson Unuanel to resign from his post as the assistant coach of the Super Falcons, as a condition to secure the coaching job of the A...

Mrs Ahmed Distributes Eid-el-Kabir Gifts to 1,200 Aged Women
Aged women across Kwara State were full of joy on Monday as they were presented with Eid-el-Kabir packages at the Mandate Hall, Ilorin, by the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed. Speaking at the...

2012-10-23

Fund Your Universities, Okojie Advises Governors
The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Julius Okojie, today descended on some state Governors in the country for poor funding of states-owned universities. He said their seemin...

Power Minister Commends KWSG
The Kwara State Government has been commended for its passionate commitment to the actualization of Hydro-Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC). The Minister of Power, Arch. Darius ...

Kwara State Government Releases Scorecard on Electrification
Kwara State government, in a tweet from Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed's handle (@Governor_Ahmed), this afternoon released a list of electrification projects implemented by the state government. Below is the full text of the r...

IEDPU Oppose State Land Policy
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), a socio-cultural organisation, has demanded the abrogation of the Kwara State Legal Notice No 17 of 2009, which declares Ilorin and the Ilorin Emirate an urban ...

Unilorin Convocation: Formulate Policies to Encourage IGR, VCs Charged
The Federal Government has charged vice chancellors of the nation's universities to formulate policies that would encourage Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) as a way of restoring the education sector. Speakin...

Kwara Govt Urged to Review School Structure
The visitation panels set up by the Kwara State Government on the state's owned Colleges of Education in Ilorin, Lafiagi and Oro have canvassed for the revision and review of the structure, management, principle and pr...

Yusuf Ali: A Lawyer with a Large Heart
When writing about Yusuf Ali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), one is naturally faced with the problem of where to begin, what to write about him and probably when to begin. This is because, from every consideration...