2012-10-10

Commercial Vehicle Crushes One in Ilorin
A woman was killed on Sunday evening in Ilorin when a commercial vehicle rammed into a couple as they stood by the roadside. The victim's male companion who only a week before had graduated from Al-Hikmah Unive...

Ajase-Ipo: Mother of 10 Fined N200 for Abandoning Day Old Baby
A woman, Salamatu Baba, 48 of Jimba Oja via Idofian, Kwara state has been sentenced to a six-month imprisonment, with an option of a N200 fine, for abandoning her day old baby in the bush. The sentence was pron...

Gov Ahmed Commends FG on Flood Palliatives
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for the quick response of the federal government to the plight of victims of flooding which ravaged some parts of the c...

Flood: FG Donates N300m to Kwara
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday announced a donation of N300 million to Kwara State, from a Federal Government N17.6 billion financial intervention package to states affected in the recent flood disaster. ...

Why we picked Unuanel - Kwara United
Kwara United have stated that the decision to settle for Samson Unuanel among the coaches that were shortlisted and intervieved for the clubs coaching position was based on his (Unuanel) clear knowledge of the club. ...

Gana Yisa Urges FG to Revisit HYPADEC
Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Mohammed Gana Yisa has urged the Federal Government to look into the Hydro-Electric Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPADEC) to ensure that it becomes fully ...

Kwara Council Workers Protest Non-Payment of Salaries
Scores of Ilorin South Local Government Area workers of Kwara State yesterday marched on the streets of Ilorin, the state capital. They were protesting the non-payment of their three months' salary arrears....

Create More Lgs, Not States - Kwara NBA
The Chairman, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin branch, Mr Rafiu Balogun, has urged the Federal Government to create more local government councils to meet the people's yearnings. Balogun made the call in...

Saraki Seeks Probe of Ministry's Burglary Incident
The immediate past governor of Kwara State, Dr Bukola Saraki, has called for a thorough investigation of the burglary incident at the state’s ministry of Finance. Saraki in his official reaction to the de...

Rotary Spends N1bn on Polio Eradication
The District Governor of Rotary club, District 9125, Rotarian Felix Obadan, says the club has spent over a billion naira on the eradication of polio in Nigeria. Speaking with journalists after his visit to Kwa...

Kwara, Ogun to Partner on Repair of NNPC Pipelines
The Kwara Government has promised to collaborate with its Ogun counterpart to ensure early repair of the vandalised NNPC pipe lines to alleviate the sufferings of the people. The Special Adviser to the Gove...

2012-10-09

ACN Berates Kwara over Burglars' Invasion of Finance Ministry
The Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said the reported invasion of the Ministry of Finance by burglars was not ordinary. But the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused the opposition of c...

Why LG's Delayed Salaries - KWSG
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has attributed the delay in the payment of worker's salaries in some local government areas for the months of August and September to efforts to block loopholes in the ...

Naval Staff Open to Hold in Ilorin, Will Advance Volleyball Says Federation
The maiden edition of the Chief of Naval Staff Open Volleyball Championships is aimed to help the Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) unearth and groom more volleyball talents, according to official. Adisa Bey...

Saraki Donates Relief Materials to Flood Victims
The chairman, Senate committee on Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has donated food items and relief materials worth millions of naira to the victims of flood disaster in Edu and Patigi Local Government Area...

Akanbi: 'I stumbled into Law'
To some, he is a chip of the old block. To many, he is the last man of the old judicial order. To another group, he is the link between the present computer-driven judiciary and the analogue, but effective and dependab...

Violence'll Hinder Vision 2020 - Dons
A lecturer at the Imam Malik College, Ibadan, Isma'eel Busayri and his counterpart at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Dr. Miftaudeen Abdulr-Rauf, have said violence is inimical to national de...

PDP Accuses ACN of Circulating Fake Documents on Govt in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State chapter has accused the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) circulating forged documents to discredit the ruling government. According to a statement signed by  Alha...

Infected Vegetables Can Cause Hepatitis - Dr Mudashiru Uthman
Dr Mudashiru Uthman of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, (UITH), said on Monday that vegetables grown with infected human faeces as manure could lead to Hepatitis B. The consultant public health physician...

2012-10-08

Gov. Ahmed Explains Urbanization Policy
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has for the umpteenth time explained reasons for the introduction of  the suspended 2009 Urbanization Law just as he attributed controversies surrounding the policy to oppositio...

Kwara Recruits 200 KWARTMA Officers - Dr Abubakar Amuda-Kannike
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed has approved the recruitment of 200 more officers into the State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA). This initiative was part of effort to maintain sanit...

Kwara United Appoints Samson Unuanel as New Technical Adviser
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin has appointed Coach Samson David UInuanel as the new Technical Adviser of the club for the 2012/13 league season. According to the club's Media Officer, Olayioye Ajide, Co...

Re: Unknown Gunmen Break into Kwara State Ministry of Finance
I read with dismay the article posted on October 7th 2012, Titled UNKNOWN GUNMEN BREAK INTO KWARA STATE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, CART AWAY ALL DOCUMENTS OF SARAKI-ERA TRANSACTIONS. The report of burglars breaking ...

CBN Unfair to KWSG, says Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has opened up on the blacklist of the government by the Central Bank of Nigeria, just as he described the action as unfair. The governor who spoke on the state transac...

F/Eagles Get U.S.$15,000 for Edging South Africa, NFF Promises More Support
Capital Oil and Gas has redeemed a pledge of $15,000 made by its chief executive Ifeanyi Ubah to the Flying Eagles for qualifying for next year's Africa Youth Championship (AYC). The team's Media Officer, Samm ...

Ahmed Warns Students Against Cultism
Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has warned students of the state's tertiary institutions to desist from involvement in cultism. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,...

Build People's Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie Urges
A former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie has advised the federal government to strive to build a people’s police rather than the police that is meant for only the rich. Coomasie gave...

Insecurity: Atunwa Charges New Chief of Defence Staff
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barr. Razaq Atunwa, has charged the new Chief of Defence Staff , Vice Admiral Saad Ola Ibrahim, to strengthen intelligence gathering and be proactive to stem the tide o...

Gov Ahmed Tasks FG on Federal Roads
The Kwara State Government has again appealed to the federal government for urgent intervention on the rehabilitation of federal roads in the State in order to safe lives and boost commercial activities. According to G...

FG to Introduce Flood Resistance Rice - Dr Akinwumi Adeshina
The Federal Government is partnering with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines for the introduction of rice that can do well under flooded conditions. The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Ad...

2012-10-07

Flying Eagles Beat S/Africa to Qualify for 2013 AYC
Nigeria has qualified for the 19th African Youth Championship to be hosted in Algeria next year following the Flying Eagles 3-1 victory over Amajita of South Africa in Ilorin, Kwara State on Sunday. Nigeria, ...

Burglars Raid Kwara Ministry of Finance, Cart Away All Documents of Saraki-era Transactions
Burglars have made an unprecedented break-in at the Kwara State Ministry of Finance, carting away undisclosed amounts of money as well as all documents, including their electronic backups, which detailed govern...

Appeal to Kwara State Government over Students' Bursary
Kwara is still one of the few states where payment of bursary for students of tertiary institutions is not only irregular, but the amount paid is paltry and can hardly buy all the textbooks a student needs. The...

I Want to Develop a Working System for Nigeria's Sports - Abdullahi
Yesterday we ran the interview our Sports Editor Tony Ubani had with the Sports Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on the problems with...

Ilorin: Relief, as CBN Donates 14 Wheelchairs, Foodstuff to Physically Challanged People
Succor came the way of 14 persons living with disability in Ilorin Kwara state as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Ilorin office enhanced their movement through the donation of 14 wheel chairs. The Ilorin bran...

Opinion: Performance Contracting - Kwara Takes Stock
Kwara State under Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed set the tone for performance contract appraisal in public governance in the country Abdulfatah Ahmed, chemist and ex-banker, is heralding a quiet revol...

Ilorin: Serving Corps Member Leads Robbery Operation
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently serving in Kwara State (names withheld) was nabbed alongside two members of his gang for alleged armed robbery by men of the Kwara State police command....

Groom Abducted on Wedding Day in Ilorin, Found Five Days Later
Unravelling the reason behind the five-day abduction of a 35-year-old petrol attendant on his wedding day has remained a daunting task for the men and officers of Kwara State police command and mystery to family member...

Soldier Dies after Acid Attack by Wife
A soldier attached to the Supply and Transport Unit of the 22 Armourd Brigade, Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, has died of his injuries after allegedly been bathed in his sleep with acid by his wife. The deceased, ide...

Kwara Targets 10,000 Jobs in 7 Months - Saka Babatunde
The Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Youth Employment, Alhaji Saka Babatunde, has said that the Kwara state Government had concluded arrangement to provide 10,000 jobs by May next year. Babat...