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2012-09-12
I saw my 'dead' son playing football - Father
A resident of Idi-Ose Area, Ilorin, Kwara State, Saadu Aliu, on Monday told an Ilorin Area Court that he saw his son, Aminu, playing football after his former wife had told him that the boy was dead. Aliu tol...
A resident of Idi-Ose Area, Ilorin, Kwara State, Saadu Aliu, on Monday told an Ilorin Area Court that he saw his son, Aminu, playing football after his former wife had told him that the boy was dead. Aliu tol...
Flying Eagles Move to New Training Ground in Unilorin
The Flying Eagles have secured a new training facility at the University of Ilorin, the team's Coordinator, Chika Nwankwo, said in Abuja on Wednesday. Nwankwo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the trai...
The Flying Eagles have secured a new training facility at the University of Ilorin, the team's Coordinator, Chika Nwankwo, said in Abuja on Wednesday. Nwankwo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the trai...
Football: Sanni Want's the Kwara Job
Kwara United manager in the out gone season, Tunde Sani has reinstated his interest to return to the side hot job. After the 2011/2012 NPL season ended last Friday, management of the side relieved the coaches of t...
Kwara United manager in the out gone season, Tunde Sani has reinstated his interest to return to the side hot job. After the 2011/2012 NPL season ended last Friday, management of the side relieved the coaches of t...
Environment: Kwara Govt. Introduces Mobile Courts
The Kwara Government will soon introduce daily mobile courts to ensure compliance with environmental laws in the state, Mr Samuel Bamisaiye, the Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, has said. Bamisaiye s...
The Kwara Government will soon introduce daily mobile courts to ensure compliance with environmental laws in the state, Mr Samuel Bamisaiye, the Commissioner for Environment and Forestry, has said. Bamisaiye s...
KWASU's African Map Up Week
About thirty students and faculties of Kwara State University, Malete will be participating in the Africa Map Up week by putting both their Campus and surrounding communities on the Global Map. ...
About thirty students and faculties of Kwara State University, Malete will be participating in the Africa Map Up week by putting both their Campus and surrounding communities on the Global Map. ...
Kwara Eyes Regional Skills Hub with N1.4b Vocational Centre
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday flagged off the N1.4 billion International Vocational Center, Ajasse Ipo, with a pledge to establish the state as the hub for technical skills and artisans in the...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday flagged off the N1.4 billion International Vocational Center, Ajasse Ipo, with a pledge to establish the state as the hub for technical skills and artisans in the...
Opinion: We want peace in Share/Tsaragi
We, the youths of Tsaragi/Share, have watched with alarm the efforts by certain elements in both our communities to create strife over needless border disputes between Share and Tsaragi. While it is gratifying to note ...
We, the youths of Tsaragi/Share, have watched with alarm the efforts by certain elements in both our communities to create strife over needless border disputes between Share and Tsaragi. While it is gratifying to note ...
Ilorin: Nigerian U-17's Goalie's Mum Dies
Players and officials of the national Under-17 team are in deep mourning with Adeyinka Adewale who was in goal when Nigeria defeated Niger 4-1 at the weekend, following the demise of his mother. Madam Iyabo Sa...
Players and officials of the national Under-17 team are in deep mourning with Adeyinka Adewale who was in goal when Nigeria defeated Niger 4-1 at the weekend, following the demise of his mother. Madam Iyabo Sa...
Suspected Cultist Arraigned for Illegal Possession of Firearms
A suspected member of the Eiye secret cult, Yemi Abolarin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate's Court for illegal possession of firearms. He was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspi...
A suspected member of the Eiye secret cult, Yemi Abolarin, has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate's Court for illegal possession of firearms. He was arraigned on a three-count charge of criminal conspi...
KWSG to Make LGs' Monthly Allocations Public
As part of efforts at cleansing its image over alleged deduction of local government funds, the Kwara State Government is to henceforth make public, monthly Federal Allocations of all the 16 Local Government Areas o...
As part of efforts at cleansing its image over alleged deduction of local government funds, the Kwara State Government is to henceforth make public, monthly Federal Allocations of all the 16 Local Government Areas o...
Fuel Scarcity: Kwara IPMAN Member Urges FG to Repair the Nation's Refineries
The Federal Government has been urged to repair the nation's refineries to arrest constant fuel scarcity in some parts of the country. An elder of the Kwara State Chapter of the Independent Petroleu...
The Federal Government has been urged to repair the nation's refineries to arrest constant fuel scarcity in some parts of the country. An elder of the Kwara State Chapter of the Independent Petroleu...
Kwara to Build Vocational Centres
In an attempt to reduce the problems of youths unemployment in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday laid the foundation of the N1.4billion international vocational centre in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun local govern...
In an attempt to reduce the problems of youths unemployment in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday laid the foundation of the N1.4billion international vocational centre in Ajase-Ipo, Irepodun local govern...
More Info on Kwara Poly 2012/2013 Pre Admission Screening Exercise
2012/2013 SESSION PRE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS The Kwara State Polytechnic invites all candidates who have applied for admission into the i...
2012/2013 SESSION PRE ADMISSION SCREENING EXERCISE NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS The Kwara State Polytechnic invites all candidates who have applied for admission into the i...
2012-09-11
Herdsman Threatens to Kill Farmer in Ilorin
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Monday remanded a herdsman, Abdullahi Oseni, in prison custody for allegedly threatening to kill one Alhaji Maikudi Mohammed. The accused, along with one other now at large, was ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Monday remanded a herdsman, Abdullahi Oseni, in prison custody for allegedly threatening to kill one Alhaji Maikudi Mohammed. The accused, along with one other now at large, was ...
Saraki Dsitributes N2M to Indigent Students, Traders
Chairman, Senate committee on environment and ecology, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has disbursed N2 million to 60 Kwarans including students and traders as a poverty alleviation measure. According to him, so far 16...
Chairman, Senate committee on environment and ecology, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has disbursed N2 million to 60 Kwarans including students and traders as a poverty alleviation measure. According to him, so far 16...
Ilorin: Heart-Related Diseases on the Increase - UITH CMD
Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Abdulwaheed Latinwo, has said that no fewer than 3,000 Nigerians go for medical treatment in India alone every month. Speaking in Ilorin r...
Chief Medical Director of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) Abdulwaheed Latinwo, has said that no fewer than 3,000 Nigerians go for medical treatment in India alone every month. Speaking in Ilorin r...
UNILORIN New VC to Focus on E-Learning, Research
The new Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has pledged to focus on e-learning and research when he assumes duty on October 16, this year. Speaking with the News Agency of Nig...
The new Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has pledged to focus on e-learning and research when he assumes duty on October 16, this year. Speaking with the News Agency of Nig...
Offa ACN Chair Challenges Tribunal's Verdict at Appeal Court
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Chairman in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Prince Saheed Popoola, has challenged the nullification of his verdict by the local government election petition tribunal at t...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Chairman in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Prince Saheed Popoola, has challenged the nullification of his verdict by the local government election petition tribunal at t...
Kwara's N70b Rice Project to Start in December
Kwara State's N70 billion rice cultivation and processing project is to be unveiled in December, its foreign partner has said. The partner, Valsolar S.L. 2006 of Spain, said it has secured funds for the pro...
Kwara State's N70 billion rice cultivation and processing project is to be unveiled in December, its foreign partner has said. The partner, Valsolar S.L. 2006 of Spain, said it has secured funds for the pro...
Kwara United Goes on Break
Kwara United FC has given players and coaches two weeks break to enable them refresh and prepare for the next league season. The club's media officer Olayioye Ajide said that the board of the Ilorin side ...
Kwara United FC has given players and coaches two weeks break to enable them refresh and prepare for the next league season. The club's media officer Olayioye Ajide said that the board of the Ilorin side ...
Flood Alert: River Niger Threatens Kwara, Niger, Kogi
•NEMA Orders Immediate Evacuation of Residents in Affected Areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a warning alert to residents of three states over impending flood. The agency, in a statement on Monday, gave the states as Kwara, Niger and Kogi. ...
•NEMA Orders Immediate Evacuation of Residents in Affected Areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has issued a warning alert to residents of three states over impending flood. The agency, in a statement on Monday, gave the states as Kwara, Niger and Kogi. ...
Kwara Threatens to Blacklist Contractors
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned contractors handling government projects in the state to execute such projects in good time and to specification or risk sanctions. According to a st...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned contractors handling government projects in the state to execute such projects in good time and to specification or risk sanctions. According to a st...
'Imaginary Ahmed, Saraki Feud, Handiwork of Opposition'
The seamless working relationship between the different arms of government in Kwara State, has continued to baffle many political analysts, especially those, who predicted a cat and mouse relationship between Governor ...
The seamless working relationship between the different arms of government in Kwara State, has continued to baffle many political analysts, especially those, who predicted a cat and mouse relationship between Governor ...
2012-09-10
Justice Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi (CFR) (rtd) at 80
Honourable Justice Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi (CFR) (rtd), a father, Wakilin of Ilorin, an elder (non-partisan) statesman, a man of impeccable integrity, an intellectual by all measures and an untiring judicial a...
Honourable Justice Mustapha Adebayo Akanbi (CFR) (rtd), a father, Wakilin of Ilorin, an elder (non-partisan) statesman, a man of impeccable integrity, an intellectual by all measures and an untiring judicial a...
Kwara Poly 2012/2013 Session Admission Screening Exercise
Kwara Poly Releases 2012/2013 Admissions List KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN (Office of the Registrar) 2012/2013 Sessi...
Kwara Poly Releases 2012/2013 Admissions List KWARA STATE POLYTECHNIC, ILORIN (Office of the Registrar) 2012/2013 Sessi...
PDP Alleges Plot to Cause Chaos in Offa
The Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa Local Council of Kwara State, Goke Rabiu, has alleged plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to instigate crisis in Offa town. Rabiu, yesterday ...
The Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa Local Council of Kwara State, Goke Rabiu, has alleged plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to instigate crisis in Offa town. Rabiu, yesterday ...
Opinion: State Police; Sweet, but sour. By Abdulwahaab Oba
By Abdulwahaab Oba Of all the agenda scaled down for the new phase of amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the designate committees of both chambers of the National Assembly, ...
By Abdulwahaab Oba Of all the agenda scaled down for the new phase of amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the designate committees of both chambers of the National Assembly, ...
Kwara Council Workers Shelve Strike
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Kwara State has withdrawn its 14-day ultimatum to the government over unpaid salaries of its members. Its Secretary, Comrade Abayomi Afolabi, after a ...
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Kwara State has withdrawn its 14-day ultimatum to the government over unpaid salaries of its members. Its Secretary, Comrade Abayomi Afolabi, after a ...
UNILORIN VC-Designate Describes Criticism Against Selection as Unfair
The Vice-Chancellor- designate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has spoken on criticisms that trailed his selection. The professor of veterinary medicine was in July selected by...
The Vice-Chancellor- designate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has spoken on criticisms that trailed his selection. The professor of veterinary medicine was in July selected by...
Experts Reiterate Importance of Urban Planning, Surveying
The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Kwara State, Alhaji Muhammed Isah, has said the planning and development of Nigerian cities and towns will improve the environment, reduce traffic congestion and the ...
The Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Kwara State, Alhaji Muhammed Isah, has said the planning and development of Nigerian cities and towns will improve the environment, reduce traffic congestion and the ...
8,000 People 'Empowered' in Kwara
No fewer than 8,000 people, including the aged on Sunday in Kwara State benefited from the empowerment scheme of the Kwara State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Demola Banu. The ben...
No fewer than 8,000 people, including the aged on Sunday in Kwara State benefited from the empowerment scheme of the Kwara State Commissioner of Finance, Mr. Demola Banu. The ben...
Gov Ahmed Preaches Peace
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described peace as the fulcrum of national cohesion and communal development, saying "no nation or community ever developed in an atmosphere of violence, rancour or dis...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described peace as the fulcrum of national cohesion and communal development, saying "no nation or community ever developed in an atmosphere of violence, rancour or dis...
2012-09-09
Over 75,000 Nigeria Students Spend N160b Annually to Stay in Ghanaian Varsities - Babalakin
Over 75,000 Nigerian students are in three Ghanaian universities, the Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Dr. Wale Babalakin, has said, adding that cumulatively, a whopping N160 billion is ...
Over 75,000 Nigerian students are in three Ghanaian universities, the Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, Dr. Wale Babalakin, has said, adding that cumulatively, a whopping N160 billion is ...
Kwara ACN, PDP in War of Words
The eight-year rule of Dr. Bukola Saraki, son of the strongman of politics in Kwara State as governor, no doubt leaves an indelible mark of physical developments. Starting from the renovation of the state stadium to ...
The eight-year rule of Dr. Bukola Saraki, son of the strongman of politics in Kwara State as governor, no doubt leaves an indelible mark of physical developments. Starting from the renovation of the state stadium to ...
Kwara Reconstructs 20-year-old Collapsed Bridge
The long suffering people of Ora-Ayetoro in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state now have cause to smile, after suffering 20 years of neglect when the bridge linking them to other communities in the local g...
The long suffering people of Ora-Ayetoro in the Ekiti local government area of Kwara state now have cause to smile, after suffering 20 years of neglect when the bridge linking them to other communities in the local g...
How varsity alumni can help alma mater - Durosaro
University alumni associations in the country have been urged to take active interest in the periodic strategic planning for the development of their alma mater. This advice was given by a Professor of Educational...
University alumni associations in the country have been urged to take active interest in the periodic strategic planning for the development of their alma mater. This advice was given by a Professor of Educational...
Unilorin Alumni Honours Ahmed, Oloyede, Na'Allah & Olaniyan
By Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo University of Ilorin has been commended for exceeding the capacity of a first generation University in Nigeria. This commendation was made by the MD/CEO Bicourtney ltd, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SA...
By Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo University of Ilorin has been commended for exceeding the capacity of a first generation University in Nigeria. This commendation was made by the MD/CEO Bicourtney ltd, Dr. Wale Babalakin, SA...
Opinion: Why I Will Always Vote Belgore for Kwara Governorship
By Abdullah Ishaq On September 8, I read an article titled "Why ACN Failed in Kwara" on an online portal, Ilorin.info. It is an interesting piece by one Abdulrazzaq Hamzat. I called it an intere...
By Abdullah Ishaq On September 8, I read an article titled "Why ACN Failed in Kwara" on an online portal, Ilorin.info. It is an interesting piece by one Abdulrazzaq Hamzat. I called it an intere...
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