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2012-08-15
2015: No Rift With Saraki - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dispelled rumours of a rift between him and his predecessor, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as a lie propagated by the opposition in a futile attempt to cause disaffe...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dispelled rumours of a rift between him and his predecessor, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, as a lie propagated by the opposition in a futile attempt to cause disaffe...
Medical Officer Urges Regular Exercise
A medical expert, Dr Khadijat Raji, has advised people to engage in regular exercise and increase their intake of calcium in order to prevent Osteoporosis. She said that though, the disease was associated with old ...
A medical expert, Dr Khadijat Raji, has advised people to engage in regular exercise and increase their intake of calcium in order to prevent Osteoporosis. She said that though, the disease was associated with old ...
Oloyede Allays Students' Fears
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of llorin. Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has allayed the tears of students of the university over the results of two computer-based courses they took during the 2011/2012 se...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of llorin. Prof. Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has allayed the tears of students of the university over the results of two computer-based courses they took during the 2011/2012 se...
"PDP'll Win Back Offa" - Offa PDP Chair
Olagoke Alarape Rabiu, Engineer and Politician, Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Offa Local Government Area chapter. The former Head of Works Department in the local government says his administration will...
Olagoke Alarape Rabiu, Engineer and Politician, Chairman Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Offa Local Government Area chapter. The former Head of Works Department in the local government says his administration will...
Girl 16, Raped, Dumped in Uncompleted Building
A teenage girl, Dami (not real name), who disappeared mysteriously, last Tuesday, has been found in an uncompleted building, albeit in a debilitated condition. The unconscious girl, 16, was stumbled upon last T...
A teenage girl, Dami (not real name), who disappeared mysteriously, last Tuesday, has been found in an uncompleted building, albeit in a debilitated condition. The unconscious girl, 16, was stumbled upon last T...
Belgore Holiday Classes: Belgore Seeks Apology from Kwara Govt.
The governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in the 2011 elections, Mohammed Dele Belgore, h...
The governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in the 2011 elections, Mohammed Dele Belgore, h...
HR Professionals Canvass Optimum Utilisation of Resources
Managers in corporate organisations have been urged to ensure optimum utilisation of their human resources in order to derive competitive advantage. The Chairman, Chartered Institute of Personnel Administration...
Managers in corporate organisations have been urged to ensure optimum utilisation of their human resources in order to derive competitive advantage. The Chairman, Chartered Institute of Personnel Administration...
Kwara CAN Alleges Marginalisation in Board Appointments
Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed worries over the alleged deliberate sidelining of Christians in appointments into some of the parastatals in the state. The Kwara ...
Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed worries over the alleged deliberate sidelining of Christians in appointments into some of the parastatals in the state. The Kwara ...
KWASACA Urges Youths to Propagate HIV/AIDS Messages
The Kwara State Action Committee on AIDS (KWASACA) has urged youths, who have benefited from its enlightenment programmes on HIV and AIDS, to propagate the message among their peers. Dr Johnson Oyeniyi, the Pro...
The Kwara State Action Committee on AIDS (KWASACA) has urged youths, who have benefited from its enlightenment programmes on HIV and AIDS, to propagate the message among their peers. Dr Johnson Oyeniyi, the Pro...
Some Foreign Countries Behind Oil Theft in Nigeria - Mustapha
Honourable Moshood Mustapha represents Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the House of Representatives. He is also the vice chairman, House Committee on oil Sector (Upstream). The lawmaker spoke wit...
Honourable Moshood Mustapha represents Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency of Kwara State in the House of Representatives. He is also the vice chairman, House Committee on oil Sector (Upstream). The lawmaker spoke wit...
2012-08-14
FG urged to reduce its over- reliance on crude oil
The Federal Government has been asked to look into other yielding and productive avenues and exploit them for the benefit of the country to reduce its over-reliance on crude oil. The Kwara State Solicitor General and ...
The Federal Government has been asked to look into other yielding and productive avenues and exploit them for the benefit of the country to reduce its over-reliance on crude oil. The Kwara State Solicitor General and ...
Holiday Lessons: Apologise, stop giving excuses, Belgore tells Kwara Govt
Kwara ACN Governorship candidate in the 2011 poll, Mohammed Dele Belgore, has said the state government ought to apologise to the thousands of potential beneficiaries of his truncated free holiday coaching rather ...
Kwara ACN Governorship candidate in the 2011 poll, Mohammed Dele Belgore, has said the state government ought to apologise to the thousands of potential beneficiaries of his truncated free holiday coaching rather ...
Offa Poly Student Charged with Cultism
A 21-year-old student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state, Emeke Nwokobia has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for alleged mischief and being a member of a cult. The accused was arraig...
A 21-year-old student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara state, Emeke Nwokobia has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for alleged mischief and being a member of a cult. The accused was arraig...
We are Not Safe Yet - Kwara United
Kwara Unted have stated that their solitary point in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Sunshine Stars of Akure is vital, but they are not guaranteed their Premier League safety yet. The Afonja Warriors survived a late sca...
Kwara Unted have stated that their solitary point in Sunday's 1-1 draw with Sunshine Stars of Akure is vital, but they are not guaranteed their Premier League safety yet. The Afonja Warriors survived a late sca...
Kwara: Breeding a Generation of Ignoramus
By BELLO, Lateef Adekunle The breeding of the Kwara State generational ignoramus became evident when, on partisan and parochial grounds, the free holiday coaching classes of MDB Solidarity Team was truncat...
By BELLO, Lateef Adekunle The breeding of the Kwara State generational ignoramus became evident when, on partisan and parochial grounds, the free holiday coaching classes of MDB Solidarity Team was truncat...
2015: Saraki, Ahmed at war
Less than three years to the 2015 Governorship election in Kwara State, the battle line for the control of the state appears drawn. Business Hallmark findings revealed that the hitherto cordial relationship bet...
Less than three years to the 2015 Governorship election in Kwara State, the battle line for the control of the state appears drawn. Business Hallmark findings revealed that the hitherto cordial relationship bet...
Stoppage of Belgore's Free Lessons Parochial, says Lawmaker
A lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly representing Essa/Shawo/Igbodun Constituency of Offa, Hassan Oyeleke, has described the stoppage of the Mohammed Dele Belgore free holiday classes for secondary schoo...
A lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly representing Essa/Shawo/Igbodun Constituency of Offa, Hassan Oyeleke, has described the stoppage of the Mohammed Dele Belgore free holiday classes for secondary schoo...
'Why National Waste Management Programme Failed' - Prof. Hilary Inyang
The National Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme failed owing to corruption and official subterfuge, a professor of Environmental Engineering and Science, Professor Hilary Inyang has said. Speaking in Ilorin, K...
The National Integrated Solid Waste Management Programme failed owing to corruption and official subterfuge, a professor of Environmental Engineering and Science, Professor Hilary Inyang has said. Speaking in Ilorin, K...
IT Student Held for Misappropraition
An Industrial Training student with an estate firm in Ilorin, Kwara State have appeared alongside another staff before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly misappropraiting their employer's money. The stu...
An Industrial Training student with an estate firm in Ilorin, Kwara State have appeared alongside another staff before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly misappropraiting their employer's money. The stu...
NANS Calls for More Investment in Education
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara State chapter, has called for greater commitment and investment in the education sector in Nigeria. Kwara State Chairman, NANS, Akorede Shakir, in a communiq...
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara State chapter, has called for greater commitment and investment in the education sector in Nigeria. Kwara State Chairman, NANS, Akorede Shakir, in a communiq...
N153.5bn ETF not well utilised - Oloyede
The Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigeria, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that about $990m [N153.5bn] from Education Trust Fund which the Federal Government invested in the education sector since 1999 has...
The Chairman, Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigeria, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that about $990m [N153.5bn] from Education Trust Fund which the Federal Government invested in the education sector since 1999 has...
We are Using Agriculture to Transform Kwara
What steps is Kwara State government taking to improve agricultural production in the state? Kwara State is in the forefront in commercial agriculture in Nigeria. What we are looking at is to transfe...
What steps is Kwara State government taking to improve agricultural production in the state? Kwara State is in the forefront in commercial agriculture in Nigeria. What we are looking at is to transfe...
Sabo-Oke Laments Victimisation by PHCN Workers in Ilorin
Following the lingering crisis between Sabo Oke community in Ilorin Metropolis and some workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), at Kulende Undertaking in Baboko District, culminating in blackout in the ...
Following the lingering crisis between Sabo Oke community in Ilorin Metropolis and some workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), at Kulende Undertaking in Baboko District, culminating in blackout in the ...
2012-08-13
Police Arraign Shop Breaker
A 23-year-old man, Mustafa Kamal of Olodo Compound, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, who allegedly broke into a shop where he attempted to steal valuabbles, has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The ...
A 23-year-old man, Mustafa Kamal of Olodo Compound, Okelele, Ilorin, Kwara State, who allegedly broke into a shop where he attempted to steal valuabbles, has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The ...
Indigenous Languages are Urgent Tools for the Growth of the Nation - Ayakoroma
The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Foubiri Ayakoroma has described Nigerian indigenous languages as necessary weapon for the growth of the nation, saying language as a ma...
The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Foubiri Ayakoroma has described Nigerian indigenous languages as necessary weapon for the growth of the nation, saying language as a ma...
Letter - Re: Defining Business Routes in Ilorin Metropolis and Ban of Commercial Motocyclists (Okada Riders)
His Excellency, the Executive Governor approved that Okada riders be banned from the following business routes immediately: Ahmadu Bello Way (the whole length) Murtala Mohammed R...
His Excellency, the Executive Governor approved that Okada riders be banned from the following business routes immediately: Ahmadu Bello Way (the whole length) Murtala Mohammed R...
KWSG Begins Free Fistula Surgery at Sobi Specialist Hospital
A week-long free obstetric fistula surgery organised by the Kwara Government commenced on Monday at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, the Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, announced. Issa made the an...
A week-long free obstetric fistula surgery organised by the Kwara Government commenced on Monday at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin, the Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa, announced. Issa made the an...
Eid-el-Fitr: Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
The Federal Government has declared Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of August as public holidays to commemorate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, the Permanent Secretary in th...
The Federal Government has declared Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st of August as public holidays to commemorate Eid-el-Fitr. This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, the Permanent Secretary in th...
Don't Delay Restructuring of Polity, Says Opadokun
There is an urgent need for the restructuring of the polity and the only vehicle is Sovereign National Conference, the Coordinator of Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER), Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said....
There is an urgent need for the restructuring of the polity and the only vehicle is Sovereign National Conference, the Coordinator of Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER), Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said....
Boko Haram Painting Islam in Bad Light, Says Akanbi
For the erstwhile President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, members of the Boko Haram sect are desecrating Islam through their activities. Justice Akanbi, pioneer chairman of the Independent C...
For the erstwhile President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, members of the Boko Haram sect are desecrating Islam through their activities. Justice Akanbi, pioneer chairman of the Independent C...
Case Against Olofa Goes to Appeal Court
The Olugbense Ruling House of Offa, Kwara State on Friday appealed against the judgement of an Ilorin High Court delivered by Justice Suleiman Akanbi which upheld the ascension to the throne of Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi ...
The Olugbense Ruling House of Offa, Kwara State on Friday appealed against the judgement of an Ilorin High Court delivered by Justice Suleiman Akanbi which upheld the ascension to the throne of Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi ...
Ilorin Truly a Home of Victory as F/Eagles Beat Tanzania 2-0
Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday at the Kwara state stadium complex in Ilorin walloped the Ngorogoro Heroes of Tanzania 2-0 to qualify for the third round of the qualifier matches for the African Youths Championship....
Flying Eagles of Nigeria on Sunday at the Kwara state stadium complex in Ilorin walloped the Ngorogoro Heroes of Tanzania 2-0 to qualify for the third round of the qualifier matches for the African Youths Championship....
Belgore Lessons: Use of Public School Infrastructure Must be Approved - Govt
Kwara State government has advised all interested members of the public that intend to make use of infrastructure at public schools across the 16 local government areas of the state during the long holiday to take a...
Kwara State government has advised all interested members of the public that intend to make use of infrastructure at public schools across the 16 local government areas of the state during the long holiday to take a...
Sultan to Open Conference on Shaykh Al-Ilory
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, will on August 25, declare open the median International Conference on Shaykh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory’s Life and Time. The event, which will hold betw...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, will on August 25, declare open the median International Conference on Shaykh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory’s Life and Time. The event, which will hold betw...
Khalifa Busari Mukhtar Isalekoto is Dead
Muslims in the Country have been reminded of the need to always prepare for death as the end of every living soul. The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir Solihu said this today at the burial rites of Khalifa Bus...
Muslims in the Country have been reminded of the need to always prepare for death as the end of every living soul. The Chief Imam of Ilorin, Alhaji Mohammed Bashir Solihu said this today at the burial rites of Khalifa Bus...
2012-08-12
Sunshine Stars 1-1 Kwara United
Kwara United this afternoon played a one-one draw with Sunshine Stars in Ijebu-Ode. There were no goals in the first half. Sunshine Stars drew the first blood through an Ibrahim Ajani goal while the visitors equalised...
Kwara United this afternoon played a one-one draw with Sunshine Stars in Ijebu-Ode. There were no goals in the first half. Sunshine Stars drew the first blood through an Ibrahim Ajani goal while the visitors equalised...
Muslims Urged to Imbibe the Teachings of the Holy Quran
Muslims across the country have been charged to imbibe the teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadith as the only way to sustain a peaceful environment. The Provost Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies,...
Muslims across the country have been charged to imbibe the teachings of the Holy Quran and Hadith as the only way to sustain a peaceful environment. The Provost Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies,...
KWASACA urges youths to propagate message about HIV, AIDS
The Kwara State Action Committee on AIDS (KWASACA) has urged youths, who have benefited from its enlightenment programmes on HIV and AIDS, to propagate the message among their colleagues. Dr Johnson Oyeniyi, the P...
The Kwara State Action Committee on AIDS (KWASACA) has urged youths, who have benefited from its enlightenment programmes on HIV and AIDS, to propagate the message among their colleagues. Dr Johnson Oyeniyi, the P...
Flying Eagles beat Tanzania 2-0
Nigeria's under twenty National Team, the Flying Eagles this evening beat their Tanzanian counterpart,the Ngorogoro Heroes in the return leg of the African Youth Championship qualifiers by two goals to nothing. Ajagun...
Nigeria's under twenty National Team, the Flying Eagles this evening beat their Tanzanian counterpart,the Ngorogoro Heroes in the return leg of the African Youth Championship qualifiers by two goals to nothing. Ajagun...
Belgore's free lesson: Kwara govt's action short sighted, repressive - ACN
Kwara Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday dismissed as "repressive,anti-people and short-sighted" the decision of the PDP-led state government to stop the free holiday classes sponsored by ACN's ...
Kwara Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Sunday dismissed as "repressive,anti-people and short-sighted" the decision of the PDP-led state government to stop the free holiday classes sponsored by ACN's ...
Kwara: NANS urges Govt. to Redeem Bus Pledge, Hails Creation of Tertiary Edu. Ministry
By Our Reporter The Kwara chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the state government to redeem its promise to donate a bus to it. The association made the call in a commun...
By Our Reporter The Kwara chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the state government to redeem its promise to donate a bus to it. The association made the call in a commun...
Unilorin VC Contestant Expresses Dissatisfaction With Selection Process
My attention has been drawn to the publication on the contest for the post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin published in The Nation on Sunday on July 29, 2012. As one of the contestants, I was pre...
My attention has been drawn to the publication on the contest for the post of Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin published in The Nation on Sunday on July 29, 2012. As one of the contestants, I was pre...
Why Education Sector's Growth is Stunted, By Prof Oloyede
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Ish'aq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has called on the Federal Government to ensure thorough supervision and monitoring of its financial commitments, so that its...
The outgoing Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Professor Ish'aq Olanrewaju Oloyede, has called on the Federal Government to ensure thorough supervision and monitoring of its financial commitments, so that its...
Ilorin Agog For Flying Eagles, Tanzania Clash
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles will not in any way lack support as the 'City of Harmony' Ilorin, is ready to play the perfect host to today's African Youth Championship qualifier between the Nigerian team and ...
Nigeria's U-20 team, the Flying Eagles will not in any way lack support as the 'City of Harmony' Ilorin, is ready to play the perfect host to today's African Youth Championship qualifier between the Nigerian team and ...
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