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2012-08-11
Kwara: 67 Killed in 139 Automobile Accidents in 18 Months
Mr Christopher Ademoluti, the Sector Commander, Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said 139 automobile accidents were recorded in the state between January 2010 and June 2012. He stated this...
Mr Christopher Ademoluti, the Sector Commander, Kwara Command of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said 139 automobile accidents were recorded in the state between January 2010 and June 2012. He stated this...
Why We Stopped Belgore's Holiday Lessons - KWSG
THE Kwara State Ministry of Education has allegedly ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes sponsored by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Moh...
THE Kwara State Ministry of Education has allegedly ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes sponsored by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Moh...
Omolewa Ahmed Donates Food Items To Widows
The wife of the Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Friday donated food items and beverages to 250 Muslim widows from the 16 local government areas of the state. The items, including rice, milk, sugar and...
The wife of the Kwara governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Friday donated food items and beverages to 250 Muslim widows from the 16 local government areas of the state. The items, including rice, milk, sugar and...
Concerted Strategies Needed to Tackle Rising Unemployment - Experts
The Kwara State Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment, Alhaji Safiliyu Awosanya and the Head of Department, Planning, Research and Statistics, National Orientation Agency, Kwara State Directorate, Ilorin, Mr....
The Kwara State Coordinator, National Directorate of Employment, Alhaji Safiliyu Awosanya and the Head of Department, Planning, Research and Statistics, National Orientation Agency, Kwara State Directorate, Ilorin, Mr....
Retired Col Heads KWASU Film Village Investment Committee
KWARA State University's Governing Board has approved the appointment of Colonel Babatunde Ishola (Rtd) as the Chairman Film Village Investment Mobilization Committee He is also a Member of Malete Film Vi...
KWARA State University's Governing Board has approved the appointment of Colonel Babatunde Ishola (Rtd) as the Chairman Film Village Investment Mobilization Committee He is also a Member of Malete Film Vi...
Road Repairs: Agbo-Oba Road to be Closed for a Month
By Our Reporters The Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) is to commence work on the Agbo-Oba road in front of Aruka Hotel (Corper's lodge), Ilorin, beginning from Monday. This is to find a permanent solut...
By Our Reporters The Kwara State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA) is to commence work on the Agbo-Oba road in front of Aruka Hotel (Corper's lodge), Ilorin, beginning from Monday. This is to find a permanent solut...
Saraki Expresses Optimism About Asa Dredging
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed optimism that the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) amendment Bill currently before the Senate will h...
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki has expressed optimism that the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) amendment Bill currently before the Senate will h...
FA Cup Semis: 'Heartland Can't Stop Prime' - Ogunjobi
Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Chairman, Osun Football Association, on Wednesday boasted that Heartland FC of Owerri would not stand in the way of Prime FC of Osogbo, to the 2012 Federation Cup final. Prime, a...
Taiwo Ogunjobi, the Chairman, Osun Football Association, on Wednesday boasted that Heartland FC of Owerri would not stand in the way of Prime FC of Osogbo, to the 2012 Federation Cup final. Prime, a...
No Rift With Belgore - Lai Mohammed
The National Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, LAI MOHAMMED, recently spoke with newsmen in his Kwara hometown, where among others, he stressed that the political parties involved in the coal...
The National Publicity Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria, LAI MOHAMMED, recently spoke with newsmen in his Kwara hometown, where among others, he stressed that the political parties involved in the coal...
Ilorin a home of victory - Obuh
Coach of Nigeria's national Under 20 men's team, John Obuh has described Ilorin, venue for Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier fixture against Tanzania as a home of victory. On Sunday, the Flying...
Coach of Nigeria's national Under 20 men's team, John Obuh has described Ilorin, venue for Sunday's African Youth Championship qualifier fixture against Tanzania as a home of victory. On Sunday, the Flying...
Come and cheer the Flying Eagles! - Maigari
I am making a simple appeal this morning for ball fans within Ilorin (capital of Kwara State) and environs to endeavour to turn up at the Ilorin Township Stadium tomorrow (Sunday, 12th August, 2012) to cheer our U-20...
I am making a simple appeal this morning for ball fans within Ilorin (capital of Kwara State) and environs to endeavour to turn up at the Ilorin Township Stadium tomorrow (Sunday, 12th August, 2012) to cheer our U-20...
Fasting Boosts Obuh Eagles Spiritual Power ... Tanzanians arrived Ilorin Friday
Flying Eagles coach John Obuh has defended his players who will observe the Muslim Ramadan fasting even during Sunday's AYC qualifier against Tanzania, saying it gives them spiritual power which rates high...
Flying Eagles coach John Obuh has defended his players who will observe the Muslim Ramadan fasting even during Sunday's AYC qualifier against Tanzania, saying it gives them spiritual power which rates high...
2012-08-10
Kwara Police Debunks Rumour of Intercepting a Bus Carrying Kidnapped Students
The Kwara State Police Command has renounced the rumour being circulated by text messages and calls that the command intercepted a bus carrying some kidnapped students from Lagos State and that three of the Students were ...
The Kwara State Police Command has renounced the rumour being circulated by text messages and calls that the command intercepted a bus carrying some kidnapped students from Lagos State and that three of the Students were ...
Unilorin to Establish Geological Research Centre in Aran-Orin
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Is-haq Oloyede says the University of Ilorin has submitted its proposal to Education Trust Fund ETF to withdraw about three billion nai...
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Is-haq Oloyede says the University of Ilorin has submitted its proposal to Education Trust Fund ETF to withdraw about three billion nai...
Olofa Commended on Transformation of Offa
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola Esuwoye II has again been commended for the rapid transformation of Offa within the last two years. Making the commendation in an interview with a news corressp...
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Okikiola Esuwoye II has again been commended for the rapid transformation of Offa within the last two years. Making the commendation in an interview with a news corressp...
Stakeholders Call for More Investment in Education
The Executive Director in charge of Services, Lower Niger Basin Development Authority, Dr. Keyinde Adegbite, and Principal, Lower Niger Basin Staff College, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs. Omotunde Oyinloye, have called on g...
The Executive Director in charge of Services, Lower Niger Basin Development Authority, Dr. Keyinde Adegbite, and Principal, Lower Niger Basin Staff College, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mrs. Omotunde Oyinloye, have called on g...
Ogoniland: Saraki Explains Delay In Execution Of UNEP Report
The chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, Senator Bukola Saraki has explained the delay in the implementation of the report of environmental destruction of Ogoniland. Saraki who spoke with news...
The chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology and Environment, Senator Bukola Saraki has explained the delay in the implementation of the report of environmental destruction of Ogoniland. Saraki who spoke with news...
Kwara to Be HIV-Free in 2015 - Comm. Kayode Issa
The Kwara State government is stepping up efforts to ensure zero incidence of HIV in the state by the year 2015. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Abdul Kayode Issa, disclosed this while speaking with...
The Kwara State government is stepping up efforts to ensure zero incidence of HIV in the state by the year 2015. The state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Abdul Kayode Issa, disclosed this while speaking with...
Ahmed Flays Foreign Media Over Nigeria's Image
Governor Abdulfatal Ahmed of Kwara State has warned that the way Nigeria's image was being portrayed by the international media would not do the country any good. He noted that unless Nigerians join hands to address th...
Governor Abdulfatal Ahmed of Kwara State has warned that the way Nigeria's image was being portrayed by the international media would not do the country any good. He noted that unless Nigerians join hands to address th...
Ahmed says challenges won't make Nigeria a failed state
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has declared that the current security and economic challenges though daunting, would not turn Nigeria to a failed state. Ahmed said with the media playing more patriot...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, has declared that the current security and economic challenges though daunting, would not turn Nigeria to a failed state. Ahmed said with the media playing more patriot...
2012-08-09
Projects: Ahmed Seeks FG, States Collaboration
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has stressed the need for the federal government to always carry along the state governments before siting projects in their states to ensure maximum benefits to the peop...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, has stressed the need for the federal government to always carry along the state governments before siting projects in their states to ensure maximum benefits to the peop...
Ilorin: Fertility Doctor Caught in False Pregnancy Scam
NewsRescue- A veteran obstetrician and gynecologist, by far one of the most popular hands in the field, Dr Jimoh Akanbi Gafar of Midland Fertility Clinic Ilorin, Kwara state, and also of Eyitayo Clinic, and a ...
NewsRescue- A veteran obstetrician and gynecologist, by far one of the most popular hands in the field, Dr Jimoh Akanbi Gafar of Midland Fertility Clinic Ilorin, Kwara state, and also of Eyitayo Clinic, and a ...
FA Cup: New Dates for Semi-Finals
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a new the date for semifinals of the 2012 Federation Cup. August 15 had been scheduled as the date for the semifinal matches but the NFF has now opted for A...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced a new the date for semifinals of the 2012 Federation Cup. August 15 had been scheduled as the date for the semifinal matches but the NFF has now opted for A...
FA Cup: Ogunjobi Seeks Kwara fan's Support for Prime FC
Chairman Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has expressed optimism that the Nigeria Under 20 team have all it takes to whitewash Tanzania's Ngorogoro Heroes in a second round, second leg match at ...
Chairman Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, has expressed optimism that the Nigeria Under 20 team have all it takes to whitewash Tanzania's Ngorogoro Heroes in a second round, second leg match at ...
Kwara: Immortalising Yesterday's Foe
Barely seven years after the demise of a former Kwara state governor, Rear Admiral Mohamed Alabi Lawal, he was posthumously honoured by the incumbent, Abdulfatah Ahmed. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB writes on the ne...
Barely seven years after the demise of a former Kwara state governor, Rear Admiral Mohamed Alabi Lawal, he was posthumously honoured by the incumbent, Abdulfatah Ahmed. UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB writes on the ne...
Saraki Wades into Okada Crisis in Kwara
The Senator representing Kwara Central district, former governor Bukola Saraki yesterday waded into the face-off between the state government and commercial motorcyclists as he called on stakeholders in the senatorial...
The Senator representing Kwara Central district, former governor Bukola Saraki yesterday waded into the face-off between the state government and commercial motorcyclists as he called on stakeholders in the senatorial...
Kwara Govt. Assures Residents of Better Environment
The Kwara Government has pledged to put in place a better environment that would be a pride of all residents. Hajia Rahmat Abaya, the state Commissioner for Social Development and Tourism, made the pledge in I...
The Kwara Government has pledged to put in place a better environment that would be a pride of all residents. Hajia Rahmat Abaya, the state Commissioner for Social Development and Tourism, made the pledge in I...
Kwara Govt Stops Belgore's Holiday Lessons for Students
Kwara State Ministry of Education has ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), s...
Kwara State Ministry of Education has ordered school principals to disallow in their various schools the annual free holiday lesson classes the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), s...
Kwara NSCDC Volunteers Seek Employment
About 150 members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Volunteer, Kwara State Command, on Wednesday urged the authorities to regularise their employment. Their leader...
About 150 members of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Volunteer, Kwara State Command, on Wednesday urged the authorities to regularise their employment. Their leader...
Milo BB Championship: Ilorin Defeats Lagos, to Face Ondo
Three-Time winners, Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, yesterday in the ongoing 14th Milo Secondary Schools Basketball championship, lost 21-30 to defending champions, Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Gboko, Be...
Three-Time winners, Yejide Girls Grammar School, Ibadan, yesterday in the ongoing 14th Milo Secondary Schools Basketball championship, lost 21-30 to defending champions, Queen of the Rosary Secondary School, Gboko, Be...
Environment Hazards: Kwara Assembly Condemns Indiscriminate Mounting of Billboards
Kwara House of Assembly has condemned the indiscriminate mounting and placing of handbills and billboards on unauthorized places within Ilorin metropolis. In a notice of motion titled: "Mounting and placin...
Kwara House of Assembly has condemned the indiscriminate mounting and placing of handbills and billboards on unauthorized places within Ilorin metropolis. In a notice of motion titled: "Mounting and placin...
Sanitation: Kwara Residents Call for Disposal Bins
Residents of Kwara State have appealed to the state government to return the "roro bins" kept at street corners for refuse collection which were removed from some major areas in the state, to prevent epidemic...
Residents of Kwara State have appealed to the state government to return the "roro bins" kept at street corners for refuse collection which were removed from some major areas in the state, to prevent epidemic...
Court Remands 5 in Prison for Alleged Trespass
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu ...
'We Welcome Healthy Competition' - KWBC GM
The General Manager of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Abdullateef Adedeji, has described the emergence of new broadcasting stations in the state as a positive index for the state. He stated this w...
The General Manager of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Mr Abdullateef Adedeji, has described the emergence of new broadcasting stations in the state as a positive index for the state. He stated this w...
Kwara to Train Unemployed Youths in Vocational Skills
The Kwara State government has said that it had concluded plans to revive five moribund technical schools in the state to train unemployed youths in vocational skills. Mr Kayode Towoju, the state's Commissioner...
The Kwara State government has said that it had concluded plans to revive five moribund technical schools in the state to train unemployed youths in vocational skills. Mr Kayode Towoju, the state's Commissioner...
Nigeria is Not a Failed State - Gov. Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that Nigeria is not a failed state and is not about to be one. Speaking while receiving in audience at the Government House, the crew of an international film, ...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that Nigeria is not a failed state and is not about to be one. Speaking while receiving in audience at the Government House, the crew of an international film, ...
2012-08-08
Ahmed charges media on nation building
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has charged the Nigerian media to be more patriotic, even as they guide and protect jealously the democracy they have so much labored for. The governor who emp...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has charged the Nigerian media to be more patriotic, even as they guide and protect jealously the democracy they have so much labored for. The governor who emp...
Man Seeks Marriage Dissolution, Says Wife Slaps Him
Mr. Ayinla Kangu of Pakata area in Ilorin, on Monday asked an Ilorin area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede, over alleged impatience and domineering attitude. The compliant cited...
Mr. Ayinla Kangu of Pakata area in Ilorin, on Monday asked an Ilorin area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede, over alleged impatience and domineering attitude. The compliant cited...
Residents Cry Out Over Stadium Road Erosion
The residence of Stadium Road, off Taiwo Road in Ilorin, have appealed to the Kwara State Government on the deplorable condition of the road in the area caused by gully erosion. The road, which leads to Ejiba R...
The residence of Stadium Road, off Taiwo Road in Ilorin, have appealed to the Kwara State Government on the deplorable condition of the road in the area caused by gully erosion. The road, which leads to Ejiba R...
KWSG Decries Attack on KWATMA Office
The Kwara State Government has condemned the attacks on the facilities of the state Traffic Management Authority (KWATMA) during the protest by Okada riders last Saturday. The state commissioner for Works and T...
The Kwara State Government has condemned the attacks on the facilities of the state Traffic Management Authority (KWATMA) during the protest by Okada riders last Saturday. The state commissioner for Works and T...
KWSG Relocates Okirika Traders to Sango Area
The Kwara State Government has called on Okirika traders to cooperate with the state government in order to ensure cleanliness of major roads in the state capital. The state commissioner for Commerce and Cooper...
The Kwara State Government has called on Okirika traders to cooperate with the state government in order to ensure cleanliness of major roads in the state capital. The state commissioner for Commerce and Cooper...
Kwara United Play Down Flying Eagles Loss
Kwara United have stated they are not bothered by their 2-1 loss to the Nigeria U-20 team last Sunday in a friendly game in Ilorin. The Afonja Warriors have been having a torrid time recently due to bad results...
Kwara United have stated they are not bothered by their 2-1 loss to the Nigeria U-20 team last Sunday in a friendly game in Ilorin. The Afonja Warriors have been having a torrid time recently due to bad results...
Friendly in Ilorin: Flying Eagles spank Prime FC
Nigeria U20s rounded off their build-up for an AYC qualifier against Tanzania with a comfortable 3-0 win over Prime FC on Tuesday in Ilorin. The African champions took the lead after just 11 minutes when Sikir...
Nigeria U20s rounded off their build-up for an AYC qualifier against Tanzania with a comfortable 3-0 win over Prime FC on Tuesday in Ilorin. The African champions took the lead after just 11 minutes when Sikir...
Brazil Coaching Seminar Holds in Ilorin
Nigerian football coaches will have the opportunity of elevating and exposing themselves to modern day tactics of the game as a two-day coaching symposium holds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital beginning Friday, Augu...
Nigerian football coaches will have the opportunity of elevating and exposing themselves to modern day tactics of the game as a two-day coaching symposium holds in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital beginning Friday, Augu...
Blackout Hits Kwara as Residents Groan
The residents of Kwara State for past three days have been experiencing blackout due to the strike action embarked upon by workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The blackout according to investiga...
The residents of Kwara State for past three days have been experiencing blackout due to the strike action embarked upon by workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The blackout according to investiga...
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