2012-08-07

Opinion - Re: This Rotten Kwara. By Wale Bakare
By Wale Bakare I read Mr. Akogun's write up published on the 27th July in what should have been an assessment of the achievement...

I Won't Hold Special Convocation - Oloyede
By Our Reporters The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede has denied that he plans to hold a 'special convocation' to enable him to preside over the graduation ceremony of outgoing students be...

Emir of Ilorin Prays for Flying Eagles
Emir of Ilorin, Sulu Gambari, has prayed for the Flying Eagles to beat Tanzania on Sunday on their way to even greater glory. The football-loving traditional ruler prayed for the African champions when they ...

Unilorin's Admission List is Out
By Our Reporters The University of Ilorin has released its 2012/2013 provisional admission list. This was posted on the University's website today. ...

Kwara Set to Launch Subsidy Reinvestment Programme
A Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Pilot Scheme that will create five hundred job opportunities for women and youth in Kwara State will be formally launched next month. The Special Assistant to the sta...

Kwara: Okada riders bow to ban on business routes
Commercial motorcycles operators in Kwara state under the aegis of Joint Okada Riders Association of Kwara state on Sunday said they had agreed to abide by government's decision to bar them from operati...

Ramadan: Group, Lawmaker Feed Muslims
No fewer than 450 Muslims received food items at a programme organised by Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Monday. The foundation's coordinator in the state, Muhammad Mukhtar, said there ...

Ministry, NRC seal pact on cassava chips' haulage
A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure uninterrupted haulage of cassava chips from the Western part of the country has been signed between the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and the Nigerian Railway Corporat...

NAKSS Canvass Quick Evacuation During Crisis
Members of the National Association of Kwara State Students, Kaduna Polytechnic chapter have called on the Federal Government and state governments to ensure quick evacuation of students during crisis in any institutio...

Speaking in Ilorin, Obuh Breaks Silence on 'Old' Players' Recall
Flying Eagles handler, John Obuh, has broken silence on the criticism that trailed the invitation of some players who previously featured the National under-20 team to the present squad. Speaking in Ilorin, the...

Insecurity: Kwara Gives LOs Marching Orders
Governor's Liaison Officers (LOs) in the 16 local government areas of Kwara State have been urged to always alert government on noticeable security breaches and failed projects in their respective local government area...

We're Revolutionising Agriculture In Nigeria - Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State is a pioneer in agro business in Nigeria which it is revolutionalising through its Shonga Scheme. This is yielding high results for the state, especially in the areas of job creation and the transfo...

Be Good Ambassadors - Ahmed Charged Pilgrims
As muslims across the world converge in the holy land of Mecca for the lesser Hajji, The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised Nigerian Muslims who are performing the spiritual exercise to be good a...

2012-08-06

Land tussle: Kwara Assembly Speaker offers to heal govt, IEDPU rift
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Abdulrazak Atunwa, has declared his intention to intervene in the face-off between the Kwara state Government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IE...

Is 'Operation No Pothole' still functional in Kwara?
By Our Reporter On the 29th of May, 2011, when Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State assumed office as the elected Governor of Kwara State, one of the programmes of his administration launched is 'Operation...

Ilorin: Seven Suspected Internet Fraudsters Arrested
The Kwara State Police Command has arrested seven suspects who allegedly specialise in defrauding banks through the internet. They are Salihu Oladimeji Lukman, Suleiman Ishaq Jimba, Abdukadir Agboola, Yahaya Ab...

Herdsman Kills Vigilante, Burns Corpse
A Cattle herdsman and six accomplices have been accussed of killing two members of a vigilante group, set thier corpses on fire and then proceeded to burn down the houses of the victims. Mohammed Dangogo, 30 of...

'Nigeria's economy still threatened by corruption' - Awoyale
The President, Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural cum political group of people from Kwara South district, Kwara State, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, said this while addressing newsmen in Ilorin on Thursday....

Behold, a Chief Magistrate Court!
Residents have appealed to the Kwara State Government to carry out repairs on the structures of the Chief Magistrate Court, Sango, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, which are in a state of disrepair. Apart from ...

4 Year-Old Marriage Dissolved Over Husband's Neglect
An Ilorin Area Court has dissolved a four-year-old marriage over allegations of neglect and care-free attitude of the husband. Mrs Mujidat Oladimeji of Deeper Life Road, Ilorin, had approached the court t...

Man Jailed One Year for Stealing N10,000 goat
An Ilorin Magistrate Court has sentenced a 42-year-old man, Raimi Mohammed of Agbo compound, Tanke, Ilorin, to one year imprisonment for stealing a goat. The court sentenced the man to the jail term having foun...

Atunwa to Intervene in Land Act Feud
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Hon. Abdulrasaq Atunwa, at the weekend, vowed to intervene in the face-off between the state government and the Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU) over the...

ACF Backs Ambali's Appointment as UNILORIN VC
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), at the weekend, pledged its support for the Vice-Chancellor designate of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin), Kwara State, Prof. AbdulGaniy Ambali. The group made the pledge ...

Ahmed's Giant Strides In Road Construction - Kannike
Kwara State Commissioner for Works, Dr. Abubakar Kannike, in this interview with ABDULLAHI OLESIN, explains the milestones that the administration of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed has recorded in roads construction...

2012-08-05

God Will Use Nigeria to Reshape The World - Cleric
Pastor Leye Ogundiran, Senior Pastor at the Living Wisdom Sanctuary, Ilorin, Kwara state in this chat with BIODUN OYELEYE insisted that despite the myriad of challenges facing the Nigerian nation, she remains a unique ...

Kwara seeks law on free treatment for sickle cell anaemia patients
Kwara State Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Kayode Issa,  canvassed yesterday a national legislation that will make the treatment of sickle cell anaemia free in the country, just as he  threw  his weight behind calls by ...

Ummrah: Kwara Begins Airlift of Pilgrims on Monday
The first batch of 243 Ummrah pilgrims from Kwara is to be transported to Saudi Arabia by Medview Airline tomorrow from the Ilorin International Airport. The Permanent Secretary (General Services), Kwara Stat...

Ahmed Extends Ban On Okada In Ilorin
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has extended ban on use of commercial motorcycles in some routes in Ilorin metropolis for four weeks. The governor gave the order on Saturday following a violent protest by commercia...

Flying Eagles beat Kwara United
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria today defeated Kwara United Football Club by two goals to one in a friendly match played at the Kwara State Stadium complex, Ilorin, in the preparatory for flying Eagles African Youth Champ...

KWSG meets Okada Riders Association.
The Kwara State Government says the ban on Okada riders in some parts of Ilorin, metropolis is designed to curtail the emerging security challenges poised by Okada riders in the state. The government stated t...

Ahmed, Saraki in 2nd Term Blues. The Atunwa Connection.
Will Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed secure a second term ticket in 2015? This is the poser presently causing ripples in the North Central state, even as there are strong indications that he may be stopped in his track. Remi...

Flying Eagles to slug it out with Kwara United
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria will today(Sunday) take on Kwara United Football Club, as part of its build up ahead of the return leg of the 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier against the Ngorogoro Heroes of ...

KWHA Wants Kwara TV Repositioned
The Kwara State Government has been urged to reposition the State Television Authority to enable the station serve as a medium for effective service delivery. The assembly made the call in Ilorin on Friday in its reso...

2012-08-04

Libra Gold Travels Directs Umrah Pilgrims to Report Tomorrow
By Our Reporters All Lesser Hajj Pilgrims from Kwara State Travelling via Libra Gold Travels Group have been directed to report at the Ilorin International Airport Tomorrow by Six o'clock in the morning which is th...

KWSG to establish Youth Integrated Training Farm Centre in all the 16 LGs
All the sixteen Local Government Areas of Kwara State have been asked to provide lands for the graduants of the Youth Integrated Training Farm Centre, Malete, to enable them commence commercial farming. The Sen...

Protesting Okada Riders Disrupt Traffic in Parts of Ilorin
By Our Reporters Commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada operators, took to the streets of major parts of Ilorin to protest against the State Government's decision to ban their operation in what the ...

Gov. Ahmed Postpones Take-off of Ban on Okada
By Our Reporters Governor Abdlufatah Ahmed this afternoon, via a facebook post, announced a four-week postponement of the commencement on the ban on Okada in parts of Ilorin. He posted: "In the spirit of consens...

'Employment politicisation will reduce organisational productivity, growth' - Sulaiman Alli
The Chief Coordinator, Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria's Study Centre, Ilorin, Kwara State, Mr. Sulaiman Alli has urged management of organisations to adhere strictly to merit and...

Hoodlums Damage Bibire Ajape's House
Commercial motorcyclists in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday besieged the residence of the Senior Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Transportation, Mr. Bibire Ajape, to protest the government's ban of okada...

Ilorin court remands herdsmen for assault
An Ilorin Magistrate Court, on Friday, ordered the remand of four herdsmen for allegedly destroying some farms and assault. The defendants, Saliu Buderi, Saliman Tuku, Abdulkadir Dogo and Abubakar Awalu, are r...

'Kwara PDP Still Acceptable At The Grassroots' - Afolayan
Kwara State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently inaugurated its executive arm at the local councils. Its state Secretary, Prince Yemi Afolayan, spoke on the issue and some other related m...