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2012-06-16
Unilorin: Suicide bombings, harassment dominate Muslim law students' seminar
Last week, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) hosted the 8th   Annual National Seminar of the Nigeria Association of Muslim Law Students (NAMLAS). NURUDEEN YUSUF (200 level student of  Islamic and Common Law at the Lago...
Ilorin Rainstorm Victims Want Lasting Solution
Victims of last Tuesday rainstorm disaster in Ilorin, Kwara State, along Ajase-Ipo road, Royal Shekina Hotel area have called on the state government to find a lasting solution to the incessant problem ravaging the area. ...
Lagbaja Loses Dad
Deacon D.A.Ol0gunde, the father of the masked singer, Bisade Ologunde a.k.a. Lagbaja Omobabamukomuko, is dead. Aged 83, the late Ologunde, a retired civil servant who served in the cabinet of the first military administra...
Rival cult clash kills 2 in Kwara Poly
Two students of Kwara state Polytechnic Ilorin (KwaraPoly) were found dead yesterday following a clash between two suspected rival cult members at the entrance of the institution. Sources informed our correspondent th...

2012-06-15
Voter Education in Ilorin: INEC expresses readiness to consolidate, electoral process
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its preparedness to consolidate and improve on the nation\'s electoral system until it becomes the best in Africa. Kwara State Resident Ele...
Kwara Asembly Urges FG To Re-Award Road Contract
The Kwara House of Assembly has urged the Federal Government to re-award the contracts of Ajase-Ipo, Ijagbo-Offa-Erin-Ile roads in the State to ease vehicular movement. This was one of the resolutions of the St...
10 NYSC members win awards in Kwara
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Kehinde Dawodu, who constructed a Corpers\' Lodge in a community where he served, and nine other corps members of 2011 Batch \'B\' in Kwara State, were on Thursday pre...
Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, NDLEA & other stakeholders destroy 3,450.407KG of Drugs
Her Excellency, the first lady of Kwara State and Matron of Drug Free Clubs in the State, Mrs Omolewa Abdulfatah Ahmed, wife of the Deputy Governor of the State, Mrs Felicia Kishra and the Chairman/Chief Executive of t...
NBA Law Week: Ekiti gov seeks local security system
Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has advocated a local security system different from the federal security system in the country. Speaking on the topic; "Federalism and Quest for National Integr...
Two found dead in Ilorin bush, one beheaded
Lifeless bodies of two men were discovered on Thursday at Sango area of Ilorin, Kwara State. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fabode Olufemi, two rivalry cult groups, allegedly from K...

2012-06-14
Kwara Assembly probes students' protests
Following what it described as "disturbances in some state higher institutions," the Kwara state House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered its Committee on Education and Human Capital Development to probe causes o...
Gov Ahmed\'s devt. drive paid off, says Rep
A member representing Ilorin West/Asa in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon Moshood Mustapha has commended the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for the pace of developmental projects in the last on...
Why Unilorin remains on top - Director
The Director University of Ilorin, Centre for Research and Development and In-House Training (CREDIT), Professor (Mrs) Temidayo Oladiji, has identified training and retraining of staff as the secret behind the leading ...
Man remanded for stealing handset
For allegedly stealing a GSM handset, a 21-year-old man, Fuhamu Suleman of No. 75, Ile Magaji, Surulere Area, Ilorin, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin. The order to remand the accused...
Kwara CPC member wants June 12 as National Day
A 2011 elections campaign coordinator for the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) in Kwara State, yesterday described the major beneficiaries of the \'June 12, 1993\' democratic struggles as ingrates. The co...
Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen Al-Adaby is dead.
Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen Al-Adaby is dead. He died in the early hours of this morning in Ilorin after a brief illness. May Allah grant him rest. The death of Sheikh Sultan Kamaludeen is coming three weeks after the de...
Again, Flood Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin
A heavy downpour in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Tuesday destroyed property worth several thousands of naira. The destruction was occasioned by the flooding that accompanied the torrential rainfall along...

2012-06-13
Omo Ibile Igbomina embarks on guest house
The new executive members of Omo Ibile Igbomina have received a pat on the back for embarking on a guest house that will be of benefit to not only the Igbominas but all the people of the state and even beyond. ...
Kwara Water Corporation\'s new board inaugurated
The newly constituted Board of Directors of Kwara State Water Corporation has been inaugurated at the Corporation Conference Room. In his inaugural speech, the Chairman of the board, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Jimoh ...
Police arraign two over armed robbery
Police in Ilorin have arraigned two suspected armed robbers, Hamza Fatai, 21 and Jamiu Isiaka, 19, both of Eruda Area, Ilorin, before an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly dispossessing residents of their valuable...
Cattle rearer charged with breach of trust
A 30-year-old cattle rearer, Ahmed Yahaya, accused of stealing cow in his care, has been charged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused of Yowere Fulani Camp, via Alapa, Kwara State, was said to have mi...
NPL: ABS vs Enyinba •Kwara Utd. vs Ocean Boys
In this week\'s NPL midweek Week 32 cracker, relegation threatened ABS will, at home, face hard fighters Enyimba FC of Aba while Kwara United will chase the maximum points to troubled Ocean Boys. ...
Economy: Ahmed commends KWACCIMA
Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has commended the state Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) for its contributions to the state\'s economic development. The governor, w...
Best practices will aid organisational growth - Kwara CBPA
Chairman, Kwara Coalition of Business and Professional Association, Chief Hezekieh Adedeji, has urged managements of organisations to adopt professional best practices to ensure growth of their organisations. ...

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