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2012-05-18
Summit held in Ilorin: Professional identifies challenges to industrial harmony
A former Director of Administration, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Dr. Joyce Emuchay, has said lack of social amenities to guarantee employment and reduce poverty is one of the...
A former Director of Administration, Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, Dr. Joyce Emuchay, has said lack of social amenities to guarantee employment and reduce poverty is one of the...
Diamond Bank, Keystone to partner Kwara on empowerment
Keystone Bank Limited and Diamond Bank Plc have expressed readiness to partner the Kwara State Government on the achievement of the state\'s programme of shared prosperity. The chief executive officers of the b...
Keystone Bank Limited and Diamond Bank Plc have expressed readiness to partner the Kwara State Government on the achievement of the state\'s programme of shared prosperity. The chief executive officers of the b...
Ahmed reassures on healthcare
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that his administration would leave no stone unturned in taking primary healthcare services to the doorsteps of every Kwaran. Governor Ahmed disclos...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that his administration would leave no stone unturned in taking primary healthcare services to the doorsteps of every Kwaran. Governor Ahmed disclos...
Public lecture in Ilorin: Adoke charges litigants on ADR
ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has urged litigants in the country to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as a way of decongesting the nation’s cou...
ATTORNEY-GENERAL of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has urged litigants in the country to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as a way of decongesting the nation’s cou...
Workshop held in Ilorin: Nigeria ranks low in maternal, child health rating
THE state of maternal and child health in Nigeria is enough to declare a national emergency in the health sector, only if the public really know their plight. Medical and media practitioners in the country said...
THE state of maternal and child health in Nigeria is enough to declare a national emergency in the health sector, only if the public really know their plight. Medical and media practitioners in the country said...
Kwara incorporates Harmony Holding Company with 21 firms to drive revenue
The Kwara State Government has incorporated Harmony Holdings Company with 21 subsidiaries and a projected N1 billion share capital base as part of the drive to enhance economic activities in the state. The sta...
The Kwara State Government has incorporated Harmony Holdings Company with 21 subsidiaries and a projected N1 billion share capital base as part of the drive to enhance economic activities in the state. The sta...
Kwara Utd. coach aims to topple Pillars
Head coach of Kwara United, Tunde Sanni is positive his wards will play the game of their lives against visiting Kano Pillars in an NPL matchday 27 fixture at the Ilorin Township Stadium this Saturday. United h...
Head coach of Kwara United, Tunde Sanni is positive his wards will play the game of their lives against visiting Kano Pillars in an NPL matchday 27 fixture at the Ilorin Township Stadium this Saturday. United h...
Forum in Ilorin: Nigerians Will Not Pay For Electricity Metre From June – NERC
As from June 1, 2012 electricity consumers in the country will no longer pay for electricity metre supplied to them by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission...
As from June 1, 2012 electricity consumers in the country will no longer pay for electricity metre supplied to them by the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN). The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission...
Kwara assembly clears speaker of financial impropriety
THE Ethics/Privileges/Public Service/Judiciary Committee of Kwara State House of Assembly has cleared the speaker of the House, Honourable Abdulrazaq Atunwa, of allegations of financial impropriety levelled against him...
THE Ethics/Privileges/Public Service/Judiciary Committee of Kwara State House of Assembly has cleared the speaker of the House, Honourable Abdulrazaq Atunwa, of allegations of financial impropriety levelled against him...
Nigeria Needs Dons To Solve Her Problems - Gov. Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking the development of Nigeria because there is no substitute for the experienc...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking the development of Nigeria because there is no substitute for the experienc...
2012-05-17
Kwara incorporates holding company
The Kwara State Government has incorporated Harmony Holdings Company with 21 subsidiaries and a projected One billion Naira share capital base as part of the drive to enhance economic activities in the State. The Stat...
The Kwara State Government has incorporated Harmony Holdings Company with 21 subsidiaries and a projected One billion Naira share capital base as part of the drive to enhance economic activities in the State. The Stat...
FG may adopt Kwara's health model
Bouyed by the success of Kwara State community health programme, the Federal Government may adopt the blueprint of the state's health sector in order to effectively spread its health policies to the grassroots. The ...
Bouyed by the success of Kwara State community health programme, the Federal Government may adopt the blueprint of the state's health sector in order to effectively spread its health policies to the grassroots. The ...
Unilorin: Faculty of Agric Wins Inter-Faculty Quiz Competition
By Abdulgafar ArikewuyoThe faculty of Agriculture has won the 2012 inter-faculty quiz competition of the University of Ilorin.The director of academic planning Professor Misbau Akanji in his welcome address said i...
By Abdulgafar ArikewuyoThe faculty of Agriculture has won the 2012 inter-faculty quiz competition of the University of Ilorin.The director of academic planning Professor Misbau Akanji in his welcome address said i...
Atunwa cleared, Iliasu suspended
The allegations of fraud and high-handed attitude levelled against Speaker Razak Atunwa took a dramatic turn as the House Committee on Ethics, Privileges, Public Service and Judiciary cleared the Speaker of all the alleg...
The allegations of fraud and high-handed attitude levelled against Speaker Razak Atunwa took a dramatic turn as the House Committee on Ethics, Privileges, Public Service and Judiciary cleared the Speaker of all the alleg...
Nigeria heading for doom, says Unilorin muslim preacher
Unless there is sincere repentance, Nigeria is heading for destruction in no distant time. A renowned Muslim preacher, Professor AbdulGaniyu AbdulSalam Oladosu, gave this indication bst Friday while de...
Unless there is sincere repentance, Nigeria is heading for destruction in no distant time. A renowned Muslim preacher, Professor AbdulGaniyu AbdulSalam Oladosu, gave this indication bst Friday while de...
Rainstorm: Emir of Ilorin commiserates with Geri Alimi Hospital
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has described the damage of Geri Alimi Hospital by rainstorm as an act of God which should be taken with absolute faith in Allah. S...
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has described the damage of Geri Alimi Hospital by rainstorm as an act of God which should be taken with absolute faith in Allah. S...
Asa LG shares food items to orphans
The Asa Local Government Action Committee on Aids has distributed food items worth N2oo,ooo to orphans and vulnerable children in the local government to enable them live an improved life. The food items dist...
The Asa Local Government Action Committee on Aids has distributed food items worth N2oo,ooo to orphans and vulnerable children in the local government to enable them live an improved life. The food items dist...
Olofa receives kudos from ODU, marks 2nd year on throne
The ancient town of Offa, headquarters of O f fa Local Government Area of Kwara State has witnessed unprecedented achievements within the last two years, courtesy, the present Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwo...
The ancient town of Offa, headquarters of O f fa Local Government Area of Kwara State has witnessed unprecedented achievements within the last two years, courtesy, the present Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwo...
FEDPOFFA Rector commends Staff of Primary School
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Dr. Mufutau Olatinwo, has commended the Management of the Polytechnic Staff Primary School under the leadership of Mrs. Grace Popoola, for feats recorded in recent years....
Rector of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Dr. Mufutau Olatinwo, has commended the Management of the Polytechnic Staff Primary School under the leadership of Mrs. Grace Popoola, for feats recorded in recent years....
SNG threatens FG over Saraki's 'ill treatment'
The International Institute for Humanitarian and Environmental Law has expressed support to the planned protest by the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) over the implementation of the fuel subsidy probe report. Registra...
The International Institute for Humanitarian and Environmental Law has expressed support to the planned protest by the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) over the implementation of the fuel subsidy probe report. Registra...
Sarakigate and the battle for 2015
WHILE he has not made a public disclosure of his ambition to have a shot at the presidency in 2015, political moves and calculations in political circles, particularly among the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Par...
WHILE he has not made a public disclosure of his ambition to have a shot at the presidency in 2015, political moves and calculations in political circles, particularly among the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Par...
MTN Football Scholar: 5 Kids in Ilorin to Enjoy Scholarship in America
By Hammed Shittu About 30 school kids between the ages of 15 and 18 years will be selected for educational scholarship and football career in the US at the on-going MTN Football Scholar tournament among seconda...
By Hammed Shittu About 30 school kids between the ages of 15 and 18 years will be selected for educational scholarship and football career in the US at the on-going MTN Football Scholar tournament among seconda...
Dr. Olusola Saraki: The quintessential leader at 79
Where is he? What is Oloye doing now? Has the Kingmaker of Kwara politics retired (or been retired) from politics? It is the 79th birthday anniversary of the Waziri of Ilorin, Dr Abubakar Olusola Sa...
Where is he? What is Oloye doing now? Has the Kingmaker of Kwara politics retired (or been retired) from politics? It is the 79th birthday anniversary of the Waziri of Ilorin, Dr Abubakar Olusola Sa...
Kwara raises task force on govt land
The Kwara State government has constituted a task force to assess the level of encroachment on government land situated along the Asa-Dam road in Ilorin. Mr Tope Daramola, the Director of Bureau of Lands, said ...
The Kwara State government has constituted a task force to assess the level of encroachment on government land situated along the Asa-Dam road in Ilorin. Mr Tope Daramola, the Director of Bureau of Lands, said ...
2012-05-16
Saraki clocks 79 tomorrow
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the most influential political actor in the history of Kwara, will be 79 years old tomorrow. His domminance of politics in Kwara is not debatable even though not a few will debate if that domi...
Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the most influential political actor in the history of Kwara, will be 79 years old tomorrow. His domminance of politics in Kwara is not debatable even though not a few will debate if that domi...
Pilot gets new MD. Ex-MD now SA to Saraki
Mr. Billy Adedamola has been appointed has the new managing director of Pilot newspapers. The former managing director Alhaji Yunus Abdulrahman is now a Special Adviser (Political) to Senator Bukola Saraki. The Pilot ...
Mr. Billy Adedamola has been appointed has the new managing director of Pilot newspapers. The former managing director Alhaji Yunus Abdulrahman is now a Special Adviser (Political) to Senator Bukola Saraki. The Pilot ...
N 5bn Libel suit: Belgore to testify June 8
Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria's gubernatorial candidate, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), will on June 8 testify in the defamation suit brought by Senator Bukola Saraki over the Kwara 2011 elections at an Abuja High ...
Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria's gubernatorial candidate, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), will on June 8 testify in the defamation suit brought by Senator Bukola Saraki over the Kwara 2011 elections at an Abuja High ...
ABS FC lose to Sunshine Stars
NPL Week 23. Sunshine Stars 2-1 ABS FC. Sunshine's golas were scored by Akombo Ukeyiema (45+) and Cletus Idoko (57). Sala Abiodun scored ABS's lone goal in the 75th minute....
NPL Week 23. Sunshine Stars 2-1 ABS FC. Sunshine's golas were scored by Akombo Ukeyiema (45+) and Cletus Idoko (57). Sala Abiodun scored ABS's lone goal in the 75th minute....
KWSG vows to fight HIV/AIDS
The Kwara State Government has restated its commitment to put in pla-:e necessary measures to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDs in the state to the barest minimum. The Project Manager, Kwara State Aids Contro...
The Kwara State Government has restated its commitment to put in pla-:e necessary measures to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDs in the state to the barest minimum. The Project Manager, Kwara State Aids Contro...
Student arraigned for raping 3-yr-old girl
For allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl, a student, Alaska Omini has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The 19-year-old accused of Block 20, Flat A, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, was sai...
For allegedly raping a 3-year-old girl, a student, Alaska Omini has been arraigned before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The 19-year-old accused of Block 20, Flat A, Sobi Cantonment, Ilorin, Kwara State, was sai...
American firm to establish $150m cassava processing mill in Kwara
A U. S.-based company, Masilo, is to establish a 150-million-dollar cassava processing mill in Kwara, Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed said on Tuesday. Ahmed d...
A U. S.-based company, Masilo, is to establish a 150-million-dollar cassava processing mill in Kwara, Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed said on Tuesday. Ahmed d...
Adoke recommends ADR, others, for dispute resolution
THE Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, has recommended simultaneous developments of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and the conventional legal systems ...
THE Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, has recommended simultaneous developments of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and the conventional legal systems ...
Two female students held for stealing handsets
Two female students, Omosuyi Olanireti, 24 of Poka Royal Suite, and Ologun Tolulope, 18 both of Tanke, Oke-Odo, Ilorin, who allegedly trespassed into a shop where they stole handsets, have appeared before an Ilorin Mag...
Two female students, Omosuyi Olanireti, 24 of Poka Royal Suite, and Ologun Tolulope, 18 both of Tanke, Oke-Odo, Ilorin, who allegedly trespassed into a shop where they stole handsets, have appeared before an Ilorin Mag...
Belgore slams N5b libel suit against Herald
•Court adjourns hearing to June 26 Justice Ayinla Bamigbala of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria, on Tuesday, adjourned to June 26, hearings in the N5b libel suit the Kwara ...
•Court adjourns hearing to June 26 Justice Ayinla Bamigbala of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria, on Tuesday, adjourned to June 26, hearings in the N5b libel suit the Kwara ...
Child abuse lands woman in trouble
A food canteen operator, Bilikisu Ganiyu of Alagbade Area, Ilorin who allegedly hired a 9-year-old girl as a canteen maid cum domestic assistant has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused...
A food canteen operator, Bilikisu Ganiyu of Alagbade Area, Ilorin who allegedly hired a 9-year-old girl as a canteen maid cum domestic assistant has been dragged before an Ilorin Magistrate Court. The accused...
Moshood Mustapha urges action on subsidy report
NIGERIANS have been urged to prevail on the presidency and other relevant agencies to act on the report of the House of Representatives committee probing the oil subsidy scam. The Vice Chairman, House of Repres...
NIGERIANS have been urged to prevail on the presidency and other relevant agencies to act on the report of the House of Representatives committee probing the oil subsidy scam. The Vice Chairman, House of Repres...
Suspend proposed new electricity tarrif, NBA tells FG
THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to the Federal Government to put the proposed new electricity tariff regime scheduled to commence on June 1 on hold pending the conclusion of the privatisation of the Pow...
THE Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to the Federal Government to put the proposed new electricity tariff regime scheduled to commence on June 1 on hold pending the conclusion of the privatisation of the Pow...
2012-05-15
Integrity Of Lawyers For Sale?
It needs not be debatable that Lawyers are trained and known for, among others, upholding the rule of law and being of impeccable character. In fact, the emblem of Law (if you don't mind) is integrity. In...
It needs not be debatable that Lawyers are trained and known for, among others, upholding the rule of law and being of impeccable character. In fact, the emblem of Law (if you don't mind) is integrity. In...
'UNILORIN 44' Asks Court To Commit VC, Three Others To Prison
The sacked 44 lecturers of the university of Ilorin who were reinstated by the Supreme Court have applied for an order of the Ilorin Federal High court to commit to prison the vice chancellor and three other of...
The sacked 44 lecturers of the university of Ilorin who were reinstated by the Supreme Court have applied for an order of the Ilorin Federal High court to commit to prison the vice chancellor and three other of...
Atunwa Mourns University of Lagos VC's Death
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rasaq Atunwa has commiserated with the family of the late Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, saying it is a colossal loss to the academic communi...
Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rasaq Atunwa has commiserated with the family of the late Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, saying it is a colossal loss to the academic communi...
2011 TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND (TETF) Projects at Kwara State College Education
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Kwara Government Promises Stable Power Supply
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Kwara State government says it is working to ease the problem of epileptic power supply in the state. The honorable commissioner for information, Prince Tunji Morounfoye stated this today...
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Kwara State government says it is working to ease the problem of epileptic power supply in the state. The honorable commissioner for information, Prince Tunji Morounfoye stated this today...
NAFDAC warns of fake officials in Kwara
Kwara State Director, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mrs. Malomo Odu, has warned residents in the state of the activities of fake NAFDAC officials operating in the state. ...
Kwara State Director, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Mrs. Malomo Odu, has warned residents in the state of the activities of fake NAFDAC officials operating in the state. ...
SSANU lauds Unilorin on rapid development
The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mr. S. C. Ugwoke, has commended the University of Ilorin for the myriads of "excellent developments" he noticed o...
The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mr. S. C. Ugwoke, has commended the University of Ilorin for the myriads of "excellent developments" he noticed o...
Septuagenarian, three others remanded for rape
A 70 year old man including three accomplices whose ages are 65, 53 and 55 respectively have been reminded in prison custody by an Ilorin Magistrate Court for raping teenage female hawkers in Omu Aran, Kwara St...
A 70 year old man including three accomplices whose ages are 65, 53 and 55 respectively have been reminded in prison custody by an Ilorin Magistrate Court for raping teenage female hawkers in Omu Aran, Kwara St...
Oloyede Attributes Lack of Good Storage Facilities as Major Problems of Farm Products
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Is-haq Oloyede says lack of good storage facilities is the major problem of farm products. Professor Oloede stated this at th...
By Abdulgafar Arikewuyo The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin Professor Is-haq Oloyede says lack of good storage facilities is the major problem of farm products. Professor Oloede stated this at th...
N 21 Billion Fraud: Bukola Saraki, Lai Alabi To Appear In Court This Week
From investigations, Senator Bukola Saraki, the former Governor of Kwara State and former Intercontinental Bank MD, Mahmoud Lai Alabi will be arraigned in court before the end of this week. The two men have been to ...
From investigations, Senator Bukola Saraki, the former Governor of Kwara State and former Intercontinental Bank MD, Mahmoud Lai Alabi will be arraigned in court before the end of this week. The two men have been to ...
When Unilorin JCI held 7th Rafiu Ibrahim Public Forum
When the Nigeria genius comes into its own in any field of human endeavour, it is truly a world class phenomenon. Such attribution was for Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, a financial expert cum politician. Describing him as...
When the Nigeria genius comes into its own in any field of human endeavour, it is truly a world class phenomenon. Such attribution was for Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, a financial expert cum politician. Describing him as...
Importance of Taxpayer Identification Number project stressed
The Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, Engineer Demola Banu has stressed that the importance of the Taxpayer. Identification Number project will create a harmonized electronic taxpayer identification and registratio...
The Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, Engineer Demola Banu has stressed that the importance of the Taxpayer. Identification Number project will create a harmonized electronic taxpayer identification and registratio...
I Was Pressurized To Continue As PDP National Chairman - Baraje
Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje was the immediate past acting national chairman of the ruling Peoples\' Democratic Party, PDP. He spoke with journalists in Kwara State on his challenges as PDP chair, Boko-haram, 20...
Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje was the immediate past acting national chairman of the ruling Peoples\' Democratic Party, PDP. He spoke with journalists in Kwara State on his challenges as PDP chair, Boko-haram, 20...
Kwara poly staff charged on good conduct
Staff of the Kwara State Polytechnic has been charged to always display positive attitude in the discharge of their duties in other to achieve the aims and objectives of the founding fathers of the institution. ...
Staff of the Kwara State Polytechnic has been charged to always display positive attitude in the discharge of their duties in other to achieve the aims and objectives of the founding fathers of the institution. ...
Senator Saraki: I was the first person to pin point the fraud on subsidy
Senator Bukola Saraki recently granted an interview to Japheth Omojuwa and Finyinfoluwa Elegbede of Omojuwa.com as part of the #OmojuwaMeets series. The senator spoke on issues ranging from his current travails wi...
Senator Bukola Saraki recently granted an interview to Japheth Omojuwa and Finyinfoluwa Elegbede of Omojuwa.com as part of the #OmojuwaMeets series. The senator spoke on issues ranging from his current travails wi...
Baraje: Our experience in running PDP
You were able to maintain your office as Acting National Chairman of PDP, till your successor emerged unlike the trend in which some former chairmen of the party who lost out midway into their tenure. What was the sec...
You were able to maintain your office as Acting National Chairman of PDP, till your successor emerged unlike the trend in which some former chairmen of the party who lost out midway into their tenure. What was the sec...
Kwara Set To Combat HIV
The Kwara Government on Monday in Ilorin reiterated its commitment to putting in place necessary measures to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the state. Dr Johnson Oyeni...
The Kwara Government on Monday in Ilorin reiterated its commitment to putting in place necessary measures to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the state. Dr Johnson Oyeni...
Rashidi Yekini:The mystery continues
THE death on May 4 of Nigeria\'s foremost striker, Rashidi Yekini, struck his fans hollow. On the social networking site, facebook, many subscribers had announced the obituary of the lethal striker and so triggered spo...
THE death on May 4 of Nigeria\'s foremost striker, Rashidi Yekini, struck his fans hollow. On the social networking site, facebook, many subscribers had announced the obituary of the lethal striker and so triggered spo...
Varsity workers due for salary increase in July, says SSANU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday said the union is due for salary increase. A statement by its National President, Comrade Samson Ugwoke, said the pay rise has becom...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) yesterday said the union is due for salary increase. A statement by its National President, Comrade Samson Ugwoke, said the pay rise has becom...
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