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2012-05-06
Kwara Challenge Cup: Kwara United defeats ABS
Kwara United FC of Ilorin this afternoon defeated ABS FC of Ilorin 6-5 after penalties to win this year's edition of the Kwara State Challenge Cup final. Kwara United drew the first blood in the 18th minute via Sher...
Kwara United FC of Ilorin this afternoon defeated ABS FC of Ilorin 6-5 after penalties to win this year's edition of the Kwara State Challenge Cup final. Kwara United drew the first blood in the 18th minute via Sher...
Honour Yekini with a post-humous award, SWAN urges FG
The Federal Government should consider the late Rashidi Yekini for a post-humous award, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) said on Saturday in Abuja. SWAN National President, Saidu Abub...
The Federal Government should consider the late Rashidi Yekini for a post-humous award, the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) said on Saturday in Abuja. SWAN National President, Saidu Abub...
Rashidi Yekini in Pictures
The pictures are in no particular order. ...
The pictures are in no particular order. ...
Rashidi Yekini Was Everything To Me - Mother
The mother of the late Super Eagles goal poacher, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikirat Yekini, has described the death of her son as very painful and lamented that he was everything to her. Alhaja Sikirat recal...
The mother of the late Super Eagles goal poacher, Rashidi Yekini, Alhaja Sikirat Yekini, has described the death of her son as very painful and lamented that he was everything to her. Alhaja Sikirat recal...
Obituary: Rashidi Yekini (1963-2012)
Remembered by many for his exploits at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, Rashidi Yekini will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of Super Eagles and other football fans following Nigeria's first ever goal in...
Remembered by many for his exploits at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, Rashidi Yekini will forever have a place in the hearts and minds of Super Eagles and other football fans following Nigeria's first ever goal in...
KWASU re-opens
Authorities of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Moro local government area, yesterday re-opened the institution few days after it was shut down. The management of the school announced its closu...
Authorities of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Moro local government area, yesterday re-opened the institution few days after it was shut down. The management of the school announced its closu...
Ira: Rashidi Yekini buried amid tears, eulogies
It was wailing, dirge and eulogy as the remains of 1993 Africa Footballer of the Year, Rasheed Yekini, were buried in his home town Ira, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The ex-international, 48...
It was wailing, dirge and eulogy as the remains of 1993 Africa Footballer of the Year, Rasheed Yekini, were buried in his home town Ira, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The ex-international, 48...
2012-05-05
NFA: We didn't know how ill Yekini was
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has said today that it was not aware of the details of late Super Eagles striker, Rasheed Yekini's illness before his death yesterday. "The man kept away completely fr...
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has said today that it was not aware of the details of late Super Eagles striker, Rasheed Yekini's illness before his death yesterday. "The man kept away completely fr...
An era ends: Rashidi Yekini buried in Kwara as hundreds weep
All Updates via Premium Times UPDATE 1: Rashidi Yekini is about to be laid to rest. Internment fixed for 4 p.m. 100 of sympathizers already gathered at the family house in Ira, Kwara State. There are dignitories...
All Updates via Premium Times UPDATE 1: Rashidi Yekini is about to be laid to rest. Internment fixed for 4 p.m. 100 of sympathizers already gathered at the family house in Ira, Kwara State. There are dignitories...
Yekini for burial today as ex-Eagles, Hayatou, mourn exit of goal king
Nigeria all-time leading scorer, Rashidi Yekini, who passed on Friday, will be buried today (Saturday) in his hometown, Ira, Oyun local government area of Kwara State, SuperSport.com is reporting. Kwara Stat...
Nigeria all-time leading scorer, Rashidi Yekini, who passed on Friday, will be buried today (Saturday) in his hometown, Ira, Oyun local government area of Kwara State, SuperSport.com is reporting. Kwara Stat...
Rashidi Yekini: Tributes paid to Nigerian striker following his death
Tributes have been paid to the former African Footballer of the Year, Rashidi Yekini, who has died at the age of 48. The prolific striker was the first Nigerian to take the continental crown and played a key role in som...
Tributes have been paid to the former African Footballer of the Year, Rashidi Yekini, who has died at the age of 48. The prolific striker was the first Nigerian to take the continental crown and played a key role in som...
Yekini's mother speaks on son
Bereaved mother of erstwhile Nigerian international, Rashidi Yekini has exclusively revealed the ordeal that killed her son, SuperSport.com can report. Rashidi Yekini was confirmed dead in his hometown,Ira,...
Bereaved mother of erstwhile Nigerian international, Rashidi Yekini has exclusively revealed the ordeal that killed her son, SuperSport.com can report. Rashidi Yekini was confirmed dead in his hometown,Ira,...
Dazzling new streetlights in Ilorin
Many residents of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, had cause to heave a sigh of relief when streetlights were recently restored in some parts of the city. Before now, hoodlums and criminals had taken ...
Many residents of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, had cause to heave a sigh of relief when streetlights were recently restored in some parts of the city. Before now, hoodlums and criminals had taken ...
Why we lost to Sharks - ABS TM
With their painful 3-1loss to visiting Sharks still fresh in their mind, the Team Manager of ABS, Alloy Chukwuemeka has said that psychological imbalance and of lack of fitness were responsible for the home los...
With their painful 3-1loss to visiting Sharks still fresh in their mind, the Team Manager of ABS, Alloy Chukwuemeka has said that psychological imbalance and of lack of fitness were responsible for the home los...
Ex-Nigerian striker, Rashidi Yekini dies
Former African Player of the year, Rashidi Yekini is dead. He died at the age of 49, Family sources said he died after a brief illness. P.M.News Sports gathered that Yekini would be buried in his hometown, ...
Former African Player of the year, Rashidi Yekini is dead. He died at the age of 49, Family sources said he died after a brief illness. P.M.News Sports gathered that Yekini would be buried in his hometown, ...
2012-05-04
ABS home loss, big setback - TM
The management of Premier League side, ABS FC, has described the 1-3 home defeat it suffered in the hands of visiting Sharks of Port Harcourt on Wednesday as the worst result ever in the history of the modest club. ...
The management of Premier League side, ABS FC, has described the 1-3 home defeat it suffered in the hands of visiting Sharks of Port Harcourt on Wednesday as the worst result ever in the history of the modest club. ...
Saraki wants ACPN members included in government
The Kwara State gubernatorial candidate under the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Senator Gbemisola Saraki, yesterday called on the ruling peoples Democratic Party(PDP) i...
The Kwara State gubernatorial candidate under the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) Senator Gbemisola Saraki, yesterday called on the ruling peoples Democratic Party(PDP) i...
Nigeria:Varsity workers threaten to embark on strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), western zone, has threatened to embark on strike in a week\'s time if the Federal Govern ment failed to accede to its demand for the implementation of the ...
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), western zone, has threatened to embark on strike in a week\'s time if the Federal Govern ment failed to accede to its demand for the implementation of the ...
Ahmed joins NHRC, Media to Celebrate World Press Freedom Day
Smarting from the awe of the attacks by Boko Haram on the media in Nigeria, journalists, yet joined the rest of the world Thursday to celebrate the World Freedom Day. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which...
Smarting from the awe of the attacks by Boko Haram on the media in Nigeria, journalists, yet joined the rest of the world Thursday to celebrate the World Freedom Day. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which...
FG Awards N3.2 Bn Tada Shonga Irrigation Project
The Federal Government has awarded a N3.2 billion contract for the construction of Tada Shonga irrigation project in Tada Shonga Local Government Area of Kwara. The project would cater for 1,000 Power Holding (...
The Federal Government has awarded a N3.2 billion contract for the construction of Tada Shonga irrigation project in Tada Shonga Local Government Area of Kwara. The project would cater for 1,000 Power Holding (...
NAFDAC begins data capturing of packaged water producers
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it has begun a biometric capturing of the producers of regulated products, including packaged water, to have a reliable data base...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) yesterday said it has begun a biometric capturing of the producers of regulated products, including packaged water, to have a reliable data base...
N21 billion loans scam: Who wants Saraki docked
As the alleged involvement of a distinguished senator of the federal republic and two-term governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in the financial scam of the Intercontinental Ban...
As the alleged involvement of a distinguished senator of the federal republic and two-term governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in the financial scam of the Intercontinental Ban...
NEMA urges Ilorin residents to vacate flood prone areas
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised occupants of structures on Asa River banks in Ilorin and other flood-prone areas in Kwara State to relocate in their own interest. This came to ...
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised occupants of structures on Asa River banks in Ilorin and other flood-prone areas in Kwara State to relocate in their own interest. This came to ...
2012-05-03
FG Awards N3.2 Bn Tada Shonga Irrigation Project
The Federal Government has awarded a N3.2 billion contract for the construction of Tada Shonga irrigation project in Tada Shonga Local Government Area of Kwara. The project would cater for 1,000 Power Hol...
The Federal Government has awarded a N3.2 billion contract for the construction of Tada Shonga irrigation project in Tada Shonga Local Government Area of Kwara. The project would cater for 1,000 Power Hol...
Gbemisola Saraki adds a year
The governorship candidate of ACPN in the 2011 elections is a year older today....
The governorship candidate of ACPN in the 2011 elections is a year older today....
Kwara United 1 - 0 Lobi Stars
Kwara United this evening defeated Lobi Stars by a lone goal....
Kwara United this evening defeated Lobi Stars by a lone goal....
Why Senator Saraki hosted Baraje
Watching him from close quarter holding\' court in his father\'s residence last week, Senator Bukola Saraki was in his element as a true blue blood. Last week Friday, the sedate ambience of his Hoffa Road residence, GR...
Watching him from close quarter holding\' court in his father\'s residence last week, Senator Bukola Saraki was in his element as a true blue blood. Last week Friday, the sedate ambience of his Hoffa Road residence, GR...
KWSG explains Ahmed's mission in Lagos
By Ahmed Ajiboye (The Herald) The Kwara State Government has debunked an allegation by the Kwara State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria and the Kwara Freedom Network that the government abando...
By Ahmed Ajiboye (The Herald) The Kwara State Government has debunked an allegation by the Kwara State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria and the Kwara Freedom Network that the government abando...
Police lock up journalists, deny them access to Saraki
A police officer, who said he was trying to save his job, prevented journalists from accessing Senator Bukola Saraki, being questioned over a N21b fraud case A police officer at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi...
A police officer, who said he was trying to save his job, prevented journalists from accessing Senator Bukola Saraki, being questioned over a N21b fraud case A police officer at the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi...
Saraki quietly reports for questioning in Lagos
At exactly 11:00 a.m., Thursday, the former Kwara State governor, Bukola Saraki, quietly drove into the Sunday Adewusi House of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos. Dressed in a striped Agbada native att...
At exactly 11:00 a.m., Thursday, the former Kwara State governor, Bukola Saraki, quietly drove into the Sunday Adewusi House of the Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Ikoyi, Lagos. Dressed in a striped Agbada native att...
Kwara NLC, TUC want new minimum wage implemented
The Kwara state chapters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have appealed to the state government to implement the new minimum wage of N18, 000 at parastatals, including regular payment of...
The Kwara state chapters of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have appealed to the state government to implement the new minimum wage of N18, 000 at parastatals, including regular payment of...
Ahmed vows to transform Kwara
In his bids to actualize the transformation of Kwara State from a core civil servant state to an economic driven environment, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, has invited investors, especially Kwarans in Lagos to come home a...
In his bids to actualize the transformation of Kwara State from a core civil servant state to an economic driven environment, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, has invited investors, especially Kwarans in Lagos to come home a...
Kwara varsity shut indefinitely over students' protest
Authorities of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, in Moro Local Government of the state yesterday shut the institution indefinitely over students' protest. The students protested that their tuition fees be re...
Authorities of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, in Moro Local Government of the state yesterday shut the institution indefinitely over students' protest. The students protested that their tuition fees be re...
Saraki To Report At SFU Again Today
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki will report at the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria today. P.M.NEWS gathered that Saraki will be in Lagos in...
Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki will report at the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria today. P.M.NEWS gathered that Saraki will be in Lagos in...
Kwara varsity directs students to proceed on short break
The authorities of Kwara State University, Malete, have directed all students of the university to proceed on a short break. A statement signed by the registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Akinrinmade, and ...
The authorities of Kwara State University, Malete, have directed all students of the university to proceed on a short break. A statement signed by the registrar of the institution, Mrs Modupe Akinrinmade, and ...
Robbery suspect’s corpse recovered from river
The corpse of a fleeing robbery suspect, who jumped into Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, has been recovered. It was learnt on Wednesday that the suspect had on Tuesday dispossessed a man of his mo...
The corpse of a fleeing robbery suspect, who jumped into Asa River in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, has been recovered. It was learnt on Wednesday that the suspect had on Tuesday dispossessed a man of his mo...
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