2012-04-08

Ilorin: Ghastly accident at Unity Roadabout
A ghastly road accident occurred this evening on Muhammed Muritala Way, Ilorin opposite Unity Bank and EcoBank. A Honda saloon crossed over the dual carriage way divider and crashed into a taxi cab that was moving in the ...

Kwara State Govt. Website 'Suspended'
The Kwara State Government has been inaccessible for some hours today (08/04/2012). As at the time of publishing this we have not been able to ascertain why the official site is down. On visiting the website ...

Lobi Stars 2-1 Kwara United
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Ilorin: 8 die at church Easter retreat
No fewer than eight persons among them two children were feared dead following rainstorm that caused a pillar to collapse at an Easter retreat organized by the Deeper Life Bible Church in Ilorin, Kwara State. The inci...

Ahmed advocates virile agriculture policy for Northern Region
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has advocated a virile agricultural policy to drive the economy of the Northern Region for proper development Ahmed made the call when the Deputy Governor of Kogi...

Kaiama, a food basket lacking good roads
The journey to Kaiama is one that the visitor is not likely to forget for some time to come. This is because the Ilorin-Kaiama-Kishi Road, a federal road, is punctuated with gullies, narrow and dilapidated bridges which n...

Gov. Ahmad opens Ilorin Ladies Open
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed declared opened the 2012 edition of Ilorin Ladies Golf Open at the Ilorin Golf Club, with as pledge to enhance the development of sports in the state. Represented at...

2012-04-07

UNILORIN spends N550m on WAUG - VC
The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has said that the school spent about N550m to host the 13th West African Universities Games. Oloyede told our ...

Emir of Ilorin commissions Ansarul Islam mosque in Abuja
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari yesterday commissioned the Ansarul Islam National Mosque, Abuja. He beseeched God to bless those who had contributed to the building of the mosque and asked the Muslim...

Ilorin:Family, Friends Gear Up For Abdul Belgore's Wedding
THE wedding bell is ringing again! And this time around, the sound is coming from the house of revered former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Honorable Mohammed Belgore. On April 20 and 21, 2012 in Ilorin, Kwara S...

2012-04-06

Courtesy calls by Nigerian Academy of letters
Nigerians have been advised to work together for a better, strong and virile nation that will be envy of all. The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed gave the advice yesterday while receiving members of...

WAUG ends today without cricket event - As officials disrupt games
THE weeklong sporting activities of the 13th editions of the West African University Games (WAUG) hosted by University of Ilorin will come to an end today (FRIDAY) at the university sports complex. However, the quadre...

Engineers inaugurate 2012 Conference Planning Committee
The Conferences Planning Committee for the 2012 Nigerian Society of Engineers national conference holding in Ilorin and tagged "Harmony 2012" has been inaugurated by the President of the Society, Engr. Mustafa Balarabe Sh...

WAUG: University of Port-Harcourt leads
The ongoing 13th West Africa University Games holding at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State resumed yesterday afternoon after about 12 hours break with University of Port Harcourt leading the medals table with 33 go...

Ilorin: Vigilance members arraigned for robbery
Two persons,Abdulrahman Yusuf, 21 and Ismail Akanbi, 23, both of Opomalu community, Ilorin, Kwara State, who claimed to be members of a vigilante group, have been arraigned before an Ilorin magistrates' court for al...

Fire Outbreak Renders 100 Homeless at Gambari
An early hour fire outbreak on Thursday at the Gambari Area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has rendered about 100 residents homeless. The fire outbreak which sources said began at about 4:30am affecte...

2012-04-05

FG approves N1.234bn for channelisation of Asa River
As part of efforts to address the perennial problem of flooding in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, caused by Asa River and its tributaries, the Federal Government on Wednesday approved N1.234 billion for the channelis...

We've produced Sec Sch Champions, NPL stars - KFA
Kwara Football Academy Secondary, Ilorin last month won this year's NNPL/Shell Cup for the first time just after six year of inception. This singular act epitomizes grassroots development which many have said time...

Kano wins culture quiz as Kwara wins at zonal level
It was a moment of victory for Kano state recently as the two pupils selected for this year's National Culture Quiz beat other contenders from other states and regions of the country. Musa Mohammad Abdullahi and A...

WAUG: Nasarawa athletes on rampage
Nasarawa State University's players yesterday turned the mainbowl of the Kwara Sports Complex in Ilorin into a battle field when players on the reserve bench trooped into the field to protest a penalty awarded by Nike Ade...

KFA's boss relishes maiden trophy, urges more corporate sponsorship of tourney
THE Technical Director of Kwara Football Academy (KFA), Paul Ashworth, has described the All Nigeria Secondary Schools Football Competition, also known as NNPC/Shell Cup, as one of the best things to happen to the deve...

Ahmed, Saraki others for sixth Okeya Day N250m fund launch
COME Saturday, dignitaries including the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, will grace the Sixth Okeya Day at which the main event will be the launch of a N250 million Infrastructural Development Fund T...

Ex-ICPC boss backs national conference
Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has joined the call for a national conference to address some of the problems of Nigeria. In an interview with our correspondent in Ilorin on We...

Police arrest robbery kingpin, recover N2.3m, nine vehicles
Police have arrested an armed robbery kingpin, Nurudeen Kolepowo, who specialises in robbing banks and recovered N2,308,000 as well as AK 47 and ammunition from him and members of his gang. Nine different brand...

WAUG 2012: Mixed fortunes for Unilorin, as BIU shines in basketball event
IT was a mixed fortune for the University of Ilorin basketball teams at the ongoing 13th West Africa University Games at the school sports complex on Sunday just as Benson Idahosa University (BIU) female team beats Benue...

Community appeals to government on erosion
The people of Gambari II in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to the government to, as a matter of urgency, address the menace of erosion that is causing serious havoc along Ile Eleran, Ile N...

Popoola seeks fiscal autonomy for LGs
Chairman of Offa local Government Area of Kwara State, Prince Saheed Popoola, has called for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution to ensure fiscal autonomy of local government councils in the country. Popoola...

FEC awards N1.2 billion contract to address flooding in Kwara
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has awarded contract for the channelization of the Asa River and its tributaries in Ilorin Kwara state to the tune of N1.2 billion with a completion period of twelve months. ...

Kwara gov's wife tasks mothers on polio
Wife of Kwara State governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has urged Nigerian women not to neglect issues affecting the health of their children. Speaking at the flag-off of the second round of National Immunisation Plus...