2012-03-13

Security - Gov. Ahmed Advocates State Police
The Kwara State Governor,Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed,has advocated for the establishment of state and local government police force to handle minor and civil cases.According to governor Ahmed,the establishment of the stat...

Kwara establishes $150m Agro-processing complex in Share
by Femi Akorede In its determined efforts to transform Kwara State to Nigeria's number one investment destination for Agriculture, the Kwara State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mos...

Result for Kwara Utd. and ABS on match day 13
Sharks 1-0 Kwara United A goal at the death by Hope Fiberesima condemned all the good work of Kwara United at the Sharks Stadium on Saturday. Sharks remain outside of the top half while Kwara United drop one sp...

2,405 corps members to serve in Kwara rural areas
The majority of the total number of 2,405 Batch 'A' corps members under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to Kwara State this year will have their primary assignment in rural communities of the state. ...

848 Fadama projects ongoing in Kwara
Malam Usman Akanbi, the Kwara State Project Coordinator of FADAMA development office, says 848 projects are currently ongoing under FADAMA III in Kwara. Akanbi spoke at a two-day seminar, organised for select m...

Kwara Gov. Calls for New Revenue Sharing Formula
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has called for the review of the revenue allocation formula in favour of states and local governments to reflect the activities of those levels of government. He noted t...

We're not compelled to sell kerosene - IPMAN boss
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has organised the sale of N50 per litre of kerosene to consumers in Ilorin metropolis as part of the routine distribution of kerosene for the people. ...

NPL takes over security at match venues
Following the recent spate of crowd restiveness at league venues, the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has decided to take over security arrangements from state football associations. Alhaji Owolabi Agbaji-Wopa, an...

Emir of Ilorin urges more attention on security studies
The Emir of Ilorin,Kwara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has charged participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 5 of the Institution of Security Studies, Abuja, to use their knowledge and wealth o...

Ilorin West to build NYSC quarters
Arrangement has been concluded by the authorities of the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State to construct a befitting National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) quarters in the council area. Speaking whil...

Sarakis hold sway in Kwara
Who succeeds Alhaji Abubakar Baraje as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) national chairman. The question will be answered on March 24. The process leading to the national convention started with the wa...

2012-03-12

PDP Congress Elections: Uduaghan, Mark Harp on Peace
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, at the weekend, said the recent reconciliatory efforts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state were yielding positive results. President of the Senate, Sena...

University of Ilorin hosts 2nd Intl. Proverbs Conference
The University of Ilorin will host the Second International Proverb Conference in Nigeria between March 12 and 16, 2012 at the University Auditorium. According to a statement issued by the Department of English, Un...

Gunmen attack Kwara Commissioner
The Kwara State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Prince Olatunji Moronfoye, was attacked over the weekend by dare-devil armed robbers close to Offa. The Commissioner, who was on his way back to Ilorin afte...

Ahmed Seeks Review Of Revenue Allocation
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called for the review of the federal revenue allocation formula in favour of the States and Local Governments to reflect the activities of those levels of governme...

Kwara student wins Maths competition
A student from the Flora Basic School in Kwara State, Abdulmueez Yusuf, has emerged the overall winner in mathematics competition organized by the Nigeria Turkish School/National Mathematics Centre in Kano. He emerged ...

Kwara lawmakers halt work at Senator's hotel
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly have ordered the stoppage of work at a Car park being constructed for an hotel owned by the Chairman of Senate Committee on the Federal Capital, Senator Smart Adeyemi. ...

Man escapes death a day to child's wedding
A man identified simply as Olatunji had looked forward to his child's wedding on Saturday. He was in good spirits and engrossed with preparations for the wedding. To ensure that all arrangements were finalised,...

Consensus in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) local government congress held on Saturday across the 16 councils in Kwara State went on smoothly. Many of the party executives emerged through consensus.  The Na...

Kwara gov approves appointments of political office holders
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmad has approved the appointments and redeployment of political office holders in the state. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Secretary to State Government, Alhaji ...

PDP chairmanship: Saraki makes case for consensus candidate
Sen. Bukola Saraki, the immediate past governor of Kwara State has advised delegates to the convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to work towards electing a consensus candidate as the new chairman, rather th...

Nigeria not taking advantage of her strength - Saraki
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said that Nigeria faces a lot of confrontations because she does not take advantage of her own strength as the giant of Africa. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin yesterday on the ...

Foundation begins free UTME classes for candidates in Ilorin
The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation has commenced extra-mural classes for the UTME candidates in various core subjects so as to equip them for the examination. About 1,223 Joint Admission and Matriculation Bo...

Belgore: Kwara'll be liberated
Kwara State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate in the 2011 election, Mohammed Dele Belgore has reiterated his committed to the struggle to liberate the people of the state from the shackles of pove...

2012-03-11

Ahmed dedicates award to Kwarans
'I dedicate my award as Excellence Recognition Award 2011 for Governor of The Year(North) to the great people of Kwara State. With this award, I rededicate myself to an enhancement of my people's well-being through our Pr...

'20,000 Nigerians die of prostate cancer annually' - Dr. Ademola Popoola
Consultant urologist with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Dr. Ademola Popoola, has said that  more than 20,000 men die of prostate cancer every year in Nigeria. Delivering a  lecture on Tuesda...

Kwara : The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court Judgment
It is no longer news that the highest court in the country – the Supreme Court had reaffirmed the election of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State, but what is news is the aftermath of the landmark judgment...

65-year-old man arraigned for allegedly stealing a goat
A 65-year-old man, Jimoh Akamode, of Maraba area, Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday appeared before an Ilorin Magistrates' Court charged with stealing a goat. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Mercy Abikoye o...

ABS holds Kano Pillars
Abubakar Bukola Saraki football club this evening played a 2-2 draw with Kano Pillars. The match was played behind closed doors at the Ilorin Township Stadium....

2012-03-10

Invitation to Write for Ilorin.Info
Ilorin.Info is an online platform dedicated to the promotion of exchange of ideas about Ilorin Emirate's indigenes, residents and other stakeholders. Specifically the aims and objectives are: Tracking and ...

Saraki: PDP National convention not for do-or-die politicians
Former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki hinted yesterday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might produce a consensus candidate for the post of its National Chairman in the March 24 national convention. ...

Tanke Streets Lights
Streets lights recently fixed on Tunde Idiagbon Road, Tanke are currently being test-run. The Chinese made street-lights were fixed a few weeks ago. Many residents of the area are wondering how the lights will be powered ...

Sanctions on Kwara United/Sunshine subject to ratification - Adepoju
Following the sanctions meted out to both Kwara United FC and Sunshine Stars of Akure by the Nigerian Premier League, NPL, over the fracas that greeted their Week 12 encounter in Ilorin last weekend, Chairman o...

Kwara PDP holds local govt congresses
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, today held her local government congresses statewide. The congresses which produced delegates for the forthcoming state congress was peaceful....

Four Suspected Thieves Docked in Ilorin
The resumption of duty by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria in Kwara State on Monday was a much desired tonic that has rejuvenated judicial activities in the state.  Judicial activities had b...

Kwara: Toward avoiding poking the Supreme Court
The resumption of duty by members of the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria in Kwara State on Monday was a much desired tonic that has rejuvenated judicial activities in the state.  Judicial activities had b...

Kwara United focussing on Sharks tie
Kwara United said the disruption that marred their match against Sunshine in Ilorin last Sunday and the decision of the Nigeria Premier League to punish them would not make them lose focus as the...