2012-03-09

Kwara community cries out over dearth of amenities
Indigenes of Patigi Local Government Area, Kwara North in Kwara State have slammed both the Federal and state governments, especially their representatives at the National Assembly, over the dilapidation and non-availa...

Another 'Operation Fool The People' of Kwara
A N70 billion agricultural project packaged after the controversial Zimbabwe farmers initiative of the Saraki administration which became a drain on public funds is in the making again in Kwara State It is the ...

Don decries role of women in MDGs
A DON, Dr. Tope Sinkaye, has faulted the Federal Government’s implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the roles assigned to women under the scheme. Sinkaye, who was a guest speaker a...

Kwara Assembly bemoans distortion of Ilorin master plan
Kwara state House of Assembly has decried the distortion of the Ilorin master plan, warning that the development might lead to flood disasters in the affected areas.  The House has, therefore, called on th...

Operators initiate new scheme to boost cashew production
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria has unfolded plans to embark on a Special Cashew Production Scheme in 10 states in Nigeria. The President of NCAN, Mr. Tola Faseru, lis...

FG Re-appoints Olarewaju MINILS DG
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the reappointment of Dr. John Niyi Olanrewaju as Director-General/Chief Executive of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin, Kwara State for ...

USAID commits N60m to fistula treatment in Kwara
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) commits about N60 million to Kwara State government on fistula treatment for financially challenged grass roots women every year in the state. Speaking...

2011 elections: Belgore scores INEC low
The governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State in last year's poll, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) low in the conduct of ...

2012-03-08

Kwara Poly matriculates 6,200
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has matriculated 6,200, National Diploma (ND) students for the 2011/2012 academic session.  The Rector, Masu'd Elelu, said about 25,000 candidates applied for admission ...

ABS: We accept NPL decision in good fate
The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki, ABS FC, has accepted in good faith the decision by the NPL that the club should henceforth play its home matches behind closed doors due to the violence that erupted at the Ilo...

Israel to collaborate with Kwara on agric
ISRAEL has pledged to collaborate with the Kwara State government to ensure the success of its agriculture project, just as it plans to transform the state into an agriculture destination. This pledge was made...

Globacom rewards more winners in SIM registration promo
Eight more subscribers who emerged winners in the Glo N1billion SIM registration promo have been presented with cheques of N1million each. One of the winners, Rosemary Chibuzor, said winning N1million was like ...

Cashew stakeholders target N250b yearly export revenue
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) has set a yearly revenue target of N250 billion from exports. The President of NCAN, Mr Tola Faseru, said at the annual cashew season inauguration and work...

2012-03-07

Agric: Israel pledges Support to Kwara
Concerted efforts by the Kwara State Government to transform the State into an Agric city continues to yield fruits as the State of Israel pledged to collaborate with the State to ensure the success of the Agric project....

Kwara to investigate Kwara Utd/Sunshine Stars fracas
The Kwara Government on Wednesday pledged to punish those behind Saturday’s Premier League fracas at the Ilorin Township Stadium, between Kwara United and Akure-based Sunshine Stars. Mr Anthony Towoju, th...

Community pleads with Kwara govt over Ikotun water dam
People of Ikotun,under the aegis of Ikotun Development Union in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, have requested the state government to effect total rehabilitation of Ikotun water dam. In a resolutio...

PDP SAYS ACN DEAD, BURIED
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the Supreme Court verdict which affirmed victory of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in the 2011 governorship election finally nailed and buried the Acti...

PDP scribe: Group declares support for Babatope
A socio-political organisation in Kwara state, Kwara Dynamic Forum, has thrown its weight behind a call from opinion leaders in the country that Chief Ebenezer Babatope should be elected the national secretary of ...

ABS HOST DOLPHIN BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Today's rescheduled NPL match between ABS FC and champions Dolphin at the Ilorin Township Stadium will be played behind closed doors, officials have said. "The match will be played without fans because tha...

Kwara United fans are barbaric - Ogunbote
The Chief Coach of Sunshine Stars, Gbenga Ogunbote, has described as barbaric the behaviour of Kwara United fans during the last weekend’s ill fated Nigeria Premier League match in Ilorin. In a telephone i...

'How to win war against security'
Israel to collaborate with Nigeria Deputy Head of the Geneva-based Centre for Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF), Dr. Jean-Jaques Gacond has said that the implementation of national ...

Kwara commissions military reconstructed Ohan bridge
Kwara State Government has formerly received and commissioned the reconstructed Ohan Bailey bridge, along Ilorin-Igbeti road built by military engineers of the Nigerian Army. The bridge, which was constructed over 40...

Kwara govt denies link with judicial workers' strike
Kwara State government has said that it was not involved in the strike action by the judiciary workers in the state over the reinstatement of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, by the Supre...

TRAIN CRUSHES MAN TO DEATH IN ILORIN
A 38-year-old man, Mr. Emmanuel Joseph was on Sunday, crushed to death in his Honda Accord vehicle by a moving train along Offa Garage Road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. It was gathered that the moving tr...

Why we spent N42.5m on bridge reconstruction - Kwara Gov
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that the state government invested about N42.5m to reconstruct the Ohan Bailey Bridge along Ilorin-Igbeti road because of its strategic nature and importance ...

S/Court affirms Ahmed election as Kwara gov
The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict, yesterday, upheld the election of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State of Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP,  and dismissed the appeal brought before it by the gubernato...

Court Remands Fake Policewoman In Ilorin
An Ilorin Chief Magistrates' Court has remanded a suspected fake policewoman, Iyabo Fagbemi, who was dragged to the court for impersonation. Fagbemi, 40, a resident of Olujide compound in Oja Iya area of Ilor...

S/Court ruling: Bukola Saraki congratulates Ahmed over victory
The immediate-past governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, has congratulated Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, on his election victory upheld by the Supreme Court. In a statement signed by his media aide and ...

Sovereign National Conference, a distratction - Ahmad
Dr Ali Ahmad is the chairman, House committee on Justice, in the House of Representatives. The lawmaker, who is also the vice-chairman on oil subsidy probe, represents Ilorin East and South Federal Constituency in the ...

Sanctions on Kwara Utd, Sunshine temporary - NFF
THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday clarified the sanctions issued by the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Premier League, Tunji Babalola, to clubs and their officials over the violence that attended Satur...

2012-03-06

156 Million Pneumonia Cases Recorded Annually - Don
Not fewer than 156 million new cases of pneumonia are recorded yearly while 1.6 to 2 million have fatal outcome accounting for 18 percent of the total 8.8 million under 5 mortality globally. A University don an...

Supreme Court ruling: Quest for a better Kwara continues - Belgore
Kwara ACN Governorship Candidate, Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), on Tuesday said he and his party have accepted in good faith the verdict of the Supreme Court which dismissed his petition and upheld the election of PDP's Go...

My Victory A Call To Greater Service - Governor Ahmed
The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed has described as a call to greater service the Supreme Court judgment which yesterday reaffirmed his 2011 election as the duly elected governor of the Stat...

Two escape death as jeep plunges into canal
A job seeker identified simply as Azeez and a 10-year-old boy, Tomilola Tunde, escaped death by the whiskers in Ilorin on Sunday when a Sport Utility Vehicle in which they were in plunged into a canal. Azeez, 2...

Greater access to ICT will transform Nigeria - Rector
The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Masud Elelu, has said that greater access to information and communication technology will boost Nigeria's development. Speaking during the inauguration of the polyte...

IPMAN sells kerosene at N50 per litre in Ilorin
The Ilorin, Kwara State, zone of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) yesterday, designated some filling stations in the metropolis to sell kerosene to members of the public at the official r...

Kwara trains council treasurers on financial statement
Kwara State government has organised a two-day workshop  for local government treasurers on preparation of financial statements to encourage transparency and accountability. Speaking during the workshop or...

At last, reinstated Kwara CJ resumes work
After two weeks of protest by staff in the Kwara State Judiciary, over her reinstatement by the Supreme Court, the Chief Judge, Justice Raliat Elelu-Habeeb, has eventually resumed work in her office. Her resump...