ILORIN AT A GLANCE
ILORIN AT A GLANCE BY ABDULMUMINI A. ABDULMALIK & ABUBAKAR S. IMAM PREFACE The writing of “Ilorin At A Glance” was commissioned by the Durbar Committee to commemorate this year’s Special Durbar celebration as well as to serve as one of the takeaways, particularly, by friends of the Emirate present at the revived even. The commissioning became a tall order for the two writers who had...
Unilorin releases figures of candidates that pass post UTME test
*64% score 50% and above *39,289 candidates sat for the test *25,145 candidates score 50% and above *670 absent from the test The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, University of Ilorin, Professor Sylvia Malomo has disclosed that 64 percent of the 39, 289 candidates that sat for the Unilorin 2018 post-UTME screening scored 50 percent and above. Professor Malomo said about 40, 000 candidates registered for...
Read what gov Ahmed said about 2019 elections in the state
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has expressed confidence over the capability of the present Central Working Committee of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to record a landslide victory in the 2019 general elections in the state. The Governor dropped the hint at the Government House, Ilorin, today when he received the PDP newly Inaugurated Central...
2019: Kwara APC Adopts Direct Primary
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state said it would adopt direct primary in electing its candidates for all elective offices as directed by the national executive committee ( NEC) of the party. The Ishola Balogun - Fulani led executive of the APC said it arrived at this decision at its meeting held in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday. In...
2019: APC Day Dreaming About Winning Kwara – Old PDP Leaders
The All Progressives Congress (APC) can only dream of winning Kwara state in the forthcoming general election but beyond that, the party is going nowhere in the state. This was the position of former leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who refused to defect to the APC and have emerged as part of the new executive committee of the...
Kwara: My guber ambition sacrosanct, says Ajia
A 2019 governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has reaffirmed his commitment to the race ahead of the primaries of the party. Ajia said his interest in the gubernatorial race was informed by the quest to transform Kwara for rapid economic prosperity, build and consolidate on the achievements of past governors...
Uncertainties rock 2019 elections, read why
Barely 168 days to the February 16, 2019 Presidential and National Assembly Elections along with those of the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly slated to hold on March 2, 2019 to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC), might not be possible as two critical determinants of the elections suffer set backs. One of such is...
Senator Muhammadu Sha’aba Lafiagi, loyalty is royalty
By Manzuma-Ndaaba Alhaji Mohammed Sha'aba Lafiagi is the senator representing Kwara North, & a formal governor of the state. He is a nupe man and unarguably the most trusted and closest ally to the late political icon of Kwara State, in person of chief Olusola Saraki. Empirically, the intensity of yesterday's political hurricane was more felt by the people of...
Weekly activities in Kwara State Stadium will inspire you
By Is'haq Babatunde Keeping fit is one of the ingredients of living a better and enjoyable life. A visit to the Kwara State Stadium complex, Ilorin today Sunday (September 2, 2018) revealed the varieties of physical activities being carried out by youth and adults including children at the stadium. Health is wealth, get encouraged by developing a positive mental attitude towards exercising...
KWARA 2019 AND DAWN OF NEW ERA (Part Three )
By Mohammed Mariam Alhassan. To Almighty God be all glories, mercies, blessings, praises, adorations and thanksgiving. God’s bounties are unlimited and His judgments unappealable. Accordingly, He has set measures and time for all things in life, and everything he designed must definitely come to pass. So the reason why human beings get desperate in their pursuit of ambitions is transcendental. I...
