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2014-10-18
Press Release: Patience Jonathan donates lorry loads of food to Kwara PDP Women
Nigerian First Lady, Her Excellency Patience Goodluck Jonathan today donated three lorry lords of food items to party women and youths across the sixteen local government areas of Kwara State. The food items which ...
Nigerian First Lady, Her Excellency Patience Goodluck Jonathan today donated three lorry lords of food items to party women and youths across the sixteen local government areas of Kwara State. The food items which ...
'Lack of players, officials' cordiality Eagles' bane' - Paul Odey
As reactions continue to trail the sack of Super Eagles' Technical Manager, Stephen Keshi, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been urged to investigate and end the seeming lack of cordiality among players and of...
As reactions continue to trail the sack of Super Eagles' Technical Manager, Stephen Keshi, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has been urged to investigate and end the seeming lack of cordiality among players and of...
OPINION: Additional
Sins of Bukola Saraki/AbdulFatah Ahmed Administrations Against Kwara State
Civil Servants III. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
This is the concluding part of the essay that the Kwara Restoration Project in collaboration with the civil service arm of the Kwara Liberation Group embarked upon two weeks ago. This is part of our ongoing mission to ...
This is the concluding part of the essay that the Kwara Restoration Project in collaboration with the civil service arm of the Kwara Liberation Group embarked upon two weeks ago. This is part of our ongoing mission to ...
2014-10-17
Kwara Government gives condition for handover of schools
The executive governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed Thursday re-echoed the readiness of his administration to handover faith and community based schools to their original owners if they expressed the desire ...
The executive governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed Thursday re-echoed the readiness of his administration to handover faith and community based schools to their original owners if they expressed the desire ...
'NURTW members not political thugs' - Issa Ore
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) are not political thugs contrary to insinuations in some quarters, Kwara State chairman of the union, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore, has said. He said h...
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) are not political thugs contrary to insinuations in some quarters, Kwara State chairman of the union, Alhaji Aliyu Issa Ore, has said. He said h...
Police on trail of arms' manufacturer
The Kwara State Police Command said it might seek the cooperation of international police to assist in arresting a suspected arms' manufacturer based in Dahomey, Benin Republic. It was gathered that some arms...
The Kwara State Police Command said it might seek the cooperation of international police to assist in arresting a suspected arms' manufacturer based in Dahomey, Benin Republic. It was gathered that some arms...
Kwara govt distributes 100 transformers
The Kwara State Government yesterday commenced distribution of 100 transformers to benefitting communities across the state. The Commissioner for Energy, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi, while handing over a new 500/11 KV...
The Kwara State Government yesterday commenced distribution of 100 transformers to benefitting communities across the state. The Commissioner for Energy, Alhaji Musa Abdullahi, while handing over a new 500/11 KV...
Veteran Journalist turbaned Sarkin Kofar Patigi
A veteran journalist, Alhaji Zubairu Shaba has been appointed Sarkin Kofar Patigi by His Royal Highness Emir of Patigi Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar. The Emir, who is the Vice Chairman of Kwara State Traditional...
A veteran journalist, Alhaji Zubairu Shaba has been appointed Sarkin Kofar Patigi by His Royal Highness Emir of Patigi Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar. The Emir, who is the Vice Chairman of Kwara State Traditional...
42 NSCDC junior staff get N300m houses
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday, handed over 42 units of two bedroom flats to 42 beneficiaries at the cost of N10m each. The "Civil Defence Cooperative Staff Housing Estate" p...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday, handed over 42 units of two bedroom flats to 42 beneficiaries at the cost of N10m each. The "Civil Defence Cooperative Staff Housing Estate" p...
Abdulraheem resigns to run for Kwara governor
There is mixed feeling in Ilorin, Kwara State, following the resignation of Professor Shuaib Abdulraheem as chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) to vie for the 2015 governorship election. Abdulrahee...
There is mixed feeling in Ilorin, Kwara State, following the resignation of Professor Shuaib Abdulraheem as chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) to vie for the 2015 governorship election. Abdulrahee...
2014-10-16
Gov. Ahmed Bags Leadership Award.
The harvest of honours for Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed continued yesterday as he bagged the Leadership newspapers award for Politician of the Year. Gov. Ahmed shared the honoured with six other g...
The harvest of honours for Kwara state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed continued yesterday as he bagged the Leadership newspapers award for Politician of the Year. Gov. Ahmed shared the honoured with six other g...
Ebola: Only few states provide preventive kits to schools
Public and private primary and post-primary schools across the country reopened on Monday for the new academic session. Many state governments extended the holiday to October 13 to enable them put in place ne...
Public and private primary and post-primary schools across the country reopened on Monday for the new academic session. Many state governments extended the holiday to October 13 to enable them put in place ne...
Press Release: Kwara 2015: Bio declares ambition, prioritises education, agricultures and sports
FORMER Minister of Transport and Sports Hon. Ibrahim Isa Bio on Thursday at a colourful ceremony at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara State formally declared his ambition to contest for th...
FORMER Minister of Transport and Sports Hon. Ibrahim Isa Bio on Thursday at a colourful ceremony at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara State formally declared his ambition to contest for th...
Kwara 2015: Police warn politicians in Kwara
Ahead of the 2015 elections in Kwara State, politicians were yesterday warned against being in possession of any material considered offensive by the electoral law before, during and after the election. The C...
Ahead of the 2015 elections in Kwara State, politicians were yesterday warned against being in possession of any material considered offensive by the electoral law before, during and after the election. The C...
Kwara Assembly passes revised budget
Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a revised 2014 Appropriation Bill of N115.6billion into law. The earlier budget size passed by the House at the commencement of 2014 was N130.2bn. The passage fo...
Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a revised 2014 Appropriation Bill of N115.6billion into law. The earlier budget size passed by the House at the commencement of 2014 was N130.2bn. The passage fo...
AFAN Decries Lack Of Cassava Processing Machines In Kwara
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) , Kwara Chapter on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to provide at least one cassava processing machine in the state. Mr Daniel Ajiboye, the Acting chairman of th...
All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) , Kwara Chapter on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to provide at least one cassava processing machine in the state. Mr Daniel Ajiboye, the Acting chairman of th...
Kwara warns clerics against politicising education reform
Ahead of the 2015 elections in Kwara State, politicians were yesterday warned against being in possession of any material considered offensive by the electoral law before, during and after the election. The C...
Ahead of the 2015 elections in Kwara State, politicians were yesterday warned against being in possession of any material considered offensive by the electoral law before, during and after the election. The C...
Eight men gang-rape lady in Kwara
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr. Salihu Garba, on Wednesday said eight young men gang-raped a young lady (name withheld) who lives in Ilorin. He stated that the police had arrested three o...
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Mr. Salihu Garba, on Wednesday said eight young men gang-raped a young lady (name withheld) who lives in Ilorin. He stated that the police had arrested three o...
'Saraki's power exaggerated in Kwara State politics'- John Dara
John Dara, a former presidential aspirant of the National Transformation Party (NTP) in the 2011 election, now contesting for the 2015 governorship election in Kwara State on the podium of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
John Dara, a former presidential aspirant of the National Transformation Party (NTP) in the 2011 election, now contesting for the 2015 governorship election in Kwara State on the podium of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
Photo News: Saraki on a condolence visit to C.O. Adebayo
Senator Bukola Saraki on a condolence visit to the former Governor of Kwara State, Chief C.O. Adebayo in Abuja recently. ...
Senator Bukola Saraki on a condolence visit to the former Governor of Kwara State, Chief C.O. Adebayo in Abuja recently. ...
50,000 candidates jostle for admission into Kwara Poly
A total of 50,000 candidates are jostling for admission into Kwara State Polytechnic for Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. This was disclosed by the Deputy Rector of ...
A total of 50,000 candidates are jostling for admission into Kwara State Polytechnic for Ordinary National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes. This was disclosed by the Deputy Rector of ...
Opobiyi laments decline in teachers' quality
The Provost of the Kwara State College of Education, Alhaji Isiaka Opobiyi has lamented the decline in quality of teachers, attributing it to poor performance of students in the country. Opobiyi stated this in a...
The Provost of the Kwara State College of Education, Alhaji Isiaka Opobiyi has lamented the decline in quality of teachers, attributing it to poor performance of students in the country. Opobiyi stated this in a...
Ilorin: Hajj, Sallah and the culture in between. By Ishaq Modibo Kawu
I WAS back home in Ilorin for my first Eid-elAdha celebration in three years. Last year I left Nigeria on Sallah Day for a trip to China, Vietnam and Dubai; and the year be...
I WAS back home in Ilorin for my first Eid-elAdha celebration in three years. Last year I left Nigeria on Sallah Day for a trip to China, Vietnam and Dubai; and the year be...
Professor Oba, denies rumour of candidate imposition
A stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kwara state, Professor Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem, has denied rumour making the round in some quarters that the national hierarchy of the party in Abuja has endorsed certa...
A stalwart of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kwara state, Professor Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem, has denied rumour making the round in some quarters that the national hierarchy of the party in Abuja has endorsed certa...
KWSG to ready to hand over schools to proprietors
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has restated the readiness of government to handover grant aided schools to proprietors who express the desire to wholly run the schools just as it is ready to fully take ov...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has restated the readiness of government to handover grant aided schools to proprietors who express the desire to wholly run the schools just as it is ready to fully take ov...
2014-10-15
Christians protest in Ilorin
Thousands of Christians, members of various church denominations stormed the streets of Ilorin early hours of Wednesday morning to protest the taking over of their schools by kwara state government demanding that they ...
Thousands of Christians, members of various church denominations stormed the streets of Ilorin early hours of Wednesday morning to protest the taking over of their schools by kwara state government demanding that they ...
Taming indiscriminate siting of petrol stations in Ilorin
Residents of Ilorin are currently alarmed by the indiscriminate siting of filling stations in some strategic residential locations densely populated within the capital city. Their fear may not be unconnected with the way...
Residents of Ilorin are currently alarmed by the indiscriminate siting of filling stations in some strategic residential locations densely populated within the capital city. Their fear may not be unconnected with the way...
Much Ado About Council Creation
One of the hurdles the government of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State hopes to successfully cross before the 2015 General Elections is the creation of Local Government Council Development Areas (LCDAs) out of t...
One of the hurdles the government of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State hopes to successfully cross before the 2015 General Elections is the creation of Local Government Council Development Areas (LCDAs) out of t...
Bio declares ambition tomorrow
Former Minister of Transport and Sports Ibrahim Isah Bio will tomorrow declare his intention to contest next year's governorship election in Kwara State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ...
Former Minister of Transport and Sports Ibrahim Isah Bio will tomorrow declare his intention to contest next year's governorship election in Kwara State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The ...
Gov Ahmed seeks confirmation of appointment of LG Auditor General
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara has requested the state House of Assembly to confirm the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Kolo as the new Auditor General for Local Governments. The Governor made the request in ...
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara has requested the state House of Assembly to confirm the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Kolo as the new Auditor General for Local Governments. The Governor made the request in ...
Gov Ahmed seeks confirmation of appointment of LG Auditor General
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara has requested the state House of Assembly to confirm the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Kolo as the new Auditor General for Local Governments. The Governor made the request in ...
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara has requested the state House of Assembly to confirm the appointment of Mr Emmanuel Kolo as the new Auditor General for Local Governments. The Governor made the request in ...
Buhari Says He's Joining Presidential Race to Tackle Insecurity, Corruption
Former Head of State and presidential aspirant under the banner of All Progressives Congress(APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has explained that, his intention to take another slot at the nation's presidency come 2015 despi...
Former Head of State and presidential aspirant under the banner of All Progressives Congress(APC), Gen. Muhammadu Buhari has explained that, his intention to take another slot at the nation's presidency come 2015 despi...
Why am keen to rule Nigeria - Buhari
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he wants to rule Nigeria again. General Buhari who said though he had ruled the country before under a different system, stressed that his int...
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari has explained why he wants to rule Nigeria again. General Buhari who said though he had ruled the country before under a different system, stressed that his int...
Make entrepreneurship, skill training compulsory in schools - Ahmed charges FG
The Federal Government has been called upon to make entrepreneuship training and vocational skill training a compulsory component of tertiary education across the country. The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji ...
The Federal Government has been called upon to make entrepreneuship training and vocational skill training a compulsory component of tertiary education across the country. The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji ...
Kwara warns residents against indiscriminate dumping of refuse
The Kwara State Environmental Agency (KWEPA) on Monday warned residents of the state against indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The General Manager of the agency, Mr. Oba Adefila, gave the warning in an interv...
The Kwara State Environmental Agency (KWEPA) on Monday warned residents of the state against indiscriminate dumping of refuse. The General Manager of the agency, Mr. Oba Adefila, gave the warning in an interv...
'BOI created 1M jobs'
The Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa, says the bank has so far financed 2000 development projects over the years amounting to a total of N692bn in loans. In the process, the bank wh...
The Managing Director of Bank of Industry, Mr. Rasheed Olaoluwa, says the bank has so far financed 2000 development projects over the years amounting to a total of N692bn in loans. In the process, the bank wh...
Kwara First Lady charges women on positive change
Wife of the Kwara State governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has charged women to not go for just any type of change, but a positive change which aims at dealing with situations to produce a successful result. She s...
Wife of the Kwara State governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, has charged women to not go for just any type of change, but a positive change which aims at dealing with situations to produce a successful result. She s...
I'm okay with consensus or primaries - Buhari
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said he has no problem with either going through primaries or having a consensus arrangement to pick the party's candid...
All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, retired General Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday said he has no problem with either going through primaries or having a consensus arrangement to pick the party's candid...
Erosion damages rail tracks in Ilorin, cripples train services
Mr Rasheed Gbadamosi, the District Manager, South West Zone of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says North-South train services have been disrupted due to erosion caused by downpour in some parts of Ilorin. ...
Mr Rasheed Gbadamosi, the District Manager, South West Zone of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), says North-South train services have been disrupted due to erosion caused by downpour in some parts of Ilorin. ...
Yoruba shall be free in Ilorin
The Yoruba in Kogi and Kwara States in Northern Nigeria have been struggling for freedom from the caliphate for a very long time. It is this passion for freedom that made them to ally with progressives and liberation-i...
The Yoruba in Kogi and Kwara States in Northern Nigeria have been struggling for freedom from the caliphate for a very long time. It is this passion for freedom that made them to ally with progressives and liberation-i...
'Kwara cannot afford to be in opposition again' - Suleiman Olarenwaju
For the Minister of National Planing and Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission Dr Olanrewaju Suleiman, the currently unfolding trends in Kwara state politics are needed to give the state, a true sense of democra...
For the Minister of National Planing and Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission Dr Olanrewaju Suleiman, the currently unfolding trends in Kwara state politics are needed to give the state, a true sense of democra...
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