2014-10-06

Press Release: Gov. Ahmed is a walk-over for PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its pleasure over the alleged endorsement of the incumbent Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed by the godfather of the All Progre...

Press Release: Ahmed will crush PDP if he emerges at guber primary election - Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter has said despite the endorsement of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for second term in office by APC stakeholders led by Senator Bukola Saraki, the APC governorship pri...

Cleric admonish parents to value Arabic Language.
Chairman, Kwara State Board of Arabic Education, Sheikh AbdulKadir Oba-Solagberu, has urged Muslim parents across the country to give their wards and children both western and Islamic education to be useful to the socie...

Party Will Determine Ahmed's Fate, Not Me - Saraki
Former Governor of Kwara State and Senator representing Kwara Central, Dr Bukola Saraki has disclaimed news stating that his endorsement of Governor Ahmed for second term will translate to automatic ticket for the candi...

Kwara 2015: Forum donates N 25million, 8 vehicles for Prof. Oba's ambition
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Kwara state, a Non-Governmental Organization, Professor Oba Beneficiaries Forum, POBEF, yesterday raised the sum of N 25 million to support the ambition of a chieftain o...

Eid El-Kabir: Gbemi Saraki donates 4 buses, food items
Senator Gbemisola Saraki, a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara on Friday donated four buses and food items worth N5 million to members of an Ilorin-based Islamic organisation. Saraki made the do...

Gov Ahmed, Mo Ibrahim to discuss Africa's Future at OECD New World Forum
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed and renowned African Entrepreneur, Mo Ibrahim are among a high-powered panel scheduled to discuss new pathways to African growth and development at the Organisation for Eco...

Kwara youth drums up support for Shagaya
A group of youths in the Ilorin Emirate, under the aegis of Save Kwara Forum, has canvassed support for a House of Representatives aspirant under Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilorin West/Asa local governments, Mr ...

Saraki blames Fed Govt for Ilorin flood
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology Senator Bukola Saraki has blamed the Federal Government for the flood in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Saraki said its failure to complete the ch...

APC Presidential Ticket: Bukola Saraki To Make Position Known Next Week
Former Kwara State Governor and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, said in Ilorin yesterday that his position about running for the party's presidential ticket wo...

PDP, APC differ on Kwara governorship election
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has predicted that Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed will be defeated in the 2015 governorship election in the state. In a statement on Sunday, the Kwara State ...

2014-10-05

Baraje, Speaker others charge Muslims on peace at Sallah
As Muslim across the world celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir Sallah celebration, the former acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, has appealed to Muslims in the country to strengt...

Saraki, others endorse Ahmed for second term
FORMER governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, and other stakeholders have endorsed Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. This lay to rest months of speculations and anxiety that the ...

Kwara honours Ejidike with award of excellence
Kwara State Government has rewarded the Nigeria Pillar of Sports, Chief Donatus Agu-Ejidike with an award of excellence for his profound contributions to sports development in the state. Governor Abdulfattah ...

2015: APC designs options to tackle Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has designed a three-way option aimed at tackling President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential race. Though details of the strategy were sketchy, news of its existe...

PDP will win Kwara in 2015 - Minister
Minister of National Planning, Dr Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, has stressed the importance of unity among members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State ahead of the 2015 governorship election in the sta...

2014-10-04

Eid-el-Kabir for sober reflection, not carnival, says Cleric
Prof. Abdulganiyu Oladosu, the Chief Imam of University of Ilorin, has charged Muslims to observe the Eid-el-Kabir festival as a moment for sober reflection and not as carnival. Oladosu gave the charge on Fri...

Moshood Mustapha donates to Constituents
A member of the House of Representatives, Moshood Mustapha, in Kwara State, yesterday distributed empowerment materials worth about N250 million to his constituents. The empowerment programme tagged "Drive aw...

Baraje heads committee for Kwara LCDA creation
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday announced that a former acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, who now is a member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Cong...

FG has not abandoned Asa River channelization - Project Director
The Project Director, Ambico Sendivian Limited, Mr. Idowu Salawu has said the cause of the floods which destroyed property worth millions of naira in Ilorin, Kwara State was not because the Federal Government abandoned...

Residents scooping fuel as tanker crashes in Kwara
Danger may currently be lurking in Osin community in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State as residents of the settlement are scrambling to scoop fuel spilled in the area after a fuel tanker crashed on Satur...

Kwara Speaker advises on tolerance, love
Muslims have been urged to imbibe the virtues of Prophet Ibrahim (SAW) which perseverance, tolerance, steadfastness, love and piety as examplified in Eid-el-Kabir celebration to make Nigeria over come her numerous cha...

Ahmed, minister join Muslims to worship at Ilorin Eid praying ground
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State; the Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman; and the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Prof. Shuaib AbdulRaheem, were among thousands of Muslims who ...

Shortfall may cause delay in LG salaries
The Kwara State Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Demola Nurudeen Banu has said that if monthly shortfall from Federation Account persists, Local Government councils might find it difficult to pay workers salary, as the...

Emir of Ilorin sues for peace at Sallah.
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has urged Nigerians especially the people of Kwara state to continue to live in peace to further attract more infrastructura...

2014-10-03

'Plot against Saraki's political dynasty in Kwara will fail' - Raheem Adedoyin
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP), Raheem Adedoyin has expressed worries about how opposition politicians in Kwara State have been working against the legacies of the ...

Only PDP can rescue Kwara from siege, says John Dara
FORMER Special Assistant to then Defence Minister, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), John Dara, has described Kwara State as a state under siege and believes that only the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can rescue it and ...

Kwara raises panel on planned new council areas
GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday described Local Government Council Development Areas (LCDAs) as true harbinger of socio- economic development of the masses under democratic governance. But ...

Police deploy 7000 officers for eid el-kabir in kwara
The Police Command in Kwara on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements to deploy 7,000 officers to ensure a hitch-free Eid-el-Kabir celebrations in the state. The command's Public Relations Officer, DSP A...

Cultists attacks: Emir of Ilorin bans carnivals
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari has directed all sub-community leaders in Ilorin to enforce total ban of any Carnivals that some youth organisations are planning to stage in the state capital....

Arabic Board: Sheu Alimi Foundation organizes special prayer for Oba-Solagberu
Sheu Alimi Islamic Foundation, SAIF, has urged Muslim Ummah in Kwara State to support the newly inaugurated Board of Arabic Studies in the state in prayers for the achievement of the numerous goals before it. The ...

OPINION: Kwara 2015: The mistakes that may cause Shagaya to lose. By Wale Abideen
As a journalist, I have reported politics and interviewed politicians, especially in Ilorin were I had a stint with the Herald newspapers. So, I am very familiar with the politics of Kwara State, a State that has becom...

Photo News: Gov. Ahmed Inaugurates Committee on LCDA
7668 - L-R: Members, Committee on Creation of Local Government Council Development Areas (LCDA), Joshua Ogunlowo OON and Prof. Halidu Abubakar, C...