2014-08-13

No Confirmed Ebola Case in Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has debunked rumours of a case of the Ebola Virus disease in Ilorin. Dr Muideen Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Communication, to the Kwara State Governor in an email repl...

Press Release: More groups endorse Kwara Governor for Second Term.
Three major Non-Governmental Organisations, Kwara North Youth Consultative forum, The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), National Headquarters and Ilorin Emirate Students Union, National Headquarters,...

OPINION: The Quintessential Qualities Of Bola Shagaya and the Attempt by Abdullahi Imam to Damage Same.
If blackmailing,character assasination and campaign of calumny are precious gift,one would have humbly said that one faceless Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi is blessed with such for his fruitless attempt to damage the exception...

OPINION: Just before Kwara PDP governorship primaries. By Mahmoud Alabidun
I have consistently argued at different quarters that the resurgence of the PDP after the exit of former governor Bukola Saraki and his yes-men - including governor Abdulfattah Ahmed - is a good thing for Kwara, our str...

Man Remanded for Allegedly Killing Friend Over Bicycle
A 30-year-old farmer, Haruna Mohammed of Shireke village, Kaiama in Kaiama local government area of Kwara state, who allegedly killed his friend over a bicycle has been charged to court for culpable homicide. ...

Kwara Spends N6 Billion On Electricity in Three Years
The Kwara state government has in the last three years spent N6 billion on the electrification of over 60 communities in the state. The state governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed, disclosed this at the Consumers...

Kwara Government to boost power supply
The Kwara State Government has assured that it would create a platform for Stakeholders in the energy sector to ensure stable and improved electricity supply to the people of the state. The State Governor, Al...

Kwara United blame LMC for top flight ouster
Coach Ali Zubair of Nigeria National League side, Kwara United has blamed the League Management Company (LMC) for his side's ouster from the top flight last season. Ali, who spoke to Daily Trust during his te...

Insecurity: Ilorin emirate to collaborate with govt
The apex socio-cultural organisation of Ilorin indigenes, Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), has said that it was ready to collaborate with the state government and the law enforcement agencies to ar...

Kwara youths endorse Ahmed for second term
A group under the aegis of Kwara North Youth Consultative Forum (KNYCF) has urged Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed to run for the governorship seat again next year. The youths, from the five local government areas o...

Secrets of my fourth term as senator -Simeon Ajibola
Senator Simeon Sule Ajibola, who currently represents Kwara South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, recently held a big wedding party for his son. PAUL UKPABIO met him on the occasion and he spoke about his...

Kwara 2015: Issues and forces for, against Maigida and his godfather
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may be the governor of the Kwara State, but as almost everyone knows, he is not in a position to govern his own political track. Agitations from stakeholders from his base in Kwara South for h...

Bond: Kwara PDP vows to stop govt N23 billion loan bid
Kwara State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to continue fighting against the state government under All Progressive Congress (APC) against obtaining the N23 billion bond. State Chairman of the part...

2014-08-12

OPINION: Again, I Bring Glad Tidings To Kwara. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed on Media & Publicity, Muyideen Akorede opined in his rejoinder to my initial article (Osun Election Post Mortem: I Bring Glad Tidings To Kwara PDP, dated 11/08/1...

Re: Bukola Saraki and Aregbesola's Electoral Victory: Yeye dey Smell.
Dear Mr Abdullahi, As I read this your opinion in my home office in Atlanta, Georgia, I cannot be more proud that we have Kwarans like you to be at the forefront of ...

OPINION: The Saraki We Know. By Sikiru Adebayo
As usual, the latest serving from the plate of Is'haq Modibbo Kawu through his column in the Vanguard newspaper leaves a very sour taste in the mouth. Not because he is not a good writer, one can still condone a bad write...

OPINION: Modibo Kawu's Consistent Attack On Bukola Saraki. By Ali Gegele
The media has been highly instrumental to the developing change in Nigeria’s political structure; however, as some media platforms stand on the positive side of the change train, others are on the opposite side deba...

Men Should Not Stop Women From Achieving Their Ambitions' - Prof. Ijaiya
UNIVERSITY of Ilorin's first female Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC), Prof Nike Yetunde Sidiqat Ijaiya, radiates warmth and confidence as she gracefully ambles her way through the challenging terrain in the academia. Pictu...

Herbal Practitioner Urges Use of Leprosy Drug for Cure
Former Secretary of Kwara State chapter of the Association of Nigerian Herbal Practitioners (ANHP), Emmanuel Tawose, has urged the Federal Government to prevail on public health authorities to treat Ebola patients with...

Cargolux Squash Tourney Ends
The 10th Annual Cargolux Merchant Express Inter-Club Squash Tournament, which commenced last Monday at the Squash Section of the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja, came to an exciting end at the weekend. Featuring gr...

FG Approves Forex Sale to Christian Pilgrims At N150/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday announced the approval by the Federal Government for banks to sell foreign exchange at concessionary rate of N150 per U.S. Dollar for the purchase of Pilgrims Travelling All...

'How Regular Check Up Can Reduce Terminal Diseases'
A health practitioner , Dr. Emmanuel Onwordi has canvassed proper and constant medical checks to serve as costless preventive measures against terminal diseases like Diabetes Milletus, High Blood Pressure and Cancer....

Unilorin, UNN Intensify Research On Control, Cure
Vice-chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Benjamin Ozurumba, has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for declaring a national emergency on the Ebola Virus Disease EVD). In a statement at...

Missing U.S. $20billion Oil Money - Again, Bukola Saraki Denies Signing Finance Committee Report
For the second time in four months, Senator Bukola Saraki, the All Progressives Congress Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District today denied that he ever signed a report of the committee pertaining to t...

Hajj: Kwara to airlift 1,957 pilgrims
A total of 1,957 intending pilgrims would be airlifted from Kwara State to Saudi Arabia for this year's pilgrimage. This number excludes ten officials from the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board that would ...

Promotion of sectional interest dangerous - OPC leader
The National Coordinator of Odua Peoples Congress, Chief Gani Adams, has warned against promoting ethnic or individual interests above national interest. He said any group or individual agitating for the inte...

Builders' Confab Opens in Ilorin on Monday
The 44th annual conference of the Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) holds next Monday in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. A release jointly signed by NIOB President Tunde Lasabi, Honorary General Secretary An...

Kwara Gov Warns Politicians Against Thuggery
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has warned political leaders to desist from recruiting youths to foment trouble. Ahmed said rather than arm the youths with guns and machetes, they deserve good employmen...

How to guard against Ebola virus - Ambali
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has appealed to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to intensify efforts in its drive to prevent the influx of people with Ebola virus into t...

Kwarans in diaspora honour Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has been given an award by Kwarans in the Diaspora at the weekend at their national convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. Ahmed was awarded with the "20...

2014-08-11

OPINION: Importance of Hotel Star Rating in Kwara. By Michael Olatunji Tinuoye
In Europe, USA, Canada and Australia, one cannot travel very far without encountering some type of ratings for hotels, motels and inns. The Star-Rating Systems was originally created in the USA by Mobil Travel Guide...

Press Release: Aregbesola's Victory: Triumph Of Democracy Over Federal Might - Kwara APC.
The All Progressives Congress, Kwara State chapter, has felicitated with Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola and the people of State of Osun on the hard-won victory of the governor at the gubernatorial election in the state....

OPINION: Kwara: What is good here? By Henry Semilore
When a product is new in the market,from a marketer's point of view, it needs advertisement to make it acceptable to the public to generate sales. So also when a product is doing badly in the market in terms of sales, it ...

OPINION: I Bring Glad Tidings to the People of Kwara. A Rejoinder By Muyideen 'Femi Akorede
One thing stands out from Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi's panicky response to the outcome of Osun's gubernatorial elections. Alarm. Followed by desperation. An obvious PDP sympathizer, Abdullahi is clearly agitated by the A...

Aregbesola's victory: 'Reward for good governance' - Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the re-election of the Governor of State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as an affirmation of the supremacy of the wish of the people and reward for good governanc...

OPINION: Bukola Saraki and Aregbesola's Electoral Victory: Yeye dey Smell. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
As is my practice every morning during breakfast, I go over the web to catch up on Nigerian news. After a few minutes this morning, I stumbled on a press release by Senator Bukola Saraki congratulating Ogbeni Rauf Ades...

OPINION: Re: Osun Election Post Mortem: I Bring Glad Tidings To Kwara PDP. By John
Every Nigerian today would not fail to congratulate INEC for a job well done so far. It has shown that good can come out of this country no matter how shattered our image has been in the international community. If there ...

OPINION: Bukola Saraki: Between Preaching Progressivism and the Breach of the Rule of Law. By Abubakar Baba Sulaiman
I have always argued that Bukola Saraki has the tendency of a character that contradicts the contents of the gospel he preaches. For those who know the character in question, Bukola's manipulative tendency is on virtually...

FG Commences Remodelling of Railway Stations Nationwide
The Federal Government has commenced remodelling of existing railway stations across the country through Public Private Partnership, PPP, initiative. Disclosing this in Abuja during a visit of the body of Per...

Osun guber: Stop celebrating, PDP tells Kwara APC
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday said the outcome of the weekend poll in Osun State would not be what to expect in Kwara in the 2015 general elections. Reacting to the O...

2014-08-10

Best KWASU student gets N1.65m
Kwara State Government on Friday presented a cheque of N1.65m to Ameen Mohammed Tukur who distinguished himself as the over all best graduating student of the Kwara State University, Malete for 2012/2013 session. Whil...

OSUN ELECTION: Kwara APC should not rejoice yet - Kwara PDP
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised leaders of the ruling APC in the state not to rejoice yet over the victory of the APC candidate, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in the just concluded...

Opinion: Ilorin: The city where peace is forged
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, is a town whose name was derived from a stone that hunter and farmers used to sharpen their implements. ABIOLA AZEEZ writes on the factors that have shaped the town where cultures and reli...

Clash Looms over APC Guber Ticket in Kwara
Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Kwara state, political office holders serving under the current administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed may cross each other over the ticket of the governorship position...

OPINION: Osun Election Post Mortem: I Bring Glad Tidings To Kwara PDP. By Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi
Anyone that has been following the unusual government in the state of Osun would not be surprised that the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola won his re-election bid convincingly. Here in the state of Kwara, an undiscerning observe...

Lai Mohammed Narrates Ordeal in Hands of Masked Security Agents
The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of being behind his ordeal in the hands of the masked security agents who arrested him on Friday,...

Arithmetical solution to the unmanageable size of Kwara PDP gubernatorial gladiators in Kwara South
Like it was the case in 2007, the number of P.D.P. gubernatorial candidates from Kwara South Senatorial District is growing by the day. At the last count, five candidates have declared their gubernatorial ambitions as c...

Dates fixed for distribution of permanent voters card, sacrosanct - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Kwara State said the dates fix for distribution of permanent voter cards and continuous registration exercise are still sacrosanct. INEC had fixed 15-17 Augus...

Ahmed on causes of security break down
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday in Ilorin called for coordinated strategic response in combating prevailing security challenges in the country. Speaking at a Security Summit organized by Ilorin Emir...

Oil spills: KWASU VC advocates sanctions against multinationals
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Abdulrasheed Na’allah, in Ilorin yesterday advocated heavy sanctions against oil companies operating in the country with indifference to the environment...

Open letter to President Obama. By Bunmi Olusona
Kindly help save the lives of several West Africans currently infected with Ebola virus. Some of us could not fathom a good reason you turned the Nigerian Government request for the trial drug ZMAPP down. We believe tha...

Press Release: Congratulations to Aregbesola and the People of Osun for Defeating Federal Might - Saraki
In spite of the overwhelming pressure mounted by the unnecessary influx of over 70,000 armed personnel across the state of Osun; the illegal arrest and harassment of opposition members, and; the propaganda from the PDP,...