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2014-07-09
Gov. Ahmed approves 130% sign-on fee for Kwara Utd
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the payment of 2013/2014 sign-on fee and clearance fee for Kwara United FC of Ilorin. The state Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Prince S...
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the payment of 2013/2014 sign-on fee and clearance fee for Kwara United FC of Ilorin. The state Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Prince S...
Kwara Moves Against Environmental Hazards.
The Kwara State government has restated its commitment towards guiding against all forms of environmental hazards across the state to ensure the well being of the people. The Secretary to the State Gove...
The Kwara State government has restated its commitment towards guiding against all forms of environmental hazards across the state to ensure the well being of the people. The Secretary to the State Gove...
Unilorin VC: 9,000 Students to Be Admitted in 2014/15 Admission Exercise
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali, has hinted that the university will be able to admit only 9,000 out of over 100,000 admission seekers that applied to study in the univer...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Abdulganiyu Ambali, has hinted that the university will be able to admit only 9,000 out of over 100,000 admission seekers that applied to study in the univer...
Ahmed to students: take part in voter registration
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed urged students yesterday to participate in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voter registration. The governor spoke in Ilorin when students under the a...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed urged students yesterday to participate in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) voter registration. The governor spoke in Ilorin when students under the a...
Kabba-Egbe-Ilorin Road receives government attention
The Deputy Governor, Kogi State, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, has said the state government is committed to ensuring the complete rehabilitation of the Kabba-Egbe-Ilorin Road, whose contract was awarded recently by the Federal ...
The Deputy Governor, Kogi State, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, has said the state government is committed to ensuring the complete rehabilitation of the Kabba-Egbe-Ilorin Road, whose contract was awarded recently by the Federal ...
Kebbi Dep Governor Son, Al-Himkah Student Die In Auto Crash.
Muazu Ibrahim Aliyu, the son of Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, yesterday died during a ghastly auto crash along Jega / Basaura Road. Another occupant of the car, Mubarak Aliyu (21) who is ...
Muazu Ibrahim Aliyu, the son of Kebbi State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu, yesterday died during a ghastly auto crash along Jega / Basaura Road. Another occupant of the car, Mubarak Aliyu (21) who is ...
Nigeria has 84m hectares of arable land - Unilorin VC
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has disclosed that despite the fact that Nigeria has 84 million hectares of arable land, she was only able to cultivate about 40 percent. "He ad...
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof AbdulGaniyu Ambali, has disclosed that despite the fact that Nigeria has 84 million hectares of arable land, she was only able to cultivate about 40 percent. "He ad...
British Council Introduces Audio Device for English Language Lessons
The British Council has introduced Learn English Audio Project in Nigeria (LEAPIN) to enhance the study of English Language in low resource schools. The Council's Communications Manager Desmond Omoviein a rel...
The British Council has introduced Learn English Audio Project in Nigeria (LEAPIN) to enhance the study of English Language in low resource schools. The Council's Communications Manager Desmond Omoviein a rel...
Armed Robbery - Court Remands Two Students
An Ilorin Magistrate's court has ordered that two students of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Joshua Ayantola and Adebagbo Adeyinka be remanded in prison's custody for alleged criminal conspiracy and arme...
An Ilorin Magistrate's court has ordered that two students of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Joshua Ayantola and Adebagbo Adeyinka be remanded in prison's custody for alleged criminal conspiracy and arme...
Group Worries Over Insecurity, Urges FG To Deploy All Political Will To Counter Attacks
National President, Government Secondary School, Ilorin Old Students Association(GSSIOSA), Alhaji Nurudeen Alabi , has called on the federal government to deploy all necessary political will so as to address the secu...
National President, Government Secondary School, Ilorin Old Students Association(GSSIOSA), Alhaji Nurudeen Alabi , has called on the federal government to deploy all necessary political will so as to address the secu...
e-Kwara Editorial - Re: Oba Abdulraheem's Sponsored Falsehood and Kwarans
In the spirit of a balanced reportage and objectivity in every news analysis, e-Kwara published a news item on the 3rd July, 2014 that put lie to a rumor circulating on the social media especially facebook...
In the spirit of a balanced reportage and objectivity in every news analysis, e-Kwara published a news item on the 3rd July, 2014 that put lie to a rumor circulating on the social media especially facebook...
2014-07-08
Kwara Government Lauded Over Bursary Award
The National Association of Kwara state students (NAKSS) has commended the state government for the payment of bursary and scholarship to students of the state origin. The students body also endorsed the educ...
The National Association of Kwara state students (NAKSS) has commended the state government for the payment of bursary and scholarship to students of the state origin. The students body also endorsed the educ...
Adepoju, Adisa Commend Airtel Over ARS
Former Nigerian internationals, Mutiu Adepoju and Amusa Adisa have both commended the management of Airtel Nigeria for their investment in grassroots football with the Airtel Rising Star (ARS) initiative. The...
Former Nigerian internationals, Mutiu Adepoju and Amusa Adisa have both commended the management of Airtel Nigeria for their investment in grassroots football with the Airtel Rising Star (ARS) initiative. The...
Bank Manager Commits Suicide
The 44-year-old, who is a Kwara State indigene, had earlier been declared missing by the police on June 18, after his family members filed a report. His decomposed body was found hanging two-weeks later in an uncomplet...
The 44-year-old, who is a Kwara State indigene, had earlier been declared missing by the police on June 18, after his family members filed a report. His decomposed body was found hanging two-weeks later in an uncomplet...
'Conference Has Hidden Agenda' - Justice Orire
Former Secretary General of Jama'atul Nasril Islam (JNI) and pioneer Grand Khadi of Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkadir Orire, yesterday said the turn of events at the ongoing national conference has...
Former Secretary General of Jama'atul Nasril Islam (JNI) and pioneer Grand Khadi of Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulkadir Orire, yesterday said the turn of events at the ongoing national conference has...
'Saraki should be given APC Presidential ticket'
A group, New Generation Nigeria, a youth organization within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked the party to give its presidential ticket to former Governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki. ...
A group, New Generation Nigeria, a youth organization within the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked the party to give its presidential ticket to former Governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki. ...
Kwara PDP has not nominated ministerial candidate - Rex Olawoye
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said it did not nominate any candidate to President Goodluck Jonathan for ministerial appointment. The party said it is the prerogative of the president t...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said it did not nominate any candidate to President Goodluck Jonathan for ministerial appointment. The party said it is the prerogative of the president t...
Governorship Ambition Unsettles Kwara PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State is in for an all time test as the governorship ambitions of its members have begun to threaten the collective goal, writes Akinbami Faloye As the nation gravitates ...
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State is in for an all time test as the governorship ambitions of its members have begun to threaten the collective goal, writes Akinbami Faloye As the nation gravitates ...
Distribution Of Ramadan Gifts By APC Chieftains Excites Saraki
The Senator representing Kwara central at the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki has praised chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state for assisting the less privileged through the distribution of ...
The Senator representing Kwara central at the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki has praised chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state for assisting the less privileged through the distribution of ...
Delegate Tasks National Assembly On Recommendations
A delegate to the on-going National Conference, Mallam Ishaq Kawu at the weekend appealed to the National Assembly to ensure that all the issues and recommendations of the conference are passed into law by the lawmaker...
A delegate to the on-going National Conference, Mallam Ishaq Kawu at the weekend appealed to the National Assembly to ensure that all the issues and recommendations of the conference are passed into law by the lawmaker...
OPINION: Alleged Poisonous Ramadan Food: Bukola Saraki, Oba Abdulraheem's Sponsored Falsehood And Kwarans. By Idris Abdullahi
Kwarans, I read a story about poisonous ramadan food on an Ilorin based online news platform, e-kwara.com recently. The fabricated story suggested that the food items distributed to Kwarans in this holy month of ramadan b...
Kwarans, I read a story about poisonous ramadan food on an Ilorin based online news platform, e-kwara.com recently. The fabricated story suggested that the food items distributed to Kwarans in this holy month of ramadan b...
2014-07-07
2015 elections will be credible - Ajibola
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa and New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Senator Simeon Ajibola, has said with the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commi...
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa and New Partnership for Africa’s Development, Senator Simeon Ajibola, has said with the performance of the Independent National Electoral Commi...
Cultists kill college student in Kwara
Rivalry between two cult groups in Oro, a town in Irepodun local government area of Kwara State has claimed the life of a student of the State College of Education, Oro, identified as Oladokun Kayode while one was s...
Rivalry between two cult groups in Oro, a town in Irepodun local government area of Kwara State has claimed the life of a student of the State College of Education, Oro, identified as Oladokun Kayode while one was s...
NLC official faults recent confab decisions
Recent conference decisions on state creation, scrapping of local governments and state police are ill-informed, a member of the conference, Comrade Isa Aremu, said yesterday. Aremu, who is also Vice-Presiden...
Recent conference decisions on state creation, scrapping of local governments and state police are ill-informed, a member of the conference, Comrade Isa Aremu, said yesterday. Aremu, who is also Vice-Presiden...
British envoy laments Boko Haram insurgency
The British High Commissioner in Nigeria Dr. Andrew Cocock, has expressed concern over the rising security challenges in the country especially the Boko Haram insurgency. Dr. Cocock spoke at the 12th Graduati...
The British High Commissioner in Nigeria Dr. Andrew Cocock, has expressed concern over the rising security challenges in the country especially the Boko Haram insurgency. Dr. Cocock spoke at the 12th Graduati...
Kwara win ARS Ilorin Zonal Championship trophies
Kwara State has emerged zonal champions for Ilorin Centre in the male and female categories of the just concluded ARS Ilorin Zonal Championship of the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Tournament. The Kwara teams also...
Kwara State has emerged zonal champions for Ilorin Centre in the male and female categories of the just concluded ARS Ilorin Zonal Championship of the Airtel Rising Stars U-17 Tournament. The Kwara teams also...
Retrogressive politics'll soon end in Kwara - Oyedepo
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Kwara State, Mr. Iyiola Oyedepo, has said that the state will soon witness a new dawn in governance. Claiming that there is retrogressive politics and governance curren...
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party, Kwara State, Mr. Iyiola Oyedepo, has said that the state will soon witness a new dawn in governance. Claiming that there is retrogressive politics and governance curren...
2014-07-06
Robbery: Security beefed up in Offa community
Security has been beefed up in Offa, a community in Kwara State, following an alleged text message warning of an impending attack on banks by armed robbers. The security beef-up is mostly noticed around c...
Security has been beefed up in Offa, a community in Kwara State, following an alleged text message warning of an impending attack on banks by armed robbers. The security beef-up is mostly noticed around c...
I didn't
have anybody like Saraki who put Bukola there - Fayose
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, in this interview with NIYI ODEBODE and ADELANI ADEPEGBA, comments on the controversy over his victory and politics in the South-West M...
The Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, in this interview with NIYI ODEBODE and ADELANI ADEPEGBA, comments on the controversy over his victory and politics in the South-West M...
2015: Kwara PDP Holds Retreat, Charges Members On PVC
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its members to make themselves available during the forthcoming distribution of permanent voters’ cards (PVC) and continuous voters’ r...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged its members to make themselves available during the forthcoming distribution of permanent voters’ cards (PVC) and continuous voters’ r...
OPINION: A senator's macabre dance. By Olatunde Alabi
Let me start with a poser. Is there something about political office that infects occupants with political amnesia? Or is the quest to please pay masters so strong that appointees' tend to forget their own...
Let me start with a poser. Is there something about political office that infects occupants with political amnesia? Or is the quest to please pay masters so strong that appointees' tend to forget their own...
Gbemi Saraki, Belgore, Oba Abdulraheem, others absent at Kwara PDP retreat
Some key stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State were conspicuously absent yesterday at the retreat organised by the party in Ilorin, the state capital. The retreat with the theme, &ldq...
Some key stakeholders in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State were conspicuously absent yesterday at the retreat organised by the party in Ilorin, the state capital. The retreat with the theme, &ldq...
Kwara Govt To Overhaul Primary Education
The Kwara State government has announced its resolve to overhaul primary education in the state with a view to ensuring qualitative education at that level. The state commissioner for information and communicat...
The Kwara State government has announced its resolve to overhaul primary education in the state with a view to ensuring qualitative education at that level. The state commissioner for information and communicat...
OPINION: Kwara PDP Living in a dream land. By Tayo Adebayo
By Tayo Adebayo These are very interesting times in Nigerian politics. In Kwara state, current events in the political system are enough to engage scholars and philosophers alike. There are sudde...
By Tayo Adebayo These are very interesting times in Nigerian politics. In Kwara state, current events in the political system are enough to engage scholars and philosophers alike. There are sudde...
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