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2014-05-14
Don cautions FG on foreign intervention
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Hassan Salihu, has advised the Federal Government to guard against an unfavourable aftermath as it welcomes foreign powers in the figh...
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Hassan Salihu, has advised the Federal Government to guard against an unfavourable aftermath as it welcomes foreign powers in the figh...
Aregbesola Highlights Danger Of Boko Haram To Girl-Child Education
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has alerted the nation of the danger which Boko Haram campaign portends for education, especially the girl-child education. Aregbesola, who condemned the campaign by the B...
Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has alerted the nation of the danger which Boko Haram campaign portends for education, especially the girl-child education. Aregbesola, who condemned the campaign by the B...
We won't impose candidates - Kwara APC
Ahead of the 2015 elections, Alhaji Yusuf Aiyedun, the Chairman, APC Council of Elders, Kwara South District, says the party will not impose any candidate. Aiyedun said this on Tuesday at the party's general ...
Ahead of the 2015 elections, Alhaji Yusuf Aiyedun, the Chairman, APC Council of Elders, Kwara South District, says the party will not impose any candidate. Aiyedun said this on Tuesday at the party's general ...
Kwara Express to get 50 additional buses
No fewer than 50 buses will be injected into the Kwara State Transport Corporation, the Kwara Express, by the state government. This, according to the Managing Director, Harmony Holdings Limited, Mr. Tope Da...
No fewer than 50 buses will be injected into the Kwara State Transport Corporation, the Kwara Express, by the state government. This, according to the Managing Director, Harmony Holdings Limited, Mr. Tope Da...
OPINION - Re: Is Bukola Saraki An Emergent Statesman? By Bamikole Omishore
Today, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the whole world is focused on the hunt for our 276 missing daughters. In the past week, the eyes of the world have been focused on our country and its contradictions,...
Today, the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the whole world is focused on the hunt for our 276 missing daughters. In the past week, the eyes of the world have been focused on our country and its contradictions,...
Boko Haram: Don warns against use of external forces
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Hassan Salihu, yesterday asked the Federal Government to be cautious in seeking foreign intervention to combat the rising insurgency in the northern part of...
A Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Hassan Salihu, yesterday asked the Federal Government to be cautious in seeking foreign intervention to combat the rising insurgency in the northern part of...
NOA to sensitize Kwara pilgrims
The State Director National Orientation Agency (NOA) Kwara State Directorate, Mr Felix Olowokere has reiterated the agency's commitment at ensuring that all intending pilgrims from Kwara State to the holy land are adeq...
The State Director National Orientation Agency (NOA) Kwara State Directorate, Mr Felix Olowokere has reiterated the agency's commitment at ensuring that all intending pilgrims from Kwara State to the holy land are adeq...
Kwara Govt, COE Unions fall to end strike
The meeting between the Kwara State government and striking lecturers of Colleges of Education in the state yesterday ended in a deadlock as the unions rejected government's call to suspend the over one-month old stri...
The meeting between the Kwara State government and striking lecturers of Colleges of Education in the state yesterday ended in a deadlock as the unions rejected government's call to suspend the over one-month old stri...
N23b proposed bonds: Kwara 'll save N500m monthly
The Kwara State government yesterday shed more light on the N23billion bonds it plans to access from the capital market for the execution of capital projects. It added that the bond will enable the state to sav...
The Kwara State government yesterday shed more light on the N23billion bonds it plans to access from the capital market for the execution of capital projects. It added that the bond will enable the state to sav...
APC to withdraw suit challenging Kwara LG poll
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has indicated its interest to withdraw the suit it filed against the Peoples Democratic Party. The matter is before an Ilorin High Court presided over by Justice...
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has indicated its interest to withdraw the suit it filed against the Peoples Democratic Party. The matter is before an Ilorin High Court presided over by Justice...
Consensus As a Game Changer in Kwara APC
Hammed Shittu of ThisDay writes that the adoption of consensus as a critical tool in party politics changed it all in the just concluded state congress of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara. ...
Hammed Shittu of ThisDay writes that the adoption of consensus as a critical tool in party politics changed it all in the just concluded state congress of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara. ...
2014-05-13
OPINION: Alhaji Adamu Attah: Decency from a different era. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
I RETURNED to Nigeria on Sunday, May 3rd, to discover from my pack of newspapers of the previous week, that Alhaji Adamu Attah, the first civilian governor of the old Kwara state, had died on May 1st, 2014. So many tho...
I RETURNED to Nigeria on Sunday, May 3rd, to discover from my pack of newspapers of the previous week, that Alhaji Adamu Attah, the first civilian governor of the old Kwara state, had died on May 1st, 2014. So many tho...
Kwara PDP plans five-point agenda for 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State said yesterday it will pursue a five-point agenda, if elected into office in 2015. The Chairman, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, said this in Ilorin, the state capital, ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State said yesterday it will pursue a five-point agenda, if elected into office in 2015. The Chairman, Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, said this in Ilorin, the state capital, ...
Kwara has least number of unemployed youths in Nigeria - Gov. Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that the state has the least number of unemployed youths among the 36 states of the federation. Dr Ahmed who made this known on monday while speaking with...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that the state has the least number of unemployed youths among the 36 states of the federation. Dr Ahmed who made this known on monday while speaking with...
I'll unite all groups in Kwara PDP - Oyedepo
Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara, has vowed to unite all groups within the party to ensure its success in 2015 general elections. Oyedepo said this in Ilorin on Saturday w...
Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara, has vowed to unite all groups within the party to ensure its success in 2015 general elections. Oyedepo said this in Ilorin on Saturday w...
Kwara: Still a battle of siblings.
The defection of former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with other members of the new PDP perhaps may have changed the face ...
The defection of former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with other members of the new PDP perhaps may have changed the face ...
One year after, banks still shut in Omu-Aran
Economic activities have continued to decline at Omu Aran, a town in Kwara State, following a deadly armed robbery incident in May 2013. It is now a year after the attack, but banks in the community have not opened for...
Economic activities have continued to decline at Omu Aran, a town in Kwara State, following a deadly armed robbery incident in May 2013. It is now a year after the attack, but banks in the community have not opened for...
Unilorin Advertises Vacancies
The University of Ilorin has advertised several academic and non-academic vacancies. Applicants are to apply online. For details visit ...
The University of Ilorin has advertised several academic and non-academic vacancies. Applicants are to apply online. For details visit ...
2014-05-12
OPINION - Re: Is Bukola Saraki An Emergent Statesman? By Sanni Damilare
The new age has come with some salient developments that have brought changes to thematic issues in the human society- among which is the wide media exposure which in many ways has helped a lot in developing nations like ...
The new age has come with some salient developments that have brought changes to thematic issues in the human society- among which is the wide media exposure which in many ways has helped a lot in developing nations like ...
Adamu Attah: Exit of a Father Figure
To the people of Kwara State, the demise of the first executive governor, Alhaji Adamu Attah, is no doubt a huge loss. Though, the late Attah had left active politics for some time before his death, he was someone that...
To the people of Kwara State, the demise of the first executive governor, Alhaji Adamu Attah, is no doubt a huge loss. Though, the late Attah had left active politics for some time before his death, he was someone that...
Federal Allocation Can't Drive Devt - Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed at the weekend said that with the dwindling allocation from the federation account, it has become increasingly difficult to embark on developmental projects. The situation,...
Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed at the weekend said that with the dwindling allocation from the federation account, it has become increasingly difficult to embark on developmental projects. The situation,...
Kwara Utd denies attack on Ref, Team Officials.
Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Kwara United FC of Ilorin, have denied attacking any official or players of Supreme Court FC of Abuja nor the match officials in its week 15 encounter played at the Old Parade Ground,...
Nigeria National League (NNL) side, Kwara United FC of Ilorin, have denied attacking any official or players of Supreme Court FC of Abuja nor the match officials in its week 15 encounter played at the Old Parade Ground,...
OPINION: The Metamorphoses of Ilorin From a Civil Servant Town to Modern City. By Abdullahi Olesin
Anyone either indigene or non indigene who is visiting Ilorin, the Kwara state capital for the first time in the last one decade will surely miss his ways unless he asks for directions. The reason for this is very sim...
Anyone either indigene or non indigene who is visiting Ilorin, the Kwara state capital for the first time in the last one decade will surely miss his ways unless he asks for directions. The reason for this is very sim...
Ex-governors broke.
After the President, governors are the next set of public officers who live in affluence in Nigeria. In office, they are like demi-gods. Moving in exotic cars with retinue of aides and security personnel, Nigerian governo...
After the President, governors are the next set of public officers who live in affluence in Nigeria. In office, they are like demi-gods. Moving in exotic cars with retinue of aides and security personnel, Nigerian governo...
OPINION - Re: Between Gbemisola Saraki and Abubakar Baba Suleiman. By Abubakar Baba Sulaiman
First and foremost, I must thank my star for bringing me this 'close' to a friend I have fallen in love with his intelligence, one whom I have on several occasions have to share the same opinion with as if we both had ...
First and foremost, I must thank my star for bringing me this 'close' to a friend I have fallen in love with his intelligence, one whom I have on several occasions have to share the same opinion with as if we both had ...
Electricity pensioners protest in Kwara
Scores of members of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Electricity Sector, Kwara State chapter, on Monday protested against the alleged non-payment of their salaries and other entitlements. The pensioners, who ...
Scores of members of Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Electricity Sector, Kwara State chapter, on Monday protested against the alleged non-payment of their salaries and other entitlements. The pensioners, who ...
Ministerial slot: Kwara PDP to submit list to Jonathan next month
Barring any last minute change, the much awaited candidate to fill the ministerial list of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic is expected to emerge after the Mid-term convention of the party slated for mid ...
Barring any last minute change, the much awaited candidate to fill the ministerial list of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic is expected to emerge after the Mid-term convention of the party slated for mid ...
Kwara Holdings Company, HHL, Declares N300m Profit.
The Kwara Government-owned company, Harmony Holdings Ltd, on Saturday declared N308 million profit before tax at its maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ilorin. The Chairman of the Holdings, Prof. Halidu Abubak...
The Kwara Government-owned company, Harmony Holdings Ltd, on Saturday declared N308 million profit before tax at its maiden Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Ilorin. The Chairman of the Holdings, Prof. Halidu Abubak...
OPINION - Kwara247 vs. Gbemi Saraki: This Madness Must Stop Now. By Gambari Taofiq
Before I begin at all, I think a caveat is necessary to put records straight. First, I am no fan of Sen. Gbemisola Saraki. If for anything, I do not subscribe to this idea that she is in a different camp from his broth...
Before I begin at all, I think a caveat is necessary to put records straight. First, I am no fan of Sen. Gbemisola Saraki. If for anything, I do not subscribe to this idea that she is in a different camp from his broth...
How forces hunted Salami - Justice Akanbi
The pioneer Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences related Commission, retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi, said in Ilorin yesterday that a number of forces hunted the immediate-past President of the Court...
The pioneer Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Offences related Commission, retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi, said in Ilorin yesterday that a number of forces hunted the immediate-past President of the Court...
Why we focus on youths - Ahmed
>Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has explained that his job creation programme was devoid of political inclination but out of the desire to ensure that the youths of the state are gainfully employed or are...
>Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has explained that his job creation programme was devoid of political inclination but out of the desire to ensure that the youths of the state are gainfully employed or are...
OPINION - Iyiola Akogun Oyedepo: The Countdown Begins Now. By Rotimi Atere
It is exactly two months since the Chief Iyiola Akogun Oyedepo-led State Executives Committee (SEC) of the Kwara PDP officially assumed office as the first democratically elected party executives in the contemporary hi...
It is exactly two months since the Chief Iyiola Akogun Oyedepo-led State Executives Committee (SEC) of the Kwara PDP officially assumed office as the first democratically elected party executives in the contemporary hi...
2014-05-11
Lecturers in Kwara insist on continuing with strike action in spite of govt's order
The Committee of Unions of Tertiary Institutions (CUTI) of the Colleges of Education in Kwara has rejected government’s order for its members to return to work before they could negotiate. CUTI Chairman, Malam S...
The Committee of Unions of Tertiary Institutions (CUTI) of the Colleges of Education in Kwara has rejected government’s order for its members to return to work before they could negotiate. CUTI Chairman, Malam S...
Army Appoints New PRO For 22 Armoured Brigade, Ilorin
Lt. Weri Finikumor, an Assistant Director, has been appointed the Army Public Relations Officer for 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ilorin. Finikumor, who stated this in a statement on Friday in Ilori...
Lt. Weri Finikumor, an Assistant Director, has been appointed the Army Public Relations Officer for 22 Armoured Brigade, Nigerian Army, Ilorin. Finikumor, who stated this in a statement on Friday in Ilori...
OPINION - Akeem Lawal: Softly, Softly. By Bature Bello
I have lately been thinking about this young chap called Akeem Lawal. Akeem is said to be the first son of late Governor Alabi Lawal, Kwara's most respected Chief Executive Officer in recent times. The other time I dr...
I have lately been thinking about this young chap called Akeem Lawal. Akeem is said to be the first son of late Governor Alabi Lawal, Kwara's most respected Chief Executive Officer in recent times. The other time I dr...
Kwara Holdings targets N50b revenue in 2032, as states need ingenuity to develop
State governments need ingenuity to deliver goods and services to their people with the shrinking revenue allocation from the federation account, according to Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Speaking in Ilorin...
State governments need ingenuity to deliver goods and services to their people with the shrinking revenue allocation from the federation account, according to Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed. Speaking in Ilorin...
How I led my gang members to rob my sister - Suspect
“MY sister bought a Mercedes Benz V-Boot for our father but refused to hand it over to me when he died. I pleaded with her to buy a motorcycle for me; she did not heed my plea. I also asked her to buy a car that ...
“MY sister bought a Mercedes Benz V-Boot for our father but refused to hand it over to me when he died. I pleaded with her to buy a motorcycle for me; she did not heed my plea. I also asked her to buy a car that ...
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