2014-04-28

'Kwara MFBs not affected by CBN's licence withdrawal'
The Chairperson, National Association of Microfinance Banks’ Executives, Kwara State branch, Mrs. Halima Yusuf, has said that the recent withdrawal of licences of some MFBs in the country did not affect any of ...

PDP's bid to recapture Kwara, a mirage -Saraki.
Chairman, Senate Committee on Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the quest of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party to recapture political power in Kwara State will be a m...

BRAZIL 2014: NFF distracting Keshi -Adepoju
Nigerian former international, Mutiu Adepoju, has expressed worries that distractions from both the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and several Nigerians might spell doom for the Super Eagles at the Brazil 2014 FIFA...

APC Opposes Extension Of Emergency Rule In North-east States
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed subtle opposition to any further extension of emergency rule in the troubled three north-east states. The APC opined that the consequences of any plan to extend ...

2015: Saraki Urges Nigerians To Vote PDP Out
The chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr Bukola Saraki has asked Nigerians not to be afraid of voting out the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next general election just because the All...

Dodan Warriors beat Kwara Falcons 64-76
Former champions, Dodan Warriors became the only basketball team that secured an away win at the weekend after defeating Kwara Falcons, 64-76 in the Atlantic Conference of the DSTV Premier Basketball League Week 8 game...

Abuja politicians can't rule Kwara - Bukola Saraki
Former Governor of Kwara State now Senator representing Kwara Central in the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that the quest of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party to r...

Don't support balkanization of Kwara- Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on National Conference delegates from Kwara State not to support moves that could lead to the balkanization of Kwara State whose strength lives in its heterogenei...

2014-04-27

Kwara APC Members Are Hypocrites - Gbenga Awoyale
Chief Gbenga Awoyale, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is the President-General of Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural organization of the people of Kwara State. In this interview with AROWONA ABDULAZEEZ, he...

Kwara Utd Plans to Dim-out Spotlight in Ilorin
Kwara United FC of Ilorin have planned to crush Spotlight of Katsina in Ilorin today as both teams file out for week 12 of the Nigeria National League (NNL). The Chief Coach of the Afonja Warriors, Ali Zubair i...

FG to Retake Computation of GDP in Seven Pilot States
The Federal Government will retake the computation of States' Gross Domestic Product (SGDP) conducted in seven pilot states to assess their contributions to National GDP, Secretary to the National Planning Commission (...

Ahmed, Saraki confident of victory in 2015
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and leader of the All Progressives in the state, Senator Bukola Saraki, have expressed optimism that the party will be victorious in the 2015 general elections in the country....

2014-04-26

Kwara Police Warn Residents Against Lynching Suspected Kidnappers
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Ambrose Aisaabor has warned residents of the state against employing jungle justice over reported cases of lynching some suspected kidnappers by irate mobs in the state. A...

Press Release: Success of APC Congress in Kwara
Beginning with the ward congress, to the local government congress and now the state congress, members of the All Progressive Congress, not only in Kwara but across the country have demonstrated high commitment to cha...

Kwara to spend N72m on campaign against malaria
The Kwara State Government on Friday said that it had set aside N72 million to fight malaria in the state. Alhaji Issa Kayode, the state Commissioner for Health, made the disclosure in Ilorin while speaking at a cer...

The need for immediate succour for the victims of rainstorm in some Kwara communities.
By Usman Omotosho Aliyu By records, no fewer than 2,000 people have been displaced in some communities in the Baruten and Kaiama local government areas of Kwara as a result of serious havoc wreaked by heavy rainstor...

List of Newly Elected Kwara APC Exco
Chairman - Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fulani Deputy Chairman - Alhaji Ahmed Buranga Secretary Prince - Chief Yemi Afolayan Assistant Secretary - Daniel Sunday Ogunloye Youth ...

Schools resume in Kwara, Monday
As part of government policy on qualitative education for all, the executive chairman, KWSUBEB, Barr. Lanre Daibu has called on stakeholders in education sector from various communities in Kwara State to ensure prompt r...

Opinion: How Not to Use New Media. By Rotimi Atere
The advent of democracy in Nigeria, and the accompanying freedom of expression has opened up the information superhighway. Unlike in the past, the nature of information dissemination is no longer restricted to the conve...

Opinion: Why Do We Commission Public Projects With Such Fanfare?. By Abdulazeez Oyedele (@abdoulherzyz)
In our country, project commissioning ceremonies are elaborate affairs. In fact, we have become so used to it that we even criticise any administration that doesn't commission projects in an elaborate ceremony and on t...

2014-04-25

1,261 Delegates For Kwara APC Congress
A total of 1, 261 delegates across the 16 local government areas of Kwara state will today participate in the state congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The delegates are to elect 35 officers who ...

Eight die in five Easter accidents in Kwara.
At least eight persons lost their lives in five major road accidents that occurred in different parts of Kwara state during last Easter celebration. Kwara state sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)...

Press Release - Severance Allowance: PDP is ignorant. - Kwara APC
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara State has described as unfortunate and arrant show of shame, Peoples Democratic Party’s condemnation of local government’s efforts to offset severance allowance of f...

Press Release: Kwara PDP condemns attempt payment of severance allowances
The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the attempt by the state government to pay the severance allowance of public office holders who served in the last administration as condemnabl...

Attack On Baraje's House: Kwara Police Parade 14 Suspects
Fourteen persons arrested in connection with Wednesday’s attack on the family residence of an APC chieftain, Alh Abubakar Kawu Baraje were yesterday paraded by the Kwara State police command. The hoodlu...

Jonathan, Governors, Security Chiefs, Others in Expanded Nigeria Security Council Meeting
The expanded Security Council meeting called by President Goodluck Jonathan was still ongoing as at 3:30 p.m. The meeting was attended by the president, heads of security agencies, and state governors. ...

Saraki to FG: Account for alleged missing $20bn
Former Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday urged the Jonathan administration to account for the alleged missing $20 billion and N620 billion kerosene subsidy in Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ...

Jungle Justice: 13 Docked For Setting Suspected Kidnapper Ablaze In Ilorin
No more than 13 persons have been dragged before an Ilorin magistrate's court for allegedly setting a suspected kidnapper ablaze in Ilorin, the state capital. According to the police, efforts to rescue the victim, Fata...

Ilorin Agog for AFN's Golden League
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria's (AFN) premier event, the Golden League is set to take centre stage at the University of Ilorin Sports Complex in Kwara State this weekend as athletes troop in their hundreds to con...

APC Women Forum in Oko Reiterates Loyalty to Party, Leaders
APC Women Forum in Oko, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, on Thursday pledged to work for the victory of the party in the 2015 general elections. The groups, who made the pledge at a meeting on political...