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2014-03-03
OPINION: Today, I am standing with Kwarans!
W.E.B Du Bois writing in The Souls of Black folk stated “We have no right to sit silently by while the inevitable seeds are sown for a harvest of disaster to our children” while the 16th President of th...
W.E.B Du Bois writing in The Souls of Black folk stated “We have no right to sit silently by while the inevitable seeds are sown for a harvest of disaster to our children” while the 16th President of th...
Gov. Ahmed's Address at the Launching of 100 Taxis
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AT THE LAUNCHING OF 100 TAXIS FOR TRANSPORTERS IN KWARA STATE, ON MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 Courtesies, About five month...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, GOVERNOR ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AT THE LAUNCHING OF 100 TAXIS FOR TRANSPORTERS IN KWARA STATE, ON MONDAY, MARCH 3, 2014 Courtesies, About five month...
Gov. Ahmed flags off N150m Empowerment Scheme
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has flagged off a N150 million Empowerment initiative for transporters in the State through the provision of Taxis, Buses and light trucks. Speaking at the flag off of the...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has flagged off a N150 million Empowerment initiative for transporters in the State through the provision of Taxis, Buses and light trucks. Speaking at the flag off of the...
Kwara govt. converts Almajiri schools to conventional schools
Kwara State Government has converted all the Almajiri schools in the state to conventional schools to reduce the number of school drop-outs and transform the education sector. Alhaji Lanre Daibu, Chairman, Kw...
Kwara State Government has converted all the Almajiri schools in the state to conventional schools to reduce the number of school drop-outs and transform the education sector. Alhaji Lanre Daibu, Chairman, Kw...
Presidency lauds Emir for Kwara peace
President GoodLuck Jonathan on Monday commended the foresight of the Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for ensuring peaceful co-existence among the people of the state. Jon...
President GoodLuck Jonathan on Monday commended the foresight of the Emir of IIorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for ensuring peaceful co-existence among the people of the state. Jon...
Children Parliament tasks KWSG on Child Protection Centre
Children Parliament, Kwara State chapter, has urged the state government to establish a Child Protection Centre to check the menace of child abuse in line with the Child Rights Law. The parliamentarians mad...
Children Parliament, Kwara State chapter, has urged the state government to establish a Child Protection Centre to check the menace of child abuse in line with the Child Rights Law. The parliamentarians mad...
Jonathan's visit: Kwara Police deploys 4,000 men to mount surveillance
As President Goodluck Jonathan arrives Ilorin today for the Kwara State Chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) reception, the State Police Command yesterday said about 4,000 men had been dispatched to beef...
As President Goodluck Jonathan arrives Ilorin today for the Kwara State Chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) reception, the State Police Command yesterday said about 4,000 men had been dispatched to beef...
Saraki siblings and the scramble for Kwara
Senator Gbemisola Saraki recently organised a rally for the Peoples Democratic Party to showcase her readiness to wrest Kwara State from the grip of her elder brother, Bukola. SUNDAY ABORISA...
Senator Gbemisola Saraki recently organised a rally for the Peoples Democratic Party to showcase her readiness to wrest Kwara State from the grip of her elder brother, Bukola. SUNDAY ABORISA...
APC seeks to frustrate Jonathan's Kwara visit - PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday said members of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State were making attempts to frustrate the rally and the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan and other PDP na...
The Peoples Democratic Party on Sunday said members of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State were making attempts to frustrate the rally and the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan and other PDP na...
Why We Arrested Kwara APC Members - Police
Kwara State police commissioner, Mr. Ambrose Aisabo, has explained that some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state were arrested due to intelligence report that the party was planning to deface ...
Kwara State police commissioner, Mr. Ambrose Aisabo, has explained that some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state were arrested due to intelligence report that the party was planning to deface ...
PDP, Kwara govt at war over workers' welfare
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Kwara State Government on Sunday got locked in controversy over the welfare of workers in the state. The PDP in a statement by its state Chairma...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Kwara State Government on Sunday got locked in controversy over the welfare of workers in the state. The PDP in a statement by its state Chairma...
IPMAN blames fuel scarcity in Ilorin on vandalism
Kwara State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers' Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the seemingly unending fuel scarcity in Ilorin, the state capital and its environs on the activities of vandals....
Kwara State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers' Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has blamed the seemingly unending fuel scarcity in Ilorin, the state capital and its environs on the activities of vandals....
College deploys personal education tablets for students
Adesoye College, Offa, has deployed the Personal Education Tablet for Secondary Schools (PETSS) to its students. PETSS solution will enhance learning process through technology, an official said during the pr...
Adesoye College, Offa, has deployed the Personal Education Tablet for Secondary Schools (PETSS) to its students. PETSS solution will enhance learning process through technology, an official said during the pr...
'NOUN Study Will Improve Literacy Among NURTW Members'
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Zone 4 comprising Kwara, Benue, FCT, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau states has said the opening of study centre of National Open Universities of Nigeria (NOUN) a...
National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Zone 4 comprising Kwara, Benue, FCT, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger and Plateau states has said the opening of study centre of National Open Universities of Nigeria (NOUN) a...
2014-03-02
Stop Politicising Workers' Issues, KWSG warns PDP
The Kwara State Government has advised the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to stop politicising issues that concern the welfare of workers and indeed all Kwarans. It advised the party to provide credible alternat...
The Kwara State Government has advised the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to stop politicising issues that concern the welfare of workers and indeed all Kwarans. It advised the party to provide credible alternat...
How I entered President Jonathan's black book - Bukola Saraki
A former Governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, fielded questions from PREMIUM TIMES Editors, Musikilu Mojeed, Festus Owete a...
A former Governor of Kwara State and senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, fielded questions from PREMIUM TIMES Editors, Musikilu Mojeed, Festus Owete a...
Jonathan's visit will liberate Kwara, says PDP
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has described the scheduled visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the state on Monday, as a visit that will mark “political liberation&...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has described the scheduled visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to the state on Monday, as a visit that will mark “political liberation&...
Tension in Kwara ahead of Jonathan's visit
Tension is building up in Kwara State ahead of tomorrow’s visit to the state by President Goodluck Jonathan with the All Progressives Congress (APC) accusing the police of arresting seven of its members on trum...
Tension is building up in Kwara State ahead of tomorrow’s visit to the state by President Goodluck Jonathan with the All Progressives Congress (APC) accusing the police of arresting seven of its members on trum...
Jonathan's visit: PDP urges Kwarans to troop out
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the people of the state to troop out to receive President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) who are visiting the state tomorrow....
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the people of the state to troop out to receive President Goodluck Jonathan and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) who are visiting the state tomorrow....
2015: Jonathan's plot to 'capture' opposition states
Although, President Goodluck Jonathan even earlier in the week parried questions as to whether he would or would not contest the 2015 presidential polls, but his recent tour of opposition controlled states is perceiv...
Although, President Goodluck Jonathan even earlier in the week parried questions as to whether he would or would not contest the 2015 presidential polls, but his recent tour of opposition controlled states is perceiv...
Yorubas Present Agenda for National Conference
Yorubas in the six states of the South-west geopolitical zone extending to the Yoruba speaking tribes in Kwara, Kogi, Delta and Edo States Thursday ratified a draft Yoruba Agenda for the 2014 national conference....
Yorubas in the six states of the South-west geopolitical zone extending to the Yoruba speaking tribes in Kwara, Kogi, Delta and Edo States Thursday ratified a draft Yoruba Agenda for the 2014 national conference....
Kwara APC accuses police of aiding PDP * It's not true - Police
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has accused the state police command of partisanship, saying it has become an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just as it stated that some men of the com...
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has accused the state police command of partisanship, saying it has become an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), just as it stated that some men of the com...
Issues As Jonathan, Muazu Visit Kwara
In continuation of their visit to some strategic states in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan and the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh Adamu Muazu are billed to visit Ilorin, Kwara S...
In continuation of their visit to some strategic states in the country, President Goodluck Jonathan and the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh Adamu Muazu are billed to visit Ilorin, Kwara S...
Poly student, others die in auto accident.
The life of a 23-year-old student of the Federal Polytechnic in Offa, Kwara State, Oladotun Alade, has been cut short by an accident involving a truck and a Volkswagen saloon car in Okuku, Osun State. One of ...
The life of a 23-year-old student of the Federal Polytechnic in Offa, Kwara State, Oladotun Alade, has been cut short by an accident involving a truck and a Volkswagen saloon car in Okuku, Osun State. One of ...
2014-03-01
Police intimidating our members in Kwara - APC
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Mohammed to ‘call to order’ the Kwara State Police Command. The state Inter...
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday called on the Inspector-General of Police, Abubakar Mohammed to ‘call to order’ the Kwara State Police Command. The state Inter...
Be Committed to Service Delivery - Sha'aba Umar
The new Kwara State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Alhaji Abdullahi Sha'aba Umar has charged all management and staff of the ministry on the need to be committed to thei...
The new Kwara State Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development Alhaji Abdullahi Sha'aba Umar has charged all management and staff of the ministry on the need to be committed to thei...
Jonathan's Visit: KWSG advocates peaceful conduct.
Ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan's planned visit to Kwara State on Monday, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on politicians and their supporters to conduct themselves lawfully and avoid any act...
Ahead of President Goodluck Jonathan's planned visit to Kwara State on Monday, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called on politicians and their supporters to conduct themselves lawfully and avoid any act...
Press Release: Kwara APC Evil Plans Exposed - Kwara PDP
The Bible says: Know the truth and it shall set you free. Without doubt, the shock of the unexpected large crowd of people witnessed on Sunday, 3rd February, 2014 at the People Democratic Party (PDP) reception would fo...
The Bible says: Know the truth and it shall set you free. Without doubt, the shock of the unexpected large crowd of people witnessed on Sunday, 3rd February, 2014 at the People Democratic Party (PDP) reception would fo...
Press Release: Shelve Kwara Campaign Rally in Honour of Murdered Yobe
Students - Kwara APC
Our attention has been drawn to the planned campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reportedly billed for Monday, 3rd March, 2014. We state without mincing words that attempt by the PDP and President...
Our attention has been drawn to the planned campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reportedly billed for Monday, 3rd March, 2014. We state without mincing words that attempt by the PDP and President...
With Cooking, Adedoyin Beats Stress
Two-time minister and daughter of multi-billionaire industrialist, Chief Samuel Adedoyin, Miss Funke Adedoyin reduces the effects of stress by spending time in the kitchen. In Kwara State, not very many women...
Two-time minister and daughter of multi-billionaire industrialist, Chief Samuel Adedoyin, Miss Funke Adedoyin reduces the effects of stress by spending time in the kitchen. In Kwara State, not very many women...
Kwara Falcons player dies in auto crash
Kwara Falcons Basketball team on Friday lost one of their players, Joseph Aduku while three other members of the team sustained injuries in a fatal accident which occurred at Otte, Asa local government area of the st...
Kwara Falcons Basketball team on Friday lost one of their players, Joseph Aduku while three other members of the team sustained injuries in a fatal accident which occurred at Otte, Asa local government area of the st...
APC asks PDP to Shelve Kwara Campaign Rally in Honour of Murdered Yobe Students
The APC is asking the PDP to allow President Jonathan sufficient time to mourn the tragedies in Yobe, Maiduguri and Adamawa states The Kwara state chapter of th...
The APC is asking the PDP to allow President Jonathan sufficient time to mourn the tragedies in Yobe, Maiduguri and Adamawa states The Kwara state chapter of th...
Fuel crisis escalates in Ilorin, as motorists seek govt intervention
The shortage in the supply of petrol otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to Ilorin and its environs, which began penultimate week may have escalated with no sign of the crisis ending anytime soon. ...
The shortage in the supply of petrol otherwise known as Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to Ilorin and its environs, which began penultimate week may have escalated with no sign of the crisis ending anytime soon. ...
VC commends KWSG over bursary
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniy Ambali has commended the Kwara State Gov. Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, over the payment of bursary award to indigenous students of the institution. ...
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniy Ambali has commended the Kwara State Gov. Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, over the payment of bursary award to indigenous students of the institution. ...
Press Release - Labour Demands: PDP Warns Kwara APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Kwara State has warned the All Progressive Congress, (APC) led government in the state to embark on policies that will have direct bearing on the lives of the citizenry rather tha...
The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Kwara State has warned the All Progressive Congress, (APC) led government in the state to embark on policies that will have direct bearing on the lives of the citizenry rather tha...
2014-02-28
Judiciary staff to begin strike March 12
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) will embark on a two-day warning strike from Wednesday, March 12th to Friday 14th over agitation for financial autonomy and independence. The union at the end of its th...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) will embark on a two-day warning strike from Wednesday, March 12th to Friday 14th over agitation for financial autonomy and independence. The union at the end of its th...
Student arraigned for posting rape victim's picture on Internet
A student of the Kwara State School of Health Technology, Offa, was yesterday arraigned by an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly posting the photograph of a student, who was gang-raped on the Internet. The state...
A student of the Kwara State School of Health Technology, Offa, was yesterday arraigned by an Ilorin Magistrate Court for allegedly posting the photograph of a student, who was gang-raped on the Internet. The state...
Lekki central mosque gets new chief imam
The Lekki Muslim Ummah (LEMU) has appointed Sheik Ridwanullah Kayode Jamiu as Chief Imam of the Lekki Central Mosque, located within Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, in Lagos. LEMU President, Engineer Yunus Adeniji ...
The Lekki Muslim Ummah (LEMU) has appointed Sheik Ridwanullah Kayode Jamiu as Chief Imam of the Lekki Central Mosque, located within Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, in Lagos. LEMU President, Engineer Yunus Adeniji ...
Kwara PDP mobilises ahead Jonathan's visit
Ahead of next Monday's planned visit by President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to Kwara State, the state chapter of the party has set machinery in motion ...
Ahead of next Monday's planned visit by President Goodluck Jonathan and the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to Kwara State, the state chapter of the party has set machinery in motion ...
Ashiru, PDP Chieftain, Seeks Abolition of State/LG Account
A chieftain of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa, Kwara, Mr Lola Ashiru, has called for the abolition of state and local government joint account. Ashiru, a governorship aspirant on the platform of ...
A chieftain of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) in Offa, Kwara, Mr Lola Ashiru, has called for the abolition of state and local government joint account. Ashiru, a governorship aspirant on the platform of ...
Opinion: A Bipartisan Approach to Fighting Boko Haram By Bukola Saraki
Once again, Nigerians faced further attacks in the northern part of the country that has left over 43 school children dead. This is another great loss of innocent lives at the hands Boko Haram in the Federal Governme...
Once again, Nigerians faced further attacks in the northern part of the country that has left over 43 school children dead. This is another great loss of innocent lives at the hands Boko Haram in the Federal Governme...
How Kwara plans to overcome infrastructural deficiency
Leading a group of development and financial experts on an examination of development process of Kwara State last year, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed conducted a study of actual infrastructural status in the state. The o...
Leading a group of development and financial experts on an examination of development process of Kwara State last year, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed conducted a study of actual infrastructural status in the state. The o...
Kwara, Kogi Yoruba want merger with South-West states
The Yoruba in Kwara and Kogi states have resolved to canvass during the forthcoming National Conference for boundary re-adjustment which will unite them with the South-West states. This came to the fore in Ib...
The Yoruba in Kwara and Kogi states have resolved to canvass during the forthcoming National Conference for boundary re-adjustment which will unite them with the South-West states. This came to the fore in Ib...
Kwara Govt to provide more facilities for tertiary institutions
The Kwara State Government has pledged to provide more facilities for effective learning and teaching in tertiary institutions in the state. The new Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Tech...
The Kwara State Government has pledged to provide more facilities for effective learning and teaching in tertiary institutions in the state. The new Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Tech...
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