2014-02-18

Press Release: Gov. Ahmed calls for Northern Nigeria Agric Summit
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has called for the convocation of an Agric Summit by the 19 Northern States to chart a roadmap for the development of agriculture as agribusiness rather than dependence on o...

Press Release: So-called defection mirrors the desperation of the hour! - Belgore's Aide
We are not in anyway surprised at the action of one Obalowu Olaitan. It is in fact the least expected of the characters who are understandably threatened by the well-reasoned defection of Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN to th...

Kwali council gives N10m scholarship to aviation student
Area Council in the FCT has given the sum of N10 million as scholarship to one of its indigenes, Mr. Daniel Gamu, a student-pilot at the International Pilot School in Ilorin, Kwara State. This was made known ...

Nominations begin for National Confab
State governments and other interest groups have begun drawing up their list of delegates for the National Conference, ahead of the nominations deadline on Thursday. The Federal Government on January 30 anno...

When AIT/Ray Power FM Did Test-Run in Kwara
After many weeks of expectations, Daar Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television (AIT) and its Radio subsidiary, Ray Power FM, has commenced operation in Ilorin, Kwara State with the test-run of the ...

'No civil servant receives less than N18, 000 in Kwara'
Kwara State Head of Service Alhaji Mohammed Dabarako said yesterday that the state is one of the few that has implemented the minimum wage of N18, 000 for workers, stressing that no civil servant in the state receives ...

APC registers over 374,000 members in Kwara - Secretary
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, on Sunday said it had registered over 374,000 members since the commencement of the nationwide registration of party members. The Interim State Secretary of t...

States' Heads of Service to Meet on Harmonisation of Public Sector Workers
The 36 states’ Heads of Service (HoS) will converged on Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, next week Monday, over the harmonisation of uniform scheme of service for all categories of workers in the country. ...

Climate disaster: Kwara to partner NEMA
The Kwara State Emergency and Relief Services is planning to partner with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to intensify efforts to improve disaster Managements in the State. This is with a ...

Kwara Chief Judge frees 13 inmates
The Chief Judge of Kwara, Justice Ayinla Bamgbola, on Monday discharged 13 prison inmates at the Federal Prison, Okekura, Ilorin. Bamgbola, who discharged the inmates during his quarterly visit to the prison,...

Kwara speaker preaches peace
Traditional rulers in Kwara State have been urged to continue to encourage peaceful coexistence among their people to further sustain the harmony in the state. The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, ...

Petrol scarcity: Kwara Warns Against Panic Buying As Queues Re-surface In Iseyin
The Kwara Government has called on  residents of the state to refrain  from panic buying of petrol following reports of scarcity of the product. The Special Assistant to the Governor on Petroleum Mo...

Kwara Utd Manager demands maturity from fans
The General Manager of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin, Alhaji Haruna Maigidasanma, has called on the fans of the club to play their role in the season with high level of maturity. The Kwara United Manager sa...

Press Release: Belgore Went With His Two Ear Only - Baba Baako
The leadership of the legacy parties in Kwara State in which Mr. Mohammed Dele Belgore, SAN claimed to be representing in his widely circulated speech during his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismi...

2014-02-17

Justice, Fairness Must Guide Leaders, Says Don
Prof. Lanre Badmus of the Department of Religion, University of Ilorin, on Sunday said that justice and fairness must be the guiding principles of a good leader. In a lecture he delivered in Ilorin, Bad...

Governor Ahmed, others bag JCI awards
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed at the weekend bagged the outstanding person award of 'Most Youth Development Ambassador' conferred on him by Junior Chamber International (JCI). The award ...

Magajis/Alangua forum assures new Kwara CP of support
The lIorin Emirate Magajis and Alangua Forum as well as traditional title holders in Kwara State have assured the newly posted Commissioner of Police to the state, Mr Ambrose Airabo of their maximum support and coope...

Yoruba Indigenes In Kwara Demand Separate State
In preparation for the proposed National Conference in Nigeria, the Yoruba indigenes in Kwara State have held a one-day conference to harmonise and deliberate on issues affecting them to be presented to t...

Kwara APC Registers over 5,000 Members
The All Progressive  Congress (APC) Kwara State Chapter at the weekend said  that no fewer than 5,000 members have been  registered since the registration started on the 5th  of this month. &n...

Belgore is a victim of political naivety - Kwara APC
The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed the statement credited to Mr Dele Belgore, that the APC will soon disintegrate as "unrealistic wish informed by Self – Centerednes...

2014-02-16

Press Release: Dele Belgore Decamp to PDP is a Relief For APC in Kwara
The Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has received with mixed feelings, the obviously ill-advised defection of Messrs Dele Belgore from his former Party to the Peoples Democratic Party (P...

Bilkisu Gambari bemoans 'poor living standard'
Princess Bilkisu Gambari, a former senatorial candidate in Kwara State has expressed great concerns over the poor living condition of the people of the state, particularly women in the rural areas. Princess Bil...

Woman Stabs Her Brother To Death.
The police in Kwara State, northcentral Nigeria, have arrested Elizabeth Eze, a resident of Chikanda in Baruten Local Government Area, for allegedly stabbing her younger brother, Emeka, to death. The suspect,...

Ex-PDP Chairmanship Aspirant Shot Dead in Kwara.
A former chairmanship aspirant under the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Hon. Femi Awoyale, was reportedly shot dead by a drunken police officer during the Valentine...

Middle Belt Articulate Position For National Conference.
Leaders from the middle belt region including minority group representatives from the North East have gathered to articulate the region’s position in the forthcoming National Conference. Opinion leaders...

2014-02-15

Kwara School of Midwifery takes off in October.
The School of Midwifery, Oke-Ode in Kwara State is to commence academic calendar by October, 2014. This indication was given on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Institution, Science a...

Kwara Utd seek support as NNL kicks off.
Kwara United General Manager Haruna Maigidasanma has urged football fans  to support the Ilorin side as they aim to  return to the Premier League this season. Maigidasanma also called for support&nb...

Belgore's defection tightens Kwara 2015 race.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state appear spoiling for war for the soul of the state going by the wave of cross-carpeting from APC to PDP. Weekly Trust chronicle...

I'm not deployed to do PDP's bidding - Kwara CP
The new Commissioner of Police in Kwara state, Mr. Ambrose Aisabo has clarified that  he was not posted to the state at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Aisabo during his maiden press ...

Oro: Valentine party turns bloody, APC leader killed
Tragedy struck on Friday night in Oro, Kwara State, as a stray police bullet killed a 35-year-old politician during a party to celebrate St. Valentine’s Day. The party held at the Topmost Hotel, Oro, in Irep...