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2014-02-10
Microfinance banking is potent tool for poverty alleviation - expert
Dr Salaudeen Jubril, The Managing Director of Citiserve, a micro-finance bank, on Monday identified microfinance banks as  potent tool for poverty alleviation in the country. Jubril made the observation ...
Shun Indiscipline, NOA Urges Students
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged students  to shun all forms of indiscipline and embrace good conduct. The Director General of NOA, Mr Mike Omeri,  made the call  at a  sens...
FG allocates N132bn empowerment fund to women
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, has said N132bn had been earmarked for providing financial services to women from the N220bn Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund....
Fulani leader urges FG to create more grazing reserves
A Fulani leader, Alhaju Abdulkadir Salihu, has appealed to the Federal Government to create more grazing reserves across the country to curb the incessant clashes between farmers and Fulani herdsmen. Salihu m...
14 Northern Govs Meet in Minna Over Oil Exploration
The inaugural meeting of Governors of Association of Petroleum Inland Basin States of Northern Nigeria (APIBONN) is to hold today in Minna, Niger State, as a way to fast-track oil exploration along the inland basins ...
Like reyco cubes in ogbono soup
Stories of defections have been the dominant themes in Nigerian politics recently, with the two major parties making much propaganda capital out of defections. APC scored the biggest propaganda points with the defect...
Belgore Defects to PDP Wednesday
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Mr. Dele Belgore, has concluded plans to defect to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daily Trust learnt yesterday. Multiple sources in the ...
Kwara police parade suspected armed robbers
IN what looked like a miraculous discovery, men of the Kwara state police command have recovered a stolen Infiniti Sport Utility Vehicle, also arresting two of the six-member armed robbery gang who stole the vehicle....
APC Picks Holes on Deployment of New CP to Kwara
Kwara state chapter of All Progressive Congress(APC) on Sunday picked holes on the recent deployment of the new commissioner of police, Mr. Austin Aisoboo to the state. Aisoboo was among twelve newly deployed...

2014-02-09
Press Release: Kwara APC cautions new CP on partisanship
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara State has charged the newly posted Police Commissioner to the State, Ambrose Aisabo to discharge his responsibility without fear or favour by rising above tendencies that coul...
Almajiri Schools Run Into Hitch In States
Three years after the federal government kicked off the Almajiri educational system in various parts of Nigeria, official figures and available facts show a yawning gap in the level of implementation and operation of...
Kwara United hold Shooting Stars in Ilorin.
After a 2-2 friendly game with Shooting Stars sports club of Ibadan in Ilorin on Friday, the Technical Adviser Kwara United FC, Samso Unuanel said his new signing are yet to key into the main team. Unuanel in...
Turn-out for APC's registration impressive... shortage of materials in Offa.
The  membership registration exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Offa Local Government Area witnessed a tremendous turn-out as party faithful trooped out in large numbers to get registered. The e...
Kwara police parade suspected armed robbers.
IN what looked like a miraculous discovery, men of the Kwara state police command have recovered a stolen Infiniti Sport Utility Vehicle, also arresting two of the six-member armed robbery gang who stole the vehicle....
Sarakis battle for Kwara as Gbemisola, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Lola Ashiru decamp to PDP
Two weeks after her elder brother officially announced his decision to dump Nigeria’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC, Gbemisola Saraki has joined the ruling party....

2014-02-08
ABDULFATAH AHMED: We've Been Able to Deal With Youth Unemployment
KWARA STATE GOVERNOR, ABDULFATAH AHMED, RECENTLY HELD HIS MONTHLY PERSONALITY INTERVIEW PROGRAMME IN ILORIN. TAGGED ‘GOVERNOR EXPLAINS,” HE SPOKE ON HIS GOVERNMENT’S EFFORTS TO CREAT JOBS, I...
Emir of Ilorin endorses Islamic foundation
THE Chairman, Kwara State Traditional Council and the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has approved the establishment of Shehu Alimi Islamic Foundation. The foundation has the mandate of propagati...
Kwara politics one year after Baba Oloye.
Political developments in the Kwara – the ‘State of Harmony,’ -  in recent times give indication that the 2015 general elections will not only be interesting, but may not be a walkover for the ...
Kwara PDP meets Belgore's supporters.
Supporters of Mr. Dele Belgore, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State have met with the leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, prompting speculation about Belgore’s...
PDP sues Atunwa, 20 Kwara lawmakers for defecting to APC
PDP asks court to declare lawmakers’ seats empty. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has sued the Speaker, Razak Atunwa, and 20 other members of the Kwara State House of Assembly to court over their defection t...
PDP will free Kwara from the 'Sarakis'
Special Adviser to President on Ethics and Values, Mrs Sarah Jubril, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to continue with transformation agenda to ensure electoral victory in 2015 general elections. The cha...
Alanguwas & Magajis Forum Embrace APC
The support base of All Progressives Congress (APC) got a major boost in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday when traditional chiefs in Ilorin Emirate declared their support for the party. The traditional chiefs nu...
Press Release: NANS/JCC Awards Senator Bukola Saraki
The National Association of Nigerian Students/Joint Campus Committee on Friday 7th of February presented an award of excellence to Senator Bukola Saraki. The representative which consist of NANS/JCC Kwara State Exec...

2014-02-07
President Jonathan Urged to Continue With Transformation Agenda
Special Adviser to President on Ethics and Values, Mrs Sarah Jubril, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to continue with transformation agenda to ensure electoral victory in 2015 general elections. Jubril ...
Kwara Assembly confirms appointment of 16 Commissioner - nominees
The Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the appointment of all the 16 Commissioner nominees as requested by Gov.  Abdulfatah Ahmed. The confirmation was announced by the Speaker, Mr. ...
Court Orders PDP to Serve Hearing Summons to Defected Governors
Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to serve hearing summons on its five defected governors at the APC headquarters. Governors Abdul...
Kwara to establish IPP
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said that his administration will soon ensure the establishment of an Independent Power Plant in the state. According to him, the IPP will ultimately gen...
Kwara To Spend N800m On New Secretariat Project
The Kwara State government has set aside N800million for the construction of a new secretariat complex. The state head of service, Alhaji Dabarako Muhammed disclosed this to newsmen in Ilorin, the state capit...
APC Will Sweep All Elections in Kwara - Saraki
The scion of the Saraki political dynasty, Dr Bukola Saraki yesterday told the national leadership of All Progressive Congress (APC) to go and sleep, assuring that he would deliver Kwara state to the party hundred pe...

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