2013-09-30

Ilorin West LG backs Baraje-led PDP
Hundreds of the Peoples Democratic Party members from the Ajikobi ward in the IIorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State has pledged their loyalty and support to the Abubakar Baraje-led PDP. The spokesp...

Ahmed lauded for appointing people of integrity
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has again been lauded for his determination in ensuring that only people of proven integrity are appointed public establishments in Kwara State. A socio-cultural association in Ilo...

Unilorin reopens for 2013/2014 academic session
While millions of Nigerian students are still groaning under the current ASUU strike, students and staff of the University of Ilorin will resume for academic work after the 53rd Independence anniversary. ...

Kwara United Berates Wolves' Appeal Over NFF Verdict
The management of Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin has called on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the League Management Company (LMC) not to allow Warri Wolves to bring the Nigeria Football and the leagu...

2013-09-29

Nigeria yet to attain nationhood at 53 - Ahmed
The Kwara State Governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that at 53 the country is yet to attain nationhood. According to the Governor in his independence message, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abd...

Gov. Ahmed presents Supplementary Budget
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has presented 2013 Supplementary Budget to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. According to the governor’s message which was read on the floor o...

Kwara To Ensure Payment Of Salaries, Despite Dwindling Federal Allocation
The Kwara state government has mapped out strategy to ensure that the payment of monthly salaries of workers in the state is not affected, as a result of the dwindling revenue from the federal allocation. The state ...

2015: nPDP, APC in Secret Agreement
The Group of Seven Governors who broke away from the Peoples Democratic Party to form a splinter group called New PDP has reached a secret agreement with the opposition All Progressives Congress on the 2015 election....

Ministers' Sack: How Bolaji Abdullahi Was Saved
The Minister of Sports Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was retained because the day the cabinent reshuffle was effected was the same day Blessing Okagbare who won silver medal in 200 metres final at the 2013 World Athletics Ch...

Unilorin Appoints Saka Yusuf as Bursar
The University of Ilorin has appointed a new Bursar. He is Mr. Abiodun Saka Yusuf, who until his appointment was the Managing Director of Splendid Microfinance Bank Limited, Abuja. He takes over from the former Bursar, ...

Kwara House of Assembly okays gov's N1.25bn loan request
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the request made by Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed to access N1.25 billion loan facility from a commercial bank. The approval followed the adoption of the report of t...

Bolaji Abdullahi urges youths to fully utilise sports' advantages
The Minister of Sports, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Friday in Ilorin charged Nigerian youths to fully utilise sports’ advantages to develop themselves physically and economically. Abdullahi, who was represente...

PDP/Saraki's survival battles
Although the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State is denying the existence of a crack in its rank and file, it is however glaring that there is a cold war within the party in the state as it is at the federa...

2013-09-28

Kwara CAN vs KWSG: CAN boycotts Nigeria's independence anniversary
THE Kwara state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has rejected the state government’s request to be part of the ceremonial service for this year Independence celebration. Besides, th...

Kwara Utd accepts O&D decision...wants 3 points, 3 goals
The management of Kwara United Fc of Ilorin have accepted the verdicts of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Organizing and Disciplinary committee (O&D) even though the club has its reservation over the judgment. ...

Opinion: Which PDP Faction is Contesting the LG elections? By Kayode Olawepo
By Kayode Olawepo While it is a known fact that KWASIEC has announced 26th October as the scheduled date for Kwara local government elections, it is also a fact the Kwara All Progressive Congress is contensting that...

2013-09-27

KWSG Approves N1.5b Road
Kwara State Government has awarded the construction of 32.8-kilometre Ilesha-Baruba/Gwanara/Kenu/Okuta Road project at the cost of over N1.5 billion.   This was in addition to the award of the ...

Hard time awaits fake importers in Kwara -Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service and Kwara State government have urged prospective exporters and importers to get appropriate documents and registration before embarking on transactions. The state's Comptroller of...

Jonathan has run economy aground - New PDP
The  controversy over the state of the  nation’s economy continued on Thursday with  the faction of the  Peoples Democratic Party known as the  New PDP accusing the Goodluck Jonathan ad...

Letter:Attention, VC UNN by Chukwuemeka Chukwudi
I graduated from the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 2003. My registration number was 98/88473. I applied for my transcript in 2010, but because the school claimed it had lost my resu...

Stakeholders canvass promotion of shipping business
The President, Kwara State Shippers' Association, Dr. Ipoola Okunlola, has canvassed the promotion of hinterland shipping business to enable the country to join the league of developed nations. He decried the...