News Headlines

2013-09-11
EFCC Asks Saraki to Produce Documents on Kwara Bond
A former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, who is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been given time by the anti-graft agency to produce certain documents pertaining t...
House okays change of KWASU to ASSU
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday passed a bill seeking to change the name of Kwara State University (KWASU) to Abubakar Sola Saraki University (ASSU). The bill scaled through the third reading and fin...
Monarch hails Governor Ahmed on road
The Onisapa of Isapa ,Oba Rapheal Alayande Oguntola, lIufemiloye I, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State has commended the Kwara State Governor,Alhaji (Dr) Abdulfatah Ahmed over the tarring of Isapa township and ...
Mrs Ahmed organizes prayer for former Kwara's first lady
A special prayer was held at the Government House, Ilorin, the state capital, to mark the forty-ninth birthday ceremony of the former First Lady of Kwara State, Barrister Toyin Saraki. The prayer which was ...
2013/2014: Kwara schools re-open with low attendance
Two days after the resumption of schools below tertiary level in Kwara State for the 2013/2014 academic session, academic activities have not fully taken off in Ilorin, the state capital as observed by The Herald....
Saraki is a purposeful leader -NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the former Governor of Kwara State, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki for his contribution to the association. The National Students body thro...
Why we shunned PDP's post-convention dinner - nPDP
The Abubakar Baraje-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said, yesterday, that they stayed away from the post-convention dinner organised by National Chairman of PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, because they could not be par...
Four 'rebel' governors meet Jonathan
Four of the seven aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party governors on Tuesday met with President Goodluck Jonathan, in Abuja to protest 'the belligerence' of the party's National Chairman, Dr.  Bamanga Tukur. ...
CAN gives Kwara govt 7 day ultimatum over alleged marginalization
The Christian Association of  Nigeria, Kwara State branch has suspended Christian participation in the Kwara State Committee on Religious Matters and threaten to embark on other actions if  its ...

2013-09-10
KWHA passes bill renaming KWASU after Olusola Saraki.
The Kwara State House of Assembly this afternoon passed a bill changing the name of Kwara State University, Malete to Abubakar Olusola Saraki University. The house passed the bill after adopting the report of its Comm...
Opinion - Saraki: Jonathan's Greatest Threat. By Abdulrahman Alade
By Abdulrahman Alade The unfolding issues in the Nigerian political scene cannot be discussed to an interesting point without mentioning the growing crisis in the ruling party, People's Democratic Party, which has div...
Opinion: Call on the AG of the Federation to arrest, prosecute and commit to jail Dr Uthman Ajidagba. By Bunmi Olusona
We believe that the PDP led government of Kwara State blatantly committed serious electoral fraud using the ever willing hands of the brazenly corrupt Uthman Ajidagba during the local government election re...
Press Release: KWHA Passes Resolution Condemning CP's Withdrawal of Saraki's Security
STATEMENT BY RT. HON. RAZAK ATUNWA, SPEAKER KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ON THE BREACH OF THE PENSION LAW BY THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE AS IT RELATES TO WITHDRAWAL OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OF THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF KWARA STAT...
Crisis Will Make PDP Stronger Democratically-Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki representing Kwara Central at the national assembly has assured that the on-going crisis in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) will soon be resolved and will make the party to be stronger...
ITF trains youth in Kwara
The Ilorin Area Office of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has, within three months, trained over 1000 youth on various trades under the National Industrial Skills Development Programme. The programme which is ...
Jonathan to defectors:You're nothing without PDP
President Goodluck Jonathan has hit at the leaders of the new faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), saying quitting the party will be to their own peril. Jonathan was speaking Sunday night during t...
UNILORIN CHURNS OUT 3,781 DOCTORS IN 35 YEARS
The University of Ilorin in Ilorin, Kwara state has inducted 100 graduands of its College of Health Sciences bringing to 3,781 the number of medical doctors the university has produced since its inception in 1978....
Peace talks: New PDP defiant, elects executives
Despite the security siege to its national secretariat, the Abubakar Baraje-led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday ratified the election of its national officers. A statement by the National Secretary of the ne...
Kwara United players, officials escape death in Borno
Players and officials of Globacom Premier League Club, Kwara United Football of Ilorin, on  Monday evening escaped death on their way to Maiduguri, Borno State to honour their Premier league mid-week game agains...
Ex-Kwara party boss alleges threat to life
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State over the new faction of the party at the national level assumed another dimension at the weekend, as a former chairman of the party in the state, Barris...
Our anti-graft war not political - EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has denied embarking on political war against those opposed to "the powers that be." The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde, made the clarification on Monday...
EFCC Grills Saraki, Denies Allegation of Persecution
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (FECC) again yesterday grilled a former Governor of Kwara State and Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The commission used t...
New PDP adamant, elects NWC officers -17 state PDP chairmen shun meeting with Tukur
THE crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party has continued to defy all peace  moves as the Abubakar Baraje-led faction on Monday announced the appointment of more members into its National Working Committee. ...
Airtel invests $3.7bn in infrastructure upgrade, others
The Director, Regional Operations, West Region, Airtel, Mr. Segun Macauley, says that the company has spent about $3.7bn for infrastructure upgrade, technology mapping and capacity expansion. Speaking with jo...
Offa LG Rerun: We Followed Due Process, Says KWSIEC
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has declared that it followed due process in conducting the August 31 re-run election in Offa Local Government Area. The electoral body also insisted...

2013-09-09
Gov Ahmed mourns Prof Ogunshola
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Ahmed has described as shocking the death of elder statesman and erudite scholar, Prof. Albert Folorunsho Ogunshola. Dr. Ahmed in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alh...
Saraki and Kwara PDP mourn Prof. Ogunsola
An elder statesman and former Chairman of the defunct All Peoples Party (APP) in Kwara State, Professor Albert Ogunsola died yesterday morning at the age of 90 years. A close associate of the late Second Repu...
Saraki's Associate, Ogunsola, Dies at 90
A former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, and a chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Prof. Albert Ogunsola, died on Sunday.   A s...
APC: Jail those behind sealing of new PDP secretariat for lawlessness
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said all those behind the sealing up of the secretariat of the "new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)" in Abuja must be immediately identified and jailed for crass law...
Tukur meets state chairmen
As the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to fester, National Chairman Bmanga Tukur will today meet chairmen of the 36 state chapters, including their counterpart in the Federal Capital Territory....
Labour asks KWASIEC to release authentic Offa re-run election results
A vice President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, weekend called on Kwara State Independent Electoral Commiss...
Win boosts Crocodiles
Kaduna United coach, Saleh Tanko-Lato said his wards' win against Kwara United has drastically reduced tension in the side. The Crocodiles defeated the Afonja Warriors 2-0 in the Glo Premier League Matchday 3...
Kwara poly. application for 2013/2014 Pre-Admission Screening commences today
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin invites all candidates who have applied for admission into the Polytechnic to visit Kwara Poly Site www.kwarapoly.edu.ng...
ABS draw excites Warriors
El-Kanemi Warriors central defender, Stanley Onuegbu has described as laudable achievement the point his side grabbed at Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS). ABS forced the Maiduguri-based side to a goalless draw in...
Secretariat closure: New PDP may go to court
The Abubakar Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party has said that it may seek legal redress for the sealing-off of its secretariat in Abuja. The Secretary of the faction, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, disclo...
Civil defence arrests suspected terrorist inside mosque
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested a suspected terrorist inside a mosque in Abeokuta, the state capital. The NSCDC, in a statement on Sunday, said 33-y...
Opinion -Re: Do-or-die politics and democracy in Nigeria by Olufemi Oyedele
To steal is criminal, to steal people's conscience  and their mandate is worse. In a civilised society, when the people have spoken, their voice should be heard. This is the essence of democracy; giving power to...
Offa rerun: Go to court, CP tells APC
Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Mr. Agboola Oshodi-Glover, on Sunday told protesting members of the All Progressive Congress to go to court for redress rather than resorting to actions that are capable of comp...
PDP crisis: Rebel lawmakers may try to impeach Jonathan
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party may reach a critical point next week as federal legislators belonging to a faction of the ruling party may have concluded plans to initiate a move to impeach President Goodl...
Columnist:The moral example of Offa's Afolabi Jimoh by Tunde Fagbenle
The first inkling I had of the brazen election roguery in the just concluded Offa (Kwara State) LG election re-run was through theFacebook status of my good aburo, Surajj Tunji Oyewale, a ...
Club owners, LMC committed to league growth
A meeting of the representatives of Glo Premier League club owners and officials of the League Management Company ended in Abuja with both parties restating their commitment to work together for the growth of the league....

2013-09-08
"New PDP" will not compromise on principles of equity, fairness - Saraki
Former Kwara state governor and one of the leaders of the breakaway “New PDP”,Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki representing Kwara central in current Senate chamber insisted Sunday that the group would not c...
Sobi Hill: Place of convergence for different faiths
Sobi Hill is one of the interesting places in Kwara State. SUCCESS NWOGU, who visited the hill, writes on its geographical importance and people’s belief that it is a place where prayers are a...
Saraki to sue police over withdrawal of police security
Former Kwara state governor, Bukola Saraki, said Sunday he will seek legal redress after his police protection was removed allegedly on the instructions of the presidency. Mr. Saraki’s details were with...
"It will not break our spirit": Baraje's PDP faction reacts to party secretariat sealing off
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has seen a sharp escalation as police officers today sealed off the secretariat of the new Abubakar Kawu Baraje – led faction of the party. Various s...
Demand for spaces in malls rises
A young entrepreneur, who wants to start up a business inside Ikeja City Mall in Lagos, or any of the malls, may find raising the start-up money difficult. This is because, at the moment, it is only big retailers tha...
Tukur is a dictator - Ali Ahmad
Dr. Ali Ahmad is the Chairman, House Committee on Justice and one of the lawmakers in the House of Representatives supporting the new faction of Peoples Democratic Party led by Mr. Kawu Baraje. In this interview with...
Afenifere warns over Kwara electoral upheavals
The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has raised an alarm over the civil unrest that followed the Offa Local Government Election re-run in Kwara State, while warning all stakeholde...
Presidency positions Abdulraheem Oba
Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Abdulraheem Oba, is being positioned by the Presidency as the next governor of Kwara State, sources have disclosed. This plot may not be unconnected to the opposition...
The Kwara Council Poll and Lessons on Political Morality
There is a lesson for all politicians in the action of the councillorship candidate who returned a stolen mandate, writes Vincent Obia Councillorship elections are hardly topics that grab the headlines. But p...
Press Release: Sen. Bukola Saraki's Security Withdrawn
Yesterday, the Inspector General of police directed the immediate withdrawal of security personnel detailed to the former Governor of Kwara State and current Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Distinguis...
Prof. Albert Folorunsho Ogunsola is dead.
The first professor of in the old Kwara State, Albert Folorunsho Ogunsola died in the early hours of Sunday at the age of 90. Albert Ogunsola who hailed from Babanlomo, Ifelodun local government area of the state wa...
LAK Jimoh vs Saraki: Case Goes to Supreme Court
The legal tussle over the rightful candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kwara Central Senatorial District in 2011 may not be over soon, as Alhaji L’aziz Ayinla Koalawole Jimoh has approached the ...
Birth Of New PDP, Offa LG Rerun Enliven Kwara's Political Atmosphere
The twin-event of the birth of a new Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Offa local government rerun elections, which the ruling PDP swept have ignited series of political activities in the state of harmony – Kwara ...
More drama trails Offa victory rejection saga
•I’ll never take what is not mine, Afolabi Jimoh insists •Kamarudeen, PDP’s new ‘winner’, keeps mum Mr. Afolabi Adewo...
Ad Agencies Urged to Support Specialised Publications
Advertising practitioners have been tasked on the need to support specialised publications to improve professionalism in Nigeria. Speaking at the unveiling of the special edition of Brand Campaign, a wholly mar...
Offa Council Re-Run - Buhari Wades Into Controversy
Former Head of State, Gen. Mohammadu Buhari has intervened in the controversy trailing last Saturday's re-run election in Offa council of Kwara state. He has invited the purported Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)...
Crackdown on New PDP: Police withdraw Sarakis' guards
•Baraje may lose chairmanship of NRC board The onslaught against leaders of the Abubakar Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party continued yesterday as Police authority withdrew their men attach...
APC passes vote of no confidence on Kwara electoral commission
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in ...

  Current page 1119     First | Previous | Next