2013-05-30

'Kwara Employs 5,000 Youths' - Ahmed
Worried by the high rate of unemployed youths in the state, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Wednesday said about 5,000 unemployed youths have been offered employment opportunities in the state in...

Campaigns open in Kwara - KWASIEC
Ahead of this year's local government election, the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has notified political parties and other stakeholders on the beginning of electioneering activities. ...

Kwara NURTW urges govt to unban Offa, Erin-Ile branches
Members of the Kwara State branch of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have urged the government to lift the ban it recently placed on its branches in Offa and Erin-Ile. The government, las...

Varsities should solve problems - KWASU VC
Vice-Chancellor, Kwara State University, Prof. Abdulrasheed Na'Allah, has said Nigerian universities have not contributed enough to solving the nation's developmental problems. The universities, he said, shou...

KWASU Holds First Convocation, Graduates 231
The Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, is to hold its first convocation ceremony on Saturday where the first set of 231 graduands would receive their certificates. The Vice Chancellor of the un...

Kwara IPMAN boss dies of cardiac arrest
It was wailing and expression of regret among members of Kwara State branch of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) on Wednesday as their chairman, Bolaji Abolade, reportedly died unexpected...

NPFL: Kwara United to appeal player's red card
Kwara United FC of Ilorin on Tuesday vowed to appeal against the red card issued Lukman Ijaiya in a Week 15 clash against Kano Pillars in the ongoing Nigeria Professional Football League. The News Agency of Niger...

2013-05-29

Ahmed's two years of 'continuity' in Kwara
The administration of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State was branded the continuity government because Ahmed was a commissioner in the erstwhile administration of Dr.  Bukola Saraki. How has it fared in the last ...

Omu-Aran: Motorcyclist killed while separating 2 brothers brawl
A commercial motorcyclist, identified as Rasheed Bello, was killed on Wednesday while trying to settle a brawl between two brothers, Dapo Alabi and Kunle Alabi. The death of Mr. Bello threw households on Taiw...

Belgore urges probe of police shooting Kwara poly student
Kwara ACN chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has called for a probe of the shooting of a Kwara Polytechnic student by a policeman. The student, Ahmed Adewale, was shot on Monday by a policeman escorting a bullio...

Opinion: Kwara's 'end-in-mind' agenda
By Raheem Adedoyin CONTINUITY Delivered, Prosperity Assured."  That is the theme of this year's Democracy Day celebration in Kwara State where democratic harvests are in full display. The theme summarizes the...

Opinion: Governor Ahmed and his agenda for Kwara
By Musa Shehu Hassan Happy belated birthday to Kwara state at 46 and congratulations to Governor Ahmed on the celebration of his 2nd year anniversary as the governor of the state. But at this stage, we should look ...

"We Must Defend & Sustain this Hard Won Democracy" - Saraki
Below is the text of Senator Bukola Saraki's Democracy Day Message. Today, we celebrate the 14th year of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria, marking the beginning of a leadership that is in...

Opinion - Olusola Saraki @80: Tribute to a Patriarch
By Seyi Adigun Early in the morning on November14, 2012 as the cool breeze of dawn ferried the prayers of the faithful to heaven for assent, a special soul returned to its creator.  He left on a Wednesday, the ...

Opinion - NGF Election: Gov Ahmed is a Disgrace to Kwara - CPC
Our Party has watched bewildered the utterly unprogressive moves of the Kwara State Governor in the run up to the Nigerian Governors' Forum (NGF) elections and the intrigues that eventually trailed ...

Opinion: Shooting of Kwara Poly Student and the inept Nigerian Police Force
The nation woke up on Tuesday morning to the news that a police officer shot Ahmed Dayo, an (National Diploma) ND 1 Accounting student of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The student who was reportedly on...

2013-05-28

My son is not dead, we need government intervention; Father of shot Kwara poly student says
Contrary to the news report released by some media that Ahmed Adewale a student of Kwara State polytechnic of accounting department with matric Number ND/12/Acct/PT/212 was incidentally shot dead by police, the fathe...

Kwara govt shuts state polytechnic
Kwara State Government on Tuesday temporarily closed down the Kwara State Polytechnic, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Alhaji Mohammed Lade, has said. The measure was to stop further students' protest and to...

Kwara Poly Resumes Monday June 3rd
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin is to resume academic activities on Monday 3rd, June, 2013. This was contained in a statement bythe Polytechnic's management. The polytechnic was closed this morning (Tuesday) due to th...

Kwara gov escapes attack as students' protest continued, protesters burn govt vehicle, others
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday narrowly escaped being attacked by irate mob as protest continued to rock Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The protesters also prevented the the Governor fro...

Remembering the 'Offa Poly Four'
Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa (OFFA POLY) have remembered their colleagues, who were killed in a clash with the vigilante group of the institution's host community 13 years ago. AKINOLA OLUYI (ND II Mass ...

Express Your View Through Nigeria Children's Parliament, Ahmes. Advises Children
As part of efforts to promote education and ensure sound academic delivery in Kwara State, the Kwara State Government has advised children to utilise the Nigeria Children Parliament which was institutionalized to expre...

Kwara Poly Student Shot in Leg Still Alive, Says School Authority
The authority of the Kwara State Polytechnic has confirmed the shooting of a taxi in which one of its students, Ahmed Dayo of the Department of Accounting (ND 1) was incidentally hit by bullet in the leg. Accor...

KWSG Commends NUJ over Dividend Tour
The Kwara State Government has lauded the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the state council, for its projects assessment tour to various government projects, just as it described the exercise as a step in the right...

KWSG Pledges Commitment to Ensuring the Survival of the Nigerian Child
The Kwara government has also pledged commitment to ensuring the survival of the Nigerian child. The state’s Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Alhaji Saka Onimago, made the pl...

Ilorin Court Dissolves 5-Yr-Old Marriage over Childlessness
An Ilorin Area Court on Monday dissolved a five-year-old marriage between Kudirat Saheed and Saheed Razaq over childlessness. Kudirat, 36, a resident of Alore area, Ilorin, had earlier prayed the court to disso...

Baraje Extols Democracy Despite Odds
Nigeria's uninterrupted democratic rule has been described as the best system of government that has been experienced by Nigerians despite all odds. As the nation celebrates its 14 years of uni...

Ahmed Charges Parents to Devote More Time for Children
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Sunday called on parents and guardians to devote more time to the training and well being of their children and wards in order to complement governments' policies and init...

ICAN Honours Former Kwara Acc. General, 5 Others for Outstanding Service
Managing Director of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim has described the Award given to him by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) as an honour bestowed on the o...

Kwara United 3-0 Kano Pillars
The Afonja Warriors got the result of the week with a whitewash of the reigning league champions at the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin on Sunday. Goals from Stanley Dimgba and Dare Ojo in the 17th and 33rd minut...

Kwara Moves to Generate 100MW through IPP
The Kwara State Government has unveiled plans to boost industrialisation with generation of 100 Megawatts of electricity through an Independent Power Project (IPP), as part of its plans to create an industrial cluster ...

2013-05-27

Riots as Student is Shot by Police.
A middle aged man was this afternoon shot close to Post Office roundabout in Ilorin. The man, who according to reports is a student of Kwara State Polytechnic was shot in the leg. According to eyewitnesses, the stude...

Court orders SSS to release Berende, terror suspect
A Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Friday ordered the State Security Services to release a terror suspect, Alhaji Abdullahi Berende, on bail, pending an arraignment before a court of competent jurisdicti...

19 PDP candidates have signified interest to contest the Chairmanship of Oke-Ero LGA
Nineteen candidates have signified interest to contest the Chairmanship of Oke-Ero Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Oke-Ero, Chief Joseph Adeniyi, disclosed this at th...

The Emir of Ilorin has re-assured the people of the state to promote peaceful co-existence
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has again re-assured the people to continue to promote peaceful co-existence within Ilorin Emirate and beyond. ...

'Ilorin airport cargo terminal 90% completed'
The Ilorin International Airport cargo terminal is 90 per cent completed, the state Commissioner for Works and Transport, Dr. Abubakar Kannike has said. He said when it is completed and becomes operational,...

New Kwara FRSC sector commander harps on grassroots sensitisation
As part of measures to reduce road traffic carnage on Nigerian roads, the new sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Kwara State, Mrs. Mary Wakawa, has said that grassroots sensitisation and...

Kwara Govt takes advocacy visit on crimes to schools
The Public Defendant Office under the Kwara State Ministry of Justice, Ilorin, has commenced advocacy visit to secondary schools in the state on crime prevention and eradication. The state Attorney General an...

KWSG spends N2.7m on farm implements
Kwara government has spent N2.7 million to procure farm implements for farmers in the state since 2007. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Bode Olayemi, disclosed this in an intervi...

Atunwa seeks collaboration among state legislatures
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Razak Atunwa, has said collaboration among the state Houses of Assembly will strengthen democracy in the country. The Speaker gave this view in Ejigbo, ...

Cancer screening takes off in Ilorin
Kwara state women have been challenged to take advantage of the cancer screening programme initiated by wife of the Kwara State Governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed, by presenting themselves for periodic medical check-ups at th...

Kwara Expends N11billion on Road Projects in Two Years
Kwara State Government at the weekend disclosed that it had spent over N11billion on road construction and rehabilitation in different parts of the state in the last two years. Besides, the state government r...

Kwara 64-road projects to be completed before year end
Kwara State Government has said that none of all the 28 on-going road projects it inherited from the immediate past administration and 38 ones it initiated on its own would remain uncompleted before the end of t...

NGF: Ahmed calls for reconciliation
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called for reconciliation in the aftermath of the recently concluded Nigerian Governor's Forum (NGF) election in order not to lose sight of the peer review for development ...