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2013-02-15
Don't Take APC for Granted, Saraki Tells PDP
Former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not take the coalition of opposition parties under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for granted....
Former Kwara State Governor, Senator Bukola Saraki, has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not take the coalition of opposition parties under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for granted....
KWSG Orders COE Ilorin to Settle Debt to Varsity
The Kwara State Government has directed the College of Education, Ilorin to pay off an outstanding debt of N84million it owed the University of Ado-Ekiti for its affiliated programmes. The state Commissioner ...
The Kwara State Government has directed the College of Education, Ilorin to pay off an outstanding debt of N84million it owed the University of Ado-Ekiti for its affiliated programmes. The state Commissioner ...
Governor Ahmed Encourages NYSC, Corps Members
State governments have restated their pledge to support and uplift the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara); Seriake Dickson (...
State governments have restated their pledge to support and uplift the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Governor Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti); Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta); Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara); Seriake Dickson (...
Ahmed Counsels Christians
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged Christians to use this year's Lenten period to deepening the teachings of love and oneness in the interest of national development. "Since the Lenten se...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has urged Christians to use this year's Lenten period to deepening the teachings of love and oneness in the interest of national development. "Since the Lenten se...
Kwara Govt Inaugurates Five-Man Forestry Monitoring Committee
Following the illegal cutting of trees which occurs mostly in Ilorin East, Edu and Patigi Local Government Areas of Kwara, the state government has inaugurated a five-man Forestry Monitoring Committee in order to find ...
Following the illegal cutting of trees which occurs mostly in Ilorin East, Edu and Patigi Local Government Areas of Kwara, the state government has inaugurated a five-man Forestry Monitoring Committee in order to find ...
Kwara Govt Warns Residents Against Burning Waste Materials
Kwara State government has warned residents of the state to stop burning waste materials to ensure the success of the state government’s "Waste to Wealth" programme. The Commissioner for Environ...
Kwara State government has warned residents of the state to stop burning waste materials to ensure the success of the state government’s "Waste to Wealth" programme. The Commissioner for Environ...
Gowon, Ex-Minister Want Decline in Unity Schools Halted
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and former Education Minister, Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, have lamented the systemic decline in the federal unity schools over the years and called for urgent steps to stem the tide....
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon and former Education Minister, Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, have lamented the systemic decline in the federal unity schools over the years and called for urgent steps to stem the tide....
Wife Seeks Divorce for Alleged Battering
A housewife, Tawal Adeshina, on Thursday told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband of was too quarrelsome and a "wife beater". She had, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve her two-year-old ...
A housewife, Tawal Adeshina, on Thursday told an Ilorin Area Court that her husband of was too quarrelsome and a "wife beater". She had, therefore, prayed the court to dissolve her two-year-old ...
Court Remand Labourer for Alleged Possession of Explosive Materials
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old labourer, Abdulahi Mohammed, be remanded in prison for allegedly being in possession of 15 pieces of explosive materials. The Magistrate, Mrs ...
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old labourer, Abdulahi Mohammed, be remanded in prison for allegedly being in possession of 15 pieces of explosive materials. The Magistrate, Mrs ...
COE Students Protest over Non-Remittance of Fees to University
Students of College of Education Ilorin undergoing degree sandwich programme at Ekiti State University have staged a demonstration against the management of the college for non-remittance of their school fees to the un...
Students of College of Education Ilorin undergoing degree sandwich programme at Ekiti State University have staged a demonstration against the management of the college for non-remittance of their school fees to the un...
Kwara Initiates Scheme to Boost Healthcare Services
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to extend the provision of affordable healthcare services to over 60 per cent of the state population through the community he...
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reiterated the commitment of his administration to extend the provision of affordable healthcare services to over 60 per cent of the state population through the community he...
5 Youth Corps Members Die in Kwara, Delta
Five out of the 2,096 youth corps members of 2012 Batch 'A' who served in Kwara and Delta states lost their lives during the period of service. The scheme also lost the former Head of its Public Relations unit ...
Five out of the 2,096 youth corps members of 2012 Batch 'A' who served in Kwara and Delta states lost their lives during the period of service. The scheme also lost the former Head of its Public Relations unit ...
2013-02-14
Tribute to Alhaji Bukola Lawal (Central)
By Muideen Adebayo Ibrahim I received the news of your premature death with rude shock and disbelief. When Yemi Olabooye called and said that you were murdered in cold blood, I said how can that be because you were...
By Muideen Adebayo Ibrahim I received the news of your premature death with rude shock and disbelief. When Yemi Olabooye called and said that you were murdered in cold blood, I said how can that be because you were...
Kwara Gets New Commissioner of Police
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the immediate redeployment of 33 senior police officers in various commands and formations of the force across the country. According to the polic...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered the immediate redeployment of 33 senior police officers in various commands and formations of the force across the country. According to the polic...
Opinion - Death in the Gold Mines of Bagega: What I Witnessed
By Kingsley Amaku For many of our people, life really has been a walk on the edge of a ledge. People in the quest for no more than a daily bread have no choice but to risk it all. Laced with a disguised but n...
By Kingsley Amaku For many of our people, life really has been a walk on the edge of a ledge. People in the quest for no more than a daily bread have no choice but to risk it all. Laced with a disguised but n...
After Stealing Billions, Grounding Nigeria Airways, Indicted Officials Still Enjoy Loot
While the Federal Government has concluded plans to spend N75 billion ($500 million) to procure 30 aircraft for airlines, none of those indicted, by a government White Paper ten years ago, for the fraud and misappropri...
While the Federal Government has concluded plans to spend N75 billion ($500 million) to procure 30 aircraft for airlines, none of those indicted, by a government White Paper ten years ago, for the fraud and misappropri...
How democracy Can be meaningful - Atunwa
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has said democracy can only be meaningful when its dividends reach the people. He spoke at Afon, headquarters of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara ...
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Mr. Razak Atunwa, has said democracy can only be meaningful when its dividends reach the people. He spoke at Afon, headquarters of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara ...
NERC Responsible for Electricity Billing System - PHCN
The present billing system for electricity consumption throughout the country emanates from the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Business Manager, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Omu-Aran the Business Dist...
The present billing system for electricity consumption throughout the country emanates from the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, Business Manager, Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Omu-Aran the Business Dist...
Bokobaru Kaiama Gaani Festival of Unity
The Executive Governor of Kwara State Alh.Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that cultural festivals are occasions for positive national and international linkages as many of them have become international tourist attractions, ...
The Executive Governor of Kwara State Alh.Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that cultural festivals are occasions for positive national and international linkages as many of them have become international tourist attractions, ...
Offa, Erin-Ile Embrace Peace Initiatives
The peace initiatives by the Kwara State Government at establishing a lasting solution to the perennial communal violence between the neighboring communities of Offa and Erin-ile in Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas...
The peace initiatives by the Kwara State Government at establishing a lasting solution to the perennial communal violence between the neighboring communities of Offa and Erin-ile in Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas...
NUT Hails Ahmed on Promotion of 12,000 Teachers
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over the approval of the promotion of over 12,000 primary and secondary school teachers in the state. The...
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed over the approval of the promotion of over 12,000 primary and secondary school teachers in the state. The...
Kwara Govt. to Provide Affordable Healthcare Services with Scheme
The governor of Kwara State, Mr Abdulfatah Ahmed has announced plans to provide affordable healthcare services to over sixty per cent of its population through its community health insurance scheme. Governor Ab...
The governor of Kwara State, Mr Abdulfatah Ahmed has announced plans to provide affordable healthcare services to over sixty per cent of its population through its community health insurance scheme. Governor Ab...
Kwara State Government to Take Beggars off the Streets
Kwara State government might have perfected plans to deport beggars, who in recent times, have turned major streets in Ilorin, the state capital, into an eyesore. Some concerned citizens believe that the presen...
Kwara State government might have perfected plans to deport beggars, who in recent times, have turned major streets in Ilorin, the state capital, into an eyesore. Some concerned citizens believe that the presen...
2013-02-13
Excerpts from this month's The Governor Explains
Excerpts from this month's The Governor Explains, the monthly stewardship and interactive programme with His Excellency, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State. Question: There have been a lot of insinuations a...
Excerpts from this month's The Governor Explains, the monthly stewardship and interactive programme with His Excellency, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State. Question: There have been a lot of insinuations a...
Kwara Promotes 12,000 Teachers, Boosts Clean and Green Programme
As a testimony of his administration's commitment to the promotion of qualitative education in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the promotion of over 12,000 primary and secondary school teachers in t...
As a testimony of his administration's commitment to the promotion of qualitative education in Kwara State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the promotion of over 12,000 primary and secondary school teachers in t...
Kwara CPC's Open Letter to IEDPU on Bukola Saraki's Bus 'Gift'
WHY THE 'GIFT' OF A 32-SEATER BUS BY DR BUKOLA SARAKI SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE IEDPU'S PATH OF TRUTH AND UPRIGHTNESS We the undersigned, being executive members of the Congress f...
WHY THE 'GIFT' OF A 32-SEATER BUS BY DR BUKOLA SARAKI SHOULD NOT UNDERMINE THE IEDPU'S PATH OF TRUTH AND UPRIGHTNESS We the undersigned, being executive members of the Congress f...
Opinion: Offa/Erin-Ile Crisis - Govt. Needs to Demonstrate Sincerity
By Oreoluwa Abiodun To the man who only has a hammer (in his tool-kit), everything he encounters begins to look like a nail” (Abraham Maslow). Nothing better captions the shameful rush of the PDP-led Gove...
By Oreoluwa Abiodun To the man who only has a hammer (in his tool-kit), everything he encounters begins to look like a nail” (Abraham Maslow). Nothing better captions the shameful rush of the PDP-led Gove...
Furore over Dissolution of Kwara Councils
Against the backdrop of the recent hostilities which broke out between the people of Offa and Erin-Ile communities in Kwara State, the state government, last week, ordered the suspension of the democratically elected c...
Against the backdrop of the recent hostilities which broke out between the people of Offa and Erin-Ile communities in Kwara State, the state government, last week, ordered the suspension of the democratically elected c...
Kwara is Wrong on Council Dissolution - Afenifere
A socio-cultural group, the Afenifere Renewal Group in Kwara state has faulted the dissolution of Offa and Oyun local government councils of the state by the state government, describing it as undemocratic. Fol...
A socio-cultural group, the Afenifere Renewal Group in Kwara state has faulted the dissolution of Offa and Oyun local government councils of the state by the state government, describing it as undemocratic. Fol...
Job creation: City and Guilds Partners Kwara Govt on Skill Acquisition
All over the world, unemployment has become a major headache to many leaders and their governments. In Nigeria, lack of jobs particularly the ones that could be regarded as gainful employment for the teeming youths and...
All over the world, unemployment has become a major headache to many leaders and their governments. In Nigeria, lack of jobs particularly the ones that could be regarded as gainful employment for the teeming youths and...
2015: Presidency Moves Against 'Stubborn' Govs
Ahead of the formal declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 election, there are strong indications that a major security shake-up may take place in states that are considered unfriendly to the Presidenc...
Ahead of the formal declaration of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 election, there are strong indications that a major security shake-up may take place in states that are considered unfriendly to the Presidenc...
Offa/Erin- Ile Clash: Panel of Inquiry Begins Sitting
The judicial commission of inquiry into Erin-Ile/Offa communal crisis in Kwara State held its inaugural sitting in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday. Speaking at the inaugural sitting, the chairman of the c...
The judicial commission of inquiry into Erin-Ile/Offa communal crisis in Kwara State held its inaugural sitting in Ilorin, the state capital yesterday. Speaking at the inaugural sitting, the chairman of the c...
Customs Generates N451.7m Revenue in Niger/Kwara/Kogi Area Command
The Niger/Kwara/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated N451.7 million as revenue last year, the Area Controller, Alhaji Aminu Dangaladima, has said. Dangaladima said that the amount was about 25 pe...
The Niger/Kwara/Kogi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has generated N451.7 million as revenue last year, the Area Controller, Alhaji Aminu Dangaladima, has said. Dangaladima said that the amount was about 25 pe...
Kwara Govt, Elders Disagree over Disputed Park
The Kwara State government has cleared Mrs. Toyin Saraki, wife of the immediate past governor, of any involvement in the lease of the Ilorin Amusement Park to the Artee Group, operators of Park n Shop and Spar Supermar...
The Kwara State government has cleared Mrs. Toyin Saraki, wife of the immediate past governor, of any involvement in the lease of the Ilorin Amusement Park to the Artee Group, operators of Park n Shop and Spar Supermar...
2013-02-12
I sacked more than 100 varsity lecturers - FCC chairman
The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Professor Shuaibu Oba AbdulRaheem, and some commissioners from the commission were guests of the Editorial Board of Blueprint roundtabl...
The Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Professor Shuaibu Oba AbdulRaheem, and some commissioners from the commission were guests of the Editorial Board of Blueprint roundtabl...
Saraki Donates Bus to IEDPU
The immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has donated a 32-seater Hyundai bus to Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU). The bus which was presented to the ...
The immediate past Governor of Kwara State, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has donated a 32-seater Hyundai bus to Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU). The bus which was presented to the ...
Kwara Task Force to Fight Fake Drug Peddlers
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a multi-sectional and multidisciplinary committee to check the activities of fake and counterfeit drug peddlers in the state. Inaugurating the task force at the week...
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a multi-sectional and multidisciplinary committee to check the activities of fake and counterfeit drug peddlers in the state. Inaugurating the task force at the week...
71-Yr-Old Man Held for Raping
A 71-year-old man, Abdulrahimi Olarinde of Okolaba Compound, Offa, Kwara State, who allegedly tricked a 9-year-old girl into his room where he forcefully had sexual intercourse with her has appeared before an Ilorin Ch...
A 71-year-old man, Abdulrahimi Olarinde of Okolaba Compound, Offa, Kwara State, who allegedly tricked a 9-year-old girl into his room where he forcefully had sexual intercourse with her has appeared before an Ilorin Ch...
Six Remanded for Possessing Firearms
Six suspected cultists who were arrested for alleged involvment in the secret cult activities within Kwara State have been arraigned before an Ilorin Chief Magistrate court. The suspected cultists were said t...
Six suspected cultists who were arrested for alleged involvment in the secret cult activities within Kwara State have been arraigned before an Ilorin Chief Magistrate court. The suspected cultists were said t...
Govt Urged to Establish Burn Centres
A surgeon at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Professor Ismail Lawal has urged government at all levels to establish burn centres in the country. He also canvassed the formation of disaster management teams...
A surgeon at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Professor Ismail Lawal has urged government at all levels to establish burn centres in the country. He also canvassed the formation of disaster management teams...
Violence: Kwara Traditional Rulers Visit Offa, Erin-Ile • As ODU Commiserates with Victims
Traditional rulers in Irepodun and Oyun local government areas of Kwara State have paid symphathy visits to Offa and Erin-IIe following the recent violence in the two communities. The News Agency of Nigeria (...
Traditional rulers in Irepodun and Oyun local government areas of Kwara State have paid symphathy visits to Offa and Erin-IIe following the recent violence in the two communities. The News Agency of Nigeria (...
Kwara Branch of Sheikh Bauchi's School Graduates Eight Quran Memorizers
Markaz Rahamatillahi Litahafizil Quran, the Kwara State branch of Sheikh Usman Bauchi's School of Quranic Memorization at the weekend graduated eight students who have completed memorization of the Quran. The g...
Markaz Rahamatillahi Litahafizil Quran, the Kwara State branch of Sheikh Usman Bauchi's School of Quranic Memorization at the weekend graduated eight students who have completed memorization of the Quran. The g...
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