2012-10-08

Gov. Ahmed Explains Urbanization Policy
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has for the umpteenth time explained reasons for the introduction of  the suspended 2009 Urbanization Law just as he attributed controversies surrounding the policy to oppositio...

Kwara Recruits 200 KWARTMA Officers - Dr Abubakar Amuda-Kannike
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed has approved the recruitment of 200 more officers into the State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA). This initiative was part of effort to maintain sanit...

Kwara United Appoints Samson Unuanel as New Technical Adviser
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin has appointed Coach Samson David UInuanel as the new Technical Adviser of the club for the 2012/13 league season. According to the club's Media Officer, Olayioye Ajide, Co...

Re: Unknown Gunmen Break into Kwara State Ministry of Finance
I read with dismay the article posted on October 7th 2012, Titled UNKNOWN GUNMEN BREAK INTO KWARA STATE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, CART AWAY ALL DOCUMENTS OF SARAKI-ERA TRANSACTIONS. The report of burglars breaking ...

CBN Unfair to KWSG, says Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has opened up on the blacklist of the government by the Central Bank of Nigeria, just as he described the action as unfair. The governor who spoke on the state transac...

F/Eagles Get U.S.$15,000 for Edging South Africa, NFF Promises More Support
Capital Oil and Gas has redeemed a pledge of $15,000 made by its chief executive Ifeanyi Ubah to the Flying Eagles for qualifying for next year's Africa Youth Championship (AYC). The team's Media Officer, Samm ...

Ahmed Warns Students Against Cultism
Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has warned students of the state's tertiary institutions to desist from involvement in cultism. This was contained in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary,...

Build People's Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie Urges
A former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Coomassie has advised the federal government to strive to build a people’s police rather than the police that is meant for only the rich. Coomasie gave...

Insecurity: Atunwa Charges New Chief of Defence Staff
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Barr. Razaq Atunwa, has charged the new Chief of Defence Staff , Vice Admiral Saad Ola Ibrahim, to strengthen intelligence gathering and be proactive to stem the tide o...

Gov Ahmed Tasks FG on Federal Roads
The Kwara State Government has again appealed to the federal government for urgent intervention on the rehabilitation of federal roads in the State in order to safe lives and boost commercial activities. According to G...

FG to Introduce Flood Resistance Rice - Dr Akinwumi Adeshina
The Federal Government is partnering with the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines for the introduction of rice that can do well under flooded conditions. The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Ad...

2012-10-07

Flying Eagles Beat S/Africa to Qualify for 2013 AYC
Nigeria has qualified for the 19th African Youth Championship to be hosted in Algeria next year following the Flying Eagles 3-1 victory over Amajita of South Africa in Ilorin, Kwara State on Sunday. Nigeria, ...

Burglars Raid Kwara Ministry of Finance, Cart Away All Documents of Saraki-era Transactions
Burglars have made an unprecedented break-in at the Kwara State Ministry of Finance, carting away undisclosed amounts of money as well as all documents, including their electronic backups, which detailed govern...

Appeal to Kwara State Government over Students' Bursary
Kwara is still one of the few states where payment of bursary for students of tertiary institutions is not only irregular, but the amount paid is paltry and can hardly buy all the textbooks a student needs. The...

I Want to Develop a Working System for Nigeria's Sports - Abdullahi
Yesterday we ran the interview our Sports Editor Tony Ubani had with the Sports Minister and Chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi on the problems with...

Ilorin: Relief, as CBN Donates 14 Wheelchairs, Foodstuff to Physically Challanged People
Succor came the way of 14 persons living with disability in Ilorin Kwara state as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Ilorin office enhanced their movement through the donation of 14 wheel chairs. The Ilorin bran...

Opinion: Performance Contracting - Kwara Takes Stock
Kwara State under Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed set the tone for performance contract appraisal in public governance in the country Abdulfatah Ahmed, chemist and ex-banker, is heralding a quiet revol...

Ilorin: Serving Corps Member Leads Robbery Operation
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) currently serving in Kwara State (names withheld) was nabbed alongside two members of his gang for alleged armed robbery by men of the Kwara State police command....

Groom Abducted on Wedding Day in Ilorin, Found Five Days Later
Unravelling the reason behind the five-day abduction of a 35-year-old petrol attendant on his wedding day has remained a daunting task for the men and officers of Kwara State police command and mystery to family member...

Soldier Dies after Acid Attack by Wife
A soldier attached to the Supply and Transport Unit of the 22 Armourd Brigade, Sobi Barracks, Ilorin, has died of his injuries after allegedly been bathed in his sleep with acid by his wife. The deceased, ide...

Kwara Targets 10,000 Jobs in 7 Months - Saka Babatunde
The Special Assistant to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Youth Employment, Alhaji Saka Babatunde, has said that the Kwara state Government had concluded arrangement to provide 10,000 jobs by May next year. Babat...

2012-10-06

Sanni Wants to Continue with Kwara United
Former Kwara United coach Tunde Sanni has told futaa.com tof his desire to be back as coach of the team saying he is the best choice for the vacant manager's job for the Premier League club. Kwara United are se...

Amajita Arrive Ilorin for Flying Eagles
South Africa's national U-20 team have arrived Ilorin, venue of Sunday's 2013 African Youth Championship qualifier against their Nigerian counterpart. The Amajita touched down at the Murtala Mohammed Inte...

Kwara Await Governor's Approval to Name Coach
Management of Kwara United are expected to meet Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday for an approval for the team's coach for next season. Club's spokesman Olayioye Ajide told newsmen that the management have...

Ilorin Land Dispute: Who is Deceiving Who?
Like the old wine in a new bottle whose taste is always the same, the cold battle between Kwara state government and Ilorin Emirate Descendant Progressive Union (IEDPU) over the acquisition of land within the emirate a...

Kwara Intensifies Crude Oil Search
The government of Kwara State has intensified the search for crude oil as it hopes that substances extracted for examination to ascertain whether or not they contain traces of crude will turn out positive. Kwar...

Flood: Jonathan, Lawmakers, Governors Meet to Assess Damage
President Goodluck Jonathan has met the leaders of the National Assembly and governors of states affected by flood as part of the efforts towards providing immediate assistance to victims. Besides, the meeting ...

Maigari to be in Ilorin to Cheer Flying Eagles
President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari will be at the Ilorin Township Stadium on Sunday at the head of the Federation's support for the U-20 National Team, Flying Eagles in their 2013 Africa...

Ahmed Lauds Appointment of Service Chiefs
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of has described the appointment of Rear Admiral Ibrahim Ola Sa'ad as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and two other Service Chiefs by President Goodluck Jonathan as a demonstration of...

Rainstorm Destroys ARMTI, NCAM Property in Ilorin
Property worth millions of naira were yesterday destroyed by rainstorm, which swept across the Agricultural Management Training Institute (ARMTI) in Ilorin, the state capital. In the same vein, the adjoining th...

2012-10-05

Governor Ahmed for Flying Eagles Clash
Kwara Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed will be the guest of honour when the Flying Eagles host South Africa in a 2013 AYC qualifier on Sunday. The first leg of this qualifier ended in a 1-1 in Nelspruit a fortnight a...

Bureau Debunks Sale of Eid Ground, Emir Palace Rumours
The Bureau of Lands in Kwara State said it has never acquired or planned to acquire Ilorin Eid praying ground and Emir's Palace as being rummoured in some quarters. The Director General of Bureau, Mr. Tope Da...

DPR Shuts Three Petrol Stations in Ilorin for Fuel Price Hike
Three filling stations were yesterday sealed up by the Department of Petroleum Resources in Ilorin for selling fuel above the approved price of N97 per litre. The affected stations were the Unilorin Petrol St...

We Don't Owe Teachers, Says KWSG
No teacher is owed salary in Kwara State, the state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said. Speaking at a Citizens' Forum organized by the National Good Governance Tour team at the Kwara State Banquet Hal...

Kwara Assembly Approves Budget Document
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved a medium term fiscal frame work as a working document for the state and local governments in the preparation of their annual budget between 2013 and 2015. The Me...

Nigerian Universities' Graduates Can't Speak Good English - Prof Shehu Jimoh
A retired professor of Education Psychology, Shehu Jimoh has alarmed over the non-performance of Nigerian educational system stating that "Our educational system at all levels has not achieved the objectives for w...

Good Governance Tour: What Journalists Saw and Heard in Kwara
Some projects of Federal Government Ministries like the Ministries of Transport and Water Resources as well as the Kwara State Government and some others were lined up for media inspection during their tour to Kwara St...

Jonathan Names New Service Chiefs •Ibrahim from Kwara Now CDS
President Goodluck Jonathan has made changes in the topmost hierarchy of the armed forces, dropping the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin. Former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admir...

In Kwara, it is Flood of Fear and Famine
Hammed Shittu visited some communities affected by the recent flood in Kwara State and writes about the pains of the people of Patigi and Edu local government councils, the two local government councils worst hit by th...

Omolewa Ahmed Vows to Tackle Cancer in Kwara
The wife of Kwara Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, on Thursday said she would tackle cancer and other medical challenges facing women and children in the state. Ahmed, who said this while inaugurating a Women and...

Police Arrest 2 in Kwara over Circulation of Defamatory Publication
The Police in Kwara on Thursday said two persons were arrested for allegedly circulating defamatory leaflets aimed at causing disaffection against the state government. Mr Femi Fabode, the command’s P...