2012-08-25

Kwara: Is Saraki Parting Ways With Gov. Ahmed?
LEADERSHIP WEEKEND's ABDULLAHI OLESIN writes that history may be about to repeat itself in Kwara State if recent speculations of alleged rift between the immediate past governor of the state, Senator Bukola Saraki an...

Opposition Parties Are Dead in Kwara - Awoyale
Chief Gbenga Awoyale is the President, Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural group of the people from Kwara South Senatorial district. In an interview with AROWONA ABDULAZEEZ, he spoke on the political situation in the state ...

Police smash 5-man robbery syndicate
Law enforcement agents recently caught up with a gang of five suspected criminals that specialised in dismantling and coupling stolen motorcycles in Ilorin, capital of Kwara State. ...

8th National Council on Tourism opens in Ilorin
The 8th National Council on Tourism, Culture and National Orientation was been declared opened on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara state. The national council meeting with the theme ...

Is It Really Good Here?
By Ayo Olokoyo The recent re-branding of our beloved state was greeted with mixed feelings in some quarters, while sparse confusion over what it portends or means also riddled others. Nevertheless, an...

Kwara and its changing political environment
By Ishaq Abdullah Change is constant. This truism best describes the political situation in Kwara, a state gradually shedding its political image as the Sarakis' fiefdom. Until the 2011 general elections when t...

Why we disgraced Sunshine - ABS
Nigeria Premier league 'giant killers', Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC of Ilorin, have described the 4-1 bashing of Sunshine Stars in the replayed Week 3 fixture as a grudge match hence they disgraced the Akure side. ...

2012-08-24

Unilorin: Sheikh Adam Al-Ilory International Conference Starts
An international conference themed "The Life and Works of Shaykh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory" started today, Friday, at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. The keynote addresses of the conference will be ...

IEDPU to Hold Economic Summit, Sept. 15
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (I.E.D.P.U), invites the general public to the Economic Summit which will come up on Saturday 15th September, 2012. The topics for discussion include: ...

Ruling House Hails Cancellation of Offa Census
The Olugbense Ruling House, Offa has rejoiced with the entire people of Offa over the victory recorded at the National Population Appeal Tribunal in Abuja which nullified the census figure released for Offa in the last...

Soleye, Others Commend Olofa
The Bobagunwa of Offa and the Chairman of Council of Elders of Offa Descendants' Union (ODU) Dr. J. D. Soleye has described the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II as a great achiever considering his catalo...

Olofa Charges Offa Indigenes Abroad
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II has charged Offa sons and daughters abroad to remember the community in terms of development projects. The monarch gave the charge during a week prayer sess...

2012-08-23

Ayo Maria Atoyebi Disagrees with Oritsejafor, Urges Dialogue with Boko Haram
The Lord Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, the Most Reverend, Ayo Maria Atoyebi, has disagreed with the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, (CAN), Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor over his comment that ther...

Gov's Aide Warns Against Damage of Facilities
The Kwara State Government has warned that it would not tolerate damage on the facilities provided across the state. The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Transport and Utility, Alhaji Usman Bibire Ajape gave t...

Thousands Take to the Streets in Offa Against Tribunal Judgement
There is now tension in Offa, as more than ten thousands protesters including non politicians took to the streets Wednesday night and repeatedly Thursday morning against the judgement of the Local Government Election ...

Kwara Fadama Distributes Inputs at Subsidised Rates
The Kwara FADAMA Coordination Office, Ilorin, has distributed agricultural input at fifty per cent subsidized rate to Fadama farmers in the state. The state commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources...

Offa: Popoola Remains Council Chairman - Kwara ACN
Kwara state chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as "travesty of justice" the tribunal ruling which nullified the election of the Offa Local Government Chairman, Prince Saheed Popoola. Kwar...

Kwara Waves Olive Branch to Council Workers
The Chairman of Local Government Service Commission in Kwara State, Alhaji Suleiman Yusuf, has urged members of the state's chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) to shelve their planned str...

Kwara Poly Expels 45 Students Over Exam Malpractice
Following the conclusion of the second semester examination at the Kwara State Polytechnic (KwaraPoly), Offa-Ilorin, the management has released names of forty-five students who have been expelled owing to gross cases ...

Kwara Local Govt Workers Union Suspends Ultimatum
The Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Kwara state Chapter, has suspended its 14-day ultimatum given to the state government over the issue of delay in the payment of the salaries of some of its work...

2012-08-22

Fed. Cup: Heartland FC 3 - 0 Prime FC
Fed. Cup: Heartland FC 3 - 0 Prime FC Heartland proceeds to finals. ...

Offa LG Chairman's Election Nullified
The Local Government Election Tribunal has nullified the election of the Chairman of Offa Local Government, Prince Saheed Popoola (ACN). The tribunal ordered a re-run of the election within 90 days. In his judgement, ...

Okesuna Residents Cry Out over Waste Site
... commends govt for upgrading Primary School The concerned citizens of Zango Ward in llorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State have appealed to the state over the longstanding heap of waste situate...

Ehindero Emerges AAEUN Kwara Chairman
Comrade David Kayode Ehindero, has been elected the State Chairman of the Agriculture and Allied Employees' Union of Nigeria (AAEUN), Kwara State Council. Ehindero, fondly called DK, emerged in a free, f...

Activities Resume at Pubs in Ilorin after Ramadan
In what appears as a short break to the past time, activities have resumed at beer parlours and related drinking joints within the Ilorin metropolis. Findings by City Rove yesterday showed that fun lovers...

PDP Backs Kwara, Workers' Talks on Salary Arrears
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it was in support of the dialogue said to have been embarked upon by members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees and Association of...

Ahmed Warns Warring Communities Against Land Encroachment
Kwara State Governor Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmad has warned Share and Tsaragi communities in Ifelodun and Edu Local Government Areas of the state not to encroach on the Kange buffer zone which has been gazetted as state gove...

Court Remands Farmer for Robbing Woman of N10,000
An Ilorin Chief Magistrates' Court has remanded a 20-year-old farmer in prison for robbing a woman of her handbag containing N10,000 and pieces of rope valued at N400. The man, Idrisa Hassan living in Bode Saadu, the h...

Workers' Protest: Kwara PDP Seeks Arrest of ACN Leaders
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, yesterday, asked security agencies to arrest leaders of the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) who on Monday expressed support for the proposed strike by local g...

Okada Protest: Saraki Warns Transporters Against Lawlessness
The former Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has warned transporters, especially commercial motorcycle riders in the state, to avoid any act of lawlessness. He spoke with journalists in Ilorin on Frid...

Kwara PDP Alleges Plan by ACN to foment crisis
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, yesterday, urged security agencies in the state to check alleged plan by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to cause crisis in the state. It will be ...

Saraki Wants Support for Govt's Land Acquisition in Ilorin
Former governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki, has assured the Ilorin community that the acquisition of some parcels of land in the metropolis by the government was done in the best interest of the community as part of...