2011-06-06

Atunwa Emerges as Kwara Speaker
The former Commissioner for Finance, who was also a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara state in the 2011 general election, Barrister Abdul Rasaq Atunwa has emerged as the new...

Kwara police deny awareness of threat to life of tribunal secretary
Kwara State police command has said that it is not aware of an alleged threat to the life of the secretary to the state governorship election petition tribunal, Mrs Uju Mesiobi-Emeto, by some faceless persons in the st...

Kwara ACN urges probe into threat to election tribunal secretary's life
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State has urged security agents to probe the alleged threat to the life of the Secretary to the election petitions tribunal, Mrs. Uju Mesiobi-Emeto. Some faceless p...

Politicians seek marabouts' help to make Kwara exco
By DEMOLA AKINYEMI Ilorin – There is palpable tension in Kwara State over the list of the new cabinet members being awaited even as politicians now patronise spiritualists to ensure that their preferred c...

Kwara State assembly swears in new speaker
AbdulRazaq Atunwa was yesterday elected as the new speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly in Ilorin during its seventh Assembly. Mr Atunwa, was a former commissioner for Finance during the administration of Bukol...

2011-06-05

Kwara tribunal secretary receives death threats
Secretary to the Kwara state governorship elections petition tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, Mrs. Uju Mesiobi-Emeto has raised the alarm over threat to her life.    ...

2011-06-04

Gov. Ahmed to tackle youth restiveness via empowerment
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has told traditional rulers in the state that his administration will create a platform for youth empowerment as part of its economic blue print. In a statement...

2011-06-03

There is high level of poverty in this country - Sha'aba Lafiagi
Protege of the Oloye and ex Kwara State governor, Alhaji Mohammed Sha'aba Lafiagi is currently the senator-elect for Kwara North Senatorial District. In this interview with newsmen in Ilorin, he explains his parliamentary...

Kwara tragedy
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Kwara: Ahmed reaps from the storm in Saraki's household
One would have naturally thought that the tragedy that struck the send off party for Dr. Bukola Saraki, the outgoing Governor on the eve of the inauguration that the shine would be taken off the proceedings to swear in...