2019-06-18

Nyima Nwagua urges Kano Pillars to respect ABS in Federation Cup
The Sai Masu Gida attacker has tasked his teammates to tackle their Thursday Federation Cup seriously Kano Pillars' Nyima Nwagua has asserted that they must respect their Federation Cup Round of 32 foes, ABS who ...

Rt. Hon. S. Y. Danladi presides over maiden plenary after inauguration, appoints committee Chairmen, members
The Speaker, Kwara state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi today presided over a joint committee session of the Kwara state House of Assembly, being the first after the inaugural sitting of the House on ...

Kwara Assembly Recommends Suspension Of 16 LG Chairmen
The Kwara State House of Assembly has recommended the suspension of 16 Local Government council chairmen over alleged embezzlement of N33 billion. This followed a resolution of the House after it considered a pet...

AbdulRazaq decries deplorable condition of Radio Kwara
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Tuesday decried the condition of Radio Kwara, pledging to fix the problem as a matter of priority. The governor said this while addressing workers during his impromptu vi...

AbdulRazaq suspends Kwara LG councils for six months
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has suspended the 16 Local Government Council Executive and Legislative Committees in line with the earlier recommendation of the State House of Assembly. "Pursuan...

2019-06-17

15 PDP councillors defect to APC in Kwara
No fewer than 15 serving Peoples Democratic Party councillors in Kwara on Monday, defected to the All Progressives Congress ahead of Saturday's Governorship and State Assembly Elections. The defectors, who were...

Kwara Poly staff, students kick against appointment of Rector, Registrar
Kwara State Polytechnic Some Kwara State Polytechnic Staff, Ilorin, on Sunday, criticized the way the Rector and Registrar of the polytechnic were appointed, saying due process was not followed. Mr Jubril Abdullahi, a...

Kwara announces deadline for 2019 Hajj payment
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Sunday, fixed June 18 as deadline for the payment of Hajj fare by all intending pilgrims, travelling with the board for 2019 Hajj. Alhaji Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh, the...

Infrastructure: NSE canvasses patronage of indigenous engineers in Kwara
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara to always engage indigenous engineers and engineering firms in the infrastructural development of the state to improve local...

2019-06-16

2019 polls: Large number of political parties creates logistics problem - INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that a large number of political parties that participated in the 2019 general elections created a lot of logistics problem for the agency. Malam Mohammed ...

Kwara to invite groups, organisations, individuals for budget reviews
KWARA state has said that, henceforth, groups, organisations and individuals will be invited in its budget review exercise. Speaking during the first "Offa Economic Summit," organised by Offa Club 80 in Offa at the we...

KWARANS AND THE EMBERS OF 2019 ELECTIONS. By Abdullateef Ishowo
The elections have come and gone but the embers keep glowing in smouldering ashes. The "no victor, no vanquish" stance is delusional. The victors and the vanquished know themselves. While the victors are still in the ...

NYSC deploys 2000 to Kwara
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 2,000 prospective corps members for orientation under its 2019 Batch 'B' course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Yikpata, Edu Local Government of Kwara. ...

2019-06-15

Again, PDP fails to open case against Kwara governor
Kwara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday adjourned till July 9 and 10 for further hearings in the People's Democratic Party's (PDP) petition challenging the declaration of Governor AbdulRahman Abdu...

I'll lead Kwara to greatness, says Gov AbdulRazaq
*Hails Buhari for June 12, role in Kwara's liberation Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday said the state was poised for greatness on all fronts, having turned the page on decades of socio-...

Certificate forgery: Kwara tribunal fixes date for PDP's case against Gov. Abdulrazaq
The PDP is challenging the declaration of Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on the allegation that the governor allegedly presented a forged certificate. The Chairman of Election Petition Tribunal in Kwara, Justice B...