2019-05-24

FAAC: Kwara Gets 3.2b for May as LGs Receive N2.3b
The Kwara State Government has its May 2019 federal allocation figures. The figures were contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday and signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Benjamin Fatig...

JAMB splashes N125 million on ABU, UniIlorin, others for admission best practices
The Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has awarded the sum of N125 million to some Nigerian universities and polytechnics for their outstanding adherence to international best practices in their admissions p...

Opinion:Nigeria: Sunset On Saraki's Political Dynasty. By Dayo Omotoso
Ibadan - In a 1796 letter, third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson wrote: "I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office." And, former British Prime Minister, Sir Winston C...

Alleged N400m Payments: CACOL Lauds EFCC Over Probe Of Kwara Officials
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has lauded the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its commencement of investigations into the alleged illegal payment of about N400 million to so...

Certificate Scandal: Man Discontinues Case Against Kwara Governor-Elect
One Adekunle Oluwafemi Abraham, an indigene of Kwara state, who petitioned the state governor-elect over the authenticity of secondary school certificate has announced the discontinuation of the case in court. ...

Man allegedly murders mistress' husband in Kwara
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court on Thursday ordered that a man, Abdullahi Ali, accused of allegedly murdering his mistress' husband, be remanded in prison, pending legal advice from the Office of the State Director of Publ...

Election tribunal fixes June 13 to hear PDP's petition against Kwara Gov-elect
The Kwara state governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Ilorin, has fixed June 13 and 14 to commence trial in the PDP's petition challenging the declaration of AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as the state's Govern...

2019-05-23

APC condemns Gov Ahmed's 11th hour appointments
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has the highest hour appointments into vacant statutory commissions by the outgoing governor, describing it as a moral absurdity and sheer desperation of the expired po...

KWASU CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP WINS GBP 10,000 GRANT
The Center for Entrepreneurship, Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, has a grant of ten thousand pounds (GBP 10,000) from the British Council. The grant which is to support academia and industry collaboration ...

REBUTTAL: Don't reappoint Lai Mohammed.
The Attention of Kwara South Progressive Youth Forum (KSPYF) has been drawn to a vicious statement signed by one of JB's Ayeni that Alhaji Lai, the Minister of Information and Culture, should not be reappointed as the K...

KWASU'S WORLD CLASS UNCOMPROMISABLE STATUS
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Professor AbdulRasheed Na'Allah, has been stressed uncompromising, the drive for KWASU to sustain its world class status. Professor Na'Allah made t...

The Inaugurated Kwara State House of Assembly Service Commission
Members of the new Kwara State House of Assembly Service have been charged to be fair and live in their discharge functions. The Speaker Dr. Ali Ahmad, gave the charge in illegal while inaugurating the new State ...

2019-05-22

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, Dissolves State Executive Council
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has dissolved the State Executive Council with effect from Wednesday, 22nd May 2019. According to a statement issued in Ilorin on Wednesday and signed by the Deputy...

KWARA ASSEMBLY CONFIRMS NOMINEES FOR 3 COMMISSIONS, STEPS DOWN KWIEC CHAIR
The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed the nominations of Alhaji Sakariyau Onimago and Barrister Lukman Owolewa as chairmen of the State Civil Service Commission and Fiscal Responsibility Commission respectivel...

APC chieftain warns Kwara govt. over alleged looting of state treasury
The APC stalwart also accused the outgoing government of offering employment to about 2,000 people in local and state government services at the twilight of its tenure in the bid to set booby traps for the new gove...

Election petition: INEC tenders documents affirming AbdulRazaq as Kwara governor-elect
. AbdulRazaq, Atunwa, INEC, APC to call 15 witnesses .Tribunal did not order INEC to produce AbdulRazaq certificate, say counsel The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday tendered two...

Don't reappoint Lai Muhammed as Minister, Kwara South begs Buhari
The Kwara South Elders Forum of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has opposed the re-appointment of Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed as Minister for the state's slot. The forum calle...

May 29: Kwara gov-elect announces low-key swearing-in
Kwara State Governor-elect, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has announced a low-key swearing-in on May 29, according to a statement by the Inauguration Committee The Committee's chairman, Senator Suleiman Ajadi, said in ...

2019-05-21

EFCC grills Kwara Assembly Clerk, SSG over alleged N400m severance package paid lawmakers, others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Office, has commenced investigations into the alleged illegal payment of about N400m to some members of the Kwara State House of Assembly and the State Executiv...

Kwara media houses facing operational challenges - Governor's Aide
The Kwara government says its three media houses - Radio Kwara, Kwara Television and the Herald Newspaper -have not collapsed. A statement issued on Monday in Ilorin by Muideen Akorede, the Sole Administrator o...

Kwara United players, officials protest unpaid salaries
Players and officials of Nigeria Professional Football League side, Kwara United, on Monday in Ilorin staged a protest over unpaid salaries to the state's Ministry of Finance. The players and officials, clad in t...

Kwara United beat Remo Stars for some succour
Relegation-threatened Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Monday defeated visiting Remo Stars FC of Sagan 2-1 in a lacklustre game. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Match Day 21 fixture in ...

Intrigues as Gbemisola Saraki Eyes Kwara Ministerial Slot
If feelers seeping out from the Kwara State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress is anything to go, there is a titanic battle currently ongoing between two of the state's prominent people in what amounts to a...

KWARA ASSEMBLY TO SCREEN NOMINEES FOR 3 COMMISSIONS...FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL PASSES 1ST READING
The Kwara State House of Assembly is to screen and confirm nominees as chairmen and members of three Vacant Statutory Commissions tomorrow at the Floor of the House. The decision to screen the affected nominees by ...