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2019-05-08
Bala's reasons for resigning: Kwara management didn't care
Former Kwara United head coach Abubakar Bala has disclosed his reasons for leaving Kwara United. As reported on Futaa yesterday, Bala tended in his resignation as the head coach of the Harmony Boys, just over a y...
Kwara APC Says No Decision Yet On State Assembly Speakership
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State says it is yet to decide on who becomes its members to avoid further comments on the subject matter. Kwara APC Says No Decision Yet On State Assembly Speakership ...
Saraki vs EFCC: You are not above the law, EFCC tells Saraki
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki that "he is not above the law." Acting spokesman of the commission, Mr Tony Orilade said this in a statemen...
Stakeholders urge Kwara govt to tackle rot in education sector
The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education For All (CSACEFA) and other stakeholders in Kwara has urged the state government to overhaul the education sector in the state. The stakeholders, who made the cal...
EFCC's investigation into my tenure as Kwara governor witch-hunt - Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has described recent moves by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe him as politically motivated and a witch-hunt. Mr Saraki said the anti-graft agency was on...
'You're a vulgar liar' - Kwara workers blast Gov Ahmed's aide, Akorede
Aggrieved staff members of Kwara State-owned media houses have described the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the state Governor, Abdulfatha Ahmed, Muyideen Akorede as a "vulgar liar." In a statement jointl...
Court refuses to admit Kwara Perm Sec, 3 others to bail over N20.3m fraud allegation
Abubakar Ishiak, Permanent Secretary, Kwara Government House and the three other accused officials being led to court by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) [Independent] Justice Babagana As...
Why Kwara Assembly Restricted Pensions Of Former Govs, Deputies - Speaker
In this interview with OLADIPO MAGAJI, Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr Ali Ahmad among other sundry issues explains why the legislature restricts the pension of former governors and deputy governors in the ...
OPINION:Kwara: Hurdles before APC's AbdulRazaq. By Samuel Adesanya
The victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the governorship election in Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, suggests that the people are fed up with the outgoing administration and that they wish t...
2 'Yahoo boys' sent to jail in Kwara
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, on Tuesday, sentenced two Internet fraudsters, Mustapha Sulaiman and Paul Chimezie, to one year imprisonment without an option of fine. Justice M. Abdulgafar convicted the accu...

2019-05-07
KWASU: Gov Ahmed Appoints Acting VC
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Professor Kenneth S. Adeyemi, as the acting Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU). The Kwara State Commissioner for Terti...
BREAKING : Abubakar Bala resigns as Kwara United Manager
www.bsnsports.com.ng authoritatively revealed that coach Abubakar Bala has on Monday, 6th May 2019 resigned as the head coach of Kwara United. The former Niger Tornadoes coach says he took the decision due to...
I Refused to Be Compromised, Says Kwara REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State, Malam Garba Attaihiru Madami, has said that he refused to be compromised in the just concluded general el...
2015 polls: I gave N10m cash to Kwara CP, says Belgore
Mr Dele Belgore (SAN), who is being prosecuted for allegedly laundering N450m in the build-up to the 2015 general elections, told the court on Monday that he gave N10m out of the money to the then Commissioner of Po...
Ramadan: Makanjuola sue for peace, progress
The Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Hon. Gbenga Makanjuola, has enjoined Muslims to take the advantage of the holy month of Ramadan to pray for the peace, progress and prosperity of the nation. This was con...

2019-05-06
Buhari, Kwara Governor-elect greet Nigerians
Kwara State Governor-elect AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq urged Muslims and all Kwarans to use the holy month to reflect on and commit themselves to the themes of piety, personal discipline, compassion, good brotherliness, and se...
Again, EFCC Moves against Bukola Saraki
Writes Kwara govt, requests entitlement details A few days after the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) announced the appointment of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as its "Ambassador-at-La...
Women, youth empowerment top Kwara agenda
The Kwara State Transition Committee 2019 at the weekend concluded the public interaction phase of its assignment, focusing largely on agricultural value chain, rapid infrastructure development, women and youth empow...
Performance not sentiments will count in 2023 polls - Issa-Onilu
Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu is the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with journalists in Abuja, Issa-Onilu speaks on the party...
Radio Kwara workers emback on sit-under-the-tree protest
Workers of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation have lamented lack of working tools, insincerity of government's repositioning of the media houses exercise and poor working condition. ROYAL NEWS reports t...

2019-05-05
RE: MY EXPERIENCE AT SPECIALIST HOSPITAL ALAGBADO ILORIN
The attention of Sobi Specialist Hospital management has been drawn to an erroneous report about the hospital going viral on social medial. We wish to state that the information is entirely false and misleading. To put ...
President Buhari: calls for peace as Ramadan begins
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for the continued peace, progress and prosperity of Nigeria, as muslims begin on Monday, the month-long Ramadan. Buhari's message came on Sunday night following the news of...
Experts urge Kwara Gov-elect to invest in agric
AGRICULTURAL experts have called on the Kwara Governor-elect, Abdurrahman Abdulrazaq to focus more on agriculture to generate employment for the youths and boost the revenue of the state. The experts made the cal...
Faith Based Organisation Campaigns Against Drug Abuse In Kwara
A faith-based film organisation, The Truth Film Production International, on Saturday, staged a campaign walk across Ilorin metropolis to sensitise youths against drug abuse. The campaign walk, which was in conju...

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