2019-01-11

Kwara Elections: Accord, ANRP, Labour party candidates debate
Ahead of the 2019 general election, three candidates vying for the governorship seat in Kwara State have debated on issues affecting the state. The debate was conducted by the BBC Africa, on Thursday. It focused on...

120 entrepreneurs get N10m grant in Kwara
About 120 entrepreneurs, yesterday, got grants to start up their businesses after an intensive training last year. The grant was disbursed by the senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District at the Nation...

Nobody wants to annex Kwara, Lai Mohammed replies Saraki
Minister of Information and Culture and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday, berated the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, over cl...

Ilorin locked down for Abdulrazak, Buhari
Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state was in a virtual lockdown Thursday as thousands of All Progressives Congress (APC) members and supporters joined the governorship candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, to mobilise vo...

2019-01-10

NYSC boss warns Kwara corps members against partisan politics
Mrs Esther Ikupolati, Kwara Coordinator of the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC), on Thursday warned corps members serving in the state to stay clear of partisan politics. Ikupolati gave the warning in Kaiama, headqu...

Lawmakers must wear native attire on Wednesdays, Kwara Assembly rules
Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday approved new rules and order that would guide the activities of the House. Among the rules is a stipulation that lawmakers must dress in native attire on Wednesdays. ...

INEC registers 1.4 million voters in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it has registered a total of 1, 407, 335 voters in Kwara ahead of the 2019 general election. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mal...

INTERVIEW: Why APC is ahead of PDP in Kwara today - Senatorial Candidate
Sadiq Umar is the Kwara North senatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the 2019 general elections. A pharmacist, he has worked for many years in the health development sector under DFID and USAID. In...

OPINION: From Grace To Grass: A Chronicle Of How Saraki, Ahmed Turned Our Amusement Park Into An Amusing Park. By Abdullah Abdulganiy
The Ilorin Amusement Park situated along the Unity-Taiwo axis used to be a rendezvous for all manner of merriments, enjoyments and entertainments. Established in the 80's/90's, it was unarguably a heritage Ilorin,...

I WILL PAY THE N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE IF ELECTED
STATEMENT BY RT. HON. RAZAK ATUNWA, KWARA STATE PDP GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE I WILL PAY THE N30,000 MINIMUM WAGE IF ELECTED The current agitation by the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliated unio...

2019-01-09

Minimum Wage: Labour leaders protest in kwara
Members of Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Labour congress , NLC Tuesday Joined their counterparts across the federation to protest the Non -Implementation of the 30, 000 naira national minimum wage for the Nigerian w...

Saraki begs electorates to forgive PDP candidates, says no way for Tinubu in kwara
The Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki yesterday said that there is no way for the national leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to annex Kwara state, even as he begged the people of t...

2019-01-08

Kwara marginalised under APC government, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Kwara State has not been fairly treated by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the federal level. The party added that the APC government has denied th...

Labour Party Promises Factories In 16 Kwara LGs
The gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party in Kwara State, Comrade Isaa Aremu has promised to establish 16 factories in the 16 local government areas in the state, if elected as the next governor of the state. ...

Intrigues, cross-alliances hold Kwara State in electoral suspense
Political calculations in Kwara State seem to be in a state of flux, as the major gladiators appear tentative, quite unsure how and when to call the first shot. On their part, the people are edgy, expectant, and ye...