2018-11-30

Aremu promises to declare emergency in education in Kwara
The Labour Party's governorship candidate in Kwara State, Issa Aremu, says he will declare a state of emergency in education if he is elected as the governor of the state. Aremu made the promise on Thursday whi...

Ahmed tackles rising early marriage cases in Kwara
Kwara State government has described as unacceptable the high rate of early child marriage in the state and vowed to make those involved to face the consequences. Speaking during a one day seminar on the rights of...

Court remands fake army officer in Ilorin
An Ilorin Magistrates' Court in Kwara on Thursday ordered the remand of one Alade Dayo in Oke-kura prisons for alleged impersonation as a soldier. The Magistrate, Mrs E. K Abu gave the order as the accuse...

Aura, royalty as Kwara elevates 49 monarchs. By AHMED 'LATEEF
Reminiscent of the historic day of ascension to the thrones of their forebears, 49 royal fathers in Kwara State received their official letters of elevation at the behest of the state government in Ilorin at the weeke...

2018-11-29

KWHA Urges State Road Maintenance Agency to Extend its Work to LGA Hqtrs
The Kwara State House of Assembly, has urged the State Government, to adequately fund the State Road Maintenance Agency (KWARMA), to enable it spread its operation "no potholes" across the state. This is the r...

Kwara Assembly passes N156bn Revised budget
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the 2018 Revised Appropriate Bill of N156,043,339,799 into law. This followed the consideration of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation by t...

FAAC: Kwara Gets N3.9b for November
The Kwara State Government is to receive a sum of N3,900,900,239.56 as allocation from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) for the month of November, 2018. The State Commissioner for Finance, Alha...

Saraki Constituency Office Not Involved in School Principal's Transfer - KWSG
We have become aware of social media claims that Senate President, His Excellency, Dr Bukola Saraki's Mandate Constituency Office on Wednesday procured and issued a letter transferring Mrs Lawal Halimat, Principal of ...

Kwara Assembly mourns pioneer Speaker Shehu Usman
The Kwara State House of Assembly has described the demise of its pioneer Speaker, Alhaji Shehu Usman, as a 'colossal loss' to the people of the state. The Speaker, Dr. Ali Ahmad, made the observation, while reac...

Low wages stall economic recovery - Issa Aremu
Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Kwara State, Issa Aremu, has blamed low wages of workers as a major impediment to the nation's economic growth. Comrade Isa Aremu Aremu, who is also Vice President, In...

ASUU hails court for reinstating sacked Unilorin lecturers
The Ibadan Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday hailed the outcome of the National Industrial Court, Akure on the two sacked lecturers of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. After a ...

Emir of Ilorin mourns over Sheikh Al-Korowy's death
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed shock over the death of Sheikh Qudus Abdullahi Al-Korowy. The monarch in his condolence message issu...

2018-11-28

Kwara governor hailed for dropping senatorial ambition for incumbent
KWARA State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has been hailed for dropping his senatorial ambition for one of Senate President Bukola Saraki's die-hard loyalists, Senator Abdulrafiu Ibrahim. After a week of dilly-dal...

Kwara House of Assembly pioneer speaker dies
The Kwara House of Assembly on Tuesday announced the demise of its pioneer Speaker, Alhaji Shehu Usman. Usman, who hailed from Lafiagi in Edu Local Government Area of the state, was the speaker of the House fro...

2018-11-27

PDP Confirms Withdrawal of Kwara Governor from Senatorial Race
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has confirmed the withdrawal of the governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, as the party's candidate for the Kwara south senatorial district. The withdrawal of Ahmed might no...

KWARA : How internal bickering cost PDP Rep's seat
THIS is not the best of times for the ruling Peoples' Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State. After losing penultimate Saturday's House of Representatives by-election in Ekiti State, Irepodun/Isin/Okeero federal c...

Why I'm quitting Senatorial race, by Gov. Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, on Sunday, admitted that he might forego his senatorial ticket for Kwara South Senatorial District for the incumbent Sen. Abdulrafiu Ibrahim. He said the talks within t...