2018-09-06

Lanwa/Ejidongari endorses Kwara Deputy Speaker back to the House
...purchases Nomination Form for the lawmaker Lanwa/Ejidongari Constituency in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State today sponsored the purchase of Nomination and Expression of Interest Form for t...

Again, KWSG says No Plans to Sell State-owned Media Houses
The Kwara State Government has again debunked the rumour that it has plans to sell the government-owned media houses; the Herald newspaper, Kwara Television (KWTV) and the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation (R...

IVTEC, World Bank and NDE Partner to Train 250 Kwara youths quarterly
Kwara State, International Vocational, Technical and Entrepreneurship College(IVTEC), on Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Directorate of Employment(NDE) and the World Bank on the trai...

Why APC will beat PDP in Kwara - Saraki's kinsman, Aiyelabegan
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Alhaji Umar Aiyelabegan, on Wednesday declared that the party would sweep the polls during the 2019 general elections. Aiyelabegan told newsmen in Il...

Radio Kwara staff shut down station
Workers of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, (Radio Kwara), on Wednesday in Ilorin shut down the station and staged a protest over lack of operational equipment and welfare package for staff The S...

2018-09-05

'I've always shared ideological pact with Buhari'
One of the gubernatorial aspirants in Kwara State, Mal Saliu Mustapha, at the weekend, said he always shares ideological pact with President Muhammadu Buhari, so it is an insult for anybody to tag him as a mole for Sena...

Refrain from sentiments in recruitment, Kwara United boss tells coach
NAN The Chairman of Kwara United FC of Ilorin, Oladimeji Thompson, has urged the coach of the club, Abubakar Bala, to refrain from sentiments while recruiting new players for the club ahead of the new season. ...

OPINION:Kwara South: The crown fits 'Lola Ashiru! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
Things are beginning to look up for Kwara South Senatorial District. And, from the look of things, the zone is on its way to get the quality representation it so desires at the Nigerian Senate when it is inaugurated ...

Offa Bank Robbery: Kwara Gov Pledges Improved Security
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has pledged that he would leave no stone unturned to strengthen security of lives and property across the state, especially in Offa axis, so to curtail any further...

APC Threats Can't Win Elections in Kwara, says PDP
Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday reiterated that there is no amount of threats from the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) that would make the party to defeat the...

20,000 PDP members join APC in Kwara
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has suffered a setback, as a former governorship aspirant, Engineer Sunday Babalola, yesterday, dumped the party with no fewer than 20,000 supporters to join All Progressives ...

No one bribed us to defect, says Kwara lawmakers
All 23 members of the 24-member House of Assembly in Kwara state, including the Speaker, have denied financial inducement for their recent defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. The lawmakers are alleged to h...

2018-09-04

ILORIN AT A GLANCE
ILORIN AT A GLANCE BY ABDULMUMINI A. ABDULMALIK & ...

2019: Old PDP leaders, APC bicker in Kwara
The All Progressives Congress, APC, can only dream of winning Kwara State in the forthcoming general election but beyond that, the party is going nowhere in the state. This was the position of former leaders of t...

Police arrest 13 Badoo confraternity members in Ilorin
Kwara State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 13 suspected members of Badoo confraternity, including two middle aged ladies following a clash with a vigilante Group in Ilorin, the state capital. Vanguard ga...

2019: PDP will deliver Kwara- Gov @ Abdulfatah Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has expressed confidence over the ability of the present Central Working Committee of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to win future elections in the stat...

Kwara: My guber ambition sacrosanct, says Ajia
A 2019 governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has reaffirmed his commitment to the race ahead of the primaries of the party. Ajia said his interest...

2018-09-03

Community honours Unilorin Dean of Education
The Dean, Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Prof. (Mrs) Medinat Folorunsho Salman, has been described as a hard-working teacher, refined personality and a celebrated administrator who deserves to be emulated a...

KWASU centre partners POWA on entrepreneurship, others
In fulfilment of its resolve to work with the Kwara State Police Command in different areas of development, the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, through its Centre for Community Development (CCD), is currently ...

Vote buying should be exorcised from electoral system - SANs, Don
Electoral malpractice in the nation's body polity has taken a new dimension with the trending issue of vote buying by members of political class. Some eminent Nigerians including two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Malla...

2019: I'll prioritise education if elected Kwara Gov, says Saliu Mustapha
A former Deputy National Chairman of the defunct Congress of Progressive Change (CPC), Mallam Saliu Mustapha, has said that he would partner with all meaning people in the state to see how the state can be fixed i...

Commissioner calls for action to stop incidents of baby abandonment
Hajiya Toibat Ahmed, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kwara, has called for immediate action to stem the incidence of child abandonment in the state. Ahmed made the call in Ilorin on S...

What APC gained after Saraki, others defected to PDP - Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has stated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has gained more members after Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his loyalists defected to the Peoples De...

Kwara: A month to Governorship primaries, Saraki keeps PDP on edge
Less than three weeks to when it is expected to produce its governorship candidate, mystery has continued to dog the contest for the ticket in the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The ...

Three declare interest in Kwara gov seat
Three aspirants have declared their intention to pick the tickets of their parties for the Kwara State governorship election. The aspirants are a former Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Saka Isau...