2018-08-25

Opinion: Kwara 2019: Only a race horse will do! By Abdulrazaq Magagi
Years of insinuations and murmurings have come to a head and the people of Kwara state are understandably angry. This is for good reason. For close to two decades now, the people have sneered and watched hel...

COED Oro Senior Staff Union inaugurates new executive
The Senior Staff of Union of Colleges of Education in Nigeria (SSUCOEN), College of Education Oro Chapter in Kwara State has inaugurated it's new executive. The inauguration followed the association's general e...

2019: Eradication Of Poverty In Kwara, My Priority - Gubernatorial Aspirant
Ahmed Mustapha-Akanbi, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara, says he will prioritise the eradication of poverty if elected in 2019. Mustapha-Akanbi, who spoke with jou...

PDP Stalwart Empowers Members With Cash In Omu-Aran, Kwara
Bayo Sanni, a PDP leader in Omu-Aran Ward 2 of Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has empowered members of the ward with N500, 000 to boost their financial capability. Sanni, while presenting a cheque for t...

Dissolved APC exco commences registration of new members in Kwara
The executive members of the All Progressive Congress in Kwara state which was dissolved for anti-party activities by the National Working Committee of the the party said it will commence registration of new and vali...

Nomadic/Fulani Communities in Kwara Pledge Support for Saraki; PDP
The Nomadic/Fulani communities in the seven Local Government Areas of Kwara South have pledged their undiluted loyalty and support for the President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki. Speaking on behalf ...

NECO Releases 2018 SSCE Results of Kwara Students
The National Examinations Council(NECO) has released the delayed results of candidates who sat for its 2018 June/July Examination in Kwara State. According to the Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capit...

IEYDA: Ilorin Emirate Youths Commission ICT Training Centre
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association on Thursday 23rd August, 2018 commissioned an utra modern ICT training centre in Ilorin for the benefits of the younger ones to acquire the basic knowledge about informa...

2018-08-24

Bolaji Abdullahi: Between juicy carrot and loyalty. By AHMED 'LATEEF
In this piece, AHMED 'LATEEF chronicles the life of the immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, his personality and other distinguishable qualities that h...

Gov. Ahmed appoints Tolani Adio as SA Environmental Services
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Mr Tolani Adio as his Special Assistant, Environmental Services. News of the appointment was contained in a statement issued by ...

Gobir commends Emir on the success of Ilorin Emirate Grand Durbar
An entrepreneur, Alhaji Yakubu Gobir has congratulated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari on the successful hosting of the Grand Durbar ceremony....

Gov. Ahmed appoints Tolani Adio as SA Environmental Services
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Mr Tolani Adio as his Special Assistant, Environmental Services. News of the appointment was contained in a statement issued by the S...

KWSG, Charcoal Dealers plant 2000 trees
The Kwara Ministry of Environment and Forestry in collaboration with Faith Charcoal Dealers and Marketers have planted 2000 seedlings of trees in a bid to enhance reforestation in the state. The tree planting took plac...

I joined Unilorin as one of richest lecturers, says VC
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Age Abdulkareem, yesterday declared that he joined the services of the university as one of the richest academic staff. He denied reports in ...

NOA mobilises Omupo community for PVC
As 2019 general elections draw nearer, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has urged residents of Kwara State to troop out en masse and partake in the ongoing continuous voter registration. The state Director of ...

Catholic priest hails Buhari over Ilorin-Jebba-Mokwa Road
Lai Mohammed with Rev. Fr. Joseph Awoyale: The Rev. father praises the Buhari administration for completing Ilkorin-Jebba-Mokwa road Rev. Fr. Joseph Awoyale of the St. Andrews Catholic Church in Oro, Kwara State, h...

Ex Kwara Senatorial aspirant opposes call for Nigeria restructuring
A former Senatorial aspirant in the 2011 general elections in Kwara, Alhaji Lasisi Jimoh, has opposed the call for the restructuring of Nigeria, as a solution to the problem confronting the nation. Jimoh made this co...

Delta gears up for title defence at 2018 National Youth Games
Defending champions, Team Delta is doing everything possible to defend the National Youth Games (NYG) title in Ilorin, Kwara State next month.Delta won the last three editions of the Games, including the 2017 ...

Kwara guber aspirant pledges mass employments, others to physically challenged persons
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress , APC, in Kwara State, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, has promised mass employment for the physically challenged person across the state. ...

Community urges Lai Mohammed to take rightful position in Kwara politics
THE Sanmora community, near Omuaran, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara has enjoined the minister of information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed to take his rightful political leadership position in the state...

I want to contest to restore Ilorin's value, heritage - Dr Oloriegbe
An aspirant for Kwara Central Senatorial District on the platform of the APC, Dr. Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe, has said he is contesting for the position to help in the restoration of Ilorin's value and heritage whic...

Firm to empower 500,000 rural women in Kwara
No fewer than 500,000 women in rural communities will be empowered by Kaiama Shea Butter Company, a Kwara-based company proposing to plant one million Shea butter trees across the state. Its Chairman, Mr. Temit...

APC ex-spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi to run for Kwara governor
The immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has joined the governorship race in Kwara State. He will run under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP...

I have no anointed candidate for Kwara governorship - Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has told his supporters in Kwara State that he does not have anointed candidates among those vying for various elective posts, including governorship in 2019 elections. He...

2018-08-23

In a Show of Confidence, Saraki Predicts Victory for PDP in 2019
The Senate President Bukola Saraki Wednesday predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win the 2019 presidential elections and produce a new president for Nigeria. Saraki, who defected from the rulin...

Kwara North has been marginalised for 20 years - Aisha Ahman Pategi
Community Outreach Advocacy, Capacity Building and Health (COACH) is a community outreach group with mission to inspire, guide and empower all to drive the growth of communities through innovation and partnership wi...

2019: To avoid hunger, poverty vote for change, APC chieftain tells Kwara people
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Mr Iyiola Oyedepo, has urged the people of Kwara not to forget hunger and poverty in the land and vote for change during the 2019 general elections. APC ...

Ilorin Community Pledges Support for Saraki
The people of Ilorin community, the capital of Kwara State, yesterday further showed their commitment, love and support for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki. Unlike last year when they were throwing ston...

Kwara Revenue Board Injects N13.5bn in Special Projects
The Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIRS), Dr. Muritala Awodun wednesday disclosed that the agency has injected about N13. 5 billion to the state's special infrastructure development fund (IF-K)...

Offa Robbery: Kwara Governor's aide wants IGP Idris jailed
The Personal Assistant on Political Matters to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, Olalekan Alabi, has filed an application before a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, seeking to commence committal proceedings against the I...

Kwara Governor's aide resigns
Mr. Sunday Ogunniyi, the Special Assistant on Environmental Services to the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has resigned his appointment. Ogunniyi's resignation letter to the governor tendered through...

Eid-el-Kabir: Ajia urges Kwarans to pray for peace
As Muslim faithful celebrate Eid-el-Kabir across the globe, a 2019 governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has urged residents of the state to pray for...

2018-08-22

Ilorin stands still for first grand durbar
Ilorin city of Kwara State yesterday came to a standstill as the first grand durbar was held in the state. The ceremony which commenced officially around noon from the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari's...

Eid-el-Kabir celebrations: Saliu Mustapha sues for peace in Kwara
A chieftain of the All Progressives congress (APC) Mallam Saliu Mustapha has congratulated all Muslims faithful on the occasion of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. According to him, Eid-el-Kabir symbolises sa...

Let's hope for a better Kwara, Yaman Abdullahi urges youths, others
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in the forthcoming general elections in Kwara State, Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, has congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid...