2018-06-29

2019: Transporters Assure Saraki Of Support
.... As Senate President Donates Vehicle To Union Transporters under the aegis of Motorcycle Riders Association of Nigeria in Kwara state, has assured the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki of their support ahead o...

2018-06-28

Labour Party advocates security summit over Plateau kliings
Disturbed by the spate of killings in Plateau State, the Labour Party yesterday challenged the Federal Government to convey a security summit in a bid to harvest practical solution to the heinous act. The party s...

KWSG to Rebrand Kwara Hotel
The Kwara State government has announced plans to redevelop, rebrand and reposition it's iconic Kwara Hotel into 3 and 4-star hotels under a Public-Private Partnership(PPP) arrangement. The Senior Special Assista...

TOTAL POWER SHUT DOWN IN OFFA/OYUN: KWARA ASSEMBLY DIRECTS IBEDC TO RESTORE SUPPLY IMMEDIATELY
The Kwara State House of Assembly, has directed Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, (IBEDC), to restore power supply to Offa/Oyun axis immediately. This is part of the resolutions of the House, follow...

Nigerian Journalist Wins UNESCO-UNEVOC Photography Prize
A young Nigerian journalist, Eyitayo Oyelowo, has won the prize for the International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization...

Saraki Seeks Timely Completion Of Ilorin Community's Channelisation Project
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has called on the federal ministry of Environment to speedy up construction works on Alore/Abatasunkere channelisation project in Ilorin, Kwara state. Saraki lamented th...

2018-06-27

Plateau Killings: "Working Towards Peace is Everybody's Responsibility" says Saraki
Press Release June 27, 2018 Plateau Killings: "Working Towards Peace is Everybody's Responsibility" says Saraki The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that working towards peace in ...

#IllegalMining: Kwara Assembly Urges Governor Ahmed to Constitute Mining C'ttee
Worried by the alarming rate of illegal mining activities in Kwara State, the State Government has been urged to as a matter of urgency constitute Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) in...

Growth of any Nation lies in the Quality of Youth - Kwara Speaker
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad ,says the prospect of any nation lies in the quality of her Youths. To this end, government at all levels must provide enabling environment for y...

Kwara Governor Swears in Special Advisers
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday, swore in nine Special Advisers with a charge on them to synergize with members of the State Executive Council and establish good working relationship with o...

Violence, pogrom and the world of refugees. By AHMED 'LATEEF
June 20 has been declared as World Refugee Day, and in the spirit of this, the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies of the University of Ilorin was a melting pot for academic, analysts and other stakeholders to reflect...

Kwara Assembly Passes 34 Bills,103 Motions in 3 years - Ali Ahmad
The eighth legislature of the Kwara State House of Assembly within the last three legislative sessions passed 34 bills, rejected 2 bills while 8 other bills are at various stages of legislative process. The Speak...

Kwara CP Decorates 134 Officers, Charges Them On Dedication
The Kwara State Police Command has decorated 134 officers and urged them to imbibe selflessness and dedication in the discharge of their duties. The Kwara Commissioner of Police, Aminu Saleh, said on Tuesday in I...

Kwara police worries over youths involvement in drugs
Kwara state police command has expressed worry over the alarming increase in the number of teenagers involved in illicit drug use, unprovoked attacks, cultism and armed robbery in the state, particularly, in Ilorin ...

Police Arrest 12 For Murder, Other Crimes In Kwara
Independent Newspapers Nigeria Police in Kwara state on Tuesday paraded 12 suspected criminals arrested over cases of murder, armed robbery and illegal possession of firearms. The police said the crimes w...

2018-06-26

APC Convention:Kwara Speaker Rejoices With Bolaji Abdullahi...Charges New NWC On Cohesion In The Party
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly,Dr. Ali Ahmad, has described the re- emergence of Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi as the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as a reward f...

MY ADDRESS ON THE RESUMPTION OF PLENARY AND OCCASION OF THE 3RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE 8TH LEGISLATURE IN KWARA STATE ON TUESDAY, 26TH JUNE, 2018 Hon. Colleagues, I heartily welcome you to the resumption of the...

How Prof Yusuf emerged UITH CMD
...all the intrigues Vows to make hospital Africa's medical destination President Muhammadu Buhari last Tuesday approved the appointment of Prof. Abdullahi Dasilva Yusuf as the new Chief Medical Direct...

Saraki Water Intervention: Work begins on repair of 50 boreholes in Kwara
The second phase of Dr Bukola Saraki's Water Intervention Scheme has commenced across Kwara Central Senatorial District of with a target to fix over 50 boreholes. The Chairman, Committee on Boreholes Repair of th...

How Kwara Govt was swindled of N227m, by witness
Funmilola Adejulu, a prosecution witness, on Monday told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos how Mohammed Gobir and his company, Mondial Defence Systems Limited, allegedly stole N227 million from the Kwara State government....