2018-05-19

APC: List of State Exco of the Saraki-Led Faction
1.) State Chairman - Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fulani 2.) State Deputy Chairman - Alhaji - Alh. Ahmed Shuaib Buranga 3.) Senatorial Chairman ( Kwara Central ) - Alhaji Jimoh Adeshina 4.) Senat...

APC: List of State Exco of the Lai Mohammed Led Faction
Alhaji Moshood Bolarinwa emerged the State Chairman of the faction loyal to the minister, while Malam Abdullahi Samari was elected as the Deputy Chairman. Others were Alhaji Abdulganiyu Saka (Secretary); Abegunde Go...

Saraki Tasks KWACCIMA On Rice Production,
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA), to take advantage of the state's competitive edge in rice production by se...

Police debunk report of bank robbery in Ilorin
The Nigerian Police on Friday denied reports that robbers invaded a bank in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. An Assistant Commissioner of Police and the head of Nigerian Police Public Complaint Rapid Response ...

Baraje pleas against shedding of innocent bloods before ,during and after Ramadan
Muslims across the globe have been charged to use this Ramadan period for spiritual rejuvenation by moving closer to Allah through their subjugation and seeking forgiveness. The Founder of Baraje Centre for Ara...

Ramadan: Kwara PDP guber aspirant tasks Muslims on prayers
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship hopeful in Kwara State, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has admonished Muslim faithful to pray fervently for sustenance of peace and tranquility in the state. He as...

Banks, shops closed in Ilorin over robbery scare
Banks, shops closed in Ilorin over robbery scare There was a robbery scare among residents of Ilorin metropolis, Kwara state early Friday morning as anxiety and apprehension over armed robbery attack in one of new gene...

APC crisis: Protect Lai Mohammed, Kwara youth group urges Buhari
KWARA Youths Legacy Forum has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Inspector General of Police ,IGP, Mr. Ibrahim Idris to investigate the ongoing controversy over eight youths, who were arrested in the st...

Press Statement : Kwara Cultists: Suspects Never Implicated Anybody in Their Statement, Says DPP
May 19, 2018 Press Statement Kwara Cultists: Suspects Never Implicated Anybody in Their Statement, Says DPP 1. The attention of the Kwara State Ministry of Justice has been drawn to a story pub...

2018-05-18

Invest in movies, don urges Muslims
A call has been made to Muslims to invest in the film industry as a way of projecting the beauty of Islam and countering the negative depiction of Muslims on the screen. This call was made by Associate Professo...

Assassins, cultists must be investigated - NFPI
Delta State-based Nigeria Female President Initiative, NFPI, has called on the Federal Government to leave no stone unturned in the investigation of the gang of assassins/cultists that has confessed to the killing of over...

PDP begins tour of 16 local government areas in Kwara
Executives and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state have begun the tour of the 16 local government areas in the state ahead of the 2019 general elections. The tour according to the Chair...

Kwara PDP Crisis Deepens over Guber Candidate
The leadership crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State deepened Thursday as the Prince Sunday Fagbemi faction of the party met in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, and resolved to pick the part...

Use Ramadan for spiritual cleansing, Kwara state governor tells Muslims
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has called on Muslim faithful in the state to use the occasion of the Ramadan fasting for spiritual rejuvenation. Ahmed, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr A...

Saraki vs IGP Idris: Kwara Reps accuse police of misleading Nigerians
The Kwara State caucus of the House of Representatives has accused the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of misleading Nigerians and playing politics with the recent controversy surrounding arrested crime susp...

I've no hand in the arrest of Kwara youth - Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has debunked the accusation that he orchestrated the recent arrest of some youth in Kwara South by the Police. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, th...

Saraki and I have no link with cultists, says Kwara gov
The Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday warned against politicising the case of some suspected cultists that were paraded by the police in the state on May 10. In a statement by his media aid...

Saraki Vs IGP: Kwara judiciary steps in, wants suspects returned to Ilorin
Saraki says Police IG Idris plotting to 'frame' him Police reply Saraki, warn him against jeopardising murder investigations Saraki Vs IGP Idris: Kwara police, Force HQ contradict each other on murder 'victims'...

2018-05-17

RE: STATEMENT BY SENATE PRESIDENT INTIMATING SENATORS OF PLOT AGAINST HIM BY IGP IBRAHIM K. IDRIS, NPM, mni
"The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been drawn to Press Statement credited to the Senate President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki, CON of PLOT AGAINST HIM BY IGP'. "The Ni...

Ramadan: Saraki urges Muslims to pray for peace, unity
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the country for another opportunity afforded by the commencement of the Ramadan which is aimed at strengthening their devotion to the Al...

Kwara Assembly confirms 19 commissioner nominees
The Kwara House of Assembly on Wednesday confirmed the appointment of 19 commissioners nominees sent to it by Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed. The nominees were confirmed after a screening which lasted for five hours. Speaker ...

2018-05-16

Saraki to meet Buhari over alleged plot by IGP to implicate him
The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki is set to meet President Muhammadu Buhari to relay to him an alleged plot by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to implicate him (Saraki). The Presiden...

Cultism: Kwara Govt Expresses Concern over Transfer of Suspects to Abuja
The Kwara State Government has expressed concern over the transfer of four suspected cultists, arrested in the state, by the state police command to Abuja. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Kwara State Minis...

Video: Police Want to Implicate Me - Saraki
VIDEO: Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, speaking about the alleged plot by the Police to implicate him using coerced cultists. ...

Don urges youths to eschew egocentrism, mediocrity
A senior lecturer at the Department of Mass Communication, University of Ilorin, Dr. Lambe Mustapha, has warned youths of the Emirate City of Ilorin against egocentrism, mediocrity and complacency, if they want a rapid ...

Kwara APC faction backs reconciliation talk, gives condition
Kwara APC faction backs reconciliation talk, gives condition A faction of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kwara state led by Honourable Olayemi Olabanji has said it supports any move taken to unite the warring c...

Kwara NUJ election holds, June
The Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State council will hold its election on June 17, 2018. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the Credentials Screening Comm...

Kwara Police parades killers of notorious cultist, Bayo Ajia
Two years after he was gruesomely murdered, the Kwara State Police command has arrested killers of cult kingpin, Bayo Ajia. A notorious cult member, Abolaji Safti Ojulari of Kankatu area allegedly confess...

2,000 Kwara Students Participate in Arabic Mock Exam
A total of 2,000 students in Kwara State have participated in the conduct of mock examinations for Arabic schools in the state. The examination was conducted in preparation for the 2018 Senior Secondary Certificate ...

Kwara Assembly Security Summit: Stakeholders Call For Immediate Take Off Of State Security Trust Fund Board
Kwara Assembly Security Summit: Stakeholders Call For Immediate Take Off Of State Security Trust Fund Board. Stakeholders have called for the immediate take off of Security Trust Fund Board in Kwara State to addr...

SPEECH DELIVERED BY RT. HON. DR ALI AHMAD, SPEAKER OF THE KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AT THE STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING ON THE KWARA STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND LAW 2012 HELD ON 15TH MAY 201
SPEECH DELIVERED BY RT. HON. DR ALI AHMAD, SPEAKER OF THE KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AT THE STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING ON THE KWARA STATE SECURITY TRUST FUND LAW 2012 HELD ON 15TH MAY 2018. Protocols. I am d...

FG, Kwara state partner to promote adolescent health issues
The Federal Government says it will partner with the Kwara state Government and other stakeholders to promote adolescents health issues in Nigeria. Mrs Justina Young, the Representative of the Federal Ministry ...

Kwara Govt. promotes 22 traditional rulers
Kwara Government has presented letters of appointment to 22 newly promoted third class traditional rulers in the state. Dr Ajibike Kabiti, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Af...

45 youths killed by cult members in Ilorin in 2 years - lEDPU President
The National President of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (lEDPU), Ambassador Sheikh Uthnan-AbdulAzeez, has confirmed that 45 youths from various families were murdered by some suspected cult members in I...

Sunday Akinmoladun unhappy despite Kwara United's away draw
After their 1-1 draw with the Ikon Allah Boys, the Harmony Warriors man feels sad his side failed to earn a win in Minna. Kwara United defender Sunday Akinmoladun was disappointed despite his team's secured a...