2018-02-04

Pategi Kpada road to be completed in no distance time – Hon. Pategi
Hon. Aliyu Bahago Ahman Pategi, representing Edu, Moro and Pategi Federal constituency at the Green Chamber of National Assembly Abuja under on the platform of All Progressive Congress, today inspected the asphalt plant s...

London houses linked with Saraki listed for probe
Transparency International UK has listed two London houses suspected to be owned by Nigeria's Senate President, Bukola Saraki for investigation under Britain's new law, Unexplained Wealth Orders, which became effective fr...

Service year, period of sacrifice - NYSC DG
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Suleiman Zakare Kazaure has reminded corps members that the time of national service is a period of sacrifice. Brig Gen Kazaure asserted thi...

Caverton boss remembers mother, donates ultra-modern hall to university
The Summit University recently benefitted from the philanthropist gesture of the CEO of Caverton Helicopters, Mr. Remi Makanjuola, when he and his family unveiled an ultra-modern lecture theatre in memory of their mother ...

WE HAVE BUILT A STRONG PDP IN KWARA STATE
An address presented by Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the Kwara State Chairman of PDP on the occasion of a courtesy visit to the National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, at the National Secretariat of the Party on 31st da...

Keynote Address by Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, at the Georgetown Africa Business Conference 2018 (GTABC2018). Washington D.C., USA.
PROTOCOLS. A very good morning to you all. Let me start by thanking the organizers of the Georgetown Africa Business Conference for the opportunity to be part of this conversation, which I see as crucial to the soc...

Take Obasanjo's letter seriously, Baraje tells Buhari
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Kawu Baraje, on Saturday, urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to ignore the advice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, as contained in his recent special statement....

Plot to Impeach Saraki Will Boomerang, Says Baraje
A stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje on Saturday warned against an alleged plan by certain forces to impeach Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, saying any such move would su...

'After spending thousands of dollars to study medicine abroad, we are barred from practising in Nigeria'
Some Nigerians who studied medicine and dentistry abroad and returned home to practice say they have been left in a lurch: 473 of the 689 'baby doctors', representing the November 2017 batch, say they cannot operate becau...

APC more deadly than PDP - PRP
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has described the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) as a more deadly party than the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) PDP) it took power from. ?This is as the party noted that Nig...

No cattle colony bill in northern states' legislature
None of the 16 northern states, which allegedly volunteered to provide at least 50,000 hectares of land each for the establishment of cattle colonies, has begun legal process to seal the deal. The affected states i...

2018-02-03

Saraki Offsets WAEC Fees of 432 Students
The President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has paid the 2018 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination fees of a total of 432 indigent students in Kwara Central Senatorial District. The beneficia...

Certificate screening: Kwara civil servants send SOS to Govt, Ekiti
A group of Kwara State civil servants on Thursday sent a "Save Our Soul" (SOS) message to the state Government and authority of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti over verification of their certificates. ...

Solution to Fuel Crisis beyond FG , Says Ahman-Pategi
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Water Resources, Hon. Aliyu Ahman-Pategi, has hinted that, the protracted crisis in the downstream sub-sector of the nation's oil economy which led to the current fuel s...

REMARKS BY COMRADE ISSA AREMU, mni
REMARKS BY COMRADE ISSA AREMU, mni GENERAL SECRETARY, NATIONAL UNION OF TEXTILE, GARMENT & TAILORING WORKERS OF NIGERIA (NUTGTWN), NEC MEMBER, NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC) AND VICE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIALL GLOBAL UNION AT...

2019: Why Buhari should step down for Saraki - Primate Ayodele
Head and Spiritual Leader of INRI Spiritual and Evangelical Church, Oke Afa, Isolo, Lagos, Primate Elijah Babatunde Ayodele, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the advice of former President not to seek re-elect...

Kwara Central Senatorial Poll: Fresh trouble for Saraki as PDP candidate alleges fraud
...Asks court to okay trial of agent, INEC staff It is fresh trouble for the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, as the Federal High Court in Abuja has assumed jurisdiction over a suit alleging that result of the...

Midnight fire destroys property in Ilorin
A midnight fire wiped off property worth millions of naira including a block of rooms around the Odoota area of Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State on Thursday night. Saturday Tribune gathered that the affected bui...

2018-02-02

Cleric warn parents, guardians against negative utterances on children
A female cleric,Pastor Meg Akinsanya, an official of Women Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (WOWICAN) has warned parents and guardians against negative utterances on children. Akinsanya gave the warning on ...

Eze credits early goal for Kwara United win against Lobi Stars
The Harmony Warriors' netminder has applauded the team's effort in holding on to their early lead against the Pride of Benue Kwara United goalkeeper, Chidiebere Eze says their latest home win over Lobi Stars could be cre...

IPMAN strike worsens fuel scarcity in Kwara
The lingering fuel crisis took a turn for the worse in Kwara State yesterday as members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in the state enforced a close down of all their stations still ...

2018-02-01

Kwara domesticates Urban, Regional Planning law
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state has signed the state Urban and Regional Planning bill into law, thus domesticating the law and its practices. Under the new Law, stiffer penalties await culprits, while...

2019 Election: 'Desist from do-or-die politics'
Pastor John Kayode of Disciples Church, Taiwo, Ilorin, has cautioned politicians against win at all cost mentality as 2019 election draws near. Kayode gave the warning in Ilorin on Wednesday while speaking with n...

72 Kwara Communities Decry Deplorable Social Amenities
About 72 communities under the banner of Ebamiyo community in Ifelodun local government council of Kwara state have cried out to the state government to come to their aid over the deplorable condition of social amenities ...

Victorious UNILORIN debate team presents laurels to VC
Members of the Unilorin contingent that won the maiden Genesis Debate Tournament and the Tedder Hall Literacy Debate in Ghana have presented the trophy, cash prizes and plaque they won to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sulyma...

Kwara govt to engage 5000 youths in public works
The Kwara State Government will on Thursday, February 1 commence the engagement of the first batch of 1,210 beneficiaries of the World Bank assisted Public Work Fare (PWF) Component of the Youth Employment and Social Supp...

Kwara PDP apprehensive over Saraki's 'plan to return'
Some leaders of the PDP in Kwara State have expressed worry over alleged plan by Senate President Bukola Saraki to return to the party. They alleged that Saraki would soon dump the APC for the PDP and thereafter cont...