2016-12-12

COED Oro : KWHA charges KWSG on backlogs of salary
The Kwara State Government has been urged to off set the 12 months backlog of salary arrears owed workers of the state owned College of Education Oro. This is part of resolutions of the state House of Assembly afte...

NAKSS threatens showdown with Kwara Poly mgt
National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) national headquarters yesterday threatened a showdown with management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, demanding the immediate withdrawal of men of the Nigerian Army...

Vehicle Importation Ban: Kwara car dealers seek NASS intervention
The Kwara State chapter of Motor Dealers Association has called for intervention of the National Assembly over the ban on land importation of vehicles by the Federal Government. The President Muhammadu Buhari gov...

Saraki canvasses review of state procurement laws
By Ahmed 'Lateef The President of the Senate, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday advocated the amendment of procurement laws at the state level as a quick fix to the protracted economic downturn afflicting the cou...

Kwara Assembly passes 10 Bills into law, 80 Resolutions within 18 months
The Kwara State House of Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker Dr Ali Ahmad has passed 10 Bills into law, since its inauguration 18 months ago. The Chairman House Committee on Information, Social developm...

OPINION: Revivification of our lost identity #KwaraSouth Talks. By Titilope Tawakkaltu Anifowoshe
I am a lover of d social media, and I rarely post without using hashtags on Instagram. This evening I imputed the hashtag "Igbomina" on IG and what I discovered really got me saddened... ?? I found only 25 results for...

Youth scramble for Peace Corps jobs in Kwara
The growing scarcity of jobs for employable but unemployed army of youth has forced many Nigerians to opt for available opportunity at their disposal. In this report, AHMED 'LATEEF visited Kwara State command Headquarters...

2016-12-11

Kwara Assembly canvases financial autonomy for judiciary
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the State Governor Alhaji Abdul Fatah Ahmed to direct the state Commissioner for Finance and Accountant General to commence regular disbursement of all accounts, due to the judi...

FG Asked To Add Private Security Guards To Criminal Justice System
The Nigerian government has been asked to make registered Private Guards Company (PGC) part of the criminal justice system. A lecturer in the College Of Security Management of Nigeria Security And Civil Defence Corps...

Abdullahi: Back on the beat. By Julius Ogunro
Last week, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was elected the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a mini congress of the party which held in Abuja. That position had been vacant for about a year si...

Senator Ibrahim Empowers over 3000 People in Kwara
About 3,000 persons would benefit from the empowerment programme put in place by Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, who represents Kwara South Senatorial district of Kwara State. Through his foundation, Rafiu Ibrahim Bilal (RI...

Saraki Commiserates With Victims Of Adamawa Bomb Blast
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Saturday commiserated with victims of the twin bomb blast in Adamawa State. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, sai...

Pay our salary arrears, LG workers urge Kwara govt
Local government council workers in Kwara State have called on the state government to pay them their eight-months' outstanding salary arrears. The aggrieved workers spoke during a town hall meeting in Ilorin, the Kw...

2016-12-10

Eid il-Maulud: FG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, December 12 as public holiday to mark the Eid-El Maulud celebration. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Go...

KWSG: No Perm Sec Received Multiple Payments
The Kwara State Government has dismissed a media report by a newspaper that a Permanent Secretary was receiving multiple salaries in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Isiaka Gold who dismissed t...

2016-12-09

Students beg Gov Ahmed to settle bursary arrears
Students under the aegis of the National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS) yesterday appealed to the state government to pay their arrears of bursary allowances. They also asked the state gov...

Court remands fake military man for forgery
An Ilorin Magistrate Court on Thursday remanded a 27-year-old man, Amusa Olatunji, for allegedly forging a military identity card. The Prosecuting Police, Insp. Nasiru Yusuf, told the court that the accused, on Nov...

Share/Tsaragi: Kwara govt advocates permanent demarcation
The Kwara State Government has stressed the need for permanent demarcation of disputed areas to stem crisis relating to land in the State and in the Country. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed made the cal...

Group proposes 1% Kwara budget support for private sector
The Kwara Coalition of Business and Professional Associations has proposed that the state government should set aside one per cent of its annual budget to support the private sector. The Chairman, KWACOBPA, Chief H...

Kwara partners NDLEA on increasing rate of drug abuse
NATIONAL Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Kwara state government have agreed to combat increasing rate of drug abuse among youth in the state. Speaking with journalists during a one-day medical ...

KWHA urges KWSG to come up with a Clear Policy on the Relocation of Water Reservoir in GRA Ilorin
The Kwara State House of Assembly has deferred its approval on the construction of shops around Water Reservoir in G R A Ilorin till the state government comes up with a policy on the status of the Water Reservoir in the ...

Kwara: Cultist blames membership on hunger
A suspect, Salisu Imam, has blamed unemployment for his involvement in cult-related activities. He stated that he was lured into cultism by one of his unnamed friends, who, he said, told him that membership of a c...

SP's speech at Petroleum Industry Bill public hearing
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY, (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, AT THE ONE DAY PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY GOVERNANCE BILL (PIGB) 2016 ORGANISED BY THE SENAT...

Street Lights to Secure Lives and Property - KWSG
The Kwara State government says its decision to embark on the streetlight project is part of efforts to beef up surveillance and security of lives and property across the State as well as create thousands of direct and in...

Grassroots Football: Top European scouts to storm Nigeria for U-18 players next year
The President of Change The Game Projects (CTGP), Robinson Adakosa, has said that no fewer than 20 scouts from England, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and other top European countries will be in Nigeria in May, 2017 to sc...