2016-11-25

Saraki congratulates Atiku at 70
The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Friday congratulated a former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on his attaining the age of 70 years. Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Medi...

NSCDC parades fake army officer, others in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested a 48-year-old man, Issa (surname withheld) for allegedly parading himself as an army officer to defraud job seekers. T...

We reject Infrastructure Levy Bill to avoid unnecessary unburden on Kwarans - KWHA
The Kwara State House of Assembly says members unanimously rejected executive bill titled "Kwara State Public Infrastructure Maintenance Support Levy" at the first reading stage to avoid unnecessary burden, on the people ...

TIC, blessing for Kwara APGA
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has said the postponement of the local government election was a blessing for the party. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed recently inaugurated the Tran...

NCC Disqualification: Blame yourself, not Saraki, Kinsmen replies ex-Kwara speaker
A former Deputy Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Prof. Yisa Gana has told former speaker of the House, Yissa Benjamin not to drag the Senate President and chairman of National Assembly, Dr Abubakar Saraki int...

Forex: Kwara manufacturer lauds FG effort on $660m disbursement
The Former Chairman of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Kwara and Kogi chapter, Princess Omolola Olubayo has lauded Federal Government for disbursement of $660.17 million to manufacturers, power and real sectors...

30 violence cases against women recorded monthly in Kwara - FIDA
...urges victims to speak up not die in silence 30 cases of violence is recorded daily in Kwara State, according to the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). The disclosure was made by the Chairperso...

Kwara PDP crisis: Oyedepo's action, antics of Sheriff faction - Kunle Sulyman
The pioneer chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Barrister Kunle Sulyman on Wednesday described the action of the embattled Iyiola Oyedepo as a frustrated reaction to the crisis adding that he (...

Why we're relocating fish farmers - KWSG
Kwara State Government has explained reason for the planned relocation of catfish farmers from Yidi road, to Asa River bank in Ilorin, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Goke Bamidele sa...

Human Capital Devt Dominates as Gov Ahmed Receives Summit University, NECO Officials
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised the management of the newly established Summit University, Offa owned by Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (ADS) to include the study of entrepreneurship in the cur...

Olosasa, 15 coordinators dump Gbemi, switch allegiance to Senate President
A prominent member of the Senator Gbemisola Ruqayat Saraki (GRS) group, Alhaji Toyin Olosasa has dumped the group and switched allegiance to the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Dr Bukola Saraki, Na...

Oke Kura 6: How they were killed - Official
The Kwara State Prisons Command has restated that its officials did not beat six inmates of Oke Kura Prison, Ilorin, to death as alleged in some quarters. The command's Public Relations Officer, Philip Adegbulugbe, c...

Oyo battle Kwara for Etisalat U15 School Cup final ticket
The boys from the Pace Setter state must negotiate their way past the Ilorin side to stand a chance to compete for the top prize. Oyo vs Kwara The race to the final of the Etisalat U15 School Cup starts on F...

Kwara shuts 132 illegal schools
The Kwara Government said on Thursday that it had closed 132 illegal private schools operating in the state. Hajia Zainab Bello, the Director of Quality Assurance in the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Deve...

2016-11-24

Equip Fire Service against possible fire outbreak, Kwara Assembly charges KWSG
The Kwara State government has been urged to equip the State Fire Service to make it respond promptly and effectively to fire outbreak in any part of the state . This is part of the resolutions of the State House...

Kwara to Build N500m Computer Village
Kwara State Government commitment's to the expansion of employment opportunities and entrepreneur development has received a boost with the groundbreaking of Harmony Hub (Computer Village) in Ilorin, the state capital by ...

2016/17 NPFL: ABS resumes full preparations, to camp in Kogi
Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC has resumed full preparations for the 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), season. The team's Director of Football, Alloy Chukwuemeka, while addressing the p...

Summit University VC tasks FG on TETFUND projects
The Vice Chancellor of Summit University,Offa in Kwara state,Professor Hussein Oloyede has urged the federal government to allow private universities in Nigeria to also benefit from TETFUND projects,as a way to help and e...

ASUU Will Not Surrender Its' Rights To Unilorin Management - Afolayan
Dr. Kayode Afolayan is the Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU,) that is aligned to the National body. Excerpts:Unilorin has two factions of ASUU, What is the situation? First of all...

FRSC in Kwara inaugurates 'ember months' campaign
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Kwara Sector Command, on Wednesday in Idofian, Kwara, inaugurated the 'ember months' road safety campaign. The Sector Commander of the commission, Mr Sunday Maku, made this know...

Group Urges Kwara Govt to Regulate Charges on Citizenship Collection
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association, (IEYDA), has appealed to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, to as a matter of leniency, regulate the charges attached to the collection of Certificate of O...

Kwara monarch lauds Unilorin's COBES programme
The monarch of Ganmo in Kwara, Alhaji Anafi Zubair, has lauded the University of Ilorin for its Faculty of Agriculture's Community Based Experience and Service (COBES) programme. Anafi gave this commendation in his p...

DPR suspends licences of 6 petrol stations in Kwara
The Department of Petroleum Resources had suspended the licences of six petrol stations in some border communities of Kwara due to smuggling activities. The state Controller of Operations, Philips Salvation, disclo...

Kwara, Enugu, FCT through to Etisalat School Cup Semis
School teams representing the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Enugu and Kwara states at the on-going National Finals of the season three of the Etisalat U-15 School Cup are through to the semi-finals of the age-grade co...

November Allocation: KWSG Gets N2.2bn, LGs get N1.66bn
Kwara Releases Details of November Allocation The Kwara State government has released federal allocation figures for the month of November, 2016. According to figures released on Wednesday by the State Commissioner for ...

Kwara Assembly tasks private industries on social responsibility
The Kwara State House of Assembly has directed appropriate Ministry to liaise with various Companies in the State with a view to defining their respective corporate social responsibility roles to enhance the wellbeing of ...

2016-11-23

Help, little Adeola needs N15m for liver transplant in India
In this report, AHMED 'LATEEF, writes on the deteriorating liver disease threatening the life of an infant, Adeola Amirah Agbaje, and defied all serial medical battles to restore her state of health from the home front un...

KWSG to Implement Check-in System for Workers
As part of continuous measures to eliminate ghost workers and ensure productivity, the Kwara State Government will implement Check-in System in the State. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed disclosed this w...

Video: Saraki's Interview with BBC
Video: Saraki's Interview with BBCpic.twitter.com/CDXYyLMm0V— Bukola Saraki (@bukolasaraki) ...

I Made Only 5% Of My Wealth In Politics - Saraki
Senate President Bukola Saraki has told the BBC Hausa service that he acquired only 5 per cent of his wealth when he entered into politics. Saraki, who is currently under investigation by the federal authorities over...

Saraki Urges Politicians to Empower Youths
Senate President Bukola Saraki has urged political leaders to empower towards the reduction of high unemployment rate in the country. Besides, Saraki the former governor of Kwara state urged the state government to...

INTERVIEW: How I amassed my wealth - Saraki
The president of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, has spoken of how he worked hard to acquire massive wealth, although he said he did not know his worth. Mr. Saraki told the Abuja editor of BBC Hausa servi...

Kwara Assembly calls for Oke-Kura Prison decongestion
The Kwara State House of Assembly has called on the state government to intervane in ensuring that Oke Kura Federal Medium Prison Yard is decongested to forestall attempted jail break and other unforseen circumstances....

7000 students to enjoy on-campus accommodation
The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Mr Emmanuel Obafemi, said more than 7,000 bed-spaces in the institution's hostels were available for occupation by fresh and returning students. Obafemi disclosed this on ...

Infrastructure upgrade to cost N200m at FGC Ilorin
The Federal Government is spending about N200 million on the upgrade of infrastructural facilities at the Federal Government College Ilorin, Kwara State, it was gathered. The government is tarring 10 kilometres of ro...

Happy Birthday to the speaking Speaker of the people's House - Adebayo Abdullahi
I humbly felicitate with the Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad, on the occasion of his birthday, 23rd November, 2016. Mr Speaker sir, your leadership of the legislative arm of the Kwara ...

2016-11-22

Sokoto State Government lauds Kwara Assembly support on educational devt
Sokoto State Government has commended the Kwara State House of Assembly for its efforts in making relevant laws that has continued to enhance and improve the state educational sector. The Sokoto State Team led by th...

Kwara Loses N437m monthly to 8,863 ghost workers.
Kwara State Personnel Database Development committee says it has uncovered a total of 8,863 suspected ghost personnel on the payroll of both the state and local governments. The alternate Chairman of the Committee, ...

NCC BOARD: Nurses Flay Senate's Rejection of Former Kwara State Speaker
Nurses under the aegis of University Graduates of Nursing Science Association, UGONSA, have issued a press statement in response to the 8th Senate's rejection of the nomination of former Speaker of Kwara State House of As...

Kwara LGs urged to establish libraries in council headquarters
Mustapha Akanbi Foundation, a non-government organisation, founded by the pioneer chairman of the ICPC, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has challenged local government areas in Kwara State to encourage reading and writing by est...

Kwara state government prepares for 2017 Budget
The Kwara State government says next year's budget will be prepared with hindsight knowledge of the current economic realities in the state and Nigeria as a whole. To this end, the proposals are to be well structur...

KWSG Extends Road Works
As the Kwara State Government continues to extend road repair and construction across the state, the ongoing reconstruction of Oko Bridge in Ifelodun local government area will be completed in the next fourteen days. ...

Kwara United Retain 22 Players For New NNL Season
Nigerian National League club Kwara United Football Club, have retained 22 players for the forthcoming season, Completesportsnigeria.com reports. The John Obuh-coached side retained three goalkeepers, five defende...

Minister orders investigation into reported killings in Kwara prisons
Nigeria's minister of interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau (Rtd) has ordered an investigation into the riot that took place at the Oke Kura Prison, Kwara state. The incident, which happened last Thursday, left s...

Rafiu Ibrahim Set for Grand Empowerment
Kwara South Senator, Dr. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim yesterday officially inaugurated a standing committee for his three in one (3 in 1) empowerment programme. The committee, which is chaired by Distinguished Senator Bisi...

Gov Ahmed Flags Off Harmony Hub Computer Village
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed will this morning flag off the construction of the Harmony Hub Computer Village on New Yidi Road, Ilorin. The Computer Village is Harmony Holdings Limited's third commerci...

INTERVIEW: Joint account not a limitation to LGs - Hakeem Lawal
Alhaji Hakeem Lawal was a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 general elections in Kwara State and son of late former Governor Muhammed Alabi Lawal. After series of attempts, AHMED 'LAT...

Minister Hails Soyinka On 30th Anniversary of Nobel Prize Conferment
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has saluted Prof. Wole Soyinka for inducting Nigeria into the Hall of Fame through his iconic literary works. Speaking at the Command Performance of on...

Constitutional Review: Kwara Speaker challenges APC
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress ( APC) has what it takes to ensure smooth and effective constitutional review. According to...

Medical practitioners urged to use social media for improved healthcare delivery
Medical practitioners in Nigeria have been called upon to take full advantage of social media to advance effective health care delivery services in the country. The Chief Executive Officer of Lifeount International...

Governor Ahmed Bars TIC Chairpersons from Making Appointments
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the new chairpersons of the Transition Implementation committees (TICs) to focus on the payment of salary arrears and increasing their Internally Generated Re...