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2016-11-17
Ijakadi Festival: Lai Mohammed hails revival of centuries-old festival, promises support
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed the revival of the centuries-old ''Ijakadi Festival'' by the Offa Kingdom in Kwara State, assuring that the festival will be one of the beneficia...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hailed the revival of the centuries-old ''Ijakadi Festival'' by the Offa Kingdom in Kwara State, assuring that the festival will be one of the beneficia...
Kwara Assembly advocates widows welfare
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been charged to give priority attention to the plight of widows and the vulnerable by establishing Poverty Alleviation Office in the state. This is part of the resolutions of ...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been charged to give priority attention to the plight of widows and the vulnerable by establishing Poverty Alleviation Office in the state. This is part of the resolutions of ...
KWASU announces closure of registration after 2 months extension
Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has announced the closure of students’ registration for the 2016/2017 Academic Session. A statement signed by the Director, Office of the U...
Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has announced the closure of students’ registration for the 2016/2017 Academic Session. A statement signed by the Director, Office of the U...
KWHA To Establish Poverty Alleviation Office
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been charged to give priority attention to the plight of widows and the vulnerable by establishing Poverty Alleviation Office in the state. This is part of the resolutions of the...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has been charged to give priority attention to the plight of widows and the vulnerable by establishing Poverty Alleviation Office in the state. This is part of the resolutions of the...
Gov Ahmed presents revised supplementary budget to assembly
Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara on Wednesday presented a revised supplementary budget of N103.7 billion before the state House of Assembly for approval. The governor's request which was contained in a message to the...
Gov. AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara on Wednesday presented a revised supplementary budget of N103.7 billion before the state House of Assembly for approval. The governor's request which was contained in a message to the...
New Kwara LG boss pledges to prioritise staff welfare
Alhaji Kazeem Adekanye, the newly sworn-in Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman for Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has promised to make staff welfare his priority. Adekanye made the promise ...
Alhaji Kazeem Adekanye, the newly sworn-in Transition Implementation Committee (TIC) Chairman for Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has promised to make staff welfare his priority. Adekanye made the promise ...
$29.96bn loan: Don't join FG to ruin Nigeria, Fayose warns Saraki
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, not to join the Federal Government in ruining Nigeria by supporting President Muhammadu Buhari's request for $29.96bn foreign loan. ...
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, not to join the Federal Government in ruining Nigeria by supporting President Muhammadu Buhari's request for $29.96bn foreign loan. ...
Unilorin Lecturers Shun ASUU Strike
The academic activities at University of Ilorin, Kwara State, continued on Wednesday unhindered as the? lecturers of the institution under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) shunned the nationwide st...
The academic activities at University of Ilorin, Kwara State, continued on Wednesday unhindered as the? lecturers of the institution under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) shunned the nationwide st...
NSCDC investigates ritual killings in Kwara
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday said it was investigating cases of suspected ritual killings in the state. It is also making efforts to curb "pockets of vandalism ...
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday said it was investigating cases of suspected ritual killings in the state. It is also making efforts to curb "pockets of vandalism ...
NLC conducts free medical tests for Kwara workers
The Kwara Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced 10-day free medical tests targeting 4,000 workers in the state. Mr. Yekeen Agunbiade, the Chairman of NLC in Kwara, who disclosed this in Ilorin, ...
The Kwara Council of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday commenced 10-day free medical tests targeting 4,000 workers in the state. Mr. Yekeen Agunbiade, the Chairman of NLC in Kwara, who disclosed this in Ilorin, ...
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE CHAIRMAN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT CARE TAKER COMMITTEE HON ABDUL-HAMEED OLADIPUPO ALLI ( MR NIGERIA ) ON THE OCCASION OF CARETAKER COMMITTEE MEMBERS AT THE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT ON WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Courtesies I feel highly honoured and privileged welcoming you all to this important but unique occasion of the inauguration of the caretaker committee. As you are all aware that the new chairman of various l...
Courtesies I feel highly honoured and privileged welcoming you all to this important but unique occasion of the inauguration of the caretaker committee. As you are all aware that the new chairman of various l...
2016-11-16
Four years after: Oloye, the icon, lives on
Despite his demise four years ago, good memories of the strong man of Kwara politics, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, resonated on Monday as eminent Nigerians converged on Ilorin to heap tributes on the late political king-ma...
Despite his demise four years ago, good memories of the strong man of Kwara politics, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, resonated on Monday as eminent Nigerians converged on Ilorin to heap tributes on the late political king-ma...
Court strikes out suit challenging Saraki's trial at CCT
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit challenging the propriety of the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Gabriel Kolawole struck out the...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit challenging the propriety of the trial of Senate President, Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Justice Gabriel Kolawole struck out the...
Ex-Sultan Dasuki buried, Buhari, Saraki, ACF mourn
The remains of the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, who died on Monday at the Nigeria-Turkish hospital, Abuja, after a protracted illness, have been buried. Dasuki, whose death was confi...
The remains of the late Sultan Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan of Sokoto, who died on Monday at the Nigeria-Turkish hospital, Abuja, after a protracted illness, have been buried. Dasuki, whose death was confi...
Recession - Passengers Resort to Trekking
Commercial transport workers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have lamented low patronage by passengers in the metropolis, claiming that commuters now resort to trekking to their various destinations. PREMIUM TI...
Commercial transport workers in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have lamented low patronage by passengers in the metropolis, claiming that commuters now resort to trekking to their various destinations. PREMIUM TI...
Toyin Saraki Commends the Kwara State Governor Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments
The Wife of the Senate President and immediate past First Lady of Kwara State, Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments into political an...
The Wife of the Senate President and immediate past First Lady of Kwara State, Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Toyin Saraki has commended Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Achieving 35% Affirmative Appointments into political an...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI (DR) ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE TRANSITION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES (TIC) IN KWARA STATE, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI (DR) ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE TRANSITION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES (TIC) IN KWARA STATE, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 ...
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI (DR) ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE, AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE TRANSITION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEES (TIC) IN KWARA STATE, ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 ...
Kwara PDP faction accuses police of bias
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State loyal to the Ahmed Ma'karfi faction of the party have rejected a proposal by the state Police Command asking them to vacate the party's secretariat located at A...
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State loyal to the Ahmed Ma'karfi faction of the party have rejected a proposal by the state Police Command asking them to vacate the party's secretariat located at A...
Makarfi faction stays put in Kwara PDP secretariat
The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, loyal to senator Ahmed Makarfi's faction of the party, have rejected proposal made by police in the state, asking them to vacate the party's secretariat as...
The members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, loyal to senator Ahmed Makarfi's faction of the party, have rejected proposal made by police in the state, asking them to vacate the party's secretariat as...
Ilorin residents commend exam body for scratch cards replacement
JAMB Board undergoing changes to suit demands of educational sector Some of them said it would save parents and guardians the cost of purchasing scratch cards. Residents of Ilorin in Kwara have commended the manage...
JAMB Board undergoing changes to suit demands of educational sector Some of them said it would save parents and guardians the cost of purchasing scratch cards. Residents of Ilorin in Kwara have commended the manage...
Kwara Poly Student wins Fidelity Bank promo
A student of Metallurgical Engineering Department of Institute of Technology, Kwara Polythecnic, Mr. Seteolu Olakunle, has won N500,000 under Fidelity Bank Entrepreneur Saving Scheme. Presenting the winner to the ...
A student of Metallurgical Engineering Department of Institute of Technology, Kwara Polythecnic, Mr. Seteolu Olakunle, has won N500,000 under Fidelity Bank Entrepreneur Saving Scheme. Presenting the winner to the ...
Gov Ahmed Directs New LG Chiefs to Clear Salary and Pension Arrears
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has charged the Transition Implementation Committees (TICs) in the 16 local councils in the state to pay the backlog of salaries and pension owed as soon as possible. The governor...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has charged the Transition Implementation Committees (TICs) in the 16 local councils in the state to pay the backlog of salaries and pension owed as soon as possible. The governor...
2016-11-15
APC congratulates TIC chairpersons in Kwara.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has congratulated the newly appointed chairpersons of the Transition Implementation Councils (TIC) for the sixteen local government areas of Kwara State. In a state...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has congratulated the newly appointed chairpersons of the Transition Implementation Councils (TIC) for the sixteen local government areas of Kwara State. In a state...
Kwara PDP crisis: Party moves to suspend pioneer chairman, 14 others
The leadership crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party may soon worsen with the Akogun Oyedepo-led faction threatening to suspend errant members, who broke into the party's secretariat recen...
The leadership crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party may soon worsen with the Akogun Oyedepo-led faction threatening to suspend errant members, who broke into the party's secretariat recen...
ASUU strike commences Wednesday
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday said it will embark on a one week warning strike beginning tomorrow over failure by the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement and 2013 Memorandum of U...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) yesterday said it will embark on a one week warning strike beginning tomorrow over failure by the Federal Government to implement the 2009 agreement and 2013 Memorandum of U...
Summit University Commences Academic Programmes December
The newly licensed Summit University in Offa, Kwara state, owned by the Ansar-u-Deen Society of Nigeria will commence academic activities next month. Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Hussein Oloyede who ...
The newly licensed Summit University in Offa, Kwara state, owned by the Ansar-u-Deen Society of Nigeria will commence academic activities next month. Vice Chancellor of the university Professor Hussein Oloyede who ...
Onyali, ex-Olympians establish gymnastic centre in Offa
A former Queen of African track, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and ten other Olympics medalists have set up a gymnasium in Offa, Kwara state in a bid to revive the fortunes of athletics in Nigeria. The former athletes said th...
A former Queen of African track, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and ten other Olympics medalists have set up a gymnasium in Offa, Kwara state in a bid to revive the fortunes of athletics in Nigeria. The former athletes said th...
Recession an Opportunity to Diversify Economy - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says the current economic recession is a blessing in disguise because it provides Nigeria with the opportunity to take necessary decisions to diversify the economy, especially...
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says the current economic recession is a blessing in disguise because it provides Nigeria with the opportunity to take necessary decisions to diversify the economy, especially...
Press Release: Saraki Urges State Assemblies to Adopt Amended Procurement Law
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised State Houses of Assembly in the 36 states to adopt the recently amended Public Procurement Act and enact it in order to help local manufacturers in their respective...
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has advised State Houses of Assembly in the 36 states to adopt the recently amended Public Procurement Act and enact it in order to help local manufacturers in their respective...
Kwara Police Boss Warns Against Human Rights Abuse
Kwara Police Boss Warns Against Human Rights AbuseThe Kwara state Commissioner of Police, Olushola Amore, has warned Police operatives against tampering with fundamental human rights of suspects in their custody especiall...
Kwara Police Boss Warns Against Human Rights AbuseThe Kwara state Commissioner of Police, Olushola Amore, has warned Police operatives against tampering with fundamental human rights of suspects in their custody especiall...
Bank re-opens branch in Omu-Aran after three years
First Bank of Nigeria Plc, which closed its branch in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara since May, 2013, is set to re-start operations there. Mr Festus Egbodofo, the Business Development Manager of the ba...
First Bank of Nigeria Plc, which closed its branch in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara since May, 2013, is set to re-start operations there. Mr Festus Egbodofo, the Business Development Manager of the ba...
Eminent Personalities Grace Olusola Saraki's Fourth Year Remembrance Prayer
Eminent personalities across the country monday stormed Ilorin, the Kwara State capital to be part of the fourth year remembrance prayer held in honour of the late political icon, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki. Late O...
Eminent personalities across the country monday stormed Ilorin, the Kwara State capital to be part of the fourth year remembrance prayer held in honour of the late political icon, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki. Late O...
Kwara Assembly makes case to reward outstanding students
The Kwara State Government has been urged to as a matter of necessity reward excellence in all endeavors to ensure improved performance. The State House of Assembly made the call recently in its resolutions followin...
The Kwara State Government has been urged to as a matter of necessity reward excellence in all endeavors to ensure improved performance. The State House of Assembly made the call recently in its resolutions followin...
Kwara: Connecting rural and urban centres through motorable roads
The decrepit condition of some roads within Ilorin metropolis elicited concern among motorists, other road users and residents of the city in recent time and ostensibly provoked certain belief in some quarters whether gov...
The decrepit condition of some roads within Ilorin metropolis elicited concern among motorists, other road users and residents of the city in recent time and ostensibly provoked certain belief in some quarters whether gov...
Olofa's throne: Keji's family is impostor- Alawe
By Ahmed 'Lateef Despite the recent Supreme Court's ruling laying to rest the claim of Keji family to the throne of Olofa of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, the war of word trailing the first clas...
By Ahmed 'Lateef Despite the recent Supreme Court's ruling laying to rest the claim of Keji family to the throne of Olofa of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, the war of word trailing the first clas...
Nigerian Peace Scholar Unveil 4-point strategy to resettle IDPs in Washington
Efforts to improve care and rehabilitate internally displaced persons in Nigeria took a new dimension as a Nigerian Peace Scholar, Lawyer and Consultant to Nigerian Senate Committee on Constitutional Review- Dr Biola Adim...
Efforts to improve care and rehabilitate internally displaced persons in Nigeria took a new dimension as a Nigerian Peace Scholar, Lawyer and Consultant to Nigerian Senate Committee on Constitutional Review- Dr Biola Adim...
Press Release: It is high time KWSG reduced cost of running government - JAACK
The Kwara State government will convince the electorates that she is on the side of the good citizens of the state, if she decides to reduce what it is expended on running government. The State Governor, Abdulfatah ...
The Kwara State government will convince the electorates that she is on the side of the good citizens of the state, if she decides to reduce what it is expended on running government. The State Governor, Abdulfatah ...
2016-11-14
Kwara Speaker congratulates Emir of Ilorin on 21st anniversary
The Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim SuluGambari as he marked his 21st year anniversary on the throne. In a congratulatory mes...
The Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has felicitated with the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim SuluGambari as he marked his 21st year anniversary on the throne. In a congratulatory mes...
Senate May Mandate Use Of 'Aso-Oke' As School Uniform - Saraki
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday said the Senate was considering ways of promoting "Aso-Oke" fabrics as material for school pupils uniforms. He said as parts of its "#BuyNiajaToGrowNaira" campaign',...
Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday said the Senate was considering ways of promoting "Aso-Oke" fabrics as material for school pupils uniforms. He said as parts of its "#BuyNiajaToGrowNaira" campaign',...
ABS Set to recall former players from NPFL Clubs
The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, has said it will retain 15 out of 33 registered players of club ahead of preparations for 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The ...
The management of Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Ilorin FC, has said it will retain 15 out of 33 registered players of club ahead of preparations for 2016/2017 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season. The ...
Kwara loses N2 billion revenue annually to business closure
The Kwara state Coalition of Business and Professional Association (KWACOBPA), an umbrella body of business owners in the state has said that about N2 billion is lost in revenue annually by the state government to closure...
The Kwara state Coalition of Business and Professional Association (KWACOBPA), an umbrella body of business owners in the state has said that about N2 billion is lost in revenue annually by the state government to closure...
Mixed reactions trail Kwara's N200m asphalt plant launch
The recent launch of the Kwara State-owned N200 million asphalt plant by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Ilorin, has been received by residents with mixed feelings. While some residents expressed optimism that the launc...
The recent launch of the Kwara State-owned N200 million asphalt plant by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed in Ilorin, has been received by residents with mixed feelings. While some residents expressed optimism that the launc...
Monarch tasks FG on national census
The Emir of Okuta in Kwara, Abubakar Idris, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to commence preparations for the 2018 National Census. Idris made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Okut...
The Emir of Okuta in Kwara, Abubakar Idris, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to commence preparations for the 2018 National Census. Idris made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Okut...
Saraki inaugurates empowerment scheme in Kwara
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara state formally inaugurated his novel youths empowerment programme. Saraki, under the scheme will provide 40,000 direct jobs for the youths in variou...
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, in Ilorin, Kwara state formally inaugurated his novel youths empowerment programme. Saraki, under the scheme will provide 40,000 direct jobs for the youths in variou...
Police Services Only a Short Distance from Kwara Residents - Commissioner
Kwara state commissioner of Police, Mr.Olusola Amore, said at the weekend that the state's police command under his leadership had made access to police services just a minute distance to residents. He said th...
Kwara state commissioner of Police, Mr.Olusola Amore, said at the weekend that the state's police command under his leadership had made access to police services just a minute distance to residents. He said th...
Kwara Speaker to deliver Professor Epiphany Azinge maiden birthday lecture
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad would on Monday delivered a paper titled "The Legislature in an Emerging Democracy Challenges and Prospects" at the maiden annual birthday lecture series orga...
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad would on Monday delivered a paper titled "The Legislature in an Emerging Democracy Challenges and Prospects" at the maiden annual birthday lecture series orga...
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