2016-07-09

Between Senate And Its Leadership, Who Is On Trial? By Andrew Oota
There are arguments and counter arguments regarding the on-going trial of the senate president, Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu. To some people, it is the senate that is on trial, while to others, it is the...

Olofa Stool: How Supreme Court Judgment Altered A Community's History
The July 1, 2016 judgment of the Supreme Court on the disputed Olofa stool in Kwara state has permanently altered the history of Offa community. In this report, ABDULLAHI OLESIN details the effect of the verdict on the...

IBEDC STAFF ELECTROCUTED IN ILORIN
A technical staff with the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in llorin was electrocuted on Thursday evening. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in llorin that the deceased, Abdul...

Kwara Governor commissions Natural Gas research centre
The commissioning of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited Engineering Research Centre, University of Ilorin. Governor of Kwara State, Abfulfatah Ahmed has commissioned the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited En...

Kwara collects N8.8bn IGR in six months
The Kwara State Government has collected about N8.8bn as Internally Generated Revenue between January and June. Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Dr. Muritala Awodun, said in Ilorin on...

Unpaid Salaries: Kwara Government Condemns SERAP's Threat
The Kwara State Government has condemned the inclusion of the state in a petition by SERAP to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged non-payment of salaries to workers. The Socio-Economic Rig...

2016-07-08

Saraki mourns Shinkafi, says he died when his experience was needed most
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that the death of Alhaji Umaru Ali Shinkafi came at a time when his experience, frank disposition, wise counsel and political sagacity were most needed by a nati...

80 special prosecutors to try Saraki's forgery case, others
*Sagay's anti-corruption panel trains 20 teams led by SANs The Federal Government has set up 20 teams of prosecutors, comprising 80 lawyers, who will handle a number of high profile criminal cases investiga...

Costs of bread up by 30% in Omu-Aran
Prices of all categories of bread have been reviewed upward by about 30 per cent in Omu-Aran, Kwara, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN investigation revealed that the noticeable increase, which caught most...

Engage More Competent, Experienced Hands to Manage Dwindling Economy - Professor Tells Buhari
Deputy chairman, Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives, Professor Mojeed Alabi, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to engage more competent and experienced hands to address the dwindling economic a...

Interview: Women Have Better Opportunities Under Buhari - Omolewa Ahmed
Mrs Omolewa Ahmed is the wife of Kwara State governor, AbdulFatah Ahmed. In this interview she speaks on children and her empowerment programme and commends government for the opportunities given to women. ...

Opposition party tasks Kwara govt on workers' plight
The PDP in Kwara has called on the state government to be responsive to the plight of workers, who are being owed salaries in the state. The party's Chairman in the state, Akogun Iyiola, made the call on Thur...

Investors plan cassava production factories in Kwara
Two American based investors, Ecotech-rab and Tranfeed Group along with their Nigerian partner, Satco Global Group will in the next 18 months establish cassava production and processing factories in Kwara State. ...

Theft of human parts at Kwara cemeteries on the rise
* ''skulls, torsos, arms most commonly stolen' * Christian, Muslim leaders condemn 'attack on graves' Cemeteries in Kwara State are no longer a resting place for the dead. They are now being regula...

Buhari's policies making life expensive - Kwara PDP Chair
What's your take on the policies of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government? I've always been of the view that the APC only shouted change as its mantra but up till now, we don't know where it's heading...

2016-07-07

Gbemi Saraki group organised ramadan lecture in memory of late Saraki
The forum for Senator Gbemisola Rukayat Saraki (GRS) Ilorin West Chapter has on Sunday organised a special ramadan lecture in memory of late Kwara political ICON, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki. In his opening r...

Join government in fighting corruption -IMAN charge religious leaders
The Islamic Missionaries' Association of Nigeria (IMAN) has called on religious leaders in the country to join hands with the government in sensitizing the citizens on the consequences of corrupt practices. I...

Iyiola Oyedepo: Separating Truth from Bitter Propaganda. By Abdulwahab Oba
A few days ago, an opinion piece written by Akogun Iyiola Oyedepo, the embattled Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State, entitled: "Governor Ahmed Fatah: The clock ticks", caught my eye. Coming in...

Gov. Ahmed Congratulates Olofa?
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has congratulated the Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamasi, Ewusoye II, on the affirmation of his emergence as the Olofa of Offa by the Supreme Court. Governor Ahmed in...

Kwara governor Ahmed sues for religious tolerance and peace at Eid-el-Fitri
Kwara state governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged the Muslim faithful to imbibe peace and tolerance during and after the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations. He also assured Kwarans that a brighter future awaits them and that t...

Ahmed, Saraki absent at Ilorin Eid Prayers
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara and Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki as well as top government functionaries were conspicuously absent at the Eid-el-Fitri prayers on Wednesday in Ilorin. The governor and Saraki were u...

Why I was absent at Eid-el-Fitr praying ground in Ilorin - Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday adduced reason for his absence at the Eid-el-Fitr praying ground in Florin, Kwara State for this year's end of Ramadan prayer. Saraki was ...

Suspected kidnapper nabbed in Ilorin
A suspected kidnapper was yesterday nabbed around Adewole area of Agbo Oba road in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The man, disguised as a mentally retarded person, A was attacked by a mob while he was making a phon...

Jebba: 1 dies as traditional leadership rivalry turns violent
Crisis broke out in Jebba, Moro local government area of Kwara State yesterday, over a traditional leadership crisis which claimed one life while three other persons were wounded by gunshots. The deceased was identifi...

2016-07-06

We are ready to host hitch-free Delegates Conference - Kwara SWAN Chair
The Chairman of Kwara Chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Abdulwaheed Bibire has assured Nigerians that the state is ready to host a hitch-free Triennial Delegates Conference of the association. ...

Eid-el-Fitr: Kwara Speaker congratulates Muslims
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ali Ahmad has congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan, ?urging them to celebrate modestly. In his Eid-el-Fitr message issued by his Media ...

Emir of Ilorin Counsel Muslims on the Lessons of Eid
The Emir of Ilorin and chairman Kwara State Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has enjoined Muslims to continue to exemplify the worthy life of Prophet Muhammad and extend such to adherents of the different...

Muslims celebrate Eid-Fitri peacefully in Ilorin
Muslims across the world on Wednesday observed two rakats, signifying the end of the thirty days Ramadan fast. A rakat involve...

Eid-el-Fitri: Saraki Urges Muslim faithful to Sustain Virtues Learnt in Ramadan
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has urged Muslim faithful in the country to sustain the values and virtues which the holy month of Ramadan taught them in their day-to-day relationship with God and fel...

Mild Drama As Many Miss Eid Prayer in Ilorin
A mild drama was played out at the Ilorin main eid praying ground on Wednesday as a large number of worshipers that came to observe eid el fitri prayer were shocked to learn that two-rakat prayers had been said befor...

OPINION: The Wisdom behind the Early Eid-il-Fitr Prayer in Ilorin Today. By Sheriff Olanrewaju
While heading to the Eid ground this morning, I was surprised to be informed that the prayer had already been completed; I had no option than to observe the Eid prayer at An-Nur Islamic College, Oloje Estate. Ibn Abayom...

Kwara Ministry of Sports fixes Sat. July 12 for quarterly Endurance Trek
The Kwara State Ministry of Sports and Youth Development, has fixed Sat., July 16, for its quarterly Endurance Trek among all the Public and Civil Servants in the state. The Commissioner in the ministry, Mr Kale Ay...