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2016-06-27
I'm going into farming - Gov Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said he is prepared to go into big time farming to contribute to the economic growth of the state and ensure food security. Governor Ahmed who said this during an intera...
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has said he is prepared to go into big time farming to contribute to the economic growth of the state and ensure food security. Governor Ahmed who said this during an intera...
Presidency replies Saraki, says President Buhari is nobody's stooge
The Presidency has dismissed insinuation by Senate President Bukola Saraki that President Muhammadu Buhari was operating “a government within the government.’’ This is contained in a stateme...
The Presidency has dismissed insinuation by Senate President Bukola Saraki that President Muhammadu Buhari was operating “a government within the government.’’ This is contained in a stateme...
Alleged Forgery: I am ready to go to jail in defence of democracy - Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said he was ready to lose his freedom to entrench democracy and stabilise governance in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by him and issued on...
The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, said he was ready to lose his freedom to entrench democracy and stabilise governance in the country. This is contained in a statement signed by him and issued on...
Drama as Saraki, Ekweremadu, others plead not guilty to forgery charges
*Drama in the court As early as 8.30 am this morning, the court room and the entire court premises was crowded with sympathisers of the principal lawmakers. The presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu...
*Drama in the court As early as 8.30 am this morning, the court room and the entire court premises was crowded with sympathisers of the principal lawmakers. The presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu...
National Assembly's one year of dashed hope
ONE year into the four-year lifespan of the current National Assembly is enough time for Nigerians to make up their minds about what to expect from this present set of parliamentarians. The prospects so far have been a...
ONE year into the four-year lifespan of the current National Assembly is enough time for Nigerians to make up their minds about what to expect from this present set of parliamentarians. The prospects so far have been a...
Forgery trial: Court grants Saraki, Ekweremadu bail
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has granted Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ekweremadu, and two others bail in their trial over an alleged forgery. All four accused persons pleade...
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has granted Senate President, Bukola Saraki; his deputy, Ekweremadu, and two others bail in their trial over an alleged forgery. All four accused persons pleade...
'Blame religious leaders for corruption in Nigeria'
Professors of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Lanre Badmus and Hamzat Abdulraheem have blamed religious leaders for not discouraging corrupt public holders by allegedly accepting gifts from them. The duo told Th...
Professors of Islamic and Arabic Studies, Lanre Badmus and Hamzat Abdulraheem have blamed religious leaders for not discouraging corrupt public holders by allegedly accepting gifts from them. The duo told Th...
Karatu's 13th minute deflected shot earns ABS FC win
Luqman Karatu's 13th minute deflected shot was all ABS Football Club of Ilorin needed on Sunday to record a 1-0 win over visiting Julius Atete FC of Warri. The 2015/2016 Nigeria National League Match Day 5 fixture was...
Luqman Karatu's 13th minute deflected shot was all ABS Football Club of Ilorin needed on Sunday to record a 1-0 win over visiting Julius Atete FC of Warri. The 2015/2016 Nigeria National League Match Day 5 fixture was...
'Timely payment of workers' salaries necessary to sustain anti-graft crusade'
Immediate past vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu, has declared that the only way to sustain the efforts of the present administration on war against corruption is to ensure that workers ...
Immediate past vice president, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Issa Aremu, has declared that the only way to sustain the efforts of the present administration on war against corruption is to ensure that workers ...
Opinion: Workers please, not slaves. By Issa Aremu
Appreciation to Almighty Allah for keeping last Saturday, date (26th of June!), the Kwara State Council of National Union of Journalists (NUJ) had dedicated to the inaugural Annual Ramadan lecture in memory of my darli...
Appreciation to Almighty Allah for keeping last Saturday, date (26th of June!), the Kwara State Council of National Union of Journalists (NUJ) had dedicated to the inaugural Annual Ramadan lecture in memory of my darli...
2016-06-26
Elephants, Please Stop Fighting
Text of Daily Trust's EditorialThe planned charging to court tomorrow of Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki and three others for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules prior to last year’s Senate leade...
Text of Daily Trust's EditorialThe planned charging to court tomorrow of Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki and three others for alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Rules prior to last year’s Senate leade...
Kwara blames salary payment delay on BVN
The Kwara State Government has attributed the delay in the payment of some civil servants and pensioners’ salaries to the ongoing Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise in the state. The state also empha...
The Kwara State Government has attributed the delay in the payment of some civil servants and pensioners’ salaries to the ongoing Bank Verification Number (BVN) exercise in the state. The state also empha...
Group donates motorized borehole to Ilorin prison
Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association, IEYDA, has donated a motorized borehole to the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, in order to alleviate the age-long water scarcity confronting the community. The mo...
Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association, IEYDA, has donated a motorized borehole to the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, in order to alleviate the age-long water scarcity confronting the community. The mo...
Saraki, Ekweremadu's battle for survival
ANOTHER chapter of political drama and intrigues appear to have been opened with the decision of the federal government, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to drag Senate President, Buko...
ANOTHER chapter of political drama and intrigues appear to have been opened with the decision of the federal government, through the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to drag Senate President, Buko...
Senate forgery: We are not behind Saraki's woes, says Presidency
The Presidency on Saturday said it did not originate the legal battles currently before the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Ades...
The Presidency on Saturday said it did not originate the legal battles currently before the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Ades...
OPINION: The 'Original Sin' Of Saraki And Ekweremadu. By Mike Ozekhome
THE BACKGROUND I would ordinarily not have written on a subject that is subjudice, the “trial” of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, being before a court of law. Howeve...
THE BACKGROUND I would ordinarily not have written on a subject that is subjudice, the “trial” of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his Deputy, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, being before a court of law. Howeve...
Politics on the Cliff: Saraki, Ekweremadu go to court tomorrow
After the docking of the country's number three citizen and President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, for allegedly doctoring his asset declaration last September, the sight of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu in...
After the docking of the country's number three citizen and President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, for allegedly doctoring his asset declaration last September, the sight of his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu in...
We are Working Hard to End Salary Crises: KWSG Responds to IEDPU
The Kwara State Government says it is doing everything in its power to rectify the ongoing but regrettable salary crises in the state brought on by the huge drop in federal allocation to all tiers of government acros...
The Kwara State Government says it is doing everything in its power to rectify the ongoing but regrettable salary crises in the state brought on by the huge drop in federal allocation to all tiers of government acros...
Untold story of senate forgery scandal
The 8th Senate led by Senate President Bukola Saraki is enmeshed in a protracted crisis that has divided the chamber since inauguration on June 9, 2015. The two groups that fought hard to secure leadership of th...
The 8th Senate led by Senate President Bukola Saraki is enmeshed in a protracted crisis that has divided the chamber since inauguration on June 9, 2015. The two groups that fought hard to secure leadership of th...
Senate rules forgery: Ex-NASS, Clerk, others blame Deputy Clerk
Top officials of the National Assembly are already trading blames over the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Orders/Rules 2015 ahead of the expected arraignment of Senate President Bukola Saraki, his Deputy Chie...
Top officials of the National Assembly are already trading blames over the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Orders/Rules 2015 ahead of the expected arraignment of Senate President Bukola Saraki, his Deputy Chie...
Opinion: Immunity and pension. By Tunji Adegboyega
The steroids Saraki and Co. need to perform What many Nigerians are neophytes in the art of law making is evident in the way they have descended on our law- makers in the National Assembly in their desire to ...
The steroids Saraki and Co. need to perform What many Nigerians are neophytes in the art of law making is evident in the way they have descended on our law- makers in the National Assembly in their desire to ...
Offa Poly rector
A group, the Concerned Staff of Federal Polytechnic, Offa and another group at the Kwara State-based polytechnic led by the Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Offa Poly, Dr. Sola Ojeniyi, are at loggerhe...
A group, the Concerned Staff of Federal Polytechnic, Offa and another group at the Kwara State-based polytechnic led by the Chairman of Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, Offa Poly, Dr. Sola Ojeniyi, are at loggerhe...
Opinion: Apology to Kwara State government. By Sambo Muritala
With profound respect to my humble readers and the addressee, Sambo Muritala is my name and I announce my humble appearance for myself and on behalf of the helpless masses of Kwara state. My insensate writing these day...
With profound respect to my humble readers and the addressee, Sambo Muritala is my name and I announce my humble appearance for myself and on behalf of the helpless masses of Kwara state. My insensate writing these day...
Kwara police arrest suspected car thieves, okada rider
MEN of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested two unidentified suspected car thieves and a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider) at Asa Dam Road, Ilorin last week. The suspects were nabbed at about 5:45 pm while...
MEN of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested two unidentified suspected car thieves and a commercial motorcyclist (okada rider) at Asa Dam Road, Ilorin last week. The suspects were nabbed at about 5:45 pm while...
DSTV BASKETBALL: RIVERS HOOPERS BEAT KWARA FALCONS 59-57 IN THIRD PLACE FINAL
Rivers Hoopers on Saturday defeated Kwara Falcons 59-57 to win the third place final of the DSTV Basketball League Final 8 Play offs. The Port Harcourt-based outfit had lost failed to reach the finals after d...
Rivers Hoopers on Saturday defeated Kwara Falcons 59-57 to win the third place final of the DSTV Basketball League Final 8 Play offs. The Port Harcourt-based outfit had lost failed to reach the finals after d...
NULGE rejects distribution of June allocation in Kwara
The Kwara branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Saturday rejected the distribution of the June allocation to agencies and councils by the state government. A statement from Mr Afolabi ...
The Kwara branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) on Saturday rejected the distribution of the June allocation to agencies and councils by the state government. A statement from Mr Afolabi ...
2016-06-25
Yes, APC's promised change is slow - Kwara governor
You were elected governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress that came to power at the centre based on the change mantra. How will you assess the performance of this government in the last one year vis-a-...
You were elected governor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress that came to power at the centre based on the change mantra. How will you assess the performance of this government in the last one year vis-a-...
Immunity, life pension: Heavy knocks for senators
The poor masses of Nigeria who were expecting the fresh move by the members of the eighth National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution in such a way that would stimulate the economic and political development of t...
The poor masses of Nigeria who were expecting the fresh move by the members of the eighth National Assembly to review the 1999 Constitution in such a way that would stimulate the economic and political development of t...
Senate forgery: Lawmakers ready for showdown with Buhari
There are strong indications that the National Assembly is on the war path with President Muhammadu Buhari over the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for al...
There are strong indications that the National Assembly is on the war path with President Muhammadu Buhari over the prosecution of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, for al...
Why Police won't hire applicants with tattoos - CP
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Marafa, has said that applicants for the ongoing police recruitment who have tattoos were rejected to avoid hiring cultists into the Force. At an inspection of the recru...
The Niger State Commissioner of Police, Abubakar Marafa, has said that applicants for the ongoing police recruitment who have tattoos were rejected to avoid hiring cultists into the Force. At an inspection of the recru...
Britain exit from EU will have negative impact on Nigeria - Prof. Sesay
Prof. Amadu Sesay of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin on Friday said Britain's decision to leave the European Union would have negative consequences on Nigeria. ...
Prof. Amadu Sesay of the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin on Friday said Britain's decision to leave the European Union would have negative consequences on Nigeria. ...
Buhari not behind Saraki, Ekweremadu's travails - Presidency tells NASS
The Presidency has reacted to allegations emanating from the National Assembly that it was behind its travails, cautioning the Senate leadership not to rope it in matters that has already been clearly mapped out by the...
The Presidency has reacted to allegations emanating from the National Assembly that it was behind its travails, cautioning the Senate leadership not to rope it in matters that has already been clearly mapped out by the...
Kwara PDP Factional Chairmen Trade Words Over Party Funds
Two factional chairmen of Kwara PDP have been accusing each other of corruption and embezzlement of state funds. Since the last general election, the Kwara PDP has been engrossed in crisis as the two fac...
Two factional chairmen of Kwara PDP have been accusing each other of corruption and embezzlement of state funds. Since the last general election, the Kwara PDP has been engrossed in crisis as the two fac...
2016-06-24
We need bond to drive infrastructure in Kwara, says Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has bemoaned the state of the nation's economy especially the frequent reduction in the Federal Allocations to the states, promising however a robust system in Kwara that would ...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has bemoaned the state of the nation's economy especially the frequent reduction in the Federal Allocations to the states, promising however a robust system in Kwara that would ...
Opinion: Saraki, Ekweremmadu and Life Parasitism. By Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu
This month a year ago, Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu conspired with top clerks of the National Assembly and bastardized the senate rules of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Saraki and Ekweremmadu used the resultant ...
This month a year ago, Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu conspired with top clerks of the National Assembly and bastardized the senate rules of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Saraki and Ekweremmadu used the resultant ...
Olofa: Police assures of security as Offa awaits court judgment
The Kwara State Police Command has assured peace and security, before, during and after the much awaited Supreme Court judgment on the Olofa of Offa stool on July 1. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on We...
The Kwara State Police Command has assured peace and security, before, during and after the much awaited Supreme Court judgment on the Olofa of Offa stool on July 1. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on We...
Kwara NUJ holds late Hamudalat Aremu Ramadan lecture
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) would hold a Ramadan lecture in honour of the late wife of the foremost labour leader, Hamudalat Aremu. The event is a prelude to the series o...
The Kwara State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) would hold a Ramadan lecture in honour of the late wife of the foremost labour leader, Hamudalat Aremu. The event is a prelude to the series o...
Police recruitment: Proliferation of fake certificates worries Gov Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has expressed concern over the proliferation of fake certificates in the country. The governor who made the observation while playing host to a committee on police re...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has expressed concern over the proliferation of fake certificates in the country. The governor who made the observation while playing host to a committee on police re...
KWSG records 9.6 per cent increase in June allocation
Kwara State government says it recorded a 9.6 per cent increase in federal allocation for the month of June. The state got N1, 554, 650, 906.93 which is N136, 349, 914.54 higher than the N1.418billion it received in M...
Kwara State government says it recorded a 9.6 per cent increase in federal allocation for the month of June. The state got N1, 554, 650, 906.93 which is N136, 349, 914.54 higher than the N1.418billion it received in M...
Senate fears Saraki, Ekweremadu may get stringent bail conditions at trial on forgery case
The National Assembly has expressed fears over the possibility of the court imposing stringent bail conditions on Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu when they are arraig...
The National Assembly has expressed fears over the possibility of the court imposing stringent bail conditions on Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu when they are arraig...
Kwara averts bloody clash between farmers, herdsmen in Baruteen
Serious head on collision which would have resulted into bloody conflict between Fulani herdsmen and farmers at Bankubu (Okuta) in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State has been averted. Over time, th...
Serious head on collision which would have resulted into bloody conflict between Fulani herdsmen and farmers at Bankubu (Okuta) in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State has been averted. Over time, th...
Health Commissioners call for health reforms, financing
Lagos State Commissioner for Health Dr Jide Idris, and his Ogun and Kwara state's counterparts, Dr Babatunde Ipaye and Mr Abolaji Alege, have canvassed proper financing, capacity building and health reform to move the...
Lagos State Commissioner for Health Dr Jide Idris, and his Ogun and Kwara state's counterparts, Dr Babatunde Ipaye and Mr Abolaji Alege, have canvassed proper financing, capacity building and health reform to move the...
Ilorin Union lauds Kawu's appointment as NBC DG
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has described the appointment of Mallam Modibbo Ishaq Kawu as the Director- General of the National Broadcasting Commission as well deserved. The union...
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has described the appointment of Mallam Modibbo Ishaq Kawu as the Director- General of the National Broadcasting Commission as well deserved. The union...
Kwara concerned about unemployment - Deputy Governor
The Kwara State Government says it attaches great priority to addressing unemployment in the State. The State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira, stated this on Thurday in Ilorin while receiving the Director...
The Kwara State Government says it attaches great priority to addressing unemployment in the State. The State Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisira, stated this on Thurday in Ilorin while receiving the Director...
DStv Basketball: Customs, Kano Pillars, Kwara Falcons, Rivers Hoopers in semis
Nigeria Customs of Lagos Basketball have booked their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2016 DStv Basketball men's national finals after seeing off Niger Potters of Minna 57-51. Customs had beaten Plate...
Nigeria Customs of Lagos Basketball have booked their place in the semi-finals of the ongoing 2016 DStv Basketball men's national finals after seeing off Niger Potters of Minna 57-51. Customs had beaten Plate...
Kwara to conduct promotion exam for 1,400 civil servants
The Kwara State Government is set to conduct the 2016 promotion examination for civil servants, with 1,400 persons expected to participate. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the state's Civil Service Commission, I...
The Kwara State Government is set to conduct the 2016 promotion examination for civil servants, with 1,400 persons expected to participate. This was disclosed by the Chairman of the state's Civil Service Commission, I...
NSCDC parades two men who duped businesswoman of N700, 000 in Kwara
Two suspects involved in money doubling and fraud were Thursday paraded at the Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for attempting to defraud a woman to the tune of N700, 000. T...
Two suspects involved in money doubling and fraud were Thursday paraded at the Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for attempting to defraud a woman to the tune of N700, 000. T...
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