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2015-10-20
KWHA Approves N5bn Loan for KWSG
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the requests of the State Governor Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed to access N5bn Central Bank of Nigeria ECA-Secured Concessionary Loan from Sterling Bank PLC to finance development...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has approved the requests of the State Governor Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed to access N5bn Central Bank of Nigeria ECA-Secured Concessionary Loan from Sterling Bank PLC to finance development...
OPINION: Proliferation of Petrol Stations in Kwara State: What We Should Know. By M.S Hassan
Illegal filling stations is not a problem peculiar to Kwara state but the alarming rate at which these stations spring up in places lest expected is what is giving the government and people a huge concern. T...
Illegal filling stations is not a problem peculiar to Kwara state but the alarming rate at which these stations spring up in places lest expected is what is giving the government and people a huge concern. T...
KWHA Confirms Commissioner-Nominees
The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed ten names forwarded to it by the State Governor Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed as Commissioners in the state. The confirmation was preceded by thorough screening of nomin...
The Kwara State House of Assembly has confirmed ten names forwarded to it by the State Governor Alhaji AbdulFatah Ahmed as Commissioners in the state. The confirmation was preceded by thorough screening of nomin...
OPINION: Let the Truth Be Told. By Anifowoshe Titilope
The journey of two months has just ended. I can now sleep for more than three hours. I need not not shuttle every week. It all seems like a big relief but I am bewildered at the way my mind is heavier; even when my col...
The journey of two months has just ended. I can now sleep for more than three hours. I need not not shuttle every week. It all seems like a big relief but I am bewildered at the way my mind is heavier; even when my col...
129 Illegal Filling Stations Constructed in Kwara Will Be Dealt With - Kwara Speaker
The Kwara State House of Assembly says filling stations that were constructed in defiance of the Governor's directive will face the wrath of the law. The speaker Dr. Ali Ahmad gave this indication in Ilorin while d...
The Kwara State House of Assembly says filling stations that were constructed in defiance of the Governor's directive will face the wrath of the law. The speaker Dr. Ali Ahmad gave this indication in Ilorin while d...
OPINION: Saraki: 5 Things We Learned from Yesterday's Court of Appeal (Non)-Ruling. By Oluwaseyi David Tosin
On September 11, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) slammed the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, with a 13-count charge that is allegedly based on false asset declarations from 2003, when he contested for the...
On September 11, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) slammed the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, with a 13-count charge that is allegedly based on false asset declarations from 2003, when he contested for the...
Inside the N10billion assets Saraki declared as governor - Premium Times
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, currently facing corruption charges, was worth N10 billion (by current exchange rate) at the time he assumed office as governor of Kwara State in 2003. Whi...
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, currently facing corruption charges, was worth N10 billion (by current exchange rate) at the time he assumed office as governor of Kwara State in 2003. Whi...
Tribunal: Winners And Losers In The Senate
As the election petition tribunals round off their sittings across the country, JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH reports on the winners and losers in the Senate. As stipulated by the Electoral Act, election petition tribunal cas...
As the election petition tribunals round off their sittings across the country, JONATHAN NDA-ISAIAH reports on the winners and losers in the Senate. As stipulated by the Electoral Act, election petition tribunal cas...
Planned protest by ex-councillors mischievous - Kwara APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter says the planned protest by ex-councillors smarks of mischief. The party said Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed will only pay severance allowance to ex-council...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter says the planned protest by ex-councillors smarks of mischief. The party said Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed will only pay severance allowance to ex-council...
Confusion over Saraki's trial on Wednesday
WILL the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki commence as scheduled on Wednesday (tomorrow)? The answer to that question was lost in legal conundrum on Monday, barely 48 hours before Saraki is billed to ap...
WILL the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki commence as scheduled on Wednesday (tomorrow)? The answer to that question was lost in legal conundrum on Monday, barely 48 hours before Saraki is billed to ap...
MfBs boost economy with N185b savings
Microfinance institutions yesterday said they have boosted the national economy with about N185 billion savings. They said they had rescued no fewer than 100,000 Nigerians from poverty through linkage to finances, s...
Microfinance institutions yesterday said they have boosted the national economy with about N185 billion savings. They said they had rescued no fewer than 100,000 Nigerians from poverty through linkage to finances, s...
Mobile Money Transaction Value Hits N815b - CBN
The total volume of transactions executed through the mobile payment system had grown to N815.64 billion by September 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. The amount represents an increase of abo...
The total volume of transactions executed through the mobile payment system had grown to N815.64 billion by September 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said. The amount represents an increase of abo...
NYSC sacks 11 staff, promotes 914
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sacked 11 of its staff for various offences bordering on sharp practises while 914 senior cadre personnel were promoted. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier Genera...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sacked 11 of its staff for various offences bordering on sharp practises while 914 senior cadre personnel were promoted. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier Genera...
NDIC Extends Deposit Coverage To Mobile Money Subscribers
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Monday said it had extended maximum deposit insurance coverage of N500,000 to individual subscribers under the mobile payment system in the country. D...
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) on Monday said it had extended maximum deposit insurance coverage of N500,000 to individual subscribers under the mobile payment system in the country. D...
2015-10-19
Controversy as appeal court fails to deliver judgment on Saraki's Code of Conduct trial
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Monday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, challenging the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to try him over false...
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, on Monday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, challenging the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to try him over false...
Saraki: Appeal Court Allegedly Pressured by North-West Gov, Presidency to Delay Judgement
Information has emerged that the Presidency, some powerful forces from the North -West and All Progressive Congress (APC) were behind the unexpected postponement of judgement in the appeal filed by the Senate Preside...
Information has emerged that the Presidency, some powerful forces from the North -West and All Progressive Congress (APC) were behind the unexpected postponement of judgement in the appeal filed by the Senate Preside...
Updated: Saraki vs CCT: Judgement Adjourned Indefinitely
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki's appeal against the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Bureau has been adjourned indefinitely at the Appeal Court in Abuja. The Registrar of the Court of Appeal, who made the anno...
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki's appeal against the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Bureau has been adjourned indefinitely at the Appeal Court in Abuja. The Registrar of the Court of Appeal, who made the anno...
Press Release: PDP sponsoring ex-councillors against Kwara Govt - APC
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has said Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed will pay severance allowance to ex-councillors in the state when the government is financially buoyant to fund such obligation. ...
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has said Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed will pay severance allowance to ex-councillors in the state when the government is financially buoyant to fund such obligation. ...
Plot To Quash Saraki's Code Of Conduct Trial At The Court of Appeal
The justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja have concluded plans to order a stop to the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, two judicial sources have told SaharaReporters. One of t...
The justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja have concluded plans to order a stop to the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, two judicial sources have told SaharaReporters. One of t...
Opinion: FRSC And The Change Mantra
The Buhari phenomenon which has become the parlance in our national discourse is no doubt catching up with everyone in the saddle at all federal establishments across Nigeria. The new order is anchored on strict compli...
The Buhari phenomenon which has become the parlance in our national discourse is no doubt catching up with everyone in the saddle at all federal establishments across Nigeria. The new order is anchored on strict compli...
Regular sex, exercise, minimise BPH - Pharmacist
A Pharmacist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mr Lanre Alege on Sunday called for lifestyle changes to minimise the risk of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH). Alege made the call in a lec...
A Pharmacist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Mr Lanre Alege on Sunday called for lifestyle changes to minimise the risk of Benign Prostate Hyperplasia (BPH). Alege made the call in a lec...
Interview: No link between change mantra and ministerial list – NLC former chair
What is your take on Buhari's proposed ministers? The process of selecting the ministerial nominees took some time and that kept Nigerians guessing, as well as gave them high hopes and expectations. Such proc...
What is your take on Buhari's proposed ministers? The process of selecting the ministerial nominees took some time and that kept Nigerians guessing, as well as gave them high hopes and expectations. Such proc...
Alimi Mosque, Dan Fodio tomb slated for World Islamic Heritage Sites
The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM),Malam Yusuf Usman, said five sites in Nigeria were recently submitted to the World Islamic Heritage Committee for recognition. Accor...
The Director-General, National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM),Malam Yusuf Usman, said five sites in Nigeria were recently submitted to the World Islamic Heritage Committee for recognition. Accor...
Kwara Poly Students Partner School Administration
Students Union Government of Kwara state Polytechnic directly executes some projects to ease the suffering of students Unlike some of their counterparts in other tertiary institutions in Nigeria, it is commen...
Students Union Government of Kwara state Polytechnic directly executes some projects to ease the suffering of students Unlike some of their counterparts in other tertiary institutions in Nigeria, it is commen...
Kwara ex-Councillors lament unpaid severance allowance, threaten protest
Ex-Councillors from the 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara on Sunday urged Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed to redeem his promise to pay their severance allowance totalling N2.5 billion. The ex-councillors, under the ae...
Ex-Councillors from the 16 Local Government Areas in Kwara on Sunday urged Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed to redeem his promise to pay their severance allowance totalling N2.5 billion. The ex-councillors, under the ae...
2015-10-18
Saraki seeks stronger ties for Senate Leadership
Senate President Bukola Saraki has made moves to strengthen his base of support at the upper legislative leadership with overtures to the bloc that has expressed reservations with the style of his emergence during last...
Senate President Bukola Saraki has made moves to strengthen his base of support at the upper legislative leadership with overtures to the bloc that has expressed reservations with the style of his emergence during last...
'Postponement of ministerial screening ploy to delay Saraki's trial'
The Network for Justice, a civil society organization, has condemned the postponement of the ministerial screening by the Senate, saying the act smacks of political mischief designed to delay the trial of Senate Presid...
The Network for Justice, a civil society organization, has condemned the postponement of the ministerial screening by the Senate, saying the act smacks of political mischief designed to delay the trial of Senate Presid...
APC: Saraki, Tinubu's unending supremacy battle
The rift between the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has continued unabated. BAYO AKINLOYE writes about the consequences of...
The rift between the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has continued unabated. BAYO AKINLOYE writes about the consequences of...
Ajase-Ipo/Offa Road: Lawmakers take AGF, contractor to court over road abandonment
Two prominent indigenes of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Hon Hassan Oyeleke and Prince Saheed Popoola have instituted legal action against the Attorney General of the Federation and a construction com...
Two prominent indigenes of Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Hon Hassan Oyeleke and Prince Saheed Popoola have instituted legal action against the Attorney General of the Federation and a construction com...
INTERVIEW: Cabal Behind Saraki's Travails - Sen Egye
Sen. Salihi Egye represents Nasarawa South senatorial district in the Senate. In this interview with Ruth Choji, Egye, an architect, states that there is a cabal that does not want to see the present leadership of the Sen...
Sen. Salihi Egye represents Nasarawa South senatorial district in the Senate. In this interview with Ruth Choji, Egye, an architect, states that there is a cabal that does not want to see the present leadership of the Sen...
Saraki vs CCT: We've enough evidence against Saraki - FG; Appeal court to deliver judgement Monday
THE Federal Government, yesterday, told the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja that it has garnered sufficient evidence to establish that the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, as a public officer, acquir...
THE Federal Government, yesterday, told the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja that it has garnered sufficient evidence to establish that the Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, as a public officer, acquir...
OPINION: Screening: If Saraki can preside, Amaechi should pass. By Alfred Omolewa
The orchestrated delay by the Senate to confirm the ministerial nomination of Rotimi Amaechi is a brazen display of what happens when open and honest process is brushed aside so that the wiles of backroom and vengeful ...
The orchestrated delay by the Senate to confirm the ministerial nomination of Rotimi Amaechi is a brazen display of what happens when open and honest process is brushed aside so that the wiles of backroom and vengeful ...
Foundation provides free treatment to 400 people in Ilorin
No fewer than 400 people have benefited from the Waziri Sulu-Gambari Foundation, WSGF, free medical treatment aimed at improving the well-being of the less privileged in Kwara State. The foundation further promised...
No fewer than 400 people have benefited from the Waziri Sulu-Gambari Foundation, WSGF, free medical treatment aimed at improving the well-being of the less privileged in Kwara State. The foundation further promised...
Lawyer donates items worth N.5m to hospital, prison in Ilorin
An Ilorin based Legal Practitioner, Mrs Bola Adimula, on Saturday donated items worth N500, 000 to Children Specialist Hospital, Ilorin and Ilorin prison to mark her 20th anniversary of legal practice. Adimu...
An Ilorin based Legal Practitioner, Mrs Bola Adimula, on Saturday donated items worth N500, 000 to Children Specialist Hospital, Ilorin and Ilorin prison to mark her 20th anniversary of legal practice. Adimu...
Babalola empowers Kwara indigent students
In the last five years or so,twice,Engineer Sunday Adebayo Babalola, a native of Omu-Aran in Irepodun local government area of Kwara, had vigorously contested to govern the state and twice he lost. But as the...
In the last five years or so,twice,Engineer Sunday Adebayo Babalola, a native of Omu-Aran in Irepodun local government area of Kwara, had vigorously contested to govern the state and twice he lost. But as the...
Appraising Kwara's New Revenue Model
Like every other states of the federation, Kwara State is also having its fair share of the slide in revenue accruing to it on a monthly basis. It will be noted here that, the monthly federal allocation that comes to ...
Like every other states of the federation, Kwara State is also having its fair share of the slide in revenue accruing to it on a monthly basis. It will be noted here that, the monthly federal allocation that comes to ...
'Four-Way Test strategy would have transformed Kwara' - Omotosho
Dr. Mike Omotosho, a Harvard-trained program manager, in this interview, in Lokoja, spoke on issues bordering on healthcare management, Rotary International, where he is the Governor of District 9125 covering 23 stat...
Dr. Mike Omotosho, a Harvard-trained program manager, in this interview, in Lokoja, spoke on issues bordering on healthcare management, Rotary International, where he is the Governor of District 9125 covering 23 stat...
OPINION: Saraki Vs Tinubu: Venom of a Frustrated Godfather. By Jude Ndukwe
The well publicised denial of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, APC’s godfather, kingmaker and supremo, of having anything to do with a purported conspiracy between him and the president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki,...
The well publicised denial of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, APC’s godfather, kingmaker and supremo, of having anything to do with a purported conspiracy between him and the president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki,...
2015-10-17
OPINION: Between Saraki and Omoworare: Implementing Senate's E-parliament. By Kazeem Atanda
Recently, the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki officially inaugurated Senator Babajide Omoworare representing Osun East Senatorial District at the Upper Chambers of the Nati...
Recently, the Senate President and Chairman of the National Assembly, Senator Bukola Saraki officially inaugurated Senator Babajide Omoworare representing Osun East Senatorial District at the Upper Chambers of the Nati...
Behold! Ministers Who May Battle Their Govs
The apprehension that characterized the mood of the new ministerial nominees penultimate week, seem to have suddenly given way to hope, as about 18 out of the 36 cabinet hopefuls have so far been cleared for the ...
The apprehension that characterized the mood of the new ministerial nominees penultimate week, seem to have suddenly given way to hope, as about 18 out of the 36 cabinet hopefuls have so far been cleared for the ...
World Food Day: Stakeholders Call For More Investment In Agriculture
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called on the Federal Government to invest more in the sector for increased food production and direct access to food. They made the call in separate interviews wit...
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have called on the Federal Government to invest more in the sector for increased food production and direct access to food. They made the call in separate interviews wit...
What's new in Buhari's cabinet list of old names?
At last, the hen has finally come home to roost as President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, released 16 more ministerial nominees in addition to the 21 earlier released last week, thus putting to rest, the controversies ...
At last, the hen has finally come home to roost as President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, released 16 more ministerial nominees in addition to the 21 earlier released last week, thus putting to rest, the controversies ...
KWASU Is Making Strides In Space Engineering, Says Provost
A DISTINGUISHED space systems engineer and high level university administrator, has enjoined Nigerians to pay less attention to Detractors and learn more about the strides scientists and engineers In the country are ma...
A DISTINGUISHED space systems engineer and high level university administrator, has enjoined Nigerians to pay less attention to Detractors and learn more about the strides scientists and engineers In the country are ma...
Re: "Fulani herdsmen" as Nigeria's new Devil Term. By Farooq Kperogi
I received responses to last week's column that ranged from the sublime to the downright ridiculous, such as one commenter who said I was "tribalistic" (even though I'm not Fulani) and another who said I was looking fo...
I received responses to last week's column that ranged from the sublime to the downright ridiculous, such as one commenter who said I was "tribalistic" (even though I'm not Fulani) and another who said I was looking fo...
Rainstorm renders over 60 homeless in Kwara
Rainstorm, which lasted several hours on Friday night, has rendered over 60 families homeless and damaged property worth millions of naira in llorin East and Asa Local Government Areas of Kwara. The Special A...
Rainstorm, which lasted several hours on Friday night, has rendered over 60 families homeless and damaged property worth millions of naira in llorin East and Asa Local Government Areas of Kwara. The Special A...
Higher Institutions Declare Strike In Kwara
Staff of tertiary institutions in Kwara State have declared an indefinite strike following the non-payment of their six months salary arrears by the State Government. Addressing reporters after an emergency ...
Staff of tertiary institutions in Kwara State have declared an indefinite strike following the non-payment of their six months salary arrears by the State Government. Addressing reporters after an emergency ...
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