2015-06-27

Kwara Assembly constitutes Special Standing Committees
The Kwara State House of Assembly yesterday constituted four Special Committees and ten Standing Committees for the House. The Speaker, Dr Ali Ahmad who made the announcement, said the constitution of the committees w...

OPINION: Is Buhari Confused While Saraki Rampages And Jonathan Boys Go Insane? By Frisky Larr
What is truly going through the mind of President Buhari at the present moment has become a task for fortunetellers and tea leaves readers. In these early days of his Presidency, he reminds me very much of former Presi...

Saraki appoints Okocha, Omisore as Media Aides
Senate President Bukola Saraki yesterday approved the appointment of Mr. Chuks Okocha, Thisday Politics Editor in Abuja and Environs and a former Regional Editor in the Niger Delta as his Special Assistant on Print Med...

OPINION: Saraki Vs Tinubu Comparison: Why Overrate Bukola Saraki? By Solomon Tonye
I read an article on Nairaland that drew comparison between Senate President Bukola Saraki and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Being a pro-PDP commentator and a campaigner for Saraki's Senate Presidency, some may expect me to ...

APC NWC divided over sanction for Saraki, Dogara
The All Progressives Congress is undecided on how to handle the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakuubu Dogara, for disregarding its directive on the choice of ...

OPINION: Bukola Saraki, Posterity and the Similitude of Ajagungbale. By Yinka Salaam
It is only the politically naive that will be surprised by the event that rocked the ruling party, leading to the emergence of Bukola Saraki as the Senate President and bringing the almost comatose Peoples Democratic P...

OPINION: Buhari's First Mistake. By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju
I was away from Facebook for 72 hours. When I am away, it seem to me that events conspire to happen. I heard of the House of Reps brawl. I just watched it. It sure looks like we are back to the Chuba Okadigbo’s e...

N/Assembly crisis: How eight APC governors tried to muscle Saraki, Dogara
Eight  governors of the All Progressives Congress, APC were behind the showdown in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal. Worried by the crisis generated by the electio...

Kwara, 32 States Flout Drug Distribution Guidelines
Only three states -Jigawa, Niger and Ekiti - have established drug distribution centres and begun implementing guidelines set up by federal government to ease up chaos in drug distribution across the country, D...

Senate Principal Positions: "My hands were tied," Saraki tells APC
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has written the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, explaining that his “hands were tied” hence he could not accede to the request to appoint the party’s ...

Opinion: APC: A Ship With Many Captains By Buwa Meldrick Memeh
I had seen this coming, the rumble, tearing of shirts, clenching of fists, the exchange of jabs and blows which characterised the National Assembly session. An action-packed session which kept Nigerians glued to their ...

I'm Not Desperate for Super Eagles Recall - Aiyenugba
Bnei Yehuda goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, has seen his return to the Nigerian national team as achievable but insisted on given his best to his newly promoted Israeli team. Aiyenugba, who disclosed this while f...

Gov Ahmed vows to rid Kwara of illicit drug
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday expressed his readiness to rid the state of drug users and illicit trafficking in hard drugs. Ahmed made this known in Ilorin in a statement issued to mark this year's...

GROUP ADVOCATES LAW AGAINST UNRULY BEHAVIOUR OF LAWMAKERS
As the chaos in the House of Representatives draws widespread condemnation, a group, the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria (MMWG) has described the action of the lawmakers as reprehensible show of shame. T...

Taiwo Awoniyi: The New Bride of European Clubs
Most Nigerian that were hoping that 2015 would be the year the Flying Eagles will finally break the FIFA U20 World Cup jinx did not have to wait long to be disappointed as the Nigeria representative lost their first ga...

Kwara United officials escape death in auto crash
Coach of Kwara United, Tunde Abdulrahman and his assistant, Tunde Sanni, were involved in a serious accident on Friday morning, as they travelled to Oghara for a Nigeria Premier League match against Bayelsea United....

2015-06-26

OPINION: The ziggy called 'party supremacy' in favour of Bola Ahmed Tinubu. By Azeez Opeyemi Ahmed
During the race to the 2015 elections,I observed with keen interest the merger of political parties that formed the party;APC, many have forgotten the party was a combination of different political parties with diverse ...

NIPOST closes four illegal courier companies
The Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of NIPOST on Thursday announced the closure of four companies, allegedly operating courier services without licences in the country. Dr Simon Emeje, the Senior Assistan...

Accept Saraki, Dogara, Labour Party tells APC
The Labour Party (LP) yesterday condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the manner it is handling the leadership issue at the National Assembly. The crisis culminated in yesterday's disruption of proceeding...

Crisis: Group tasks APC leadership over Saraki
The Nigeria Voters Assembly (VOTAS) has tasked the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to handle with caution the on-going rumblings among its members in the National Assembly without compromising ...

400 register for Unilorin half marathon
Over 400 athletes from various institutions in Kwara State have so far registered to participate in the maiden edition of the University of Ilorin Marathon slated for October 20. Chairman of University of Ilo...

Senate Begins Move to Reduce its Allowances
In response to the recent outcry from Nigerians against perceived huge allowances being paid to federal legislators, the Senate Thursday began moves to reduce its earnings by constituting a committee to draw a roadmap ...

INEC: Jega, Oniyangi, 5 commissioners to retire next Tuesday
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, will bow out of the commission next week Tuesday with six national commissioners, following the expiration of their five-year t...

Kwara Shippers urge govt to establish Container Freight Station in Ilorin
The Nigerian Shippers' Council,Ilorin Area Office has urged the state Government to to establish Container Freight Station(CFS) in the state to support the Inland Container Depot(ICD) in Ibadan,Oyo State. The...

OPINION: Streamlining Ministries and reducing cost of Governance. By Yinka Alaya
The current situation of drastic reduction of Federal Allocations to states since the past administration had compelled some states to reduce the cost of governance, thereby, streamlining ministries and appointments of...

Press Release: Senate's recess and matters arising
The adjournment of Senate's plenary to July 21, 2015, was meant to give the Senate Ad-Hoc Committees on Legislative Agenda and Review of the Senate's Finances time to conclude their work and submit their reports. The t...

Open Letter to Senator Bukola Saraki. By Sola Salako
Dear Dr Bukola Saraki, I have restrained myself from commenting on the confusion that the NASS has suddenly become under your watch for many reasons, top of which was because I felt some conflict was normal in a pol...

2015-06-25

Saraki, Dogara, dare APC; reject party's choices of principal officers for Senate, House
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have yet again defied their party, the ruling All Progressives Congress, rejecting the APC's nominees for top leaders...

NASS Leadership Crisis: Buhari, APC Govs tell Saraki, others to respect party
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress governors have asked the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to accept the party's nominees for the remaining leadership positions in the Senate. They...

BREAKING: House of Reps sitting disrupted as members engage in free-for-all
The House of Representatives descended into full blown crisis Thursday as rancorous members disrupted its session and physically assaulted each other over the election of House principal officers. The House b...

Reps Probe U.S.$8 Billion Oil Swap Despite Row
The House of Representatives yesterday resolved to constitute an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged malpractices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) in the crude oil swap contracts involving five...

OPINION:The Equalisation Begins By Olawale Olaleye
Between Bola Tinubu and Bukola Saraki, there may be no end to the battle of wits and the brewing political enmity. From the 'University of Bourdilon, the Faculty of Jagaban, in the Department of Asiwaju', sit...

NASS Crisis: Saraki blocks moves to read APC's letter
The Senate on Wednesday rejected a move by some All Progressives Congress Senators to read the letter from the APC leadership recommending some senators to occupy specific principal officers of the senate. Gb...

NASS Crisis: Saraki Stops Move To Challenge His Election
The Senate President Bukola Saraki, Wednesday, blocked an attempt by a senator to question the legality of the June 9 elections of himself and the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. Mr. Saraki emerged t...

N/Assembly: N/central, S/east Reps reject APC's nominees
All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers from the North-Central and South-East zones yesterday rejected the nominees of the party into the vacant positions of the four principal officers in the House of Representative...

Public schools must be revitalized to restore more confidence - VC
Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University, Malete, Professor Abdulrasheed Na'Allah in this interview says there is need for the new government to make revitalization of public education the cornerstone of the change pr...

Jonathan left $32bn for Buhari - Ex- minister
mmediate past Minister/Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman has said that contrary to claim by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration met an empty treasury, f...

LMC reschedules Warri Wolves matches
The League Management Company (LMC) has rescheduled all the outstanding matches involving Warri Wolves Football Club, with the cracker against Shooting Stars fixed for Wednesday, July 15th at Lekan Salami Stadium in Ib...

Kwara gets new revenue agency, scraps bureau
A bill establishing the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS), an agency with the mandate to collect and manage revenue on behalf of the state government and local councils, has been signed into law by Governor ...

Assemblies should not be another ministry - Speaker
Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly Dr. Ali Ahmad yesterday called for the strengthening of legislatures across the country, saying that they should not be regarded as another ministry under the executive arm of g...

Afonja Dynasty Dissociates Self from Anti- Saraki
The People of Mogaji Are Community of Ilorin emirate, under the aegis of Afonja Descendants Union (ADU), have dissociated themselves from astatement credited to president of the association, Alhaji Abdulkarim Olola-Kas...

2015-06-24

KWSG Sets Up New nternal Revenue Service for IGR
A bill establishing the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KSIRS), which is authorized to collect and manage revenue on behalf of state government and local councils, has been signed into law by the State Governor, A...

FAAC: States, LGs Share N409.3bn For May
The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Anastasia Nwaobia, on Tuesday said that N409.3 billion was shared among the Federal, States and Local Governments, as revenue for May, 2015. Nwaobia said this...

Senate to review own budget, says Saraki
*Panel to fashion legislative agenda The Senate will reappraise its budget in line with economic realities, Senate President Bukola Saraki said yesterday. He said an ad-hoc committee would be set up to reapp...

National Assembly: Oyegun writes Saraki, Dogara on APC's position
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday wrote to Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara, stating the party's position on pr...

Opinion: Desperate House-Guys By Hannatu Musawa
To speak of a political revolution where power is given back to the people seemed illusionary. That was until the just concluded elections where an incumbent government was toppled in a peaceful civilian to civilian tr...

Press Release: Kwara APC suspends Gani Cook Olododo, 17 others
The leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has suspended a former Secretary to State Government, Alhaji AbdulGaniyu Saka Cook Olododo? from the party for the duration of one year. An APC memb...

APC group warns PDP against interference with party's affairs
A coalition of All Progressives Congress (APC) support groups have asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to steer clear of the affairs of the APC, saying Nigerians are watching their moves. A statement by ...

How ex-Rep emerged Kwara Speaker
The emergence of Ali Ahmad as speaker of the 8th Kwara Assembly is devoid of bickering and horse trading as was the case in other states of the federation. The process that resulted in the election of Ali Ahmad as th...

Kwara United star set for return
Kwara United star Adeshina Issa Gata is on track to return from injury ahead of schedule in the next five days, according to News24 sources in Ilorin. Kwara United chiefs had feared that Gata's knee injury, w...

'APC ill-equipped for governance'
* President offering excuses, says PDP * 'Buhari is Nigeria's hope for progress' The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as "evasive, diversionary and preemptive, the present government's pil...

Buhari breaks fast with govs, northern monarchs
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday broke fast with state governors at the new Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governors in attendance include those of Imo, Anambra, Edo, Kebbi, Enugu, Akw...

Our Strategy to End Salary Crisis - Kwara ALGON
Chairman of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in Kwara State,Abdullateef Okandeji has said the 16 local governments in the state have adopted an "interim measure" to end the salary crisis in the coun...

NLC crisis will end soon - Yasin
Deputy President of the Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Alhaji Najim Yasin, yesterday said that the leadership crisis in the labour union would soon be a thing of the past. Yasin, who is ...

Three pupils drowned in Kwara community
Three male pupils of Ayaki Secondary School in Okerimi-Oro community, Irepodun local government area of Kwara State, have died inside a well. The names of the deceased are - Naijim Saka, Ismail Yusuf and Ojo ...

Kwara United's Abdulrahman gets three-match ultimatum
The management of Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kwara United has given its technical crew a three match ultimatum to shape up or be sanctioned. The coach Tunde Abdulrahman led technical cr...