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2015-04-26
Buhari Must Ensure Justice For All - Shaaba Lafiagi
He is not known to talk much, but each time he speaks, his words carry weight. Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi, opens up to RUTH CHOJI on politics of the Senate presidency as well as why...
He is not known to talk much, but each time he speaks, his words carry weight. Former governor of Kwara State, Senator Mohammed Shaaba Lafiagi, opens up to RUTH CHOJI on politics of the Senate presidency as well as why...
Bukola Saraki's Rising Profile
That Senator Bukola Saraki is one of the most influential politicians in Nigeria today is like stating the obvious. Or how else does one describe Saraki whose political might 'crashed' the Peoples' Democratic Party, (P...
That Senator Bukola Saraki is one of the most influential politicians in Nigeria today is like stating the obvious. Or how else does one describe Saraki whose political might 'crashed' the Peoples' Democratic Party, (P...
Inside story of power sharing stalemate in APC
The 2015 presidential election has been won and lost. While the loser and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is preparing to vacate the exalted seat of power at Aso Rock Villa c...
The 2015 presidential election has been won and lost. While the loser and incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is preparing to vacate the exalted seat of power at Aso Rock Villa c...
A Day at Ilorin's Ancient but Modern Mosque
If Ilorin, the Kwara State capital located in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, is widely known as a city of scholars and centre of Islamic erudition, the appellation did not just come about. It was a reputation th...
If Ilorin, the Kwara State capital located in the Middle Belt of Nigeria, is widely known as a city of scholars and centre of Islamic erudition, the appellation did not just come about. It was a reputation th...
Two feared killed as suspected drug peddlers, NDLEA clash in Ilorin
There was pandemonium in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, yesterday, when some officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement A gency (NDLEA) and suspected drug peddlers engaged in gun duel. Two persons were feare...
There was pandemonium in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, yesterday, when some officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement A gency (NDLEA) and suspected drug peddlers engaged in gun duel. Two persons were feare...
2015-04-25
Bororo Menace in Kwara State: An Open Letter to Gov Ahmed of Kwara State. By Olaitan Oyin Zubair
Your Excellency Sir, Undoubtely, it is to early to start bothering you with nasty issues like the one I am trying to xtray. This is shortly after your re- election exercise. However, I found alibi in doin...
Your Excellency Sir, Undoubtely, it is to early to start bothering you with nasty issues like the one I am trying to xtray. This is shortly after your re- election exercise. However, I found alibi in doin...
Hoodlums On Rampage,Raze Buildings In Ilorin
Hoodlums on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara state went on rampage disrupting the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the metropolis. The miscreants were said to have invaded two mobile courts sitting at different l...
Hoodlums on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara state went on rampage disrupting the monthly environmental sanitation exercise in the metropolis. The miscreants were said to have invaded two mobile courts sitting at different l...
3 feared dead as thugs go on rampage in Ilorin
At least three people are feared dead in an outburst of violence in Ilorin, as suspected hoodlums attacked residents of Agbarere and Ita-Ore. In the ensuing melee, many residential buildings we...
At least three people are feared dead in an outburst of violence in Ilorin, as suspected hoodlums attacked residents of Agbarere and Ita-Ore. In the ensuing melee, many residential buildings we...
Race begins for 2015 NLNG Prize
Every dog has his day, not the least, a scribbler. A writer's day may come either in form of snowballing audience, fat royalties or ratcheting acclaims. But, amid many woes buffeting the Nigerian book industry, nothin...
Every dog has his day, not the least, a scribbler. A writer's day may come either in form of snowballing audience, fat royalties or ratcheting acclaims. But, amid many woes buffeting the Nigerian book industry, nothin...
UNILORIN's law students rated best in Nigeria after bar exam
UNILORIN law students are the best in Nigeria according to the Council of Legal Education, based on their performance August 2014 Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. aw students of the Faculty ...
UNILORIN law students are the best in Nigeria according to the Council of Legal Education, based on their performance August 2014 Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. aw students of the Faculty ...
Ganaru eyes win in Ilorin with Miners
Head coach of Nasarawa United, Mohammed Baba Ganaru has expressed optimism that his wards would pick the maximum points at Kwara United. The Solid Miners will be guests of the Harmony Warriors in Sunday's Glo...
Head coach of Nasarawa United, Mohammed Baba Ganaru has expressed optimism that his wards would pick the maximum points at Kwara United. The Solid Miners will be guests of the Harmony Warriors in Sunday's Glo...
OPINION - Senate Presidency: Why Odds Favour Saraki. By Tayo Oyelowo
Just like it was the case with the presidency, expectations of Nigerians are high about the leadership of the senate in the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. However, the leadership of the All Progress...
Just like it was the case with the presidency, expectations of Nigerians are high about the leadership of the senate in the incoming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. However, the leadership of the All Progress...
OPINION - Bukola Saraki: The Return Of Oloye. By Raheem Adedoyin
Toast of the moment, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has secured his place in the history of Nigeria with the comprehensive victory of his new party, the All Progressives Party (APC), in the just-concluded electio...
Toast of the moment, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has secured his place in the history of Nigeria with the comprehensive victory of his new party, the All Progressives Party (APC), in the just-concluded electio...
Photo News: Thugs Go on Rampage in Ilorin
Photos via @Albanee_01 ...
Photos via @Albanee_01 ...
Gbemi Saraki plots 50th birthday bash
While Gbemi is planning to put together a resounding celebration for her special day, some of her loyalists and friends are also desirous of giving her a surprise befitting birthday bash Amazon of the late Dr. Olusola Sar...
While Gbemi is planning to put together a resounding celebration for her special day, some of her loyalists and friends are also desirous of giving her a surprise befitting birthday bash Amazon of the late Dr. Olusola Sar...
2015-04-24
I'm hopeful of being nominated as Senate President - Bukola Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki expressed his hope of being nominated as Senate President yesterdayI'm hopeful at the possibility of being nominated as Senate President of 8th A...
Senator Bukola Saraki expressed his hope of being nominated as Senate President yesterdayI'm hopeful at the possibility of being nominated as Senate President of 8th A...
Senate Presidency: APC leaders fail to agree on zoning
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday failed to reach a decision on the zoning of political offices. They met at the Rivers State Governors’ ...
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday failed to reach a decision on the zoning of political offices. They met at the Rivers State Governors’ ...
FAAN Grounds Arik Air over N1.2bn Debt
Following the N1.2 billion debt owed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by Arik Air, the Association of Air Transport Association of Nigeria (ATTSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employers (NUA...
Following the N1.2 billion debt owed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) by Arik Air, the Association of Air Transport Association of Nigeria (ATTSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employers (NUA...
NLNG to Take Delivery of Six Vessels, Trains 600 Nigerians
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) said it would start taking delivery of the six new vessels it ordered in 2013 this year. The company, which has its operational base in Bonny Island, Rivers State, said it made the order...
The Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) said it would start taking delivery of the six new vessels it ordered in 2013 this year. The company, which has its operational base in Bonny Island, Rivers State, said it made the order...
Panic grips Kwara commissioners as lobby intensifies
Following the re-election of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, commissioners and other appointees of the government have begun intense lobbying to retain their positions in government, Daily Trust learnt. ...
Following the re-election of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, commissioners and other appointees of the government have begun intense lobbying to retain their positions in government, Daily Trust learnt. ...
Voters' greater awareness would make governance better, says Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said in Ilorin that the greater awareness on the part of Nigerian voters has made the act of governance a cumbersome one for those occupying elective positions in the country....
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said in Ilorin that the greater awareness on the part of Nigerian voters has made the act of governance a cumbersome one for those occupying elective positions in the country....
NLC Urges Buhari to Ensure Improved Power Reform
Deputy President of the Joe Ajero-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Issa Aremu, has urged the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure an improved and robust power reform that would serve a...
Deputy President of the Joe Ajero-led faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Issa Aremu, has urged the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to ensure an improved and robust power reform that would serve a...
NLC in Kwara holds parallel congresses, elect 2 state executives
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday held a parallel Delegates Conference where two State Executive councils were elected at different locations. Taking after the crack th...
The Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday held a parallel Delegates Conference where two State Executive councils were elected at different locations. Taking after the crack th...
Senate President: The contentions and candidates
IT was in May 2003 and members of the House of Representatives who won re-election in the National Assembly elections that took place the month before, were seeking ways and manners to project themselves as older legis...
IT was in May 2003 and members of the House of Representatives who won re-election in the National Assembly elections that took place the month before, were seeking ways and manners to project themselves as older legis...
Group makes case for Saraki as Senate President
A socio – cultural group, Forum for Equality and Development of the North- Central Zone, FEDNCZ, has canvassed support for the candidature of Senator Bukola Saraki as the next President of the 8th Senate. FEDNCZ...
A socio – cultural group, Forum for Equality and Development of the North- Central Zone, FEDNCZ, has canvassed support for the candidature of Senator Bukola Saraki as the next President of the 8th Senate. FEDNCZ...
Lawan will make a better Senate President - Justice Forum
THE Justice Forum has called on senators-elect and those returning to ensure that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmad Lawan, was elected the Senate President, stating that he possesse...
THE Justice Forum has called on senators-elect and those returning to ensure that the Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Ahmad Lawan, was elected the Senate President, stating that he possesse...
National Assembly leadership: Buhari charges party to pick credible candidates
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has charged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that only credible candidates emerge for leadership positions in the National Assembly. This was just as a...
President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has charged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure that only credible candidates emerge for leadership positions in the National Assembly. This was just as a...
APC, PDP members-elect seek credible House leadership
Some members-elect of House of Representatives from All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have vowed to work for the enthronement of credible leadership for the lower chamber. The c...
Some members-elect of House of Representatives from All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have vowed to work for the enthronement of credible leadership for the lower chamber. The c...
2015-04-23
OPINION: Why Saraki Should Be The Senate President By Edwin Uhara
As the activities of the 7th National Assembly gradually winds down, Nigerians are watching and anxiously waiting to see what shape the next National Assembly would take and how its principal officers would emerge...
As the activities of the 7th National Assembly gradually winds down, Nigerians are watching and anxiously waiting to see what shape the next National Assembly would take and how its principal officers would emerge...
INTERVIEW: My Fear About One-party State - Saraki
In this interview with newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara state, the chairman, Senate committee on Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki speaks on topical national issues and concludes that the task before the president-ele...
In this interview with newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara state, the chairman, Senate committee on Ecology and Environment, Dr. Bukola Saraki speaks on topical national issues and concludes that the task before the president-ele...
OPINION: A vote for Akume senate presidency. By John Ainofenokhai
Long before the tectonic plates of Nigeria political architecture shifted in favour of the progressives’ camp as represented by the All Progressives Congress (APC), George Akume, who served as ...
Long before the tectonic plates of Nigeria political architecture shifted in favour of the progressives’ camp as represented by the All Progressives Congress (APC), George Akume, who served as ...
Saraki, Akume split North-Central Senate caucus
Fresh intrigues are beclouding the contest for the office of the President of the Senate in the 8th National Assembly following the reported split of the North-Central caucus of the Senate between two groups....
Fresh intrigues are beclouding the contest for the office of the President of the Senate in the 8th National Assembly following the reported split of the North-Central caucus of the Senate between two groups....
INTERVIEW - Saraki: Belief in Federal Might Undid the PDP
Former Governor of Kwara State and Senator representing Kwara Central, Senator Bukola Saraki recently spoke with journalists in Ilorin on the just concluded elections. Hammed Shittu presents the excerpts: ...
Former Governor of Kwara State and Senator representing Kwara Central, Senator Bukola Saraki recently spoke with journalists in Ilorin on the just concluded elections. Hammed Shittu presents the excerpts: ...
Senate Presidency: APC Senators opt for Ahmad Lawan as North Central splits over Akume, Saraki
The North Central caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears divided over the choice of Minority Leader, George Akume and Senator Bukola Saraki to succeed incumbent Senate President, David Mark, fresh investiga...
The North Central caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears divided over the choice of Minority Leader, George Akume and Senator Bukola Saraki to succeed incumbent Senate President, David Mark, fresh investiga...
Group wants Saraki as Senate president
A group, the North Central Youth Democratic Vanguard has urged stakeholders in the polity to ensure that former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, emerges as the next president of their Senate. P...
A group, the North Central Youth Democratic Vanguard has urged stakeholders in the polity to ensure that former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki, emerges as the next president of their Senate. P...
Fire destroys 17 offices at Kwara ministry
At least 17 offices at the Kwara State Ministry of Energy, Ilorin, were completely burnt in a fire incident which occurred on Tuesday night. The fire was said to have started around 8:30 p.m, following power...
At least 17 offices at the Kwara State Ministry of Energy, Ilorin, were completely burnt in a fire incident which occurred on Tuesday night. The fire was said to have started around 8:30 p.m, following power...
Why China is ahead in manufacturing - IPAN President
The Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) has attributed the low trade rate in Nigeria to the shortage of laboratories which would aid the manufacturing sector. The institute, whose members are profe...
The Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria (IPAN) has attributed the low trade rate in Nigeria to the shortage of laboratories which would aid the manufacturing sector. The institute, whose members are profe...
Funding delays tractor hiring scheme in Kwara
The take-off of the private sector-driven tractor hiring scheme recently launched by the Federal Government is impeded by the inability of the operators of the scheme to fulfill necessary financial obligations to enabl...
The take-off of the private sector-driven tractor hiring scheme recently launched by the Federal Government is impeded by the inability of the operators of the scheme to fulfill necessary financial obligations to enabl...
Does Continuity Automatically Ensure Good Governance?
Although the federal government leadership is changing on May 29, Governors of states like Kwara, Oyo, Nasarawa, and Borno were re-elected by the people. Even though some analysts think second term is for leaders to fe...
Although the federal government leadership is changing on May 29, Governors of states like Kwara, Oyo, Nasarawa, and Borno were re-elected by the people. Even though some analysts think second term is for leaders to fe...
Continuity Agenda, Impetus for Kwara's Transformation
Hammed Shittu writes about the successful return of the current Kwara State administration led by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, which is poised to deliver more gains of democracy through good governance. When th...
Hammed Shittu writes about the successful return of the current Kwara State administration led by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, which is poised to deliver more gains of democracy through good governance. When th...
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