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2015-03-12
Press Release: I Have No Hand in Documentary of "Dirty Love Triangle Between President Jonathan..." - Saraki
The attention of the media office of Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has been drawn to a purported allegation by Peoples Democratic Party that Senator Bukola Saraki who is one of the leaders of All Progressives Congress ...
US Congressman Lynch, Sen Saraki Meet On Insecurity, Elections
United States congressman, Stephen Lynch, has met separately with some sena‎tors to foster a way to work together to bring an end to the activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria. Speaking when he paid Sen Bukola...
KWSG to set up soil laboratory
Kwara State government is to set up a soil laboratory in the state to support commercial agriculture as part of efforts designed to achieve food sufficiency and greater involvement of the private sector in agriculture ...
Referee Slumps,Dies In Kwara
A retired grade one referee, Ishaku Musa Dodo on Monday reportedly slumped and died while jogging inside the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin. Dodo, former member of Kaduna State Referees Council ...
OPINION - Ilorin: 'Mark One, One'. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
LAST weekend, I met Daniel Amokachie, ex-International soccer star and assistant coach of our national team. Naturally, we spoke about the current state of our football and he gave me interesting insights into proble...
Ex-Kwara LG Chairs Sue Councils Over Unpaid Wages
Local Government Council Chairmen who served in 2003 in Kwara State have instituted legal action against 13 local government councils, over non-payment of their salaries and allowances.     The ex-council men...
INTERVIEW: What will deliver Kwara to APC - Kannike
A former Commissioner for Works and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Abubakar Kannike, bares his mind on the  Saraki dynasty in the state politics and other issues pertaini...
Fuel Scarcity: Kwara Transporters threatens fare hike
Transport unions in Kwara State have threatened to increase the cost of interstate transportation if the pump price of petrol is not reversed to N87. It will be recalled that some filling stations o arrest with...

2015-03-11
OPINION: What is Gbemi Saraki Still Doing in PDP? By Bello Bature
"I want to assure you that the PDP remains a united party in Kwara State under a collective leadership. Everyone is a stakeholder. No single man or woman shall be superior to the rest of us. No individual shall appropr...
KWSG distributes taxis and buses
As part of its human capital development initiatives, the administration of Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday distributed 50 taxi cabs and 20 buses to compliment the 100 taxi cabs earlier distributed under...
CAN leadership discrediting General Buhari-Kwara Christian officeholders
Christian political officeholders in Kwara State on Tuesday alleged that some "elements" in the state chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) are out to discredit the presidential candidate of the All Progressiv...
Court remands 6 suspected cultists
A Chief Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, yesterday remanded six suspects over cultism. The suspects are: Tope, Kunle, Gbenga Alade, Philip Olawale, Segun and Kunle. It was gathered that on Februar...
I won't step down for Jonathan or Buhari - ACPN presidential candidate
Presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Alhaji Gani Galadima, has denied being sponsored for the presidential race insisting that he is running to provide quality leadership in the countr...
'Polytechnics breeding ground for cultists'
President, Centre for Ethics and Self Value Orientation, Prince Salih Musa Yakubu, said yesterday that many polytechnics in the country have become breeding grounds for cultists. He, however, added that some ...
Fuel scarcity: Motorists allege sharp practice by marketers
There is no end in sight to the fuel scarcity being experienced in Kwara State as independent marketers have continued to dispense to motorists at N100 per litre. Many of independent marketers under the aegis...
Hitches mar JAMB test
As this year's Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) test began yesterday, candidates from across the country have recounted their experiences about the adopted Computer Based Test (CBT) exam method, Daily Tr...
Opinion: Jega's Ousting Would Be Retrogressive for Nigeria's Democracy
First and foremost, I wish to employ this medium to commend the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed for his recent and bold affirmation that any attempt to oust the present INEC Chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega...
Man, 28, Held Over Homicide
A 28-year- old bricklayer, Abubakar Umar, suspected to be a cultist was yesterday remanded in prison by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly killing one Sikiru Isyaku. A complaint letter...
Ilorin varsity hospital ends woman's 20 years of childlessness
SO, I can be a mother at last." With these words Tuesday, a 47-year-old woman, Muinat Oladipo, expressed her deepest joy and welcome her first child into the world at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (...
Appointees Accuse Kwara CAN Of Inciting Christians Against Buhari, Ahmed
Christians appointees in Kwara State on Tuesday accused a section of the state's chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) of inciting Christian faithful in the state against the Presidential candidate of the A...
Gov Ahmed cautions Kwarans over alleged sale of PVCs
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has cautioned eligible voters in the state against selling their permanent voters' cards (PVCs) to desperate politicians. Governor Ahmed made the call in Banni K...
Kwara Labour Party Gubernatorial candidate commends CJN
The Gubernatorial Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, Dr. Mike Omotosho has commended the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed for cautioning magistrates and other judicia...
Referee Slumps, Dies In Ilorin
A retired grade one referee, Ishaku Musa Dodo on Monday reportedly slumped and died while jogging inside the Main-Bowl of the Kwara State Stadium, Ilorin. Dodo, former member of Kaduna State Referees Council was pos...
OPINION - NASS 2015: Between Atunwa and Shagaya. By Rotimi Olawale
Usually, election season comes with diverse expectations, disappointments and surprises. At this period, while some committed public servants receive accolades and overwhelming support for giant developmental strides do...

2015-03-10
Kwara 2015: LP guber aspirant moves to scuttle Omotosho's ambition...asks courts to disqualify him
The ambition of Kwara State Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate, Dr. Mike Omotosho, appears facing hard times as the party's gubernatorial aspirant, Engr Hakeem Amao, approached an Ilorin High Court seeking his di...
'PDP waxes stronger in Kwara despite opposition's propaganda' - Olawoye
State Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Chief Rex Olawoye has declared that the party has continued to wax stronger, despite the campaign of disunity mounted by the opposition Al...
ACPN Presidential Candidate Promises to Stop Fuel Importation
The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) presidential candidate for the March 28 election, Alhaji Ganiyu Galadima, has said if elected into office, the party will take steps to end the country's dependence on import...
Oyo APC, Party's Chieftain in Kwara Warn PDP Not to Truncate Democracy
ALL Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and one of its chieftains, Mr. Koye Shogbola, have cautioned the Peoples' Democratic Congress (PDP) to desist from actions and utterances that could truncate democracy. ...

2015-03-09
Community Lauds Kwara Speaker Over Amenity Support
The people of Olorunsogo, Oko Erin ward of Ilorin West have commended the Speaker of the Kwara State Assembly and APC candidate for House of Representatives- Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency for his donation toward...
Kwara CAN not enemy of govt - Olobatoke
The founder of The Resolution Church of Christ, Primate (Dr.) M.S. Olobatoke, has said the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Kwara State chapter is not an enemy of the state government. Olobatoke stated th...
Gov Ahmed receives award on Commercial Farming
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state was at the weekend in Ilorin given an award of excellence for his stride on commercial farming by the International Soil Tillage Research Organisation, Nigeria Branch. T...
Sunday Rues Draw against Kwara Utd
Dolphins goalkeeper, Rotimi Sunday has expressed disappointment with the barren draw against newcomers, Kwara United. The Garden City side were forced to a barren draw by the Afonja Warriors in the 2014/15 Glo ...
Kwara govt frustrating my programmes - LP guber candidate
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Kwara State, Dr. Mike Omotosho, yesterday accused the state government of blocking its programmes designed to empower people of the state. The campaign organisati...

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