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2015-01-23
Gov. Babangida Aliyu's doctrine of politics. By Ishaq Modibo Kawu
IT was my colleague and friend, Garbadeen Muhammed, who once described the Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu as “the most microphone-addicted governor” in Nigeria. Babangida Aliyu loves to be descri...
Nurses in Kwara urged to end sympathy strike
The Kwara Government has appealed to striking nurses in the State to consider the plight of the populace and return to work. The state’s Head of Service, Dabarako Mohammed, made the appeal while speaking ...
UNIFEMGA honours Matrix MD, 12 others in Ilorin
The Obafemi Awolowo University Muslim Graduates Association (UNIFEMGA)  will on Saturday  honour 13 of its members for their achievements and contributions to the development of the association....
Kwara governorship candidates to sign peace pact
Ahead of next month’s general elections, the governorship candidates and party chairmen in Kwara State will tomorrow sign a peace accord, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said. The...
Police parade 9 robbery suspects in Kwara
Kwara State Police command has paraded nine suspected armed robbers who allegedly vandalised the transformer in the Emir of Ilorin’s farm at Kanbi, Moro local government area of the State. Items recovere...
I've done more in Kwara than Gov Ahmed, says Ajibola
 The People Democratic Party (PDP) governorship standard-bearer, Sen. Simeon Ajibola, has declared that what he has done for his Senatorial District as a Senator was more than what Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has done ...
Kwara United to play Greater Tomorrow in pre-season friendly
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin will on Saturday begin its friendly matches’ phase of its pre-2014/2015 season preparations with a friendly match against Greater Tomorrow FC of Akure. Acting Head Coa...
KWSG approves increment in annual workers salary
The Kwara State Government has approved the annual increment in salaries of civil servants in the state for the year, effective from February The State Head of Service, Alhaji Dabarako Mohammed who stated this while s...
Don't cripple our Economy, Orisun Igbomina warns KWSG
The People of Kwara State have been urged to remain steadfast, committed and resolute to the freedom struggle championed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, adding that the APC-led government in the state has once aga...
As achievements, clamour for freedom dominate Kwara campaign
BIOLA AZEEZ reports the kick off the campaign of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State and the determination of the gladiators from the major parties in the coming elections to give peace a chance....

2015-01-22
INEC Distributes 711, 920 Permanent Voters' Cards in Kwara
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State says it has distributed 711, 920 permanent voters' cards out of 1,032, 970 received from the national headquarters of the commission. It said that...
FG Has Failed Kwarans - Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says the Peoples Democratic Party controlled federal government has failed Kwarans as it has no tangible achievements in the State. Governor Ahmed made this assertion ...
Tears, gloom as artistes bid Orisatola farewell
The premises of Radio Kwara wore a gloomy mien on Wednesday, the 21st of January 2015, when artistes, family, friends and fans of late Mayowa Akanbi Orisatola converged to give him a befitting farewell night of tributes....
Ajibola unfolds four-point agenda
The Governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara state in the next month general elections, Senator Simeon S. Ajibola has unfolded four-point agenda programmes that would add value to the ...

2015-01-21
NFF confirms Kwara United NPFL promotion
The Afonja Warriors have been handed the ticket to the Nigeria topflight division after the Nigeria National League board upheld their verdict against Rancher Bees The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has up...
Kwara workers' unions allay fears of retrenchment
The Chairman, Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr. Farouk Akanbi, and his Trade Union Congress counterpart, Mr. Olumoh Kolawole, have expressed their readiness to support the state government to av...
DPR shuts 10 filling stations in Kwara
Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has shut down 10 filling stations in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for alleged refusal to sell fuel at the new rate of N87 per litre. It will be recalled that the Fe...
Kwara promises aviation college two aircraft
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has said the state government will buy two additional aircraft for the training of students of the International Aviation College, Ilorin, in line with the internati...
Kwara GAMJI to establish leadership centre in Ilorin
As part of efforts to proffer solution to the leadership ineptitude bedeviling the country, the Gamji club in Kwara State said it had resolved to establish a centre for leadership in Ilorin, the state capital. The cen...
Kwara to name new head coach.
Nigeria  Professional Football  League outfit Kwara United is likely to name its new head coach before the end of the week. The team is reportedly set to unveil a new tactician after agreeing terms ...
Oba Abdulraheem Heads Ajibola Campaign Team
Barely three weeks to the conduct of general elections, the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a 217-man campaign council obligated with the responsibility of ensuring the victory of the ...
Kwara Assembly urged to obey court order on suspended member
THE Kwara State House of Assembly has been called upon to implement the judgement of the High Court which nullified the suspension of a member representing Moro/Ipaye/Olooru constituency in the House, Hon. Iliasu Ibr...
Ahmed drums support for Buhari
The Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state central Nigeria, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed says the Presidential candidate of the Party, General Muhammadu Buhari will rescue Nigeria fro...

2015-01-20
Ensuring better life in Kwara border communities. By Usman Aliyu
On many occasions, residents of border towns in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, have called the attention of the government to the need for development programmes to ensure better life in the communities....
I Won't Forsake Christianity For Guber Race - Ajibola
GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State for the next month’s general elections, Senator Simeon Sule Ajibola, has in Ilorin denied ever being a religious hypocrite as been spe...
Kwara health system suffers as workers vow to continue strike
There is no end in strike to the tango between the Kwara State Government and the health workers over demand for salary increase which has forced the workers to go on strike. The health workers had penultimate Wednesd...
Kwara PDP inaugurates the State Campaign committees - kicks off campaign immediately
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday January 19th, officially kicked off its campaign for the 2015 general election in an event having ALL Kwara PDP Chieftains and stakeholders in a...
Saraki to pay sacked SURE-P workers
The immediate past governor of Kwara state, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has announced that workers of the Subsidy Reinvestment programme (SURE-P) that were “sacked” following their allegi...
Better days ahead in Kwara - Ahmed
GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said that his re-election as the governor of the state would provide more opportunities to entrench good governance in the state. Governor Ahmed said this in Share...
PDP will defeat APC in Kwara - Minister, Ajibola
The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman, and the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Kwara State, Senator Simeon Ajibola, on Monday said the PDP would defeat the All Progressives Congr...
Olofa tasks subjects on PVCs' collection
The Olofa of Offa, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, in Kwara, has appealed to the people of the state to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) to enable them to exercise their civic responsibility during elections. The ...
Kwara-Ekiti youths endorse Ajibola
Ahead the general election, a group of youths in Ekiti and Oke-Ero Local Government Areas of Kwara State, under the aegis of Kwara-Ekiti Youth Movement, has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ca...
Kwara APC Group Accuses PDP of Planning A Clampdown on Opposition
An All Progressive Congress (APC) group in Kwara State has accused the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to manipulate the Nigeria Police and other security agencies into arresting it's stakeholders...
We will retrieve our stolen mandate - Yinka Aluko
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the people of Kwara State have been urged to remain calm, resolute and committed to the freedom struggle championed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, towards the growth an...
Press Release: Baraje Condemns Fayose's Distasteful Adevertorial
Against the backdrop of Presidential candidates from all the major political parties recently agreeing to urge their supporters to shun violence, a former chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Kawu Bara...

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