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2015-01-14
Group advises Kwarans on PVC
Kwara State Youth Consultative Forum has advised the people of the state to jealously protect their Permanent Voters Card(PVC) as the general elections is far approaching. This was contained in a statement si...
Reps ambition: Teachers declare support for Atunwa
With few weeks to the February 2015 general elections in Nigeria, teachers and students of public schools in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State have declared their support for the House of Representatives ambiti...
Kwara Governor condoles IPMAN, charges FG on bad roads
In a condolence message on the death of three members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association, Ilorin depot and another woman in two separate automobile accidents along the Ilorin-Old Jebba Road in Ilorin, K...
FG stalling our move to access N23b bond -KWSG ...targets N1.5b IGR
The Federal Government came under severe criticism yesterday over its plot to starve state governments under the control of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) of fund. In an exclusive interview w...

2015-01-13
Gov Ahmed To Kick Off Campaign In Offa Thursday
The gubernatorial campaign for the re-election bid of Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed will kick off at Offa Township Stadium, Offa on Thursday. In a statement issued by Publicity Secretary of APC in ...
Belgore urges Kwarans to vote for PDP, Jonathan
Kwarans who desire freedom from political oppression, ruling by proxy and general poor governance should vote for President Goodluck Jonathan because APC victory would "strengthen your oppressors back home", PDP chiefta...
'Why states can't embark on capital projects' - Atunwa
Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Barrister Razaq Atunwa, yesterday attributed the inability of most states to embark on capital projects to the dwindling revenue and "indiscriminate deduction of revenue from t...
Why Buhari'll floor Jonathan in Kwara - APC
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has said President Goodluck Jonathan will lose this year's presidential election due to his failure to fulfil the campaign promises he made to the people of Kwara State in...
Kwara Utd set to name Sanni as coach
Strong indications have emerged that Tunde Sanni would return as the technical adviser/head coach of Kwara United, supersport.com can report. Last week, all members of Kwara United technical crew were thrown ...
Kwara guber: Omotosho represents true change - Youth leader
A group under the auspices of Kwara Youth Stakeholders Forum has described the governorship candidate of Labour Party in the state Dr Mike Omotosho as the most competent and appropriate person to be voted for next mont...
Four die in Kwara car crashes
Four persons at the weekend died in two separate road crashes in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. Three of the accident victims were members of the Ilorin depot of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Associat...

2015-01-12
INTERVIEW - Kwara 2015: APC can't serve our interest in Kwara - Yinka Aluko
Alhaji Yinka Aluko, a former Security Adviser to Governors Bukola Saraki and Abdulfatah Ahmed is the Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for 2015 election in Kwara State. In this Intervie...
Stop dragging Emir's name into politics, group warns politicians
As the forthcoming general elections close in, a group, Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association, has warned politicians in Kwara State to stop dragging the traditional institution of the emirate into murky water of...
Kwara NUJ to unveil Gov Ahmed's achievements
The Kwara State council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) will Wednesday,January,14th present to the public a compendium on the achievements and programmes of the Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed administration. ...
INEC displays registered voters tomorrow...publishes presidential candidates list
Registered voters eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming general elections are to ascertain their registration status with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from tomorrow when the official registe...
Gov Ahmed seeks support for fallen heroes families
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed called on Nigerians to support the families of the fallen heroes physically, morally and financially to enable them live meaningful life. The Governor, who gave ...
NLC's Aremu urges more investment in education
Vice President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Issa Aremu has called for more investment in public education to mould the future of the youth. Speaking at the public presentation of his books in ...
Jonathan's campaign not issues-based - Saraki
Former governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday said President Goodluck Jonathan's re-election campaign has not been issues-based "because his campaigners lack ideas on how to move the country forward."...
Emirate Joint Associations declare support for Saraki, Ahmed, others
The Emirate Joint Associations of all political groups under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to do everything possible to ensure the victory of all candidates of APC in the forthcoming gene...
Kwara 2015 Elections: A Time to Choose. By Olusegun Adeniyi
Only a couple of months ago, the general feeling was that many Kwarans, including members of his own party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), did not want the incumbent Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed to get a second ter...
Kwara guber poll: As Ahmed, Ajibola, Omotosho square up
The unveiling of a one-time Special Adviser on Security Matters in Kwara State, Alhaji Ahmed Yinka Aluko, few weeks ago, as Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state for the forthcom...
3 years after, multimillion naira Kwara judges' quarters unoccupied
On May 31, 2012, Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, as part of the activities marking the Democracy Day celebration commissioned the judges’ quarters located in Ilorin, the state capital. The project initi...
Lobi, Dolphins, Kwara Utd chase Otegbeye
Ajibola Otegbeye is being closely followed by Nigeria Professional Football League top sides, a close family friend of the player, has revealed to sl10.ng. The fast attacker, who last turned out...
Kwara Utd employ Isiaka Gambari as interim coach
Coach Isiaka Gambari has been given the mandate to take over as the Acting Head Coach of Kwara United FC, pending the appointment of substantive coaches for the recently promoted club. Gambari was second...
Stakeholders chart ways for new Nigeria at Aremu's books presentation
His 54 years has been of struggle and service to humanity. So last week when Comrade Issa Aremu, the General Secretary of the National Union of Textile Workers (NUTGTWN) and Vice President, Nige­ria Labour Congre...
Kwara APC inaugurates campaign committee for Feb elections.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, has inaugurated its campaign team for next month’s general elections with the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Honourable Razak Atunwa ,as its Direcor-...
Press Release: Why Buhari will floor Jonathan in Kwara - APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has said President Goodluck Jonathan would lose this year's presidential election due to his failure to fulfill the campaign promises he made to the people of Kwara St...

2015-01-11
Kwara LP adopts JAM co-ordinator as gov candidate.
The North Central coordinator of Jonathan Actualisation Movement (JAM), Dr Mike Omotosho, has defected to Labour Party (LP) in Kwara State. Omotosho, who was an House of Representatives aspirant for Irepodun/...
FRSC decries closure of banks in Omu-Aran
HEAD of Department of FRSC Licensing Centre in Omu-Aran, Mr Olugbenga Bankole, says the continued closure of commercial banks in the area was slowing down issuance of driver licences. Bankole told the News Ag...
Press Release: Youth Group demands good governance from leaders
Professional Youth for Good Governance of Nigeria (PYGGN), said on Friday that the youth group wanted good governance from all political leaders across the country. The National President of the group, Mr Tunde Darom...
PDP will win all elections in Kwara -Awoyale
Chief Gbenga Awoyale is the President General of the Orisun Igbomina. In this interview he spoke on the political situation in Kwara State. There is allegation that the PDP governorship candidate cannot challe...

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