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2012-09-04
Be Proactive on Our Liberation - Igbominna Conference
Yoruba leaders have been called upon to close ranks in order to fight for political emancipation of their kith and kin wrongly severed to the Northern parts of the country by the colonial masters. Rather than paying li...
Yoruba leaders have been called upon to close ranks in order to fight for political emancipation of their kith and kin wrongly severed to the Northern parts of the country by the colonial masters. Rather than paying li...
Kwara Community Gets Electricity after Months of Outage
Okeiya-Ipo community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State got a respite on Monday after months of power outage. It was learnt that the development was due to a financial assistance from the Commissi...
Okeiya-Ipo community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State got a respite on Monday after months of power outage. It was learnt that the development was due to a financial assistance from the Commissi...
Opinion - Kwara: The Rising State - A Rejoinder
By Dr. Muyideen Akorede I am compelled to set the records straight by the deliberate fallacies and misinformation contained in an opinion article by one Tijani Saheed published on ww...
By Dr. Muyideen Akorede I am compelled to set the records straight by the deliberate fallacies and misinformation contained in an opinion article by one Tijani Saheed published on ww...
Kwara PDP Protests to Support Poll Nullification
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, market women, artisans, youths and transporters on Sunday staged a protest in support of the nullification of the chairmanship election of the Offa Local Government of Kwara St...
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, market women, artisans, youths and transporters on Sunday staged a protest in support of the nullification of the chairmanship election of the Offa Local Government of Kwara St...
Kwara Spends N630m on Federal Road
Kwara state government has spent about N630 million to fix a trunk 'A' (federal) road in Ilorin, the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Dr. Abubakar Amuda Kannike, has said. H...
Kwara state government has spent about N630 million to fix a trunk 'A' (federal) road in Ilorin, the Commissioner for Works and Transport, Dr. Abubakar Amuda Kannike, has said. H...
UNILORIN: Contestant Sues VC, Jonathan
One of the contestants for the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rasheed Ijaodola, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, challenging the selection of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali as the ...
One of the contestants for the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Vice- Chancellor, Prof. Rasheed Ijaodola, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court, Ilorin, challenging the selection of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali as the ...
Agnst 'Over-Stoppage' of Belgore's Gesture in Kwara
Condemnation trails Kwara State Government's suspension of free holiday lessons for secondary school students sponsored by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the 2011 electi...
Condemnation trails Kwara State Government's suspension of free holiday lessons for secondary school students sponsored by the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in the 2011 electi...
Kwara ACN, PDP Trade Words over Offa Rerun
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State are trading words ahead of the rerun poll in Offa Local Government. The Local Government Elections Petition Tribunal ab...
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State are trading words ahead of the rerun poll in Offa Local Government. The Local Government Elections Petition Tribunal ab...
Poor Funding Will Hamper State Police, says Ahmed
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed recently spoke with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital on the controversy surrounding the state land policy and state police. ABIODUN FAGBEMI was there. Exce...
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed recently spoke with journalists in Ilorin, the state capital on the controversy surrounding the state land policy and state police. ABIODUN FAGBEMI was there. Exce...
PDP, ACN Feud over Alleged Threat to Peace in Kwara
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged a plot by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to disrupt the prevailing peace in the state. Through its Secretary, Yemi Afol...
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged a plot by the opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to disrupt the prevailing peace in the state. Through its Secretary, Yemi Afol...
Ilorin Emirate, Kwara Govt Close Ranks on Land Policy
Stakeholders in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara State, including the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have resolved and dismissed in its entirety, the issues concerning the alleged sales of Eid-Praying Ground, which they...
Stakeholders in Ilorin Emirate of Kwara State, including the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have resolved and dismissed in its entirety, the issues concerning the alleged sales of Eid-Praying Ground, which they...
2012-09-03
Ganmo: Pastor jailed for 9 months for stealing sheep
A pastor, Oloruntoba Ibitoye, was today sentenced to nine months imprisonment by an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for stealing a sheep. According to the prosecution, the complainant, Florence Adebiyi, reported at the poli...
A pastor, Oloruntoba Ibitoye, was today sentenced to nine months imprisonment by an Ilorin Magistrates' Court for stealing a sheep. According to the prosecution, the complainant, Florence Adebiyi, reported at the poli...
Whither KWSG on Education?
Dear Sir, Education, undoubtedly is in rumbles in Kwara State. Reports from the Campuses of the state owned Colleges of Education at Ilorin, Oro & Lafiagi disclosed that the situations in the institutions were n...
Dear Sir, Education, undoubtedly is in rumbles in Kwara State. Reports from the Campuses of the state owned Colleges of Education at Ilorin, Oro & Lafiagi disclosed that the situations in the institutions were n...
LG Deduction Figures Not Contradictory - KWSG
The Kwara State government as asserted that there is no discrepancy in the figures for Local Government funds given by Governor Ahmed's twitter handle and the one given by the Secretary to the State Government. ...
The Kwara State government as asserted that there is no discrepancy in the figures for Local Government funds given by Governor Ahmed's twitter handle and the one given by the Secretary to the State Government. ...
Kwara Police Nab 10 Robbery Suspects
Men of the Kwara Police Command have arrested 10 armed robbery suspects while attempting to withdraw a ransom paid into a bank account by a victim. The State Police spokesman, Mr Kayode Fabode told the News Age...
Men of the Kwara Police Command have arrested 10 armed robbery suspects while attempting to withdraw a ransom paid into a bank account by a victim. The State Police spokesman, Mr Kayode Fabode told the News Age...
Alarm over Indiscriminate Refuse Dump
Residents of Olosun Close near Circular Hotel in llorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have raised alarm over the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in an abandoned parcel of land in the area, appealing to t...
Residents of Olosun Close near Circular Hotel in llorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State have raised alarm over the indiscriminate dumping of refuse in an abandoned parcel of land in the area, appealing to t...
DG Lauds Kwara on Religious Harmony
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri has commended the government and people of Kwara State for the peaceful resolution of disputes between Muslims and Christians in the stat...
The Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri has commended the government and people of Kwara State for the peaceful resolution of disputes between Muslims and Christians in the stat...
Kwara to Join NHIS
The Kwara State government has concluded plan to finally join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) after years of persuasion to NHIS. This was disclosed last week by the Special Adviser to Government ...
The Kwara State government has concluded plan to finally join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) after years of persuasion to NHIS. This was disclosed last week by the Special Adviser to Government ...
Fedpoffa Students Outshine at SIFE Competition
Outstanding performance of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa is rubbing off on its students, no doubt, as the students of the polytechnic under Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) outshone their counterpart from universit...
Outstanding performance of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa is rubbing off on its students, no doubt, as the students of the polytechnic under Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) outshone their counterpart from universit...
Man in Trouble for Assaulting Policemen
A 27-year old man, Solomon Peter who allegedly assaulted two police men while carrying out their lawful duty has been charged before an llorin magistrate court. The accused of No 29, Kiama road Ode-Adua Ilori...
A 27-year old man, Solomon Peter who allegedly assaulted two police men while carrying out their lawful duty has been charged before an llorin magistrate court. The accused of No 29, Kiama road Ode-Adua Ilori...
Nursing Mother Remanded for Stabbing Neighbour
A nursing mother Favour Ubah, who allegedly stabbed a neighbour with a knife, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura Ilorin. The order to remand the 26 year old accused of Saboline Isale, Opomalu ...
A nursing mother Favour Ubah, who allegedly stabbed a neighbour with a knife, has been remanded at the Federal Prison, Oke-Kura Ilorin. The order to remand the 26 year old accused of Saboline Isale, Opomalu ...
Major Cabinet Shake-up Imminent in Kwara
Determined to fulfil his campaign promises, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, is set to carry out a major cabinet shake-up any moment from now, we can report. The governor, it would be recalled, ca...
Determined to fulfil his campaign promises, Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, is set to carry out a major cabinet shake-up any moment from now, we can report. The governor, it would be recalled, ca...
Kwara LGs' fund: ACN Accuses Govt of Double Speak
Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led state government's claim that it is not tampering with local councils' fund cannot be trusted....
Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led state government's claim that it is not tampering with local councils' fund cannot be trusted....
Kwara Raises Road Minders C'ttee
The Kwara State commissioner for works and transports Dr Abubakar Amuda-Kannike has inaugurated a road minders committee saddled with responsibility of checkmating indiscriminate damage of the state roads. The...
The Kwara State commissioner for works and transports Dr Abubakar Amuda-Kannike has inaugurated a road minders committee saddled with responsibility of checkmating indiscriminate damage of the state roads. The...
Our Development Plan is on Course - Kwara Gov
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, in an interview with select journalists, speaks on the finances of the state, the alleged rift with his predecessor and sundry issues in the state's politics. Biola Aze...
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, in an interview with select journalists, speaks on the finances of the state, the alleged rift with his predecessor and sundry issues in the state's politics. Biola Aze...
Kwara ICAN Blames Waste, Fraud for Underdevelopment
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), at the weekend, identified frivolous spending by various tiers of government and fraud as the bane of socio-economic development of the country. The...
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), at the weekend, identified frivolous spending by various tiers of government and fraud as the bane of socio-economic development of the country. The...
2012-09-02
Kwara Bans Cutting of Roads
Kwara State government has committed N2.2billion on construction and rehabilitation of rural roads across the three senatorial zones of the state. Also the government has outlawed cutting of roads without per...
Kwara State government has committed N2.2billion on construction and rehabilitation of rural roads across the three senatorial zones of the state. Also the government has outlawed cutting of roads without per...
Abdulfatah: My Relationship with Senator Saraki's Very Cordial
Recently, upon his return from the Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, addressed journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, in a chat that was, among other things, meant to cl...
Recently, upon his return from the Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, addressed journalists in Ilorin, the state capital, in a chat that was, among other things, meant to cl...
Chukwuemeka: ABS will remain in the Premier League
Abubakar Bukola Saraki team manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka has assured supporters of the team that they will beat Ocean Boys to remain in the Nigeria Premier League next season. ABS is rooted on 49 points and wou...
Abubakar Bukola Saraki team manager, Alloy Chukwuemeka has assured supporters of the team that they will beat Ocean Boys to remain in the Nigeria Premier League next season. ABS is rooted on 49 points and wou...
2012-09-01
Why Saraki, Ahmed'll Hardly Part Ways
For some time now, the media has been awash with reports of a schism between Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his predecessor and mentor, Senator Bukola Saraki. The governor, former governor, their close ass...
For some time now, the media has been awash with reports of a schism between Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his predecessor and mentor, Senator Bukola Saraki. The governor, former governor, their close ass...
Joy Petroleum: Directors Dismiss Petition Against Saraki
Mrs. Preye Obahor, wife of Matthew Obahor, deceased aide of Senator Bukola Saraki, has dissociated herself and other directors of Joy Petroleum Limited from a petition written against the senator. In a press st...
Mrs. Preye Obahor, wife of Matthew Obahor, deceased aide of Senator Bukola Saraki, has dissociated herself and other directors of Joy Petroleum Limited from a petition written against the senator. In a press st...
Tourism Meeting in Ilorin: Let's embrace 'Do the Right Thing' Programme
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation has recommended that the philosophy and charge of "Do the Right Thing” be adopted by all Nigerians in both their public and private l...
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation has recommended that the philosophy and charge of "Do the Right Thing” be adopted by all Nigerians in both their public and private l...
Saraki Canvasses Holistic Approach to Poverty Alleviation
The senator representing Kwara Central, Dr Bukola Saraki has canvassed a holistic approach as the most potent weapon to tackle poverty in the country. Speaking in Ilorin yesterday at the inspection of the surve...
The senator representing Kwara Central, Dr Bukola Saraki has canvassed a holistic approach as the most potent weapon to tackle poverty in the country. Speaking in Ilorin yesterday at the inspection of the surve...
Opinion - Kwara: The Falling State (Part 1)
By Tijani Saheed Initially, we thought the transition in Kwara (from Saraki to Ahmed) will be like that of Tinubu and Fashola; where Mr. Fashola cleared all doubts about his predecessor through massive development...
By Tijani Saheed Initially, we thought the transition in Kwara (from Saraki to Ahmed) will be like that of Tinubu and Fashola; where Mr. Fashola cleared all doubts about his predecessor through massive development...
Kwara Police Nabs Young Man Behind Killer Text Messages in Ilorin
The Kwara Police Command on Friday arrested a man alleged to be circulating 'killer' text messages to the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Kayode Fabode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...
The Kwara Police Command on Friday arrested a man alleged to be circulating 'killer' text messages to the public. The Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Kayode Fabode, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in ...
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