Tag: Kwara State
ACN: Kwara bye-election marred by violence
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has rejected the conduct of the Saturday re-run election in Ilorin North-West State Constituency. …
Nigerian abductors free Italian engineer
Italian officials say that an Italian engineer kidnapped in central Nigerian town of Ilorin in Kwara state has been freed.…
Nigeria Needs Dons To Solve Her Problems
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has noted that the contributions of the academia cannot be over-emphasised in fast-tracking…
Court Affirms Bukola Saraki’s Election
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, on Friday affirmed the nomination…
Nigerian Governor Dedicates Victory At Supreme Court to Allah
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has described as a call to greater service the Supreme Court’s judgment which Tuesday…
‘UNILORIN’s A Pacesetter’
The Vice-Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Prof. M. Ola-Rotimi Ajayi, has described the University of Ilorin in glowing…
Kwara ACN Lawmakers Oppose Revised 2011 Appropriation Bill
The two members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Kwara State House of Assembly, on Thursday kicked against…
Man Arrested Over Theft Of N5m Goods
The Lagos State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, has arrested a 45-year-old man, at Coker Market, Orile Iganmu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria.…
UNILORIN Is First In Many Areas—Landmark VC
The Vice-Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Professor M. Ola-Rotimi Ajayi, has described the University of Ilorin in glowing…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Abdul Razaq Atunwa Is New Kwara Speaker
The former Commissioner for Finance, who was also a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara state…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
KWARA: Bukola Saraki’s Senatorial Dreams Under Threat
The victory secured by outgoing Kwara state Governor Bukola Saraki in the recent National Assembly election where he won the…
Swimming: Chief Of Naval Staff Tourney For Ilorin
The Nigeria Swimming Federation is set for the Chief of Naval Staff Swimming Open Championship slated for next month in…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Kwara ACN To Challenge Results In Court
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Kwara State has vowed to contest in court, the results of the National…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Governor Saraki wins NASS poll in Kwara central
Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State was yesterday declared the winner of the Kwara Central Senatorial seat in the National…
Police Parade 19 Suspected Political Thugs
The Kwara State Police Command has paraded 19 people suspected to be political thugs. It also revealed that over 7000…
ACPN Raises Alarm Over Kwara Govt’s N1.35b Loan
The campaign organisation of Senator Gbemi Saraki the gubernatorial candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has raised…
Olusola Saraki Canvases Support For His Daughter
The Second Republic Senate leader, Dr. Olusola Saraki has pleaded with the people of Kwara State, especially those from Ilorin …
Imam Killed In Mushin Gang War
The ongoing gang war in Mushin, Lagos State, South-West Nigeria, has claimed the life of an Imam and at least…
Unilorin Expels 22 Students For Misconduct
In an effort to sanitise the university environment, the authorities of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, have expelled twenty-two…
Kwara PDP May Hold 2 Congresses
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said it would hold a parallel state congress …
Drug Trafficker Jailed 18 Years
By Simon Ateba A drug trafficker, who was arrested with 35 kilogrammes of cannabis, has been sentenced to 18 years…
Northern Union Yet To Support Presidential Aspirant -Saraki
The Founder of the Northern Union (UN), Dr Olusola Saraki has said the union will soon meet to decide who…
Cop Killed, Palace Razed In Communal Clash
One policeman was killed and fifteen others seriously injured in a community clash at Ganmo Muslim Prayer Ground in Ifelodun…
Aregbesola Will Still Rule Osun —ACN Chief
An Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Prince Owen Alao Ade a.k.a…
Saraki Jets Out For Medical Treatment
People’s Democratic Party stalwart and father of Kwara State governor, Olusola Saraki, has again travelled to London to treat his…
Checkpoint Tragedy: Policeman Kills Truck Driver
A Mobile Policeman attached to the Kwara State Police Command on Monday, allegedly shot dead a truck driver at the…
YSFON: 25 States Set For President’s Cup
Twenty five states , including Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have signified intention to participate in the forthcoming Youth…
Lagos Inter-Tertiary Games: AOCOED Vow To Defend Soccer GoldTertiary
Football team of Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, AOCOED, Ijanikin, Lagos, Nigeria, have vowed to defend the football gold they…
Bond Is A Financial Instrument Not Political
My involvement in the establishment of the branch of the Nigerian Stock Exchange in Abeokuta prompted me to dabble into…
YQ, MM, Others Storm Ilorin
Hip hop music stars, YQ, Sauce Kid, Skuki, MM and others, will tomorrow storm Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, for…