Tag: Kwara State
UNILORIN Students Angry Over Two-Day Break
Damilare Okunola Students of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Ilorin, Kwara state, north central Nigeria, have expressed their displeasure over…
I’ll overhaul Nigeria’s economy, says Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, General Muhammad Buhari (rtd), on Saturday pledged to overhaul the economy of the…
Ahmed kicks off campaign, promises Kwara youths jobs
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has promised to create more jobs for youths in the state if re-elected. Ahmed made…
PDP will claim Kwara in 2015, says Oyedepo
The PDP is set to take over governance of Kwara this year, its Chairman, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has said. Oyedepo…
PDP denies attacking Kwara governor’s convoy
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara said it had no hands in the alleged attack on Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed’s…
2015: Kwara PDP to procure 200 motorbikes, megaphones
The PDP Chairman in Kwara, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, on Sunday said the party would procure 200 motorbikes and megaphones for…
Gov Ahmed promises to upgrade traditional rulers in Kwara
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has said that more traditional rulers will be upgraded in the state as the exercise…
Mission Schools: Ex-Deputy Governor seeks agreement with govt.
Amidst controversy over the return of mission schools to their original owners in Kwara, a former Deputy Governor in the…
PDP promises transparent, free, fair primaries in Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara on Sunday assured its aspirants for various elective offices in 2015 in the…
Gov. Lawal’s son enters governorship race in Kwara
Alhaji Hakeem, son of late Gov. Mohammed Lawal of Kwara, on Thursday declared his intention to contest for the governorship…
Yoruba group angry at Kwara governor
Eromosele Ebhomele The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, a Yoruba a socio-cultural group operating in the western part of Nigeria, has…
Kwara govt to hand schools back to private owners
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, has restated the readiness of government to hand over grant aided schools to proprietors…
2015: I will not contest for Presidency – Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki has declared that he will not run for presidency in 2015. The former Kwara state governor said…
INEC begins distribution of PVC in 46 units in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Saturday begin the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) in…
Kwara schools to reopen on Oct. 15
The Kwara government, on Wednesday, directed all public and private schools in the state to reopen on Oct.15 for 2014/15…