Tag: Kwara State
KWASU lecturers, management at war over inauguration of ASUU
The Management and academic staff of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete are at loggerheads over the inauguration of the…
Police confirm 1 dead, 11 arrested in NURTW, RTEAN clash
A member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Offa chapter in Kwara, has confirmed dead on Sunday…
Kwara PDP denies having a hand in petition against Saraki’s wife
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara said it had no hand in alleged petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes…
PDP to Kwara Chapter: Reverse statement on Saraki’s wife
Following the press statement by the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that its petition to the…
Police arrest 4 kidnappers in Kwara
Four members of a suspected kidnap gang that had been terrorising residents of Omu-Aran, Kwara, and its environs have been…
Filling station manager arrested for stealing N2.1m
A filling station manager in Ilorin, AbdulRahman Maruf, is facing trial at an Ilorin Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his…
Gov Ahmed lauds Buhari over salary bailout
Kwara state governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has commended President Muhammadu Buhari on the recent bailout of all tiers of government, to…
APC suspends ex-SSG, 17 others
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara state, Northcentral, Nigeria, has suspended a former Secretary…
200 women benefit from breast, cervical cancer screening in Kwara
The LEAH Foundation, an NGO sponsored by Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, wife of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, had screened more…
3 dead as herdsmen, villagers clash in Kwara
The police command in Kwara on Thursday confirmed that three villagers were killed in Matokun village, Patigi Local Government in…
APC’s suspends five members
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin The Kwara State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has ordered the suspension of five of…
Govt pledges to pay marriage expenses of serving NYSC members
Kaiama Local Government Council of Kwara has pledged to finance the marriage of any serving female National Youth Service Corps…
I’ll help Owode market victims, says Senator-elect
The senator-elect representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Dr Rafiu Ibrahim, on Tuesday assured victims of Owode market fire disaster in…
Compensate Kwara people, Group tells Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari Legacy Foundation (MBLF) has appealed to the President-elect, retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to compensate the people of Kwara…
Rain renders 100 homeless in Kwara
No fewer than 100 residents of Kosubosu, a border community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, were rendered homeless…
Bukola Saraki: The Return Of Oloye
By Raheem Adedoyin/New York Toast of the moment, Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) has secured his place in the history…
Gov. Ahmed re-elected Kwara governor
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara was on Sunday re-elected for a second term after defeating 15 other candidates at the…
8 political parties back Gov Ahmed for re-election
Eight political parties in Kwara, under the aegis of Congress of Nigeria’s Political Party (CNPP) have declared their support for…
Easter: Kwara Speaker urges Nigerians to embrace unity
Speaker of the Kwara State Assembly and member-elect of Federal House of Representatives, Barr. Razak Atunwa has urged Christians in…
Two remanded over attack on Aisha Buhari’s convoy
Stephen Oni/Ilorin A Nigerian Magistrate’s court has ordered that two men be remanded in prison custody for allegedly attacking the…
UNILORIN Students Divided Over Ban On Sale Of Handouts
Harrison Iyoha There are strong indications that the announcement by the authorities of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Kwara state,…
Jonathan’s achievements would guarantee victory at polls – Youth leader
PDP Youth Leader in Kwara, Segun Olawoyin, on Saturday in Ilorin said the achievements of President Goodluck Jonathan would secure…
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…