Tag: Kwara State
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…
Ilorin water project to cost N7.2bn
Yomi Ogunsola, the Senior Special Assistant to the governor of Kwara on Investment, Promotion and Strategy, said on Monday that…
Kwara PDP promises to restore boarding schools
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has promised to restore boarding facilities into secondary schools in the state…
2015: Kwara PDP appeals for financial assistance
The Kwara Chairman of PDP, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has appealed to the National Secretariat of the party for assistance to…
Ebola: Kwara vows to shut down schools that resume
The Kwara State Government on Monday vowed to close down any school which violates the directive postponing the resumption of…
Oyedepo urges PDP elders to reconcile aggrieved members
Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman in Kwara, on Sunday urged the Elders Committee of the party…
Asa river claims one life, destroys properties
Stephen Oni,Ilorin The Asa river in Afon, headquarters of Asa local government area, Kwara State, has over flown its bank,…
Kwara plans Intergrated Power Plant to boost electricity
The Kwara State Government said on Friday that it planned to have an Integrated Power Plant to improve on electricity…
PDP will replicate Ekiti victory in Kwara
Hajia Monsurat Folorunsho, a PDP woman leader in Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara, said the party would replicate…
Students Lauds Unilorin’s Fight Against Ebola
Harrison Iyoha Students of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN, Ilorin, Kwara State, are thankful to the school management for the…
Late Kwara APC scribe, Afolayan buried
The remains of Mr Yemi Afolayan, who was Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, was on Tuesday…
New Kwara CP tasks residents on information sharing
The new Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Saliu Garuba, has called on residents of the state to always provide the…
Thuggery An Act Of Terrorism, Says New Kwara Police Boss
Stephen 0ni/Ilorin The new Kwara State Police Commissioner, Salihu Garba, has designated political thuggery as an act of terrorism. Garba,…
No life lost in Offa Poly Students’ protest – Police
The Kwara Police Command on Friday denied that there were casualties during a protest by students of the Federal Polytechnic…
200 benefit from Kwara’s ‘Ageing Gracefully’ health programme
No fewer than 200 people received treatment for different ailments under a free healthcare programme for the aged in Irepodun…
NAFDAC arrests 8 over adulterated drugs, foods
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kwara has arrested eight patent medicine sellers and…
Kwara PDP wants electoral offenders prosecuted
The Kwara Chapter of PDP has called for the prosecution of all electoral offenders arrested during the ongoing Continuous Voters…
I’ve not declared my presidential ambition yet – Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has squashed rumours surrounding his ambition in next years’ presidential election.…
Distribution of PVC a continuous exercise in Kwara – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara has said that distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVC) is a continuous…
Insecurity: Kwara places restriction on use of schools for social events
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Friday in Ilorin announced restriction on the use of public schools in the state…
2 Men Electrocuted
Stephen Oni/Ilorin Two middle-aged men have been electrocuted in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, northcentral Nigeria. The incident, which occurred…
Stop using youths as thugs, Kwara governor tells politicians
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state urged politicians to shun all forms of violence and refrain from using youths as…
Kwara to establish waste recycling plant
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Kwara State Government has put necessary machinery in motion to establish a Waste Recycling Plant in Ilorin,…
Auto crash kills 4 policemen in Kwara
Four policemen attached to the Ilesha-Baruba Divisional Police Headquarters in Kwara were on Wednesday killed in an accident involving a…
1, 000 APC members defect to PDP
No fewer than 1,000 members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, on Sunday in Ilorin defected to…
‘llegal arrest’ sparks tension in Al-Hikmah varsity
Stephen Oni/Ilorin Pandemonium broke out at the Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara state on Wednesday when three unidentified fully armed men…