There was panic in some parts of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Saturday as operatives of the National Drug…
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The Kwara State Scholarship Board said the delay in the payment of bursary to students was due to the financial…
The Kwara State Government is to partner the National Health Insurance Scheme in ensuring that the state run Community Health…
The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the pursuit of zero tolerance for drug…
Alhaji Adedeji, however, assuaged the concern that the migration could result to downsizing of its workforce, saying not only should workers be assured of job security, none of its programmes would also be affected in the process.
The motion for the selection of the speaker was moved by Alhaji Hassan Oyeleke (APC-Essa-Sawo-lgbodun constituency) and seconded by Malam Adamu Usman (APC-Okuta-Yashikira Constituency)
“A unit of mobile policemen had been dispatched to Patigi to maintain the peace, while a team of senior police officers were sent by the Commissioner of Police to broker peace
“We need to generate more efficiency in tax collection, improve process of tax administration and management in order to create more funds to drive infrastructural development in the state,” the governor said
According to the source, Laduba was on his way to Offa, a nearby community, when he stumbled on a police patrol team beating up a commercial motorcyclist in the early hours of Saturday
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a similar disaster occurred in the community in 2014, with hundreds of residents, including a 95-year-old woman, affected
Both Ajibola and Aluko have called the incumbent and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, who won the election, to congratulate him
Ahmed was declared the winner of the poll on Sunday evening by the Independent National Electoral Commission
The results from the 16 local government areas of the state, collated on Monday morning and announced by the Returning Officer, Prof. Musbau Akanji, showed Buhari polled 302,146 votes to defeat Jonathan who garnered 132,602 votes
Governor Ahmed gave this assurance during an interactive session with the pensioners in the state under the auspices of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners
In a statement by its Director of Publicity, Tunde Olarinoye, the Kwara Youth Network noted that though the free shuttle service may be a campaign instrument, but it has gone a long way to assist in solving the transportation problem of the teaming population of “our youth in the state polytechnic”
The incident, which occurred when the Kwara APC Mandate 2015 campaign train moved to Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, was confirmed by Ahmed, who described the attack as unfortunate and expressed concern on the survival of the victims who have since been taken to hospital
The students groups, while addressing newsmen on Sunday in Ilorin, said they took the decision because Ajibola has not affected their lives in any way as students or youths
The governor, in a statement issued in Ilorin by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, said Kwarans of all ages should join the train of change
The Olupo Ajase-Ipo, Oba Sikiru Sanni; the Oloro of Oro Kingdom, Oba Rafiu Ajiboye; and the Olomu of Omu-Aran, Oba Charles Ibitoye, all separately pledged to support Ahmad’s re-election bid when the All Progressives Congress campaign team visited their respective palaces
Responding to claims by Senator Ajibola that he contributed money towards projects like Baruten Road, the Ilorin Cargo Terminal and the International Vocational Centre, Ajase Ipo, Governor Ahmed dismissed the assertion as blatant lies, stressing that the said projects were funded from Federal Allocation, internal sources and bank loans