Politics
IYD: Saraki, Fayemi, Peller, Adeniyi, Okinbaloye, Others for ‘The Omoluabi Summit’
Former Senate President and Chairman of the 8th National Assembly, Sen. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Governor of Ekiti State, and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum,…
Dogara to Tinubu: ‘Anyone who thinks 2022 is same as 1993 is incapable of finding solutions to Nigeria’s challenges’
Former Speaker of 8th House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has lent his voice to the growing criticisms against the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the…
Bolaji Abdullahi sympathizes with Alanamu community over fire outbreak
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kwara Central Senatorial candidate and former Minister for Youths and Sports Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi was today represented by his Omoluabi…
2023: I won’t be part of any APC activity in Kwara – Sen. Oloriegbe
The last seemed not to have been heard of the post-primary election crisis bedeviling the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as…
Entertainment
Kidnapped Nollywood Stars: Abductors Demand $100,000 Ransom
Kidnappers who abducted two veteran Nollywood actors, Clemson Cornel, and Cynthia Okereke have demanded $100,000 in ransom payment. The two movie stars were declared missing…
Nollywood Star Actor, Adedimeji, Sponsors JAMB tutorial At Lankotheory Education Services Ltd
Popular Nollywood Star, Abdullateef Adedimeji has sponsored FREE tutorial for prospective JAMB students for the year 2022. The sponsorship is done in collaboration with Lankotheory…
Entertainment: A Review of Veeiye’s ‘Young & Reckless EP’
By Emmanuel Daraloye. Less than a year after participating in the BBNaija reality show, pop star, Veeiye has finally unleashed her debut body of work.…
53 Garlands for Mahmud Babatunde Ajeigbe @ 53
By Abdulrasheed Akogun Out of personal courtesy and principle, I have stayed away from writing birthday eulogy in recent times, especially with the plethora of…
I may do a movie on Kwara politics, Femi Adebayo discloses as he hosts ASKOMP members
Celebrated Nollywood actor and politician, Hon. Femi Adebayo has said that he may consider doing a movie on the politics of his home State, Kwara.…
Business View More
70% of Innoson Vehicles we bought already broke down — Imo Govt
The Imo State Government said more than 70% of the vehicles it bought from Nigerian manufacturer, Innoson Motors, already broke down. The government, through the…
KCMB Microfinance Bank holds annual general meeting, brief shareholders
KCMB Microfinance Bank, a new generation financial institution, has held its 9th annual General Meeting for the year ending December 31, 2020 on Wednesday, 26th…
Nollywood Star Actor, Adedimeji, Sponsors JAMB tutorial At Lankotheory Education Services Ltd
Popular Nollywood Star, Abdullateef Adedimeji has sponsored FREE tutorial for prospective JAMB students for the year 2022. The sponsorship is done in collaboration with Lankotheory…
Social Audit: Contractor urges EnetSud on early involvement
The Contractor of Government High School Ilorin Renovation Project, Concel Engineering Nigeria Limited, has written letters to the Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD) over…
FEATURED— KWASSIP loan: Governance or Politics?
By Issa Mutolib Ayobami Applying for the Kwapreneur program was never in my plan, even though I saw various adverts on the initiative, I was…
Madinat Adigun-Oladotun, Ayinke Saka, Others Emerged As KWACCIMA Gets New Exco
The Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, KWACCIMA, has elected Mrs. Madinat Adigun-Oladotun, a fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON,…
Kaduna Strike: NLC President Dares El-rufai, Leads Protesters To Govt House
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, is currently leading union members to the Kaduna State Government House. This is after…
EduTrust Foundation Empowers Kwara youths, doles out seed capital for business takeoff
Rodiat Jokodolu. The Grassroots Education and Empowerment Scheme (GEMS), an intervention sponsored by the Educational Trust Foundation for Sustainable Development (popularly called EduTrust Foundation), has…
Saliu Mustapha receives beneficiaries of his empowerment programme, expresses intention to help boost Kwara economy
APC stalwart and frontline aspirant for the party’s national Chairmanship position, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has expressed his intention to help create more entrepreneurs in Kwara…
Editorial
Edo guber: Gov Obaseki’s commissioner resigns ahead of primary
By David Olalekan. Barely six weeks after the resignation of Taiwo Akerele as the Chief of Staff to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, another…
2023: Presidency cabals move against Osinbajo
By Nimi Princewill. Speculations are brewing as Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s influence in the Presidency is reportedly being watered down by a widely believed presidential…
Sports
Kwara to name stadium after Rashidi Yekini
By Shola Abayomi. Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has pledged to immortalise late Super Eagles legend, Rashidi Yekini, by naming the Kwara State Sports Stadium…
ABS FC seals partnership deal with Kanu International Football Academy
By Ibraheem Solahudeen. The Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Football Club yesterday in Lagos signed a historic and developmental partnership deal with Kanu International Football Academy.…
Sports Ministry visits Kwara, pledges monthly stipend for Yekini’s mum
By Kennedy Pwaspo. The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has promised to pay a monthly allowance to Alhaja Sikirat Yekini, mother of late…
Fans want NPFL scrapped as player slumps, dies during league match
By Kennedy Pwaspo. Reactions have continued to trail the death of Chineme Martins, a defender with Nasarawa United FC, who slumped on the pitch during…
Rohr names rejuvenated Iheanacho, Akpeyi in squad for S/Leone clash (Full list)
By Kennedy Pwaspo. Super Eagles Head Coach, Gernot Rohr has unveiled his 24-man squad ahead of the double header 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier…
Education
CELF announces winners of Kwara State Govt Scholarship
Organiser of Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship (CELF), the Haashim Initiative for Community Advancement, has announced sixteen fellows as winners of the scholarship sponsored by the…
Foundation thanks Maryam Yusuf For Sponsoring COED Student
A Foundation, STOFED International, has expressed gratitude to philanthropist and politician, Hajia Maryam Yusuf Aladi for funding the education of its candidate at the Kwara…
Nollywood Star Actor, Adedimeji, Sponsors JAMB tutorial At Lankotheory Education Services Ltd
Popular Nollywood Star, Abdullateef Adedimeji has sponsored FREE tutorial for prospective JAMB students for the year 2022. The sponsorship is done in collaboration with Lankotheory…
UNIMAID Alumni Association Congratulates Abdul Tope on Her Book Launch
…charges her to remain resolute and hardworking The University of Maiduguri Alumni Association, Kwara Chapter has rejoiced with one of her members, Abdul Tope Nimat…
Unilorin Hosts 23 Universities, 250 Delegates For Debate, Quiz Challenge
….Lautech wins quiz category, Bowen, Unilag emerge 2nd, 3rd Runners-up The week long activities marking this year’s edition of the All Nigeria Universities Debating Championship,…
Special Reports
Kwara records 3 cases as monkeypox spreads to 26 States
The latest monkeypox situation report released on Thursday by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Kwara now has three (3) confirmed…
2023: ‘Don’t lend your platforms to spread fake news’ –ASKOMP cautions members
Urges politicians to shun politics of violence, incitement As preparations for the 2023 elections intensified, the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has warned…
For Provost, FCOE Kontagora, It’s One Good Turn Deserving Another
By Nuru Kamal, Sub-Editor, Personality & PR Reports. It was the late American poet and civil rights activist, Maya Angelou who said “you can only…
The Story And The Strides of Professor Faruk Rashid Haruna, Provost COE Kontagora (2)
As someone with an inclusive style of administration, the students are not left out of Professor Haruna’s impressive and record breaking performance. Among other laudable…
The Story And The Strides of Professor Faruk Rashid Haruna, Provost COE Kontagora (1)
By Nuru Kamal, Sub-Editor, Personality & PR Reports. Not all great achievers are excellent at marketing their achievements and courting commendation and validation. Some are…
Opinion
FEATURED: Who Actually Set The Fire To Alanamu Market?
By Tajudeen Omo Ola. With the rapid response of the Kwara State government to the fire outbreak in Alanamu market and the manner APC candidates…
Osun: Between a conscious dancer and a sociopath betrayal
Judging by the various televised debates of the contenders for gubernatorial seat in the just concluded Osun state elections, it is safe to conclude that…
FEATURED: Tinubu – Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair
By Abdullateef Ishowo. Wait a minute! Whose hand holds the broom in the APC logo? How important is the hand or the broom to the…
Alajagusi, history isn’t a bastard
A friend of ours, Muyideen Temitope alias Convydence, will at any historic moment, either bad or good say, “history isn’t a bastard” which explains that…
FEATURED: #NotTooYoungToRun Story – The Struggle, Lessons and Gains
By Olasupo Abideen. In his famous treatise, ‘The Prince’, Niccolo Machiavelli wrote, “there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than…
Kaduna 2023: Will El-rufai Walk The Talk?
By Mohammed Abdullahi. Malam Nasir Ahmed El-rufai, the Executive Governor of Kaduna State is a man driven by excellence and merit. He, being not someone…
BBYDI raises grey areas in Kwara 2022 Budget estimates
Kwara-based Civil Society Organisation, Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative has taken a deep search into the strengths and weaknesses of the 2022 Kwara State Budget…
FEATURED: Kwara —Tanke Flyover As Another Symbol Of Banality
By Seun Awogbenle. In Downton Abbey – a 2010 British historical, television drama series, which recount the British aristocratic system before and after the World…
Re: Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye and the burden of office
By Comr. Tajudeen Habeeb (Tallest). Positions, be it appointed or elected, come with burden of responsibilities. As rightly noted by the executive Governor of Kano…