Politics
‘You’ve shown commitment to public good,’ Says Gov Abdulrahman As He Congratulates KWHA On 2nd Year Anniversary
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated members of the 9th State House of Assembly on their second anniversary as lawmakers, calling them patriots who…
Kwara Central PDP Youth Leaders Condemn Activities of ‘Efura’, Write Party Chairman
Youth leaders in the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State have alleged that the activities of a group within the party popularly known…
ASKOMP Fetes KWHA Speaker On 36th Birthday
The Association of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners (ASKOMP) has celebrated Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu-Danladi on the occasion…
Kwara NUJ Chairmanship Aspirant, Akogun Flags Off Campaigns, Pledges Inclusiveness
A frontline aspirant for the Chairmanship of the Kwara State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Abdullahi Dare Akogun has promised to run…
BREAKING: Fmr Political Adviser To Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak Assassinated
Former special adviser to president Goodluck Jonathan on politics, Ali Gulak has reportedly been assassinated by unknown gunmen in Owerri, the capital of IMO State.…
Entertainment
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.…
LankoTheory label, OBT Entertainment signs comedian, BabaTojubole
By Balkis Tijani. Ologo Babanla Theory (OBT) Entertainment, the record label owned by the multi-talented first lecturer hip-hop artiste in Africa, Mr. Isiaq Atanda Abdulwaheed…
‘Strip K1 of Mayegun title’ — FIBAN pleads with Alaafin over alleged assault on member
Broadcasters under the aegis of Freelance and Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria, on Friday, berated a popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly called KWAM 1,…
Davido signs ex-unilorin student, Liya, as first female artist on DMW
By David Olalekan. David Adeleke, popularly by his stage name, Davido, has reportedly signed an ex-student of the University of Ilorin as the first female…
26-yr-old Laycon wins Big Brother Naija season 5 reality TV show — See prizes, voting patterns
By David Olalekan. 26-yr old Olamilekan Agbelese, popularly known as Laycon, has emerged winner of the Big Brother Naija season 5 reality TV show after…
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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…
“We are in pains. We are hungry” — Disengaged Kwara ‘sunset’ workers took protest to Gov Abdulrahman’s family house
Workers of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB who were disengaged by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq have taken their cry for help to the…
Kwara govt achieves a milestone as Bacita Sugar Company sets for resuscitation
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Following the persistent efforts of the Kwara State governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the Federal Government has given a 2023 tentative timeline…
NEPAD, Kwara govt to partner on food security as Gov Abdulrazaq launches 10-year agric plan
By Nafiu Toyin Abdulqadri. Kwara State government will be partnering with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) to deliver food security in the State.…
NGO calls on Kwara Speaker to publish details of Assembly’s 2021 budget, queries N240m allocation for GDP
A non-governmental organization, the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, BBYDI, has called on the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu…
BBYDI demands clarifications on Kwara 2021 budget estimates
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) has asked the Kwara State Government to provide clarifications on some line items in its proposed 2021 Budget,…
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
NANS Disowns Fake Official Hired By ‘His Grace’ Schools To Defend Alleged Ritual, Child Molestation
[Featured above: Photo of Comr. Adebayo Kayode and the frontage of His Grace Schools] The leadership of National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has denied…
27-Year-Old Abideen To Represent Nigeria At UN AntiCorruption Summit
The Executive Director of Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), Abideen Olasupo, has been listed among youth activists to feature in a virtual Youth Forum…
His Grace Schools: Ritual Suspicion Trails Alleged Molestation Of 8 Yr Old Pupil
…Victim’s father petitions Kwara Gov, Police Commissioner, Others More than a year since the alleged molestation of an eight year old pupil of His Grace…
GBV Educator, Henrietta Odey Initiates Petition To Introduce Body Safety Education In Kaduna Primary Schools
A Gender-Based Violence (GBV) educator and Anti-HIV advocate, Henrietta Odey has initiated a petition to get the Kaduna State government to include body safety education…
GHS Project: EnetSud Releases Details Of Alleged Over N40m Irrelevant Items
Following the statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Education, Kemi Adeosun which disproved the claims made by a civil society…
Special Reports
June 12: FOI is part of Democracy gifts, ENetSuD tells Kwara Assembly
The Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), an anti-corruption Civil Society Organization promoting good governance, transparency, and accountability, has reminded the Kwara State House of…
Veteran Journalist, Nurudeen Imam Graces NasTVAfrica Media Parley With ASKOMP Members
… Speaks on security, human development, others Renowned journalist and NBC regulator, Alhaji Nurudeen Imam last Saturday in Ilorin attended a media parley hosted with…
6 Key Takeaways From ‘Convergence Of LikeMinds’ Hosted By #AkajeMyRep Movement
Ambassador Akaje Ibrahim led Movement, #AkajeMyRep on Sunday, 23rd May, 2021 brought together youths from diverse socio-political backgrounds to discuss the place and future of…
Encomiums as Saliu Mustapha Splashes Millions on Ambali, Ishowo, Other APC Loyalists
APC National Chairmanship hopeful, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has provided start up capital running into millions of Naira for members of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
GHS: Contractor alleges Kwara Education Ministry took over #40.5m inflated on project
A contractor who pleaded anonymity has disclosed that the over #40.5 million that could not be accounted for in the total project sum of three…
Opinion
Democracy Day: Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Peace Apostleship — Paradigm In A Troubled Nigeria
By Okenwa Cyril. When the Prof. Humphrey Nwosu-led National Electoral Commission prior to 1993 general elections chose June 12, 1993 as the date for the…
FEATURED: Gov. Ugwuanyi’s Six Years of Laudable Democracy in Enugu State
By Prince Ejeh Josh. The timeless expression that no nation or state has ever achieved virtuosic and remarkable feats without the strenuous efforts of some…
FEATURED: Senator Oloriegbe’s Two Years of Purposeful Representation At The Senate
Senator Oloriegbe’s Two Years of Purposeful Representation At The Senat* By: Bolaji Aladie. June 11th of the year 2021 marks two years since the legislative…
Re: What Are Good Men Doing Outside Politics? (II)
By Abdullateef Ishowo I am glad you chose to reply the rejoinder, rather than following the thought of considering this intellectual conversation as an altercation…
Re:What Are Good Men Doing Outside Politics?
By: Sambo Sholar Muritala I initially thought it was unnecessary to further react since I have made my point and I wouldn’t want it to…
RE-What Are Good Men Doing Outside Politics?
By Abdullateef Ishowo This thought-provoking question raised by our friend and brother, Bar. Muritala Sambo, in his recent article with the above title raises a…
FEATURED: Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s 2 years of Sham and Shame
Azeez Adebayo. If you observe very keenly, you are likely to see many state Governors, particularly first term Governors giving account of their 2nd year…
FEATURED: White Paper Panel Report — Gov Abdulrahman Is Rehashing Old Stories To Divert Public Attention
By Majeed Suleiman. Which serious political office holder sacrifices a wonderful opportunity of a milestone anniversary of two years in office to regale people of…
FEATURED: Who is afraid of Saraki?
By Abdulqadir Abdulganiyu. Facts, they say, are sacred. In this regard, the fact that the Kwara State Government feels the need to hire ghost-writers to…
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