Kwara State

November 29, 2023

Kwara State Government and IHS Nigeria Sign MoU to Establish Technology Innovation Facility

The Kwara State Government has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IHS Nigeria for the development of a technology innovation facility in Kwara State. In a statement released by the Kwara State Government’s spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, it said that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq signed the MoU alongside IHS Nigeria CEO, Mohamad Darwish,... Read More

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Kwara Hijab crisis | The state government makes a bad situation worse

An inter-religious clash that has been doused in the interim rocked Kwara earlier today. It reincarnated from years of simmering dispute over the rights of female Muslim students to wear the Hijab to attend their Christian missionary schools. The state government had earlier taken over 10 missionary schools in a move aimed at curtailing what... Read More

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November 13, 2020

Like Lagos; Kwara finally realises that cost of governance is critical to progress

The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Friday, announced his administration’s plans to repeal the payment of pension to former governors and their deputies in the state. He stated this in a tweet, adding that he will in the coming week; send a bill to the State House of Assembly to revoke the law awarding pension packages to... Read More

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The Late 5: Former PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh collapses in Court, Offa banks robbery suspects arrested and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) said two principal suspects out of the four gang leaders declared wanted over the banks robbery in Offa, Kwara State have been arrested and confessed to be the gang leaders in the group. Police spokesman, ACP Jimoh Moshood in a statement... Read More

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The Late 5: Leah Sharibu marks 15th birthday in Boko Haram’s custody, Pregnant New Zealand PM reveals plans after birth and other stories

Here are the stories that drove the conversation today: Nathan Sharibu, father of Leah Sharibu, the last abductee of Boko Haram militants from the Government Girls Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe, has accused the Federal Government of keeping quiet over her continuous captivity. “It is very sad and the family is very weak. The... Read More

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August 24, 2017

Kwara records another Lassa fever case

The Kwara State government on Wednesday confirmed another case of Lassa fever in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state. Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Mallam Mahmud Ajeigbe, disclosed this during a media briefing in Ilorin. The commissioner said the victim was the father of a boy who had earlier tested positive. [Read Also: Lassa fever:... Read More

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Relinquish the house you got from Kwara govt | Falana tells Saraki

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has asked Senate President Bukola Saraki to return pension he received as former governor to the Kwara State government. Falana also asked him to return the house built for him as a former governor. Saraki had said he wrote to the Kwara State government to stop his pension, after SERAP... Read More

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I have stopped collecting pension in Kwara – Saraki

Senate President, Bukola Saraki said he had stop collecting pension as former governor of Kwara State. According to him, he wrote a letter to the state government to stop the payment. A civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, had accused the former governors of receiving double pay from government. “No, I’m not collecting... Read More

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[The Presidential Blog] Lai Mohammed is back home in Kwara (PHOTOS)

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture has spent the whole of today visiting with one of the traditional leaders in Kwara State. The Minister who incidentally hails from Kwara may have embarked on this trip in connection with his role as culture minister. Just yesterday, he declared an exhibition of repatriated Nigerian... Read More

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Where is Gbemisola Saraki?

Before the 8th Assembly came to be led by a fresh face of Federal politics, Dr Bukola Saraki, there was another member of his clan running that scene for 12 years without excessive fanfare. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Sathe other politically inclined offspring of second republic Senator and unforgettable “godfather” of Nigerian politics, Olusola Saraki who died... Read More

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February 15, 2017

How is the recession in Nigeria about to ruin everyone’s favourite childhood snack?

One of the many manifestations of the blurred lines of divide between poor and rich that characterised the 1990s in Nigeria, many will recall, is Okin biscuit. It was delicious as it was affordable and sadly, it is now one of those things we consider to be part of the past. We doubt anyone has... Read More

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December 24, 2016

Happy 54th birthday, Saraki: Mafia boss of Nigerian politics!

by Bayo Oluwasanmi I have never met Bukola Abiku Mesujamba Saraki. I don’t know him from Adams. However, on the occasion of his 54th birthday, I want to extend my random act of kindness to wish him a very happy and fantastic birthday! Birthday celebrations can be meaningful and memorable at any age, and especially... Read More

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Buhari is still the same person he was in 1985 – Dokpesi

Chairman of Daar communication and a contender for the National Chairmanship for the Peoples Democratic Party, Raymond Dokpesi, on Sunday, said that President Buhari hasn’t changed from his military day. Dokpesi, who stated this while speaking at the PDP secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara state, noted that his ongoing corruption trial with the Economic and Financial... Read More

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How policeman shot and killed his boss

Police corporal, Daramola Tosin has come to the end of his career in the security agency after he was dismissed from the force for allegedly killing an Inspector, Lateef Shuaib, over N300,000. According to Punch, Tosin, who was attached to the Ekiti Police Division in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, is said to... Read More

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Opinion: Ilorin people, don’t be ungrateful to Allah on Bukola Saraki

by Taofeek Sanusi Politics is all about authoritative allocation of value; but who is to clinch an atom of that value at a particular time is predetermined by the glorious God. In a democratic system, there are many offices; some require election while some are premised on selection. Those require election, especially the elections of... Read More

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Kwara state APC chairman and secretary kidnapped

The Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, Ishola Fulani-Balogun, and the Secretary of the party, Bode Adekanye, have been reportedly kidnapped by gun-men while travelling along the Abuja-Lokoja Road. According to The Punch, the duo were returning home after attending the Code of Conduct Tribunal trial of Senate President, Bukola... Read More

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How Saraki ‘looted’ Kwara state treasury in 8 years

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), on Friday, gave details of how embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki looted funds from Kwara State while he served as governor of the state from 2003 to 2011. Saraki, who is currently being prosecuted by the CCB for false declaration of... Read More

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‘We’re not funding Saraki’s CCT trial’ – Gov Ahmed

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has refuted claims that the delay in payment of salaries of workers is due to the state government’s support for the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki in his ongoing trial at the Code Of Conduct Tribunal. The governor disclosed this on Monday, in a statement issued on his social... Read More

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January 12, 2016

Peter Babalola: An open letter to Kwara governor on the proposed N20bn bond

Your Excellency, in as much I wouldn’t like to bore you with any lengthy composition, I humbly seek you go through this open letter with an open mind. After I have perused a number of argumentative positions, ranging from the perspective of the government, the opposed positions and the intermediate viewpoints, on matters revolving the plan of the Kwara... Read More

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November 20, 2015

16 Nigerian communities reportedly taken over by Benin Republic

Siixteen villages in Okuta, in Baruten local government area of Kwara state, have been invaded by Benin Republic. Okuta is the border town between Nigerian and the neighoring Benin Republic. Vanguard reports that authorities of Benin Republic have already built a Police station, known as Gerdarmes Office in the French-speaking country. Similarly, the country’s flag is said to... Read More

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September 26, 2015

How Bukola Saraki spent the second day of Sallah (PHOTOS)

Bukola Saraki has had an eventful week. This will perhaps be a Sallah week to remember for the Senate President, and the country as well. After the court appearance and the prayer ground incident, Saraki cuts the image of a man undeterred. In spite of the drama in his life, he was still spotted at... Read More

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Saraki walks free as court bars police from arresting or interrogating him

by Ranti Joseph Former governor of Kwara state, Bukola Saraki walks a free man now as a Federal High Court in Abuja has absolved him of any wrongdoing in an alleged bank loan scam being investigated by the Special Fraud Unit of the Nigerian Police since 2012. Saraki, who is a Senator representing Kwara Central... Read More

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Kwara government dissolves state executive council

by Ranti Joseph It’s still the season of impeachment, sacking, the wind has blown to Kwara state as the Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed dissolved the state Executive Council relieving all Commissioners, Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants, Special Assistants and Youth employment Coordinators of their posts. The dissolution also affected all boards of government-owned... Read More

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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Presidency says GEJ didn’t spend N2 trillion on elections | 27 Kaduna Assembly seats go to APC | Barth Nnaji hints us on what caused PDP’s downfall | More stories

Nnaji has a thought to share, says lack of democracy caused PDP’s defeat. Punch No, GEJ didn’t spend N2trillion on elections – Presidency Vanguard 27 Kaduna Assembly seats goes to APC. Leadership Alaafin’s aide feels Tinubu fits into Awolowo’s shoe. Vanguard Oshiomhole won’t have any regret quitting politics – so he says. Leadership Ijaw group... Read More

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Apparently, Saraki doesn’t buy Buhari’s Asset Declaration condition

by Ranti Joseph Senator Bukola Saraki has said that declaration of assets by politicians and public office holders won’t make them less corrupt or accountable to the people. Saraki who made this assertion during an interview on Saturday said, “I don’t think it is declaration of assets that would make you less corrupt or more... Read More

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Gbemisola was not a mole in PDP, Bukola Saraki defends sister

by Ranti Joseph The Chairman, Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Senator Bukola Saraki has defended his sister, Gbemisola Saraki against accusations that she was an All Progressives Congress (APC) mole while in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The former Kwara governor described such statements “cheap blackmail.” Saraki, who spoke in an interview with newsmen in... Read More

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#NigeriaDecides: Governor Ahmed of Kwara gets re-elected

by Ranti Joseph Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed was on Sunday re-elected for a second term after defeating 15 other candidates at the just concluded House of Assembly and Governorship Election in the state. The Returning Officer, Musbau Akanji, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, announced the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate as... Read More

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Why I dumped PDP for APC || Gbemi Saraki wants you to know

by Ranti Joseph The former governorship aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gbemisola Saraki and Kwara state PDP youth leader, Segun Olawoyin, have publicly declared defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of Saturday’s elections. Saraki said she worked for APC in the last presidential election having decided to leave PDP before the... Read More

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My husband is our messiah || 7 fresh quotes from peaceful Patience

by Kolapo Olapoju It is gradually becoming a daily affair, and from the look of things, she’s not losing steam just yet. Wife of the President, Patience Jonathan, is not one for subtle or guarded statements,- she bares her mind and spills it all, regardless of whose ox is gored or what line is crossed. In... Read More

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