The Kwara State Governor Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed has directed the authorities of Kwara State University, Malete to discontinue the payment of departmental levies and refund all monies collected so far in this academic session. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, in a statement by his senior special assistant on media and communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede, said as a responsive leader he decided to ... Read More »
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Kwara govt closes down private hospital in ilorin over fear of EBOLA
Kwara state government Friday announced the immediate closure of a private hospital in Ilorin over a suspected Ebola Virus contaminations even as the government urged residents in the state not to panic noting that though the case was a global case, but that Kwara state is safe. The Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Public Health,Professor Sunday Popoola,in company ... Read More »
More groups endorse Kwara State Governor for Second Term.
Three major Non-Governmental Organisations, Kwara North Youth Consultative forum, The National Association of Kwara State Students (NAKSS), National Headquarters and Ilorin Emirate Students Union, National Headquarters, have endorsed the State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. In separate statements, the organisations identified the people oriented policies and programmes of Governor Ahmed as testimonies of why he ... Read More »
All Progressives Congress crisis: Osoba group set to register Action Group of Nigeria.
There are strong indications that a former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, and his loyalists may submit a request for the registration of the Action Group of Nigeria to the Independent National Electoral Commission any moment from now. This followed the leadership crisis that has rocked the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress. There have been ... Read More »
Obanikoro congratulates Aregbesola as Fayose calls for good working relationship.
EKITI State Governor-Elect, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, Sunday congratulated Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola on his re-election as governor of the state and sought good working relationship with him to move their states forward. Fayose, in a statement in Ado-Ekiti by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Idowu Adelusi, described Aregbesola’s victory as a plus for democracy in Nigeria as it showed ... Read More »
Gov. Aregbesola’s victory: ‘Reward for good governance’ – Ahmed.
PRESS STATEMENT Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the re-election of the Governor of State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as an affirmation of the supremacy of the wish of the people and reward for good governance and purposeful leadership. Governor Ahmed said this in a congratulatory message to Governor Aregbesola, adding that the Osun State Governor has ... Read More »
Breaking News: Fashola reduces LASU fees.
Gov. Fashola orders the reversal of Lagos State University fees to the sum of N25,000, after months of protests by students and lecturers in the university. Gov.Fashola gave the directive today August 7th at the convocation programme of LASU which held earlier today at the LASU Ojo campus ground. The Lagos State Government had in 2011 increased the fees from ... Read More »
Julius Agwu intends to run for Governor of Rivers state.
Is this is a joke?… Julius Agwu has officially declared his intentions to run for governor of Rivers State in 2015. The comedian said he decided to join the governorship race after pressure from his people to lead them. The party he will contest under will be unveiled in due course he says. Read More »
Nigeria, US agree on partnership to fight Ebola
President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Joe Biden have agreed that Nigeria and the United States would work together to urgently curtail the outbreak of Ebola virus. Jonathan and Biden met in Washington D.C. on Tuesday on the side-line of the on-going US-Africa leader’s summit, according to a ‘readout’ issued by the White House, Office of the Vice President. Ebola ... Read More »
Oyinlola’s defection will not affect PDP’s victory- PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Tuesday’s defection of Osun governor, Chief Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to All Peoples Congress (APC) would not affect outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the party in the state, Alhaji Gani OlaOluwa, stated this in a statement on Tuesday in Osogbo. Describing the defection as “inglorious’’, Olaoluwa said that there was ... Read More »