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  Moremi Game Reserve:Kwara Camp
Kwara is located in the remote northern part of the stunning Okavango Delta within the private Kwara concession.
Kwara has 8 luxury safari-style tents are built on raised decks, within a grove of huge and ancient African Ebony trees.
Kwara also boast a honeymoon suite with its own special bathroom with an antique slipper bath with the traditional ball and claw feet.
www.moremi-game-reserve.com /Kwara_Camp_Moremi_Game.asp   (318 words)

  
 Laying the Red Carpet
Kwara State social circle was abuzz with activities in the past week.
Kwara Progressives Movement, KPM, the largest socio-political group in the state also held a similar dinner for Cornelius Adebayo, minister of communications at the same venue in Ilorin, on August 22.
Kwara is blessed with great people and I am happy that they are coming together having recognised that," said Sanni, an AD candidate for House of Representatives.
www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/nigeria/10901114719.htm   (1202 words)

  
 Kwara The Fire This Time   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One of the most painful irony in the governance of Kwara today is that the same state that produced Justice Mustapha Akanbi, the Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission, whom Andrew Young described last week as a "paragon of virtue" and integrity'" is the same state that has now been seized by predators.
Kwara is only a grave metaphor for a bad malaise that has seized the entire country.
As in the case of Kwara, he should be interested in what the Commissioner of Police in the state is doing about all this.
www.nigerdeltacongress.com /karticles/kwara_the_fire_this_time.htm   (2177 words)

  
 Kwara Camp, Okavango Delta, BOTSWANA
Kwara Camp is located in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta within the private Kwara concession.
Kwara is an abbreviated form of a Tswana expression meaning "where the pelicans feed".
Based on the mainland, Kwara is able to offer more frequent sightings of Sable, Buffalo and Waterbuck which tend to migrate between the better grazing in-land, to the waterline.
www.e-gnu.com /kwara_camp_botswana.html   (366 words)

  
 Nigeriaworld -- Traditional rulership in Kwara State: An uphill task for Saraki's administration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
One major factor of note on the grading of Kwara traditional rulers, is the 'trust' of the Commission's report been given to the Emir of Ilorin to advise on the new grading.
After all, the agitation for another State within the current Kwara State may not be a bad idea after all, if the other parts of the State would not be accorded their respect and rightful places in the State as to their needs and culture.
Kwara Ekiti used to be an integral part of the larger Ekiti ethnic group, the majority of who live in Ekiti State today, 2005.
nigeriaworld.com /columnist/ajayi/110105.html   (3333 words)

  
 Nigeriaworld -- Immodest dressing in Kwara schools, State House of Assembly takes the lead, not through Sharia law
The new Bill in the Kwara State House of Assembly against indecent dressing among students in tertiary institutions in the state is an encouraging move by Kwara State House of Assembly.
Kwara State Chapter of the Supreme Council of Sharia has called for implementation of Sharia Islamic legal code in the state, so that the Muslims in Kwara State or for all Kwarans to feel good about their environment.
Kwara State has a General Assembly, whose purpose is to make laws, that is the avenue to transpose such doctrines and beliefs into the modern democracy that Nigeria is practicing in 2006.
nigeriaworld.com /columnist/ajayi/021206.html   (3373 words)

  
 Village Earth: The Consortium for Sustainable Village-Based Development   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara, although rich in agricultural land and with 75% of its labor force in agriculture, is only using 10% of its agricultural land - and the country, which was once a large net exporter of food, now must import food.
Extreme poverty is a crushing weight for 60% of the population of Kwara.
Kwara was first declared a state in Nigeria in 1961 under harsh and corrupt military rule; however, the State came under democratic rule in 1999.
www.villageearth.org /pages/Projects/Nigeria/index.htm   (930 words)

  
 The Kwara Jews
An estimated 6,000 Ethiopian Jews living in the remote Kwara region near the border of the Sudan never made the trek to the refugee camps of the Sudan or joined the exodus to Addis Ababa.
One obstacle was the reluctance of the Kwara Jews to move to areas of Ethiopia, such as Gondar, where relief organizations were helping the Falash Mura.
The Kwara Jews were also afraid that if they went to the camps set up for the Falash Mura they would be identified with that controversial population and prevented from going to Israel.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/Judaism/kwara.html   (636 words)

  
 Kwara's Scorched Snake
Kwara State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, also rose in opposition of Alasa's dethronement last week.
Iyiola Oyedepo, a lawyer and former chief whip, Kwara State House of Assembly, condemned the deposition of Alasa.
He said the same power of approval used by the former governor in appointing Alasa, was similarly exercised by him in the appointment of Olupo of Ajasse-Po in 2001; Oloro of Oro-Ago in 2001; Oloro of Oro in 2002 and Oloro of Shao in 2003.
www.newswatchngr.com /editorial/allaccess/special/11013104658.htm   (1179 words)

  
 Vanguard - Politics : KWARA 2007;THE SARAKIS AND THE BATTLE AGAINST THE OPPOSITIONS
Unlike the emirate councils, in the kwara central where Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki is widely seen and accepted as the political leader and wield the political powers that much, to a reasonable extent, same could not be said of the kwara South and kwara North.
In the same kwara South, there are the Ekitis in kwara too, who are also apathetic to the agenda of the igbominas.The Ekitis comprise of people in the Ekiti and Oke-Ero local governments of the area.The known political leader in the area is Dr Abraham Ashaolu serving in the cabinet of Governor Bukola Saraki...
In the case of kwara North, the known political leader in the area is the former Governor, Alh.
www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/july06/26072006/p226072006.html   (2518 words)

  
 Nigeria: KWARA STATE - Kwara State
When it was created in 1967, the land area of Kwara State extended from Borgu area in the north west to the eastern limit of the present Kogi State in the east.
However, further states creation and boundary readjustment exercises in the country by successive military administrations since 1967 have led to considerable losses in the land area as well as human and material resources of Kwara State, and these in turn have had their toll on the development potentialities of the state.
First, on 3rd February, 1976, the Igalaspeaking area of the then eastern part of Kwara State was carved out and merged with part of the former Benue State.
www.onlinenigeria.com /links/kwaraadv.asp?blurb=311   (416 words)

  
 Kwara Camp - Okavango Delta - Botswana Safari
Kwara Camp is located in the 175,000-hectare private Kwara Concession in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta.
Kwara is one of the few camps in the Delta able to make this claim.
Kwara has a double-deck pontoon boat which allows guests to get very close to birds and animals for up-close photography and game viewing.
www.eyesonafrica.net /african-safari-botswana/kwara.htm   (553 words)

  
 Politics : Saraki’s agrarian revolution in Kwara
The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki is poised to create an agrarian revolution in the state.
In order to make Kwara State self-sufficient in food production and transform it into a leading food basket of the nation, the charismatic administrator has set machinery in motion for the people to go back to the land and make use of the abundant, but untapped resources which nature has endowed the state with.
For instance, in the last nine months, Kwara State farmers had planted maize, cassava, soya-beans and rice on 704 hectares of land in 54 farms spread across the three senatorial districts of the state to boost the Back-to-Farm programme.
www.vanguardngr.com /articles/2002/politics/p226042004.html   (1372 words)

  
 News -- Yoruba in Kwara and burden of identity
Now that the conference is on, agitation for the creation of a state out of Kwara is now being confirmed to be a most contentious issue in one of the Nigeria’s first generation states.The people of Kwara South Senatorial District have forwarded to the conference a memorandum demanding for their own state.
The people, who include the Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Alhaji Ibrahim Adelokun; the Commissioner for Rural Development, Dr Femi Ogunsola, who is a son of one of the state’s delegates to the conference, Prof Albert Ogunsola; and Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Commissioner for Finance, dissociated themselves from the proposed state.
It said the merger of Kwara South with the Northern Region had led to the erosion and distortion of the culture of the people as well as the retardation of their collective growth and development.
odili.net /news/source/2005/apr/14/404.html   (2348 words)

  
 Kwara Camp, Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta North   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara is located in the remote northern part of the Okavango Delta within the private Kwara concession.
Kwara encompasses a wide diversity of habitats, ranging from permanent delta water with reed-lined lagoons and channels, to open grasslands, Mopane woodlands and palm-fringed islands.
Kwara Camp is located in the remote northern reaches of the stunning Okavango Delta within the Kwara concession.
www.go2africa.com /botswana/hotel-lodge.asp?accommodation=Kwara-Camp&ServiceNo=2418   (377 words)

  
 Kwara State of Nigeria - Water For Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara state, Nigeria, has sufficient water resources that could meet the needs of its people.
We believe that water is a major factor in achieving other key development objectives especially in the areas of health, education and poverty reduction.
Kwara State is therefore willing to partner with all stakeholders at national and international levels in meeting this all-important challenge.”
www.kwarastate.gov.ng /water.htm   (1226 words)

  
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Kwara State was one of the twelve States created in May 1967.
Kwara State is bounded in the north by Niger State, in the south by Osun and Ondo States, in the east by Kogi and in the west by Oyo State and has international boundary with Benin Republic.
Kwara State is well linked by a good network of roads with five states.
www.nigeria.gov.ng /govt_state_kwara.aspx   (753 words)

  
 Lessons from Kwara State
Kwara people do not shy away from making their stands clear on any issues of national importance.
Kwara people have had their own fair share of the many problems that other Nigerians face in the hands of irresponsible governments both at the state and the federal levels.
Right at the Kwara State Association symposium, for instance, several individual Kwarans, including the physically challenged, volunteered to invest their personal expertise, services and other resources in the educational, economic and political repositioning of the gateway State.
www.nigeriansinamerica.com /articles/375/1/Lessons-from-Kwara-State   (2089 words)

  
 Godfatherism of Mandate and of Legacy
It is stated, the rise of Saraki’s dynasty in Kwara State highlights the case of absolute power and that of a people’s hero in the most vivid manner.
What is uniquely different with Saraki as the strongman of Kwara compared to the follies of Chris Uba in Anambra is the irrefutable fact of Dr. Saraki having solidified the people’s mandate prior to positioning himself as the political godfather of the region.
It cannot be made certain his travails of mistakes and associated replacements were all in the interest of Kwara and the mandate handed to him as the Turaki of Ilorin.
www.gamji.com /article5000/NEWS5070.htm   (872 words)

  
 Kwando Safari Camp
Kwara concession consists of about 660 square miles of wilderness in the northern part of the stunning Okavango Delta with a permanent river forming the boundary with the Moremi Wildlife Reserve to the south.
Along with the bird watching, Kwara offers fishing (both spinner and fly), walks with a guide on one of the many palm-fringed islands and also spectacular night drives on top of our morning and afternoon drives.
The Kwara area is also home to a variety of wild animals including, lechwe, sitatunga, reedbuck, bushbuck, hippo, crocodiles, elephant, buffalo, sable, roan, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, impala and tsessebe.
www.capecairo.com /botswana/Kwando/kwando.html   (1369 words)

  
 Kwara Camp - Travel Africa, African Safari
Kwara camp is situated north of and adjacent to the world renowned Moremi Game Reserve.
Kwara is in the centre of the vast Kwara concession - which fronts onto the permanent water of the stunning Okavango Delta and is backed by extensive bush.
Most of the tents are raised on teak decks to afford views over the surrounding plains and lagoon with the resident hippo’s.
www.travelafrica.biz /details.asp?special_id=2321   (386 words)

  
 Kwara State > Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara State is an amazing land, a land of fresh discoveries.
The state of harmony is a national appellation for Kwara, won by its track record of peaceful coexistence among religious faiths and beliefs.
Kwara State is centrally located between the Northern and the Southern part of the Country.
www.kwarastate.gov.ng /home.htm   (289 words)

  
 Kwara Camp
Kwara is located in the remote northern part of the stunning Okavango Delta within a private concession.
Kwara encompasses a wide diversity of habitats, ranging from the clear Delta waters with reed-lined lagoons and channels, to open grasslands, mopane woodlands and palm-fringed islands.
Whether gliding along in the special silence of a mekoro dug out canoe through crystal-clear waters or visiting the famous Godikwe lagoon, where you can stand on a boat literally eye to eye with thousands of herons, storks and other nesting birds.
www.best-south-africa-tours.com /kwara.html   (518 words)

  
 Kwara Camp | Okavango Delta, Botswana | Private Safari Lodge...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara Camp is in the heart of a private wildlife concession bordering the famous Moremi Game Reserve of the Okavango Delta.
Kwara is one of very few Okavango Delta camps that can offer such a wide range of activities all year around.
Kwara Camp accommodation is in 4 comfortably furnished guest tents, all with en-suite facilities.
okavango-delta.botswana.co.za /kwara-safari-camp-botswana.html   (492 words)

  
 The Sun News On-line | national news
Kwara State Coordinator of Hope Worldwide, Biodun Oluwake has called on Kwara State people go for HIV test.
Hope worldwide had been in Kwara State for the past two years, though it started 10 years ago in Nigeria.
What we do in Kwara State is to provide counseling services at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital.
www.sunnewsonline.com /webpages/news/national/2006/july/21/national-21-07-2006-009.htm   (912 words)

  
 Kwara Camp - Botswana   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara Camp has only 8 safari style tents with en suite facilities.
The camp is open year round - one of the few Okavango Delta camps that can offer boat and mekoro trips every month of the year.
Kwara is hidden in a large treed island with a massive, shady canopy of "fireworks" trees.
www.thesafaricompany.co.za /Lodge_Hotel_Botswana_Kwara_Camp.htm   (164 words)

  
 Kwara State revved awake - OnlineNigeria.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
But if your masquerade is sluggish and unexciting at the performance arena, you are bound to dash for cover and fly for shame—or simply adopt the position of convenient neutrality, when judgment is being passed on the dancing feats of masquerades, the day after.
This is precisely because these states have been sheer kill-joys, until comparatively recently, and in the specific instance of Kwara State, which is the subject of my reflection this week.
It is no wonder, therefore, that Kwara State is one of the few states that the president has visited thrice since he began to make local trips.
nm.onlinenigeria.com /templates/?a=8229&z=17   (1192 words)

  
 Moremi Safaris and Tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara Camp is located on the northern boundary of the world famous Moremi Game Reserve.
Kwara Camp is in the heart of a large private concession of 1750 sq km
The attraction of Kwara is its range of activities in an area of intricate channels, rivers, lagoons, dramatic palm-fringed islands, reed beds, floating grasses and papyrus that form a natural wilderness like no other
www.moremi-safaris.com /participating_lodges_02.html   (313 words)

  
 Kwara in Botswana
“Kwara” roughly translates into “where pelicans feed”, and the name hints at the abundance of birdlife and wildlife that you can encounter during your stay at Kwara Camp and the Okavango Delta.
Kwara Camp has eight tents overlooking the many lagoons of the Okavango Delta.
The tents of Kwara Camp are built on elevated decks and are nestled within groves of aged ebony trees.
www.safaris-botswana.com /html/Lodge-descriptions/Kwara.htm   (353 words)

  
 Kwara Camp - Pulse Africa Tour Operators   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Kwara Camp, situated overlooking a hippo filled lagoon, is a luxury sixteen bedded tented camp built on raised teak platforms in the permanent water of the Okavango.
Kwara is home to an astonishing array of animal and bird life, including lion, hyena, leopard, cheetah and wild dog, elephant, buffalo and the rare sable antelope.
There is a wide variety of activities available with mekoro, power boating, walking, fishing and game drives (off road and at night) on offer year round.
www.africansafari.co.za /camp.aspx?property_ID=175   (113 words)

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