2019-02-08

Tinubu's ex-CSO posting to Kwara based on merit, competence - IG
The acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, says the posting of Mr Kayode Egbetokun, a former chief security officer to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to Kwara ...

Why APC will win Kwara
A former PDP governorship aspirant in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Amir, has said the APC will win at all levels in the state. Alhaji Amir who made the prediction during a visit to Daily Trust yesterday, said the mass d...

PDP protests posting of police chief Egbetokun to Kwara
*Abdulrazaq: PDP planning to unleash violence Members and supporters of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State yesterday protested in Ilorin, the state capital, the recent redeployment of Kayo...

Protest against CP Egbetokun needless, says Kwara APC
Kwara state All Progressives Congress ( APC ) has described the protest by some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths against the appointment of Kayode Egbetokun as new commissioner of police of the state as abnormal....

2019-02-07

2019 Polls: Kwara governor disowns fake campaign posters
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has disowned campaign posters circulating in parts of the state promoting him as the Kwara South Senatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The governor spoke via a...

Kwara Internal Revenue Service Rakes N23bn
The Executive Chairman, Kwara State Internal Revenue Services (KWIRS), Professor Muritala Awodun, has disclosed that the agency raked in N23 billion in 2018. He, however, said "We know we are not there yet, our p...

INEC Moves PVC Collection To Wards in Kwara
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami has directed that Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) collection be moved to the wards....

EFCC Nabs 11 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ilorin
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters, following a tip-off and surveillance carried out around Agric Estate, Ilorin, Kwara Sta...

APC changing Kwara CP over fear of election - Saraki
The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki on Wednesday night mocked the opposition over their incessant replacement of police commissioners in Kwara state. Saraki, while addressing his supporters during the Peoples...

Saraki leads PDP campaign in Kwara, promises better deal
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday led the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on a campaign tour of Ilorin South, promising to deliver more prosperity to the people of his constit...

Police redeployment: Lagos, Oyo, Kwara, Anambra get new CP
THE Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Adamu, yesterday, ordered the posting and redeployment of senior Police officers from Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Commissioners of Police. The Acti...

2019-02-06

Saraki gets supports from multi-ethnic groups, non indigenes in Kwara
Non indigenes residing in Kwara state, including Ndigbo, Hausa, Zuru,Yoruba and south- south communities have assured the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, of their support during the forthcoming general elections....

No apologies for ridding Kwara of political thugs, FG replies CNPP
The Federal Government on Tuesday stressed that it has no regrets on its moves to rid Kwara of all thugs and criminals ahead of the election to provide a level playing field for all parties. The Minister of Inf...

Elections: Only criminals need worry in Kwara - Lai Mohammed
The information minister, Lai Mohammed, has said only criminals and political thugs need to be worried in Kwara State. He said this is because they (miscreants) will not be allowed to cause violence or disrupt ...

Mohammed is DG APC Presidential Campaign launching in Kwara
Nigeria Ambassador to Malaysia, Alhaji Nurudeen Mohammed has been named the Director General of President Muhammadu Buhari campaign launching in Kwara. The State Coordinator of the APC Presidential Campaign Co...

Vote for my husband, Atiku's wife begs Kwara women
Titi Abubakar, the wife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday in Ilorin called on women in the state to vote for her husband in the Feb. 16 election. Ab...

2019-02-05

Kwara CJ Swears In 36 Magistrates
Kwara State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Sulyman Kawu yesterday swore in 35 magistrates and one Area Court judge. Speaking at the event, Justice Kawu said that the country and indeed the judiciary are currentl...

Kwara: CNPP raises alarm over planned clampdown on oppositions
Eighteen political parties, under the auspices of Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), on Tuesday raised alarm over a planned crack down on opposition political parties in Kwara by the federal government ...

304,852 registered voters yet to claim their PVCs in Kwara - lNEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (lNEC), on Tuesday, said 304,852 registered voters were yet to claim their Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) in Kwara State few days to the general election. INEC Re...

Kwara auto parts dealer loses N70m goods to fire
A middle-aged trader, Samuel Okoye, whose warehouse was razed by fire on Olorunsogo Street, Amilegbe area of Ilorin, in the Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, has said he lost motorcycle parts worth ove...

PRESS RELEASE: AREMU Salutes Nigerian workers at NLC 12th Congress
The National Executive Council (NEC) member of NLC and Labour Party Gubernatorial Candidate for Kwara State, Comrade Issa Aremu has congratulated the members and leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the hi...