2019-01-19

Ex -convict Kills Friend Over N200 Debt In Kwara
Residents of Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin were stunned when a man in his early 20s simply identified as Sulukarnaini was killed by an unidentified ex-convict over N200 debt. gument was said to have ensued between the ...

Two Remanded For Gang-Raping 12-year-old Girl in Ilorin
An Ilorin Magistrate's court has remanded Tosin Fagbemi, 25,and Majeed Babatunde, 40, for allegedly gang raping a 12- years- old girl at Osere area of Ilorin, the Kwara state capital Their accomplice simply identified ...

PDP: Kwara South dares INEC, reaffirms Ibrahim as senatorial candidate
Contrary to publication by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Kwara State has maintained that Dr Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim remains its candidate for the Kwara South ...

Kwara APC Faction Protests INEC's Exclusion Of Its NASS Candidates
Chairman of the court-backed All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Hon. Ishola Balogun-Fulani has protested non-listing of the party's candidates in the list of National Assembly candidates released by the I...

Offa robbery: Kwara Govt hands case over to private prosecutor
The Kwara state Government has handed the prosecution of Offa robbery case to a private law firm, Wahab Egbewole and Co. The Principal Counsel of the firm, Mr Wahab Egbewole, made this known in court on F...

2019-01-18

Presidency appoints Waziri Yakubu Gobir patron of PMB re-election bid
The Presidential Support Committee of the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Alhaji Yakubu Gobir, Wazirin Hausa as patron of the committee. His appointment was contained in a letter personal...

2019 poll: NOA, INEC collaborate to reduce void, invalid votes
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday says it would leave no stone unturned in its partnership with relevant stakeholders to eliminate high incident of wasteful votes during elections. Mr Olusegun A...

Election violence in Ilorin. By Walliyullahi Ibrahim Olohunlologun
A few days ago, a drowning politician that we all know flew a kite, by raising a false alarm of an imaginary threat to his life and that of members of his family. In the characteristic style of this politician who has a...

APC faction barred from Kwara peace meeting
Leaders of 25 out of the 57 registered political parties in Kwara State on Thursday signed a peace accord with the Independent National Electoral Commission. A faction of the All Progressives Congress was barre...

2019: INEC unveils special app to address electoral malpractice
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday expressed worries over the spate of political violence in Kwara state. INEC added the recent political violent attacks in Ilorin, the state capit...

2019: I will be fair to all political parties, says Kwara REC
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, says he will be fair to all political parties participating in the forthcoming general elections in the state. Attahiru-Madami...

I'm the authentic APC candidate in Kwara - AbdulRazaq
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Kwara, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said that he remained the authentic candidate of the party in the state. AbdulRazaq made this known on Thursd...

ABDULFATAH Ahmed: Silently transforming Kwara
GOVERNOR Abdulfatah Ahmed, Kwara State comes across as one who knows his onions as far as governance is concerned. In the last eight years, Governor Ahmed has proved critics wrong and this endeared him to the people o...

2019-01-17

APC cancels Buhari's presidential campaign rally in Kwara
The president, however, took his campaign to Kogi State as scheduled. President Muhammadu Buhari [Tolani Alli] President Muhammadu Buhari [Tolani Alli] President Muhammadu Buhari's presidential campaign rally s...

'Federal might or not, Kwara is PDP'
Professor Suleiman Olanrewaju Abubakar, Director-General of Campaign Organisation of Abubakar Bukola Saraki, believes that nothing will upend the the political control of Kwara State by the senate president. The forme...

APC, group fault ban on street rallies in Kwara
A non-governmental organisation, Save Kwara Group, has called on the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, to rescind his decision to ban street rallies and processions in the state. Also, the state chapter o...

Plateau United fined, banished to Ilorin
The league organisers have slammed the Peace Boys with a hefty fine and other sanctions for the unruly behaviour of their fans Plateau United have been fined five million naira and have been banished to Ilori...

Kwara Sets Up Task Force On Political Violence
As APC says attack, threat to lives FOLLOWING repeated cases of political violence in the Ilorin metropolis ahead of coming general elections, the Kwara state government has set up a joint security task force to cu...

2019-01-16

APC crisis: Hand party flags to our candidates for Kwara elections - Balogun-Fulani faction tells Buhari, Oshiomhole
The Ishola Balogun-Fulani led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and national leaders of the party to recognise its governorship candidate, Hon. Ka...

Kwara confirms cases of Lassa Fever, Yellow fever, Polio
The Kwara State Government has confirmed two cases of Lassa Fever infecting a husband and wife in the state. The government also confirmed an outbreak of circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus which claimed the ...

Former Kwara deputy speaker, others defect to APC
Thousands of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Kaiama, Kaiama local government area of Kwara state have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The defectors led by the former depu...

INEC meets Emir of Ilorin, speaks on political violence in Kwara
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, has expressed concern over the recent political violence in the state. Attahiru-Madami, who spoke at an interactive session with ...