2019-01-15

Police arrest 8 for post-election violence in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command have confirmed the arrest of eight persons for alleged involvement in post-election violence in the state capital, Ilorin. The relative peace in the Ilorin metropolis of Kwara Sta...

SPECIAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY, 15, 2019
SPECIAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, ALHAJI ABDULFATAH AHMED, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF KWARA STATE ON TUESDAY, JANUARY, 15, 2019 Dear Compatriots, I address you today on account of recent developments tha...

Kawu Baraje sues for peace among Ilorin sons and daughters after fracas
A PDP chieftain in Kwara State ,Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has called on the sons and daughters of Ilorin community and it's environs to shun all forms of political violence and come together for the continued peace an...

Dignitaries grace Dan-Iya's fidau in Ilorin
There was a large turnout of dignitaries at the Emir's Palace, Ilorin yesterday as prayers were offered for the repose of the soul of the departed Dan Iya of Ilorin who was also the Daudu Agaka, Alhaji Ibrahim Kawu. ...

Olawepo-Hashim condemns violence in Kwara
As the 2019 general election approaches, People's Trust (PT) Presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim has condemned all forms of violence ahead of the election and urged political leaders in Kwara state to remain...

Attack: Women Protest Political Violence In Kwara
On the background of the recent orgy of political violence in some parts of Kwara state, women, community leaders and civil society organisations, on Monday, trooped out to the streets to call on law enforcement age...

Punish perpetrators of Ilorin mayhem, APC urges Police
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has called on the Police in the state to prosecute the perpetrators of the political violence that occurred on Sunday in Ilorin. The APC Senatorial candidate for Kwa...

INEC expresses concern over 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 sessio...

Kwara APC gov candidate accuses Senator's loyalists of mayhem
THE political tension in Kwara State ahead of the elections, yesterday, thickened as the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, claimed that political thugs working ...

2019-01-14

Tension in Ilorin as PDP, APC Supporters Clash
Members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition all progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state clashed on Sunday in Ilorin metropolis. It was gathered that, some suspected political thugs ...

Kwara APC gov candidate, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq escapes assassination
Kwara APC governorship candidate AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Sunday escaped death by the whiskers as suspected thugs of the opposition party fired at a rally he was attending at Ode Alfa Nda area of the state capital....

2019-01-13

PDP gov candidate throws Kwara Utd, Sunshine Stars match open, promises cash for goals
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara, Mr Razak Atunwa, has thrown open the gate of the match between Kwara United FC and Sunshine Stars FC of Akure. Kwara United Media Officer, Abdu...

Threat To Saraki's Life: Kwara PDP Faults Police Claims
The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara state has faulted claims by the state's police command that the party never reported cases of assault on its members to any police station in the state. The party, in a ...

Attacks On PDP Members: Kwara PDP Leaders Ask Buhari To Call Factional APC Members To Order
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Muhammadu Buhari and national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to halt the violence being perpetrated by their supporters in the state....

Kwara SUBEB appointment under my watch based on merit - Lambe
Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has reacted to the purported allegation of nepotism and favoritism on the newly released appointment of teachers in the state public primary and junior secondary sc...

2019-01-12

Lai Mohammed Uninformed About Governance in Kwara State - KWSG
The Kwara State Government says the Minister for Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed's recent pronouncements on governance in Kwara State are at variance with the reality on the ground. In a response ...

PDP, APC Trade Accusations Over Mayhem In Kwara
Kwara state police command says it is yet to make any arrest over reported political clash among supporters of the PDP and APC in the Ilorin metropolis on Thursday. Supporters of the two leading political parties in ...

Kwara Stands Still for Saraki, Atunwa, as PDP Flags-off Campaign
Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, on Tuesday set out on another political journey on the premises of Pilot Primary School, Bode -Saadu, the headquarters of Moro Local Governme...

Saraki Raises the Alarm over Attack on Family Quarters in Ilorin
*IGP after my life, my family *Security agencies giving cover to thugs unleashing violence in Kwara State *Police: Saraki's allegations unfounded The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday ...

IEDPU urges immediate restoration of power supply to the affected parts of Ilorin
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union(IEDPU) has appealed to the management of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company(IBEDC) to ensure the immediate restoration of qualitative power supply to her custome...