2018-08-06

Falana: APC Can't Remove Saraki without Two-third Majority
• Justifies defection of Ahmed, Ortom, Tambuwal •Says APC lacks moral rights to question lawmakers' defection A human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot remove ...

APC will sweep polls in Kwara in 2019 - Oyedepo
Former Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Akogun Oyedepo, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general elections. Oyedepo, who ...

UNILORIN VC AND HIS WAR AGAINST INTEGRITY
Hypocrisy is a poison so lethal that it can ruin the future of a generation. Anywhere hypocrisy reigns, injustice is the order of the day. A people with a single law for same people but with double application for eac...

Opinion: Kwara 2019: Here comes the game-changer! By Abdulrazaq Magaji
If reports making the rounds are anything to go by, the smile is about to return to the faces of the people of Kwara State. Reason? Over the past several months, the nation's normally-vibrant political rumour-mill ...

All Progressives Congress (APC) would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general elections
Former Chairman, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Akogun Oyedepo, has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2019 general elections. Oyedepo, who ...

Ilorin Emirate Durbar: Saliu Mustapha presents two horses to the Emir
As part of his contributions to the success of the forthcoming Ilorin Emirate Durbar celebration, the founder of a Non Governmental Organization, Saliu Mustapha Foundation, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has presented two horses...

2018-08-05

2019: What happens after Ahmed defection in Kwara?
MANY political observers in Kwara State had long expected the defection of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) judging by his smooth relationship with members of the opposition...

NPFL Kwara United will take remaining NPFL games seriously, says Sunday Akinmoladun
Ahead of a potential topflight resumption, the Harmony Warrior says they will make every match count to retain their topflight status Sunday Akinmoladun says Kwara United will confront with seriousness ev...

NPFL Abubakar Bala impressed with Kwara United's form after Kogi United win
The Harmony Warriors nicked a narrow win against the Lokoja based side in a warm-up game on Saturday Kwara United head coach Abubakar Bala is happy with his players' form following a 1-0 victory over Nigeria Na...

Kwara Government promises commitment to teaching of core subjects in schools
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the teaching and learning of English and Mathematics as core subjects in secondary schools. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital ...

will be governor, rescue Kwara from system failures — Issa Aremu
Comrade Issa Aremu, Member, National Institute, Kuru, Jos (MNI) and Vice President, IndustriALL Global Union, recently declared his intention to be the governor of Kwara State through the 2019 general election. ...

Saraki Won't Resign, Let Abu Ibrahim Do His Worst, Say Senators
The Senators representing Bauchi Central and Kwara South respectively, Isa Hama Misau and Rafiu Ibrahim have warned their counterpart from Katsina South, Abu Ibrahim and his fellow travellers in the All Progressi...

2018-08-04

PDP Elders Forum vows not to handover Kwara to outsiders
Major stakeholders in Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), comprising the Elders Forum and One Umbrella Project, yesterday pledged their loyalty to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and the ...

APC's former spokesman resigns from board chairman appointment after 8 months
Abdullahi's resignation is coming after spending a total of 215 days as the Chairman of the Nigeria Sugar Development Council. Barely eight months after the appointment of Bolaji Abdullahi as a board chairman of a ...

Defections: Those who welcomed Saraki to PDP are opportunists - OyedepoT
The immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara state, Iyiola Oyedepo has described members of the PDP executive committee who welcomed Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor Abdulfatah Ah...

I'm not afraid of EFCC's probe - Ahmed
The Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, on Thursday said he was not afraid of any probe by anti-graft agencies, including the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, following his defection from th...

Offa robbery: Court orders service of summons on Saraki
A court in Abuja has ordered the service of summons on the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, in relation to the ongoing investigation by the police into the April 5, 2018 bank robbery incident in Offa, Kwara State....

EU, INEC canvass punishment for election offenders
Dearth of institutional mechanisms to prosecute election offences in Nigeria is responsible for some of the controversies that trail outcome of elections in the country, Independent National Electoral Commission (IN...

Kwara Assures On Completion Of Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Road
The Kwara State government has assured that the ongoing construction work on the 32km Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Road in Baruten local government area will be completed as scheduled. Alhaji Aro Yahaya, the State Commiss...

Defection: Senators will determine Saraki's fate - APC
The All Progressives Congress has said senators will determine whether or not Saraki will retain his position as Senate President. The party said it remained the party of choice for all genuine democrats as suc...

APC will adopt labour tactics to win Kwara, Sokoto, Benue
National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has told the Peoples Democratic Party that he would rather be an attack dog than be a mushroom eater. Comrade Oshiomhole said he opted ...

SON Confiscates Adulterated Sugar In Kwara
The Federal Government has expressed concern over the importation of unfortified sugar from Brazil to Nigeria and has directed the standards organization of Nigeria (SON) to rid the country of it. SON Confiscates...

2019: Kwara REC Promises Free, Fair Election
The new Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru Madami, has promised to deliver free, fair and credible elections in the state in 2019. Madami made the promise on Wednesday in Ilorin while ad...

Why we welcome Saraki, Ahmed, others - Kwara PDP
Stakeholders in the Peoples Democracy Party ( PDP ), Kwara State say the gale of defections hitting the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has given the party the numerical strength to dislodge President Muhammadu...

Kwara PDP member Aluko storms out of NEC meeting, joins APC
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost Ahmed Yinka Aluko, one of its National Executive Committee members (NEC) and its only National Officer from Kwara State to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). ...

2018-08-03

Saraki to PDP: Let's Work Together in Defence of Democracy
President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has enjoined all members of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to work together in defence of democracy and with the aim of providing good governance to Nigerians....

PDP Members Hold Rally in Support of Saraki, Ahmed's Defection in Ilorin
Thousands of members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State Thursday staged a peaceful rally in support of the recent defection of the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, and other notable leaders of th...

16 LGs chairmen in Kwara decamp to PDP
The Sixteen All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government chairmen in Kwara state have officially announced their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PPD). The state chairman, Association of Local Gover...

Lone APC Kwara lawmaker threatens House with suit
The embattled only All Progressives Congress, APC, lawmaker in Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola(Ojomu/Balogun constituency) has threatened to go to court over allegations of forgery and dud cheque levelled ...