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2018-07-27
PDP chairman Oyedepo rejects Saraki, Gov. Ahmed
Huge drama is expected in Kwara state politics in the weeks ahead as Senate President Bukola Saraki and Governor AbdulFattah Ahmed formally declare their defection to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progr...
We're tired of APC, waiting for Saraki on where to go - Kwara gov
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said there is no longer hope in All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of 2019 elections, claiming the people of the state are "tired" of the party. President of th...
KWARA APC AND THE GALE OF DEFECTIONS
Against the backdrop of the recent events at the National Assembly, I want to most sincerely thank all APC members and supporters in Kwara State for their unflinching commitment to ensuring that the party emerges strong...
Offa Robbery: Saraki meets IGP's investigators in his office
The President of the senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki has meet with a team of investigators on the Offa Robbery case in his office. This was disclosed by his Special Assistant on New Media, Olu Onemola "Furthe...

2018-07-26
Saraki have no link to Offa robbery, Buhari's minister tells IGP, Police
Prabhat Khabar Logo crime by PREMIUM TIMES Nigeria's Minster of Justice and Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, has told the police that there was no evidence that linked Senate President Bukola Saraki and Kwara...
Kwara Spends N1.1 billion on Community Health Insurance Scheme
Kwara State Government at the weekend said it has spent N1.1billion towards funding and implementation of community health insurance scheme to low income rural dwellers in the state. Under the scheme, the g...
BEING TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF YAMAN SUPPORT GROUP, HON. GEORGE O.TOWOJU AT A SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR HELD IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE
BEING TEXT OF ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF YAMAN SUPPORT GROUP, HON. GEORGE O.TOWOJU AT A SOLIDARITY RALLY FOR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR HELD IN ILORIN, KWARA STATE TODAY 26TH JULY 2018. C...
Kaiama-Kishi Road Project: Kwara Speaker to lead Members on Inspection
Members of the Kwara State House of Assembly are to pay on the Spot-Assessment visit to the on going Kaiama-Kishi road to fast track the pace of work on the multi billion naira federal government road project....
Defections; Time to Revisit 2014 National Conference Report
Press Statement Recent mass defections of some members of All Progressives Congress in the National Assembly to the opposition PDP, tasks all stakeholders in Nigerian democratic project to urgently revisit the con...

2018-07-25
FULL LIST: 10 from Kano, six from Kwara - 37 reps who dumped APC
On Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) suffered a major loss in the national assembly. While 15 members of the upper legislative chamber abandoned the party, 37 from the lower chamber did the same....
Why we left APC - Reps defectors
The 37 members of the House of Representatives who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday have disclosed that "victimization and criminalization of APC members with divergent views" made t...
Yar'Adua varsity mourns as bandits kill Kwara undergraduate
The Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University community, Katsina, has been thrown into mourning following the murder of one of its students, Muhammad Alaka, by suspected bandits operating along Abuja/Kaduna highway. Sou...
3,509 Kwara farmers to benefit from N1billion CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme
Some of the 3, 509 farmers in Kwara State have begun to benefit from the first phase of the N1billion 2018 Anchor Borrowers' Programme (ABP) facilitated by the CBN and the Kwara State Government. The Special Ad...
4000 athletes listed for Ilorin 2018 NIPOGA Games
Four thousand athletes and officials are expected to be in Ilorin, Kwara State to participate in the 20th edition of the 2018 Nigeria Polytechnic Games (NIPOGA) slated to hold in November, the organisers have ...
Kwara Assembly, group differ on invasion of Saraki's, deputy's residences
THE Kwara State House of Assembly and a group, Kwara Strategic Alliance (KSA) in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday differed on defection and alleged invasion of private residences of the Senate Preside...
Offa Bank Robbery: Court Grants Kwara Gov's Chief of Staff Bail
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Tuesday granted an interim bail to Alhaji Yusuf Abdulwahab, the Chief of Staff to the Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed, in the sum of N10million. Abdulwa...

2018-07-24
15 senators dump APC for PDP
Fifteen senators belonging to the ruling All Progressives Congress have said they were defecting to the opposition People's Democratic Party. The Senate President Bukola Saraki made the announcement during ...
Offa robbery: Police invitation a mere political game - Saraki
The President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has stated that the invitation to him by the Police to report to a station in Guzape over the Offa robbery investigation is a mere afterthought which is designed...
Don't sell your votes, Rep aspirant advises Nigerians
A House of Representatives aspirant from Kwara, Abdulraheem Ajulo-Opin, has advised Nigerians, especially eligible voters, to refrain from the act of exchanging their votes for monetary gains. Ajulo-Opin gav...
Council boss hails Saraki's elevation as Waziri Ngeri of Ilorin Emirate
Hon. Muyiwa Oladipo, Chairman of Irepodun LGA of Kwara has described the traditional honour bestowed on the Senate President, Sen. Bukola Saraki, Waziri Ngeri of Ilorin Emirate, as deserving commendation. O...

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