2015-04-14

Ahmed to defectors: Don't come with self-centred mind
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has advised defectors to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to imbibe the progressive ideology of the party. He said those coming with self-centred mind might find it...

Defection: Minister, Gbemi trade words
Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, has accused Senator Gbemisola Saraki of dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) because she lost out in the PDP governorship primaries. Sulaiman said h...

Polls: Kwara House hails INEC
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Tuesday reconvened after a long recess with a commendation for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the successes recorded in the 2015 general elections. ...

Manu thumbs up Awoniyi on brace against Zambia
Flying Eagles coach, Manu Garba has commended his ward, Taiwo Awoniyi whose brace against Zambia handed the country's U-23 national team the ticket to the men's football event of the 2015 All Africa Games. Th...

Thank you, Kwarans for the renewed mandate - Gov Ahmed
A few hours ago, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returned me as the duly elected Governor of Kwara State. To say that I am grateful to the Almighty God and to the good people of Kwara State is stating...

I will continue to defend the struggle that will give all Kwarans equal opportunities - Yinka Aluko
Elections have come and gone but the memories will linger on. I want to congratulate the victorious ones, no matter how the victory came, and I wish them all fruitful tenure, amin. As a person, I go to any contest wit...

The Struggle Continues - Akogun Oyedepo
Same old story and same old result. That is the result of the just concluded gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Kwara State. That election produced no winner or champion in the true sense of Kwara situa...

Thank you Kwarans for your support - Mike Omotosho
ADDRESS BY DR MIKE OMOTOSHO, THE GOVERNORSHIP CANDIDATE OF THE LABOUR PARTY IN THE JUST CONCLUDED ELECTION ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESS BRIEFING TO ADDRESS THE GOOD PEOPLE OF KWARA STATE. MONDAY 13th April 2015. Fello...

Ahmed promises good governance
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has promised to run the state with renewed vigor to deliver on good governance starting from the 29th of next month. Governor Ahmed made the promise on Monday at hi...

No plan to dump Kwara deputy gov, says Saraki
Leader of the All progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Dr. Bukola Saraki has dismissed insinuations that his party was set to dump the state’s Deputy Governor, Elder Peter Kisra for Senator Gbemisola Saraki...

Saraki recalls Jonathan's 'intimidation' in Kwara
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology, Dr. Bukola Saraki, yesterday relived the challenges he faced when he led his followers in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the All Progressives Co...

2015-04-13

OPINION - Ministerial Nomination: Why Not Bolaji Abdullahi? BY Muhammed Abdullahi
In the just concluded 2015 elections, I wrote a lot in support of youth aspirants, not minding the political parties they belong to. As a youth advocate, I never allowed the love for any political party to forestall my ab...

Press Release: APC congratulates Gov. Ahmed, Hails Kwarans
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter has congratulated Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for his re-election victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state while hailing the the people of K...

OPINION: Gbemi Saraki: The cornerstone that the PDP underrated. By Rotimi Atere
Since the reported defection of Senator Gbemisola Saraki from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, there have been several opinion articles by certain interests in the ...

Open Letter to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. By Sule Ayotunde Isiaka
Dear Sir, Congratulations on your victory. May Allah guide you through your tenure. Amin. Sir, your first tenure is not bad and we hope there will be improvement. Sir, these are our expectations in the in...

2 APC candidates win assembly seats in Kwara
Two candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have won seats in the Kwara House of Assembly. The Returning Officer for Okuta/Yashikira State Constituency, Dr Samuel Kolawole of the University of Ilor...

Ahmed re-elected in Kwara
The APC candidate in Saturday's governorship election in Kwara State, incumbent Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, was yesterday declared winner of the election, beating the PDP candidate, Senator Simeon Sule Ajibola. Ahmed g...

Aftermath of elections, protesters invade Olosi's Palace
Some unidentified hoodlums in the early hours of yesterday attacked the palace of Olosi of Osi, Oba Salihu Adasofegbe Arowobeku I, destroying properties worth millions of naira. According to The Herald invest...

Rep Ahmad wins Kwara Assembly seat, to emerge Speaker
Chairman of the House of Representatives committee on justice Rep Ali Ahmad has won the House of Assembly seat for Ilorin South constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly. Ahmad who currently represent...

Why Kwara should get Senate presidency - Baraje
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje yesterday said Kwara State deserves the Senate presidency slot in the interest of "justice and equity". He said Benue State whic...

1 killed, as youths go on rampage in Ilorin
There was tension in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, yesterday when some gun-wielding thugs went on rampage, shooting sporadically into the air. The incident occurred while they were awaiting results of the just concl...

Tackle insurgency from its roots, EU Ambassador urges Buhari
The Ambassador of European Union (EU) to Nigeria and Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Michel Arrion, has tasked the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to address the problem of insecurity, by fin...

2015-04-12

Press Release: Ajibola, Aluko concede defeat and congratulate Governor Ahmed
The PDP candidate in yesterday's (Saturday) Gubernatorial Elections in Kwara State, Senator Simeon Ajibola and his running mate, Mallam Yinka Aluko called the Governor-Elect, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed at about 10.30pm Sat...

INEC Declares Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC) winner of Kwara Governorship Polls
Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed of All Progressives Congress has been declared as the winner of the 2015 Kwara State governorship elections by Professor Musbau Akanji, the INEC returning officer for Kwara State. Ahmed polled ...

Bio Ibrahim wants improved facilities in Kwara border areas
Alhaji Bio Ibrahim, a former Minister of Transport, on Sunday decried the lack of basic health facilities in border communities across the Baruten Local Government Area in Kwara. Ibrahim told the News Agency of...

Kwara Gov. Polls: 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...

Kwara Gov Polls: Ahmed Wins Last 2 LGAs
The APC has won the two remaining local governments, Baruten abd Kaiama, to claim victory in all the 16 LGs in Kwara State. Baruten, APC:18,363 PDP: 9,374 LP: 106. Kaima: APC: 14,850 PDP: 4,202 LP: 27. The Retu...

Kwara Gov Polls: Ahmed in Unassailable Lead
The Kwara State governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Saturday’s governorship election, Alhaji AbdulFattah Ahmed was leading his arch rival and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by a w...

Why we have voters apathy in Kwara - Saraki
The leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki has blamed voter apathy in some of the polling units in the state on the obvious fact and general belief that APC had already won ...

Kisira, others commend INEC over peaceful polls
The Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Elder Peter Kisira has commended the Independent Natioal Electoral Commission (INEC) and the people of Baruten over the peaceful conduct of yesterday's governorship and State House o...

2015 polls: Nigerians advocate more effective voting process, commend INEC
Nigerians have advocated new strategy in combating rigging and manipulations in future elections in Nigeria, following the failure of Card Readers in some places in the second and final leg of the 2015 General Election...

2015-04-11

Vote counting begins in Kwara
Reports from Kwara State indicate that counting of votes started at most of the polling units in Ilorin, the capital city and other parts of the state. There was low turn out of voters across the state as...

'Serious' low turn out in Kwara
The governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara North senatorial district started peacefully in all the local government areas of the senatorial district. However, Daily Trust reports that there...

Police say secutiry lapses in presidential polls corrected
The Nigerian police have said the they made effort to correct the security lapses and mistakes of the March 28 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Femi Ad...

Ex-CPC chieftain joins APC
Son of Alhaji AGF AbdulRazaq, a prominent opposition figure in Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulrauf Baba- Abdulrazaq, on Friday formally declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Baba- Abdulrazaq...

Poll: Low Turn Out, Peaceful Conduct In Kwara
There was voters apathy during today's governorship and house of assembly elections in Kwara State. But the conduct of the exercise was generally peaceful. Reports reaching us from all the parts of ...

Kwara governor, Ahmed, donates cash to supporters ahead of guber polls
There was ?a ?mild drama on the popular Emir road in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday afternoon?,? as supporters ???of? the Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, waylaid him and only dispersed after he thre...

Calm in Kwara as guber poll holds
There was calm in Kwara State on Saturday morning as voters troop out to participate in the governorship and houses of assembly elections.??Incumbent Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is ...

Polling Centres: Police to arrest politicians with armed security
Preparatory to Saturday's governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Nigeria police Friday vowed to arrest any political office holder who parades polling centres with armed security personnel. Assista...