2015-04-10

Kwara 2015: Belgore Denies Endorsing Ahmed
Kwara PDP chieftain, Mohammed Dele Belgore SAN, has denied endorsing Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of the APC in Saturday's governorship elections. Belgore denied the purported endorsement via his aide, Rafiu Ajakaye Frid...

Press Release: Emir of Ilorin Reconciles Gbemi and Bukola Saraki
At long last, the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has successfully reconciled Senator Bukola Saraki and his sister, former Senator Gbemisola Saraki, the two most popular children of the late strongman of Ilorin p...

OPINION - Kwara: No Battle Ground Again. By Raheem Adedoyin
Are we back in 2007 in Kwara State?. God willing, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed will be re-elected on Saturday, 11th April. What is of some concern, however, is the contribution of his kinsmen from Kwara South Senatorial dist...

Petrol sells for N100 per litre in Kwara
A litre of petrol is still being sold for N100 in Ilorin and towns in Kwara State. Punch correspondent, who monitored the situation in Ilorin on Thursday, observed that some filling stations remained shut, wi...

Kwara NULGE praises Gov Ahmed for industrial peace
The Kwara State branch of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has applauded the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, for industrial harmony in the state. It also commended the governor for...

KWSG approves reconstruction of Gure Bridge
The Kwara State Government has approved the total reconstruction of Gure Bridge in the Baruten Local Government of the state. This was disclosed yesterday by the Permanent Secretary Kwara State Ministry of Wo...

INEC, NOA warn against electoral violence in Kwara State
The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has strongly warned all the party agents involved in tomorrow's election against violating the electoral law, as NOA educated the electorate on voting procedure yest...

Elections: Gov Ahmed assures all on security
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured the people of the state of their security before, during and after tomorrow's gubernatorial and assembly elections in the state. In a statement ...

KWSG'll neither retrench nor demote workers - Gov Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has said he would neither retrench nor demote any worker. Rather, he promised to expand his government's social safety net to accommodate unemployed youths and continu...

Five in race for Kwara Utd award
For their impressive performance in the month of March, five players of Kwara United have been nominated for the club's Player of the Month Award. Supersport.com learnt that the nominees include Segun Alebios...

Police make special plans for Kwara, Ogun, Oyo, Lagos, others
The police have deployed Special Forces in Rivers State because of the tense political atmosphere, Inspector General of Police Suleiman Abba said yesterday. In Rivers are: "32 units of Police Mobile Force (PM...

Bring on Heartland, Kwara Utd Players, Fans Chant
Aside the national elections, football buffs and players of Kwara United have been talking tough ahead their Match Day 4 clash with second-placed Heartland FC with the players looking to the prospect of maintaining the...

2015-04-09

April 11 Elections: Governor Ahmed Assures on Security.
The Kwara State Governor,  Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has assured the people of the state of their security before, during and after next Saturday's gubernatorial and  assembly elections in the state. ...

OPINION: My Gubernatorial Wish List. By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
This weekend, Nigerians return to the polls to choose governors for most of our states, as well as legislators for state Houses of Assembly. The governor is a very important position because governors affect the lives ...

Defection not a threat to our victory - Kwara PDP
The Kwara State chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Iyiola Oyedepo has said the defection of its key members to the All Progressives Congress (APC) would not blight the chance of the party in Saturday's g...

Kwara workers endorse Governor Ahmed
Workers in Kwara under the auspices of Joint Labour Congress have endorsed the State Governor and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed for April 11 election. This is conta...

Kwara ACPN Endorses Ahmed'S Second Term Bid
The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in Kwara State, has adopted the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and incumbent Governor,Abdulfatah Ahmed and all APC candidates for the House of...

OPINION: Waves of Defection to APC Not Good for Nigeria's Democracy. By Olawale Rotimi
Since the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate emerged victorious at the March 28th Presidential election in Nigeria, sudden defection started hitting political parties who lost at the presidential polls, p...

2015-04-08

Physicians Advocate Safety in Food Consumption
The Association of Public Health Physician of Nigeria on Wednesday advised Nigerians to take necessary precautions in making food safe for consumption. Dr Abdulsalam Abdulrasheed, a Public Health Physician of...

No plot to rig Kwara governorship election, says APC
THE Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked the allegation that the party was planning to rig this Saturday's governorship election. The party's Director of Media and Publicity, K...

Suleiman Sulu Gambari: I Left Medical Practice Without a Dime
Ordinarily one would expect to see a very big man with lots of cronies and staff hanging around. But Suleiman Sulu Gambari, a scion of the famous Gambari family, is not a man with airs around him. He is modest to a fau...

How conmen duped depositors millions of naira in Ilorin
Hundreds of small scale business operators including petty traders shed tears uncontrollably in Ilorin yesterday as reality dawned on them that they had been defrauded millions of naira by suspected swindlers who set up a...

Labour alleges plot to rig Kwara governorship poll
LABOUR Party (LP) yesterday alleged a plan by the Kwara State’s Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the Saturday April 11 Governorship and House of Assembly elections. Director, Informat...

PDP Loses Members in Mass Defections in Edo, Jigawa, Kwara, Gombe
p>With the governorship and states house of assembly elections  scheduled to hold this weekend,  the embattled Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) has continued to deplete in number as members defect en masse t...

Gbemi Saraki, PDP youth leader defect to APC in Kwara
At last a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Senator Gbemisola Saraki Tuesday, defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Also, the party’s Stat...

Ajibola assures Kwara workers enhanced welfare package
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kwara, Senator Simon Ajibola on Tuesday promised workers in the State enhanced welfare package if voted into power on the 11th April ballot. Senator Ajib...

Ahmed has done his best for workers - Kwara Labour Movt
2015 governorship elections are here. So are political campaigns of political parties and gladiators. The welfare of workers has been in the front burner. The insinuations that Kwara workers are deprived and suffering are...

APC to Zone Senate President, Speaker Slots Soon
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, John Oyegun, has said the party leadership has slated a crucial meeting to decide the power sharing formula after Saturday’s governorship and house of assem...

2015-04-07

OPINION: Kwara PDP and the Inclusive Kwara Agenda. By Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia
This coming gubernatorial and state assembly elections is a contest between two distinct philosophies, each of which will take our dear state on fundamentally different directions, as we prepare to vote on Saturday, we ou...

Don't mind bigots, they're ignorant - Yinka Aluko
Ahead of the April 11 governorship election in Kwara state, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Ilorin West local government area yesterday organized a special prayer for the peaceful conduct of the poll and the e...

Press Release: Belgore tasks Buhari on campaign pledges, congratulates president-elect
This is to congratulate General Muhammadu Buhari following his victory at the recently held presidential election. As many patriots have rightly pointed out, his emergence is an act of God and it is for a purpose. ...

Gbemi Saraki Officially Dumps PDP for APC
Senator Gbemisola Saraki has officially left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). She announced her latest change of political party via a press release posted on her facebook page. ...

Polls: Kwara CNPP declares for Ahmed
Congress of Nigeria's Political Party, CNPP, a coalition of political parties, Kwara State chapter, on Monday announced the stepping down of their candidates for Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of APC in Saturday's governors...

Kwara guber: 13 political parties endorse Ahmed
Governorship candidates of 13 political parties under the auspices of Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) in Kwara State, yesterday, urged their supporters to vote for the incumbent Governor Abdulfatah Ahme...

Suspected herders kill 7 in Kwara community
Eruku community of Kwara State has decried what it called frequent attacks by suspected Fulani mercenaries, calling on the police to come to their aid. The traditional ruler, Oba Busari Olarewaju and other s...

PDP Leaders Defect To APC In Kwara
Some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State have dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors in a letter dated April 6, 2015 and addressed to the state's chai...

I'll Win Kwara Guber Polls - Omotosho
The gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Kwara State, Mike Omotosho, has assured his supporters that the historic victory of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressiv...

OPINION: The political merchants called Bukola and Gbemi Saraki. By Abdulraheem Salman
It is no longer news that on the eve of the Presidential election, Gbemi Saraki decamped to APC as planned in order to destroy the Kwara PDP and deny Kwarans the true freedom they yearn for. It is also on record t...

Press Release: Kwara APC dismisses Omotosho's allegation as outright falsehood
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has said it does not need to rig in order to secure landslide victory in the forthcoming Governorship and House of Assembly election in Kwara State. The party was...