2015-03-29

Kwara Speaker Lauds Peaceful Conduct Of Polls
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Director General of Kwara APC Campaign 2015, Barr. Razak Atunwa has expressed delight in the peaceful conduct of elections in Asa Local Government and Kwara state as...

KWARA: Contestants' Largesse, Panic Buying, As Polls Begin
The Kwara State’s Police Commissioner, Salihu Garuba, sounded a note of warning to contestants and voters in Kwara, saying he would not compromise the stand of the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, on main...

Kwara gov, PDP differ on card readers
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has commended the use of card readers in Saturday’s election. The governor, who spoke with journalists after casting his vote at Share Ward 1, Adebiopon Share polling un...

Kwara PDP women leader resigns, follows Gbemi to APC
As a fall out of the purported defection of Senator Gbemisola Saraki from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC), the state PDP women leader, Hajia Nimota Sulaiman has announced her resignation ...

Elections: Ahmed expresses gratitude to Kwarans
Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdufatah Ahmed has expressed gratitude to the people of the state for the peaceful manner in which they conducted themselves during the just concluded presidential and National Assembly election...

In Kwara, card readers reject aged voters, as minister disagrees with Saraki, Baraje on exercise
Senator representing Kwara Central       Senatorial District, Senator Bukola Saraki, has commended the peaceful conduct of the 2015 presidential election exercise. Speaking shortly afte...

Kwara PDP Leaders Lose In Polling Units
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State on Sunday announced results of only two out of 16 local government areas in the state. The INEC spokesman in the state, Barr. Jacob Ayanda, said only...

Kwara election, travesty of justice - Minister
The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Suleiman, on Sunday faulted Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State. He alleged  that there were many  electoral irregular...

Massive Deployment of Police in Kwara
Reports from Ajikobi ward in Ilorin west local Government Area of Kwara State indicate massive deployment of mobile policemen and undercover agents. The ward is the home of Senator Bukola Saraki, Senator Gbem...

PDP Candidate, Kwara Trade Words Over Projects
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Senator Simeon Ajibola has accused the state government of deceiving the people of the state to win the April 11 governorship election by...

Kwara Midfielder: We Want To Win The Title
Kwara United midfielder, Dare Ojo believes his side can win the title this year. The Afonja Warriors have enojoyed a dream start on their return to the topflight with a win and two draws after three round of ...

2015-03-27

Jega Says Voters' Presence After Voting Makes Process Transparent
The electoral body in Nigeria says voters can wait after casting their votes, saying voters presence makes the process more transparent. The Independent National Electoral Commissions' statement is contrary t...

INEC Ready For Elections In Kwara State
The Presidential and National Assembly elections in Nigeria is in less than 24 hours and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kwara State has expressed its readiness to conduct a hitch free exercise,...

Polls: Kwara Dep Gov, religious leaders seek divine intervention
Ahead of tomorrow's presidential election, special prayers have been held in Kwara State for the smooth conduct of the polls across the country. The prayer, which was organised at the instance of state chapte...

Ipata Oloje auto spare parts market bubbles
As usual, it is brisk business at the Kwara State Old Motor Spare Parts Market, Ipata Oloje, Ilorin, Kwara State. There is no room for sluggards, as scores of able bodied men, seem to be in a hurry to get things done....

Kwara Police warns private security guards on election involvement
The Kwara State Police Command has said there is no official roles for all the Private Security Operatives in the general elections, as the Vigilante Group of Nigeria promised to comply with Police order. The...

North-Central zone and the presidential election
The PDP has always counted the North central zone as one of its strongholds in past presidential elections. But there are indications that things will change in the weekend's contest. It was General Muhammadu...

2015 - Road Safety to Deploy 20,000 Officers
The Federal Road Safety Corps on Thursday said it has deployed 20, 000 officials ahead of the 2015 general elections. A statement by the Corps spokesperson, Imoh Ekuk, said the heavy deployment came as a resu...

Onigbari happy with Kwara Utd form
Kwara United defender, Akeem Onigbari has expressed satisfaction with his team's impressive start this term in the Glo Premier League. United who returned this season to Nigeria's top flight have been in scin...

PDP will win North and South West, Mu'azu says
National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu, yesterday said his party will win Saturday's presidential election as the party has made inroads into the northern as well as South-western ...

Election: Police ask vulcanizers to evacuate tyres
The Kwara State Police Command yesterday expressed readiness to ensure a peaceful election and vowed to deal with anyone with the intention of jeopardizing the exercise. The command also asked vulcanizers who...

Kwara APC disowns packaged garri campaign
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has alleged that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is sewing uniforms associated with security agencies for use by its thugs in an attempt to rig and mani...

10,000 security agents deployed across Kwara for elections
Kwara State is set for Saturday's Presidential and National Assembly elections. About 10,400 adhoc-staff have been deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to all th...

Foundation empowers 50 people living with HIV/AIDS in Kwara
Fifty people living with HIV/AIDS in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have received financial assistance under the Belawu Ajoke Child and Women Care Foundation. Community News gathered th...

Polls: We won't allow fake security agencies in Kwara
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Salihu Garba has said that the security agencies in the state would not allow any fake police or other security agencies to operate in the state during elections period. Garb...

Gridlock as residents arrive in Ilorin for elections
There was heavy vehicular movement around the Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, on Thursday evening as residents, who registered in the state, arrived from across the country to cast their votes. Our correspondent, who tou...

Elections: Special Broadcast by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed
My good people of Kwara State, in a few hours, it will be time to vote in the general elections. These elections are crucial because they will define our future as individuals and as a country. I therefore urge those of...

Gbemi Saraki asks supporters 'to go out with brooms' on Saturday
Senator Gbemisola Rukayyat Saraki who has been consistently speculated to have defected from Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC) may have finally declared for APC ahead of the general electio...

2015-03-26

Shehu Abdulgafar Appointed Chairman of Quranic Recitation Committee
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the appointment of Alhaji Sheu Abdulgafar as the new Chairman of the Kwara State Quranic Recitation Committee. Alhaji Sheu Abdulgafar, the Dan Madami o...

Jonathan vs Buhari: How Kwarans will vote on Saturday
Come Saturday, the rescheduled presidential elections will hold across the country. In Kwara State, the exercise is expected to set the pace for next month’s gubernatorial election. Unlike the governorship electi...

Kwara gov distributes 185 motorcycles to okada riders.
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has distributed 185 motorcycles at the cost of N25 million to Joint Commercial Motorcycle Riders under the state N50 million revolving micro credit scheme. Performing th...

Vote according to conscience, Kwara Muslim stakeholders charge
The Kwara State Muslim stakeholders and Imams on Wednesday charged Nigerians to vote according to their conscience. The group representing Muslims across the 16 local government areas of the state said the peopl...

Polls: CP Warns Criminals, Thugs to Keep Off Kwara
Kwara State Commissioner of  Police(CP) Mr. Salihu Garba on Thursday warned criminals and political  thugs to stay away from the state during general polls. He said that anybody caught endangering the...

Ndigbo, Kwara indigenes in Lagos back APC
An Igbo group under the aegis of Association for the Defense of Igbo Interest in Lagos, ADIIL, has warned Igbo indigenes living in Lagos not to be deceived by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that Igbo interest will be ...

OPINION: The political challenge in Kwara State. By Ishaq Modibbo Kawu
BY the time you read these lines, I will be in Ilorin, ready to cast my vote in this year’s elections. I had deliberately registered in Ilorin, because it is the way that ...

Baraje, Kwara APC urge Nigerians to defend votes.
The former National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a leader in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje has urged electorares in the country to wait and defend their votes a...

Jonathan's rally paralyses Ilorin
There was gridlock in many streets of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital while economic activities were temporarily halted on Wednesday as members of the Peoples Democratic Party had a walk show. The walk was in continua...

Army Deployment Will Forestall Arms Importation to Kwara, Says Ahmed
The Kwara State governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has  said that, the current stop and search being embarked on by armed soldiers and other relevant security personnel deployed  to the state was to forestall ...

Sherif Shagaya mounts pressure on Labour Party House of reps candidate
Barely two days to the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP’s) for Ilorin West /Asa Federal Constituency, Alhaji Sherif Shagaya, has reportedly intensified efforts in mou...

Yinka Aluko takes last minute campaign to Ikokoro
The Kwara PDP Deputy Governorship candidate, Mallam Ahmed Yinka Aluko, has reiterated ?his absolute commitment to the wellbeing of the people of the state stressing that Kwarans should massively vote for the party so as t...

2015-03-25

Press Release: Kwara PDP Sewing Fake Police Uniforms To Rig Elections - APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has raised alarm that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is sewing fake Police uniforms and other uniforms associated with security agencies for its thugs i...

Press Release: Vote and defend your votes, APC urges Kwarans
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Kwara State chapter has urged the people of the state to vote and wait at their polling units to ensure that their votes are counted. This was contained in a statement issued by...

Atunwa Reinstates Commitment Towards Development
As the 2015 elections draw near, the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and the All Progressive Congress candidate for House of Representatives under Asa/Ilorin West Federal Constituency has said he will main...

Yinka Aluko assures physically challenged better life in Kwara
The Kwara PDP Deputy Governorship candidate, Mallam Yinka Ahmed Aluko, has assured the ?people living with disabilities in the state that the incoming PDP government will give special and desired attention to them if vo...

Glo League - Teams Are Impressive Says LMC
Even though Kwara United of Ilorin picked up just a point off their match with Wikki Tourists FC in the 1-1 week three match, a top official of the club appears to be happy at the outcome. The match was one o...

Buhari'll not embezzle our common wealth -Gov. Ahmed
The spate of crude oil theft which has impacted negatively on national resources will be checked by All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government if its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari is elected ...

Survey Tips Buhari to Win Presidential Poll By 62 Percent Votes
A survey done by Women's Pro-Climate Federation for Buhari & Osinbajo Presidency 2015 has tipped General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate to win with a landslide over i...

Why Shao people'll vote for Gov Ahmed - Wole Oke
The Chairman, Governing Council of Kwara State College of Education, Oro, Chief Wole Oke, said yesterday that the people of Shao town in Moro Local Government Area were committed to the re-election bid of Governor Abdu...

How PDP planned to cause violence in Kwara - APC
Ahead of Saturday's presidential poll, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had mobilised thugs to cause widespread violence in the state. As ...

I'll win - Kwara LP gov candidate
The governorship candidate of Labour Party in Kwara State, Dr Mike Omotosho, has said that the outcome of the gubernatorial election in the state will surprise many as he will win the election, therefore, it was an ins...

PDP intensifies moves on Kwara, other APC deputies
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has intensified moves to get opposition deputy governors into its fold. Sources told Daily Trust correspondents that the PDP has intensified moves to get deputy governors of...

Tension as minister takes Jonathan's campaign to Saraki's house
There was tension in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, yesterday when the Minister of National Planning, Dr Abubakar Sulaiman, embarked on a house-to-house campaign for the re-election of President Jonathan. The a...

LP candidate denies quitting Kwara guber race
GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mike Omotosho, has debunked claims that he had withdrawn from the race, stepping down for either Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of the All Progressives Congress (APC) or Sime...

Elections: CAN denies working for any politician, party
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kwara State chapter, has declared that it is 'unholy' for anyone to accuse its group of endorsing any political party or its candidate in the forthcoming election. C...

Kwara Petitions President, IG Over Violence
The Kwara State Government has petitioned President Goodluck Jonathan and Inspector-General of Police, Sulaiman Abba over last weekend's political violence in two communities of Ekiti Local Government. There ...