2015-03-20

Akanbi to Jonathan, Buhari: Don't make election do or die affair
The pioneer chairman of ICPC justice Mustapha Akanbi has called on the presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his All progressives Congress counterpart General Muhammed ...

Bank loan: AGF clears Bukola Saraki of wrongdoing
The office of the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation has cleared All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and former Kwara State governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, of any wrongdoing in the alleged N21billion loan...

Disquiet as Patience Jonathan shuns Emir of Ilorin
There is disquiet in the political circle over the decision of President Goodluck Jonathan's wife, Patience to snub the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gmbari, during her campaign tour of Kwara State ahead of the g...

Ajibola woos Ahmed's town monarch with status upgrade
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State Senator Simeon Ajibola has promised to upgrade the stool of Olupako of Share in Ifelodun Local Government Area of the state to First Class status...

Kwara CAN Denies Involvement in Hate Video Against Buhari
The Kwara state chapter of the Christians Association of Nigeria (CAN) has denied claims that the body is working with the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Simeon Ajibola to launch...

2015-03-19

Card readers will guarantee credible elections - Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that the use of card readers during the forthcoming general elections will guarantee credible elections as incidents of electoral malpractices will be checked. ...

How we are helping our farmers - Kwara ALGON Chairman
The Kwara State Chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Barrister Lateef Okandeji, has explained that the local government chairmen in the state have taken measures to improve agricultural produ...

Ahmed's Wife Charges Women to Brace Up to Challenges
Wife of Kwara State Governor, Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, has called for the participation of more women in government's policymaking process. Ahmed made the call in Ilorin at a programme organised by the Women Commit...

PDP Wants Buhari to Prosecute His Party Leaders, Financiers - APC
The APC Presidential Campaign Organization says that the PDP Federal Government is working extra hours to raise malicious charges against the leaders and suspected financiers of the opposition All Progressives Congress...

Court Remands Two Farmers Over Cattle Theft
An Ilorin magistrate's court has ordered that two farmers, Kazeem Kusamatu and Waheed Isiaka, both of Agbamu village in Kwara State, be remanded at the federal prison, Oke-Kura, Ilorin, for allegedly robbing a man of h...

Farmers Collaborate On Agribusiness
Farmers in the South-West AND North-Central states have set up an integrated farming system that involves all aspects of the agricultural value chain and designed to promote agri-business in Nigeria. The farmers are me...

Ahmed, Ajibola Disagree Over Kwara Vocational Centre Project
Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Senator Simeon Ajibola, has accused the state government of making bogus claims of achievements in order to win the April 11 election. ...

Customs bury frozen turkeys in Kwara
Smuggled cartons of frozen turkeys worth millions of naira were buried by the Nigerian Customs Service in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. The burial of the contraband goods was supervised by officials of t...

Women protest over attack on Mrs Buhari's convoy in Kwara
The controversy over the attack on wife of All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Mrs. Aishatu Buhari during her visit to Kwara State on Monday took a new twist on Wednesday when scores of APC women pr...

I will use Kwara Resources Equitably, Judiciously If Elected - Ajibola
PDP Governorship Candidate in Kwara, Sen. Simeon Ajibola has promised to use the resources of the state equitably and judiciously for the benefit of the people if elected. Sen. Ajibola gave the promise on Thursday...

Ajibola promise to split Ifelodun LG into four
The Governorship candidate Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara, Sen. Simeon Ajibola, has promised to create additional three local government areas out of the present Ifelodun local government of the state if elected....

Press Release: Campaign of Shooting and Senseless Violence by Kwara PDP
The Mandate 2015 Campaign Organisation strongly and wholeheartedly condemns the unjustified shooting of an innocent student by members of the Kwara PDP yesterday at Agbamu in Irepodun Local Government, Kwara State. ...

2015-03-18

Press Release: Ajibola promise to upgrade Olupako of Share to 1st Class
The Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara, Sen. Simeon Ajibola, has promised to upgrade the stool of Olupako of Share in Ifelodun local government of the state to First Class status if...

Press Release: Kwara APC kicks as PDP thugs shot student
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter has berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for its penchant for violence while condemning the shooting of a student at Agbamu, Kwara State by poli...

Jonathan must negotiate with the Middle Belt to win - John Dara
One of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Middle Belt and a delegate in the last National Conference from Kwara State, John Dara, sounded a note of warning in this interview with our Abuja Bureau ...

Prof. Gambari, others visit Obasanjo, condemn calls for Jega's removal
SOME eminent Nigerians, under the umbrella, “Council of the Wise,” yesterday expressed worry at the gale of protests by some armed militias in different parts of the country, describing the development as &ldq...

Police recover 23 vehicles, 17 in Ibadan
The police in Oyo State have recorded a major breakthrough with the recovery of 23 vehicles, 17 motorcycles and 3,000 live ammunition. Commissioner of Police Muhammad Katsina aanounced this while parading the...

'Jonathan must negotiate with the Middle Belt to win'- John Dara
One of the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Middle Belt and a delegate in the last National Conference from Kwara State, John Dara, sounded a note of warning in this interview with The Guardian's MA...

Kwara United defender Yusuf Abubakar set to get married
Kwara United right back, Yusuf Abubakar will be saying goodbye to bachelorhood this weekend as he will be saying "Yes I Do" to his long time heartthrob, Simbiat Idrees. The wedding Nikkah slated for Sunday 2...

Man hacked to death over argument in Ilorin
The Alawonla community, Okelele area in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State over the weekend was thrown into confusion when one Suleiman Azeez allegedly hacked his neighbour, Safiu Ibrahim to death. ...

As Buhari, Jonathan's wives woo women for spouses
Wives of the two leading presidential candidates, President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari, have intensified campaigns primarily to convince Nigerian women to vote for their husbands in the March 28 pre...

Removing Jega will re-enact June 12 crisis - Akanbi
Former President of Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi has warned against the removal of the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega. He said sacking Jega as being s...

Ilorin airport decries encroachment by herders
The Manager of Ilorin International Airport, Alhaji Abubakar Bibi, has decried the constant encroachment of herdsmen with their cattle into the airport's runway. He therefore solicited the support of the Nig...

Farmer Charges Govt to Tap Agric Potential
An Ilorin based farmer in Kwara State, Alhaji Adamu Othman, has advised government to take full advantage of Nigeria's agricultural potential to sustain the economy. Othman, who is the Chairman of KAFAM Agro-...

God has told me APC will fail - Mrs. Jonathan
First Lady, Mrs. Dame Patience Jonathan yesterday declared that God has revealed to her that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would fail in the forthcoming elections. Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Pa...

Mrs Buhari Urges Proper Voter Education
Wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, yesterday called for proper education of the party's supporters on its symbol and logo, saying the APC's support base is the masses...

Poor Power Supply Turned Us to Okada Riders'
The erratic power supply in Nigeria has forced many artisans and businessmen to resort to Okada riding, the Kwara Artisans Congress said. A member of the executive, Alhaji Yusuf Morocco, said many industries ...

Court remands 3 over homicide
A Chief Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has remanded Ibrahim Adamu, Ado Magaji and Shagari Shehu, for allegedly killing one Sarkin Fulani Nadoka. It was gathered that on December 16, 2014, Sarkin F...

NEMA DG warns on post-election violence
Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Alhaji Mohammad Sani Sidi, yesterday decried the violence that trailed the 2011 election, noting that the lives and property lost in the incident can...

Five Students Held Over Cultism
Five students suspected to be members of cult groups were yesterday remanded in prison by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State. The suspects are: Suleiman Bolakale, Adebayo Femi, Tajudeen Ridiwa, Olasu...

Press Release: APC's allegation on Mrs Buhari's attack is babaric - Aluko
My attention has been drawn to a press statement issued by the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Ishola Balogun -Fulani, alleging that the attack on the wife of the party's presidential...

APC Will Change Its Name to Ebola - Patience Jonathan
First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan on Tuesday said God revealed to her that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would fail in the forthcoming elections. Speaking at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) women pr...

Saraki Receives LP Defectors to APC
No fewer than 5,000 members of the Labour Party in Kwara State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress as the party's campaign train stopped at Offa in Kwara State on Tuesday. The visibly-excite...

Asa River Project for Completion May - FG
Respite may soon come the way of some residents of Ilorin, Kwara State and its environs affected by the frequent flooding of Asa River if assurance by the Federal Government is anything to go by. Minister of ...

2015-03-17

Campaign Adverts - Saraki Accuses Apcon of Biasness
The leader of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara state, and senator representing kwara central in the national assembly Senator Bukola Saraki has accused APCON and other stakeholders in charge of placement of polit...

APC Enjoys Support of the Masses - Aisha Buhari
Wife of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Mrs. Aisha Buhari on Monday said the major supporters of the APC were the masses. She said they include illiterate and rural people who have no access...

Man Held Over Rape of Friend's Wife
A 23-year-old man, Sunday Akano, was yesterday remanded in prison by a Magistrate's Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, for allegedly raping his friend's wife. The case according to First Information Report was tra...

Man Stabs Neigbour to Death in Ilorin
Tragedy struck on Sunday at Alawonla community, Okelele area in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State when one Suleiman Azeez reportedly stabbed his neighbour simply identified as Safiu Ibrahim to death....

Buhari's wife attacked in Kwara, vehicles destroyed
No fewer than 10 vehicles were destroyed on Monday during an attack by hoodlums on Aishat Buhari, wife of the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate. The incident took place at the popular Ilo...