2015-02-08

Press Release: Look inward for assailants of Ajibola, Kwara APC tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has advised the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to look inward within the PDP fold for the assailants of its governorship candidate, instead of blaming every...

Press Release: Mass defection as Shagaya takes campaign to Ilorin West
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State on Saturday, 7th February 2015, loss over 800 of its members to the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP). This happened during the Ilorin West campaign ral...

Press Release: Ajibola assures Emir of Shonga of performing govt
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State for the 2015 general election, Sen. Simeon Sule Ajibola, has assured the people of Shonga in Edu Local Government Area Of accountability an...

Press Release - Election Postponement: INEC's Commitment to Fairness Must not be Influenced - Atunwa
Since the commencement of the Goodluck Jonathan's administration, Nigeria has been witnessing unprecedented regression in all sectors. The speedy fall in the nation's economy, the reign of corruption without any form o...

Press Release: Ajibola /Aluko campaign train attacked in Gov Ahmed's hometown
he Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate and his running mate for the forthcoming elections, Sen. Simeon Sule Ajibola and Mall Ahmed Yinka A?luko's convoy was today attacked in Share in the Ifelodun loca...

Press Release - Political Violence: Take Charge, Kwara APC tells Police
Text of press conference addressed in Ilorin by the Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fulani. Title: Political Violence: Take Charge, Kwara APC tells Police. Date: Saturday, 7...

2015: Ekiti-Kwara students canvass good governance
National Association of Ekiti-Kwara Students, an umbrella body of all students’ associations in Ekiti local government area of Kwara state, has reiterated its concern for peaceful conduct among students during an...

Police impound vehicle carrying ammunition at border community in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara on Friday night arrested a truck conveying ammunition at Kosubosu, a border town in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The vehicle, marked Lagos XU 110 BDG, was believed to hav...

2015-02-07

Labour Vows To Influence Governorship Election In Kwara
Labour vows to influence Governorship election in Kwara From Ola Yekeen, Ilorin The Labour movement in Kwara State has vowed to use its influence in deciding the outcome of theFebruary 28 governorship elect...

2015-02-06

Atunwa donates N1.6m to 3 mosques
SPEAKER of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Honourable Razak Atunwa, has donated N1.6 million towards the completion of three mosques in Ilorin. Atunwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Representa...

I did not Shun Workers' Debate - Governor Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has denied reports in a section of the media that he shunned a debate organised by the State Joint Labor Congress yesterday in Ilorin. Speaking through his Senior Spec...

Protect our members from PDP thugs, Kwara APC tells Police.
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Kwara State chapter has called on Kwara State Police Command to, without delay, protect and halt further attacks on its members by rampaging thugs sponsored by the Peoples Democrati...

PDP will win all elections in Kwara - John Dara
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State has vowed to ensure the victory of the party at all levels to further free the people of the state from bondage. The Di...

Kwara Utd finally joins 3SC, Wikki, Gabros in NPFL
Kwara United FC of Ilorin has been finally promoted to the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), joining Wikki Tourist of Bauchi, 3SC of Ibadan and Gabros FC of Nnewi. The Ilorin based club promotion was rati...

Massive crowd receives Shagaya in Asa
A huge crowd of supporters and admirers on Wednesday received Alhaji Sherif Shagaya, the PDP House of Representatives candidate for Ilorin West/Asa Federal constituency, in communities across Asa local government area ...

Kwara PDP takes campaign to Kaiama LG
In continuation of the ongohing campaign by the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the team visited Kaiama local government area of the state on Wednesday. The team which is led by its Chair...

Communities Applaud Governor Ahmed On Rural Electrification.
Rural Electrification Project of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed was felt recently by Apata / Araromi / Eyenkorin communities of Ote/Baala Ward in Asa Local Government of Kwara Central Senatorial District of Kwara State. ...

Cancer: Omolewa Ahmed Calls For Healthy Lifestyles
The wife of Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara, Omolewa, has appealed to women in the country to imbibe healthy lifestyles to reduce the risk of having cancer. A statement by Omolewa’s Press Officer...

Kwara LP backs Jonathan, standard bearer denies being stooge
KWARA State governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mike Omotosho, says the party’s supporters have been directed to vote for President Goodluck Jonathan in next week’s polls.    He ...

Nigeria audit into 'missing' oil revenues imminent as poll looms
Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, has received a long awaited audit into billions of dollars of allegedly “missing” oil revenues just 11 days before a closely fought presidential election. ...

Ajibola promises Kaiama good roads before 100 days in office
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Sen. Simeon Sule Ajibola, on Wednesday promised the people of Kaiama that his administration will construct good road for the community in...

Nigeria slashes 2015 budget as oil price slump bites
Nigeria has more than halved capital expenditure to less than 10 percent of 2015 spending, axing badly needed infrastructure investment due to the collapse in the price of oil, the country's main source of revenue, acc...

2015-02-05

Press Release: APC condemns attack on members by Ajibola's thugs.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the unprovoked attacks of its members by hoodlums and thugs loyal to PDP governorship candidate, Senator Simeon Ajibola at Isapa, Ekiti local government area of Kwara S...

Press Release: APC attack on our members is barbaric - Olawoye
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned the indiscriminate attacks on its members barely few days to the general election describing it as barbaric and ungodly to the wellbeing of the...

Kwara: FG Fulfilling Obligations Despite Party Differences - Sulaiman
Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, in this interview with journalists in Ilorin reeled out a long lists of achievements of the Jonathan-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, just as he c...

Kwara would continue talent hunt - Gov Ahmed
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state yesterday promised to deploy more resources of the state to develop more budding sports talents among the youths in the state. Ahmed, while reacting to the Man-of-the-Competiti...

Ajibola promises to rejuvenate LG system in Kwara
The Peoples D e m o c r a t i c Party (PDP) governorship fag bearer in Kwara State, Senate Simeon Ajibola has promised to rejuvenate the third tier of government in the state with a view to making it functional. Ajibol...

Kwara REC vows to conduct hitch-free elections
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the State, Doctor Emmanuel Onucheyo, has assured the people of Kwara that necessary machinery has been put in place by the commission to ensure hitch-free Elections. ...

Hoodlums attack Gov Ahmed's campaign team
The peace accord signed by the 16 political parties and their governorship candidates contesting in the forthcoming elections in Kwara State appeared shattered on Wednesday as political thugs attacked the advance team ...

Senate President, Atunwa And Others Lament Over Death
The Senate President, David Mark; the Kwara State Speaker, Razak Atunwa; and the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, have lamented the death of business mogul, the late Chief Molade Okoya-Thom...