2015-01-31

Kwara 2015: Ajibola Promises Free Education
GOVERNORSHIP Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Simeon Ajibola, has promised to promote "true free education" from primary to secondary levels, if voted into power in the next governorship ...

Mammoth crowd welcomes Buhari to Ilorin
There was a near lock down in Ilorin, Kwara State on Saturday as the campaign train of presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), General Mohammadu Buhari arrived the state. A tumultuous cro...

I'll overhaul Nigeria's economy - Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, General Muhammad Buhari (rtd), on Saturday pledged to overhaul the economy of the country for a better Nigeria, if elected President on 14 February. H...

Kwara 2015: GRA women, others drum supports for Ajibola /Aluko guber ticket
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, a group under the aegis of GRA Reality Forum and the Epitome People in Politics have drummed support for the Sen S.S. Ajibola/Mallam Ahmed Yinka Aluko governorship ticket on t...

Old Results of Ilorin.Info Online Governorship Polls
Please note that we had to restart the polls due to the limit placed on the original polls. Survey Monkey provides results for only the first 100 responses. This limit is due to the restriction placed on the package we re...

Ahmed's Re-election Campaign Team Tours Kwara
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State has flagged off the re-election bid of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed. Hammed Shittu was at the inauguration where APC members and supporters converged to pledge their unalloyed ...

Lawyers hold rally for Buhari, Osinbajo in Kwara
Lawyers, under the aegis of Lawyers For Change, on Friday morning, staged a solidarity rally around major streets of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, to sensitise residents on All Progressives Congress (APC) presidenti...

2015-01-30

2015: Nigeria needs change - Latinwo
Group Captain Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo (retd), 72, former military governor of Kwara State (1984-85) is a meticulous and detailed person. The retired Air Force officer, who was part of the first set of people to be re...

Postponing elections will thwart democracy - Justice Akanbi
Former president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mustapha Akanbi, has described the call by the National Security Adviser (NSA) for the postponement of next month’s elections as a way of trying to the country’...

Minister, Ahmed at war over N189bn revenue
The Minister of National Planning, Dr. Abubakar Sulaiman, said that the Kwara State Government had earned about N189bn from 2011 till date. He stated that the amount was made up of N139bn from the Federation Accou...

Ajibola promises 5-point agenda for Kwara
The people of Kwara have been promised participatory democracy, youth and women empowerment, mechanised farming, direct allocation of fund to local governments and abundance of potable water. The governorship cand...

INEC urges women on PVCs collection in Kwara
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday appealed to women to educate their husbands and children of voting age to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). The Resident Electoral Commis...

'Impartiality, crucial to violence-free general election'
‘Party Politics and Democratic Sustenance; 2015 General Election in Focus’ was the theme of discussion at this year’s annual Fresher’s Oratory Contest as put together by the Union of Campus Journal...

Zakat distribution... Foundation to expand operation to Ogun, Osun Kwara, FCT, others
THE Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation has unveiled plans to expand its distribution network to states such as Ogun, Osun, Kwara and Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja among others.   The Executive Director of ...

Kwara United Divided Over Choice of Technical Adviser
SportingLife can reveal that the management of Kwara United are in dilemma over the appointment of new Technical Adviser for the club. It was gathered that the top chieftains of the club are in favour of different...

OPINION - GMB: Welcome to Kwara
They may shout and cry about anything that catches their fancy to denigrate you, but the people’s General, the incorrigible advocate of transparency, the one whose names sends cold shivers down the spine of those wh...

As FG, Kwara Govt Tango Over Projects Execution
There is a raging war between the Federal and Kwara State governments over alleged neglect of the state by President Goodluck Jonathan's administration as election draws near. The defection of former Governor Buko...

2015-01-29

OPINION - Kwara 2015: Now is the Time. By Titilope Anifowoshe
Fellow Kwarans, Who will be the captain of our harmonious ship? The time has come to choose between the "boy" and the "man" The “boy” or the "man", who...

OPINION - Re: Living in Pain: Efue's Primitive Existence Exposes Atunwa's Failure. By Lawal Ibrahim Abiola
I came across a publication on www.ilorin.info published on 28 January, 2015 titled Living in Pain: Efue's Primitive Existence Exposes Atunwa's Failure by one...

Man, 35, cuts own manhood
A bizarre incidence occurred in Alapa, Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State as a 35-year-old man identified as Wahab Sa’adu, severed his manhood with a razor blade.  It was gathered that the victi...

I'm not a religious bigot - Ajibola
The Kwara State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Simeon Sule Ajibola yesterday denied being a religious apostate. The clarification came on the heels of his campaign posters...

Kwara 2015: Belgore's associate, others dump PDP for APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State yesterday gained more members with the defection of some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to it.  Among the defectors who were said to be over 5,000...

Kwara: PDP battles APC for senatorial control
In this write-up, SUCCESS NWOGU, takes a look at the fierce contest for the three senatorial seats in Kwara State The contest for the three senatorial seats in Kwara State has been characterised...

Health Workers Protest in Kwara
The striking health workers under the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) chapter yesterday staged a peaceful protest over 'neglect' by the federal government. T...

Ahmed, Ajibola differ on Kwara projects
Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Senator Simeon Ajibola, have disagreed on the execution of capital projects in the state. Ajibola said he contributed N1...

FG releases N2bn for SMEs in Kwara
The Nigerian government has released a sum of two billion Naira for the development of Small Medium Scale Enterprises in Kwara State. The Minister of National Planning, Doctor Abubakar Suleiman, disclosed this at...

Ilorin airport recorded 63,441 passengers in 2014
The Ilorin International Airport recorded a total number of 63,441 passengers and 3,132 aircraft landings in the out-gone 2014. The Manager of Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Ilorin Airport, Alhaji Ab...

Aide opens up on Gbemi's frustration in PDP
Senator Gbemisola Saraki is presently a frustrated member of the Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), National Pilot has learnt. According to one of his top aides, Alhaji T...

Maja breaks silence on illness: Why I refused to be flown abroad for treatment
Chairman of the Kwara State Local Government Commission, Alhaji Kayode Sulyman Yusuf (Maja), on Tuesday broke the silence on his recent illness as he made a surprising public appearance. Maja, who was a former ...

Yinka Aluko promises better life for Oloje community
The Deputy Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Mallam Ahmed Yinka Aluko, has promised better life for the people of Anifowose?, Oloje ward, in the Ilorin West local government ar...

2015-01-28

Kwara INEC urges youths to shun violence during elections
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara State, Dr. Emmanuel Onucheyo, has appealed to youths to shun violence and resist any act that may cause disaffection during the coming general elections. Th...

Kwara United to announce new coach on Friday
The Afonja Warriors are expected name their new coach on Friday after a successful interview for applicants on Tuesday General Manager of Kwara United Haruna Maigidasanma, has revealed that the Ilorin based...

Ahmed disputes Ajibola's claims on Kwara Project Funding
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state, Senator Simon Ajibola to stop telling lies in a desperate...

None of our members defected to APC - PDP Chairmen
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Asa and Ilorin West local government area of Kwara State has debunked the rumour that some of their members defected to the All Progressive, APC, shortly after the departure of Pres...

Jonathan's Rally: Kwara APC Slams National Planning Minister.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has berated the Minister of National Planning, Dr Abubakar Sulaiman over his speech at the presidential rally of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ilorin on Monday. ...

Presidential campaign rally: Kwara APC is jittery - Awoyale
The President General of Orisun Igbomina, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, has described the leadership of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Kwara State as a catalyst of mal-administration and bad fortune on the people of the ...