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APC faults Oyedepo’s claim on defection of APC members to PDP in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2018 0

The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Suleiman Buhari has said that no member of the party defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at Alanamu ward in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The Kwara State Chairman of the PDP,

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INEC discovers illegal registration center in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2018 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has uncovered an illegal Voter registration center in Offa, Kwara State. INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr. Paul Atser made this known in a signed statement with reference number: INEC/KW/S.245/Vol.vii/348 on Friday and made available to Newsmen in Ilorin. The statement reads: It has come to the notice of Independent

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Kwara Guber: Family, associates hold special prayer for Mustapha

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2018 0

Associates, friends and supporters of a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Mashood Mustspha, Sunday held a special prayer for the gubernatorial ambition of the politician to become a reality. Though the prayer was specifically organised to mark the 55th birthday of Mustapha, the clerics were requested to beseech God to grant Mustapha’s […]

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Saraki to states: Stop paying pension to ex-governors still holding public office

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2018 0

…As SERAP lauds Saraki for blazing trail President of the Senate Dr. Bukola Saraki has called on states of the federation to emulate Kwara State and stop the payment of pensions to former governors still holding elective or appointive positions. This is even as he commended the Kwara State House of Assembly for passing the […]

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Emulate Kwara over stoppage of ex-Govs’ pensions, Saraki tells states

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, called on other state Houses of Assembly to emulate the Kwara State House of Assembly in putting a stop to wastage of public funds on payment of pensions to office holders. Saraki gave kudos to the state legislature for passing the bill to suspend payment of […]

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Kwara PDP kicks against Assembly’s move to ban political radio programs

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2018 0

The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has kicked against the move by the State House of Assembly to ban live political programs on radio stations in the state. Publicity Secretary of PDP in the state, Dr. Rex Olawoye in a statement in Ilorin on Saturday, said the State Government and the […]

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Group kicks against Kwara candidate as INEC REC

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2018 0

Group under the aegis of Zealous Kwara Youths has kicked against the nomination of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWAISEC) Chairman, Dr Uthman Ajidagba, as resident electoral commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The group added that the antecedents of the University of Ilorin (UNILORI) political science lecturer

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Kwara State: Gov Ahmed Dissolves Cabinet

Ihesiulo Grace 18 January 2018 0

The Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has dissolved the State Executive Council with effect from today. In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Isiaka Gold, said, special advisers, senior special assistants and special assistants are also affected by the dissolution. According to the statement, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed directed the commissioners to

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N11.2billion debt: Olofa dragged to court over unpaid loan

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2018 0

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON ) has dragged the Olofa of Ofa Kingdom in Kwara state, Oba Mufutau Gbadamosi, before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos over non payment of N11.2 billion debt. Also sued apart from the monarch are two of his companies: Zarm Poultry and Feeds Mills Limited and Zarm Stores Limited. […]

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Kwara to uphold Constitution of Nigeria – Gov Ahmed

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2018 0

‎The Kwara State Government has restated its resolve to uphold the Constitution of the Nation especially the freedom of worship and association. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed stated this in his message delivered ‎today at the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Ilorin District Headquarters. Governor Ahmed who was represented by his Special Adviser on […]

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Police arrest 10 over attack on worshippers in Ilorin

Ihesiulo Grace 1 January 2018 0

The relative peace being enjoyed in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital was punctured in the early hours of the New Year, when some hoodlums attacked worshippers on Ibrahim Taiwo Street. Eye witness said at about 2: 00 am, some youths who were prevented from staging their New Year carnival by the elders of the community […]

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Kwara PDP gets sponsor towards 2019 elections

Ihesiulo Grace 31 December 2017 0

An American-based businessman, Engineer Nurudeen Balogun has declared his readiness to back the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State in readiness for the forthcoming 2019 general elections. Balogun who had for about half a decade been sponsoring water projects in the southern parts of the state covering seven local government areas reviving moribond government

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KWCIDA lifts 16 communities with N34m

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2017 0

Kwara State Community and Social Development Agency (KWCSDA) Thursday presented a cheque of N34 million naira to 16 community beneficiaries of the World Bank assisted Community Development Projects in Kwara State. The 16 communities were spread across 8 Local governments in Kwara North, Central and South bringing the total number of benefiting communities to 104 […]

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Gov. Ahmed signs 2018 Budget, pledges improved welfare, infrastructure

Ihesiulo Grace 28 December 2017 0

The people of Kwara State have been assured of improved welfare and infrastructure in the coming year. The State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, gave the assurance while signing into law the State’s 2018 budget of N190, 997,425, 571, as passed by the State House of Assembly. Ahmed also promised that in the coming year, focus […]

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Give your tax policy human face, Group tells Kwara Govt

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2017 0

The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Monday asked the Kwara state government to give its taxation policy a human face. The umbrella body of all socio- cultural organization in Ilorin Emirate lamented that the government taxation policy was causing hardship to the residents. The union also charged the newly inaugurated local government chairmen in […]

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Group initiates recall process of Kwara senator

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2017 0

A socio-political organisation in Kwara state, Kwara South Unity Forum (KSUF) has said that it has instituted a recall process against the Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Rafiu Ibrahim, at the National Assembly. Accordingly, the group said it had dispatched letters to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the National Assembly to

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Kwara votes N200m for rural road projects

Ihesiulo Grace 11 December 2017 0

…Roads to get priority Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has said that he has earmarked N200 million as counterpart fund in the 2018 budget for the construction of over 300 kilometres of rural roads across the state. Ahmed said this in Esie, Irepodun Local Government Area of the state, at the 30th coronation celebration of […]

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Don canvasses autonomy for tax collectors in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 6 December 2017 0

A professor of tax law Abiola Sanni has advocated granting of full autonomy and political will from the Federal and states Government for tax collectors to enable them perform optimally. Sanni who is with the faculty of Law University of Lagos made this suggestion in llorin, the Kwara capital at the second edition of quiz […]

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No outbreak of Monkey Pox in Kwara -Commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 6 November 2017 0

There is no outbreak of monkey pox in Kwara state, the state government has said. The state Commissioner for Health, Hon Atolagbe Alege, told newsmen in Ilorin the state capital on Monday that there was no trace of the disease in any part of the state. He said that the outcome of investigation by state […]

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World Bank earmarks $520m for rural roads

Ihesiulo Grace 26 October 2017 0

The World Bank has earmarked five hundred and twenty million dollars for rural roads infrastructure across selected states in the country. This was disclosed yesterday by the World Bank Country Director for Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project ( RAAMP ), Engineer Tunji Ahmed during a courtesy visit to Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed […]