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APC elders adopt direct primary for guber aspirants in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kwara have called on national leadership of the party to heed the wishes of the members and adopt direct primary for the selection of the governorship candidate. The elders made their position known on Wednesday at a press conference in Ilorin,

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Gov Ahmed approves employment of 1,850 teachers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the employment of 1,850 basic and senior secondary school teachers in the state to fill teacher shortages in sciences subjects and create fresh employment in the state. Governor Ahmed approved the employments following separate requests by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Kwara […]

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APC political leaders, stakeholders in Kwara North demand to produce next gov

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2018 0

Political leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, under the aegis of the Kwara North APC Elders Forum, have said that it is turn of the zone to produce next governor of the state based on good conscience and justice. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the leader of the group, […]

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Kwara guber race: Speaker woos royal fathers

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

Ahead of the forthcoming Governorship election in Kwara the Speaker of the State House of Assembly who is one of the Aspirants in the election had visited royal fathers to solicit their support for his ambition. Our correspondent, reports that the Speaker submitted his nomination form to contest the number one seat in Kwara under […]

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Retired police officer join Kwara guber race

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

A retired Superintendent of Police in the Nigeria Police, Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Ajia, has joined the Kwara state governorship race under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ajia, who was a former Chief of Staff to Senate President, Pius Anyim, on Wednesday in Ilorin unveiled his blueprint with a promise to focus on four cardinal programmes […]

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Bamigboye: Gov Ahmed consoles family

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has consoled the family of Brig. General David Bamigboye (rtd) and the entire Omu-Aran community in Irepodun Local Government, over the demise of the Septuagenarian and first Military Governor of the state. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Abdulwahab Oba, said the Governor received the […]

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Saraki mourns first military gov of Kwara, David Bamigboye

Ihesiulo Grace 22 September 2018 0

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has expressed sadness over the death of the first Military Governor of Kwara State, Brigadier General David Bamigboye (rtd). Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, described the late Bamigboye as a torch-bearer who laid a solid foundation for […]

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Information critical to national development – Gov Ahmed

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described information dissemination as critical to national development and integration. Governor Ahmed who made this remark when the national body of Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), paid him a courtesy visit, at Government House, Ilorin called for changes in the way we do things in […]

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Agency threatens to remove illegal billboards of politicians in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2018 0

The Kwara Signage and Advertisement Agency has threatened to remove billboards of any political office seekers erected in various parts of the state without payment of prescribed fees as approved by the Agency. The General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, Alhaji Ahmed Olufadi, gave the warning in an interview with the Daily […]

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Olomu: Col Bamgboye heads 30-man coronation committee

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

The Omu-Aran community in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara, has inaugurated a committee to oversee a befitting installation for its newly approved monarch, Oba Alhaji Abdulraheem Oladele Adeoti. Our Correspondent reports that the 30-man coronation committee is headed by Col. Theophilus Bamgboye (Retired) former Military Administrator of Bauchi and Osun States and

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Forum organises mega rally for Saraki’s presidential ambition

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

The mass rally in support of Dr Bukola Saraki as Nigeria’s next president convened by The Olanrewaju Oba Youth Forum (TOOYF) was held week-end, in Ilorin, Kwara State, attracting a massive crowd. A popular musician, Slimcase, was also at the event to entertain the crowd of supporters and fans while groups of singers and dancers […]

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Kwara 2019: ‘For our today, they sacrificed their yesterday’

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2018 0

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi has said that for our today, some people sacrificed their yesterday, making us to be what we are today. Abdullahi stated this at the party national secretariat on Friday in Abuja when he came to submit his nomination and expression […]

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Kwara 2019: Aspirant disassociates self from Saraki, PDP

Ihesiulo Grace 14 September 2018 0

A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Lukman Mustapha, has disassociated himself from the Senate President Bukola Saraki and his new party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He also said that he has never held any position or gotten contract under “the current hegemony in the state”, assuring that if […]

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Kwara PDP assures contestants of level playing ground

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has assured contestants in the forthcoming election under the party’s platform of a level playing field with the aim of ensuring fairness to all. The State PDP chairman, Engr Kola Shittu said this in Ilorin yesterday, while receiving the nomination form of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Executive […]

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2018 National Youth Game: Niger state to participate in 16 events

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2018 0

A total number of 158 contingents from Niger State will participate in the 2018 National Youth Game holding at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State. The contingents comprise 108 athletes, 21 coaches’ secretaries and 29 other officials such as medical personnel, media crew, security, camp commandant, technical officers and Director of Sports, who have been […]

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APC aspirant seeks capacity building for youths

Ihesiulo Grace 9 September 2018 0

An aspirant, Kwara State House of Assembly Hon. Azeez kolawole, has expressed the need to boost the capacity of Nigerian youths for them to successfully take over as future leaders. Kolawole (aka AGK) made the assertion in Aran-Orin suburb, while declaring his intention to vie for the State House of Assembly slot for Irepodun Local […]

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Over 3,000 Action Alliance members defect to APC in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 8 September 2018 0

Membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara on Friday, received a boost with the defection of over 3,000 members of Action Alliance (AA) across the 16 Local Government Areas of the state to APC. The defectors, led by the state Secretary of the party (AA), Mr Afolayan Ibrahim, were received by one of […]

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Radio Kwara staff protest over poor working condition

Ihesiulo Grace 6 September 2018 0

Staff of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Kwara, on Wednesday morning held a peaceful protest within the premises of the station over poor working condition and lack of necessary working equipment. The workers also protested over the insinuations going round that the state government is planning to sell the broadcasting house at number two […]

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We are tired of Saraki’s dynasty – Ajikobi ward residents

Ihesiulo Grace 4 September 2018 0

The people of Ajikobi Ward in Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State said they no longer believe in Saraki’s dynasty to give political directions for chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The APC chieftain, Alhaji Omar Aiyelabegan whose family compound is next to Saraki’s Agbaji Compound at a press conference Monday, in […]

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Commissioner calls for action to stop baby abandonment

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2018 0

Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development in Kwara, Hajiya Toibat Ahmed, has called for immediate action to stem the incidence of child abandonment in the state. Ahmed made the call in Ilorin on Sunday, during a visit to the Kwara Teaching Hospital. The Commissioner was in the hospital to visit an abandoned baby. She […]