Re-elected Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara and the three APC Senators-elect on Monday paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Shuaibu AbdulRaheem in his country home in Ilorin. AbdulRaheem was the governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Saturday’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The...
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday in Ilorin paraded 19 suspected vote buyers arrested during the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. The Acting Zonal Head of EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Michael Nzekwe, said that the suspects were paraded at the commission’s Head...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has pledged to be more vigilant during the upcoming governorship and states assembly elections. Mr Aminu Shamsuddin, the NIS Comptroller in Kwara, made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday. Shamsuddin said the command would...
Police in Kwara are investigating a homicide in which a police officer shot a woman to death at a school premises on Thursday in Ilorin. The police officer also shot himself to death after the murder. The murdered woman was believed to be mistress of the police officer. An...
At least 8000 people of Bassa community in Kwara on Wednesday defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), pledging their overwhelming votes for all APC candidates. The Bassa community in Kwara originated from states like Kogi, Nasarawa, Plateau, Niger, Benue and FCT,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised market traders and business operators in Kwara to embrace use of Point of Sale (POS) machines for transaction to beat the old Naira notes submission deadline rush. The CBN, Ilorin Branch Controller, Mr Najim Lamidi, gave the advice at the Day...
Gov. AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, says the huge crowd that turned out at the APC Presidential rally in Ilorin on Tuesday, is an indication of victory for the party in the forthcoming general elections. Abdulrazaq made the assertion at the rally held in Ilorin, amidst cheers from hundreds...
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has urged Nigerians to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) and vote for the APC in the upcoming general elections in February. Tinubu made the call in Ilorin on Tuesday at the APC Presidential campaign rally held...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the scheduled Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Shetima presidential campaign rally will hold in Ilorin on Jan. 17. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Mohammed Salman, the State Secretary of the party, in Ilorin on Monday. “I hereby confirm from the Leader of...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force ( NAF) on the death of LCPL Goselle Nanpon, who was killed by a truck driver at a security point in Ilorin, Kwara. Governor AbdulRazaq’s condolence message is contained in a statement...
No fewer than 10,000 defectors from opposition political parties have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors were led by dozens of erstwhile chieftains of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Social Democratic Party (SDP) and African...
Gunmen have abducted a cleric and his son at Oko-Olowo area of Ilorin on Saturday. Police spokesman in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi confirmed the abduction on Sunday and said two suspects had already been arrested. “Police are already investigating the matter. Efforts are also at an advanced stage to...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 18 internet fraudsters popularly known as “yahoo boys” in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Ilorin. Mr. Uwujaren said: “the suspects...
A former President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says disagreement between the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Gov Nyesom Wike of Rivers/ the G-5 governors will soon be resolved. Saraki stated this in llorin on Monday while speaking with newsmen at the 10th remembrance prayer for his...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – Kwara Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi has described the death of his Chief Detail, Kehinde Obafemi, as a rude shock. The Chief Press Secretary to the deputy governor, Mrs Modupe Joel, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin. According to the statement,...
By MARY RONKE, Ilorin – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Toluwani Famotemi, a Disc Jockey (DJ) for allegedly impersonating a Nigerian hip-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as ‘Portable’. The EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Saturday said the state would deliver overwhelming votes for Bola Ahmed Tinubu to become the next President in Nigeria in 2023. AbdulRasaq said this on Saturday while unveiling the Independent Presidential Campaign office of the state chapter for North Central Agenda for Asiwaju...
Some youths in llorin on Saturday embarked on a rally supporting the Peter Obi/Ahmed Datti presidential ambition, after an initial hiccup with security operatives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the group, made up mainly of youths, trooped out enmass with branded T-shirts and posters of the...
By LEKAN AGBOOLA, Ilorin – The Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara State has organized a two-day training workshop on export product development for sesame seed and sorghum farmers in the North East geopolitical zone of the country. Speaking at the programme, the Executive Director of...
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on stakeholders particularly law enforcement agencies, to support the anti-graft crusade of the commission. The EFCC Zonal Commander, Mr Michael Nzekwe, made the appeal during a familiarization visit to the Customs Area Comptroller in Kwara,...