Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State on Friday described Thursday night’s rainstorm and flooding incidents in some parts of the state as unfortunate. Reacting to the incidents, Governor Abdulrazaq sympathised with residents of Ilorin and some communities in the state. DAILY POST reports that two people escaped death in Ilorin, the state capital, by the … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday arrested 28 persons suspected “Yahoo boys” in Ilorin, capital of Kwara. The arrest was effected at Mandate Area following intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. The suspects include a cleric, twin brothers, six students of various institutions, mining operator, a tiler, among … Read more
A 37-year-old father of six, Buba Muhammed, has bagged one year jail term for illegal possession of solid minerals without lawful authority. Buba Muhammed, a truck driver was convicted by a Federal High court sitting in Ilorin presided by Justice Muhammed Sani. The trial judge also ordered the forfeiture of the truck used as means … Read more
The guber candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, in the last Saturday’s governorship election in Kwara State, has vowed not to congratulate AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor re-elect over his victory in the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, declared AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq winner of the Saturday governorship election. AbdulRazaq candidate … Read more
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, says he is dedicating the victory of his reelection as governor of the state for the second term to God and the people of the state. Reacting to his second term victory in Ilorin on Sunday following the announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor, University … Read more
Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, the Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, has been declared as the winner of the Ilesha-Gwanara State Constituency. Dr Adewale Rafiu, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, made the announcement on Sunday. Rafiu said Danladi-Salihu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 14, 949 votes, to defeat his closest rival, Usman Abubakar of … Read more
As results from Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections trickle in, voters in Kwara State await who would emerge winners and losers. On the governorship election, the incumbent Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazah of the All Progressives Party, Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hakeem Lawal of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, others scramble … Read more
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party Governorship Campaign Council, Professor Ali Ahmad and governorship candidates of parties in Saturday’s gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections have expressed divergent opinions over the exercise. DAILY POST reports that although the exercise was peaceful, it was however characterised by low voter … Read more
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command, on Saturday arrested 20 suspected vote buyers in the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in Kwara State. Acting Commander, Micheal Nzekwe, disclosed this to newsmen during a parade of the suspects at the command’s office in Ilorin. He said the suspects who … Read more
Residents of Ilorin, Kwara State capital are worried over the scarcity of Nigeria’s old and new naira notes despite assurances of the government and the Central Bank of Nigeria to make the currencies available to Nigerians. DAILY POST reports that many bank customers expressed frustration over their inability to withdraw their money lodged in their … Read more
The House of Assembly candidates of the Labour Party in Kwara sState alongside other party stakeholders on Thursday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The development came barely 48 hours to the governorship and House of Assembly elections. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin, on Thursday, the state Secretary of Labour Party, Hon. Mohammed … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) in Kwara has begun the distribution of sensitive materials to the 16 local government areas in the state. The exercise taking place at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Ilorin is witnessed by representatives of security agencies, political parties, election observers and the media. The News Agency of … Read more
The Kwara State Police Commissioner, Paul Odama, has cautioned criminals and political thugs to shelve any plan to cause any breakdown of law and order before, during and after the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections on Saturday. The CP warned that any person found in one way or the other trying to undermine the … Read more
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, and loyalist of Senator Bukola Saraki, in Kwara State, Wahab Issa has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state. The development is seen by political observers as a dramatic step that further depletes the main opposition PDP ahead of the crucial elections in next Saturday’s … Read more
Gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Kwara State, Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress may orchestrate violence in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state. He has, therefore, warned the electorate and security agencies in the state to be conscious of the possibility of electoral … Read more
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The gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Kwara state, Comrade Basambo Abubakar has been suspended for alleged anti-party activities. Also suspended on Tuesday alongside the guber candidate were five other members. This is coming barely three days to the March 18 governorship and state House of Assembly elections. The suspended governorship candidate and … Read more
Residents of Ilorin, Kwara State capital on Tuesday reacted variously to the Monday directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) asking commercial banks to receive and dispense the old N200, 500 and N1,000 notes. While the majority of the residents described the directive as a good development, others said it will only impact positively … Read more
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, has alleged that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has perfected plans to hack into Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, portals to manipulate the process of next Saturday’s gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections to its advantage. A statement in Ilorin on Tuesday by the … Read more
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has decried alleged intimidation and harassment of voters sympathetic to the party by the police. The party urged the security agencies in the state to ensure a level playing field for all citizens to exercise their franchise freely without let or hindrance. The PDP specifically … Read more
The Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state of allegedly moving huge sums of money from government accounts into private bank accounts for subsequent disbursement to induce voters in the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections. Director-General of the Party’s Governorship Campaign Council in Kwara, Professor … Read more