Despite the sudden ban placed on all the aspirants seeking speakership position in Kwara state from engaging in media campaigns, intense lobbying and scrambling for the number three position is yet to wane. KEHINDE OSASONA looks at the intrigues and the permutations. The riot act Just last month, sensing that the desire to become the next speaker of the Kwara Read More
Irate mob, Wednesday set ablaze a criminal suspect in Oro town, Irepodun local government area of Kwara state over his alleged unrepentant criminal activities. The mob, Blueprint gathered besieged the Oro police station early in the morning, where the suspect, simply identified as Femi Tete, was being detained, demanding his release to them for “proper judgement”. Our Correspondent also learnt Read More
Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara state Traditional Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has expressed deep shock over the death of the Etsu Patigi, Alhaji Ibrahim Chatta Umar. The emir in his condolence message signed by the National Secretary of Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development, Mallam Abdulazeez Arowona, described the demise of the highly respected monarch as a colossal Read More
The vice chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Sulyman Abdukareem has appealed to Nigerian lecturers to shun “academic dishonesty.’’ Abdulkareem made the appeal Monday in Ilorin at an interactive session on promotion guidelines for academic staff of the university. The vice chancellor condemned the unnecessary recycling of old works to produce substandard journals in desperation for career progression. He Read More
The management of the University of Ilorin has described the death of Prof. Pius Adesanmi as a colossal loss to the country and humanity in generalThis is just as the Faculty of Arts in the university is organising a candle light procession in honour of its distinguished alumnus this Tuesday (March 19, 2019) by 2.00p.m. The late Professor of Literature Read More
Thirty communities in Ilorin, Kwara state capital Monday staged a peaceful protest over total blackout being experienced in the affected communities over the last six months. They said the last time they saw electricity in the affected communities was on November 20, 2018. As early as 7am, scores of members of the affected communities besieged the Oloje undertaking office of Read More
Alhaji AbdulGaniy Folorunsho Abdulrazak (AGF), former Nigerian Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, holds the enviable record of being the first SAN from the northern region. Against the backdrop of his son’s victory as the governor-elect of Kwara state, TOPE SUNDAY chronicles past efforts by the family to halt the Saraki dynasty’s political dominance in the state. After over 40 years of Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has told the state governor – elect, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his reported plan to interface with the police on the issue of Offa robbery incident. The party in a statement by its state publicity secretary, Tunde Ashaolu, expressed the belief that Abdulrazaq was ignorant of the issues concerning the Offa robbery Read More
The governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress (APC) Alhaji Abdulrahahman Abdulrasaq is as good as the winner of Saturday’s governorship elections held across the state. Though the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is yet to officially declare him winner, won with wide mergings in the results of 15 out of the 16 local government in the state so far declared Read More
Alternative Party of Nigeria (APN) has called for cancellation of governorship election result in Kwara state over ommission of the party’s name and logo from the ballot paper by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governorship candidate of the party, Ambassador Muhammed Abubakar, made the call in Ilorin last night during a press conference. He described the commission as Read More
With only few hours to the March 9 governorship and state assembly elections, many top government officials in Imo and Kwara states have been nabbed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over suspicious withdrawal of over N2 billion for alleged vote-buying to ensure the victory of their preferred candidates. According to Vanguard report, the Acting Accountant General of Imo Read More
A Kwara State High Court has given the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the state, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, 30 days to defend the authenticity of his West African Examination Council ( WAEC) certificate. The court issued the ultimatum following a suit instituted against the APC gubernatorial candidate by one Adekunle Oluwafemi Abraham. The case with suit number KWS/73/2019 Read More
Ahead of Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections, Kwara state police command said that it would deploy military jet to ensure effective surveillance of the state. The command had deployed a Nigerian Air force helicopter during last presidential and national assembly elections under an operation code name “safe conduct”. The state commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun disclosed Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has stretched his lead in the last Saturday’s presidential election after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) confimred his victory in Kwara state. See the result as declared by the state collation officer. Kwara presidential election result APC: 308, 984 PDP: 138, 184 Total registered voters: 1,401,895 Accredited voters: 489, 482 Total valid votes: 459, 676 Rejected Read More
Shout of O to gee (Enough is Enough), the electioneering slogan of All Progressives Congress(APC) Sunday filled the air in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital as the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress candidate, Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe winner of the Kwara central senatorial district elections. It was wild jubilation as supporters of APC took to the streets of Ilorin Read More
With just five days to the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, 23 people believed to be supporters of various political parties were killed in political-related violence in Kwara, Imo, Oyo, Delta and Sokoto states, Blueprint’s findings have revealed. Peace accord As a measure towards stemming the tide of political violence, the Abdulsalami Abubakar-led National Peace Committee caused presidential candidates of All Progressives Read More
Although the November 17, 2018, Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Constituency bye-elections held across the four councils in Kwara state have been won and lost, it appears that it is not yet uhuru as gladiators are shining their armours ahead of a bigger political battle. In this piece, KEHINDE OSASONA revisits what transpired and the renewal of hostilities and asks whether or not President Read More
One of the aggrieved governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), in Kwara State, Alhaji Shuaibu Yaman, has accepted the outcome of the party’s primaries that produced Alhaji AbdulRahaman Abdulrasaq as its flag bearer for 2019 election. He also appealed to his supporters to accept the outcome as the will of God even as he Read More
It has been over two months since Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari issued Executive Order 6 of 2018. The stated purpose of the Executive Order was the “preservation of suspicious assets connected with corruption and other relevant offences.” In furtherance of this, the Order empowers the Attorney-General to apply all available lawful and statutory means to preserve assets connected with corruption Read More
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, and Kwara state gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party , Hon. Zakari Mohammed has said members of the party in the state will not deterred by federal might in the next governorship election. Zakariyau, who stated this in Abuja yesterday after submitting his governorship nomination form, added that “it Read More
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara state Council of Traditional Rulers, Alh Ibrahim Sulu – Gambari yesterday elevated the President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki as the Waziri (Prime Minister) of Ilorin emirate. The elevation which came as a surprise package to Saraki was announced at the end of a special prayer organised by the Emir on Bukola’s Read More
Fashion entrepreneur and serial businesswoman, Salimon Oluwatosin Sandra always knew she was never cut out for any 9-5 job. Immediately she graduated from University of Ilorin, Kwara State with a degree in History and International Relations she began the quest to find her station in life “Right from my days in the university, I have always known I wasn’t caught Read More
Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and Kwara state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, are among eminent Nigerians billed to grace the presentation and launch of a book in commemoration of Kwara’s 50th anniversary next week. According to a statement by the Editor, Dr Abdulwaheed Musa, the book launch will hold on Tuesday, 24 April 24, 2018, in Ilorin. Vice-chancellor of Kwara Read More
Kwara state Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed has promised to pay the medical bills of victims of Thursday’s armed robbery attack in Offa, headquarters of Offa local government area. Ahmed made the promise when he visited the victims at the General Hospital in Ilorin on Friday. Ahmed’s promised came on the heels of President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, call for Read More
Kwara state House of Assembly recently passed an amendment bill halting payment of pensions to former governors, deputy governors, and other political office holders after their tenures. SAMSON BENJAMIN examines the circumstances that led to the bill as well as the chances of other states to follow suit. The passage of the amendment bill suspending the payment of pensions to Read More
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