Tag: Kwara
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Kwara Govt gifts family of late NAF officer, Nanpon, N5m
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has presented a cheque of N5 million to the family of LCpl Goselle Nanpon, a Nigeria Air Force (NAF) officer, who was killed during an operation early this year. Late Nanpon was a gallant NAF officer whose life was cut short by a truck
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Police rescue 4 kidnapped victims in Kwara
The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed rescue of four kidnapped victims, abducted in Isin Local Government Area of the state. The Spokeperson of the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, disclosed this in a statement
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Kwara boat mishap: NIWA threatens to prosecute culpable officials
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has threatened to prosecute any official found involved in the Patigi boat mishap where over 100 persons lost their lives in Kwara. The NIWA Managing Director, Dr. George Moghalu, made the threat in a statement issued by the authority’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibrin Darda’u, in Lokoja on…
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Kwara gov. emerges new NGF chairman
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has been elected as chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF).
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AbdulRazaq mourns as Elerin of Erin Ile joins ancestors
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has commiserated with the people of Erin-Ile on the passing of the Elerin of Erin Ile, Oba AbdulGaniyu Ajibola Olusokun II, describing the development as the end of a fine era. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, on…
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N/Central yet to speak on NASS zoning – Kwara Gov
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, says governors from the North Central zone have not made any public statement on the zoning formula for parliamentary positions. The governor debunked a media report quoting them as rejecting the position
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Kwara Reps member joins race for Speaker
Rep. Abdulraheem Olawuyi (APC-Kwara) has joined the race for the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly. Olawuyi, who represents Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun, and Oke-ero Federal Constituency of Kwara, confirmed that he would officially declare his intention on April 4, in Abuja.
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EFCC nabs cleric, 27 others in Kwara over internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arrested 28 persons including a cleric suspected to be “Yahoo-Yahoo boys” in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital. The arrest, which was effected at Mandate Area, Ilorin, by operatives of the EFCC Ilorin Zonal Command, followed intelligence on the activities of fraudsters operating in the area. The…
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Why I will not congratulate AbdulRazaq – Yaman, Kwara PDP flagbearer
Alhaji Shuaib Yaman, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara, says he will leave the outcome of the elections to God. Recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had
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Gov AbdulRazaq re-elected for second term in Kwara
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been officially declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18 in the state. AbdulRazaq won in the 16 local government areas in the state according to the results announced by INEC on Sunday.