Tag: Kwara
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If clean Nigerians shun politics, dirty ones will make laws – Prof. Oba
Emeritus Prof. Shuaib Oba, Kwara’s New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate, says politics should not be seen as a dirty game left to politicians alone if Nigeria is to be fully developed. Oba, who spoke on Wednesday, urged Nigerians, especially the youths, to be actively involved in party politics. “Saying politics is a dirty…
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Nigerian Air Force loses 2 officers in Kwara
T wo officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) were crushed to death after the driver of a trailer lost control and rammed into them in Ilorin. The incident occurred on Wednesday around Pasa bridge,
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Offa Robbery: Witness narrates how suspects were tortured to implicate Saraki
A witness, Shamaudeen Bada has told Kwara State High Court how men of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the IGP led by DCP Abba Kyari tortured them to implicate former Senate President, Bukola Saraki in April 5, 2018, Offa robbery incident. Bada who is a former Vice Chairman of Irepodun local government area
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Kwara govt. re-opens College of Education, Ilorin
Kwara Government has ordered the immediate resumption of academic activities at the state College of Education in Ilorin. This directive is contained in a statement issued by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Tertiary Education, Monsurat Amuda-Kannike, in Ilorin on Sunday. Amuda-Kannike quoted the Commissioner in the ministry, Dr Alabi Abolore as saying that Gov. AbdulRahman…
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Politicians need to prove the people wrong – Ex-minister, Bolaji Abdullahi
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullah has said politicians need to prove the people by acting in their interest. Reflecting on the ‘Otogo’ revolution which swept the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, out of power in 2019 in Kwara State, coupled with the APC’s inability to fulfil campaign promises, Bolaji said…
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Boy shoots 12-year-old brother to death while testing “bulletproof” charm
Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara. His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just “fortified’’ themselves.
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Gunmen storm Kwara, kill police inspector, abduct Chinese national
The Police Command in Kwara has confirmed the killing of a police inspector, Adebayo Adeforiti, and abduction of a Chinese national by some gunmen at CGC construction company along Shao/Oloru Expressway on July 2 at about 16:15hrs. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesman of the Command, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Tuesday…
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Kwara REC says INEC has no duty conducting parties primary election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Kwara, Malam Garba Attahiru-Madami, has disclosed that INEC has no duty conducting primary elections of political parties. He made this known on Thursday in an interview with newsmen in Ilorin. Garba was reacting to a radio programme on Harmony FM where a politician complained…
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Unknown gunmen kill 2 passengers, abduct others in kwara
The Police in Kwara has confirmed thevkilling of two people by unknown gunmen and abduction of others along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Monday in Ilorin. “Information received on June 4, 2022, was to…
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Gov. AbdulRahman appoints Sulyman as new Attorney-General
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has appointed Mr Senior Sulyman as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice for the state. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Ravi Ajakaye, on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that Sulyman was until his appointment, the Commissioner for Tertiary Education…