Emir of Ilorin to organise prayer for new SAN, Professors tomorrow
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari will tomorrow Saturday organise a special prayer in honour of the indigenes of Ilorin Emirate who have just been elevated to the iconic positions of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professorship, and other leadership positions in the University of Ilorin and other tertiary institutions cross the country and beyond. The prayer, according to...
INEC declares APC winner of Osun guber election, PDP rejects the outcome
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alh. Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the Osun state governorship election. Oyetola was declared governor-elect by the Chief Returning Officer, Prof. Adeola Fuwape. Oyetola polled 255,505 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, who had 255,023 votes Details of the results...
APC reschedules guber Primary, click to know new date
The National Working Committee (NWC) has rescheduled the Governorship Primary Election to 30th September, 2018. Subsequent elections, according to a statement issued and signed by the APC acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Yekini Nabena, are unchanged and are as follows: 2nd October, 2018 - Senate Primary Elections 3rd October, 2018 - House of Representatives Primary Elections 4th October, 2018 - State House of...
What Accountant-General told striking workers about September salary
The Accountant-General of the Federation, Alh Ahmed Idris, has advised the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its ongoing warning strike so as to allow his office complete the process of payment of salaries of civil servants. Idris gave the advice in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday saying that the strike did not allow workers who were directly...
Osun re-run: CDD blames security agents, politicians’ roles
Centre for Democracy and Development, CDD has condemned the conduct of some key stakeholders, including security agents, politicians and their supporters during yesterday’s governorship rerun election in Osun State, saying it “clearly ran contrary to democratic norms and standards, as well as best practices in the conduct of credible elections”. In a statement released by its director, Idayat Hassan and...
Basketball: Kwara Falcons wins Atlantic game three consecutive years
Kwara Falcons Basketball Club have been crowned champions of the Atlantic conference eight playoffs for the third successive year after beating close rivals, Hoops and Read ninety six-ninety in both teams last game. The match was played at the Indoor sports hall of ths digital Bridge Institute, Oshodi, Lagos. The Kwara State Team won all its matches in the Conference. The team...
David Bamigboye: Farewell to Statesmanship
By Issa Aremu mni The pioneer military governor of Kwara State, Brigadier General David Bamigboye died in Lagos on Friday 21 September 2018 after a brief illness, at the age of 78. He was born on December 7, 1940. The life and times of the late statesman could very well pass for the take off stage /time lines of my...
Gov. Ahmed flags off Osi – Obbo Aiyegunle Kwara/Ekiti boundary road
Governor Ahmed Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed on Wednesday flagged off Osi - Obbo-Aiyegunle 11.16km road in Ekiti local government area of the state. At the event in Osi, Governor Ahmed said the decision to commence the road was to further meet the infrastructural needs of the people apart from the ongoing Kwara State University - Ekiti Campus, Oke-Opin township...
2019: Kwara North chiefs insist on power shift, pledge to back Shaaba Lafiagi
Leading traditional rulers in kwara North Senatorial District have again reinterated their position on power shift to kwara North even as they pledged their support for a gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state, Senator Muhammed Shaaba Lafiagi. This came to the fore when Senator Lafiagi made his consultation visit to various traditional rulers...
Kwara sets to employ 1,850 teachers, rehabilitate Gerewu road
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has approved the employment of 1850 basic and senior secondary school teachers in the state to fill teacher shortages in sciences subjects and create fresh employment in the state. Governor Ahmed approved the employments following separate requests by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TSC),...
