Month: September 2018
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2019: Moshood Mustatapha Declares Governorship Ambition
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Honourable Moshood Mustapha has declared his intention to vie for the Kwara state governorship slot in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Declaring his ambition on Monday in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, Muatapha said the decision was taken after due consideration of the plethora of challenges…
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2019: Kwara PDP Gov Aspirants Pledge To Respect Outcome Of Primary
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki on Monday night met with gubernatorial aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state. Though details of the meeting were sketchy, it was learnt that the National Leader of the PDP enjoined the aspirants to conduct their campaigns in the…
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Downpour Wreaks Havoc In Ilorin
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Downpour wreaked havoc on Thursday night in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, resulting in flooding which destroyed property worth millions of naira. Our correspondent gathered that the rain, which started at about 8:00pm, poured Intermittently till early hours of Friday morning. Some of the affected areas include Harmony Estate, Akerebiata, Gerin…
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Tension As INSECTS Declare Osun Gov Election Inconclusive
. There is palpable tension in Osun State following the declaration of the governorship election which held on Saturday inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The declaration cut short the victory mood of the supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, whose party was leading by over 300 votes. INEC said the total number…
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Police Rescue 4Yr Old Kidnapped Son of Borno APC Chairman.
By: Ali Musa- Maiduguri Kashim Ali Bukar Dalori, four year old son of the Borno State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ali Bukar Dalori, has been united with his family having been rescued from his abductors by the Special Anti Robbery Squad in Maiduguri. National Trail confirmed from the Police that the kidnappers…
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NDIC hosts IADI Africa regional committee AGM, technical assistance workshop
By Joseph INOKOTONG The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) will host the next edition of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) Africa Regional Committee (ARC) Annual General Meeting and Technical Assistance Workshop. The event has been scheduled to hold at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, Lagos from the 25th – 27th September. The…
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Policeman Beheaded By Unknown Persons
Raymond Gukas, Jos The Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, has lost one of its personnel, Police Mobile Sergeant Unana Ishaya who was beheaded by unknown assailants near his duty post. The State command who confirmed this, said it was reported to the command by an army Captain, Joel Olanrewaju The body was found on Saturday around…
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Stakeholders Endorse Ex- Commissioner, Duntoye For Assembly Seat
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Stakeholders in Irepodun local government area of Kwara state have expressed their support for the aspiration of a former Commissioner of Information in the state, Comrade Ben Duntoye, to represent them at the state House of Assembly on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They vowed to ensure the…
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Information Critical To National Development– Kwara Governor
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has described information dissemination as critical to national development and integration. Governor Ahmed who made this remark when the national body of Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union, RATTAWU, paid him a courtesy visit, at Government House, Ilorin called for changes in the…
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Our Menbers Not Involved In Ilorin Disturbance–Kwara APC Chair
Steve Oni, Ilorin The Ishola Balogun-Fulani led All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has denied any link with Thursday’s public disturbance in parts of Ilorin, the state capital. Balogun-Fulani in a statement he personally signed has put a lie to the claim by a factional Chairman of the party in the state, Bashir Bolarinwa…