Month: February 2019
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Kwara PDP Seeks Cancellation Of Presidential, NASS Polls Results
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has called for the cancellation of the results of last weekend’s presidential and national assembly elections in the state. State chairman of the party, Engr Kola Shittu made the call at a press conference in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday. He said…
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Niger Delta: Siasia Congratulates Buhari, Demand Action on Youth Development
By Ere-ebi Agedah A former 2015 Bayelsa State Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Movement, PDM and Chairman of Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYPF, Moses Siloko Siasia has demanded an increase in the level of investment toward youths of the Niger Delta Region and the rest of Nigeria saying that only through such interventions can…
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PDP Rejects Results Of Presidential, NASS Elections In Kwara
…dismisses online report of Atunwa’s withdrawal from guber race By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has rejected the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections in the State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party in a statement on Wednesday by its State…
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APC Victory Is For True Lovers Of Democracy: Waziri Yakubu Gobir
By Steve Oni, Ilorin A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state who is also the Wazirin Hausa , Alhaji Yakubu Gobir has described the outcome of last Saturday’s election in the state and across the country as a victory not only for the party but also for all true lovers of…
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Saraki Hails Peaceful Conduct Of Polls, Says Turnout Impressive
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has expressed satisfaction with the massive turnout of voters in Kwara state for the Presidential and National Assembly election in the state. Saraki spoke with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at Ode Opobiyi Polling Unie (005/006), in Ajikobi ward of Ilorin West local…
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Saraki Hails Peaceful Conduct Of Polls, Says Turnout Impressive
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has expressed satisfaction with the massive turnout of voters in Kwara state for the Presidential and National Assembly election in the state. Saraki spoke with newsmen shortly after he cast his vote at Ode Opobiyi Polling Unie (005/006), in Ajikobi ward of Ilorin West local…
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Kwara: CNPP Condemns Senator Ibrahim’s Arrest, Seeks International Community’s Intervention
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in Kwara state has condemned the arrest of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Kwara South, Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, describing it as unlawful. The coalition of the opposition political parties in the state said Ibrahim’s arrest and detention by the police since…
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2019 Polls: Former AD Presidential Candidate Drums Support For Buhari
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Former presidential candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in the 2015 general elections, Mr. Rafiu Salau, has opined that Nigeria would be the next developed country in the world if Nigerians work assiduously to elect credible leaders in the forthcoming general elections. Mr. Salau specifically appealed to the electorate to…
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Kwara APC Exco Tussle: Appeal Court Says BOB Is Authentic Chairman
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Appeal Court, sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Tuesday has effectively upturned the ruling of the Kwara State High Court which pronounced Ishola Balogun-Fulani as the authentic party chairman in the state. The three-man panel said the high court ruling was built on nothing as the court lacked…
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Election Postponement: NYPF to subsidize transport for members
By Ere-ebi Agedah In order to stem the tide of voter apathy following a sudden postponement of last Saturday’s presidential and house of representative’s election, a group of young professionals under the aegis of the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum, NYPF, has offered to subsidize transportation of its teeming members across Nigeria so as to ensure…