Month: November 2018
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Kwara South Bye Election: Massive Turn Out Of Voters Witnessed
By Steve Oni, Ilorin There was massive turn out of voters in most polling units in communities in Oke-Ero Local Government Area. The atmosphere was peaceful as voters conduct themselves in orderly manner while security agents were seen at poling centres and some other strategic areas monitoring security. Voters who came to polling centres with…
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House Of Reps Bye Election: Constituents Vow To Resist Expansionist Ambition Of Lagos Politicians
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The people of Igbomina/ Ekiti in Kwara south senatorial district of Kwara state have vowed to resist any attempt by the Information Minister, Lai Mohammed to foist on them foreign politicians from Lagos as their political leaders. A former Commissioner for Information in Kwara state and youth leader of international repute,…
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Bye- Election : Ahmed Asks Constituents To Vote En Masse For PDP
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state governor, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday called on the people of Irepodun, Oke- Ero, Ekiti and Isin local government areas of Kwara state to troop out end masse on Saturday to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alh Saheed Alatise in the bye- election for…
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APC Primaries’ Crises: Oshiomhole Has No Moral Ground To Remain In Politics – Saraki
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Following allegations of collecting kickbacks in dollars levelled against the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by his party’s aspirants and state governors, the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki, has declared that the embattled chairman has no moral ground to continue to remain in politics. This is even as…
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Afreximbank grants EUR 30m facility to CDC Gabon to support operators at special economic zone
By Joseph INOKOTONG, Abuja The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Monday in Cairo signed an agreement granting an EUR 30 million revolving trade financing facility to Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations du Gabon (CDC Gabon) to support the operations of the tenants of the Gabon Special Economic Zone and to provide them with the capacity to…
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Bye- election: Kwara PDP Alleges Importation Of Ammunition, Thugs By APC
By Steve Oni, Ilorin Ahead of Saturday’s by election in Irepodun/Ekiti/Oke- Ero/Isin federal constituency, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Kwara state has alleged that the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has started importing ammunition and thugs from Lagos and Osun states into the state. The party said the APC was desperate about winning the bye-…
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Afreximbank, CDC Group Sign $100m Master Risk Participation Agreement
By Joseph INOKOTONG, Abuja The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and CDC Group Plc. Saturday in Casablanca, Morocco, signed a $100-million master risk participation agreement to support Afreximbank’s Trade Facilitation Programme. Under the terms of the risk participation arrangement, CDC will provide unfunded risk participation to Afreximbank as the Bank provides trade finance products that include…
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Saraki Donates N10m To 630 Flood Victims
By Steve Oni, Ilorin The Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has made a donation of N10m to 630 victims of flood disaster in Kwara central senatorial district. The cash donation totalling N10 million was disbursed to the beneficiaries at a brief ceremony at ABS Constituency Office, Ilorin. Saraki provided the succour for the victims…
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IBEDC Loses N2.5b Monthly To Vandals-IBEDC Boss
By Steve Oni, Ilorin. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), is worried about the effects of vandalization of power installations across the country and unpaid bills in most parts of the country, noting that the development is killing power investment in the country. Speaking during the inauguration of forum office/electricity consumers town hall meeting in…
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Saraki Receives 3000 APC Defectors In Kwara
By Steve Oni, Ilorin About three thousand members of the All Progressives Change (APC) in Kwara state have dumped the party and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Sunday’s defection brought the number of defectors from APC to the ruling PDP in the state to about 4000. About 800 former loyalists of an APC…