Tag: Kwara State
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Lai Mohammed’s claims about funding Kwara elections wicked, false: APC scribe
Insists Minister is a divisive, dictatorial leader By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Claims by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that he funded the 2019 general elections in Kwara State are “false and self-serving”, Secretary of the State All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Mustapha Ishowo has said. Addressing a news conference on…
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Kwara won’t relapse to era when teaching slots were shared at party secretariat: Gov
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has reiterated that his administration is on a mission to reclaim the glory of the state, especially in the education sector. In a veiled response to Senator Bukola Saraki’s interview in which he claimed that the people of the state made the mistake of voting…
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Kwara: Teenager IN NSCDC net for alleged stealing of two plasma TV sets
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has detained one Saheed Babtunde, 18, for alleged stealing of two plasma TV sets valued at N150,000 and other valuable items. According to the spokesman of the NSCDC in the State, Babawale Zaid Afolabi, the suspect was…
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Kwara APC Stakeholders Hail Hajiya Falilat’s Choice As Woman Leader
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Stakeholders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State, have hailed the election of Hajiya Falilat Muhammed Odegbangba as the party’s state Woman Leader. Also, women under the aegis of Ibagun Educated Women Elite have described Hajiya Falilat’s election as well…
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Nigeria’s multifaceted challenges failure of leadership, says clergyman
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Bishop, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Omu-Aran Diocese, Kwara state, Rt. Reverend Festus Oyetola Sobanke, has berated the country’s political leaders for lackluster performance, saying the multifaceted troubles the country is going through are “simply and squarely a failure of leadership.” The Bishop, who spoke at the 2021 Synod…
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YPP seeks a stop to recycling of old political leaders
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara state chapter of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) has called on Nigerians to put a stop to the recycling of leaders who, the party opined, are leading the country nowhere, adding that such leaders as currently constituted “are either too old, too sick or morally too weak”. Addressing…
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YPP to Youths: Unite to elect credible leaders with new ideas in 2023
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Kwara state has stressed the need for Nigerians, particularly the youth, to put a stop to recycling leaders who are leading the country nowhere, adding that such leaders as currently constituted “are either too old, too sick or morally too weak”. Addressing journalists in…
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Kwara ‘APC Loyal’ accuses AbdulRazaq of ingratitude to Lai Mohammed
Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been accused of throwing caution and decorum expected of a man in his position to the winds by calling the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, unprintable names at an interview he recently granted the press on state matters. Addressing journalists on Wednesday…
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Maulid: Kwara Gov tasks Muslims on legacies of Prophet Muhammad
By Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has enjoined Muslim faithful in the state to reflect on the messages and character of Prophet Muhammad. Speaking in Ilorin on Tuesday at the annual commemoration of the birth anniversary of the Prophet, the Governor urged Muslims to be their brothers’ keepers, saying such will…
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Kwara empowers apprentices with tools
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has stated that government has an obligation to ensure that no segment of the society is left behind, reiterating his administration’s commitment to inclusive growth. The Governor spoke in Ilorin, the state capital, as the Office of the Special Assistant on Women Empowerment gave out hundreds of tools, machines and…