Tag: KWARA
Saraki denies congratulating APC senator-elect
Senate President,
Bukola Saraki, has denied reports that he congratulated the All Progressives
Congress (APC) senator-elect, Ibrahim Oloriegbe.
Oloriegbe
defeated Saraki in the National Assembly election held on...
Saraki loses second LG of four in Kwara
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has lost the second local government out of four that make up Kwara Central senatorial district.
After losing in Asa, Saraki...
Egbetokun justifies arrest of Kwara Senator
The police in Kwara have said that Senator Rafiu
Ibrahim of Kwara South was arrested in connection with the bloody shooting on
Tuesday in Ojoku, Oyun...
#FreeSenRafiu: Outrage as police arrest Kwara senator days before election
Nigerians have
reacted angrily to the arrest of Senator Rafiu Ibrahim by Kwara police
operatives.
Senator Ibrahim,
who represents Kwara South senatorial district in the National Assembly, was
arrested...
Two shot in attack on Osinbajo’s campaign train in Ilorin
At least two people were feared injured
during an attack on the campaign train of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on
Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara State.
Kwara police...
INEC mistakenly delivers Lagos, Kano election result sheets to Kwara, Oyo
Kwara State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Garba Madami, on Wednesday said the results sheets meant for Lagos State...
Gunmen attack Kwara APC senatorial candidate’s campaign team
A senatorial candidate
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Kwara South, Lola Ashiru, on Tuesday
night escaped death as gunmen attacked his campaign team.
Mr Ashiru’s...
Appeal Court upholds Oshiomole-backed Kwara APC exco as authentic
An Appeal
Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Tuesday upturned the ruling of the Kwara State
High Court which pronounced Ishola Balogun-Fulani as Kwara APC chairman.
The...
Appeal Court upholds AbdulRazaq as Kwara APC governorship candidate
The Court of Appeals sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has overturned an earlier ruling by the state High Court nullifying the candidature of state's...
19 children drown as boat capsizes in Kwara
At least 19 children drowned in a boat accident on Saturday in Lafiagi, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State.
The boat was conveying about...