The recent election of Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu as the Chairman of the House of Assembly Speakers of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been hailed as a testament to the exceptional leadership qualities within Kwara North. The Coalition of Kwara North Groups (CKNG) expressed their congratulatory sentiments in a statement released on…
The Nigerian Senate on Monday, confirmed 45 out of the total 48 ministerial nominees after eight days of screening. According to Senate President Godswill Akpabio, 45 nominees were confirmed while the remaining three, former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Elrufai (Kaduna), Abubakar Sani Danladi (Taraba) and Stella Okotete (Delta) were awaiting security clearance. The full…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has sent his congratulatory message to the members of the Kwara State House of Assembly on their inauguration into the 10th parliament. The Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, specifically commended the House members for the…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)has felicitated the Speaker of the House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu on the occasion of his 38th birthday. The Governor, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye commended the Speaker for his deft handling of the legislative business…
Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu of the Ilesha-Gwanara state constituency has been declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC after defeating his main political challenger, Usman Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The Returning Officer, Dr. Adewale Rafiu made the declaration of results at the collation center for the Ilesha/Gwanara constituency…
Danladi Ndayebo, a former Commissioner for Information in Niger State is dead. The popular journalist was a former Editor at LEADERSHIP Newspapers. Ndayebo died on Monday afternoon following an auto crash on Sunday. Members of his family, friends and associates are paying tributes using their Facebook pages and other social media platforms. Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna…
The governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq; Speaker of Kwara State Assembly, Engr Yakubu Saliu-Danladi; Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Sciene and Technology, Barr Ibrahim Senior Suleiman; former presidential aspirant Chief Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim are billed to attend the a youth summit in commemoration of the International Youth Day 2021. The summit – put together by Torchbearers…
Abdullahi Ibrahim is a yam farmer in Baruteen Local Government Area of Kwara State. In 2019, he witnessed a boom in his farming business. But his prospect of becoming a successful farmer soon fades when he realized there’s no way he could move his produce to markets in neigbouring towns. The roads that link his…
…says 2023 agitations too early The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi has dismissed insinuations that the Legislative is a rubber stamp to the Executive, saying the relationship between the two arms is for the progress of the state. Danladi who spoke during a Media Parley organized by…
…congratulates Agboola on inauguration Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, on Tuesday, congratulated its member, Hon. Jimoh Abdulraheem Agboola on his inauguration as member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, representing Ilorin South State constituency. It lauds Agboola for displaying maturity, patience and endurance, even in the face of impunity and provocation from…
The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the Speaker of the State Assembly, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu have mourned the death of a former deputy governor in the state and Asiwaju of Igosun land, Chief (Deacon) Simon Adedeji Sayomi. Sayomi, the deputy to late governor Mohammed Lawal, died on Wednesday at his residence, at the age…
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu has extended felicitations to an All Progressive Congress chieftain, AbdulFatah Yahaya Seriki-Gambari on the occasion of his birthday. Danladi, in a statement released by his spokesperson, Ibrahim Sheriff on Thursday, described Seriki as “one of the most active front liners in the Otoge…
Kwara Agenda, a civil society organization, has protested the refusal of the Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker, Yakubu Salihu Danladi to inaugurate member-elect, Abdulraheem Agboola. The Group’s State Coordinator, Com. Yakub Haroon Kannike, at a press conference in Ilorin, the state capital described the Speaker’s action as “reckless”, adding that it is a “grand…
Following the refusal of the speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Hon Yakubu Danladi, to swear in Hon. Jimoh Agboola who was declared winner of the Ilorin South State constituency election, a civil society organisation in the state, Kwara Agenda, has written to security bodies in the state. Hon Agboola was declared winner…
Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, on Sunday, paid glowing tributes to the late 2nd Kwara Assembly Deputy Speaker, Hon. Dele Shittu. This is as the remains of the Kwara All Progressive Congress cheiftain were buried in Offa. Shittu – a member of the first Kwara State House of Assembly representing Offa constituency from 1979-1983…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu has extended felicitations to the Chairman of the State Assembly Service Commission, Femi Yusuf on the occasion of his birthday. Danladi conveyed his greeting in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Media Aide to the Speaker, Ibrahim Sheriff The statement described Yusuf as “a…
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu on Monday assured that the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill will be given accelerated passage, without jettisoning due process, by the 9th legislature. According to a statement by the Speaker’s spokesperson, Ibrahim Sheriff, Danladi-Salihu made the disclosure while addressing members of selected nongovernmental…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Salihu Danladi, on Saturday, praised his media aide, Ibrahim Sheriff (Gold), on the occasion of his birthday. A statement personally signed by the speaker read, “When I was elected member, Kwara State House of Assembly to represent Ilesha/Gwanara constituency, I knew I’ll never settle for less towards…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Salihu Danladi, has alleged the former governor of the state, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed of embezzling about N1.8 billion meant for the construction of 33km Ilesha/Gwanara road in the Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas. The Punch reports that Danladi disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the…
By: Ibrahim Sheriff On the 11th of June, 2019, Kwara state is among four of the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation to make striking history, one that reposes confidence in the quality leadership capability of the Nigerian youth, to not only revamp our lost glory as a Nation, but equally lead socioeconomic and political…
