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The first military governor of Kwara State, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye, is dead. The younger brother to the deceased, retired Col. Theophilus Bamigboye, confirmed the death to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday on the telephone. NAN
A foremost Gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party has expressed interest to run a youth inclusiveness government if elected governor comes 2019. Bolaji made this disclosure today, September 12, during his official declaration in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. He said, “I am contesting this election on the basis of youth inclusiveness. In all…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and governorship aspirant, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has called for synergy among other gubernatorial candidates in Kwara Sate to ensure success in the forthcoming general election. Mallam Mustapha who made the call while featuring in a live radio program in Ilorin stressed that selfish and parochial interest must…
Ahead of the forthcoming primary election in the Kwara State, some aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party have purchased their nomination forms at the PDP secretariat in Ilorin today. Among these aspirant is a daughter of the Emir of Ilorin and special adviser to the executive governor of Kwara state, Aishat Zulu-Gambari who purchased…
Kwara APC: Of whose Agenda? By Comrade Abdulfatai Issa Since the exit of Bukola Saraki from the All Progressives Congress, APC, expectedly there have been series of attempts by the politicians in the opposition business in Kwara state to take over the leadership of the APC and enjoy the largesse that come with being in…
The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin judicial division has directed the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Mr Adams Oshiomole to henceforth work with the Alhaji Ishola Balogun Fulani – led State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party in Kwara State. In a correspondence received by the National Chairman of APC, through the National Legal…
In this piece, MAHMOOD OLAYINKA ALAYA writes on the quest of an Ilorin based non governmental organisation, Saliu Mustapha Foundation, to redirect the vision of the youth, curb pervasive poverty and raise the bar of education in Kwara State. Nigeria is currently in a fix. The situation the often touted giant of Africa finds itself…
No other freedom fighter deserves more ovation than (prophet) Bob Marley who had long foreseen the current situation in which Kwara State is engulfed before chanting his evergreen redemption song-listen to him: Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our minds Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy ‘Cause none of them-a…
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF KWARA STATE STUDENTS (NAKSS) Press Release UNILORIN CONFIRMS NAKSS NATIONAL PRESIDENT STUDENTSHIP STATUS Sequel to the rumour on the studentship status of the NAKSS National President, Comr. Musa Mohammed Mancha, the University of Ilorin has cleared air on the rumour. The University authority replied to a letter by the Senate council seeking…
The planning committee of the 2018 Ilorin Durbar chaired by Engr Suleiman Yahaya Alapansanpa has set out to raise 74 Millions Naira for the upcoming Durbar celebration scheduled to hold during the Eid elKabir festival at the frontage of Emirs’ Palace. The Informant247 has gathered. This disclosure was made by an insider who confided in…
COED Ilorin Provost Denies leading Students Protest The Attention of the Management of Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has been drawn to some trending fake news items on the social media. The fake news has it that the Provost of the College Dr. AbdulRaheem Yusuf led the student peaceful rally to the Government House…
Starting out as a Commissioner for education in Kwara State to becoming the Minister of Youth Development and substantive Minister of Sports and lots more, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi embodies a rare political fact: loyalty doesn’t preclude the fulfillment of the duties of a public servant. Loyal to his leader and benefactor, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki,…
The newly appointed directorate Of students affairs, Senator Bukola Saraki Mandate office, ilorin, Issa Abdulhameed Abdullahi celebrated with youths on the celebration of 2018 International Youth Day. He congratulated the youth through a press statement made available to The Informant247 on Sunday where he stated the importance of the youth and their role in the…
Groups under the aegis of Congress of Kwara Progressives (CKP) haveresolved to join forces with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the victory of the party in the 2019 elections in Kwara State. CKP also urged the national leadership of APC to take speedy and judicial action that will end the agitations of the…
This year’s Durbar will be celebrated in grand style. Royal turban, beautiful horses, metallic sword and arrows glittering in the sun, noble families in royal robes passing by, Ilorin Eid Cultural Festival: Durbar Residents of Ilorin will experience an exciting day of beautiful traditional culture as Ilorin emirates plan to celebrate this year’s Ilorin Durbar…
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, yesterday said the people of Kwara State had resolved to wrestle political powers from the hands of Dr Bukola Saraki and his loyalists in 2019 general elections. He noted that Kwarans were now more united to rescue the state from what he described as grinding poverty and miss-governance…
This piece is a rejoinder to the reply given by the University Authority as signed by one “SubDean – SAU” in their response to my initial article title: UNILORIN VC AND HIS WAR AGAINST INTEGRITY. In this episode, it will be necessary for me to repeatedly mention my name in-between this piece so as to…
Mallam Saliu Mustapha, the founder of Saliu Mustapha Foundation (SMF) has dole out about a million naira to the students, Teachers and Schools who emerged first, second, third, forth and fifth positions at the grand finale of the SMF Inter School English and Mathematics quiz competition. In a remark, Mall. Saliu Mustapha appreciated everyone present…
Some Aggrieved Kwara youths identified to be All Progressive Congress’ members were sighted on Friday 3, July tearing Peoples’ Democratic Poster at the Old PDP Secretariat Kwara. The Youths while showing their displeasure on some members of the former PDP party who refused to shift to APC after the directives of the party chieftains regarding…
The Kwara Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it is “heartwarming that the enemies within were smoked out” as it could be seen in the mass defection of its former members led by the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki. In a statement released in Abuja on Thursday by its Chairman, Hon. Bashir Omolaja…
