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By, Joke Thomas Mr. Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, also known in the entertainment industry as “Portable” has run into trouble again! As, you read this, he is cooling off at Police detention in Ilorin, Kwara state, at the instance of Mr. Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa”. YOUNEWS learnt that the Kwara State Police Command had received a petition received from ...
April, 2025
October, 2023
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4 October
Lagos, Kwara, NNPC, Customs, others boost GOCOP 7th annual conference in Abuja
The Lagos and Kwara States government as well as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) are drumming support for the 7th annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), scheduled for Thursday, October 5 at the Abuja Continental Hotel (Old Sheraton) by 10am. Chairman of the 2023 Conference Planning Committee, Danlami Nmodu, mni ...
March, 2019
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11 March
Gov poll: APC wins Lagos, Ogun, Kwara, PDP takes Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi
The results released so far revealed some surprises and upsets across the country. For instance, the ruling All Progressives Congress in Oyo State lost the governorship poll to the Peoples Democratic Party. The APC candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, backed by the incumbent Governor Abiola Ajimobi, lost scandalously to his PDP’s counterpart, Seyi Makinde, with a margin of 157, 635 votes. While ...
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10 March
APC winning Lagos, Ogun, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Bauchi
The All Progressives Congress (APC) appeared to be heading for victory in Lagos, Ogun, Kwara, Kebbi, Sokoto and Bauchi States as results began coming in from the various polling booths.while the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Seyi Makinde seems to be garnering votes in droves. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was looking good in Adamawa, Enugu, Delta, Ebonyi and Akwa ...
February, 2019
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28 February
Lai lists 7 pro-masses policies that gave Buhari victory over elites
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said “Last weekend’s election is a direct contest between ordinary Nigerians and the elite, most of whom are rent seekers. Of course, the ordinary Nigerians have won!” ordinary Nigerians appreciate the pro-people policies of the present administration which, he said, is doing more with far less resources. “Overall, this government ...
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25 February
Lai Mohammed proposes Feb 23 as Liberation day in Kwara
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that under an All Progressives Congress (APC) dispensation, Feb. 23rd of every year will be observed as the ‘Day of Liberation’ by the people of Kwara. ”I want to ask the incoming Governor of our state to, immediately he is sworn in on 29 May 2019, to declare Feb. ...
August, 2016
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3 August
Ahmed condemns murder of farmers in Share
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has condemned the dastardly murder of some farmers in Share, headquarters of Ifelodun Local Government Area of the State by yet to be identified persons. Gov Ahmed, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Abdulwahab Oba, described the incident as unfortunate and unacceptable as no individual, or group of people, for whatever reason, ...
June, 2016
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1 June
Kwara reduces bond proposal to N10bn
The Kwara State Government has said that it has reduced the N20bn bond it initially wanted to access from the capital market to N10bn. Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed said in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr. Muyideen Akorede, on Tuesday that the plan to secure the bond remained on course as captured in the 2016 ...
May, 2016
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20 May
Kwara APC Chairman, Secretary Kidnapped At Gunpoint
The Chairman and the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state, Hon. Ishola Balogun Fulani and Chief Bode Adekanye respectively have been kidnapped at gun point along Lokoja Okene road in Kogi state. This development have thrown the government and the ruling party into serious confusion as government officials and party members were seen in groups discussing ...
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9 May
Rail accident unfortunate – Gov. Ahmed
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has commiserated with the families of passengers who died in a rail accident over the weekend at Jebba in Moro Local Government Area of the State. Similarly, Gov. Ahmed also wished the passengers who sustained injuries as a result of the accident speedy recovery. These were contained in a commiseration message issued on Gov. ...
