Author: Kwara Reporters

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to visits by the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its state office and collation centre on Sunday.KWARAREPORTERS had reported how Obaseki who stormed INEC’s collation centre unannounced around 2 AM, was walked out around 4:10 AM.Obaseki was there to protest anomalies in the collation of results of some local government areas including his Oredo.He was, however, told that his presence was not needed there.At about 3 AM, a combined team of policemen led by DIG Mba and personnel of the Nigerian Army…

The local government election in Kwara State is generating mixed reactions, especially in Ilorin, the state capital and Offa Local Government Area.While the election could be described as peaceful and orderly in Ilorin, that of Offa saw the people complaining of insufficient supply of election materials thereby leading to the stoppage of the election in the local government.The voting exercise commenced in Ilorin metropolis around ten o clock instead of eight o clock.The polling booth of the state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, at Idigba area of Ilorin West and that of the APC chairmanship candidate for Ilorin South were orderly.Meanwhile, the…

Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Edo election, Frank Mba, was probably enraged by the visit of Governor Godwin Obaseki to the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin, on Sunday morning.Accompanied by his security aides, Obaseki had walked into INEC office around 3am.The governor headed for office of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), where he held a closed door meeting.While there, some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed INEC office in protest.Among the protesters were Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the APC, and Dennis Idahosa, running mate to Senator Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate…

Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) has declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winners of the local government elections held yesterday in the state.Announcing the results at KWSIEC headquarters in Ilorin in the early hours today, the Chairman of the Commission, Baba Okanla said the APC won all sixteen Local Government Area chairmanship positions and secured all one hundred and ninety-three councilorship seats.According to him, the electoral process unfolded across the state’s sixteen Local Government Areas and one hundred and ninety-three wards and witnessed the participation of five political parties: APC, APM, PDP, SDP, and…

A landlord and his tenant in the Modugari area of Maiduguri in Boron State on Saturday had a verbal face-off over whose responsibility it is to reconstruct the parts of the apartment that were damaged by the recent flooding which ravaged the state capital and environs.It was reported that the recent flooding which is currently receding, displaced millions of residents and destroyed houses and properties worth millions of Naira.During the argument which led to verbal abuse the Landlord of the apartment, Moses Tegwolo, told our correspondent that the flood was a natural disaster while noting that tenants can not pin…

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) have arrested some suspected vote-buyers in the ongoing Edo Governorship election.They were arrested in the Egor Local Government Area of the state around 10:00 am.EFCC officials left the location with three suspects – two males and a female. But some residents kicked against the arrest, insisting they were being victimized.The EFCC had on Friday said it was deploying operatives to monitor the election, vowing to maintain the integrity of the exercise. “Our operatives have been deployed to monitor the conduct of the elections. We are committed to the attainment of electoral integrity…

The Nigeria Police Force said its personnel have arrested two political thugs during an overnight raid at some locations across Edo State.The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a press statement on Saturday.Adejobi stated that three cut-to-size locally fabricated pistols and one locally made gun were recovered from the suspects.He said, “The Nigeria Police Force has made a significant breakthrough in its efforts to curb electoral violence in Edo State with the arrest of two political thugs, namely: Edwin Obanor, 43-year-old and Audu Tajudeen, a 41-year-old Peoples Democratic Party member from Ugbogbo quarters, Igara Akoko, Edo.“Acting…

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a notorious gunrunner and seized 20 locally fabricated AK-47 rifles near Buruku Bridge in Igabi Local Government Area.The Command’s PPRO, ASP Mansir Hassan, in a statement said the arrest occurred around 4:00 pm when officers from the Buruku Division were conducting routine patrol near Buruku Bridge.“Upon stopping a black Golf III saloon vehicle, police conducted a thorough search and found the rifles hidden in the booth, along with an empty Type 06 magazine.“The suspect, identified as Bitrus Gyang, hails from Barkin Ladi, Plateau State,” ASP Hassan stated.The PPRO further explained that during questioning,…

…Reaffirms Commitment to Upcoming ElectionsThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State Chapter, wishes to categorically distance itself from the false letter being circulated, which alleges that the party has filed a notice of appeal regarding the court ruling on the upcoming local government elections. We firmly state that the PDP has not communicated any such appeal, and our position to stand by court order and participate on this elections remains unchanged.The circulating letter, which is neither properly signed by any authorized official of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) nor reflective of any legitimate communication, is a deliberate attempt…

The Chief of Staff to the EFCC chairman, Michael Nzekwe, addressing Governor Usman Ododo and ex-Governor Yahaya Bello at the commission’s premises on Wednesday. In a stunning turn of events, a fierce late-night gun battle erupted Wednesday between operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and security details of both former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello and his successor, Usman Ododo.The dramatic confrontation that occurred at the Kogi State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Wednesday night lasted hours.The events leading up to the showdown began Wednesday morning when Mr Bello, who was declared wanted by the EFCC in April…