The president’s condolence message is made available in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Friday.
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The Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, has condoled the family of Brigadier General David Bamigboye (retd) and the entire Omu-Aran community in Irepodun Local Government Area of the State over the demise of the septuagenarian and first Military Governor of the state.
The younger brother to the deceased, retired Colonel Theophilus Bamigboye, confirmed the death on Friday in a telephone interview
The first military governor of Kwara, retired Brig.-Gen. David Bamigboye, is dead.
Gobir made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Ilorin.
Elders Forum of the Kwara North Senatorial District in the All Progressives Congress says it is now the turn of the zone to produce the next governor in the state.
The Minister, who is the leader of the APC in Kwara State, stated this in Ilorin on Wednesday at a parley organized for the APC governorship aspirants in the state to present their vision and mission for the state.
Alhaji Ahmed Olufadi, the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the Agency, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in llorin on Monday.
The state finished with a total of 67 medals, made up of 27 gold, 24 silver and 16 bronze to win the 2018 Games.
According to the golf medals table released by the officials, Team Bayelsa won all the gold medals to place first on the table.
The News Agency of Nigeria NAN reports that the rally was led by Olarewaju Oba, an aspirant into House of Representatives for llorin/Asa Federal Constituency, under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Bolarinwa made the call on Saturday in Ilorin during the swearing-in of the new members of the executive for the state and the 16 local government councils of the state.
The investment of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State in grassroots sports development has continued to yield positive results with the performance of Team Lagos at the ongoing 4th Edition of the National Youth Games (U-15) holding at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State.
A sensational young gymnast from Lagos, Abimbola Disu, was cynosure of all eyes as she won three gold and silver medals on Tuesday in the Gymnastics events of the 4th National Youth Games, while Zainab Quadri won three gold in 48kg of the Weightlifting event.
Abdullahi, a former Minister of Sports, made his intention known on Wednesday at a very colourful ceremony in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, where he was endorsed by several political groups and hailed as the leading gubernatorial aspirant of the PDP for the State.
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday approved the extension of processes leading to primaries in all elections in Kwara.
Abba-Kaseem Yusuf, the new Area Comptroller of the Nigeria Custom Service in charge of Niger, Kogi and Kwara Commands has pledged to intensify efforts to collect maximum revenue, while fighting smuggling.
This was made known by the State Commissioner for Works and Transport, Alhaji Aro Yahaya, on a radio programme: “Ibi aba’se de,” in Ilorin on Tuesday.
The appointment was disclosed in a statement released by the Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Abdullahi Alikinla, on Tuesday.
The State PDP Chairman, Engr. Kola Shittu, said this in Ilorin on Tuesday, while receiving the nomination form of Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, the Governor of Kwara State, who indicated interest to contest for the Senate in 2019.