Browsing: Kwara State

In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba, Governor Ahmed described Otolorin, known for his famous long throw-ins and who featured for the then Green Eagles, as the senior national football team was known, as “a shinning star” not only to the people of the state but the whole football fraternity in Nigeria

The governor had in his letter to the House on Wednesday said Kawu had been recommended by the National Judicial Council for the appointment.
He said Kawu’s name was nominated for screening and confirmation in line with section 271 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
The screening of the nominee lasted less than 15 minutes.
The Majority Leader of the House, Alhaji Abdulkareem Abdulganiyu, moved a motion that Kawu should take a bow and leave the floor of the House.
Abdulganiyu said this was necessary in view of his track record in the administration of justice

The state Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, said this on Monday at the flag-off of the 32.8km Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Road project in Baruten Local Government Area of the state

Governor Ahmed, who was screened by the Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led screening committee at the APC state secretariat in Ilorin, assured the people of the state that the tempo of governance would be enhanced when elected for a second term as the governor of the state

Speaking during the distribution of the working tools at the first anniversary of the Kwara State Artisans Congress, the state Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, said the initiative was to empower artisans and ensure that their potentials as major players in the economy of the state is enhanced

The one-day athletics championship, which was powered by the 1st Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Alhaji Tunde AbdulKareem, featured athletes from Kwara, Benue, Plateau and Niger States and the Federal Capital Territory, who competed for cash rewards and honours in different categories

Olaolu-Alli made this observation when the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed, paid him a congratulatory visit on the occasion of his daughter’s wedding at his residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital