2024-05-13

EFCC Renews Efforts to Combat Illegal Mining Activities
According to a news report from Royal News, Harry Erin, the Acting Zonal Director of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reiterated the Commission's commitment to combat...

Suspected Vandals Strike Kwara State Stadium Media Centre
According to a news report from Independent, the media centre of Kwara State Stadium has once again fallen victim to suspected burglars, highlighting a concerning trend of rampant vandalism at the sports facility. ...

CIBN Inaugurates Bankers Hall at KWASU
According to a news report from The Nation, Dr Ken Opara, President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), has officially opened the new CIBN Bankers Hall at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Kw...

Correctional Service Denies Blame in Land Agent's Death
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has refuted allegations of negligence in the death of Kwara land agent, Alhaji Hussein Abubakar, who passed awa...

12 Students Remanded Over Campus Clash
According to a news report from Daily Trust, a magistrates’ court in Ilọrin, Kwara State, has issued an order for the detention of 12 students following their involvement in a campus clash at the Kwara State Polyte...

Muhammad Kamaludeen University Unveils Entrepreneurship Initiative with $1,000 Start-up Funds
According to reports from the Voice of Nigeria, the newly-established Muhammad Kamaludeen University in Ilorin, Kwara State, has announced plans to provide $1,000 in start-up funds for students eager to explore entrepr...

2024-05-12

500 Youths Graduate with Skills in Cinematography, Carpentry, and Tie & Dye
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, 500 young individuals have successfully graduated from training programmes in Cinematography & Photography, Carpentry & Woodwork, and Tie & Dye at the Micha...

Justice Akanbi Pledges Support for Golf Development
According to a news report from Sports247, retired Justice Lambo Akanbi has reaffirmed his commitment to advancing golf in Kwara State and beyond. Justice Akanbi made this declaration while inaugurating the Emi...

Inaugural Matriculation at Muhammad Kamaludeen University Ilorin: Emir and Chancellor Pledge Support
According to a news report from Voice of Nigeria, Muhammad Kamaludeen University (MKU) in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State in North Central Nigeria, has formally welcomed 146 pioneer students across 13 academic cours...

2024-05-11

Kwara State Government Unveils Revamped Unity Road
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, the AbdulRazaq-led administration has successfully reconstructed the Wahab Folawiyo (Unity) Road in Ilorin, making it accessible to residents of...

Governor Abdulrasaq Boosts Traffic Control: Gifts Motorcycles to KWARTMA for Enhanced Traffic Management
According to a news report from the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has provided Kwara State Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) with brand new operational motorcycles to e...

2024-05-10

11th Balogun Gambari of Ilorin, Laaro Buhari is Dead
The 11th Balogun Gambari of Ilorin, Alh, Abdulkareem Laaro Buhari Balogun Gambari, is dead. He died early hours of Friday at the age of 97. Born on February 27th 1927, Alh Laaro Buhari, was turbaned as ...

Elder Statesman Hails President Tinubu's 'People-First' Projects
According to a news report from The Nation, respected elder statesman, Chief Ebenezer Adenike, has praised President Bola Tinubu for his people-focused development projects in Kwara State. Chief Adenike, a form...

Illegal Mining: Commissioner Seeks EFCC-DSS Collaboration
According to a news report from the Daily Post, Kwara State's Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, Dr Afeez Abolore Alabi, has urged Nigeria's leading security agencies, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commis...

New Cybersecurity Levy Causes Concern for POS Agents
According to a news report from the Nigerian Tribune, Point of Sale (POS) agents in Kwara, organised under the Kwara Association of Professional Point of Sales Agents (KAPPSA), have expressed worry about the recently i...

Cleric Arrested for Allegedly Defiling Teenage Girls
According to news report from Punch, The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara State Command has apprehended a cleric accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls in Agah village, located in the Ilori...

NDE Launches Entrepreneurship Drive in Kwara to Tackle Unemployment
According to news report from Nigerian Tribune, The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kwara has kicked off an entrepreneurship initiative under the Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS), selectin...

Kwara United and Rivers United in Draw as Woodwork Saves the Day
According to news report from Daily Post, In a rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 23 showdown in Ilorin on Thursday, Kwara United and Rivers United settled for a draw, with neither team managing to cl...

Kwara State Greenlights ₦1.4bn for Ilorin Smart City Development
The Kwara State Executive Council has given the nod to ₦1.4bn as a starting grant for the establishment of the anticipated Ilorin Smart City, as outlined by the state government. Additionally, contracts for ...