2026-05-12

Truck Driver Sentenced to Two Years for Unlawful Possession of Lithium Minerals in Kwara
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of minerals val...

Kwara Farmers Receive Agricultural Support Under MOK Foundation Initiative
Farmers across Kwara State have received farm inputs aimed at boosting food production and strengthening agricultural activities as part of an ongoing intervention by the Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode Foundation. Th...

Emir Commends Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for Successful 2026 Hajj Airlift
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has sent his hearty congratulations to the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for the successful airlif...

Fire Guts Two Flats in Kwara as Children Play with Cooking Gas Cylinder
A fire outbreak allegedly caused by minors playing with a cooking gas cylinder on Monday gutted parts of a residential building in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The PUNCH gathered tha...

Tension Escalates at Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority Over Disciplinary Issues
At least three staff members of the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Kwara State were hospitalised on Monday following a violent disruption of activities at the agency's headquarters in Ilorin. ...

British Deputy High Commissioner Mrs. Gill Lever Arrives in Kwara for Diplomatic Engagements
The British Deputy High Commissioner, Mrs. Gill Lever, yesterday began an official visit to Kwara State as part of routine diplomatic activities in the country. Her itinerary in the state includes a meeting wit...

Unilorin Secondary School, St. Anthony Emerge Winners at Kwara Schools Basketball Championship
The Chairman of the Kwara State Basketball Association, Aliyu Jubril, has showered applause on all stakeholders and corporate bodies who made the body's maiden schools' championship a huge success. Sports247 re...

Kwara to Host Science Exhibition to Tackle Energy and Security Challenges
The Kwara State Government has concluded arrangements to organise a science exhibition competition aimed at encouraging secondary school students in Kwara Central Senatorial District to develop innovative solutions to ...

APC Screens 158 Aspirants for Kwara State House of Assembly Seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly Screening Committee on Monday commenced the screening of 158 aspirants seeking to contest for the 24 seats of the Kwara State House of Assembly. The chairma...

Kwara PDP Commences Screening of Aspirants for 2027 General Elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has announced the commencement of its screening exercise for aspirants seeking to contest elective positions on the party's platform ahead of the 2027 general elections...

Kwara Debate Team Clinches 2nd Runner-Up at Continental Championship
Kwara shines again as its debate team finishes 2nd runner-up in continental contest. Team Kwara, representing Nigeria, has emerged as 2nd Runner-Up at the international debate championship featuring over 100 de...

2026-05-11

Ilorin East/South Stakeholders Endorse Yinka Aluko for Second Term, Cite Legislative Milestones
Stakeholders, party leaders, youth groups, and community representatives from Ilorin East and Ilorin South Federal Constituency have declared their support for the re-election of Hon. Dr. Yinka Ahmed Aluko, citing his ...

Kwara State University Scraps Top-Up/HND Conversion Programme
The Kwara State University, Malete, will discontinue its Top-Up/HND Conversion programme from the 2025/2026 academic session. This discontinuation is in compliance with the regulations of the National Universit...

Kwara North Senatorial Aspirant Commends APC Screening Committee
A Kwara North Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Taoheed Daud Toyin, has commended the party's Senate Screening Committee for what he described as a transparent and credib...

Saraki Foundation Distributes Aso-Ofi Weaving Materials to Ilorin Artisans
The Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation has continued its grassroots empowerment drive across Kwara State with the distribution of Aso-Ofi weaving materials to local craftsmen and women in Ilorin. This was part o...

NDLEA Arrests Three Persons with Disabilities for Drug Trafficking in Anambra and Kwara
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three persons living with disabilities in separate operations across Anambra and Kwara States for alleged drug trafficking. In a Sund...

Kwara South Group Dismisses Reports Linking Insecurity to Reduced Electoral Relevance
A socio-security group, Joint Security Watch Kwara South, has rejected claims that rising insecurity has significantly reduced the population and electoral relevance of the district ahead of the All Progressives Congre...

Kwara Eligible Citizens Urged to Register as Nationwide CVR Enters Final Phase
The third and final phase of the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise resumes today, Monday, 11th May 2026, ahead of the 2027 General Elections. Malam Mohammed Kudu Haruna, Chairman of the In...

Kwara United Move to 11th on NPFL Table After Victory Over Enyimba
Kwara United on Sunday defeated Enyimba 2-0 in the Matchday 37 fixture of the Nigeria Premier Football League played at the iconic Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos. A quick brace from Babatunde Bright in the 4th a...

2026-05-10

Kwara Police Foil Planned Criminal Attack, Arrest Two Suspects in Ilorin
The Kwara State Police Command has foiled what it described as a coordinated criminal attack plan on the state by a kidnapping syndicate, arresting two suspects and recovering three AK-47 rifles, magazines and live amm...

Speaker Danladi Salihu Expresses Confidence in Becoming APC Candidate for 2027 Governorship
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu, has expressed confidence that he will clinch the governorship ticket as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year's gene...

Kwara Completes 2026 Hajj Airlift with Departure of Remaining 223 Pilgrims
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Ilorin, has successfully airlifted the remaining 223 intending pilgrims from the state to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exercise. Speaking at the Babatund...

2026-05-09

OPINION: If Otoge was a Failure, The Word Needs Another Meaning By Rafiu Ajakaye PhD
A journalist wrote a piece last week, titled Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq: A 2027 misadventure? I told our 'mutual friends' how badly the article landed with me for three reasons. One, the fellow is a senior politic...

Armed Intruders Disrupt Operations at Offa 132kV Transmission Substation in Kwara
Operations at the Offa 132kV Transmission Substation were compromised during the early hours of Thursday following an armed security breach. Operators were forced under duress to deactivate several critical pow...