2025-04-29

Fire Engulfs Ten Shops in Ilorin; Fire Service Saves Majority Amid Early Morning Response
The Kwara State Fire Service received a distress call at dawn on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, reporting a fire at a block of shops along F-Division Road in Tanke, Ilorin. Firefighters responded swiftly and found ten...

Kwara Education Ministry Launches Helpline to Promote Safe, Supportive Learning Environment
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development has launched a Student Learning Support Helpline to assist learners facing academic challenges, fostering a safer and more supportive learning environ...

Kwara's Ilorin South Group Labels APC's Zoning Demand 'Premature and Unnecessary
Youths and stakeholders in Ilorin South, Kwara State, have rejected calls by some APC elders in Kwara Central to zone the 2027 gubernatorial ticket to Kwara North. The group, in a statement issued on Monday, 28...

Kwara's Agricultural Revival: Okunlola Donates Machinery and Supplies to Boost Farming
Providing basic social infrastructure, particularly supporting agricultural growth and managing land and natural resources, is a fundamental duty of leaders, especially those in political roles. Despite Nigeria's agric...

ASUP Offa Chapter Vows Resistance Against Suspension of Union Dues Deductions
The Federal Polytechnic Offa chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has condemned the institution's management for halting the deduction of union check-off dues from members' salaries. At a ...

Kwara Hajj Pilgrims' First Flight Set for May 12 in Four Staged Departures
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has set 12 May 2025 as the date for the first flight of intending pilgrims departing for the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Executive Secretary of the Board,...

Maraba Traders Profit from NYSC Members' Needs Ahead of Orientation Camp
Traders in Maraba, the designated departure point for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members en route to the Yipata Orientation Camp in Edu Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, have capitalised on the influx ...

Kwara Pilgrims Begin Mandatory Vaccinations Ahead of 2025 Hajj
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has begun vaccinating 2,174 intending pilgrims ahead of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. At the launch ceremony held at the board's premises in Ilorin, Exe...

2025-04-28

Kwara Officials Kidnapped Over Weekend Freed Amid Coordinated Rescue Efforts
Alhaji Musbau Amuda, Director of Personnel Management, and Barrister Elizabeth Arinde, Legal Officer of Isin Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, have been rescued following their abduction by armed men last Frida...

Severe Storm Wreaks Havoc at NYSC Orientation Camp in Yikpata
A severe rainstorm has caused extensive damage to property worth millions of naira at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State. Mr. Oladapo Morakinyo, NYSC Publ...

Scraps Dealer Lured into Ambush, Three Killed in Ilorin's Oja Gbooro Area
Three individuals were killed over the weekend in Ilorin's Oja Gbooro area following an attack on a scrap dealer lured into a trap by suspected assassins. The victim, identified as Sampsodeen Awwal, a scrap dea...

Gov AbdulRazaq Condemns Rainstorm Toll, Sends Condolences to Kwara Communities
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed heartfelt condolences to the people of Ilesha-Baruba and other communities in the state affected by recent severe rainstorms. The storms caused devastation, inc...

Kwara Commissioner for Education Lauds Teachers as Third Term Begins Amid Governor's Reforms
Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, Kwara State's Honourable Commissioner for Education, has extended warm greetings to teachers and staff across the state as schools resume for the third term, acknowledging their role as critical ...

2025-04-27

Senior Kwara Officials Among Seven Kidnapped Along Omu-Aran/Ilorin Expressway
Armed gunmen have kidnapped two senior officials of the Kwara State Local Government Service Commission along the Omu-Aran/Ilorin Expressway. The victims include Elizabeth Arinde, Head of the Legal Department a...

AbdulRazaq Congratulates LADDU Leader Dr. Abdullahi on 65th Birthday, Hails His Community Impact
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has extended warm birthday greetings to Dr. Muhammed Jibril Abdullahi, President of the Lafiagi Descendants' Development Union (LADDU), on his 65th birthday today, 27 April 2...

Kwara Government Warns Transporters Against Illegal Motor Parks Amid Safety Push
The Kwara State Government has issued a stern warning to commercial transport operators against using unauthorized garages and motor parks, citing safety concerns. Speaking during a joint inspection exercise in...

Matriculation of First Nursing Students in Oke-Ode: Governor AbdulRazaq Hailed for Healthcare Reforms
The Kwara State College of Nursing Sciences, Oke-Ode, in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), has welcomed its first cohort of students during an official matriculation ceremony. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was pr...

2025-04-26

ASUP Offa Chapter Ready to Protest Over Union Dues Dispute with Management
The Federal Polytechnic Offa chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has been granted permission to stage a protest if the institution's management proceeds with plans to halt the deduction of union ...

Kwara Government Donates 150 Motorcycles to Nigerian Army Amid Security Upgrades
The Kwara State Government has donated 150 off-road motorcycles to the Nigerian Army to bolster security operations and counter threats in rugged terrain such as forests, where non-state actors may be operating. ...