2026-06-01

Balogun Gambari Celebrates Heritage at Ilorin Durbar 2026
At the grand Ilorin Durbar 2026, Balogun Gambari emerged as a prominent figure representing culture, identity and heritage. Dressed in a meticulously coordinated Ankara ensemble and carrying a traditional calabash, he ...

Woro Chief Hails Kwara Govt, Says 80% of Displaced Residents Return Home
More than 80 per cent of residents displaced by the February 3 terrorist attack on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State have returned home, the village head, Alhaji Umar Bio Salihu, has confirm...

Unilorin Reaffirms Commitment to Pharmaceutical Education Excellence After PCN Accreditation
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has reaffirmed the institution's dedication to sustaining quality assurance, academic innovation, and professional excellence in pharma...

Emir of Ilorin Felicitates Speaker Danladi on 41st Birthday
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has felicitated the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Engr Salihu Yaku...

Kwara Police Condemn Mob Violence, Killing of Islamic Scholar in Ilesha-Baruba
The Kwara State Police Command has condemned the killing of an Islamic scholar, Mohammed Ilyasu, and another person during violent unrest in Kwara State. The Command described the weekend incident as gruesome a...

APC Chieftain Urges AbdulRazaq to Establish Infrastructure Maintenance Framework
An octogenarian chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Alhaji Adebayo Abdulazeez, has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to establish a sustainable maintenance mechanism for projects execut...

IEDPU, Oluwole Foundation Pay NECO Fees for 345 Indigent Students in Ilorin Emirate
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), in partnership with the Oluwole Educational Foundation, has paid the National Examinations Council (NECO) registration fees for 345 indigent students across Ilo...

2026-05-31

Saraki Provides Free Medical Services to Hundreds of Kwara Supporters During Eid-el-Adha
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has provided free medical services to hundreds of his supporters in Kwara State. In a statement issued by his Press Officer on Local Matters, Abdulganiyu Abdu...

Prominent Kwara Cleric Alfa Iliasu Hacked to Death in Ilesha-Baruba
Alfa Iliasu, a prominent cleric in Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been hacked to death. Community leaders confirmed that the cleric, who was widely respected across Baruten and...

2026-05-30

Gov Abdulrazaq Mourns Khalifatul Adabiyyah, Condoles with Ansarul Islam Family
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sends heartfelt condolences to the Ansarul Islam Family worldwide on the passing of Khalifatul Adabiyyah Sheikh Abdulqodir Kamalud-deen. In a statement on Friday, th...

Oniyere Youth Forum Provides Free Medical Services to Hundreds During Eid-el-Kabir Outreach
Hundreds of residents of Oniyere Community received free medical services as the Oniyere Youth Development Forum (OYDF) organised the third edition of its annual community health outreach programme during the Eid-el-Ka...

Ilorin Emirate Mourns Death of Sheikh Abdulqodir Al-Adaby, Khalifatul Adabiyyah Worldwide
The Ilorin Emirate and the wider Muslim world were plunged into mourning on Friday with the death of Sheikh Abdulqodir Kamaludeen Al-Adaby, the Khalifatul of Adabiyyah Worldwide, who passed away in Ilorin, Kwara State,...

NGF Considers N100,000 Minimum Wage Amid Economic Hardship
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has stated that state governors are considering a new national minimum wage of N100,000 amid rising economic hardship ac...

2026-05-29

Governor AbdulRazaq Lauds Third Estate at Ilorin Emirate's Elite Annual Gathering
The Third Estate of the Ilorin Emirate has convened its 2026 Annual Dinner, assembling the emirate's intellectual, political, traditional and business elite for one of the most significant gatherings of Ilorin's...

AATU Pioneer Acting VC Ambali Completes One-Year Tenure, Hails University Progress
The pioneer Acting Vice-Chancellor of AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke-Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State, Professor AbdulRauf Ambali, has concluded his one-year sabbatical appointment, expressing gratitude to th...

Al-Hikmah Founder Hails Governor AbdulRazaq's Seven Years of Transformative Leadership
The Founder of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and Baba Oba of Offa, Alhaji Chief (Dr) Abdulraheem Amoo Oladimeji, OFR, has lauded the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for what he described as seve...

RATTAWU Kwara Applauds AbdulRazaq Administration for Media Sector Allowance
The Kwara State Council of the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) has commended the Kwara State Government for approving the payment of peculiar allowance to workers of parastatals a...