2026-08-24

Kwara Govt Establishes Patient Medical Assistance Trust Fund
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KWHMB) has established the Patient Medical Assistance Trust Fund to provide timely financial support to hospital patients who are unable to afford essential medical care. ...

Kwara Unveils Roadmap to Eliminate Viral Hepatitis by 2030
Kwara State Government has unveiled a comprehensive roadmap aimed at eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat in the state by 2030. The roadmap, launched in Ilorin under the theme "Let's Break It D...

2027 Hajj: Kwara Pilgrims to Pay N5m Initial Deposit, Balance Due November
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has fixed N5 million as the initial deposit for intending pilgrims from the state for the 2027 Hajj, with the outstanding balance expected to be paid on or before the end o...

2027: APC's Olododo Begins Grassroots Engagement Across Ilorin East/South Constituency
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency, Abdulquawiy Olododo, has commenced grassroots engagement across the constituency ahead of the 2027 general elections. ...

Kwara Police Confirm Abduction of Igbesi Monarch, Rescue Operation Underway
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the traditional ruler of Igbesi community in Isin Local Government Area of the state. The monarch, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, the Kabiyesi Oni...

Federal, Kwara Firefighters Contain Major Inferno at Ita-Amodu, Ilorin
A combined team of the Federal and Kwara State fire services has contained a major fire outbreak at Ita-Amodu, Niger Junction, in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at about...

2026-08-23

How Governor AbdulRahman Rebuilt Kwara's Sporting Glory
There are governors who talk about sports development, and there are governors whose stadiums, trophies and pay slips do the talking for them. Seven years into his administration, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman Abdul...

Kwara APC Group Urges Support for Danladi's 2027 Governorship Bid
The Edu/Patigi Local Government Areas APC Grassroots Mobilisation Movement has appealed to party members in Kwara Central and Kwara South to support the emergence of the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt...

Saliu Mustapha: I Will Defeat AbdulRazaq Before 12pm
Saliu Mustapha, senator representing Kwara Central, says he will defeat AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, governor of Kwara, in the 2027 senatorial election. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television on Friday, the...

2026-08-22

Gambari Ward APC Chairman, Secretary, 10 Others Join PDP
The political realignments among stakeholders in Kwara State intensified on Saturday as the Chairman and Secretary of Gambari Ward 1 in Ilorin East Local Government Area (LGA), Alhaji Aliyu Abdulhakeem and Abdulwaheed ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Declares 8th Kwara State Sports Festival Open
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Saturday declared open the 8th Kwara State Sports Festival in Ilorin. The festival, which has drawn athletes from all 16 local government areas of the state, fea...

Saraki Supports Tinubu Despite PDP Leadership, Mustapha Claims
The senator representing Kwara Central at the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has alleged that former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, is backing President Bola Tinubu's second-term bid despite leading the Peoples D...

2026-08-21

Senator Saliu Mustapha Picks PDP Kwara Central Senatorial Ticket for 2027
The political crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has taken a dramatic turn as Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, has picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to c...

Over 1,600 Athletes Expected at Kwara State Sports Festival Starting August 21
Over 1,600 athletes from all 16 local government areas are expected to compete in the upcoming Kwara State Sports Festival, scheduled for August 21 to 29 at the George Agbazika Innih Stadium Complex, Ilorin. Un...

Kwara CP Warns Officers Against Indiscriminate Phone Searches of Corps Members
The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, CP Ojo Adekimi, has told corps members that no police officer is permitted to indiscriminately search their mobile phones under the guise of checking for internet fraud. ...

Pharmacists Urged to Prioritise Continuous Learning for Better Patient Care in Kwara
Mrs Lydia Olarewaju, Former Head, Oncology Pharmacy Unit of the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has urged practitioners to prioritise continuous knowledge acquisition to improve service delivery and pati...

Kwara Unveils EmONC Assessment Plan to Curb Maternal and Newborn Deaths
The Kwara State Government has unveiled the Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) Assessment and Improvement Plan of Action to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths across the State. The state C...

NALDA Launches Youth Agroforestry, Climate Action Campaign in Kwara
The Federal Government, through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), has launched a Youth Agroforestry and Climate Action Campaign in Kwara State, as part of efforts to promote food security, e...

AbdulRazaq Congratulates Rafiu Ajakaye on PhD Degree
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has congratulated his former Chief Press Secretary and APC candidate for the Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency, Dr Rafiu Ajakaye, on the award of a Doctor of Philosop...

2027: Saliu Mustapha Resigns From APC Amid Kwara Party Crisis
The senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Saliu Mustapha, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mustapha announced his resignation in a post on his verified Faceb...