2026-09-11

Nigeria Customs Intercepts Smuggled Goods Worth N604.33 Million in Kwara
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Kwara Area Command, has intercepted smuggled goods with a combined Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N604.33 million across various locations in the state. The seizures included 3,396 ...

Kwara Polytechnic Inaugurates Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic Thursday inaugurated members of the Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the institution. The inauguration ceremony was conducted by officials of the Indepen...

Muritala Awolola Urges Tinubu and APC Leadership to Resolve Lingering Disagreements
A Kwara South Senatorial aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Muritala Awolola, popularly known as Omo-Osa Jehun, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the national leadership of the par...

Governor AbdulRazaq Commends President Tinubu as Work Begins on Oko Olowo Bridge
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State yesterday commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the commencement of construction work on the Oko Olowo Bridge. The non construction of the bridge at Oko-Olowo...

Kwara CP Identifies Operational Gaps in Fight Against Crime
Ojo Adekimi, Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, has identified some operational gaps facing the command in combating criminality across the state. Speaking on Thursday during the operational inspection tour...

2026-09-10

Governor AbdulRazaq Approves Implementation of 2025 Promotion for State Workers
The Kwara State Government has approved the implementation of the 2025 promotion for workers in the mainstream of the State Civil Service, as well as the 2024 and 2025 promotion for workers in Agencies, Parastatals and...

NBTE Approves National Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Kwara Polytechnic
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted approval for the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin to commence a National Diploma (ND) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the next academic sessio...

Lola Ashiru's Political Structures in Offa Collapse into PDP Amid APC Realignment
The political realignment in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 elections intensified yesterday as all the political structures of the Deputy Senate Leader, Lola Ashiru, in Offa Local Government Area of the state have been ...

NDC Candidate Ajia Promises Kwankwaso-Style Education Policy if Elected in 2027
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kwara State, Prof. Abdulmumeen Olayinka Ajia, has promised to pursue an education policy modelled on the legacy of the party's vice-presidential candidate...

Brake Failure Causes Accident Involving Gas Cylinders Near Stadium Complex Gate
Tension gripped motorists and other road users along Ibrahim Taiwo Road in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday after a gas-laden Toyota Sienna bus suffered brake failure and crashed into three other vehicles near the Sta...

KWASAA Defends Removal of Kawu's Billboards as Enforcement of Signage Regulations
A fresh political controversy has erupted in Kwara State over the removal of campaign billboards belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Engr. Suleiman Bolakale Kawu. The state governmen...

Kwara Government Commissions Six Youth-Friendly Health Centres Across Selected Facilities
The Kwara State Government has commissioned six youth-friendly centres across selected primary healthcare facilities in the state to improve access to confidential, respectful and adolescent-responsive healthcare servi...

Kwara Youth Political Groups Endorse Speaker Yakubu Salihu Danladi for 2027 Governorship
Youth political groups across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State have rallied support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Speaker Yakubu Salihu Danladi, saying his youthful...

2026-09-09

Kwara Targets Increased Food Production and Jobs Through Livestock Sector Reforms
The Kwara State Government is targeting increased food production, job creation and higher incomes for farmers and pastoralists as it intensifies reforms aimed at transforming the livestock sector into a commercially v...

Oloro of Oro Calls for Collective Effort to Accelerate Infrastructural Development
The Paramount Ruler of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba Joel Olufayo II, has called for stronger collaboration among governments, indigenes, corporate organisations, residents and other stakeholders to accelerate infras...

2026-09-08

The Honour of a Title, The Weight of a Legacy By Isiaka Kehinde Yusuf Osin
There are honours that come with ceremony, and there are honours that carry a deeper cultural meaning. The forthcoming turbaning of His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, as the Sardauna of Ilorin is, to m...

ANA Congratulates Prof. Yusuf Ali on his 73rd Birthday By ANA Media Team
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Prof. Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday, celebrating his sustained contribution to Nigerian literature, reading culture and youth de...