2024-04-08

Discovering Eid Al-Fitr in the Heart of Ilorin: A Nostalgic Journey. By Abdulrauf Aliyu
In the golden haze of 1997, I embarked on a pilgrimage to Ilorin, a town nestled in the heart of Nigeria, to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr with my Aunt and her vibrant family. Little did I know that this journey would unfold l...

Mahfouz Adedimeji Gets New Appointment at UNILORIN
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has approved the appointment of Prof. Mahfouz Adedimeji as the new Chairman Editorial Board for the institution's weekly newsletter, U...

Emir of Ilorin Mourns Late Ndeji of Lafiagi, Makama Yahaya
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji ( Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has described the death of the Ndeji of Lafiagi, Alhaji Ahmad Makama Yahaya, as a great loss to...

Ex Kwara Governor, Others Emerge Winners in Calabar Golf Kitty
A former military governor of Kwara State Col. Peter AM Ogar and five other golfers emerged winners in a golf kitty organised by the Calabar Golf Club. The tournament, which drew golfers across the country and ...

Students Loan: Kwara Central Senator Lauds Tinubu for Signing Bill into Law
Saliu Mustapha, senator representing Kwara central and chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Production Services and Rural Development, on Friday commended President Bola Tinubu for signing the Student Loans...

NGO Educates Kwara Schoolgirls On Menstrual Hygiene To Mark World Health Day
A non-governmental organisation, Pad a Queen Initiative, has organised a menstrual health education programme for schoolgirls in Moro local government area of Kwara State. The programme was organised in commemo...

NPFL: Kwara Utd Draw 1-1 with Bendel Insurance FC
Kwara United Football Club of Ilorin on Sunday came from a goal down to force visiting Bendel Insurance FC of Benin to a 1-1 draw. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Foo...

Law Banning Charcoal Production Still in Force in Kwara – State Govt Warns
Violators of the ban on charcoal production in Kwara State will be sanctioned if caught in the act. The state Commissioner for Environment, Shehu Ndanusa Usman, gave the warning at a press briefing in his offic...

Kwara Gov. Mourns Ndeji of Lafiagi
GOV. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has expressed sadness over the death of the Ndeji of Lafiagi, Alhaji Ahmad Makama. Makama reportedly died on Sunday after a brief illness. In a statement by Malam Ra...

Ramadan: Kwara Governor Urges Muslims to Pursue Peace, Progress
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged Muslims to pursue peace and progress in the country. Mr AbdulRazaq stated this in a message to the Nigerian Muslims in Saudi Arabia, where he had gone to ...

2024-04-07

Kwara Rep., Yinka Aluko Condoles Dep. Gov. Over Mother's Demise
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Member, representing Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Dr. Ahmed Yinka Aluko, has mourned the passing of the Madam En...

27 Feders Downgraded From Band A to E Under IBEDC
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company has released the names of erstwhile Band A feeders downgraded to B, C D or E. Our correspondent reports that the Farm Feeder serving the Obasanjo Farm was downgraded ...

Kwara Governor Tasks Muslims On Peace In Makkah
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has urged Muslims to pursue peace and progress in the country. AbdulRazaq made the appeal in a message he sent to the Nigerian Muslims from Saudi Arabia, where he h...

Kwara Gov, 11 Health Commissioners To Grace 2024 Health Care Exhibition
Governor Abdulrasaq Abdulrahaman of Kwara State, Plateau State Deputy Governor Josephine Chundung, Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Ibrahim Anas and commissioners of health from 11 states are some o...

EFCC Arrests Kwara Pastor for Defrauding Church Member N3.9m
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, arrested the General Overseer of CAC Freedom City Prophetic and Deliverance Ministry, Ilorin, Kwara State, Aden...

2024-04-06

2nd Matriculation: Embrace Academic Excellence, Moral Values – University of Offa VC Urges New Students
The University of Offa, Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday held its Second Matriculation Ceremony in a grand style. The Informant247 gathered that the ceremony, which was held on the university premises, welcomed a...

FG Urged to Prioritise Stable Power Supply for MSMEs Growth
Irregular and poor electricity power supply has been identified as a major challenge bedevilling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Speaking with journalists on the sideline of Jimpo-Or...

Ex-Kwara Speaker Felicitates New Chief Imam Of Patigi
Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has felicitated the Muslim community in Patigi Emirate over the appointment of the new Chief Imam of Patigi, A...

Climate Change: Kwara Govt Warns Against Charcoal Production, Threatens Sanctions
KWARA state government has reiterated its warning against charcoal production and threatened to sanction those violating the existing ban on the activity. The state Commissioner for Environment, Shehu Ndanusa, ...

Kwara Deputy Gov's Mother Dies At 98, Gov AbulRazak, Ilorin Emir Mourn
The mother of the deputy governor of Kwara State, Mama Ena Maud Alabi, is dead. A Jamaican by birth and Nigerian by naturalisation and marriage, the matriarch of the Alabi family passed on in the early hours of...

2024-04-05

UNILORIN MPH-Students Provides Drugs, Electricity to Healthcare Centres in Kwara
Students of Master of Public Health (MPH) of the University of Ilorin have provided drugs, health intervention and electricity to Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) across various Kwara communities. The students d...

Nigeria Needs Godly Leaders to Surmount Current Challenges — Islamic Scholar
AN eminent Islamic scholar in Kwara State, Sheikh Kolawole Jumu'a, has attributed myriad of socioeconomic and security problems plaguing the country to insufficient number of godly leaders. According to him, in...

Encroachment Of Poly Land: Kwara Restates Payment Of Compensation To Original Owners
Kwara State Government has restated that it paid compensations to original owners of the land where the state Polytechnic, Ilorin is sited, though some villagers within the premises of the over 50 years old institution...

Foundation, Canadian Charity Distribute Food Items To 200 Families
The Imam IbnulQayyim Islamic Foundation, in collaboration with Winnipeg Ta'alim Community, Canada, has distributed foodstuffs to over 200 fasting families in Ilorin and Ibadan, Kwara and Oyo states, respectively. ...

Verify Land Status with GIS, Kwara Poly Alumni, Stakeholders Urge Property Owners
The Alumni Association of the Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide, along with other stakeholders of the state government-owned institution, have requested every property owner or private developer on the institution's la...

Oloro: Succession Not Do Or Die, Kwara Gov Tells Contenders
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has called on contenders for the stool of the late Oloro of Oro, Oba Abdulrafiu Ajiboye Oyelaran, not to see his succession as a do or die affair in the interest of peace....

NPFL: Victory Over Kwara Utd, Big Relief – Ogunbote
Gbenga Ogunbote, the head coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has described his team's 2-0 defeat of Kwara United on Wednesday as a big relief for the team. Ogunbote, who spoke after the match h...

Kwara: Oyawoye's Appointment 'll Create Opportunities for Growth in Education Sector – OGSOSA
The Offa Grammar School Old Students' Association (OGSOSA), 2000 set, has hailed the recent appointment of Prince Kola Oyawoye as the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Education, expressing confidence i...

Kwara Govt Not Behind Ex-Governor Ahmed's Trial – Commissioner
Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it was behind the current corruption trial of the immediate past former governor of the state, Alh Abdulfatahi Ahmed. The government added that the burden of gover...

Fake EFCC Official Nabbed in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Usman Akogun, an alleged fraudster who has been posing as an officer of the commission and defrauding victims under the pretext ...