2025-03-26

Kwara United Abolishes Gate Fees for NPFL Home Matches
Kwara United have scrapped the collection of gate fees for their home matches in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) for the remainder of the season. The Harmony Boys announced the decision following a s...

Kwara Steps Up TB Fight with Free X-Rays and Child Diagnostics
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to combating tuberculosis (TB) by expanding free treatment and diagnostic services, including the introduction of complimentary chest X-rays and specialised paed...

Kwara Court Jails Duo for Unlicensed BDC Operations and Cybercrime
Two men identified as Abubakar Suleiman Lawal Farauq were convicted and sentenced to various prison terms on Tuesday for operating a Bureau De Change business without a valid licence and committing cybercrime offences ...

Professor Egbewole Vows to Place Unilorin Among Africa's Top 10 Universities
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) in Kwara State, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole SAN, has reaffirmed his commitment to achieving his ambitious “1-10-500” vision for the institution. This goal...

IEDPU Mediates Peace Between Feuding Ilorin Islamic Scholars
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) brokered peace on Tuesday between two feuding Islamic scholars, Sheikh Habeebullah Adam Al-Ilory and Sheikh Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa. According to LEADER...

Kwara APC Loses Member as AbdulSalam Cites Lack of Unity
Hon. Abdullahi AbdulRauph AbdulSalam, a former secretary of Moro Local Government Area in Kwara State, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Abdulsalam attributed his resign...

NDE Launches Loans and Starter Packs for 266 Kwara Residents Under National Employment Drive
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kwara State has distributed loans and starter packs to 266 beneficiaries as part of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative , which has supported 5,532 people nationwide. ...

Kwara Governor Launches Rice Distribution Drive With Support From Aliko Dangote Foundation
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, launched the distribution of 25,000 bags of 10kg rice to indigent families across the 16 local government areas (LGAs) of the state on Tuesday. The rice, donated by...

Aliko Dangote Foundation Partners Kwara State to Distribute 25,000 Bags of Rice to Disadvantaged Households
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) in partnership with the Kwara State Government launched the distribution of 25,000 bags of 10kg rice to indigent families in Kwara State on Tuesday. The initiative forms part ...

Kwara State Extends Free TB Diagnostics and Treatment Amid World Tuberculosis Day Pledges
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to combating tuberculosis (TB) by expanding access to free treatment and diagnostic services, including chest X-rays and specialized TB diagnostics for children....

2025-03-25

Kwara State Vows to Combat Early Marriage Through Partnership with National Coalition
The Kwara State Government has pledged to safeguard the girl child from early marriage, partnering with the National Coalition of Civil Society to End Child Marriage in Nigeria to advance this objective. Deputy...

Over 2,000 Fed, 10 Honoured: Kwara-born UK Resident Showcases Gratitude to Home Community
A UK-based Kwara State native, Mr Abdullateef Bibire, recently fed over 2,000 residents in Ilorin and awarded 10 community service champions with certificates and cash grants through his foundation. The initiative, hel...

Cross River Partners Kwara-Based JR Farms for 30,000-Hectare Coffee Plantation Drive
The Cross River State Government has partnered with Kwara State-based agribusiness firm JR Farms to establish a 30,000-hectare coffee plantation across all 18 local government areas (LGAs) of Cross River over the next ...

Kwara United Management Warn Technical Team After Home Defeat to Akwa United
Kwara United have issued a stern warning to their technical team following the home defeat to Akwa United in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). In a statement released on Monday by Club Chairman Mr. Ku...

Kwara Govt Urges Private Crèches to Register Amid Compliance Drive for Childcare Standards
The Kwara State Government has called on private school proprietors operating crèches to comply with registration procedures to enhance childcare standards and ensure regulatory oversight. The directive was iss...

Kwara Ministry of Youth Development Launches Agricultural Training Programme for Job Creation
The Kwara State Ministry of Youth Development has announced plans to train and financially empower young people to drive an agricultural revolution in the state. Commissioner Shehu Ndanusa outlined this strateg...

KWASU VC Congratulates Dr. Olohungbebe on Historic Education Commissioner Appointment
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, has congratulated Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe on his recent appointment as Commissioner of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Develop...

2025-03-24

Kwara State Launches Pilot Soil Lab to Modernise Agriculture and Boost Farm Yields
Kwara State is advancing agricultural innovation with the installation of a pilot Soil Assessment Laboratory at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ilorin. This initiative, part of the Nigerian Farmers...

IEYDA Pleads for Peaceful Resolution to Ilorin's Religious Leadership Dispute
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA), under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Emir of Ilorin, has called for urgent intervention by emirate authorities and stakeholders to resolve the ongoing ...

Magaji Onikijipa Demand Accountability Over Sheikh Al-Ilory's Attacks on Mufty's Reputation
Stakeholders in the Ilorin Emirate have been urged to address Sheikh Habibullahi Adam Al-Ilory, a scholar at the Markaz Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Agege, Lagos State, over his persistent personal attacks ...

Kwara United Fall to Akwa United as NPFL Week 30 Delivers Thrills and Disciplinary Warnings
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Week 30 fixtures, played yesterday, delivered dramatic results with two away victories and two red cards. Abia Warriors and Akwa United secured crucial wins over Heartland FC ...

2025-03-23

Gov Abdulrazaq greets ex-Navy Chief Admiral Afolayan at 80
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sends his hearty felicitations to the former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan (retired) as he celebrated his 80th birthday today, March 23, 2025. ...

Gov AbdulRazaq Describes Wole Oke's Death as Painful Exit of a Visionary Leader
Kwara State Governor, His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Chief Wole Oke, a revered All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, lawmaker during Nigeria's Second Republic, ...

Kwara TESCOM Invites 180 Additional Candidates for Final Recruitment Stage Amid LGA Shortages
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has invited an additional 180 applicants who sat the computer-based test (CBT) for a make-up interview to address staffing shortages in specific subject areas and ac...