2023-08-12

Kwara United set to return to Ilorin home ground
Kwara United is set to return to their home ground, Kwara Sports Complex next season. The Harmony Boys last played at the ground in 2021. This was to allow renovation work to be carried out on the astrotu...

Gov Abdulrazaq mourns former Kwara military gov, Latinwo
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has commiserated with the people of the state, especially Offa community, over the demise of the former military governor. In a statement on Saturday, Governor AbdulRazaq called t...

Death of Ambassador Laro shocking, sad: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has described as shocking and devastating the death of Nigeria's Ambassador to France Kayode Laro, praying to Allah to forgive him and grant him al-jannah Firdaus. Th...

Muritala Sambo: Protection of Human Rights Needed for Peaceful Society
Barrister Muritala Sambo is the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights and Social Justice, International Peace and Governance Council of the African Continental Chapter of the United Nations International Peace and ...

KWASU Led Research Team Wins International Grant on Artificial Intelligence and Climate Smart Farming
A research team led by a specialist in Agricultural Technology Transfer, Gender, and Rural Development, Dr. Olayinka Yusuf (@+234 806 710 5522 ) has won the Gender and Responsible Artificial Intelligence Network (GRAIN...

Months after Hosting Tinubu, Nigerian Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro, Dies
Months after Hosting Tinubu, Nigerian Ambassador to France, Kayode Laro, Dies Less than two months after receiving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on arrival in Paris, the Nigerian Ambassador to Fra...

Kwara ex-MILAD Latinwo dies at 80
Former Military Administrator of Kwara state, Group Captain Salaudeen Latinwo (retd) is dead. Latinwo reportedly died in the early hours of Saturday in the United Kingdom after battling with a protracted illness...

Kwara fire service saves property worth millions of naira in Ilorin
Kwara State Fire Service saved goods and property worth N6.6 million in a fire disaster in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday. The incident occurred at about 01:05 hours at the Ile-Kowope Olorunkuse area of Offa,...

2023-08-10

Ilorin NBA Visits EFCC, Pledges Support for Fight Against Corruption
The Ilorin Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, led by its Chairman, Barrister Kamaldeen Gambari on Monday, August 7, 2023, visited the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFC...

Super Falcons' Inspiring Performance Fills Nigerians with Pride and Confidence in a Promising Future,” Affirms Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq
The Nigerian Super Falcons exhibited remarkable determination and skill as they clashed with England in the Knockout stage of the Women's FIFA World Cup that ended in a penalty shootout. Despite the heart-wren...

Chairmanship battle: Sowumi vows to defeat Saraki, says PDP needs stability
Segun Sowunmi, a former Ogun State governorship aspirant, is confident of victory in the event of a head-to-beat battle with former Senate President Bukola Saraki for the office of the National Chairman of the Peoples...

Tractor Company To Partner Govt To Boost Food Security In Nigeria
The Managing Director of Vishvas KOZ Tractors Ltd, Mr Kayode Oyin-Zubair has expressed the readiness of his company to support and partner government at all levels towards boosting food security in Nigeria thereby ban...

Police arrest 10-year-old girl in possession of hard drugs
The girl who was intercepted in the Agege area in Lagos, claimed she had been a drug courier for her aunt named Taiwo Abass since June 2023. She lived with her mother in Ilorin, Kwara State before joining her ...

Emir of Ilorin salutes Oba Esuwoye II at 60
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has congratulated the Olofa of Offa, Oba Muhammad Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye II, on the attainment of 60y...

Registration for subsidy removal palliative: Kwara announces Aug 30 deadline for undergraduates
Eligible students of Kwara State tertiary institutions have been directed to register for the fuel subsidy removal palliative programme of the state government. The registration, which commenced on August 7, e...

Advancing Gender Equality through AI: Summit University, Offa, (SUN, Offa) Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malete, and Seven Others Secure GRAIN's Grant
In a resounding victory for gender equality, two prominent institutions in Kwara State, Nigeria, have emerged as leaders in this crucial endeavor. Summit University, Offa, (SUN, Offa) and Kwara State University, (KWA...

2023-08-09

Daily Independent Staff, 30 Other Journalists, Appointed Into Kwara Sports Associations
Daily Independent's Bureau Chief, Nicholas Uwerunonye, and 30 other journalists were on Tuesday appointed as members as members of over 32 sports associations in the state as part of Governor Abdulrahaman Abdulrazak's...

JAMB registrar, others seek support for improved varsities' academic goals
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Professor Is-haq Oloyode, has emphasised the importance of collaboration and contribution among the nation's varsities towards achieving improved academic goals...

Kwara court arraigns monarch over alleged abuse of power
An Upper Area Court, sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state has arraigned a traditional ruler, Alarandun of Arandun, Oba Ibikunle Olapade, who was brought before the court on allegation of intimidation by one Alhaji Ibrahim G...

Kwara court arraigns monarch over alleged abuse of power
An Upper Area Court, sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state has arraigned a traditional ruler, Alarandun of Arandun, Oba Ibikunle Olapade, who was brought before the court on allegation of intimidation by one Alhaji Ibrahim G...

Kwara State empowers SMEs; sponsors 5 entrepreneurs to participate in Trade Lenda SME fair
The Kwara State Government, committed to supporting the growth and development of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), proudly announces its sponsorship of 5 promising entrepreneurs to participate in the prestig...

Kwara state Government pays students Common Entrance Exam fees
The Kwara State Government in North Central Nigeria has paid for the common entrance examination fees for pupils going into Junior Secondary School in the 16 local government areas of the state. This was conta...

Resident doctors strike: Consultants rescue patients at UITH
Consultants at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, UITH, have gone to the rescue of patients at the Federal government health facility as the nationwide strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors, ...

PDP Raises the Alarm over Influx of Foreign Nationals into Kwara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state has raised the alarm over the purported influx of foreign nationals into the 16 local government councils of the state. The development, according to THISDA...

Kwara governor orders prompt distribution of 1,200 bags of rice to underprivileged
The Kwara State government has taken delivery of two sizable trucks laden with 1,200 bags of rice, provided by the Federal Government. While awaiting delivery of three more trucks of bags of rice, which would be distr...

Okada riders kill man over fare in Kwara
A man, Moshood Suleiman, was last week killed following a disagreement with a commercial motorcycle operator, popularly called Okada man, over a fare in Ilorin, Kwara State. Sources told our correspondent tha...

EFCC, Ilorin NBA End Rift
The Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by its chairman, Barr. Kamaldeen Gambari yesterday visited the Ilorin zonal command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), with a pledge to...

2023-08-08

Public health experts, Faculty hail Kwara Gov's investments in sector
•AbdulRazaq tasks physicians on public health issues •Says not to let down our guards on COVID-19 pandemic Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday came up for applause as Faculty members of ...

Kwara farmers demand restructuring of agric sector, proffer solutions to challenges
Farmers and other agricultural stakeholders in Kwara State have lamented the deplorable state of the sector in the state and called for its restructuring and repositioning. The call, which was made by the Kwara ...

Kwara gov presents 32 patrol vehicles, 160 bikes to boost security
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, yesterday, presented 32 brand new patrol vehicles and 160 motorcycles to support the movement of security personnel, as the government steps up collaborations to improve sa...

OPINION: School fees hike ensnares parents, students groan under school fees burden
As schools are set to resume for a new academic session of 2023/2024, in September, there is palpable uneasiness among parents over hike in school fees, and other school materials, such as textbooks, unifor...

LUTH CMD, UNILORIN VC to young doctors: Shun 'japa' syndrome
The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, has urged new medical doctors from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to shun 'japa' syndrome and practise in the...

FULL LIST: Senate confirms 45 of 48 Ministerial nominees
The Senate has completed screening 45 of President Bola Tinubu's 48 nominations for ministerial positions. The Senate confirmed 45 of the nominations as cabinet members during its session on Monday, August 7....