2023-08-07

UNILORIN, U.S based varsity collaborate on staff, students exchange programmes
The University of Ilorin, Nigeria and Albany University, United States of America have begun discussions towards signing a comprehensive agreement that would cover staff and student exchange as well as joint conference...

OPINION: Encouraging women inclusion in governance; lessons from Kwara by Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus
For Rukayat Shittu, a 27-year-old woman and a member of the 10th Kwara State House of Assembly representing Owode/Onire constituency in the Asa Local Government Area of the state, it is a dream come through venturing i...

NiMet Predicts Three Days Heavy Rainfall Across Most States
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of heavy, moderate and low rainfall across most states of the federation, especial­ly in the northern and eastern parts. The agency said the th...

Kwara revolutionises teaching practices; trains over 6,000 teachers in digital skills
Kwara State Government has distributed approximately 5,603 teacher tablets and 872 smartphones to teachers and headteachers across 10 Local Government Areas (LGAs). Mrs Kemi Adeoshun, Permanent Secretary, Kwara ...

Kwara warns headmasters, principals against collecting common entrance fee from pupils
The Kwara State government has warned that headmasters and principals who collect fees from candidates or parents for the common entrance examination scheduled to hold on August 19, 2023, will be sanctioned. The...

SUBSIDY REMOVAL: KWSG opens portal for students' palliative
His Excellency, the Governor of Kwara State Mallam AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq has approved payment of fuel subsidy removal palliative to undergraduate students of Kwara State origin in public-owned tertiary institutions i...

2023-08-06

Press Release: Common Entrance holds in Kwara August 19th
This is to inform the general public that the placement examination (common entrance) into Junior Secondary School across the sixteen (16) Local Government Areas of the State is scheduled to hold on Saturday 19th Augu...

Agriculture Irrigation: Kwara State Lawmaker Trains Farmers
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi representing Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero of Kwara has trained women and youths in his constituency on the use of water pumping machines for irrigation purposes. “The two-day training was me...

Remo Stars, Kwara lead Group A, as Shooting Stars top Group B
Host Remo Stars of Ikenne and Kwara Utd of Ilorin lead Group A of the ValueJet Cup 2023 at the end of Day 2 of competition. The two teams have 4 points each after each drawing and winning one game apiece. Seco...

Fire service recovers dead body of 21-year-old girl from well in Kwara
A 21-year-old mentally-handicapped girl was on Saturday recovered dead from a domestic well in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The victim, identified as Hamudat of Ile-Kangu Compound, Pakata area of Ilorin, i...

Kwara: NGO installs solar-powered street lights in Offa community market
As part of its community development services, the Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has installed solar-powered street lights in Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. The street lights were installed on ...

Super Eagles Goalkeeper Adewale Adeyinka Departs Kwara United FC After One Season
Nigeria's top-tier football has witnessed a significant transfer development as Super Eagles goalkeeper, Adewale Adeyinka, bids farewell to Kwara United FC after completing a single season with the Ilorin-based club. ...

2023-08-05

Kwara NBA, EFCC clash over arrest of Ilorin lawyer
A strained relationship has broken out between the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ilorin, Kwara State chapter and the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the arrest and det...

Two remanded for fraudulent sale of $400,000 oil vessel to Kwara steel company
A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has remanded Esther Shehu and David Kpanaki at the federal correctional centre for allegedly conspiring to defraud Alhaji Kamoru Ibitoye Yusuf, owner of Kam Steel Nigeria lim...

Tinubu's Two Months In Office Very Wonderful" – Kwara Senator, Mustapha
The Senator representing Kwara Central District at the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has described the two months of President Bola Tinubu's administration as 'very wonderful'. Mustapha said Tinubu has exhi...

2023-08-04

Father of siblings killed by collapsed hotel fence demands justice
A 45-year-old furniture maker, Ahmed Atolagbe, whose two sons were killed on July 22, 2023, when a portion of the fence of a hotel collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, is demanding justice for t...

Actress Bukola Arugba receives hero's welcome at University of Ilorin
Nollywood actress Bukola Arugba, known for her outstanding roles in Yoruba movies, has received a heartfelt and royal welcome as she made a triumphant return to her alma mater, the University of Ilorin. The actr...

Farm Supervisor Killed, as Suspected Kidnappers Invade Ex-Senator's Farm in Kwara
Suspected armed kidnappers have killed a man, who was a farm supervisor, when they stormed the farm of a former Senator who represented Kwara South in the National Assembly, Simeon Suleiman Ajibola, in Isapa town of Ek...

United Nigeria Gets Ghana Flight Approval, Eyes Ilorin, Sokoto
United Nigeria Airlines Company, has secured the nod of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to commence scheduled flight operations into the country. Though the airline is yet to disclose the date of comme...

Group empowers students, teachers of Kwara community
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Leap Africa's Youth Leadership Development Programme embarked on the 'Action on Rural Education Development' initiative aimed at improving quality education in the ...

Abdulrazaq: Revolutionising politics and governance in Kwara
In a world of grandiose egos and inflated egos, Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq stands tall as a beacon of simplicity and sincerity. He proves that one can lead without the need for opulence, that one can serve without...

The lost hope of Kwara Northerners: A case of misplaced priorities by Bashir Ashura
Proverb: “Like a bird that abandoned its nest, only to find the sky unforgiving, the Northerners now yearn for the warmth of the home they left behind, realizing too late that their own kin held the key to their prospe...

Kwara Customs boss visits pharmaceutical coy over fire incident
The Customs Area Controller, Kwara Command, Mr Kehinde Ilesanmi, has paid a sympathy visit to the management of Peace Pharmaceutical Company on Thursday over the fire incident that gutted the company in Ilorin. ...

Two remanded in Kwara over alleged illegal sale of vessel
A Chief Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, Ibrahim Muhammed has remanded two persons, Esther Shehu and David Kpanaki in the Correctional Service. They were charged with criminal conspiracy, cheatin...

OPINION: Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq: The frugal maestro revolutionizing politics. By Jimoh Lawal
In a world of grandiose egos and inflated egos, Governor Abdulrazaq stands tall as a beacon of simplicity and sincerity. He proves that one can lead without the need for opulence, that one can serve without the need for e...