2023-06-27

Stop taking unorthodox medicines, Unilorin don warns Nigerians
A Professor of Medicine at the University of Ilorin, Philip Manma Kolo, has advised Nigerians who have cultivated the habit of taking unorthodox medicines to stop doing so in the interest of their health. Delive...

2023 Hajj: More Than 2 Million Pilgrims Converge On Muna Ahead Of Arafat
More than two million pilgrims from around the world have moved from Makkah to Muna, marking the official kick off of the Hajj rites. The pilgrims, dressed in the two-piece white garment, comprising a loin cloth...

Group donates N5m to victims of boat mishap
The Majlis for Sadakah, Zakat and Waqf in Kwara State has donated N500,000.00 to the victims of the recent boat mishap in Patigi, Patigi local government area of the state. Sheikh Uthman Abdulazeez, chairman of ...

Why Kwara governor got second term, by APC chieftain
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Abdulrauf Abdulrazaq has described Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as God sent to the state. The APC chieftain added, that he secured his second term e...

Investors, Tourists To Storm Ilorin Durbar Festival
The Chairman of the Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee, in Kwara State North Central Nigeria, Engineer Suleiman Alapansanpa said that the annual Durbar festival will attract investors and tourists, who have already indica...

Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger top drug abuse list, says NDLEA
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed that the prevalence of drug abuse and trafficking is high in North Central states. Commander of Zone C, Minna, Aliyu Omba, disclosed this, yesterday, in...

NDIC Sensitises Students On Savings Culture In Kwara
In an attempt to catch them young, the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) yesterday organised a workshop for secondary school students in Ilorin, Kwara State. LEADERSHIP reports that the workshop was o...

Gov AbdulRazaq's Special Interventions 'll Make Kwara Poly Self-sustaining – Rector
The Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, has hailed the numerous special interventions of the state governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, aimed at making the state's pioneer tertiary instit...

APC rejects Kwara ex-lawmaker's planned defection from SDP
An attempt by a former lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly, Saheed Popoola who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Social Democratic Party, SDP, to return to the APC has been rejec...

Kwara govt, BOI excited as another SME, Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise, expands business
•Govt charges youth to show more interest in entrepreneurship •Hails Bank of Industry for providing funds for SMEs Kwara State Government on Monday expressed satisfaction that more businesses are springing ...

2023-06-26

Abdulrasaq Sympathises with the Flood Ravaged Farm Community
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inspected the flooded areas at Lafiagi and reassured the flood victims of his administration's continued support and intervention. The Governor expressed this today at the Pa...

Sallah: Muslim faithful lament ram, foodstuff prices spike
As Muslim faithful prepare for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, prices of rams and basic food commodities in various markets across Nigeria have led to widespread lamentation among Nigerians. The Federal Government...

Renewed Hope: Revamping Nigeria Health Sector; A Case For Inclusion Of Yahaya Oloriegbe
As the administration of President Bola Tinubu kick starts the process of delivering on its Renewed Hope Agenda for the Nigerian people, it is important for the President, its party, All Progressives Congress (APC) and...

NDLEA intercepts 5, 344kg imported skunk consignments in Lekki, Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa...

Former Candidate For House Of Reps, Oyeleke Dumps PDP
A former House of Representatives candidate for Offa/Oyun/Ifelodun Federal Constituency (in Kwara State) under the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 election, Hassan Oyeleke, has dumped the PDP and d...

“We're Not Elected To Oppose Executive,” – House Of Reps' Member
A member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Ahmed Yinka Aluko, representing Ilorin East/ Ilorin South federal constituency has said that members of the National Assembly were not elected to form an opposition against...

Kwara Gov Visits Flood Ravaged Farmlands, Sympathises With Victims
Governor AbdulRazaq Rahman of Kwara State has conducted an inspection of the flood-ravaged areas in Lafiagi and reassured the affected victims of his administration's unwavering support and intervention during this cha...

Kwara APC alerts security agencies over plot to create party faction
Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state has alerted security agencies in the state over an alleged plot by a faction of the party to open a factional party secretariat in Igbaja town in the Ife...

Kwara govt to open flower garden for Eid relaxation, family get-away
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the partial opening of the newly developed Flower Garden in GRA to allow families to enjoy beautiful moments at the serene garden ...

Kidnapped newly-wed, two others regain freedom in Kwara
Three persons, including a newly wed wife, Mrs. Rukkayat Musa and her two sister in-laws, recently kidnapped from their house at Emir's road, Ilorin in the Ilorin South local government area of Kwara state have been re...

Eid-Al-Adha: Road Safety Corps To Mobilize 1,300 Personnel In Kwara State
About 950 personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) are to be deployed to man various roads during the celebration of Eid-al-Adha festivities in Kwara State. The Muslim festival, also known as eid-al-Kab...

2023-06-25

Over 500 horsemen for Ilorin Durbar Festival
Kwara Durbar festival More than 500 horsemen will be led by the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, to mark this year's edition of the annual...

Kwara Gov greets Belgore SAN at birthday
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has felicitated legal giant and statesman Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) on his birthday, calling him a fine gentleman and patriot who continues to inspire young people to great...

Kwara Gov commiserates with Gobirs as fire razes family home
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the Gobirs of Ilorin over a Friday night fire incident that razed their family house along Sobi Road in Ilorin. In a statement on Saturday, the...

AL-Hikmah varsity promotes six academic staff
The Governing Council of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, has announced the promotion of six academic staff to Professorial cadre. This is contained in a statement signed by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Noah Yusuf an...

NEMA boss commiserates with Kwara, harps on prevention and safety in Akwa Ibom
*Keys to disaster mitigation remain Preparedness, Mitigation, Response, Recovery Mustapha Habib Ahmed, Director General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) paid a visit to Kwara State on Thursday 22nd J...

Ilorin emirate targets investors, tourists through durbar
Organizers of the annual Ilorin Emirate Durbar festival have said that the traditional festival is targeted at attracting investors and tourists into the capital city of Kwara state. The annual durbar is usually...

Gunmen Kill Community Chief, Abduct 3 Others In Kwara
Gunmen on Friday night invaded Iwo community in Isin local government area of Kwara State, killing a chief and abducting three persons. LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that the gunmen attacked a filling station at...

2023-06-24

Flooding: Dep Gov Kayode Alabi leads govt's delegation to Odo-Ase, Oro Ago
•Gov commiserates with communities Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed a delegation led by Deputy Governor Kayode Alabi to visit Odo-Ase community in Oke Ero Local Government Area over the...

Again, UNILORIN Ranked Most Preferred University in Nigeria
For the 10th consecutive year, the University of Ilorin has again topped the list of most sought-after universities in the country for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). According to...

Our Bourgeoining Prayer Economy and Related Tales by Is'haq Modibbo Kawu
I am spending this weekend in Ilorin. I've returned home to attend a wedding ceremony of two scions of prominent families in our community. And naturally, the nomenclatura turned out in large numbers. These wedding ev...