2023-05-08

Farmers Seek Better Deal As Cashew Industry Births In Kwara
Farmers in Kwara State have called for more synergy between processing industries and farmers to boost cashew business. The call is coming on the heels of the commencement of operation of a newly established mul...

Kwara Governor Congratulate 12th Balogun Alanamu on the First Anniversary of his Appointment
On behalf of the people and government of Kwara State, I congratulate the 12th Balogun Alanamu of Ilorin Emirate Dr. Usman Atolagbe Abubakar Jos on the first anniversary of his appointment into the exalted seat. I also...

Madawaki of Ilorin Emirate Congratulates Balogun Alanamu On the Celebration of One Year In Office
It is with great pleasure that I extend my warmest congratulations to Dr Usman Atolagbe Abubakar Jos on his first anniversary as the 12th Balogun Alanamu of Ilorin Emirate. This milestone is a testament to your leaders...

North Central: APC stakeholders task on Tinubu over speakership seat
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders from the North Central geo-political, has tasked the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to ensure there equity and fairness in the distribution of presiding off...

Al-Hikmah varsity pledges support for Orphanage Foundation in Kwara
AUTHORITY of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin has pledged to support an Ilorin-based Non-Governmental Organisation, the Islamic Orphanage Foundation with mentorship of their wards in order to boost their morale and capacit...

Kwara State SWAN Commends Awoniyi On Dressing Room Construction
The Kwara State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), commended Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi for constructing Dressing Rooms for Sheikh Abdulkadir College in Ilorin, Kwara State, North Cent...

Nasarawa United relegated after Kwara defeat
Nasarawa United have been relegated to the Nigeria National League after a 1-0 defeat against Kwara United in Akure on match-day 17 of the abridged 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League on Sunday. Yahaya ...

Kwara Govt warns students against exam malpractice
Kwara State Government has warned Students against examination malpractices to justify the government's huge investment on education. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajiya ...

UNILORIN VC, Wahab Egbewole speaks to admission seekers
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has reassured stakeholders that the university management will continue to be fair to all admission seekers. This is as he reaf...

At 39, Aiyenugba Still Bringing His Experience to Bear at Kwara Utd
One of the reasons the Brazilian league is still a delight to watch in spite of the huge number of Brazilian players that are exported to Europe every season is that they were always returning to their roots to end the...

2023-05-07

How I Memorised The Qur'an After I Converted To Islam – Rejoice Zainab
Rejoice Afebli now Dunu Rejoice Zainab is a Christian convert who went on to adopt the Niqab (veil) and memorised the Qur'an. In this interview with Daily Trust Saturday , the final year student of Pharmacy...

Kwara gov approves appointment of new monarch for Ijagbo
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Buhari Adeniyi as the new Onijagbo of Ijagbo in the Oyun Local Government Area of the state. Commissioner for Local Governmen...

2023-05-06

NILDS DG urges traditional rulers to shun partisan politics
The Director General of the national institute of Legislative studies, (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Suleiman, has openly flayed traditional rulers in Ilorin Emirate for being partisan during the electioneering period....

EFCC arrests ex-convict, 62 suspected Internet fraudsters in Ilorin
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested no fewer than 62 persons over alleged involvement in offences bordering on internet fraud otherwise known as “...

Kwara Northerners insist on filling vacant RMAFC position
Kwara North Development Council (kWANDCO)has urged Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq to ensure that the vacant kwara slot at the RMAFC is filled by another kwara Northerner since the former occupier was from the senatori...

2023-05-05

LG Elections: KWASIEC Board Resumes Duty, Sues For Cooperation
Members of the newly inaugurated board of the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC), have resumed duty with a call for maximum cooperation from Staff of the Commission. The seven-man board, led ...

Olawuyi Eyes House Speakership Seat
A ranking member of the House of Representatives, Hon Abdulraheem Olawuyi, has declared his intention to run for the office of the Speaker of the 10th National Assembly. A member of the House of Representatives ...

Ilorin landlord battles military officer to recover apartment
A Military officer, Joshua Olorunfemi, has refused to vacate his rented apartment, claiming that his rent is yet to expire. Olorunfemi told an Ilorin Area Court sitting at Igboro Centre on Thursday, that his ann...

Kwara police nab 20 suspected kidnappers, robbers
Kwara State Police Command has arrested 20 suspected armed robbers kidnappers and cultists, recovering dangerous weapons from their various hideouts in IIorin. Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, said: “I hav...

Census: MINILS partners with NPC to enhance productivity
THE Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin, in Kwara State, is partnering with the National Population Commission to enhance the excellent productivity of the planned National and Housing ...

Kwara govt bars Chinese firm from mining site
Kwara State Government has ordered Chinese company, Kaidi Quarry, working along Eiyenkorin-Ogbomoso Road, Ilorin, to stop excavation on the site to prevent degradation in the area. General Manager (GM), of Kwar...

Decomposing body of abducted nursing mother found in Kwara
The decomposing body of the nursing mother, Kehinde Jibril, abducted by suspected kidnappers at Ago-Oja town in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State has been discovered. The corpse was reportedly found o...

Kwara opens attendance register for workers over lateness
The Kwara State Head of Service, Mrs Susan Oluwole, has vowed to henceforth apply stiff penalty against any government worker found wanting in their line of duty. Enraged by the poor turnout of staff during her ...

Group Urges Tinubu's Administration To Sustain Kwara Ministerial Slots
A group known as All Progressives Youth Forum (APYE) has urged the incoming administration of the president-elect, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu to sustain the current two ministerial slots for Kwara State because of the o...