2023-04-20

Ramadan And The Imperative Of Zakatul-Fitr
Ramadan fast across the globe will come to an end either on Thursday or Friday, depending on the sighting of the moon by the appropriate authorities.If the moon is sighted on Thursday, the 29th day of Ramadan, Muslim f...

Kwara Poly Wins UNILORIN 'Pitch-A-Ton' Competition
Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has emerged champion of the 2023 University of Ilorin Mass Communication Department's Pitch-A-Ton competition. The competition, which took place today – Wednesday at University o...

EX-BANKER BAGS 7 YEARS FOR N10M FRAUD IN ILORIN
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court, Ilorin has sentenced a Former Banker, Ajiboye Tunde Aremu to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine for obtaining money by false pretense. The ...

Offa Poly Will Stand the Test of Time, Says Rector
The new Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Offa Local Government Area, Kwara State, Dr. Kamoru Kadiri, has vowed to make the institution stand the best of times among its peers. Kadiri hinted that the ...

2 Remanded For Stealing Pots In Kwara
A magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, has remanded one Abubakar Isiaq and Kareem Ibrahim over the alleged theft of cooking pots and other items. They were arraigned by the NSCDC on a f...

Court Remands 2 in Kwara for Allegedly 'Killing' Colleague Over N65,000
Two suspects, one Olasunkanmi Olarewaju a.k.a “Abolore” and Adeniyi Juwon,”JBoy” have been remanded in Correctional Centre at Oke-Kura by a Magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital for allegedly beat...

'Why Kwara Is Yet To Fulfill Potential On Cashew'
In this interview, the chairman of the Kwara State Cashew Producers Association, Alabi Babatunde Dauda, talks about the outlook for the cash crop in the state and challenges they are facing, among other issues in t...

FRSC deploys 950 personnel for Eid el-Fitr in Kwara
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kwara State Sector, is mobilising 950 personnel for the Eid el-Fitr celebration in the state. Aside from the personnel, operational equipment to curb road crashes and gridloc...

2023-04-19

JAMB: UNILORIN hopes to maintain most subscribed varsity for 5th time – VC
The University of Ilorin is hoping to maintain the feat of the most subscribed university in Nigeria for a record 5th time with the forth coming Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination for prospecti...

TETFUND Designates Unilorin as Innovation Hub for Academic Excellence, Releases N1bn Grant to Institution
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, (Unilorin), Kwara State, Prof. Abdulwahab Egbewole has disclosed that the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund(TETFUND) has designated the university as an in...

University Of Ilorin Plans To Ease Transportation Challenge
The University of Ilorin in North Central Nigeria says it has concluded plans to introduce electric bus and train services to ease the transportation challenges of students and staff in the federal institutions. ...

Kwara State Commences Microplanning Activities For Malaria Intervention
Medical experts have arrived in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital to commence micro-planning activities for malaria intervention. This is part of the efforts of the Kwara State Government to provide quality health...

Kwara Customs chief visits heads of agencies, advocates synergy
The new Customs Area Controller, Kwara Command, Comptroller Kehinde Ilesanmi, has advocated synergy among security personnel in Kwara State. He made the call at different times when he was on courtesy visit to some hea...

NPC Commissioner, Gidado tasks census publicity committee in Kwara
Kwara State Federal Population Commissioner, Abdulrazaq Gidado, has tasked members of the state census publicity committee to familiarise themselves with the technical processes of conducting the 2023 census and other ...

Kwara PoS operator lavishes N280m received in error
Policemen have arrested a Point of Sale operator who reportedly went on a spending spree after N280m was erroneously transferred to his account by a commercial bank. The POS operator identified as Alfa Rafiu was...

2023-04-18

FG appoints Sa'adatu Belgore as Executive Director for Rural Electrification Agency
The Minister for Power, Alhaji Abubakar Aliyu, has approved the appointment of Hajia Sa'adatu Belgore, as Executive Director Funds of the Rural Electrification Agency, (REA). ROYAL NEWS reports that the appointm...

UNILORIN warns int'l students against violation of varsity's dress code, others
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has urged foreign students in the institution to get themselves familiar with the codes of conduct in the Students Handbook and make it their moral and ethical compass....

Make e-Naira work outside Nigeria, VC urges CBN
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo -Egbewole (SAN), has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make the e-Naira policy accessible to Nigerians abroad to facilitate the settlement...

Emir of Ilorin eulogises Justice Ahmad Belgore, prays for comfort at retirement
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR has described the former Justice of Supreme Court of The Gambia, Justice Ahmad Olarewaju Belgore, as an as...

Unilorin Doctoral Student Discovers Chemicals for Removing Toxic Deposits in Rivers
A doctoral student of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Mr. Abdullahi Musa Rabiu, has discovered some agriculture-based materials and chemicals that are capable of removing toxins deposited...

Kwara Gov mourns Chief Imam of Lafiagi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Lafiagi on the death of the community's Chief Imam Sheikh Abubakar Jubril Ndaman Faki, praying Allah to grant him Al-jannah Firdaus and gi...

KWASU, JAMB resolve outstanding admissions
Kwara State Government has assisted the Kwara State University in the regularisation of 3,733 cases of outstanding admission with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The government also resolved the mo...

Kwara Grand Khadi warns zakat defaulters of severe consequences
The Grand Khadi of Kwara state Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice Abdulateef Kamaldeen, has warned that there is severe consequences for wealthy and materially endowed Muslims who default in the payment of zakat. ...

Kwara varsity wins N12.5m TETFund research grant
Researchers at Kwara State University (KWASU), Ilorin, have won N12.5 million naira research grant of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The research will be conducted by a team led by Dr Olayinka Yusu...

Kwara: Association Elects Journalist, Akanbi As President-General
The Gamji Members Association (GAMA), Kwara State chapter has elected Journalist and Voice of Nigeria (VON) Correspondent, Tunde Akanbi as the new President-General of the Association The GAMA is an association ...

2023-04-17

Justice Ahmad Belgore a pride of Ilorin Emirate: Kwara Gov
• Abdulrazaq wishes top jurist happy retirement Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the bench and other stakeholders in the justice sector will miss the presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal ...

A.O. Belgore: The Retirement of A Just Jurist By Abubakar Imam
In the discharge of my self imposed duty of documenting the strives and strides of sons and daughters of Ilorin Emirate, this piece was in view prior to a presidential directive to yours sincerely to get it done. The c...

Kwara vows to fully implement FG N- SIP scheme
Kwara State government on Saturday restated its commitment to the full implementation of all the components of the National Social Investment Programmes N-SIP scheme of the federal government. The government sai...

National Unity: Institute DG Tasks Political Class On Inclusive Discourse
Elder statesmen and members of the political class have been admonished to promote inclusive discourse for national unity and development. The Director General of Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Stu...

Kwara United chief berates players after consecutive home defeat
Kwara United chairman, Kumbi Titiloye has blasted his players following their disappointing 2-1 home loss to Enyimba on Sunday. It was the Harmony Boys second consecutive home defeat. A disappointed Titil...

Enyimba beat Kwara United away as Insurance maintain unbeaten run
Enyimba inflicted a second consecutive home loss on Kwara United, yesterday, beating Afonja Warriors 2-1 at the Akure Township Stadium. The Peoples Elephant took the lead through Chijioke Mbaoma in the 27th minu...

Kwara govt. shuts Gaa-Akanbi road for repairs
The Kwara Government has temporarily closed the access road into Gaa-Akanbi from Offa-Garage roads as it begins the emergency repair works on the access slabs in the area. Mr Suleiman Iliasu, the Commissioner fo...