2023-04-03

KAM Holding CEO, Kamoru Yusuf commiserates with Olofa's wife over mother's death
The Group Managing Director/CEO of KAM Holding Ltd, Dr Kamoru Yusuf MON, has commiserated with the wife of Olofa of Offa, Olori Misitura Gbadamosi Esuwoye, over the demise of her mother, Hajia Ayisat Abike Amolegbe, wh...

Olofa's wife loses mum, Hajia Ayisat Abike Amolegbe
CONDOLENCE: THE QUEEN MOTHER SAID GOODBYE TO THE WORLD It is with heavy heart and sober reflection that we announce the death of our mother, grand mother, and great grand mother, Alhaja Ayisat Abike Amolegbe who...

KWASU Security Personnel Recieved Management's Commendation
Mrs Rashidat Yusuf, a security personnel attached to Kwara State University, Malete, has received commendation for her bravery and diligence in the course of performing her duties. The Acting Vice-Chancellor, Pr...

Registrar warns Unilorin students against violating dress code
Dr Fola Olowoleni, the Registrar of the University of Ilorin, on Monday warned the students against violating the dress code of the institution. Olowoleni, who gave the warning during a meeting she held with mem...

Group takes Ramadan visitation to Kwara Borstal Training Institution
Mrs Mistura Afolabi, the SOJ Ilorin Zone Coordinator, while addressing Muslim students of the institution, said the essence of the visit was to give the students sense of belonging and show love to them. ”We fee...

Police Arrest 2 For Killing Herder In Kwara
The police in Kwara state say two people have been arrested for allegedly killing a herder, Danjuma Maidanji. The accused persons, who have since been arraigned by the police, also injured the daughter of the de...

Shooting Stars clinch first away win, beat Kwara United 1-0 in Akure
Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan on Sunday in Akure recorded their first away win of the season in the ongoing 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The victory came after securing a narro...

Perish thought of interim govt – Issa Aremu warns
Comrade Issa Aremu, the Director General of Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin Centre, Kwara State, has declared the call for an interim government in the aftermath of the general elec...

10th National Assembly: Kwara Lawmaker, Olawuyi, Joins Speaker Race
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ekiti, Isin, Irepodun and Oke-ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State, Hon. Abdulraheem Olawuyi (APC-Kwara) has joined the Speaker race for the 10th National Assem...

APC Popo Giwa-Gogoro Congratulates Gov Abdulrasaq, others, over victory at Polls.
The entire members of All Progressive Congress, (APC) Popo Giwa-Gogoro Zone, Alanamu Ward congratulates His Excellency Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on his well deserved victory at the recent general elections. Your ...

Imam,IEDPU's Chief Scribe unveils book on Ilorin People
Arrangements are being perfected towards an hitchfree public presentation of a biographical compendium entitled "Ilorin Emirate Frontliners",which is a book on leading indigenes and notable residents of Ilorin Emirate....

NNPP Structures Intact In Kwara – Chairman
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in Kwara State has clarified that it has not collapsed its structures with the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). The party said it will field candidates and participate...

2023-04-02

Islamic Scholar Urges Parents To Prioritise Education In Children
An Islamic Scholar, in Kwara state, North-Central Nigeria, Dr AbdulHameed Olohunoyin has called on Muslim parents to prioritise quality Education towards the upbringing 0f their Children. Dr AbdulHameed Olohunoy...

2023-03-31

Kwara APC Leadership Harps On Peace, Reconciliation
Leadership of the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged all its organs across the state to shelve punitive measures against any member and instead embrace peace and reconciliation. ...

Abandoned New Baby Found Under Bridge In Kwara
An abandoned new born baby has been discovered under the Oke-Foma Bridge, Ita-Nma in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. LEADERSHIP gathered that the newborn was dropped by unidentified person(s) in the early hours of ...

Justice Ambali made significant contributions to the promotion of a just society,' says Bolaji Abdullahi as he mourns late Jurist
Former Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has mourned the passing of the retired Grand Khadi of Kwara State, Justice Abdulmuttalib Ahmad Ambali who died in the early hours of today, Thur...

The Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode (Greatkay) You Should Know By Baba Idris
Today is a day to celebrate a young man that produced too many versions of himself and it is a must that we all come out to acknowledge and celebrate him. Greatkay, as he is fondly called is a man whose heart is so pur...

Commission Urges Nigeria To Prioritise Employment Of Mathematics And English Teachers
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission, NSSEC, has urged the Nigerian and State governments to give preference to English and Mathematics teachers during the recruitment of Secondary school teachers. ...

Kwara Nursing College gets new Registrar, Bursar
THE Kwara Government has approved the appointment of Mallam Hanafi Olushola Isiaka as the substantive Registrar for the state College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin. A statement from the Press Secretary, Minis...

UNILORIN don, Prof. Aishatu Gobir gets new appointment, group reacts
A renown Professor of Medicine with the University of Ilorin, Aishatu Ahmed Gobir, has been appointed as the pioneer Provost, College of Medicine,Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State. R...

Court sentences journalists to 5 months imprisonment over libelous publication
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital has sentenced two journalists to five months imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 each. The two journalists; Gidado Shuiab and Alfred Oluyemi were sente...

Bricklayer bags two year jail for stealing inside court in Kwara
A 28 year old bricklayer, Wasiu Mukaila, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for stealing a motorcycle at the Kwara State High Court premises. Police report revealed that the convict just came out of Ju...

Shooting Stars confident of victory against Kwara United
Shooting Stars assistant coach, Abimbola Lawal believes that his team has what it takes to beat Kwara United in Sunday's Nigeria Premier Football League matchday 11 encounter. The Oluyole Warriors boosted their ...

Kwara market riot and option for peace/profits By UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB
In this piece, UMAR BAYO ABDULWAHAB reports how Kwara state goverment is weighing the option of maintaining peace and harmony/ profit-making following recuring clashes between hoodlums and traders at the popular Mandat...

2023-03-30

Emir of Ilorin prays for newly promoted police officers, Ishola Babaita, Adio Ayoku and others
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR on Thursday described the newly promoted Officers of the Nigeria Police as worthy ambassadors of the Ilori...

Kwara Grand Khadi tasks leaders on good governance
The Grand Khadi of Kwara Shariah Court of Appeal, Justice Abdullateef Kamaldeen, has enjoined Muslims and those in position of leadership to rule with fear of Allah as they will account for their actions, either here o...

AbdulRazaq congratulates newly elevated Kwara-born top cops
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has congratulated three senior police officers of Kwara origin who have just been elevated to different ranks in the recent promotions announced by the Police Service Commiss...

VC urges students to embrace growth mindset, active learning
The Vice Chancellor, Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, Prof. Abiodun Musa Aibinu, has called on undergraduates to cultivate the habit of active learning and growth mindset. Aibinu spoke at the inaugural retr...

NSSEC trains teachers on English language, mathematics
Given the poor performances of students in English Language and Mathematics, the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) recently held a five-day training programme for teachers in the two core subjects...

UNILORIN VC advocates grantsmanship as condition for promotion
Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Professor Wahab Egbewole, has advocated a restructure of the university system in Nigeria where grantsmanship will be recognised in promotion guidelines. Egbewole, wh...

Ex-Kwara Grand Kadi Dies At 83
A former Grand Kadi of Kwara State Sharia Court of Appeal, Justice AbdulMuttalib Ahmad Ambali (retd) is dead He died in the wee hours of Thursday at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Oke-Oyi, af...

Kwara Stadium Mainbowl Pitch Will Be Ready Soon – Idris Musa
The Chairman of Kwara Football Association Mallam Idris Musa has reassured that the football pitch of the state stadium complex will be ready for use, in no distant time. Mallam Idris confirmed this exclusively ...

Kwara Governor Congratulates President-Elect At 71
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Nigeria's President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his family on his 71st birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory message, Governor Abdu...

IsDB Partners With Kwara State To Tackle Poverty
The Kwara State Government has disclosed its readiness to set up an Agro-Industrial processing Zone for the improvement and diversification of agriculture. The State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made...