2023-01-13

President Buhari To Lead APC Rally In Kwara State
The Kwara State Presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, slated for Tuesday, will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari. President Buhari will lead the Party's presidential flagbearer, Bola Tinu...

Farmer killed, settlements razed in Kwara communal clash
A farmer identified as Usman Baba has been killed while settlements were razed in a communal clash between the Fulani and the Nupe in Eshijiko, Pada district of Pategi Local Government Area of Kwara State. PUNC...

Kwara SDP Guber Candidate Pledges to Make Health, Education, Agric Main Priorities
The gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kwara State in the forthcoming election, Alhaji Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, has said his main priority if given the mandate is to ensure good health care...

Kwara Falcons to attend BAL combine
Nigeria's representative to the 2023 Basketball African League, Kwara Falcons have confirmed that they will be in France for the Combine. Head Coach of Kwara Falcons, Baba Jubril confirmed to our correspondent ...

Court dismisses PDP certificate forgery suit against Kwara governor
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a Certificate Forgery suit instituted against the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq, by the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for want ...

NDLEA arrests 420 suspects in Kwara
The Kwara Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 420 suspects between January and December 2022 in Kwara. The state Commander of the agency, Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, disclosed this in Ilorin on T...

Burglar rapes Kwara housewife in daughter's presence
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 47-year-old suspect, Ganiyu Yusuf, for allegedly raping a housewife in Ilorin in June 2021. Yusuf allegedly broke into a ho...

4000 Kwara artisans benefit from N200m govt support
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, on Thursday, launched the disbursement of N50,000 grant each for at least 4000 artisans to support their businesses and strengthen the local economy in the state, a gov...

2023-01-12

100 Medical Students to Benefit from Saraki's Scholarship Grant
No fewer than 100 medical students in the tertiary institutions in the country may benefit from the Sola Saraki Educational Foundation scholarship grant for the 2022/2023 academic session. Speaking with journal...

Transportation Crisis: Nigerian university considers virtual classes
The Management of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has said it is considering opting for virtual classes for students following the transportation challenges being faced by staff and students of the institution....

We've graduated 2,000 trainees since inception – Kwara IVTEC Rector
The Rector of International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase-Ipo in Kwara, Mr Yaru Salihu, says the college has trained and graduated 2,000 trainees since its inception in 2018. ...

AbdulRazaq to face five others in Kwara governorship race
Contestants in the forthcoming governorship election in Kwara State have been trying to outdo one another to canvass the support of the electorates. Many of the contestants have been engaging in mutual accusations and ...

Kwara Police Investigate Officers Who 'Extorted' Trader Of N2m
The Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday said it was still investigating some officers over alleged extortion of a forex trader to the tune of N2m. The PPRO, Okasanmi Ajayi, while speaking with City & Crim...

NPFL New Season: Kwara Utd Call For Support
Kwara United Football Club has called for prayer and support of all and sundry ahead of their campaign in the 2022/2023 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season. The Afonja Warriors will begin their agains...

Police rescue kidnapped victim in Ilorin
The Police Command in Kwara says it has rescued the Chairman of Oluwalose Community, Alhaji Tunde Buhari, who was kidnapped on Tuesday in Okolowo area of Ilorin. Its Spokesperson, SP. Okansanmi Ajayi, made this...

2023 elections will hold – Kwara REC
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Kwara State, Malam Attahiru Madami, on Wednesday declared that this year's general elections will hold as scheduled. He spoke at a lecture titled “Toward Peaceful 20...

Emir of Ilorin endorses IMAN Board of Trustee, new executives
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara Vouncil of Chiefs, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, has endorsed the Board of Trustee (BOT) and new executives for Islamic Missionaries Association of Nigeria (lMAN) for sustainability...

2023-01-11

Kwara Gov mourns Chief Imam of Shao Sheikh Bamgbola
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Shao over the death of the chief Imam of the community, Sheikh Habibullaah Muhammad Jamiu Bamgbola. In a statement on Wednesday, t...

Fire burned four rooms and a mosque at Centre Igboro in Ilorin
The incident occurred at about 18:37hrs Yesterday, 10th January 2023, at Ile-Olowo Compound opposite Children Specialist Hospital in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Firemen were able to cut o...

UNILORIN worries over students' transportation challenges
The management of the University of Ilorin is deeply concerned about the enormity of the transportation challenges currently being faced by students of the institution due to the flyover under construction at the Tanke...

JAMB to CBT centres: No CCTV, no result, no payment
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has mandated all computer-based testing (CBT) centres to install close circuit television (CCTV) for surveillance or risk being cancelled as an examination centre in ...

BREAKING: Yebumot Al-Hikmah road temporarily shut as asphalt-laying begins
Kwara State Ministry of Works and Transport will temporarily close down the Yebumot Al-Hikmah Road from tomorrow, Wednesday 11th January 2023. The closure is effective from 11:00 am to allow for the commenceme...

Commercial Motorcylists Back Kwara Governor For Second Term
About 27,000 Commercial Motorcyclists have expressed their support for the second term bid of Kwara State governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq. The President of Okada Riders Association of Nigeria(ORAN),Kwara Stat...

Gunmen abduct Kwara residents in midnight raid
Gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday raided Oluwalose community, Okolowo area, a suburb of Ilorin, Kwara State, abducting no fewer than two residents. A source claimed that 15 people, including the community ch...

2023-01-10

Kwara APC suspends campaign to honour late Majority Leader, Olawoyin
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has suspended all outdoor campaign activities for the next one week in honour of the State House of Assembly Majority Leader, Abubakar Magaji Olawoyin who died early M...

Remembrance Day: Governor AbdulRazaq Extols Nigerian Armed Forces
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has extolled the commitment and loyalty of the Nigerian Armed Forces in the service of the country. AbdulRazaq affirmed this at the Interdenominational Thanksgi...

Kwara: Court adjourns abduction case brought against Seriki Fulani, 2 others
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara state High Court in Ilorin on Monday adjourned the abduction case brought against Serikin Fulani in the state (ardo), Alhaji Usman Adamu, and two others by the Kwara state director...

I'll recommend huge investment in NHIS if elected – SDP Kwara South Senatorial flag bearer
Kwara South senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Prof. Wale Sulaiman today recommended huge investment on the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for effective and efficient healthcare system i...

Retired Kwara CJ urges judges, lawyers to remain neutral in dispensation of justice
The retired Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice S. Durosinlorun Kawu, has called on judges and lawyers to remain neutral in the dispensation of justice, as well as impartial, to stem the tide of blanket condemnation of...