2022-04-24

Two Shot Dead In Offa Clash
Two members of a criminal gang have been reportedly shot dead in the ancient town of Offa, Offa local government area of Kwara state during a violent clash on Sunday. The Nigerian Tribune gathered that some sus...

Kwara students to represent Nigeria at World Schools Debate Championships in Netherlands
Kwara State Government has camped its secondary school students ahead of the World Schools Debate Championship held in the Netherlands later this year. Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Boar...

2022-04-23

EMIR OF ILORIN AT 82: OLOFA FELICITATES WITH HRH IBRAHIM KOLAPO SULU-GAMBARI
The Olofa of Offa - Oba Mufutau Muhammed Gbadamosi Ajagungbade I Esuwoye II rejoices with the Mai Martaba Sarikin Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers on his 82nd birthday; describes him as a ...

Emir of Ilorin urges Umrah Pilgrims to pray for Nigeria
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr.) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, on Friday, urged pilgrims of lesser Hajj (Umrah) to pray fervently for the nation's peace, u...

APGA: Party executives in Kwara, Kogi, Lagos, 7 other states dissolved - NWC
National Working Committee of the Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has dissolved the executives of the party in Kwara, Kogi, Lagos, Oyo, Delta, Anambra, Imo, Enugu, Abia, and the Ebonyi S...

FG approves outreach centre for University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital
THE Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, had approved the newly commissioned Comprehensive Health Centre, Idi-Isin, located along Okolowo Expressway, Ilorin, as an outreach centre that will be under the supervisi...

Global Shapers Ilorin wins $12K grant to accelerate climate action projects in Nigeria
A Global Shapers Community division, Ilorin Hub, has won a $12K grant to accelerate climate action projects within local communities in Kwara State, Nigeria. The Founding Curator, Qudus Yusuf, in commemoration ...

Police rescue man from attempted suicide in Ilorin
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command, on Thursday, rescued a man identified as Olayinka Segun Owolabi, from a suicide attempt as a result of the economic hardship he claimed to be going through. Olayink...

Kwara Gov Lauds Emir of Ilorin's Commitment to Peace as Monarch Turns 82
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has lauded the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, on his strong commitments to security, peace, harmony, and general well-being of the people. In a...

Police foil suicide attempt in Kwara
Men of Kwara State Police Command, yesterday, foiled a suicide attempt by a middle-aged man, Olayinka Segun Owolabi, at Budo Nuhu, Ilorin. According to the spokesman of the command, Ajayi Okasanmi CSP, passersb...

2022-04-22

PRESIDENT BUHARI FELICITATES WITH EMIR OF ILORIN, HRH IBRAHIM KOLAPO SULU-GAMBARI, ON HIS 82ND BIRTHDAY
President Muhammadu Buhari joins Kwara State Traditional Council and Ilorin Emirate Council in celebrating with the Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Justice Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu-Gambari, on his 82nd birthday, April 2...

2023: Kwara North SDP threatens to quit party if denied governorship ticket
Ahead of 2023, General elections members of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kwara state, under the aegis of the Alliance of Kwara North Progressive Youth, have asked the leadership of the party to zone the 2023 go...

Students to Fed Govt, ASUU: we want to go back to school
Students in federal public universities are sad. Reason? The Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are yet to resolve issues on the industrial action embarked upon by the union. The...

Muslims Can't Afford To Be Apathetic To Politics, Says Varsity VC, Adedimeji
AS the 2023 elections approach, there should be no passivity among the Muslims of the South-West and Nigeria in general. The vice-chancellor of Ahman Pategi University, Patigi, Kwara State, Professor Mahfouz Ad...

Court remands 2 over alleged membership of secret cult in Ilorin
An Ilorin Magistrate's Court, on Thursday, remanded two men, Olapade Muyiwa and Olamilokun Moses, in Mandala Correctional Centre over alleged membership in Eiye confraternity. The Magistrate, Afusat Ale...

Fafoluyi, Kwara gov's aide, bags award
West African Youth Council (WAYC) has conferred an ambassadorial award on the Special Assistant to Governor of Kwara State on New Media, Fafoluyi Olayinka. Fafoluyi, who was ap...

7 Arraigned Over Transport Unions' Clash In Kwara
The police have arraigned seven operators of tricycles over their involvement in the violent clash at Oloje/Oko Olowo axis of Ilorin, Kwara State, last week. The defendants, Babatunde Akande (23), Soliu Azeez (...

Obtain your PVC, SDP Kwara gov aspirant advises supporters
A governorship aspirant of the Social Democratic Party in Kwara State, Engineer Sunday Babalola, has advised his supporters to obtain their Permanent Voter Cards and participate fully in the 2023 elections, saying that...

2022-04-21

KOZ Intervention announces N100m support fund for various categories of people to back AbdulRazaq
The leadership of KOZ Intervention has announced that it has concluded arrangements to roll out N100m as an intervention for all categories of people as a support for the ingenious Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdul...

Rainy Season: Kwara govt warns residents against illegal dumping of refuse
The Kwara State Government has again warned residents of the state against the illegal dumping of refuse in the Ilorin metropolis. The State Commissioner for Environment Abosede Olaitan Buraimo...

Suspected Kidnapper Remanded In Kwara
A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has ordered that a suspected kidnapper, Aliyu Yakubu, be remanded at the federal correctional centre over offences bordering on aiding and abetting kidnapping. ...

Disquiet In Kwara Over Extension Of Assembly Clerk's Tenure
The Kwara State House of Assembly is under the spotlight following the elongation of the tenure of the clerk, Hajia Halimah Jummai Kperogi. Kperogi's tenure was extended by the lawmakers on Mar...