2022-02-04

Hijab: MURIC calls for suspension of principal
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has reacted to the violence that erupted in Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo in Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State, over the controversial hijab dress code. React...

FG Begins Construction Of Multi-Million Naira Library Edifice In Kwara
The Federal Government has commenced the construction of multi-million naira state prototype Library building in Ilorin, Kwara State, to boost research as well as deepen reading culture in Nigeria. National L...

Muslim group condemns attack on students in Kwara
Against the backdrop of yesterday’s attack on Muslim students and Parents in Ijagbo – Kwara State, a Non-Governmental Organization – the Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has called for the arrest of...

One feared killed as protests over hijab rock Kwara school
Controversy over wearing of hijab by Muslim students in Oyun Baptist High School (OBHS), Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State turned bloody yesterday. In the process, one person was feared killed...

Kwara govt. unveils Lotus bank branch in Ilorin
The Kwara State Government has unveiled a branch  of Lotus bank in Ilorin, the state capital. ROYAL NEWS reports that it also advocated economic diversification with...

2022-02-03

2022/2023 Offa Health Tech Online Application Forms Out
This is to inform the general public that the application form for the 2022/2023 session of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa is now available online. Visit the College's website ...

Senate upgrades Offa poly to varsity
The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to establish the School of Mines and Geological Studies, Guyuk. Also passed was the Federal Universities of Technology Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The chamber,...

KWSG Statement on Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo
The Kwara State Government totally condemns the resort to violence in the government-owned Oyun Baptist Secondary School, Ijagbo, on Thursday. This is totally unacceptable. The Kwara State Government unreservedly cond...

One shot, others injured as Muslim female students denied access into Oyun Baptist High School
One person was reportedly shot while many sustained injuries following a reported clash over the disallowance of Muslim female students into Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo in Oyun local government area of Kwara state. ...

2022-02-02

Kwara council chairman arraigned over N5m inherited debt
The Chairman of the Transition Implementation Committee in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State, Hon. Jare Olatundun, has been docked by a Magistrate Court. His appearance in court was in relation to his...

Indiscriminate Sale Of Ancestral Land Worries Ilorin Indigenes
There is a growing concern in the Ilorin Emirate community and its environs in Kwara State over indiscriminate sales of ancestral lands. From Taiwo to Opo Malu, Ita Amodu, Emir’s Road, Agbo Oba, and Oja...

Kwara to push for Air Force Comprehensive School - Abdulrazaq
•Lauds Air Force, security agencies for proactive steps Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said the administration will make a strong push for the establishment of the Air Force Comprehensive Secondary Sc...

2022-02-01

Two university students jailed for cybercrime in Ilorin
Two students of the Kwara State University, Malete, Animasahun Rokeeb Mayowa and Lawal Alamin Tewogbola, were on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to various jail terms by Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State Hi...

Bush fire razes storey building in Kwara community
A fire, which spread from a burning bush, has consumed six rooms in a storey building at Olagunju Estate, Offa in Offa Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident, according to the State Fire Service, occurre...