2022-01-27

Please redeem your scholarship promise to our daughter, family of essay contest winner begs Mrs Obaseki
The family of Miss Musa Favour has appealed to the wife of Edo state governor, Mrs Besty Obaseki to honour her words and redeemed her please to enable their wards to continue her education. The Edo governor's wife ...

UNILORIN Alumni Association Celebrates NCDC DG, Dr Adetifa
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)'s Alumni Association has expressed delight at the appointment of one of its members, Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa, as Director-General, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) by Pr...

Akwa Ibom, Kwara to benefit as FEC approves N52.8bn for 15 road projects
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N52.8 billion for the completion of road projects across the six geo-political zones. Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, ...

Herder Jailed 2 Years For Stealing 17 Cows In Kwara
An Ilorin magistrates' court has jailed one Ruwa Mojumba (40), a herder, for stealing 17 cows entrusted to him for rearing. The convict was arraigned by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on one-...

3-year-old girl abducted from parents' residence in Ilorin
A 3-year-old girl, Mutmaina Azeez, has been abducted from her parents' residence in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital by an unknown lady. The father of the victim, Azeez Ahmed, told DAILY POST on Wednesday, that th...

2022-01-25

Kwara Poly Advertises for the Post Of Librarian
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of the Polytechnic Librarian for the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State... ...

Kwara Poly Advertises for the Post Of Bursar
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified candidates for the post of the Bursar for the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin... ...

Council lauds Kwara RIFAN's impressive contribution to rice pyramid project
Kwara State Ease of Doing Business Council has lauded the impressive contribution of the Kwara State Chapter of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) to the recent rice pyramid project of the President Muhammadu...

CONHESS: You’re people’s Governor, Health Sector Unions tell Kwara Gov
Coalition of Health Sector Unions has commended Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for approving the implementation of the 2019 adjudged CONHESS, calling him a Peoples’ Governor who prioritises the wel...

KWSG reaffirms use of hijab in public schools
Kwara State Government has reaffirmed the use of the hijab by willing Muslim schoolgirls in all categories of public schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa...

NUC begins accreditation of seven courses at CoEd Ilorin
National Universities Commission has begin collation of data towards accreditation of seven new degree programmes at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin in affiliation with Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti. ...

OPINION: Issa: Introducing FNPH, Budo-Egba's pioneer MD at 52. By Abubakar Imam
Two of the sweetest news that has come the way of the good people of Ilorin Emirate in recent times were the establishment of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Budo-Egba in the Asa Local Government Area of Kwara St...

OPINION: Baraje: All hail the new Tafida of Ilorin! By Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode
It’s no longer a news that Friday 18th February, 2022 will be for the turbaning ceremony of Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, CON, as the new Tafida of Ilorin Emirate following his appointment about a couple of months ...

Nigerian Tertiary Institutions need serious syllabus review - Fmr Rector, Dr Olatunji
A former Rector of The Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara, Dr Lateef Olatunji has said the syllabus of Nigerian Higher Institutions requires immediate review to meet international standards. Olatunji whose tenure ...

Spare Parts Seller, One Other Jailed For Cybercrime In Kwara
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday, convicted a spare parts dealer based in Ilorin, Tiamiyu Hammed and one Kamarudeen Olarewaju Ibrahim over offences bordering on cybercr...

APC group in north-central adopts Saliu Mustapha for chairmanship
Some APC members in the north-central zone of the country have adopted Saliu Mustapha, former deputy national chairman of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), as their candidate for the position...

2022-01-24

Popular Ilorin Televangelist, Popoola is dead
he death of popular Ilorin based clergy and Televangelist Reverend Moses Rahman Popoola,who died yesterday came to many as a surprise. The Kwaran state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) through the...

Man Remanded For Possession Of Pistol
A magistrates' court sitting in Ilorin has ordered the remand of a middle-aged man, Aminullahi Abdullahi, at the Oke-Kura Correction Centre for allegedly being in possession of a locally made pistol. He was ch...

Kwara doctors commend Abdulrazaq for kickstarting residency training
The Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital chapter, has commended Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for funding the commencement of residency training for medical doctors for t...

Oyo fleeing herdsman with stolen 17 cows arrested in Kwara
A 40-year-old Fulani cattle herder, Ruwa Mojuba, has been arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kura village, in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State for allegedly stealing 17 cows valued ...

International Day of Education: Lets dedicate today to victims of bullying, assault, kidnapping in schools - Saraki
Former Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki has asked Nigerians to dedicate the International Day of Education to victims of murder, kidnapping, bullying, assaults among other social vices. In a statement released by...

Save Nigeria with intensive prayers - Muslim Group appeals
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, MMWG, has called on Nigerians to intensify their prayers on the future of the nation as we prepare to face another General Election in 2023. The National Coordinator of the...

Fire destroys two stores in Oja-Tuntun market, four shops in Ilorin
Ferocious fire in the early hours of Sunday destroyed two stores fully stocked with different varieties of food items at Oja-tuntun market in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The unfortunate incident, it was gathered, ...

Kwara joins top rice producing states with 102,000 metric tons output
Kwara State has joined top states in rice production in Nigeria with its over 102,000 metric tons output during the wet and dry season of last year. This was contained in the Central Bank of Nigeria's official docu...

Don't impose beret or hijab on students, Kwara govt warns principals
Kwara State Government has warned school principals in the state to desist from imposing the wearing of hijab (female Muslim headscarf) or beret on any student. The warning came on the heels of fresh controversy on...

2022-01-23

How Research Led Me To Hip-Hop - Unilorin Lecturer
He is known as 'Theorist' because of his obsession with academics. But he found his way into the music scene despite holding a PhD from the Kwara State University, Malete. In this interview, Dr Isiaq Atanda Abdulwaheed, a...