2021-10-17

Kwara APC Elects Sunday Fagbemi New Chairman
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara state on Saturday evening elected a political ally of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, Prince Sunday Fagbemi from Kwara South senatorial district as the new sta...

Neem seed treats hypertension - Unilorin Researcher
A Researcher, Marvellous Acho, in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), says she has discovered that Neem seed can treat hypertension and oxidative stress. Acho made this known in Ilorin ...

Cultists kill 10-year-old girl at Kwara market during fresh supremacy battle
Two siblings identified as Mariam and Abdulraheem have been shot in a fresh cult attack in the Oja Oba area of Ilorin, Kwara State, with the former succumbing to death. Mariam, aged 10, reportedly died from gunshot...

Saraki charges PDP to retake power in Kwara
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Saturday in Ilorin charged the new executive committee members of the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara to work assiduously toward retaking power. "You should begin to wor...

Former house speaker emerges Kwara PDP chairman
A former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Babatunde Mohammed, on Saturday emerged the new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. DAILY POST reports that Mohammed emerged through...

APC factions hold parallel congresses in Kwara
The two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State on Saturday elected different sets of officers at parallel state congresses in Ilorin, the state capital. While Sunday Fagbemi emerged as chair...

2021-10-16

National Youth Games Open In Ilorin Abdullahi Olesin by Abdullahi Olesin 1 day ago
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq, on Friday, declared the 6th National Youth Games open at the sports complex of the University of Ilorin. Represented by his deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, the governor prais...

Gunmen abduct five members of royal family in Kwara
Five members of the household of Oba Samuel Adelodun, the Owalobbo of Obbo-Ayegunle in the Ekiti Local Government area of Kwara State, were on Thursday kidnapped by gunmen on Osi/Obbo-Ayegunle road. The police comm...

2021-10-15

Madrasah flogging: Kwara committee holds inaugural meeting
The Committee on the recent flogging of some Arabic students in Ganmo Area of Ifelodun Local Government in Kwara State has assured the concerned parties that they will be transparent and fair to all with a view to arrivin...

2021-10-14

We're leaving no one behind: Kwara Gov
.Govt empowers apprentices with tools Government has an obligation to ensure that no segment of the society is left behind, Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said on Thursday, saying the administration is...

OPINION: The Ilorin Video And The Legend Of Mr Wahidi. By Abubakar Adam Ibrahim
Before I got into secondary school back in the days in Jos, I was terrified by the legend of Mr Wahidi. My older brothers and their friends talked about him often, about how good he was at what he did. You see, Mr Wahidi,...

Economic Hardship: Man Commits Suicide in Kwara
A middle-aged man yesterday reportedly committed suicide in Ansar Ul Slam area along Oloje-Ogidi Road in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The man, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was said to have committed sui...

Alcohol: Kwara Govt, Parents Differ Over Flogging Of Erring Students
There is disquiet in Kwara State presently and the reason is not far-fetched. On Monday, reports and viral videos about the flogging of five students of Misbaudeen Al-Islamiy Arabic School, Ganmo, dominated convers...

2021 NYG: "You are our state ambassadors in Ilorin", Niger Deputy Gov tells contingent
Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Ketso has told Niger State contingent to the 6th National Youth Games taking place in Ilorin, Kwara State, that they are the state ambassadors and as such should behave w...