2025-10-12

Summit University Blends Engineering and Innovation through Drone Mastery
Summit University, Offa (SUN Offa), is charting a new course in technology education with the launch of its hands-on drone training programme at the newly established Kola Balogun College of Artificial Intelligence and...

Saraki Faults Governor AbdulRazaq's Aide Over False Offa Robbery Comments
Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has strongly refuted comments attributed to Mr. Sai Kai, the Special Assistant on Political Matters to Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, describing them a...

2025-10-11

NGO Empowers 20 Young Kwara Women with Digital Skills Bootcamp
The Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSFAI), a nonprofit organisation, has successfully empowered 20 young women from underserved communities in Kwara State through its flagship program, the SheGrows Digital...

2025-10-10

Kwara Government Plans to Establish Geriatric Centre for Elderly Care
The Kwara State Government in North Central Nigeria has unveiled plans to establish a geriatric centre as part of a strategic effort to institutionalise care for the elderly and simultaneously create employment opportu...

Two Bandits Killed During Midnight Raid in Edu Local Government Area
Two suspected bandits were killed during a midnight raid on the Effan community in the Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred around 1:20 a.m. on Wednesday when the armed men invaded th...

Abandoned Housing Dreams: The Untold Story of Nigeria's Housing Failure in Ilorin
Access to affordable housing remains a formidable challenge for low and middle-income earners in Nigeria. This critical issue is hampered by soaring construction costs, inadequate financing, weak infrastructure, and li...

Kwara SWAN Congratulates A.U. Mustapha on FIFA Anti-Racism Committee Appointment
The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State Chapter, on Wednesday extended hearty congratulations to Ilorin-born Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), A.U. Mustapha, following his recent appointment as a ...

NANS Confers Life Patron Award on Kwara Politician Sunday Babalola
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has conferred the title of Life Patron on Sunday Babalola, a former governorship aspirant in Kwara State. A statement released on Thursday ...

Kwara Youths Complete Federal Tractor Operators Training in Akure
The Kwara State Government has boosted its efforts to strengthen mechanized agriculture by engaging young individuals in the five day Federal Tractor Operators Training Programme. The training was held at the Agricultu...

Kwara North Stakeholders Condemn Senator Sadiq Umar's Comments on Security
Citizens and stakeholders from the Edu and Patigi Local Government Areas in the Kwara North Senatorial District have strongly condemned comments made by Senator Sadiq Umar regarding the security challenges in the distr...

2025-10-09

Governor AbdulRazaq Commends Tinubu as Army Deploys Full Brigade to Flush Out Kwara Kidnappers
The Nigerian Army headquarters has deployed a full brigade along with heavy equipment across various areas of Kwara South. Troops have already begun moving through communities, advancing towards Oke Ode and Babanla in ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Congratulates APC Chieftain Yahya Seriki on 51st Birthday
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has extended heartfelt congratulations to frontline All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and businessman, Ambassador Yahya Seriki, who celebrates his 51st birthday tod...

Ogidi West School Crisis: Renovation Limited to Two Classrooms, Critical Facilities Missing
Despite the recent renovation of two classrooms, the Ogidi West LGEA School in Ilorin continues to face a severe infrastructural crisis, with students and staff lacking basic facilities like functional toilets, running...

Kwara APC and PDP Clash Over Management of State's Rising Revenue
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State engaged in a heated political exchange on Wednesday over the management of the state's increasing revenue inflows over th...

Kwara United Interim Coach Blames Defensive Error for Kano Pillars Defeat
Ashifat Suleiman, the interim head coach of Kwara United, has attributed his team's narrow defeat to Kano Pillars to a crucial defensive mistake. The Ilorin based club, nicknamed the Harmony Boys, suffered a 1 ...

Senate Summons Defence Minister, Army Chief, and IGP Over Kwara Insecurity
The Senate on Wednesday passed a resolution to summon the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, and the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ka...

Nigerian Army Deploys Full Brigade to Kwara South to Combat Kidnapping
The Nigerian Army headquarters has deployed a full brigade along with heavy military equipment to various locations across Kwara South. Troops are already moving through communities, advancing inwards towards Oke Ode a...

Kwara Fire Service Recovers Body From Asa river
Men of the Kwara State Fire Service on Wednesday successfully recovered the lifeless body of a man from the Asa River along the Emir's Road axis in Ilorin, the state capital. The victim is believed to have been mentall...