2025-06-11

Kwara State Launches Free Online Registration for 2025 Common Entrance Examination
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development has officially opened the online registration portal for the 2025 Common Entrance Examination into public junior secondary schools across the state. The ...

IHS Nigeria Aims to Turn Ilorin Hub into North-Central's Tech Powerhouse Amid Unicorn Ambition
IHS Nigeria, a leading telecommunications infrastructure provider, has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming the Ilorin Innovation Hub into a premier technology and talent development hub for North-Central Nigeria....

Ilorin Gets Accion's 74th Branch as Bank Aims to Boost Financial Access for Small Businesses
Accion Microfinance Bank (Accion MfB) has expanded its presence in Nigeria with the launch of its 74th branch in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State. The new outlet, opened earlier this month, was inaugurated at an even...

Kwara NSCDC Arrests Man for Alleged Sexual Assault and Homosexual Acts with Teenagers
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State has arrested Alhaji Ganiyu Kehinde, a 45-year-old vehicle spare parts dealer, over allegations of homosexual acts and the defilement of two teenage bo...

2025-06-10

NITDA Empowers Ilorin's PRNigeria Hub with Cutting-Edge Tech to Bridge Digital Divide
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has equipped the PRNigeria Centre in Ilorin, Kwara State, with advanced digital infrastructure in a landmark move to boost media innovation and youth-led t...

Ifelodun LGA Honours Fallen Vigilante Leader Jagun with Street Naming and Family Donation
The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Council in Kwara State, Hon. Femi Yusuf, has named a street in Igbaja after the late Balogun of Igbaja, Chief Lukman Jagun, in recognition of his heroic contributions to commun...

Mobolaji Johnson Arena to Host President's Cup Final for Second Year Running
The Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos will host the President's Federation Cup grand final for the second consecutive year on 28 June 2025, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced. The compact and pic...

No Preferred Candidate: Bukola Saraki Sets Tone for Level Playing Field in PDP's 2027 Campaign
Former Senate President and two-term Kwara State Governor, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has declared impartiality regarding candidates vying for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket ahead of the 2027 general el...

Mahmuda Gunmen Kill One, Burn Homes in Karongi as Vigilantes Were Absent During Eid
Gunmen suspected to belong to the Mahmuda group attacked Karongi town in Baruten Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, on Sunday, killing one resident and burning several homes. The assailants, who stormed the comm...

2025-06-09

Unilorin PRO Official Nominated as Akogun of Oke-Ode land Amid Succession Process in Kwara
The Akogun Chieftaincy Family Forum (ACFF) of Oke-Ode in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, has unanimously nominated Mr. AbdulGaniyu Kunle Akogun Director of Corporate Affairs at the University of Ilor...

2025-06-08

Kidnappers Demand N1bn Ransom for Chinese-Nigerian Mining Victims Amid Security Search
Kidnappers demanding the release of a Chinese expatriate, Mr Sam Xie Wie, and his Nigerian colleague, Mr David Adenaiye, have set a ransom of N1 billion following their abduction during an attack on a mining site in Kw...

Kwara Monarch Disputes Oreke-Okegbo Incident Claim, Blames Police for Geographical Error
The traditional ruler of Oreke-Okegbo community in Ifelodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, Oba Sunday Adefila, has disputed the police's account of a mining incident that resulted in the deaths of two mobile...

Kwara Launches Community Support Initiative to Honour Governor's Grassroots Development Agenda
Kwara State's Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, has launched a Community Support Initiative in honour of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, showcasing grassroots empowerment and recognition of h...