2025-10-06

Gunmen Kill One, Abduct Village Head in Patigi Community Attack
Armed gunmen launched a deadly assault on Rani Ramat village in the Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attack tragically resulted in one death and the abduction of the village head. The incident, ...

Kwara Garment Factory Secures Preferred Bidder for Outsourced Management
The Kwara State Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology (BIT), Damilola Yusuf Adelodun, has confirmed that a preferred bidder has successfully emerged for the management of the state's garment factory. Thi...

Kwara Government Relocates Nursing College Students Due to Security Fears
The Kwara State Government, over the weekend, gave directives for the immediate relocation of the staff and students of the State College of Nursing Sciences, Oke Ode (KWCONOO), to Ilorin. This decision was taken follo...

Nigerian Army Denies Reports of Bandits Seizing Weapons in Kwara
The Nigerian Army has strongly refuted swirling reports that claimed bandits successfully overpowered its troops, making off with six General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMGs) and more than 30,000 rounds of ammunition in th...

Kwara United Sacks Coach Tunde Sanni Following Run of Poor Results
The PUNCH reports that Kwara United have terminated their relationship with head coach Tunde Sanni. This move follows the team's recent streak of disappointing performances, which included losses in both the Nigeria Pr...

Governor AbdulRazaq Declares Holiday for Teachers on World Teachers' Day
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has officially approved Monday, October 6, 2025, as a public holiday specifically for teachers in Kwara State. This declaration honours the observance of World Teachers' Da...

Governor AbdulRazaq Bans PTA Levy, Approves Annual Grants for Public Primary Schools
The Kwara State Government has declared that it is now illegal to impose or collect the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) levy in any public primary school across the state. To cushion the effect and provide r...

2025-10-05

First Makama of Ilorin Makama Salutes Teachers at World Teachers' Day Celebration
The First Makama of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Parents Teachers Association (PTA) joined a gathering of educators and government officials to mark the 2025 World Teachers' Day celebration in Ilorin. ...

World Teachers' Day: Kwara Teachers' Union Urges Government to Resolve Outstanding Welfare Issues
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Kwara State chapter, has formally appealed to the state government to urgently resolve the outstanding welfare issues that are currently affecting public school teachers across the...

2025-10-04

Kwara Symposium Urges Youth to Lead in Rebuilding Societal Trust
More than 400 participants gathered in Ilorin as the Kwara State Chapter of the Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation (SB) hosted its 16th Annual Symposium. During the event, Islamic scholars, academics, and community ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Meets with Stakeholders Over Rising Insecurity in Edu, Patigi
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, held a meeting on Thursday with selected stakeholders representing the Edu and Patigi local government areas. The focus of the discussion was the escalating insecurity and ...

2025-10-03

Governor AbdulRazaq Sanctions Recruitment of 2,600 More Forest Guards
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has given the go-ahead for the recruitment of an additional 2,600 forest guards. This move is part of the continuous strategy to tackle the escalating security issues across ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Visits Oke Ode, Sympathises Over Kidnappers' Attacks
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday paid a visit to Oke Ode in the Ifelodun Local Government Area. The purpose of his visit was to again offer his condolences to the community and the families who r...

Suspected Terrorists Kidnap Police Officer in Patigi
A police constable, John Ezra, who was serving with the Lade Division in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State, has been abducted by suspected terrorists operating within that axis. This incident has occu...