2025-02-14

Ex-NBC Chief Cleared of ?2.5bn Fraud as Court Criticises ICPC's Case
A Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ishaq Kawu Modibbo, the former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), who faced allegations of complicity in a purported ?2.5 billion ...

2025-02-13

Ogunbote Vows Shooting Stars Will Rebound After First Loss in Nine Matches
Shooting Stars head coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, remains optimistic that his team will recover from their 2-0 defeat to Kwara United in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). This loss marked Shooting Stars' fi...

Kwara United End Shooting Stars' Nine-Match Unbeaten Run in NPFL
Shooting Stars suffered their first defeat in nine league matches after being beaten 2-0 by Kwara United in Ilorin on Wednesday. Goals from Kabiru Muhammed and Ojifinni Abdullahi secured the victory for Kwara United. ...

Kwara NCS Boss Calls for Relocation of Overcrowded Oke-Kura Custodial Centre
Famuwagun Oyediran, the newly appointed Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Kwara State, has expressed concerns regarding the current location of the Oke-Kura Custodial Centre in Ilorin, the state c...

Kwara State Launches Campaign to Boost Tax Compliance Among Businesses
As part of its efforts to expand the tax base and create a more business-friendly environment, the Kwara State Ease of Doing Business Council (EODBC) has initiated a campaign to educate investors, industrialists, and o...

Kwara Governor Hails Olupo of Ajase-Ipo on Birthday for Peaceful Leadership
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has joined the people of Kwara State, particularly the residents and descendants of Igbomina land, in celebrating the birthday of the Olupo of Ajase-Ipo, His Royal Majesty ...

Kwara Unveils Prototype of Groundbreaking Six-Storey Court House Complex
The Kwara State Government, under the leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has unveiled the prototype of the six-storey Court House Complex, a project recently inaugurated at Ahmadu Bello Way in the state cap...

After Adekilekun's Lecture, Amoloye-Adebayo mounts the podium as Queen of Islamic Law. by Mubarak Oladosu
A fortnight after the the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, captured the imagination of lovers of knowledge and elocution with the two hundred and seventy-third Inaugural Lecture delivered by the distinguished Prof...

MoU Signed Between Kwara State and NIBT to Foster Innovation and Economic Growth
The Kwara State Government has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Board for Technology Incubation (NIBT), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology, Abuja. This coll...

2025-02-12

Ogbole Makes Immediate Impact in Libya, Securing 2-0 Win for Olympic Azzaweya
Nigerian striker Emmanuel Ogbole has made an impressive start to his Libyan career by scoring on his full debut to help Olympic Azzaweya secure a 2-0 victory over Al-Ittihad yesterday. The 21-year-old, who was ...

Over ?11.5bn Worth of Rice Farms Lost in Kwara's Dry-Season Deluge
TUNDE OYEKOLA Investigates Unprecedented Dry-Season Flooding in Kwara State As Nigeria continues to tackle the challenge of food security, the recent flooding at Shonga Rice Farm in Edu Local Government Area (L...

Kwara Launches Second Round of Routine Immunisation for 238,000 Children
The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, in partnership with development partners, has launched the second round of routine immunisation for 238,000 children across the state. This was announced ...

Three Unlicensed BDC Operators Convicted by Ilorin Federal High Court
The Federal High Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has convicted three unlicensed Bureau De Change (BDC) operators, according to a statement issued by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the prosecuting ag...

Kwara NSCDC Summit Explores Ways to Enhance School Safety and Community Security
Experts gathered at a one-day security summit in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, on Tuesday to deliberate on the Federal Government's Safe School Initiative and propose strategies for its effective implementation. ...

Residents of Oke-Fomo Demand Restoration of Power Supply After Year-Long Blackout
Residents of the Sobi Poly Feeder at Oke-Fomo in Ilorin West Local Government Area, which encompasses 44 communities, staged a protest on Wednesday over an extended power outage. The communities have been witho...

2025-02-11

Kwara CBT Tour Uncovers Malpractices; JAMB Takes Action Against Six Centres
Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has revealed that six Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres have been penalised for engaging in "blank registration," a practice li...

Kwara Stakeholders Call for Joint Efforts to Combat Cultism and Drug Abuse
Stakeholders in Kwara State have highlighted the pressing need for collaborative efforts to tackle cultism, drug abuse, and other social vices within the state. At the inaugural annual convention of the Zero To...

Ambassador Seriki Urges Kwara United to Rise to Challenge Against 3SC
Renowned young politician and businessman, Ambassador Yahaya Seriki, has thrown his weight behind Kwara United as they prepare for their rescheduled Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) match against Shooting Stars (...

Shooting Stars Eye Trimmed Lead as They Face Kwara United in NPFL Clash
In-form Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan will look to reduce Remo Stars' lead at the top of the Nigeria Premier Football League table to five points when they face Kwara United tomorrow in a rescheduled Match...

Governor Abdulrazaq: Weapons Alone Insufficient to Resolve National Insecurity
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has stated that addressing the country's pervasive insecurity requires more than just weapons. The governor made this assertion on Monday during the inauguration of...