The Yorubaness and Yorubaless of Ilorin By Oba Abdulkadir La'aro - 2026-01-05
This piece is inspired by the rash of online attacks on Ilorin people about our beloginness to the Yoruba race or not. It is not a new conversations but one that some people would like to perpetuate only a version of t...

OPINION: Ilorin Walkways and My Teacher-Friends By Mall. Rafiu Ajakaye - 2026-01-06
One of the important legacies of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are the many walkways in every part of the capital city Ilorin. Beyond being pleasing aesthetics which set the new Ilorin apart from its old self, these ...

Ita-Nmo Market: Emir Of Ilorin Dismisses Land Claims, Clarifies Legal Ownership - 2026-01-16
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has formally dismissed claims by certain individuals over the ownership of the Ita-Nmo market land, d...

Kwara Poly Debunks March 9 Resumption Rumour, Urges Students to Disregard Viral Message - 2026-02-04
The Management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has dismissed a widely circulated message claiming that academic activities would resume on Monday, 9 March, describing the information as false and unauthorised. ...

Al-Hikmah University Allays Security Fears Ahead Of 15th Convocation Ceremony - 2026-01-05
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, an Islamic faith-based higher institution, has moved to allay the concerns of parents, staff, and students regarding the current security situation in Kwara South. The university maintains...

NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Involvement Of Housewives And Elderly In Ilorin Drug Trade - 2026-01-07
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised a serious alarm over the increasing involvement of housewives, women, and elderly men in the "coded" trading and trafficking of illicit drugs within Ilorin, t...

7 Police Officers Allegedly Rob Kwara Poly Student Of N70k Tuition At Offa Garage - 2026-01-16
Seven mobile police officers attached to the Kwara State Police Command have been accused of robbing a Kwara State Polytechnic student, Gbemileke Olayiwola, of N70,000 intended for his school fees. The incident...

Army Establishes New Bases In Patigi And Ilemona To Flush Out Bandits - 2026-01-12
The Nigerian Army has significantly expanded its operational footprint across Kwara and Niger states with the establishment of new Forward Operating Bases (FOBs) and patrol bases. This strategic move aims to dismantle ...

2027: Ifelodun APC Stakeholders Endorse Senator Lola Ashiru For Kwara Governor - 2026-01-08
Ahead of the 2027 elections, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have formally endorsed the Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Lola Ashiru, for the go...

Kwara PDP Challenges Prof. Sulaiman to Prove False Claims Against Bukola Saraki - 2025-12-30
Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State have formally challenged Professor Olarewaju Sulaiman, the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), to prov...

Governor AbdulRazaq Procures State-Of-The-Art MRI For Kwara Teaching Hospital - 2026-01-26
Residents of Kwara State and surrounding areas will soon have access to advanced diagnostic services as the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) prepares to install a newly procured Magnetic Resonance Ima...

Missing Kwara Nursing Student Found in Police Custody - 2026-01-28
A 20-year-old student of the Kwara State College of Nursing Sciences, who was declared missing on January 22, 2026, has been found in police custody, sparking a heated debate over the legality of her detention. ...

KWASU Final-Year Student Dies in Fatal Crash After Being Denied Exam Entry Over Missing ID - 2026-02-05
A 400-level Business Education student of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Idris Aremu Agboluaje, has died in a road accident while rushing to sit his first-semester final-year examination. Eyewitnesses ...

Tragedy In Ilorin: 3 Children Dead As 50-Litre Petrol Storage Sparks Explosion - 2026-01-19
A tragic fire outbreak at Laduba community, in the Ogidi area of Ilorin, has claimed the lives of three children. The incident occurred on Saturday evening at approximately 6:46 pm at No. 1 Popo Street, near the Ojere ...

Kwara Government Pledges Stronger Protection for Women and Children's Rights - 2025-12-30
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding the rights of women and children, pledging to align state policies with international best practices. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting (AGM...

Knowledge And Power Must Coexist For Good Governance - Prof. Ibrahim Gambari - 2026-01-08
Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the former Chief of Staff to the President, has challenged Nigerian academics to move beyond classroom instruction and take a more assertive role in shaping national governance and po...

Medical Crisis: Why Kwarans Are Traveling To Lagos For Basic Diagnostic Scans - 2026-01-19
Over the past six years, the current administration in Kwara State has frequently touted its massive investments in the health sector. Speeches, press statements, and social media campaigns by government handlers are o...

Governor AbdulRazaq Condemns Deadly Bandit Attacks on Woro and Nuku Communities in Kaiama - 2026-02-04
The Kwara State Government has condemned the bandit attacks launched on two communities within the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. During the assault on the Woro and Nuku communities, armed bandit...

Bandits Kill 10, Raze Emir's Palace in Fresh Attack on Woro Community, Kaiama - 2026-02-04
About ten people were feared killed on Tuesday evening when bandits invaded the Woro community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The attack, according to locals, commenced around 6:00 pm when gunmen, ...

Economic Boost For 193 Wards: How President Tinubu's RHWDP Aims To Lift Kwara Out Of Poverty - 2026-01-19
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has stated that the Federal Government's special intervention programmes are strategically designed to propel Nigeria toward a $1 trillion economy by 2030. The Govern...

Crisis Deepens at Kwara Poly as Rector's Suspension Sparks Tension - 2026-02-19
The suspension of the Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, has once again drawn public attention to the institution's long history of management crises and student unrest since its establishment...

Security Group Warns Kwara South Cashew Farmers Against Lone Farm Visits - 2026-01-08
A security outfit operating within the Kwara South Senatorial District has issued a stern warning to cashew farmers and other agricultural producers to exercise extreme caution during the current harvest season due to ...

No Past Administration Has Done Half Of AbdulRazaq's Youth Empowerment - Razaq Lawal - 2026-01-08
A former Commissioner for Special Duties and Patron of the Kwara Coalition of APC Support Groups, Alhaji Razaq Lawal, has asserted that no previous administration in the state has matched the achievements of Governor A...

Deputy Senate President Barau Calls For Executive-Legislature Synergy To Save Democracy - 2026-01-08
Nigeria's Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has advocated for stronger cooperation and mutual respect between the Executive and the Legislature, describing it as a critical pathway to consolidating democra...

Emir of Ilorin Announces Janazah of Late Chief Imam, Describes his Demise as Colossal Loss to Muslim Ummah - 2026-01-19
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR has expressed deep sadness over the demise of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh (Dr) Muhammad Bash...

Kwara Judiciary Upgrade: Magistrates And Area Court Judges Get 2025 Toyota Corollas - 2026-01-15
The Kwara State Government has presented four brand new 2025 Toyota Corolla cars to magistrates and area court judges, marking a significant step in the administration's drive to improve the welfare of the state's judi...

Adebayo Family Postpones Annual Oke Onigbin Get-Together - 2026-01-07
The family of the late Chief Cornelius Adebayo, in collaboration with the Committee on the Annual Oke Onigbin Get-Together, has announced the postponement of the event originally scheduled for the first week of January...

Kwara Women To Strengthen Local Economy Through Upcoming Muslimah Trade Fair - 2026-01-07
More than 100 Muslim women entrepreneurs are preparing to organise a trade fair aimed at empowering women-led businesses, strengthening local enterprises, and contributing to the economic growth of Kwara State. ...

No CBT Centres in Baruten as NABS Senate Holds First Sitting, Seeks Urgent Intervention - 2026-01-06
The National Association of Baruten Students (NABS), National Headquarters, on Monday held its first Senate sitting at the Baruten Local Government Legislative Chambers, marking a major step in student representation ...

OPINION: Saraki's persona in Bolaji's book By Lasisi Olagunju - 2026-01-05
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 5 January, 2026). I begin with a telling scene. In 2001, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, then a young journalist, visited the strongman of Kwara politics...

Military Launches Operation Savannah Shield, Deploys Full Battalion to Hunt Woro Killers - 2026-02-10
The Nigerian military has launched a fresh security offensive in Kwara State following last week's deadly terrorist attack on the Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area. The operation, codenamed Operation Savan...

KSHMB Meets Stakeholders In Offa To Tackle Doctor Brain Drain And Staffing Gaps - 2026-01-19
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KW-HMB) has designated the General Hospital, Offa, as a "special status" facility as part of a new strategic push to solve persistent manpower shortages and improve doctor re...

Scrapping Smooth Roads Isn't Construction: Saraki Aides Dismiss AbdulRazaq's Claims - 2026-01-16
The Media Office of former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has fired back at the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led administration, dismissing its claims of superior road construction as "false, misleadi...

Kwara Partners With UNICEF And Global Fund To Revamp Five Primary Health Centres - 2026-01-08
The Kwara State Government has entered into a partnership with the Global Fund, through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), to renovate and upgrade five Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities across the state. T...

Kwara Road Revolution: Governor AbdulRazaq's Road Projects Surpass Saraki's Era, Says SSA Abdullateef - 2026-01-15
The Senior Special Assistant to the Kwara State Governor on Communications, Ibraheem Abdullateef, has stated that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has outperformed his predecessors in road construction, building more ro...

Governor AbdulRazaq Hailed As Kwara Solid Minerals Ministry Moves To New Fate Road Office - 2026-01-16
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has received praise for approving the relocation of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development to a more modern and conducive office environment located along Fate Road, Ilor...

Ilorin To Host 14th National Council On Lands And Housing This January - 2026-01-13
The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, has announced that the 14th annual meeting of the National Council on Lands, Housing and Urban Development will be h...

Death By Hanging: Ilorin Court Sentences Three To Die For Kidnap And Armed Robbery - 2026-01-27
A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced three men Patrick Afedia Adams, Tijani Usman, and Ahmed Muhammad to death for their roles in a violent farm raid, kidnapping, and rape. In a judgment del...

APC's Internal Cohesion At Risk Over AbdulRazaq and Mustapha's Senatorial Ambitions - 2026-01-14
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State is bracing for a period of intense political maneuvering ahead of the 2027 general elections. The focal point of this unfolding drama is the Kwara Central Senatorial Dist...

Kwara Sports Facilities Branded Photo Backdrops As Athletes Suffer Neglect - 2026-01-08
Growing concerns are mounting over the trajectory of sports development in Kwara State, with stakeholders and observers describing the sector as increasingly ceremonial, unstructured, and disconnected from any real imp...

Hakeem Lawal Says APC Will Remain Dominant in Kwara Beyond 2027 - 2026-02-23
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party> in Kwara State, Hakeem Lawal, has said the All Progressives Congress will remain dominant in the state's politics beyond the 2027 general elections. ...

Firefighters Battle Major Inferno At Ilorin Mouka Foam Depot Near Asa Dam - 2026-01-15
Firefighters from the Kwara State Fire Service successfully contained a major fire outbreak on Thursday at a Mouka Foam distribution depot located near the Asa Dam Hospital in Ilorin. The facility serves as a primary h...

Six Kwara Vigilantes Released After Military Arrest On Edo Highway - 2026-01-07
Six members of a vigilante group from Kwara State, who were previously arrested by the Nigerian Army along the Auchi-Ikpeshi highway in Edo State, have been released following a comprehensive investigation by security ...

Bukola Saraki To Chair High-Level Summit On Nigeria's Fourth Republic - 2026-01-13
Former Senate President and two-term Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has been named the chairman of the 23rd edition of the Daily Trust Dialogue. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, J...

Farmer Recounts Narrow Escape Following Deadly Bandit Attacks In Ondo And Kwara - 2026-01-07
A middle-aged farmer, Sunday Alufogejo, has detailed how he narrowly escaped death during separate attacks by suspected bandits in Ondo and Kwara States. The incidents resulted in numerous deaths, the destruction of ho...

Governor AbdulRazaq Commends Al-Hikmah University's Model For Addressing Leadership Gaps - 2026-01-08
The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has asserted that Nigeria's progress is heavily dependent on universities producing graduates who possess sound character in addition to academic qualificatio...

Copyright Lawsuit: Court Dismisses Kwara Government's Objection Over Logo Infringement - 2026-01-08
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has dismissed a preliminary objection filed by the Kwara State Government regarding a copyright infringement lawsuit initiated by designer Winjobi Abdulafeez. The ruling allows ...

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