Kwara NLC Demands Probe of Lower Niger River Basin Authority, Defends Workers - 2026-05-13
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Kwara State chapter has waded into the crisis currently pitching the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority (LNRBDA) in Ilorin and its members operating under the aegis of the ...

OPINION: Life and times of Third Mufti of Ilorin. By Zarumi Mashood - 2014-09-06
Shaykh Sofiyyullah was born on the 18th of June, 1928 to the noble family of the late sage, His eminence, Shaykh Muhammad Kamalud-deen Al-Adabiy, the first grand Mufti of the Ilorin Emirate at Ile Araagbaji, Masingba quar...

Kwara Health Ministry Trains Food Handlers, Bakery Owners on Safety Practices - 2026-05-22
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its dedication to protecting public health through enhanced food safety and sanitation practices across the state. This commitment was underscored during a one-day trai...

OPINION: Aguntan o paso esi da - Kwara Can and Should Get Newer By Mall. Rafiu Ajakaye, PhD. - 2026-04-09
As I walked by the Government House gate last Saturday morning for my exercise, a man and his two little children - a boy and a girl - sauntered on the other side of the road, just before the Office of the Deputy Gover...

KWASU Student Teslimat Nurudeen Makes History with First Solo Flight in Ilorin - 2026-04-24
Teslimat Abiola Nurudeen, a final-year student of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering of Kwara State University, has made history by becoming the first undergraduate from the institution to com...

Speaker Danladi Salihu Expresses Confidence in Becoming APC Candidate for 2027 Governorship - 2026-05-10
The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Yakubu Danladi Salihu, has expressed confidence that he will clinch the governorship ticket as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for next year's gene...

Fidson Healthcare, Kwara Hospitals Board Explore Collaboration on Workforce Development, Drug Supply - 2026-05-18
The management of the Kwara State Hospitals Management Board and the Kwara State Essential Drugs Programme recently undertook a strategic working visit to the ultra-modern manufacturing facility of Fidson Healthcare Pl...

University of Ilorin Celebrates Historic Milestone with Northern Nigeria's First Female Petroleum Engineering Doctorate - 2025-05-20
The University of Ilorin, one of Nigeria's most sought-after universities, has celebrated another milestone with the graduation of Dr Serah Japhet Habu as the first female doctorate degree holder in Petroleum Engineeri...

OPINION: If Otoge was a Failure, The Word Needs Another Meaning By Rafiu Ajakaye PhD - 2026-05-09
A journalist wrote a piece last week, titled Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq: A 2027 misadventure? I told our 'mutual friends' how badly the article landed with me for three reasons. One, the fellow is a senior politic...

OPINION: The footprints of AbdulRazaq family in Ilorin Emirate. By Abubakar Imam - 2022-03-17
A family,whether nuclear or extended, consists of individuals,male and female,young and old members who are always bonded by blood or filial relationship. The family is the basic and foundation social unit, which deter...

KWASU Inducts 53 Medical Laboratory Scientists, Raises Total to 765 - 2026-03-25
53 newly qualified medical laboratory scientists produced by Kwara State University, Malete during the 2024/2025 session, have been inducted into the Medical Laboratory Council of Nigeria MLSCN. The 7th oath-ta...

NUC Approves 14 Undergraduate Programmes for AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University - 2025-08-09
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for the commencement of 14 full-time undergraduate programmes at AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State. The...

Moro LG Chairperson, Hajia Omotayo Presents Appointment Letters to Newly Appointed Aides - 2024-11-08
Hajia Mariam Abdulwasiu Omotayo, Chairperson of Moro Local Government Council, today officially presented appointment letters to her two newly appointed aides. The formal presentation follows her recent announ...

Ilorin-Based Tech Hub Unveils Plan to Equip 5,000 Nigerians Yearly with Mobile Repair Expertise - 2026-05-08
A technology training hub based in Kwara State, AI Tech Institute, has announced plans to train 5,000 Nigerians annually in high-income digital and mobile repair skills. The institute, which prioritises hands-o...

Health Commissioner Hails Success in Eliminating Onchocerciasis as Kwara Marks 2026 World NTD Day - 2026-02-01
Kwara State has achieved over 90 per cent therapeutic coverage on Neglected Tropical Diseases in endemic Local Government Areas, surpassing the national target and the World Health Organisation benchmark of 65 to 80 pe...

NUC Approves Establishment of Kwara State University of Education - 2024-07-30
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of the Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin. The institution be...

Kwara Government Reaffirms Support for Stronger Local Government Administration - 2026-04-19
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to strengthen Local Government administrations through effective policies and advisory support to sustain development at the grassroots. The State Commis...

OPINION: Who is Saliu Mustapha: The New Turaki of Ilorin? By Abubakar Imam - 2021-10-27
"History transforms people and creates enduring magic, lumping together event, identity and symbolism in a notable capsule". ---Reuben Abati Come Friday, October 22, 2021 the city of Ilorin, the renowned "sa...

Kwara to Begin 2026 Hajj Airlift on May 6 from Ilorin International Airport - 2026-04-20
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has assured that it will commence the airlifting of intending pilgrims from the state on May 6 from the Ilorin International Airport to Saudi Arabia for the 2026 Hajj exerc...

APC Elders in Kwara Urge Tinubu to Back Kwara North for 2027 Governorship Ticket - 2026-04-07
The Elders Caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the national and state leadership of the party to endorse its recommendation that Kwara North Sena...

Ilorin West LG Chairman Delivers Transformers, NSCDC Office, Hospital and Boreholes - 2026-04-09
The Executive Chairman of Ilorin West Local Government, Mallam Shehu AbdulRahman Babatunde Ladan, has delivered a series of multimillion-naira projects aimed at improving critical infrastructure and enhancing the well-...

APC Group in Kwara Urges Peaceful Campaigns, Endorses Bolarinwa for 2027 Governorship - 2026-04-17
A frontline political group in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has charged political actors across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State to shun violence, rancour and hate speech before, during ...

Kwara North 2027: Why Speaker Yakubu Danladi Is My Choice - Prince Abubakar Suleiman - 2026-01-29
The political atmosphere in Kwara State is heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections as Prince Abubakar Suleiman, a Political Adviser to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has openly endorsed the Speaker of the Stat...

APC Governorship Aspirant Salako Promises Massive Development, Donates N1m to Offa APC Secretariat - 2026-04-15
A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Dr Muideen Salako, has pledged to create opportunities for young people and women if elected governor in 2027. He also promised to ...

Meet Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ministerial Nominee For Youth Ministry - 2023-09-17
Jamila Bio Ibrahim hails from Kwara State. She is the daughter of Ibrahim Bio, a former Minister Sports during President Goodluck Jonathan administration. * At 37, she is a medical doctor, politician, and developmen...

Kwara Governor Celebrates Lawyer Kunle Sulyman on His 80th Birthday - 2024-09-04
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined the people of the Ilorin Emirate and the APC community in celebrating Lawyer Kunle Sulyman on his 80th birthday, which falls on September 4, 2024. Governor...

Governor AbdulRazaq Flags Off Distribution of Multimillion-Naira Learning Materials to Primary, Secondary Schools - 2026-03-18
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has flagged off the distribution of multimillion-naira instructional materials, furniture and sports kits to pupils of primary and junior secondary schools across the state...

Profile of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the New VC of University of Ilorin - 2012-10-16
Prof. Abdul Ganiyu Ambali was born in Ilorin, Kwara state in 1957 to the family of Mall. Ambali Gidado and Mrs. Husseina Angulu. After his primary education at Pakata Primary School, Ilorin, he proceeded to McBride S...

Kwara Police Arrest Three Suspects in Solar Light Vandalism, Armed Robbery Syndicate - 2026-05-28
The Kwara State Police Command has apprehended three suspected members of a criminal syndicate allegedly involved in vandalising solar street lights and conducting armed robbery operations along the Asa Dam/Dangote Roa...

...Arrest 41 Suspected Cultists in Kwara - 2017-09-14
Kwara State Police Commissioner, Mr. Lawan Addo, wednesday said that no fewer than 41 suspected cultists had been arrested and charged to court since assumption of office three months ago in the state. Addo disclos...

Buhari Appoints Lukman Mustapha, Others As Federal Mortgage Bank Directors - 2022-04-14
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN). The Senior Special Assistant to the President on, Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a ...

MINILS DG Hails Emir Sulu-Gambari as a Voice of Moderation on 86th Birthday - 2026-04-23
Today marks the 86th birthday of His Royal Highness, the 11th Emir of Ilorin, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, a revered statesman, royal father, custodian of culture, and enduring symbol of unity whose leadership continues to in...

Day Authors, Books and Civilization Met - 2026-05-24
The theme was Reconstructing civilization through books. Put together by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Lagos State Chapter, it was part of the just concluded Nigerian International Book Fair which took plac...

Kwara United Drawn Against Abuja's Sporting Supreme U-19 in Federation Cup Title Defence - 2026-05-17
Defending champions Kwara United have been drawn against Sporting Supreme U-19 of Abuja in the Round of 64 of this year's President Federation Cup following the draws conducted by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)....

University of Abuja Appoints Mrs. Islamiya Abdulraheem as Acting Registrar - 2024-11-06
The Governing Council of University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Mrs Islamiya Foyeke Abdulraheem as Acting Registrar of the institution pending the appointment of a substantive registrar. The Coun...

Emir of Ilorin Congratulates Dr Solagberu on National Mosque Appointment - 2024-12-04
Dr AbdulKadir Salman Solagberu, a renowned Arabic scholar and Malami Ubandoma of Ilorin Emirate, has been appointed as one of the Chief Imams of the National Mosque in Abuja, as reported by Blueprint. The Emir...

Two Chinese Nationals Kidnapped from BUA Road Construction Site in Ejidongari Site of Bode Saadu - 2025-12-05
Two Chinese nationals working at a road construction site in Kwara State were abducted by armed men in the early hours of Monday, December 2, 2025. The victims were part of the team handling the BUA Bode Saadu/...

Kwara APC Power Shift: CPC, ACN, And ANPP Blocs Unite For Salihu Mustapha - 2026-01-11
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Groups have formally endorsed Senator Salihu Mustapha as their consensus candidate to lead the party and contest the Kwara State governorship seat in the 2027 elections. ...

Updated: Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen is Dead - 2014-08-18
The Mufti of Ilorin and Khalifah Adabiyy, Sheikh Soffiyyallah Mohammed Kamaldeen Abibullah Al-Adaby, is dead. He died this evening. Sheikh Soffiyyullah was born in June 18 1926 at Ile Ara-Agbaji, Okekere, Ilorin. ...

Prof. Moshood Jimba Showcases Ilorin's Rich Arabic Literary Heritage in Germany - 2026-04-17
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof. Moshood Jimba, has taken the country's rich Islamic and literary heritage to the global stage, presenting a scholarly paper a...

Governor AbdulRazaq, Nigerian Air Force Launch Operation to Secure Ogbomosho-Ilorin Highway - 2024-10-16
The Kwara State Government, under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force 303 Composite Group (303 CG), has launched Operation Alanu Tide (OAT), an initiative aimed at combating i...

Federal Government Issues Fresh Flood Warning for 10 States Including Kwara - 2026-04-16
The Federal Ministry of Environment has issued a fresh flood warning covering at least 10 states, cautioning that sustained heavy rainfall over several days could trigger flooding in vulnerable communities. The...

Prof. Na'Allah Commends Emir of Ilorin as Symbol of Peace on 29th Coronation Anniversary - 2024-11-13
Prof. AbdulRasheed Na'Allah has praised His Royal Highness, the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Zulu Gambari, as a beacon of peace and prosperity. In a congratulatory message marking the Emir's 29th Coronation anniversary,...

Kwara TESCOM: Teaching Job Application Currently Ongoing - 2025-02-05
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has officially launched the application portal for its teaching job vacancies. The portal will remain open from February 5th to February 14th, providing aspiring edu...

Grand Mufti's Son Weds Emir's Daughter in Ilorin Royal Ceremony - 2025-01-12
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, played host to dignitaries from various spheres this week as two children of renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa, tied the knot. ...

Nigerian Army Begins Recruitment Exercise for 87 Regular Recruits - 2024-06-21
According to a news report from Leadership, the Nigerian Army has commenced the recruitment of 87 regular recruits in Kwara State. The recruitment exercise, which is set to conclude on July 3, 2024, was announc...

NERC Report: Kainji, Egbin, Jebba Power Plants Generate Average 4,102MWh Hourly in February - 2026-03-13
Nigeria's grid-connected power plants recorded an average hourly generation of 4,102MWh/h in February, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has disclosed. NERC in its latest operational perfor...

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