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. ...

Kwara Health Tech Offa Opens 2026/2027 Admission Portal for Prospective Students - 2026-02-27
The Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa has announced the commencement of its admission process for the 2026/2027 academic session. The management of the College disclosed that application forms are now avai...

Education Commissioner, Lawal Olohungbebe Appointed to FG Research Commercialisation Committee - 2026-02-17
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development announces the appointment of the Honourable Commissioner, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, to the Federal Government's Research Commercialisation Policy Committe...

OPINION - Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande: A Noble Nigerian with Dignified Strides. By Nsikan Ikpe - 2004-10-28
All through history, the virtue of hard work, perseverance, devotion, and focus have remained the sign- post of success and the story is walked different for this Nigerian, who has the path of distinction, particularly in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Kwara Philanthropist Ibrahim Ajia Honoured With Traditional Title In Abia State - 2026-01-05
Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, a Kwara-born business leader and philanthropist, has been honoured with the prestigious traditional title of 'Nwanne Ukwu Di Na Mba' by His Royal Highness, Eze J. Osoka Agwu, the Aba-Ukwu of Amab...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Red Cross Confirms 162 Dead in Kwara Village Massacre, One of Nigeria's Deadliest Attacks - 2026-02-05
Gunmen killed at least 162 people in a village in Kwara State in one of the deadliest attacks in Nigeria in recent months, a Red Cross official said on Wednesday. The assault, carried out late Tuesday, came sho...

AbdulRazaq Thanks Tinubu as Oluyede, Shaibu Flag Off Operation Savannah Shield in Kwara - 2026-02-20
Operation Savannah Shield officially commenced in Kwara State on Thursday as part of a coordinated effort by the government and security forces to tackle terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping across Kwara and neighbourin...

Governor AbdulRazaq Orders Immediate Humanitarian Aid for Woro Victims Following Deadly Attack - 2026-02-06
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has ordered the immediate mobilisation of humanitarian support for residents affected by a deadly attack in Woro, Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The direc...

Chinese Firm Er-Kang Unveils $35m Lithium And Pharma Factories In Kwara - 2026-01-29
Kwara State has secured a major economic victory with the takeoff of two foreign investments valued at $35 million, signaling a significant leap in Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's industrialization agenda. Th...

Bukola Saraki Reaches Out with Cash, Solidarity to Kidnapped Monarchs' Families, Deserted Villages - 2026-02-03
Former Senate President and two-term Governor of Kwara State, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has dispatched a delegation of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains to no fewer than 19 communities recently devastated by b...

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...

DSS Alerts Police of Imminent Terrorist Attack on Gbabe Community in Kwara State - 2026-02-11
The Department of State Services (DSS), Kwara State Command, has issued a security alert to the Kwara State Police Command, warning of a potential attack on the Gbabe community in Baruten Local Government Area. This wa...

NiMet Forecasts Longer Rains in 13 States, Shorter Season for Borno, Yobe and Niger in 2026 SCP - 2026-02-12
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in its 2026 Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP), has projected extended rainy seasons for Lagos, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, Ogun, Oyo, Nasarawa, Anambra, Kwara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe,...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Lassa Fever: KWEPA Warns Food Processors, Street Vendors to Comply With Hygiene Rules or Face Sanctions - 2026-02-12
The Kwara State Environmental Protection Agency (KWEPA) has cautioned food processors, garri production centres, and street food vendors across the state to adhere strictly to hygiene and waste management regulations o...

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 ...

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...

IEDPU Hails Olatunji Disu's Appointment as New Inspector-General of Police - 2026-02-26
The National President of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), Alhaji Abdulmumini Ayo Abdulmalik, has welcomed the appointment of Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new Inspector-General of Police. ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Flags Off APC E-Registration and Membership Revalidation - 2026-01-06
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has inaugurated the e-registration and revalidation of membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The governor, who was recorded as the first p...

Oloro Of Oro Kingdom provides free daily meals for fasting Muslims - 2026-02-23
The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye Olufayo II, has commenced a free daily feeding programme for Muslim faithful observing Ramadan. The initiativ...

Awodun Reaffirms Commitment to Kwara South Youths, Donates Office Equipment for KWAYORG Secretariat - 2026-01-06
Prof. Muritala Awodun has reaffirmed his commitment to youth empowerment and institutional development in Kwara South with his support for the Kwara South Youth Development Organisation (KWAYORG), ahead of the inaugura...

Kwara PHC Agency Rewards Five Outstanding Staff with Land Allocations - 2026-02-13
The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency has rewarded five outstanding staff members with land allocations in recognition of their efficiency, dedication and professionalism. The Executive Secreta...

Kwara Restates Support For Local Goods Ahead Of Pre-Ramadan Trade Fair - 2026-01-14
The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting local production, describing it as a fundamental driver for economic growth and sustainable development. The Commissioner for Finance, Dr. H...

Kwara United Chairman Charges Players To Redouble Efforts For Second Stanza - 2026-01-07
The Chairman of Kwara United, Mr Kumbi Titiloye, has charged the players to significantly improve their performance as they resume for the second stanza of the football season. Addressing the team on Monday fol...

Kwara Philanthropist, Engr. Femi Sanni Nominated for Social Impact Investor of the Year - 2026-02-17
Kwara-born social impact investor and philanthropist, Engr. Femi Sanni, has been nominated for the Social Impact Investor of the Year at the 2025 Independent Awards. The nomination was announced by Independent ...

300 Kwara Students Receive WAEC Scholarships From MOK Foundation In Offa - 2026-01-16
Approximately 300 secondary school students drawn from all three senatorial districts of Kwara State have been awarded scholarships by the Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation to cover their 2026 West African Exam...

Kwara APC Holds Ward Congresses Across 193 Wards, Retains Executives by Affirmation - 2026-02-20
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State on Wednesday conducted its ward congresses across all 193 political wards in the state. Party members gathered in large numbers across various wards, including Adewo...

Work Begins On Alafia Gardens: Ilorin's First Polo Wellness City Launched - 2026-01-12
Landculture, a contemporary real estate development firm, has announced the commencement of construction for Alafia Gardens, a project it describes as Ilorin's first "Polo Wellness City." The development is designed to...

Governor AbdulRazaq Completes Virgin Oke Ogun Road, Linking 10 Rural Communities - 2026-01-18
The Kwara State Government has announced the successful completion of the Oke Ogun road in the Ilorin South Local Government Area, marking a significant milestone in Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's rural infrastructu...

KWASUTH Resumes Full Radiology Services Following Modern Equipment Upgrade - 2026-01-14
The Kwara State Government has procured and installed modern radiology equipment at the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), Ilorin, in a move to strengthen healthcare delivery and diagnostic capacity. ...

Kwara Government Pledges Continued Support for Businesses as Pre-Ramadan Trade Fair Opens - 2026-02-01
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to fostering a business-friendly environment to support the business community and expand the local economy. The assurance was given on Friday in Ilorin ...

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