2026-01-10

Terrorists Demand N400m And Food To Free 22 Abductees In Kwara South
Terrorists holding 22 people captive from several communities in Kwara South Senatorial District have demanded a combined ransom of N400 million, along with specific food items and drinks, for their release. The victim...

Fire Razes Irepodun Legislative Chamber And Four Offices In Omu-Aran
The legislative chamber of the Irepodun Local Government Secretariat in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, was severely damaged by fire on Friday evening. The inferno, which began at approximately 10:01 pm, also affected four offi...

2026-01-09

Prof. Egbewole Leads University Heads To Al-Hikmah's 15th Convocation
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, led a delegation of university executives to the 15th convocation ceremony of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, on Thursday, Ja...

2026-01-08

Knowledge And Power Must Coexist For Good Governance - Prof. Ibrahim Gambari
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...

2027: Ifelodun APC Stakeholders Endorse Senator Lola Ashiru For Kwara Governor
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...

Deputy Senate President Barau Calls For Executive-Legislature Synergy To Save Democracy
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...

Kwara Sports Facilities Branded Photo Backdrops As Athletes Suffer Neglect
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...

Security Group Warns Kwara South Cashew Farmers Against Lone Farm Visits
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
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...

Kwara Partners With UNICEF And Global Fund To Revamp Five Primary Health Centres
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...

Copyright Lawsuit: Court Dismisses Kwara Government's Objection Over Logo Infringement
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
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...

2026-01-07

Adebayo Family Postpones Annual Oke Onigbin Get-Together
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 United Chairman Charges Players To Redouble Efforts For Second Stanza
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...

NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Involvement Of Housewives And Elderly In Ilorin Drug Trade
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...

Kwara Corrections Command Decorates 391 Officers In Record-Breaking Promotion
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kwara State Command, decorated 391 newly promoted officers on Tuesday. The landmark event, held at the Command Headquarters in the Flower Garden Area of Ilorin, also featured t...

Kidnappers Yet To Contact Families Of Four Travellers Abducted On Isanlu-Isin Road
The gunmen who kidnapped four travellers on the Isanlu-Isin–Omu Aran Road in Kwara State on Monday have yet to make contact with the victims' families or the community to demand a ransom. According to unconfirm...

Six Kwara Vigilantes Released After Military Arrest On Edo Highway
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 ...

Kwara Women To Strengthen Local Economy Through Upcoming Muslimah Trade Fair
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. ...

Farmer Recounts Narrow Escape Following Deadly Bandit Attacks In Ondo And Kwara
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...