2026-05-26

NSCDC Kwara Intercepts Truck Carrying 36 Tonnes of Suspected Lithium on Jebba Expressway
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has intercepted a truck carrying 36 tonnes of lithium along the Jebba Expressway, Okolowo Area of Ilorin. The NSCDC State Commandant, A...

Kwara Governor's Mother, Alhaja Raliat AbdulRazaq, Turns 96
Alhaja Raliat Amope AbdulRazaq, the mother of Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, turns 96 today, Tuesday, 26 May. Born in Aba, Abia State, to parents of Ilorin descent, she is married to 93-year-old Alhaji AG...

2026-05-25

Kwara State Government Set to Host Ileya Groove 2026
As part of efforts to promote cultural harmony, tourism, and festive recreation in the state, the Kwara State Government is set to host another edition of Ileya Groove during the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. ...

University of Offa Celebrates Founder, Chief Rasaq Omoniyi Oyewale, PhD On 74th Birthday Anniversary
The Management, Governing Council, Senate, staff, students, academic and non-academic communities of the University of Offa (UNIOFFA), Kwara State celebrate our Founder, Dr. (Chief) Rasaq Omoniyi Oyewale, B.Sc. (Busine...

Prof. Ishaq Oloyede: Congratulations I Withheld for Ten Years
When Prof. Ishaq Oloyede was named the tenth Registrar and Chief Executive of JAMB in August 2016, I sent him an unusual text message. He didn't reply immediately. Instead, he replied to the nation, also in an unusual ...

FRSC Deploys 950 Officers and Patrol Vehicles Across Kwara for Eid-El-Kabir
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kwara State Sector Command, has deployed 950 officers, marshals, special marshals, and first responders across the state to ensure safer roads and free flow of traffic during the E...

Former House Member Zakari Mohammed Clinches ADC Ticket for 2027 Kwara Governorship
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Zakari Mohammed, has emerged as the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kwara State. Mohammed, who was the sole gubernatoria...

PDP Governorship Candidate Bolakale Kawu Pledges Economic Revival for Kwara's Rural Populace
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Engineer Sulaiman Bolakale Kawu, yesterday pledged to turn around the state's economy for the economic prosperity of the rural populace. ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Says States No Longer Borrow to Pay Salaries Due to Tinubu's Reforms
Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said that the 36 states of the federation are no longer borrowing to pay salaries due to the 'ingenuity' and economic...

2026-05-24

Institutionalise Equity-Sensitive Governance Mechanisms, Aremu Urges Stakeholders
A former Ag. Head of the Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin, Prof. Fatai Ayinde Aremu, has urged policy makers to ensure the institutionalisation of equity-sensitive governance mechanisms across all ...

Day Authors, Books and Civilization Met
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 North Traditional Rulers Thank Tinubu and AbdulRazaq for Salihu Danladi's Emergence as APC Governorship Candidate
Traditional rulers from Kwara North Senatorial District have expressed appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq following the emergence of Salihu Yakubu Danladi as the governorshi...

2026-05-23

Bolakale Kawu Emerges PDP Governorship Candidate for 2027
Nigeria Rural Electrification Agency (NREA) former Executive Director, Bolakale Kawu, yesterday clinched the Kwara State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for next year. Kawu's choice as the PD...

APC Is One Family: Yahaya Seriki Calls for Calm, Distances Support Base from Reported Protest
The attention of our principal, Ambassador Abdulfatai Yahaya Seriki, MFR, has been drawn to reports published by Just Event Online and some other online media platforms regarding a protest allegedly staged by certain a...