2026-02-05

Kwara Fire Service Contains Blaze at Commissioner Log Way, Saves Adjoining Structures
A fire outbreak on Tuesday night gutted five offices within a storey building situated along Commissioner Lodge Way in the Government Reserved Area (GRA) of Ilorin, Kwara State. The Kwara State Fire Service con...

Kwara PDP Dismisses Defections to APC, Insists Party Remains Strong for 2027
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has declared that recent defections of some members to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are isolated incidents that will neither weaken the party's...

KWASU Final-Year Student Dies in Fatal Crash After Being Denied Exam Entry Over Missing ID
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 ...

Senator Saliu Mustapha Condemns Kaiama Massacre, Mourns Victims
Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, has strongly condemned Tuesday evening's terrorist attack on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area that claimed at least 40 li...

Kwara Deputy Governor, NOA Urge Pilgrims to Be Exemplary Ambassadors in Holy Land
The National Orientation Agency (NOA), Kwara State Directorate, has urged intending Christian pilgrims to demonstrate discipline, integrity, and responsible citizenship throughout the 2025 Holy Pilgrimage. Spea...

Red Cross Confirms 162 Dead in Kwara Village Massacre, One of Nigeria's Deadliest Attacks
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...

Governor AbdulRazaq: Woro Massacre Was Genocide for Rejecting Bandits' Indoctrination
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has described the killing of residents of Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday evening by bandits as genocide. Spe...

President Tinubu Deploys Full Army Battalion to Woro After Boko Haram Slaughters Up to 170
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of an army battalion to Woro, a village in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, where Boko Haram terrorists killed dozens of villagers in an overnight attack...

Kaiama Massacre: 102 Confirmed Dead, 75 Given Mass Burial as Emir Declares Worst Attack in Nigerian History
The Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Omar Muazu, has confirmed that at least 102 persons were killed in Tuesday's bandit attack on Woro and Nuku communities, with 75 given mass burial according to Islamic rites while others were...

70 Victims of Tuesday Bandit Massacre Buried in Mass Funeral at Woro Community
Seventy persons were reportedly buried en masse on Wednesday afternoon at the Woro Community in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, following an attack by bandits on Tuesday evening. This disclosure was made b...

2026-02-04

Book review: Understanding Mallam Yusuf Ali, the Kuliya of Ilorin
A review of Abiodun Abdulkareem's book, 'Kuliya of Ilorin: A Life of Purpose' by Professor Hauwa Imam THE author of the book, 'Kuliya of Ilorin: A Life of Purpose,' is Abiodun Abdul Kareem, the acting Ed...

Emir of Ilorin Felicitates with Tafida Baraje on His 75th Birthday Anniversary
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has felicitated with the Tafida of Ilorin Emirate, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje CON, on th...

27 Youths Benefit from Dele Shittu Foundation's Free Mentorship Programme in Ilorin
A total of 27 youths from across the country have benefited from a free mentorship programme organised by a non-governmental organisation, the Dele Shittu Foundation. The beneficiaries were selected from various fields...

Kwara Poly Debunks March 9 Resumption Rumour, Urges Students to Disregard Viral Message
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. ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Condemns Deadly Bandit Attacks on Woro and Nuku Communities in Kaiama
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...

Ifelodun LG Chairman Orders Squatters to Vacate Forests Immediately to Avoid Security Consequences
The Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, has ordered all individuals squatting in the forest areas of communities currently being terrorised by bandits within the council ...

AIPUFT 2026: Edu, Patigi and Four Other LGAs to Compete as Organisers Announce February 14 Final
Sixteen grassroots football teams drawn from six local government areas of Kwara State are set to compete for cash rewards and other prizes in the AIEDU Inter-Local Government Area Peace and Unity Football Tournament (...

300 Kwara Students Benefit as MOK Foundation Increases Scholarship Slots by 50 Per Cent
The Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation has awarded its annual WAEC scholarship to 300 secondary school students across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State. This figure represents a significant 50 per c...

Bandits Kill 10, Raze Emir's Palace in Fresh Attack on Woro Community, Kaiama
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, ...

2026-02-03

EFCC Arrests Ten Suspects for Illegal Mining Along Ilorin-Ogbomosho Axis
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested ten individuals suspected of engaging in illegal mining activities along the Ilorin-Ogbomosho axis. ...

Omo Ibile Igbomina Hails Gov AbdulRazaq for Reopening Schools in Kwara South
The apex socio-cultural organisation of Igbomina people in Kwara State, Omo Ibile Igbomina, has commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for directing the reopening of primary and post-primary schools in Kwara South S...

Kwara College of Education, Oro Reopens as Government Declares Security Situation Improved
The Kwara State College of Education, Oro, in Irepodun Local Government Area, has resumed academic and administrative activities following a directive from the state government citing significantly improved security co...

CIPM Kwara Confers Grand Patron Honour on Al-Hikmah Founder, Abdulraheem Oladimeji
The Kwara State Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM) has conferred the honour of Grand Patron on the Founder of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Alhaji Chief Abdulraheem Oladimeji, i...

Justice Adebara: Small Claims Court Needs Internet-Speed Registry, Mobile Bailiffs, Tech-Savvy Magistrates
The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Hon. Justice Abiodun Adebara, has urged stakeholders to work together to develop a small claims court system that will serve as a national model of excellence. Speaking at a one-...

KWASU Dean Calls for Creation of Ministry of Interfaith Relations to Curb Religious Tension
Professor Isiaka Zubair Aliagan, Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology at Kwara State University, Malete, has advocated greater interfaith understanding and religious tolerance on Nigerian uni...

Kwara Gamji Members Hold Special Prayer for Sir Ahmadu Bello 60 Years After Assassination
The Gamji Members Association (GAMA), Kwara State chapter, on Monday held a special prayer session in Ilorin to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the assassination of the Premier of Northern Nigeria and Sardauna of S...

Bukola Saraki Reaches Out with Cash, Solidarity to Kidnapped Monarchs' Families, Deserted Villages
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...

L-PRES: Kwara Govt Launches State One-Health Platform to Tackle Emerging Diseases
The Kwara State Government has inaugurated a multi-sectoral committee to reinforce the One-Health approach and improve disease surveillance, detection, prevention, and response to public health threats across th...

2026-02-02

TMC Describes Death of Professor Badmus Yusuf as Profound Loss to Kwara and National Islamic Scholarship
The Kwara State Chapter of the Muslim Congress (TMC) has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Professor Badmus Olanrewaju Yusuf. The organisation described his death as a significant loss to the state's Mu...

Hammed Ayinla Foundation Honours Sports Contributors, Calls for Permanent Tribute to Football Legend Yusuf Salami
The Founder of the Hammed Ayinla Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based in Ilorin, Dr Ahmed Ayinla, has called for the immortalisation of the late Alhaji Yusuf Salami, founder of Al-Yusuf Salami Rocks Footba...

AbdulRazaq Govt Launches Capacity-Building Programme for 16 LG Livestock Farmers
The Kwara State Government has launched a comprehensive capacity-building and study tour programme for livestock farmers across the state aimed at boosting food security, modernising animal production, and aligning wit...

Ilorin Property Firm DaatHomes Seeks Partnership with Kwara Government to Build 5,000 Bungalows
An Ilorin, Kwara State-based property firm, DaatHomes Investment Ltd, has extended a hand of partnership to the Kwara State Government to provide quality and affordable housing to residents. The company announced that ...

Outstanding Leadership Earns Chief R.O. Balogun Fresh Mandate as Kwara Red Cross Chairman
Chief R. O. Balogun, SAN, has been re-elected Chairman of the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS), Kwara State Branch, at the branch's Annual General Meeting held at the NRCS Kwara State Branch Secretariat. Membe...

Run for Governor in 2027: Moro Group Drums Support for Ex-APC Chairman Bashir Bolarinwa
Moro Progressive Links (MPL), a socio-cultural and community-based organisation in Moro Local Government Area, has urged the immediate past Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Hon. Bashir Om...

Kwara United Complete Six New Signings in Desperate Bid to Beat Relegation
Kwara United have strengthened their squad with six new signings as the 2025/2026 Nigeria Premier Football League season enters a crucial phase. The new players are Abdulsalam Abdulsalam from Kada Warriors, Han...