2025-10-24

Offa Poly Management Debunks ASUP Claims of Accreditation Fraud Misappropriation
The management of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara State, has strongly denied claims of accreditation fraud by the institution's academic union, describing the allegations as "false, misleading, and malicious." ...

NAPTIP Partners Media Campaign to Sensitize Kwara Teachers on Human Trafficking Risks
The Kwara State Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched a sensitization campaign in collaboration with the Media Campaign Against Human Trafficking. Th...

Prof. Olubukola Abdulrazaq, Hadiza Bala Usman Named Headliners for TPP Fest Leadership Dinner
Three of Africa's most accomplished women have been announced as headliners for the Women in Leadership Dinner, one of the flagship events at this year's Peak Performer Festival (TPP Fest), holding in Lagos. Th...

ASUP Offa Demands Explanation For N300 Million Accreditation Fund Expenditure
The crisis between the management of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, and the Academic Staff Union of the institution (ASUP) has deepened, with the union members publicly questioning how the management expended approxima...

25 Year Old Hammed Tunde Dies After Being Stabbed by Friend Gafar in Oja Gboro
A 25-year-old man, Hammed Usman Tunde, has been stabbed to death, allegedly by his friend, identified simply as Gafar, during a quarrel over a woman. The tragic incident, Daily Trust gathered, occurred on Tuesd...

NAHCON Renews Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Board's Hajj Operating License for 2026
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has renewed the Hajj operating license of the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board for the 2026 Hajj exercise. The announcement was made by the NAHCON Zonal...

Nine Years After Kidnap Ese Oruru Graduates From UNILORIN With Second Class Upper
Ese Rita Oruru, who was kidnapped as a 13-year-old and forcibly married, has graduated from the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, earning a Second Class Upper degree in Education Technology on Thursday, Oct...

2025-10-23

Female Footballers in Ilorin Face Criticism for Playing in Hijabs and Leggings
In Kwara, a Muslim-majority state in north-central Nigeria where religious traditions strongly influence daily life, some young women are actively defying cultural expectations through football. These young ath...

Kwara Ministry of Justice Generates N745 Million from Legal Drafting and Vetting
The Kwara State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Senior Ibrahim Sulyman, has announced that the ministry generated N745,048,000 from legal drafting and vetting of over 100 agreements in the last six month...

Kwara United Confirms Ashifat Suleiman as New Technical Adviser
Kwara United have officially confirmed the appointment of Ashifat Suleiman as their new Technical Adviser, DAILY POST reports. Suleiman's permanent appointment was ratified by the Ilorin club on Wednesday. The ...

Babalola Foundation Awards Scholarships to 877 Kwara Students, Undergraduates
The Bayo and Bunmi Babalola Foundation (BBBF) has awarded scholarships to approximately 877 students and undergraduates in Kwara State. This latest disbursement brings the total number of students who have benefited fr...

Kwara Football Academy Players Courted by Chelsea, Brentford Other European Clubs
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara Sports Commission, Coach Bolakale Mogaji, has revealed that Chelsea Football Club and several other international clubs have expressed interest in signing three players from the Kwar...

No Unauthorised Charges Commissioner Warns School Principals As WASSCE Registration Commences
The Kwara State Government has issued a stern warning to principals of senior secondary schools across the state against imposing unauthorized charges during the upcoming 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Exa...

Kwara Hospitals Board Aims to Be Leading Provider of Climate-Smart Healthcare
KW-HMB secures accreditation for six pharmacy departments to train graduate pharmacists and bridge manpower gap The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KW-HMB), North Central Nigeria, has reaffirmed its com...

Kwara PDP Chieftain Esinrogunjo Arraigned in Court Over Alleged Rape of Minor
A former aide to the Kwara State governor and local government chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2024 council elections, Comrade Musbaudeen Esinrogunjo, was on Wednesday arraigned befo...

Kwara's Pioneer SSG Chief Joseph Aderibigbe Dies at 104
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has sent his heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and associates on the death of the pioneer Secretary to the Kwara State Government (SSG) and Head of Service, Sir C...

CP Adekimi Ojo Urges New Constables to Uphold Integrity Human Rights
The Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command, Adekimi Ojo, has charged new police constables to embrace professionalism and respect for human rights as they begin their service. CP Ojo was speaking at the po...

2025-10-22

Kwara Benefits From Renewed Hope Scheme Secures 250 Federal Housing Units
The Kwara State Government announced on Tuesday that it has secured 250 units from the Federal Government's Renewed Hope Mass Housing Scheme, an initiative floated by the President Bola Tinubu administration to provide...

Kwara United Appoints Barrister Ibrahim Abiola as SSA on Special Duties to Club Chairman
The management of Kwara United has appointed Barrister Ibrahim Abiola as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Special Duties to the club chairman, Kumbi Titiloye, BSNSports.com.ng reports. The appointment is p...

Kwara Community Seeks Investors to Capitalize on New Kosubosu-Kaiama-Bode Saadu Road
Alagbon Odetunde community says new Kosubosu-Kaiama-Bode Saadu road opens up isolated area for trade and agriculture Residents of Alagbon Odetunde, a rural community near Bode Saadu in the Moro Local Government...

ASUP Offa Fires Back at Management Calls Conduct Shamefully Mischievous
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Offa chapter, has publicly accused the management of the institution of betrayal of trust following a disagreement between the two bodies. Chairman of the chapte...

Empowering Traditional Rulers: Kwara's Strategy to Secure Mining Sites
Kwara state identifies as leading solid mineral producer, plans sensitisation against illegal mining With Kwara State identified as a potential leading solid minerals-producing area, the government has developed s...

Kwara Reaffirms Commitment to Food Security, Opens 49th NIFST Conference
Kwara State has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening food systems and accelerating agricultural progress as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq declared the 49th Annual Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian ...

Kwara Allocates N8.1 Billion to Offset Gratuities for Retired Staff
The Kwara State Government has earmarked N8.1 billion for the payment of gratuities for retired state and local government staff. The State Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Hawa Nuhu, disclosed this on Tuesday at ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Mourns Death of Olora of Ora, HRH Oba Adebayo Samuel Akolade
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed deep shock over the death of the Olora of Ora, His Royal Highness Oba Adebayo Samuel Akolade JP, who passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025. The Govern...

KWASUED to Benefit From New ICT System Bursary Automation and Lab Equipment
The Kwara State Government has made massive investments in infrastructure, scholarships, and innovation across its tertiary education sector between April and September 2025, resulting in 100% accreditation for all cou...

2025-10-21

KWARA CAILS Appoints Mrs. Sherifat Olatunji as Substantive Bursar
The Governing Council of the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (KWARA CAILS), Ilorin, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Sherifat Oluwakemi Olatunji as the substantive Bursar of the institution....

Kwara APC Women Set Ambitious Target for 2027: All Six Federal House Seats
Former Kwara State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hon. Mopelola Abdulmalik Bashir, has announced that women in the state are intensifying efforts to secure all six Federal House of Representatives seats under the plat...

UNILORIN to Graduate 11,886 Students as Institution Marks 50th Anniversary
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced that a total of 11,886 students will graduate during its 40th Convocation ceremonies, an event that coincides with the institution's Golden Jubilee Anniversary, marking...

N2 Billion Spent on Renovation of George Innih Stadium Indoor Sports Hall
The Kwara State Government has spent a sum of N2 billion on the renovation of the Indoor Sports Hall of the George Innih Stadium complex in Ilorin, the state capital. This figure was disclosed by the Executive ...

Omu Aran Monarch Commends Governor AbdulRazaq Over Life Saver Water Works Project
The people of Omu Aran community in the Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have highly commended the administration of Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for the ongoing rehabilitation of the Omu Aran water wor...

UNILORIN Secures N1.6 Billion from NELFUND to Support 12,983 Students
The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has announced that it has obtained N1.6 billion from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to support 12,983 students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The funding will cover ...

New Jebba Water Works Completed to Supply 200,000 Litres of Purified Water Daily
The administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has completed the construction of a new waterworks in Jebba, Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State. This project is aimed at definitively addressing the long st...

Offa Sports Stadium Phase One to be Completed in Six Months, Says Consultant
The management of Urban Nexus Limited, the consultant handling the construction of the Offa Sports Stadium in Kwara State, has assured that Phase One of the multi-billion-naira project will be completed in six months. ...

Oke-Ode Community Pleads With Governor AbdulRazaq to Appoint New Elesa
The people of Oke Ode town in the Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State have urgently called on Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to expedite the appointment of a new Elesa to fill the leadership vacuum created b...