2026-06-22

Mathew Arinze Exits Kwara United After Three Years, Attracts Interest from NPFL, African Clubs
Defender Mathew Arinze has parted ways with Kwara United Football Club following the expiration of his contract, DAILY POST reports. The towering centre-back leaves the Ilorin-based side, affectionately known a...

112 Kwara Police Officers Complete Combat Operations Training to Boost Security
No fewer than 112 junior police officers of the Kwara State Police Command have completed a two-week combat operations training programme aimed at enhancing their tactical capabilities and improving operational readine...

Local Government Autonomy 100% Effective in Kwara Under AbdulRazaq - Salahu
The Senior Adviser and Counsellor to the Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Saadu Salahu, has declared that local government autonomy is 100 per cent effective under the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. ...

PCN Closes 724 Illegal Drug Premises in Kwara, Tasks Regulatory Bodies on Grassroots Surveillance
The recent discovery and closure of 724 illegal drug premises in Kwara State by inspectors of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) from Abuja has sparked serious concern among the Kwara State Government and health sec...

2026-06-21

40 Years After: GSS Malete Class of 1986 Reunites in Ilorin, Tasks Alumni on Giving Back
An educationist and Director of the Centre for Ilorin Studies, University of Ilorin, Professor Issa Olanrongbe Sanusi, has called on old students of secondary schools across the country to remain committed to the devel...

2026-06-20

AATU Expands Academic Portfolio as NUC Approves 15 New Programmes
AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke-Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State, has recorded a major milestone following the approval of 15 additional academic programmes by the National Universities Commission (NUC), signi...

Abdulrazaq Presents Danladi as APC Governorship Candidate During Courtesy Visit to Emir of Ilorin
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq and the Speaker of the House of Assembly and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, paid a courtesy visit to the...

2026-06-18

Kwara Police Debunk False Bandit Alarm in OKE-OYI, Vow to Prosecute Purveyors of Fake Security Alerts.
The Kwara State Police Command wishes to categorically debunk the false and misleading information circulating within Oke-Oyi and adjoining communities alleging the presence of bandits in the area. At about 9:1...

MTN ASAP Conference: Gov AbdulRazaq Unveils Multi-Pronged Strategy to Tackle Drug Menace in Kwara
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has raised fresh concerns over the rising incidence of drug abuse among young people, warning that the trend poses a growing threat to public health, security, and the ...

NDLEA: Commercial Buses, Tinted SUVs Used to Smuggle Drugs Into Kwara
The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has raised the alarm that motor parks in Lagos, Oyo, Abuja, and other major cities have become transit points for illicit drug shipments into the st...

Kwara United Technical Director Suleiman Commends AMAPRO Sports Leadership Programme in Ilorin
The technical director of Kwara United FC, Ashifat Suleiman, has praised the AMAPRO Africa Development Programme, noting its significant role in enhancing the managerial skills of participants in the sports sector. ...

NSC Pledges Full Support for Awoniyi's Kwara Kiddies League Grassroots Initiative
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has pledged its full backing for the grassroots football initiative of Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest forward, Taiwo Awoniyi, known as the Kwara Kiddies League, with NSC Chairma...

NSCDC Kwara Arrests Father for Defiling 14-Year-Old Daughter
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, has arrested a man, AbdulRauf Ambali, over allegations of incest, unlawful sexual intercourse with his 14-year-old biological daughter, and pro...

EFCC Witness Testifies No Funds Directly Released to Ex-Governor Ahmed in N5.78bn SUBEB Trial
An investigator with the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Stanley Ujilibo, told a State High Court in Ilorin on Wednesday that no money was directly released to former Kwara S...

Why Kwara North Deserves 2027 Guber Ticket: Adedoyin Defends Danladi, Urges APC Unity
Former Kwara State Commissioner for Information, Raheem Adedoyin, has commended the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the governorship ticket to the Kwara North Senatorial District. He als...

Kwara Govt Files Criminal Defamation Suit Against Saraki Over Alleged False Claims
The Kwara State Government has filed a criminal defamation suit against former Senate President Bukola Saraki, accusing him of making false claims regarding the educational background of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq...