2026-04-27

Over 460,000 Kwara Households Benefit from Federal Cash Transfer Programme
The Federal Government, in collaboration with the Kwara State Government, has intensified efforts to deepen social protection across the state, with over 460,000 households benefiting from the Household Prosperity and ...

KWACCIMA Urges Removal of Mining from Exclusive List to Boost State Control
The Kwara State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA) has called for mining to be removed from the Exclusive Legislative List, stating that granting states greater authority over their solid m...

Kwara PDP Ready to Reclaim Power from APC in 2027 General Election
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced it is prepared to wrest back power from the incumbent All Progressives Congress in the upcoming 2027 general elections. State PDP chairman I...

NDLEA Seizes Deadly Captagon Pills in Kwara, Uncovers Massive Tramadol Haul
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted the lethal terror drug, Captagon, in Kwara State. The latest confiscation occurs five years after the substance, an amphetamine-type stimulant, w...

Emir of Ilorin Congratulates Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on AKSU Honorary Doctorate
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, has congratulated the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, CFR, on the award of a...

Pilgrims Welfare Board Unveils Revised Flight Schedule, Vaccination Begins April 27
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has announced revised departure dates for intending pilgrims, who will now travel to the Holy Land on May 6, 7 and 8. The board's Executive Secretary, Alhaji AbdulK...

Former Kaiama LGA Chairman, Abubakar Sadiq Declares for House of Reps Seat Under PDP
A former chairman of Kaiama Local Government Council, Hon. Abubakar Sadiq Ahmed, has announced his intention to contest the House of Representatives seat for the Kaiama/Baruten federal constituency in Kwara State on th...

2026-04-26

Woman Observing Purdah Declares for Kwara Central Senate Seat on PDP Platform
Hajia Halimat Hassan Zarruq, a woman who observes purdah, has announced her bid for the Kwara Central senatorial district on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2027 general elections. Hai...

Kwara PHCDA Identifies Misinformation as Major Obstacle in Polio Fight
The Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (PHCDA) has identified misinformation as a significant barrier to polio eradication efforts, particularly at the grassroots level across the state. This wa...

Mahalia Ahman-Pategi Declares Bid for Kwara Governorship, Becomes APC's First Female Contender
Mahalia Aisha Ahman-Pategi has formally announced her bid for the Kwara State governorship seat in the 2027 general elections, making her the first female aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

2026-04-25

Kwara Hospitals Management Board, Police Strengthen Collaboration on Healthcare Security
The management of the Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (KWHMB), led by Dr. Abdulraheem Malik, held a strategic capacity-building engagement with the Commissioner of Police, CP Adekimi Ojo and senior officers of t...

2026-04-24

KWASU Student Teslimat Nurudeen Makes History with First Solo Flight in Ilorin
Teslimat Abiola Nurudeen, a final-year student of the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering of Kwara State University, has made history by becoming the first undergraduate from the institution to com...

ASUP Issues 48-Hour Ultimatum to Offa Poly Rector Over Alleged Life Threat
A fresh industrial crisis is brewing at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State between the management and the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP. The Union accused the Rector of the i...

PDP Aspirant Sheni Ibiwoye Unveils People First Agenda for Kwara 2027 Race
A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State, Sheni Ibiwoye (SAN), has outlined his policy priorities ahead of the 2027 elections, focusing on security, economic developm...

Kwara PDP Youths Stage Protest, Allege Political Victimisation of Saraki Over Offa Robbery Case
Youths of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State on Thursday staged a protest against what they described as the alleged political victimisation of the party's leader, Bukola Saraki, over the 2018 Offa bank ...

Senator Ashiru Formally Declares 2027 Governorship Bid, Unveils Policy Blueprint in Ilorin
The Deputy Senate Leader and Senator representing Kwara South Senatorial District, Oyelola Ashiru, has formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State on the platform of the All...

U.S. Embassy Signs Three-Year MoU with Ilorin Innovation Hub to Boost Kwara's Tech Sector
The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ilorin Innovation Hub to support the development of Kwara State's technology sector. In a st...

Two Dead, 12 Injured as Bus Collides with Trailer at Oloriegbe Community in Olooru
A fatal road accident that occurred yesterday at Oloriegbe community, along the Ogbomosho - Oloru road in Ilorin, Kwara State, claimed the lives of two persons. LEADERSHIP gathered that 12 other persons sustain...