2026-09-01

Ilorin West LG Chairman Joins Rescue Operation as Family Members Remain Trapped
The Chairman of Ilorin West Local Government, Hon. AbdulRahman Babatunde Ladan, has joined the ongoing rescue operation at Ile Oyan Masalasi Gogoro, Popo Giwa, Ilorin, where a building at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, besid...

Rescue Operation Underway After Building Collapse at Popo Giwa, Ilorin
Men of the Fire Service have been photographed carrying a girl who was rescued from the rubble during the ongoing rescue operation at Ile Oyan Masalasi Gogoro, Popo Giwa, Ilorin. The incident occurred in the ea...

Kwara United Fight Back to Draw 2-2 with Kano Pillars in NPFL Opener
Kwara United were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw against Kano Pillars in their opening fixture of the 2026/27 Euromatch Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season on Sunday at the Rashidi Yekini Mainbowl, George In...

Abdulraheem Shola Scores Against Former Club Kwara United on Kano Pillars Debut
bdulraheem Shola enjoyed a goalscoring start to his Kano Pillars career but admitted he found it difficult to celebrate after scoring against former club Kwara United. The midfielder put Pillars ahead in the 11...

Kwara IGR Grows from N30.6bn in 2019 to N92.2bn in 2025, Boosting Fiscal Independence
Kwara State has emerged among Nigeria's relatively more fiscally self-reliant states, following a sustained rise in its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) under Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq. The development ...

Kwara Secures Accreditation for Community Midwifery Programme at College of Nursing Sciences
Kwara State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tertiary Education and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN), has secured accreditation for the Community Midwifery Programme at the K...

2026-08-31

INEC Lists 13 Political Parties for 2027 Kwara Governorship Election
A total of 13 political parties will contest the Kwara State governorship election in the 2027 general elections, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Tribune gathered that the...

Hakeem Lawal Dismisses Reports Linking Him to APC Deputy Governorship Ticket
Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, son of the late former Kwara State Governor, Muhammad Alabi Lawal, has dismissed reports linking him to the All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship ticket for the 2027 election. ...

We Are All Together: Hakeem Lawal Dismisses APC Rift, Says Party Will Unite Ahead of 2027
Former Kwara State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, has expressed confidence that the party will resolve its internal differences and remain un...

PDP, ADC Reject Kwara's New Political Advertising Fees, Demand Review
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Kwara State have rejected the new political campaign advertising permit charges introduced by the Kwara State Signage and Advertisement Ag...

UNILORIN Law Faculty Sets Record as 16 Graduates Earn First Class at Bar Exams
No fewer than 16 graduates of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), have bagged First Class Honours in the just-concluded Bar Final Examinations of the Nigerian Law School. Another 58 graduates o...

Hajia Munirat Akanbi-Bello Emerges New PSN Kwara Chairman
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Kwara State branch, has elected Hajia Munirat Akanbi-Bello as its new chairman. Akanbi-Bello emerged victorious at the association’s election held on Saturday in Ilo...

Christian Group, NGO Counsel 105 Kwara Girls on Safety, Growing Up
A Christian group, When Women Pray, and non-governmental organisation, She Legacy Girls, have counselled 105 girls aged between 10 and 17 on maturity, personal safety and other challenges associated with growing up. ...

2026-08-30

Hakeem Lawal Reaffirms Loyalty to APC and Backs Yakubu Salihu-Danladi for 2027
Former Kwara State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Hakeem Lawal, has reaffirmed his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawa...

Edu/Moro/Patigi Lawmaker Challenges Mustapha's Claims on Competence and Zoning in Kwara Politics
On a recent edition of Channels Television's Politics Today, Senator Saliu Mustapha, who represents Kwara Central in the National Assembly, made a claim that deserves a direct and honest response. Discussing the politi...

Over 1,500 Indigent Residents Benefit from Free Medical Outreach in Arandun
More than 1,500 indigent residents of Arandun Community with various ailments have benefited from a free medical outreach in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports tha...

2026-08-29

My Staying Back in PDP Is for My People in Kwara - Bukola Saraki
Former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, yesterday called on the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) across Kwara State to strengthen their grassroots structures, remain united and take ownership o...