2026-07-01

PDP Unveils Rev. Fawenu as Kawu's Running Mate for 2027 Kwara Guber Election
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has unveiled Reverend Cornelius Fawenu as the running mate to its governorship candidate, Bolakale Kawu, for the 2027 governorship election. The ann...

Kwara Tasks Stakeholders on Environmental Sanitation as State Records 50% Drop in Malaria Cases
The Kwara State Government has announced a 50 per cent reduction in malaria prevalence within the state, dropping from 26 per cent to 13 per cent, but warned that poor environmental sanitation still accounts for about ...

Kwara Chief Judge Orders Release of 6 Inmates in Jail Delivery Exercise
The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Adebara, has ordered the release of six inmates during a jail delivery exercise at the Old Ilorin Custodial Centre, Okekura. The inmates were released following a...

Kwara APC Presents INEC Nomination Form to Governorship Candidate Yakubu Danladi-Salihu
The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday, officially presented the Independent National Electoral Commission nomination form to its governorship candidate, Yakubu Danladi-Salihu. Th...

Olododo Emerges APC Candidate for Ilorin East/Ilorin South, Pledges Purposeful Representation
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency in 2027, Engr. Abdulquawiy Olododo, has appreciated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, party leaders, stakeholders and s...

2026-06-30

KWASU Clarifies Staff Salary Structure, Dismisses Online Report as False
The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has dismissed as misleading and factually incorrect claims that its employees are not benefiting from the new N100,000 minimum wage. In a statement issu...

Senator Saliu Mustapha Flags Off N1.5 Billion Agric Inputs for Kwara Farmers
The senator representing Kwara Central at the National Assembly, Saliu Mustapha, has flagged off the distribution of agric inputs worth over N1.5 billion to thousands of smallholder farmers across Kwara State under the...

2026-06-29

AATU Hails Appointment of Former UNILAG VC Ogundipe as NUC Governing Board Chairman
AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke-Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State has felicitated with the former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, on his appointment ...

Twelve Secondary Schools Qualify for Semi-Finals of 2026 Kwara State Tax Club Quiz Competition
Twelve secondary schools have secured places in the semi-final stage of the 2026 Kwara State Tax Club quiz competition after emerging successful in the preliminary rounds. The quiz is being organised by the Kwa...

Bukola Saraki Joins Global Leaders at Lake Como Workshop on Future of International Partnerships
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has joined global leaders and policy experts at an international workshop in Lake Como, Italy, to discuss the future of global partnerships amid concerns over the United State...

Governor AbdulRazaq Orders Minor Cabinet Reshuffle, Relieves All Advisers of Appointments
All advisers, including the deputy chief of staff and principal private secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State have been relieved of their appointments. A statement on Monday issued by the ...

2026-06-27

Offa-Born Professor Abiodun Lukman Azeez Appointed Professor of Neurosurgery at University of Utah
Offa-born Professor Abiodun Lukman Azeez has been appointed a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States of America. This was contained in a statement by Comrade Taofeek ...

Kwara Government Reaffirms Commitment to Tertiary Education Growth and Staff Welfare
The Supervising Commissioner for the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology in Kwara State met with the heads of all Kwara State-owned tertiary institutions last Thursday. Discussions focused on...