2026-09-10

Governor AbdulRazaq Approves Implementation of 2025 Promotion for State Workers
The Kwara State Government has approved the implementation of the 2025 promotion for workers in the mainstream of the State Civil Service, as well as the 2024 and 2025 promotion for workers in Agencies, Parastatals and...

NBTE Approves National Diploma in Artificial Intelligence for Kwara Polytechnic
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has granted approval for the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin to commence a National Diploma (ND) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) from the next academic sessio...

Lola Ashiru's Political Structures in Offa Collapse into PDP Amid APC Realignment
The political realignment in Kwara State ahead of the 2027 elections intensified yesterday as all the political structures of the Deputy Senate Leader, Lola Ashiru, in Offa Local Government Area of the state have been ...

NDC Candidate Ajia Promises Kwankwaso-Style Education Policy if Elected in 2027
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) governorship candidate in Kwara State, Prof. Abdulmumeen Olayinka Ajia, has promised to pursue an education policy modelled on the legacy of the party's vice-presidential candidate...

Brake Failure Causes Accident Involving Gas Cylinders Near Stadium Complex Gate
Tension gripped motorists and other road users along Ibrahim Taiwo Road in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday after a gas-laden Toyota Sienna bus suffered brake failure and crashed into three other vehicles near the Sta...

KWASAA Defends Removal of Kawu's Billboards as Enforcement of Signage Regulations
A fresh political controversy has erupted in Kwara State over the removal of campaign billboards belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Engr. Suleiman Bolakale Kawu. The state governmen...

Kwara Government Commissions Six Youth-Friendly Health Centres Across Selected Facilities
The Kwara State Government has commissioned six youth-friendly centres across selected primary healthcare facilities in the state to improve access to confidential, respectful and adolescent-responsive healthcare servi...

Kwara Youth Political Groups Endorse Speaker Yakubu Salihu Danladi for 2027 Governorship
Youth political groups across the three senatorial districts of Kwara State have rallied support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Speaker Yakubu Salihu Danladi, saying his youthful...

2026-09-09

Kwara Targets Increased Food Production and Jobs Through Livestock Sector Reforms
The Kwara State Government is targeting increased food production, job creation and higher incomes for farmers and pastoralists as it intensifies reforms aimed at transforming the livestock sector into a commercially v...

Oloro of Oro Calls for Collective Effort to Accelerate Infrastructural Development
The Paramount Ruler of Oro Kingdom in Kwara State, Oba Joel Olufayo II, has called for stronger collaboration among governments, indigenes, corporate organisations, residents and other stakeholders to accelerate infras...

2026-09-08

The Honour of a Title, The Weight of a Legacy By Isiaka Kehinde Yusuf Osin
There are honours that come with ceremony, and there are honours that carry a deeper cultural meaning. The forthcoming turbaning of His Excellency, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, as the Sardauna of Ilorin is, to m...

ANA Congratulates Prof. Yusuf Ali on his 73rd Birthday By ANA Media Team
The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Prof. Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday, celebrating his sustained contribution to Nigerian literature, reading culture and youth de...

2026-09-07

What Hosting KU8+ Taught Me About University Visibility By Prof. Abiodun Musa Aibinu, Ph.D.
What happens when you sit among those who built the university system, and the people who remind you that leadership is bigger than the chair. Hosting the 4th KU8+ International Conference at Summit University,...

You are a blessing to Ilorin, IEDPU hails Yusuf Ali at 70
The Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) has described the Kuliya of Ilorin, Prof. Yusuf Ola-Olu Ali, SAN, as a blessing to Ilorin Emirate and Nigeria as he marks his 70th birthday on Monday, September ...

Workers' welfare: Kwara clears outstanding allowances for state counsels
The Kwara State Government has approved the payment of outstanding furniture and robe allowances to state counsels, extending the AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration's record of addressing workers' welfare and cleari...