2025-11-21

TESCOM Releases 2025 CBT Promotion Examination Results
Following the just concluded CBT Promotion Examination conducted on the 30th October, 2025 the Executive Chairman, Mall Bello Tauheed Abubakar has directed the release of the 2025 CBT promotion examination results. ...

Governor AbdulRazaq and Emir of Ilorin to Grace State Qur'an Memorisation Competition Closing Ceremony
The grand finale and closing ceremony of the Kwara State Qur'an Memorisation Competition will hold on Sunday. The competition is scheduled to take place at the George Innih Stadium Complex, Ilorin, beginning at...

Girls' Education Boost: Kwara Government Launches N40,000 Cash Transfer for 32,420 Female Secondary School Pupils
The Kwara State Government has launched the disbursement of N40,000 conditional cash transfers to at least 32,420 female students in public secondary schools, as part of efforts to boost girls' education and reduce dro...

NOA Condemns Kebbi Schoolgirls Abduction and Kwara Church Attack
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has condemned both the abduction of 25 students at the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Kebbi State and the attack on worshippers in Eruku, Kwara State. I...

Kwara Police Debunk Viral Video Claiming Eruku Church Attackers Arrested
Police in Kwara have debunked a viral video circulating on social media which alleged that the bandits who invaded the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Eruku, in the Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, have been ar...

Kwara HMB Investigates Cottage Hospital Over Claims of Poor Labour Management and Staff Misconduct
The Kwara State Hospitals Management Board (HMB) has announced that it has launched a formal investigation into allegations of medical negligence at Cottage Hospital, Adewole/Olorunsogo, Ilorin. The action foll...

Ilorin Games Fiesta Receives Boost as Engr. Kale Kawu Agaka Funds 100 Tickets
The 3rd edition of the Ilorin Games Fiesta is set to receive a significant boost as the Dan Iya of Ilorin Emirate, Engr. Kale Kawu Agaka, has generously funded 100 tickets for interested participants ahead of the event...

NGF Chairman, Governor AbdulRazaq Announces Major NGF Overhaul to Prioritise Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
The 36 governors across the states of the federation, operating under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF), have reaffirmed their commitment to aiding efforts at strengthening subnational support for gend...

Governor AbdulRazaq Mourns Friend Segun Awolowo Jr., Grandson of Late Obafemi Awolowo
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed deep sorrow and stated he is heartbroken over the death of his friend and associate, Mr. Segun Awolowo Jr. Segun Awolowo Jr., who served two terms as ...

2025-11-20

Governor AbdulRazaq Meets Kwara CAN After Eruku Church Attack
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, met with the state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday, as authorities intensified their response to the attack on the Christ Apost...

Cottage Hospital Adewole Accused of Negligence After New Mother Suffers Severe Complications and Newborn Dies
A family in Ilorin has levelled serious allegations of medical negligence against Cottage Hospital, Adewole/Olorunsogo, following the death of a newborn baby and severe complications suffered by the mother during child...

NHRC Demands Urgent Federal Action Over Rising Insecurity
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called upon the Federal Government to take urgent action against those responsible for the recent surge in killings and kidnappings across Kebbi, Kwara, and other parts o...

Bandits Abduct Four Rice Farmers in Kwara's Edu LGA Day After Eruku Church Raid
Suspected bandits have reportedly abducted four rice farmers in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred barely 24 hours after gunmen attacked a church in Eruku, Ekiti Lo...

Insecurity: Kwara Shuts Down Schools in Five LGAs Following Deadly Attacks
The Kwara State Government has directed the immediate closure of schools across five Local Government Areas following a wave of deadly attacks that have unsettled several communities within 48 hours. The direct...

2025-11-19

STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE: President Tinubu Postpones Trip To G20 And AU-EU Summits For Further Security Briefings, Directs Military, Police To Deploy More Men To Kwara
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed his scheduled trip to Johannesburg, South Africa and Luanda, Angola, as he awaits further security briefings on the kidnapped Kebbi schoolgirls and the attack on Christ Aposto...

Bandits Kill Two Worshippers and Abduct Pastor in Eruku
Bandits launched an attack on a branch of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) congregation on Tuesday evening in the Eruku community of Kwara State, killing worshippers and abducting the pastor and several others, accord...

2025-11-18

Female Hotel Staff Strangled to Death by Suspected Assailants at Babaode
A female kitchen staff member of an Ilorin-based hotel, located in the Babaode area of the state capital, has been allegedly murdered by yet to be identified assailants. The unidentified staff member was said t...

Youth Empowerment: Kwara Govt Distributes N5.4 Million Entrepreneurship Grants to Tertiary Students
The Kwara State Government has empowered students across tertiary institutions in the state with a total of N5.4 million in entrepreneurship grants. Fifteen contestants were selected from over 500 applicants who submit...

Kwara Govt Enforces Strict No Life Jacket, No Entry Rule After Distributing 2,500 Life Jackets
The Kwara State Government has declared the safety of residents using water transport as "non-negotiable" as it begins strict enforcement of the "no life jacket, no entry" policy across all waterways. This acti...

Ambassador Olufolake Abdulrazaq Wins Prestigious 2024/2025 Zik Prize for Uplifting Women and Vulnerable Groups
Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has celebrated her Kwara counterpart, Ambassador Olufolake Abdulrazaq, for receiving the prestigious 2024/2025 Zik Prize in Humanitarian Services Leadership. In her congrat...

Summit University Offa Schedules 5th and 6th Combined Convocation for December
Summit University, Offa (SUNO) has announced its 5th and 6th combined convocation ceremonies for the 2025/2026 academic year. The series of events are scheduled to hold from Wednesday, 3rd December, to Saturday, 6th De...

Ipee-Offa Land Tussle: Court Restrains Parties from Claiming Odo Pooro Area Until Appeal is Determined
The Kwara State High Court in Ilorin, presided over by Justice Y. A. Dikko, has granted the application of the Ipee community to appeal against the recent judgment of a High Court in Offa, which had declared that the P...

Governor AbdulRazaq Greets Markaz Director Sheikh Habeebullah El-Ilory on 67th Birthday
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq CON, has joined Muslims, especially the Markaz community in Nigeria and beyond, to celebrate the Director of the Arabic and Islamic Training Centre (Markaz Agege), Sheikh Mo...