2025-03-25

Kwara State Vows to Combat Early Marriage Through Partnership with National Coalition
The Kwara State Government has pledged to safeguard the girl child from early marriage, partnering with the National Coalition of Civil Society to End Child Marriage in Nigeria to advance this objective. Deputy...

Over 2,000 Fed, 10 Honoured: Kwara-born UK Resident Showcases Gratitude to Home Community
A UK-based Kwara State native, Mr Abdullateef Bibire, recently fed over 2,000 residents in Ilorin and awarded 10 community service champions with certificates and cash grants through his foundation. The initiative, hel...

Cross River Partners Kwara-Based JR Farms for 30,000-Hectare Coffee Plantation Drive
The Cross River State Government has partnered with Kwara State-based agribusiness firm JR Farms to establish a 30,000-hectare coffee plantation across all 18 local government areas (LGAs) of Cross River over the next ...

Kwara United Management Warn Technical Team After Home Defeat to Akwa United
Kwara United have issued a stern warning to their technical team following the home defeat to Akwa United in the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). In a statement released on Monday by Club Chairman Mr. Ku...

Kwara Govt Urges Private Crèches to Register Amid Compliance Drive for Childcare Standards
The Kwara State Government has called on private school proprietors operating crèches to comply with registration procedures to enhance childcare standards and ensure regulatory oversight. The directive was is...

Kwara Ministry of Youth Development Launches Agricultural Training Programme for Job Creation
The Kwara State Ministry of Youth Development has announced plans to train and financially empower young people to drive an agricultural revolution in the state. Commissioner Shehu Ndanusa outlined this strateg...

KWASU VC Congratulates Dr. Olohungbebe on Historic Education Commissioner Appointment
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, has congratulated Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe on his recent appointment as Commissioner of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Develop...

2025-03-24

Kwara State Launches Pilot Soil Lab to Modernise Agriculture and Boost Farm Yields
Kwara State is advancing agricultural innovation with the installation of a pilot Soil Assessment Laboratory at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ilorin. This initiative, part of the Nigerian Farmers...

IEYDA Pleads for Peaceful Resolution to Ilorin’s Religious Leadership Dispute
The Ilorin Emirate Youth Development Association (IEYDA), under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Emir of Ilorin, has called for urgent intervention by emirate authorities and stakeholders to resolve the ongoing ...

Magaji Onikijipa Demand Accountability Over Sheikh Al-Ilory’s Attacks on Mufty’s Reputation
Stakeholders in the Ilorin Emirate have been urged to address Sheikh Habibullahi Adam Al-Ilory, a scholar at the Markaz Centre for Arabic and Islamic Studies in Agege, Lagos State, over his persistent personal attacks ...

Kwara United Fall to Akwa United as NPFL Week 30 Delivers Thrills and Disciplinary Warnings
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Week 30 fixtures, played yesterday, delivered dramatic results with two away victories and two red cards. Abia Warriors and Akwa United secured crucial wins over Heartland FC ...

2025-03-23

Gov Abdulrazaq greets ex-Navy Chief Admiral Afolayan at 80
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq sends his hearty felicitations to the former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Samuel Olajide Afolayan (retired) as he celebrated his 80th birthday today, March 23, 2025. ...

Gov AbdulRazaq Describes Wole Oke’s Death as Painful Exit of a Visionary Leader
Kwara State Governor, His Excellency AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed profound sorrow over the death of Chief Wole Oke, a revered All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, lawmaker during Nigeria’s Second Republic...

Kwara TESCOM Invites 180 Additional Candidates for Final Recruitment Stage Amid LGA Shortages
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has invited an additional 180 applicants who sat the computer-based test (CBT) for a make-up interview to address staffing shortages in specific subject areas and ac...

2025-03-22

Oyun LGA Chairman Inspects Damage After Igbonna Communities Hit by Severe Storm
A severe downpour on Wednesday devastated Igbonna communities in Oyun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State, collapsing several buildings and an educational institution. The heavy rainfall caused widesprea...

Over 220 Beneficiaries Get Food Packages at Kwara’s Ramadan Relief Drive in Ilorin
Over 220 widows and disadvantaged individuals in Kwara State have received food supplies and Ramadan packages to ease their hardships during the holy month. The distribution event, flagged off in Ilorin and spo...

Kwara Firefighters Respond in Time to Rescue Nursing Mother and Infant from Fire
The Kwara State Fire Service rescued a middle-aged nursing mother and her one-year-old child from a life-threatening fire in Awolowo, Tanke area of Ilorin South Local Government on Thursday. City Round reported...