2025-09-25

Kwara Students Secure Top Honours at National Kids Innovation Challenge 2025
Kwara State has once again taken the spotlight on the national stage as students from the Kwara Coding and Digital Literacy Programme excelled at the National Kids Innovation Challenge 2025, organised by The Destiny Tr...

Governor AbdulRazaq Mourns Passing of Tijaniyyah Spiritual Leader Sheikh Yusuf Agbade
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed deep sorrow over the death of the Grand Khalifah of the Tijaniyyah in Kwara State, Sheikh Yusuf Agbade. He has extended his heartfelt condolences to th...

60 Teachers Trained to Launch Code Clubs Across Kwara Schools in Digital Skills Push
A non-profit organisation, Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSFAI), has trained 60 teachers to drive its newly launched Code Club project in schools across Kwara State. The initiative, implemented i...

DSS Detains Wife of Babanla Monarch Over Alleged Ransom Payment Links
The Department of State Services (DSS) has detained the wife of Oba Aliyu Alabi Yusuf (Arojojoye II), the traditional ruler of Babanla in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, over alleged links to banditry. ...

Kwara PDP Rejects Gana's 'Abuja Handshake' Claim, Vows 2027 Victory on Grassroots Strength
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has stated that the party is relying on the widespread acceptability of its grassroots structures and the people's support as demonstrated during the last lo...

Kwara Police Confirm Fatal Bandit Attacks on Motokun and Agboro Communities
Kwara State Police Command confirmed on Wednesday that coordinated attacks had been carried out on two communities in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. DAILY POST recalls that armed bandits launched c...

Kwara State Dissolves All Sports Associations in Major Restructuring Move
The Kwara State Sports Commission has dissolved all sports associations in the state with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement issued in Ilorin on Thursday by the Commission' s Press Secretary, ...

2025-09-24

Ilorin Celebrates as Hajia Fatimoh Toyin Shuaibu Is Conferred National Matron by ISMAN
The entire Ilorin Emirate community, both at home and in the diaspora, along with members of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU), have cause to rejoice as one of their own, Ambassador Hajia Fatimoh...

Retired AIG Adisa Bolanta Warns State Police Push Could Lead to Disaster
A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Adisa Bolanta, has cautioned against the ongoing push for the creation of state police in Nigeria, warning that it would amount to "a recipe for disaster." ...

Agbarere Community Launches Social Charter to Combat Gender-Based Violence in Kwara
In a significant step towards community-led action against gender-based violence (GBV), the Agbarere community in Ilorin has launched a Community Social Charter a framework aimed at protecting women and girls, promotin...

Bandits Kill Pregnant Woman, Abduct Eight in Deadly Attack on Patigi Communities
Bandits launched a deadly attack on several villages in Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday, killing a pregnant woman and others. Residents said the attackers abducted eight people and left ...

Kwara Govt Reaffirms Commitment to Quality Primary Healthcare for Rural Communities
The Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Prof. Nusirat Elelu, has reaffirmed the state government's commitment to repositioning and delivering quality healthcare services at th...

Kwara United to Host Asante Kotoko at MKO Abiola Stadium as Ilorin Stadium Ruled Out
The Ogun State Football Association has confirmed that Kwara United will host their CAF Confederation Cup return leg against Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta this Sunday, The PUNCH re...

2025-09-23

Five States Battle for Glory at 2025 Honour National Baseball League in Ilorin
Baseball players from five states are competing for top honours at the 2025 Honour Independent National Baseball League, which kicked off yesterday at the Adewole Baseball and Softball Park in Ilorin, Kwara State. ...

Kwara Police Bust Car Theft Syndicate, Rescue Stolen Toyota Camry After Ransom Demand
The Kwara State Police Command has dismantled a car theft syndicate that stole a Toyota Camry in Omu-Aran and demanded a N1 million ransom from the owner. The vehicle, belonging to Mr Joseph Olasunkanmi, was a...

One Kwara Agenda Urges Politicians to Reject Ethnicity-Based Campaigning Ahead of 2027
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, professionals, students, elders and others under the aegis of One Kwara Agenda (OKA) have urged politicians in Kwara State not to weaponise ethnicity to divide the state. C...

EFCC Arrests 28 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Ilorin, Seizes Exotic Cars and Tech Gadgets
Operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested 28 suspected internet fraudsters in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday. A statement by the commission sai...

Kwara South Stakeholders Slam Federal Legislators Over Poor Representation
Stakeholders in Kwara South Senatorial District have criticised federal lawmakers from the zone over what they described as poor and ineffective representation since their election to the National Assembly. Th...

2025-09-22

IPMAN Leadership Calls on Kwara Fire Service to Strengthen Safety Partnership
The Kwara State Fire Service, on Monday, 22 September 2025, received the newly elected executive members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), led by Chairman Alhaji Kabiru Kolawole Zub...

Saraki Hails PDP's Unity, Declares Party Ready to Deliver Good Governance in Kwara
Former Senate President and ex-Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has affirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains a credible alternative capable of delivering effective governance in Kwara and acr...

Kwara Govt Assures Alalubosa Residents of Fair Compensation in Smart City Project
The Kwara State Government has assured indigenes of communities affected by the Kwara Smart City project that the initiative will ensure fairness, due consideration, and compensation for their concerns. The Co...

How Insecurity Forced Closure of Cattle Markets in Kwara South, Relocated NYSC Camp in Kwara
The security situation in Kwara State escalated over the weekend, following the twin announcements of the closure of cattle markets in Kwara South and the relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientati...

Kwara United Fight Hard But Fall 4-3 to Kotoko in CAF Confederation Cup First Leg
Kwara United put up a spirited performance but lost 4-3 to Ghana's Asante Kotoko in the first leg of their CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round tie in Accra. Emmanuel Antwi, Albert Amoah (who scored twice) ...