Kwara State Launches Free Online Registration for 2025 Common Entrance Examination - 2025-06-11
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development has officially opened the online registration portal for the 2025 Common Entrance Examination into public junior secondary schools across the state. The ...

Durbar Committee Rejects N150m Funding Allegations, Stresses Event's Autonomy from Government - 2025-06-03
The Ilorin Emirate Durbar Committee has denied allegations that it received N150 million from the Kwara State Government to fund this year's annual cultural festival. Committee Chairman Engineer Suleiman Yahaya...

Gov Abdulrazaq Hails Mustapha Adua as Nigeria's Pioneer Professor of International Aviation Law - 2025-02-07
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has congratulated Ismail Mustapha Adua on his landmark achievement as Nigeria's first professor of International Aviation Law. In a statement, Governor Abdulrazaq j...

Grand Mufti's Son Weds Emir's Daughter in Ilorin Royal Ceremony - 2025-01-12
Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, played host to dignitaries from various spheres this week as two children of renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Sulaiman Faruq Onikijipa, tied the knot. ...

Kwara TESCOM Acknowledges Applicants as Recruitment Process Nears Completion - 2025-03-04
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has extended its gratitude to all applicants who participated in its ongoing teacher recruitment process, noting that the high turnout reflects public confidence in ...

The Alimis: A royal lineage - 2018-03-24
The fame of Sheikh Alimi, the premier Emir of Ilorin, continues to ring a bell despite the fact that it has been years since he passed on. His first abode in the Ilorin area has become a sacred place, and receives pilgrim...

Ilorin Innovation Hub Targets Billion-Dollar Startup Amid Nigeria's Tech Growth Surge - 2025-03-15
The Ilorin Innovation Hub has set its sights on an ambitious target: producing a billion-dollar startup within the next five years. While Nigeria boasts at least five unicorns—startups valued at over a billion ...

Dr. Alimi Abdulrazaq Joins Elite Body of Benchers, Continuing Family Legal Legacy - 2025-02-27
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has expressed pride in his elder brother, Dr. Alimi Abdulrazaq, the Mutawali of Ilorin, on his induction into Nigeria's prestigious Body of Benchers. In a statement...

AbdulRazaq's Proven Strategy Against Rural Poverty-Kwara's Rise Amid the World Bank 75.5% Challenge By Afees Abolore Alabi - 2025-05-16
The visionary leadership of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has shielded Kwara State from the sharp rise in rural poverty recently highlighted by the World Bank, which reported that 75.5% of rural Nigerians now live be...

OPINION: Life and times of Third Mufti of Ilorin. By Zarumi Mashood - 2014-09-06
Shaykh Sofiyyullah was born on the 18th of June, 1928 to the noble family of the late sage, His eminence, Shaykh Muhammad Kamalud-deen Al-Adabiy, the first grand Mufti of the Ilorin Emirate at Ile Araagbaji, Masingba quar...

A Sardauna's Path in Kwara by Rafiu Ajakaye - 2025-02-07
There is a reason Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Sardauna of Ilorin, enjoys his solo moves within or outside of the state capital: he, among other things, fears the genuflection and the praise-singing that may get in...

Kwara Govt Grants Cash Support to 61 Business Owners Affected in Enforcement of Road Setbacks - 2024-10-09
The Kwara State Government has approved financial support for business owners affected by the enforcement of road setbacks in the capital. In a statement released on Friday by Dr. Abdulwasiu Olayinka Tejidini, the Ag. ...

Gov Abdulrazaq Congratulates Muslims as Kwara Declares Thursday 1447 Hijrah Holiday - 2025-06-25
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq extends his congratulations to the people of the state, especially the Muslims, on the new Hijrah Year, 1447AH. The Governor, meanwhile, has again approved that Thur...

NUC Approves Establishment of Kwara State University of Education - 2024-07-30
According to a news report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the establishment of the Kwara State University of Education, Ilorin. The institution be...

OPINION: Ghalib Chambers @30: Yusuf Ali Electrifies Kwara By Akogun - 2024-05-27
The City of Ilorin will be agog this Saturday, June 1, 2024, as several pillars of the legal profession, from the bar and the bench, as well as political leaders from the federal and states, converge on the State of Ha...

Gov Abdulrazaq celebrates Kwara APC chief Prince Sunday Fagbemi - 2024-10-10
Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq joins family, friends, party leaders, members, and the people of the state to congratulate the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Prince Sunday Fagbemi as he clo...

OPINION: Sheikh Kamaludeen: 14 years after the demise of a great son of Ilorin. By Abubakar Imam - 2019-12-18
Today marks exactly fourteen years since the passage to the eternal glory of one of the most accomplished participants in the march to the greatness of Ilorin Emirate, Shaykh Muhammad Kamaldeen Habibulahi Musa Al-Adaby...

OPINION: The footprints of AbdulRazaq family in Ilorin Emirate. By Abubakar Imam - 2022-03-17
A family,whether nuclear or extended, consists of individuals,male and female,young and old members who are always bonded by blood or filial relationship. The family is the basic and foundation social unit, which deter...

Bayo Ajia's last moments - 2016-01-23
Did Bayo Ajia had premonition of his death? This among many other questions agitated the minds of many Ilorin residents since his gruesome murder in Ilorin on Monday. Until his death, Ajia was regarded as one...

Army Orders Farmers to Evacuate Park Amid Escalating Bandit Attacks in Kwara - 2025-04-23
The Nigerian Army has instructed farmers operating within the Kwara portion of Kainji National Park to vacate the area as part of its intensified crackdown on armed bandits. The military also announced plans to...

Kwara United's Victory Over Enyimba Sends a Strong Message, Says Sanni - 2025-01-28
Kwara United's technical adviser, Tunde Sanni, has described his team's victory over Enyimba as a significant statement of intent. The Harmony Boys secured a 2-0 win against E...

Kwara Government Reaffirms Commitment to Timely Prosecutions and Legal Defence - 2024-10-10
As reported by Daily Post, the Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring the timely prosecution and defence of legal cases concerning the people of the state. The reassurance was given by...

Kwara's prostitutes' den where sex is cheap - 2016-05-06
Taiwo Road in Ilorin is one of the major highways in the Kwara State capital. It is named after the former military governor of Kwara State, Col. Ibrahim Taiwo, who was assassinated during the coup de'tat of February 1...

Academic Expansion: Kwara State Polytechnic Teams Up With UniIlorin for Degree Programmes - 2025-02-17
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic (Kwara Poly) has announced plans to introduce 13 new degree programmes for students at the institution. In a statement released by Halimat Garba, the Polytechnic's spok...

Kwara TESCOM Shortlists 5,928 Applicants for Teacher Recruitment Interviews - 2025-02-24
A total of 5,928 applicants have been shortlisted by the Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) for interviews as part of its ongoing recruitment drive for senior school teachers. In a statement relea...

Kwara Ram Sellers Lament High Costs Ahead of 2024 Eid el-Kabir - 2024-06-13
According to a news report from Daily Trust, ahead of the 2024 Eid el-Kabir celebration, ram sellers in Il?rin, Kwara State, have expressed concerns over the high cost of rams. Alfa Ibrahim Ismail, a ram seller...

Kwara Governor Mourns Sudden Death of Esteemed Islamic Scholar Sheikh Jamaalu Deen Agodi - 2025-03-29
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has expressed profound sorrow over the sudden passing of revered Islamic scholar Sheikh Muhammad Jamaalu Deen Yahyah Murtadoh Agodi, who died in the early hours of Saturday, ...

Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing: Kwara State Government to Expand Water Supply After Major Renovation of RUWASSA Facility - 2024-10-09
As reported by the Kwara State Government Facebook Page, The Kwara State Government has once again emphasised its commitment to ensuring that clean water supply reaches every corner of the State. The State Commissioner...

OPINION: UNILORIN: The making of a Centre of Academic Excellence, Bastion of Community Service. By Kunle Akogun and Arowona Abdulazeez - 2016-04-13
The University of Ilorin started in 1975 as an affiliate of the University of Ibadan. It was one of the six second generation universities established by the Murtala/Obasanjo regime. Occupying a land space of over 75, 00...

Hajj 2025 Airlift Dates Set: Pilgrims to Depart from May 9-24 Amid NAHCON's Final Preparations - 2025-04-23
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has convened a meeting with executive secretaries of state Muslim Pilgrims' Welfare Boards, finalising plans to begin the airlift of intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia o...

NDLEA To Establish Offices In 774 LGAs - 2024-02-15
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) plans to establish offices in all the 774 local government areas in the country as part of measures to tackle the problem of drug abuse at the grassroots level. The ...

Final Hajj Batch Departs Kwara After Delay, Officials Bid Farewell at Ilorin Airport - 2025-05-22
After a day-long delay, the final batch of 140 intending pilgrims from Kwara State departed for Saudi Arabia yesterday aboard a Max aircraft. The group, which had been housed at the Hajj Camp since Monday, too...

Legislative Aide Funds WAEC Fees and Tuition for Isapa Schoolchildren in Kwara - 2024-10-10
Nigeria Tribune reports that one of the legislative aides to the Senate President in Kwara State, Hon. Busayo David, has pledged to cover the West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees for eleven secondary school stu...

State House Press Release: President Tinubu Congratulates Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on 65th Birthday - 2025-02-05
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) on his 65th birthday. President Tinubu joins the governor's family, friends...

Cabinet Reshuffle: Modibbo Kawu Tasks Heads of Institutions on Proactive Role in Educational Development - 2025-03-12
Hajia Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, the newly appointed Commissioner for the Ministry of Tertiary Education, has urged leaders of tertiary institutions to collaborate closely with her in developing the educational sector with...

Sarkin Gobir of Ilorin: The Death Of An Apostle Of Simplicity By Abubakar Imam - 2024-10-15
Over the weekend, Ilorin, "the renowned sanctuary of saints, scholars and soldiers" was thrown into deep mourning. This was due to the losses of two of its prominent sons, among others, in quick succession. By the date...

Sobi Hill: Place of convergence for different faiths - 2013-09-08
Sobi Hill is one of the interesting places in Kwara State. SUCCESS NWOGU, who visited the hill, writes on its geographical importance and people’s belief that it is a place where prayers are a...

Two Dead in Omu-Aran Unrest as Traditional Ruler's Palace Attacked, His Fate Unknown - 2025-05-29
Two fatalities have been reported following clashes between police and criminal groups in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun Local Government Area (LGA), Kwara State, during unrest on 25-26 May 2025, DAILY POST reports...

Kwara Polytechnic Unbundles HND Mass Communication and Computer Science - 2024-09-15
As reported by Daily Post, the management of Kwara State Polytechnic has announced the unbundling of the Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes in Mass Communication and Computer Science, which were previously offere...

Kwara's 70-Metre Flagpole: A Symbol of Cultural Pride and Economic Diversification - 2025-05-16
Kwara State has unveiled a 70-metre flagpole-the tallest in West Africa-as a bold symbol of cultural pride and economic ambition. The landmark, towering over the state capital, signifies Kwara's evolution into a hub fo...

KWSRRA Rolls Out 96 Registration Centres for Kwara's Security Identification Drive - 2025-03-10
The Kwara State Government has directed all residents to register with the Kwara State Residents Registration Agency (KWSRRA) , stressing that accurate demographic data is critical to its initiatives in enhancing publi...

Kwara Halts N70k Pension Wage Hike Amid Fraud and Unregistered Beneficiaries - 2025-05-26
The Kwara State Government has stated that pensioners will not yet receive the newly approved minimum wage of N70,000 per month due to widespread payroll fraud discovered in the state's pension payment system. ...

Veterinary Expert Advises Nigerian Students to Prioritise Passion Over Discipline - 2024-10-10
A Malaysian national and veterinary expert, Dr. Pusa Ramloo, has urged Nigerian students, regardless of their field of study, to focus on their passion when planning their future careers. Dr. Ramloo made this r...

Kwara Police Dismiss Claims of Armed Robbery Attack on Ilorin-Omu-Aran Road - 2025-02-10
The Kwara State Police Command has debunked rumours of an alleged armed robbery attack at Eleyin village along the Ilorin-Omu-Aran road on Sunday. In a statement issued on Monday by the Command's Police Public ...

NCS Executives Visit Kwara Free Summer Coding Bootcamp, Commend State Government's Digital Literacy Initiative - 2024-09-02
The executives of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) Kwara State Chapter paid a visit to Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, a designated venue for the ongoing Kwara Free Summer Coding and Digital Literacy Bootcamp. ...

University of Ilorin VC Hails Late Prof Ijaodola as Legal Education Icon - 2025-03-17
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, has paid tribute to the late Prof Rasheed Ijaodola, describing him as a towering legal scholar who dominated academia with immense influence and ded...

The undying story of Afonja dynasty - 2017-04-30
The struggle for recognition by the Afonja family, whose great grandfather founded Ilorin before the Fulani hegemony led by Alimi, betrayed his trust and usurped political power has been on for generations. The des...

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