OPINION - Akintunde Ibitayo Akinwande: A Noble Nigerian with Dignified Strides. By Nsikan Ikpe - 2004-10-28
All through history, the virtue of hard work, perseverance, devotion, and focus have remained the sign- post of success and the story is walked different for this Nigerian, who has the path of distinction, particularly in...

Offa Community Demands Further Probe Into Logistics Behind 2018 Bank Robbery - 2024-10-05
According to news from Channels TV, Offa Descendants Union is urging the police to revisit the 2018 bank robbery case to ensure all parties involved are brought to justice." Following the recent sentencing of t...

Kwara Court Jails PDP Chieftain Esinrogunjo for Nine Months - 2026-03-04
A Kwara State High Court has convicted and sentenced Comrade Musbau Esinrogunjo, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to nine months imprisonment. The judgment was delivered by Justice E.B. Muhamm...

Kwara North Senator Sadiq Declares for 2027 Governorship Race - 2026-03-03
The Senator representing Kwara North Senatorial District, Sulaiman Sadiq, has declared his intention to contest the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). ...

Kwara State Government Pays Full Gratuities to Over 2,000 Retired Civil Servants - 2026-03-10
The Kwara State Government has paid 100 per cent gratuities to over 2,000 retired civil servants following an extensive verification and certification exercise conducted by a Technical Committee chaired by the State Au...

Awodun Reaffirms Commitment to Kwara South Youths, Donates Office Equipment for KWAYORG Secretariat - 2026-01-06
Prof. Muritala Awodun has reaffirmed his commitment to youth empowerment and institutional development in Kwara South with his support for the Kwara South Youth Development Organisation (KWAYORG), ahead of the inaugura...

Shafaw Ayinla Alanamu, Woman Who Went Viral for Supporting Tinubu Passes Away at 98 - 2026-03-13
Shafaw Ayinla Alanamu, a staunch supporter of President Bola Tinubu, has passed away at 98 years of age. The native of Ilorin, Kwara State, passed on a few days ago. Until her death, the nonagenarian re...

Kwara Health Tech Offa Opens 2026/2027 Admission Portal for Prospective Students - 2026-02-27
The Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa has announced the commencement of its admission process for the 2026/2027 academic session. The management of the College disclosed that application forms are now avai...

E boo le mbe , Your Excellency Senator Saraki! By Rafiu Ajakaye, PhD - 2026-03-30
For the sake of non-Yoruba speakers, 'bo le mbe' loosely means 'come off it'. It is a language of the street to dismiss false or exaggerated claims. Other street boys will say 'e kayi nah' . It is the same thing. ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Procures State-Of-The-Art MRI For Kwara Teaching Hospital - 2026-01-26
Residents of Kwara State and surrounding areas will soon have access to advanced diagnostic services as the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH) prepares to install a newly procured Magnetic Resonance Ima...

AbdulRazaq Okays 2025/2026 Civil Service Promotions, 10,000 Elderly Get Owo Arugbo Benefit - 2026-03-03
Payment has commenced for another batch of 10,000 elderly beneficiaries under Kwara State's Owo Arugbo social support scheme, as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq approved the commencement of the 2025/2026 promotion exer...

Indomie, notorious Kwara cultist, dies in mysterious circumstance - 2018-05-07
A notorious cultist at Sakamo community via Niger Road of Ilorin metropolis, the Kwara State capital, simply identified as Yusuf and popularly known as Indomie, has reportedly died in mysterious circumstance. It wa...

Three Suspects Invited Over Fire Incident At Traditional Worshipper's Residence - 2026-01-05
The Kwara State Police Command has launched an investigation into a suspected arson attack in the Isale Koko area of Ilorin. This information was detailed in a statement released on Saturday in Ilorin by the Police Pub...

Germany-Based Businessman Awolola Declares for Kwara South Senate Seat - 2026-02-27
A Germany-based businessman and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Murtala Awolola, has declared his intention to contest the Kwara South Senatorial seat in the 2027 general elections. Awolola, d...

2027 Kwara Governorship: Debate Grows Over Who Can Sustain Reforms and Drive Progress - 2026-01-06
As political permutations ahead of the 2027 governorship election in Kwara State continue to gather pace, a key question remains central to discussions across the state. The question is who possesses the compet...

Kwara Crackdown: Security Forces Nab Saki Lithium Convoy In Ilorin Operation - 2026-01-14
In a major blow to illegal mining activities, the South-West Zonal Office of the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) Kwara State Command, has intercepted...

The Yorubaness and Yorubaless of Ilorin By Oba Abdulkadir La'aro - 2026-01-05
This piece is inspired by the rash of online attacks on Ilorin people about our belonging to the Yoruba race or not. It is not a new conversation, but one that some people would like to perpetuate, only a version of th...

Governor AbdulRazaq: Woro Massacre Was Genocide for Rejecting Bandits' Indoctrination - 2026-02-05
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has described the killing of residents of Woro and Nuku communities in the Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday evening by bandits as genocide. Spe...

Fagbemi Announces Dates for Kwara APC Congresses, Urges Unity as Executives Tenure Ends - 2026-02-10
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, has called for transparent and all-inclusive congresses, insisting that every party member interested in contesting must be all...

Adanla Monarch And Wife Trailed To Ilorin Following Failed Kidnap Attempt - 2026-01-04
Family members of the traditional ruler of the Adanla community in Igbaja Ward 2, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba David Oyerinola and his wife, are currently under threat from unknown assailants foll...

APC Appoints Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to Chair 173-Member FCT Election Campaign Council - 2026-02-09
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nominated Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, to chair the 173-member National Campaign Council for the Federal held on 21 February 2026 Federal Capital Territor...

Kwara Reaffirms Commitment to Reproductive Healthcare, Partners MSI on Family Planning Outreach - 2026-02-27
The Kwara State Government has reiterated its commitment to improving the quality of healthcare services, particularly in reproductive health. In a statement issued by the Press Secretary of the Ministry of Hea...

OPINION: Saraki's persona in Bolaji's book By Lasisi Olagunju - 2026-01-05
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 5 January, 2026). I begin with a telling scene. In 2001, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, then a young journalist, visited the strongman of Kwara politics...

Fresh Bandit Attacks Reported in Koro Community as Kwara Killings Draw Calls for UN Probe - 2026-02-09
Reports emanating from the Koro community in the Ekiti Local Council of Kwara State indicate that the area is currently under attack by bandits. Koro shares a boundary with Egbe in the Yagba West council area of Kogi S...

Kwara APC Power Shift: CPC, ACN, And ANPP Blocs Unite For Salihu Mustapha - 2026-01-11
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Legacy Groups have formally endorsed Senator Salihu Mustapha as their consensus candidate to lead the party and contest the Kwara State governorship seat in the 2027 elections. ...

Kwara Retirees Commend Governor AbdulRazaq for Clearing Backlog of Outstanding Pensions - 2026-03-13
Beneficiaries of the ongoing payment of gratuities to Local Government and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) pensioners from 2011 to 2013, as well as state pensioners from 2015 to 2017, have described the p...

OPINION: Ilorin Walkways and My Teacher-Friends By Mall. Rafiu Ajakaye - 2026-01-06
One of the important legacies of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq are the many walkways in every part of the capital city Ilorin. Beyond being pleasing aesthetics which set the new Ilorin apart from its old self, these ...

The Nigerian Society of Engineers Celebrates Members for Prestigious Appointments in Gambia - 2024-10-04
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has celebrated the remarkable achievements of four of its distinguished members, who have been selected to take on key academic leadership roles at the University of Applied Scie...

Governor AbdulRazaq Completes Virgin Oke Ogun Road, Linking 10 Rural Communities - 2026-01-18
The Kwara State Government has announced the successful completion of the Oke Ogun road in the Ilorin South Local Government Area, marking a significant milestone in Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's rural infrastructu...

Mustapha Akanbi Foundation Partners MIF To Proffer Solutions For Kwara's Safety - 2026-01-19
The Mustapha Akanbi Foundation, in collaboration with the Ma'asalam Islamic Foundation (MIF), hosted a high-level security summit in Ilorin on Sunday to address the rising challenges of insecurity in Kwara State and Ni...

Kwara United Chairman Charges Players To Redouble Efforts For Second Stanza - 2026-01-07
The Chairman of Kwara United, Mr Kumbi Titiloye, has charged the players to significantly improve their performance as they resume for the second stanza of the football season. Addressing the team on Monday fol...

Kwara Fire Service Recovers Unidentified Man's Body from Ilorin River - 2026-02-13
Men of the Kwara State Fire Service have recovered the lifeless body of an unidentified man from a river along the Osin/Laduba area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident was reported...

NOA DG Defends Osimhen Over On-Pitch Clash With Lookman at AFCON - 2026-01-06
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa Onilu, has defended Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen over his on-field altercation with teammate Ademola Lookman during Nigeria's Roun...

Kwara flags off 2020 cropping season Wednesday - 2020-05-19
The 2020 cropping season will begin in Kwara State on Wednesday, May 20th, with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development deploying tractors, planters, boom sprayers and harvesters to create awareness about me...

NSCDC Commandant Bodinga Pledges Stronger Security Collaboration - 2026-02-20
The new Kwara State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bala Bodinga, has pledged to strengthen security in the state through enhanced collaboration with other security agencies. Briefin...

Kwara APC Support Group Urges Party to Zone Edu/Moro/Patigi Reps Seat to Moro Ahead of 2027 - 2026-01-06
A support group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State has appealed to the party leadership and Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to concede the Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency seat in the House o...

Saraki Urges Unity, Grassroots Mobilisation in Kwara PDP Ahead of 2027 - 2026-02-26
A former President of the Senate, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for unity, reconciliation and renewed grassroots mobilisation within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State to position the party for vict...

Suspected Terrorists Abduct Travellers on Isanlu-Isin-Omu Aran Road - 2026-01-06
Suspected terrorists have attacked the busy Isanlu-Isin-Omu Aran road in Kwara State, abducting at least four travellers. It was gathered that the incident took place in the early hours of Monday when armed men...

Kwara Government Orders Immediate Reopening of Schools from Monday 2 February 2026 - 2026-02-01
The Kwara State Government announced on Sunday that schools across the state are permitted to reopen from Monday, 2 February 2026. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Devel...

Kwara Fire Service Recovers Body Of Cleric Trapped By Flames At Cemetery Road - 2026-01-27
A 73-year-old cleric, identified as Pastor Awolola, has tragically lost his life in a fire incident at his farm located along Cemetery Road, in the Irewolede area of Ilorin. The Kwara State Fire Service confirm...

UITH Health Workers Stage Protest In Ilorin Over Salary Adjustment Delay - 2026-01-14
Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday to express their frustration over the Federal Government's handling of their ...

Kwara State Government Equips KWASU Osi Campus Clinic To Boost Healthcare Delivery - 2026-02-22
The Kwara State Government has presented hospital and medical equipment to the clinic at the State University, Osi Campus, as part of its ongoing commitment to providing quality and accessible healthcare services to al...

Kwara 2026 Budget: Group Faults House Of Assembly For Proceeding Without Public Scrutiny - 2026-01-16
The Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), a prominent civil society group, has criticized the Kwara State Government and the State House of Assembly for failing to make the proposed N644 billion 2026 App...

No Anointed Candidate, Kwara gov Vows Open APC Governorship Race - 2026-03-04
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Tuesday dismissed speculations that he has endorsed or plans to anoint a successor ahead of the 2027 governorship election, insisting that the All Progressives Congress ...

Kaiama Massacre: 102 Confirmed Dead, 75 Given Mass Burial as Emir Declares Worst Attack in Nigerian History - 2026-02-05
The Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Omar Muazu, has confirmed that at least 102 persons were killed in Tuesday's bandit attack on Woro and Nuku communities, with 75 given mass burial according to Islamic rites while others were...

Emir, Saraki Applaud Mallam Yusuf Ali's Philanthropy At Landmark Book Launch - 2026-01-16
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, have poured encomiums on the renowned legal luminary, Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali (SAN), for his consistent support for the l...

SUG Shuts Federal Poly Offa Over Welfare Concerns - 2026-03-03
Academic activities were paralysed at Federal Polytechnic Offa on Monday as the Students' Union Government (SUG) shut the institution's gates over unresolved welfare concerns. The shutdown affected both the Min...

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