Profile of Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, the New VC of University of Ilorin - 2012-10-16
Prof. Abdul Ganiyu Ambali was born in Ilorin, Kwara state in 1957 to the family of Mall. Ambali Gidado and Mrs. Husseina Angulu. After his primary education at Pakata Primary School, Ilorin, he proceeded to McBride S...

Two Chinese Nationals Kidnapped from BUA Road Construction Site in Ejidongari Site of Bode Saadu - 2025-12-05
Two Chinese nationals working at a road construction site in Kwara State were abducted by armed men in the early hours of Monday, December 2, 2025. The victims were part of the team handling the BUA Bode Saadu/...

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 ...

Kwara Fire Service Recovers Body of Child Victim from Well at Ikoyi Community - 2025-11-17
A 12-year-old girl identified as Nabilat has died after falling into a domestic well at Ikoyi Community, Irewolede area of Ilorin West Local Government Area, Kwara State. PUNCH Metro gathered on Sunday that the...

EFCC Arrests 18 Suspects for Illegal Mining Activities in Kwara - 2024-06-14
According to a news report from Punch, operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested eighteen suspects for offences related to illegal mining activities...

Governor AbdulRazaq Congratulates Prof. Surajudeen-Bakinde on Appointment as USET Gambia VC - 2024-09-24
News report from Kwara State Government Facebook page indicates that the kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has extended his congratulations to Professor Nazmat Surajudeen-Bakinde on her recent appointment as ...

Rice Farmers Laud Kwara Govt's Dry Season Farming Scheme - 2023-05-23
Beneficiaries of the Kwara State government agricultural inputs and irrigation equipment empowerment scheme have praised Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for enhancing the capacity of indigenous farmers and improving f...

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 beloginness to the Yoruba race or not. It is not a new conversations but one that some people would like to perpetuate only a version of t...

Trial of Alleged Killers of Hotelier Begins in Ilorin - 2024-03-20
The trial of the suspects arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Adeniyi Ojo, the Managing Director of Water View Hotel, kicked off on Wednesday at the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin. The suspects ...

Jebba Community Urges Kwara Govt To Pay Monarch's 21-Year Outstanding Salary - 2024-01-18
The people of Jebba community in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State have cried foul over the non-payment of the salary and emoluments of their traditional ruler, Oba AbdulKadir Alabi Adebara, by successive gover...

Foremost activist Sambo Murtala named SA Legal Matters to Kwara Gov - 2021-10-18
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRaAq has named Sambo Murtala, a foremost human rights activist, as his Special Adviser on Legal Matters. Murtala, a household name in the civil rights community in Kwara State, st...

Emir of Ilorin Rejoices with Gov. AbdulRazaq @ 5yrs in Office - 2024-05-29
According to a news report from Royal News, the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has extended warm congratulations to Mallam A...

Kwara Governor's Wife Empowers Women Farmers with N8 Million Grant of N500,000 Each - 2024-04-23
According to a report from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Prof. Olufolake AbdulRazaq, the Wife of the Kwara Governor, demonstrated her commitment to women empowerment by presenting N500,000 cheques to women farmers ...

Kwara Assembly Calls for Revitalisation of Technical and Vocational Colleges - 2024-11-07
The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to revitalise and adequately equip technical and vocational colleges across the state. Speaker Engineer Yakubu Danladi-Salihu voiced t...

Adamu Attah: Exit of a Father Figure - 2014-05-12
To the people of Kwara State, the demise of the first executive governor, Alhaji Adamu Attah, is no doubt a huge loss. Though, the late Attah had left active politics for some time before his death, he was someone that...

Fascinating Things About Ilorin Emirate Durbar Festival -By Imamshafi Lukman - 2023-07-04
Ilorin Emirate Durbar Festival, which is an annual cultural festival held in Ilorin, Nigeria. This festival is a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of the Ilorin Emirate and features colorful parades, traditiona...

Kwara Stakeholders Call for Joint Efforts to Combat Cultism and Drug Abuse - 2025-02-11
Stakeholders in Kwara State have highlighted the pressing need for collaborative efforts to tackle cultism, drug abuse, and other social vices within the state. At the inaugural annual convention of the Zero To...

2024 World Teachers' Day: Gov Abdulrazaq okays Monday as Holiday for Kwara Teachers - 2024-10-07
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved Monday October 7, 2024 as a public holiday for teachers in the state — a gesture in honour of the World Teachers' Day (WTD). The Governor again commends the teachers...

Kwara Nursing College gets new Registrar, Bursar - 2023-03-31
THE Kwara Government has approved the appointment of Mallam Hanafi Olushola Isiaka as the substantive Registrar for the state College of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilorin. A statement from the Press Secretary, Minis...

List of New TIC Chairpersons - 2021-03-18
Asa - Gani Saadu Baruten - Abdulrasheed Lafia Ekiti - Kehinde Boyede Edu - Muhammed Aliyu Ilorin East - Hajia Ayobami Seriki Ilorin South - Not Inaugurated Ilorin ...

APC Sweeps Kwara LG Elections, Wins All Chairmanship and Councillorship Seats - 2024-09-22
The Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates as the winners of the local government elections held across the state on Saturday. Announ...

Kwara Completes Grassroots Engagement for 2025 Budget, Focuses on Development - 2024-10-13
As reported by Nigerian Tribune, the Kwara State Government has successfully completed its citizen engagement sessions across the three senatorial districts as part of the preparations for the 2025 budget. This...

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...

Orisun Igbomina seeks unity in Kwara APC - 2021-06-08
Orisun Igbomina, a socio-cultural association for Igbomina people in Kwara state has urged members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to ensure unity and harmony among members to help the party r...

Three Inmates Regain Freedom as Kwara Chief Judge Reviews Custodial Centre Cases - 2024-09-19
As reported by Daily Trust, three inmates have regained their freedom following the intervention of the Chief Judge (CJ) of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, during his visit to the Old Oke Kura and Mandala...

FRSC Reports Ex-Kwara Legislator Christopher Ayeni's Perished in Highway Collision - 2024-11-01
As reported by Daily Post, details have surfaced about the tragic demise of former Kwara State lawmaker Christopher Ayeni, who was killed in a car crash on Thursday along the Ajasse-Ipo highway. According to a...

Kwara State Intensifies Grassroots Campaign Against Drug Abuse - 2024-05-29
According to a news report from New Telegraph, the Kwara State Drug Control Committee (KWDCC), in collaboration with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Office of the First Lady of Kwara State, has...

Kwara Acquires 20,065 Hectares For Ilorin SmartCity Project - 2024-04-11
The Kwara State Government has procured land in both Ilorin East and Ilorin South Local Government Areas to establish the New Ilorin SmartCity Estate. This acquisition came after a productive stakeholders meeti...

Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing: Kwara Govt Moves Against Child Abuse - 2024-10-09
The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), has revived and inaugurated the Child's Rights Implementation Committee, aiming to achieve legislative reform on the Child'...

NUC Approves 14 Undergraduate Programmes for AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University - 2025-08-09
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted approval for the commencement of 14 full-time undergraduate programmes at AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke Ogba, Ganmo, Kwara State. The...

APC Stakeholders in Kwara South Strategize for Local Government Election Victory - 2024-09-17
As reported by The Nation, All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders and chieftains in Kwara South have outlined winning strategies for their candidates in the upcoming local government elections scheduled for Satur...

Kwara State APC Sets Up Council For 2023 Campaign - 2022-11-22
The All Progressives Congress, Kwara State Chapter, North Central Nigeria has released the names of three key leadership officers of the state Campaign council. They are the Director General, Ambassador Yahya Seriki,...

Hajj: Kwara Gets 1,403 Slots - 2022-04-26
No fewer than 1,403 intending pilgrims from Kwara are expected to perform the 2022 Hajj in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Alhaji AbdulGaniyi Ahmed, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Bo...

KWASU appoints Oyinloye as Pioneer Alumni President - 2013-06-04
Peter Damilare OYINLOYE, a pioneer Computer Science graduate of Kwara State University, Malete, Kwara State was appointed as the first and pioneer President of KWASU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION(KAA). The Vice Chancellor...

LG Polls: Kwara Governor Inaugurates Electoral Commission - 2023-05-03
Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq yesterday inaugurated the members of the state Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC). The governor charged the KWASIEC commissioners to discharge their duties in...

Kwara Government Condemns Alleged Assault on Corps Member by Teacher - 2024-12-01
The Kwara State Government has strongly condemned the alleged assault of a youth corps member serving at Government Day Secondary School, Kulende, Ilorin, by a teacher identified as Mrs. Amuzat Fatima Nike. Spe...

Ifelodun Local Government Partners with NCAM to Boost Farmers' Access to Agricultural Machinery - 2024-11-06
The Executive Chairman of Ifelodun Local Government, Hadji Abdulrasheed Femi Yusuf, has outlined plans to collaborate with the National Center for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) to support farmers across the Local G...

Five Convicted and Sentenced to Death by Hanging for 2018 Offa Bank Robbery - 2024-09-26
As reported by Leadership, Justice Haleemah Salman of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five suspects to death by hanging for their involvement in the 2018 Offa bank robbery. The infamo...

COED Ilorin Appoints Principal Officers - 2021-09-02
The Governing Council of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin has appointed three new principal officers. Details of the appointments are contained in a press release posted on the school's website. Those ...

Resident Doctors Pay Courtesy Visit To Governor AbdulRazaq - 2023-09-16
•commends huge investment in Healthcare The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman Abdul...

Fidelity Bank Supports Over 100,000 Vulnerable Households with Food Packs - 2024-07-22
According to a news report from Daily Trust, more than one hundred thousand vulnerable households and underprivileged families across Nigeria have benefited from food pack distributions by Fidelity Bank. The Ex...

IG: 10,000 New Police Recruits 'll Be Deployed for 2023 Elections - 2022-12-30
Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Inspector General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali Baba, yesterday disclosed that the 10,000 newly recruited police constables that passed out from their training would be deployed to p...

Updated: Mufti of Ilorin, Sheikh Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen is Dead - 2014-08-18
The Mufti of Ilorin and Khalifah Adabiyy, Sheikh Soffiyyallah Mohammed Kamaldeen Abibullah Al-Adaby, is dead. He died this evening. Sheikh Soffiyyullah was born in June 18 1926 at Ile Ara-Agbaji, Okekere, Ilorin. ...

Book Immortalizing Sheikh AbdulRaheem Ameenullahi Presented at Muhammad Kamaldeen University - 2024-12-13
Students of the late national missioner of the Ansarul Islam Society of Nigeria, Sheikh AbdulRaheem Ameenullahi, popularly known as Oniwasi Agbaye, recently converged at the Muhammad Kamaldeen University (MKU), Ilorin,...

BBBF Supports Indigent Students with Scholarships Across Kwara State - 2024-10-18
According to news report from Leadership, the Bayo and Bunmi Babalola Foundation (BBBF) has awarded scholarships to over 611 students and pupils in Kwara State, with 407 beneficiaries from secondary schools and 204 fro...

Kwara State Police Assure Maximum Security Ahead of Local Government Elections - 2024-09-20
News from TVC News indicate that the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Victor Olaiya, has assured the public of maximum security ahead of Saturday's local government elections. In a statement released by ...

Kwara State Shines at National Youth Games as Olojoku Olamide Clinches Gold in Scrabble - 2024-09-16
As reported by Radio Kwara News, Kwara State continues to dominate the ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba with an outstanding performance by Olojoku Hassan Olamide, a talented student from Government Day Secon...

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