2026-03-15

Ilorin Communities Commend Saraki Over Ramadan Iftar Packages Distribution
Residents and Muslim faithful in Ilorin have commended former Senate President Bukola Saraki for distributing Ramadan Iftar meal packages to mosques in parts of the state as part of his annual outreach during the holy ...

MOK Foundation Distributes Food to 3,000 Residents in Offa
Tears of joy, prayers and smiles filled the air in Offa, Kwara State, on Sunday as the Muhydeen Okunlola Kayode (MOK) Foundation distributed food items to about 3,000 residents in the community. The humanitaria...

Fire Destroys Two Vehicles at Ilorin Motor Park in Early Morning Blaze
A fire outbreak in the early hours of Saturday affected a motor park housing about 38 vehicles at Sawmill Garage in the Odo-Okun area of Ilorin, Kwara State. The incident, which began at about 2:48 a.m., affect...

2026-03-14

Kwara PDP Begins Statewide Membership Information Update Exercise
The Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State has commenced a statewide membership information update aimed at strengthening its membership database and ensuring compliance with electoral regulations. The exercis...

2026-03-13

Third Estate Ilorin Emirate Mourns Death of Legal Luminary Lawyer Kunle Sulaiman
The leadership and entire members of the Third Estate of the Ilorin Emirate, under the presidency of Mallam Ahmed Ladan Gobir, received with deep sorrow the news of the passing of our distinguished son, legal luminary,...

Shafaw Ayinla Alanamu, Woman Who Went Viral for Supporting Tinubu Passes Away at 98
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 Retirees Commend Governor AbdulRazaq for Clearing Backlog of Outstanding Pensions
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...

Fire Destroys Six Shops, Goods Worth Millions at Owode Market Offa
A fire incident has destroyed six shops and goods worth millions of naira at the popular Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a fire, reportedly triggered by bush burning, ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Mourns Barr. Kunle Sulyman, Describes Him as Outstanding Statesman
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is shocked and saddened over the passing of prominent politician Barr. Kunle Sulyman at 81. Governor AbdulRazaq calls the late politician an outstanding statesman and...

KW-IRS Seeks Stronger Partnership with EFCC on Tax Compliance
The Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service, Folashade Omoniyi, on Thursday led members of the management team of the service on a courtesy visit to the Ilorin Zonal Director of the Economic and ...

NERC Report: Kainji, Egbin, Jebba Power Plants Generate Average 4,102MWh Hourly in February
Nigeria's grid-connected power plants recorded an average hourly generation of 4,102MWh/h in February, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has disclosed. NERC in its latest operational perfor...

2026-03-12

Kwara Elder Statesman Barr. Kunle Sulyman Dies in Ilorin
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State, Barrister Kunle Sulyman, is dead. According to a family source, Barrister Kunle, who would have clocked 82 in April 2026, died on Thursd...

Islamic Scholar Highlights Spiritual Benefits of Ramadan at AATU Maiden Ramadan Lecture
The Muslim Community of Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Oke-Ogba, Ganmo, in Kwara State, held its maiden Ramadan lecture, with a renowned Islamic scholar emphasising the spiritual and moral significance of...

EFCC Partners CBN, Immigration Service to Combat Dollarisation, Illegal Mining
The Ilorin Zonal Director of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Victoria Ugo-Ali, on Tuesday, 10th March 2026, paid courtesy visits to the Branch Controller of the Ilorin Branch of the Central Bank of...

Ilorin Emirate Initiative Partners DSS, Tricycle Operators on Safety Advocacy
The Ilorin Emirate Safety Education and Advocacy Initiative (ISEAI), on Wednesday advanced its advocacy of intensified efforts to promote grassroots safety, security awareness, and crime prevention in Kwara State. ...

Kwara United Relocate Home Matches to Mobolaji Johnson Arena for Remainder of Season
Kwara United have officially relocated their remaining home matches for the 2025/26 Nigeria Premier Football League season to the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Onikan, Lagos. The decision follows approval from the ...

Reps Urge National Security Adviser to Dismantle Criminal Camps Along Ekiti-Kogi-Kwara Border
The House of Representatives has called on the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) to coordinate a joint security operation involving relevant federal security agencies to identify and dismantle criminal cam...

Kwara Customs Unveils N478m Worth of Seized Smuggled Goods
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kwara Area Command, on Wednesday, unveiled a large haul of seized items intercepted during anti-smuggling operations in the state. The seizures included 222 compressors believed to ...

Governor AbdulRazaq Fulfils Promise, Hands Over Cassava Processing Machines to Owode Oja Community
The Kwara State Government on Wednesday handed over industrial cassava flour (garri) processing machines to residents of Owode Oja in Asa Local Government Area to scale up production, create jobs, improve livelihoods, ...