2026-01-07

Adebayo Family Postpones Annual Oke Onigbin Get-Together
The family of the late Chief Cornelius Adebayo, in collaboration with the Committee on the Annual Oke Onigbin Get-Together, has announced the postponement of the event originally scheduled for the first week of January...

Kwara United Chairman Charges Players To Redouble Efforts For Second Stanza
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...

NDLEA Raises Alarm Over Involvement Of Housewives And Elderly In Ilorin Drug Trade
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has raised a serious alarm over the increasing involvement of housewives, women, and elderly men in the "coded" trading and trafficking of illicit drugs within Ilorin, t...

Kwara Corrections Command Decorates 391 Officers In Record-Breaking Promotion
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Kwara State Command, decorated 391 newly promoted officers on Tuesday. The landmark event, held at the Command Headquarters in the Flower Garden Area of Ilorin, also featured t...

Kidnappers Yet To Contact Families Of Four Travellers Abducted On Isanlu-Isin Road
The gunmen who kidnapped four travellers on the Isanlu-Isin–Omu Aran Road in Kwara State on Monday have yet to make contact with the victims' families or the community to demand a ransom. According to unconfirm...

Six Kwara Vigilantes Released After Military Arrest On Edo Highway
Six members of a vigilante group from Kwara State, who were previously arrested by the Nigerian Army along the Auchi-Ikpeshi highway in Edo State, have been released following a comprehensive investigation by security ...

Kwara Women To Strengthen Local Economy Through Upcoming Muslimah Trade Fair
More than 100 Muslim women entrepreneurs are preparing to organise a trade fair aimed at empowering women-led businesses, strengthening local enterprises, and contributing to the economic growth of Kwara State. ...

Farmer Recounts Narrow Escape Following Deadly Bandit Attacks In Ondo And Kwara
A middle-aged farmer, Sunday Alufogejo, has detailed how he narrowly escaped death during separate attacks by suspected bandits in Ondo and Kwara States. The incidents resulted in numerous deaths, the destruction of ho...

2026-01-06

No CBT Centres in Baruten as NABS Senate Holds First Sitting, Seeks Urgent Intervention
The National Association of Baruten Students (NABS), National Headquarters, on Monday held its first Senate sitting at the Baruten Local Government Legislative Chambers, marking a major step in student representation ...

Awodun Reaffirms Commitment to Kwara South Youths, Donates Office Equipment for KWAYORG Secretariat
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...

NOA DG Defends Osimhen Over On-Pitch Clash With Lookman at AFCON
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...

OPINION: Ilorin Walkways and My Teacher-Friends By Mall. Rafiu Ajakaye
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 ...

Offa Poly Alumni Group Demands Constitutional Compliance in Executive Election
A group of members of the Federal Polytechnic Offa, Kwara State Alumni Association, operating under the banner of the Justice Forum, has called for strict compliance with the association's constitution in the conduct o...

Kwara Government Denies Exclusion of Teachers from Peculiar Allowance, Dismisses Claims as Misleading
The Kwara State Government has refuted claims by some teachers that they were excluded from the implementation of the 30 per cent Peculiar Allowance, describing the allegations as spurious and misleading. The g...

Kwara Firm Unveils Plan to Boost Local Honey Production, Reduce Nigeria's Import Dependence
In a bid to reduce Nigeria's strong reliance on imported honey, the Executive Director of Honeyz Depot, Maryam Mahmud, has announced plans to increase local honey production to five tonnes by 2026 and 20 tonnes annuall...

Fire Outbreak Hits Sabo Oke Residence as Kwara Firefighters Avert Major Damage
The Kwara State Fire Service has averted the total destruction of a residential apartment following a fire incident on Fufu Street, opposite the Medical Centre, in the Sabo Oke area of Ilorin. In a statement is...

Kwara APC Support Group Urges Party to Zone Edu/Moro/Patigi Reps Seat to Moro Ahead of 2027
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...

Governor AbdulRazaq Flags Off APC E-Registration and Membership Revalidation
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has inaugurated the e-registration and revalidation of membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The governor, who was recorded as the first p...

2027 Kwara Governorship: Debate Grows Over Who Can Sustain Reforms and Drive Progress
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...

Suspected Terrorists Abduct Travellers on Isanlu-Isin-Omu Aran Road
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...

2026-01-05

OPINION: Saraki's persona in Bolaji's book By Lasisi Olagunju
(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...

Al-Hikmah University Allays Security Fears Ahead Of 15th Convocation Ceremony
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, an Islamic faith-based higher institution, has moved to allay the concerns of parents, staff, and students regarding the current security situation in Kwara South. The university maintains...

The Yorubaness and Yorubaless of Ilorin By Oba Abdulkadir La'aro
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...

Dr Bilkisu Oniyangi Denounces Assault On Protesters Demanding Security Action
A rights advocate, Dr Bilkisu Oniyangi, has condemned the alleged public flogging and assault of women during a peaceful protest held at the Kwara State Government House in Ilorin. She characterised the incident as a g...

Kwara Philanthropist Ibrahim Ajia Honoured With Traditional Title In Abia State
Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, a Kwara-born business leader and philanthropist, has been honoured with the prestigious traditional title of 'Nwanne Ukwu Di Na Mba' by His Royal Highness, Eze J. Osoka Agwu, the Aba-Ukwu of Amab...

Three Suspects Invited Over Fire Incident At Traditional Worshipper's Residence
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...

OCFF Foundation Leads Environmental Sanitation Exercise In Alanamu Community
The Our Community First Foundation (OCFF), a civil society organisation, has conducted an environmental sanitation exercise within the Alanamu community, located in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State....

2026-01-04

BFN President Declares Kwara Ready For International Events After Hall Tour
The President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), Francis Orbih, has declared that Kwara State is fully prepared to host both national and international events. This follows his inspection of the newly renova...

Kwara Assembly Passes Harmonised Taxes And Levies Bill Into Law For 2025
The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the Harmonised Taxes and Levies (Approval for Collection) Bill, 2025, into law. The passage of the legislation followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the Hou...

Adanla Monarch And Wife Trailed To Ilorin Following Failed Kidnap Attempt
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...

Suspended Lawmaker Saba Gideon Alleges Political Attack Over 2027 Ambitions
The suspended member of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Honourable Saba Gideon, has alleged that he is the victim of a politically motivated attack, characterising his three-month suspension as a clear abuse of legi...

Kwara Orders School Reopening While Prioritising Public Safety In State
The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development has directed schools across the state to reopen on Monday, 5 January 2026, with the exception of locations currently undergoing special security measu...