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Esie is situated about 60km southwest of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State, Nigeria. The Public Gallery in Esie is the primary public historical center laid out by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1945 as a feature of the work to protect cultural heritage in the country. The gallery was established in Esie […]
Owa onire is a small village located in the Ifelodun L.G.A of Kwara State, NIgeria. It is also home to the highest waterfall in West Africa – Owu Waterfall Owu Waterfalls The Highest Waterfall In West Africa Located In Ifelodun Local Government Area Of Kwara State (Pictures) The people of Owa onire practice Agriculture […]
Ancient Shao town is one of the wonderful places to explore in Kwara State , with beautiful venues like the Bassa river, Oke yelu, Oke Sininniga etc. Shao is located in Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State and about 12 kilometers away from Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The historic event which brought these original […]
E I Y E N K O R I N – A peaceful town located 6km away from Ilorin City. Eiyenkorin is also home to the popular Crown Hill University . The people in this region practice Crop, Fish farming among other businesses. Eiyenkorin, Kwara State
OFFA is a beautiful town located in the South Eastern part of Kwara State, Nigeria. Below are shots and aerial pictures of offa, kwara State
Two women and a teenage boy have been rescued by the operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara State after they were abducted in a Keke NAPEP. Spokesperson of NSCDC in the state, Ayeni Olasunkanmi, told City & Crime that, “We located them through intelligence inside a bush suspected to […]
Gunmen, again, struck at Oko-Olowo, a suburb of Ilorin, Kwara State, in the early hours of Saturday and kidnapped three persons. Meantime, relations of the victims are already begging Kwara state government to intervene. The fresh victims are a young cleric, Alfa Sofiu Amolegbe, his son, Aliyu, and his sibling, Fansasi. The trio were abducted […]
The National Universities Commission NUC has approved the establishment of MBBS Medicine and Surgery and twenty-three other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at the Kwara State University, Malete. The approval which was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice Chancellor of the Institution, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi SAN, was signed by the Director Academic Planning, […]
The school has continued to enjoy the support of Governor AbdulRazaq, recall that, the Governor renovated some blocks of classrooms, including provision of a well equipped ICT centre in the school, improved teachers and students welfare and also provided audio books to aid learning of the students. AbdulRazaq has also provided alternative power supply (SOLAR) […]
The AbdulRazaq-led Kwara State Government continues the disbursement of N20,000 grants to 30,000 female petty traders in Offa Local Government Area.
The prestigious University of Ilorin today welcomes the 11th VICE Chancellor , as ASUU calls of strike. This comes in after the announcement made by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of University of Ilorin Governing Council, (Who is now late) – Mallam Abidu Rafindadi Yazid, OON , on Septemter 8th, 2022. It was stated that Egbewole […]
The Kwara State Police Command wishes to inform the public that ASP Ahmed Yusuf of IGP Monitoring Team attached to Kwara State Police Command that was abducted in his house in Oloje area of Ilorin on 11/10/2022 at about 2200hrs by six armed hoodlums have been rescued. Gunmen Kidnapped “Emirate No. 1”, Assistant Superintendent Officer […]
In continuation of his enduring interventions towards the standardization of the health sector, the Senator representing Kwara central and Chairman Senate Committee on Health, Dr Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe has yet again facilitated more medical equipment and consumable items worth millions of Naira to Idi-Isin Comprehensive Health Center, Okolowo, Ilorin to elevate the quality of health […]
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has promised that his administration will leave no child of school-age behind on account of lack of access to learning materials in Kwara State. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said this today at the flag off of the distribution of free textbooks to pupils in Kwara State public schools which was […]
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, declared that it’s time for the Peoples Democratic Party to take again the nation from the ruling All Progressives Congress, for the human beings of the nation. Speaking at Kwara Talk Show titled `Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow` of our dream, organised via way of means of Jamaa […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action. The union took the decision at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja from Thursday night October 13 into the early hours of Friday, October 14. The meeting was called by the […]
RE: ASKOMP ACCUSES KWARA POLICE COMMISSIONER OF BIAS AGAINST TWO SUSPECTS IN A CASE UNDER INVESTIGATION. The Kwara State Police Command wishes to debunk the story contained in an online publication by an online Association called Askomp. The command wishes to state that the report was published mainly to attract an undue and unmerited sympathy […]
Governor AbdulRazaq welcomes APC Vice Presidential Candidate Sen. Kashim Shettima to Kwara State at Ilorin International Airport
The Kwara State Government has announced the appointment of Alhaji Lanre Abdulquadri as the substantive provost, College of Nursing, Oke-Ode. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Dr. Abolore Alabi made the disclosure while handing over his letter of appointment to the institution’s Governing Council Chairperson, Hajia Mariam Ibrahim in Ilorin. Dr. Alabi described the appointment as a […]
Experienced goalkeeper, Dele Aiyenugba, is confident that Kwara United will frustrate champions RS Berkane in Morocco as they bid to qualify for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Afonja Warriors defeated the Moroccans 3-1 on Sunday in their second round, first leg preliminary encounter at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in Lagos. Despite […]
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a senior police officer identified as Abdulmumini Yusuf on Tuesday night at Ogidi community in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Abdulmumini also known as “Emirate No1” in the area is an Assistant Superintendent of Police serving at the area command in Ilorin, it was gathered. According to sources, […]
Ilorin-Born Islamic Scholar and Grand Mufti of Ilorin Emirate, Sheikh Sulyman Faruq onikijipa (Al Miskin billahi) has been conferred with National honour of the Order Of the Niger (OON) by President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR . The OON Award is a National honor given to individuals who have contributed to the services of the nation. We […]
Two children who were abducted after gunmen killed their father, Alfa Tunde Aribidesi, at their residence at Gaa Osibi in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, have escaped from the den of their abductors. Tunde, a trader at Ojatuntun, Baboko, Ilorin, was killed on Thursday, September 29, 2022. His children, Jamiu (12) […]
Kwara United coach, Azeez Mohammed, is fascinated by the support his team enjoys in Lagos, following their impressive run of results at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, where they are prosecuting their CAF Confederations Cup preliminary matches. In the first leg of the second-round preliminary game on Sunday, the Harmony Boys rallied from a goal down […]
Kwara’s prestigious university receives “Most Outstanding Tertiary Institution” award at this year’s NUJ Annual Press Week / Dinner Award Night. The event which was held at the Kwara State Banquet Hall, had in attendance the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq who received the award on behalf of the institution. Congratulations, KWASU !!!
Kwara State Government has directed the shutdown of the ailing Kwara Hotels pending rehabilitation and repositioning of the facility, a statement said on Sunday. Commissioner for Business, Innovation and Technology (BIT) Ibrahim Akaje said the shutdown is a forerunner to many interventions that will be done to bring the hotel back to life. Various Ministries, […]
Our strides over the last three years, by cabinet members, bureaucrats Concept meant to improve service delivery: Gov Kwara State Government on Saturday held a retreat for Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to appraise their achievements, programmes, policies, and areas of impacts on the citizens. The appraisals cover between 2019 and 2022, spearheaded by the […]
Kwara State Governor H.E Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq receives Award of Excellence as the most gender friendly Governor at the 2022 Annual Press Week/Dinner Award Night organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State Council, in Ilorin, on Friday. H.E , Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq took unprecedented steps to involve more women in the decision-making process of the […]