2025

IDPWD: Kwara holds para-sport, empowers scores Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Ministry of Social Development has organised a handball game for para-athletes from within and outside the state to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). Held at the Handball Court of George Innih Stadium in Ilorin, the event saw Team Kwara…

Niger Delta, Oodua Groups Rally Behind NSA Ribadu Amid Calls for Ouster The Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum (NDSF) has defended National Security Adviser (NSA) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, describing Senator Francis Fadahunsi’s call for his removal as “outdated” and “simplistic”. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Barrister Andrew Mene, the NDSF said Senator Fadahunsi’s suggestion…

  The Kogi State House of Assembly has called on the state government to develop and implement a comprehensive Social Protection Policy Framework to address recurring social and economic vulnerabilities confronting residents across the state. The call followed a motion raised during plenary by the Deputy Speaker and member representing Ibaji State Constituency, Rt. Hon….

KWSG holds seminar for judicial staff, top lawyers on administration of criminal justice Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Ministry of Justice has organised a sensitisation workshop for judicial officers and public prosecutors on the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law. Themed “Investigation and Prosecutions: Focal Lens on Extant Nigerian Laws and Judicial…

The Kogi Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (Kogi L-PRES), has emphasized the importance of the One Health approach in safeguarding the health of humans, animals, and the environment in the state The State Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Mr Abdulkabir Onoruoyiza Otaru, stated this at the one-day fourth quarter Stakeholders’ Engagement meeting on Strengthening One…

KWASU Explains Temporary Move Of Ilesha-Baruba Campus Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has assured the public that the movement of staff and students of the Ilesha-Baruba Campus to the Malete campus is a precautionary security measure as the year winds down. It would be recalled that the management…

. National Tax Acts’ll eliminate tax inconsistencies – Prof Awodun KEHINDE EMMANUEL Member, Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Prof Muritala Awodun, has said that major nationwide tax reforms in the National Tax Acts scheduled to commence in January 2026 will eliminate most of the tax inconsistencies. Awodun, who was the Guest Speaker,…

  Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has expressed his condolences to the family of the late Senator Isah Obaro Abonyi. Senator Abonyi represented what is now Kogi Central Senatorial District (formerly part of Kwara South) in the Senate from 1979 to 1983, leaving a lasting legacy of dedication to public service and the development of his…

Kwara: 3 in NSCDC net for alleged vandalisation of railway facility Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested three suspects in connection with the vandalisation and theft of railway clips and nuts along the railway line in Offa Local Government Area (LGA) of…

  Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to revoke the bail granted a controversial activist, Omoyele Sowore should he make further inflammatory statements detrimental to national peace and security. The Judge in a ruling on Tuesday barred the politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore from further making inflammatory…