Kwara monarch d!es days after regaining freedom from k!dnappers The Onigbesi of Igbesi Land, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, has passed away days after the monarch regained his freedom from k!dnappers in Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State. Recall that on August 22, armed men invaded Igbesi community and abducte…

The Kwara State Government has commissioned six youth-friendly centres across selected primary healthcare facilities in the state to improve access to confidential, respectful and adolescent-responsive healthcare services. The centres, established with support from the Global Fund and implemented by Jhpiego through the…

…26 November 2025, the President declared a national security emergency after attacks in Kwara, Kebbi and Niger in which over 350 people were abducted. Is it coordinated? The Tor Tiv, James Ortese Iorzua Ayatse, calls the Benue attacks a calculated invasion and land-grab. Emeka Umeagbalasi of Intersociety alleges govern…

…has passed,” he said. NANS Zone C consequently urged tertiary institutions across Kwara, Benue, Niger, Kogi, Plateau, Nasarawa and the Federal Capital Territory to review their fee structures and abolish charges that place unnecessary financial pressure on students. The association said every payment made by students m…

…died after a section of a three-storey building collapsed on them at Popo Giwa, Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday morning. The tragedy occurred at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street, beside Gogoro Mosque, where eight members of the family were trapped beneath the rubble. Three people, including the father, were rescued as emergency…

A three-storey building collapse in Ilorin, Kwara State, has claimed the lives of four people, while four others were rescued alive as emergency responders continued search-and-rescue operations. The building, located at No. 41 Popo Giwa Street beside Gogoro Mosque in the Ile Oyan Masalasi Gogoro area of Ilorin, collap…

…trapped after two-story building collapsed in Ilorin metropolis, the capital of Kwara State, Tuesday morning. Tribune Online gathered that the incident occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. in the Popo Giwa area, Masalasi Zhogoro, off Ajikobi Road, within the Ilorin West Local Government Area. According to eyewitnesses,…

…Stadium,Port Harcourt. Abdulrasheed Dabai, and Wasiu Falolu got the goals for the hosts. Kwara United and Kano Pillars played out a thrilling 2-2 draw in Ilorin. Kano Pillars led 2-0 through goals from Shola Abdulraheem, and Rabiu Ali. The hosts fought back with Alex Jerry bagging a brace. Full Results Barau 3-1 Nasara…

Former Kwara State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Hakeem Lawal, has reaffirmed his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2027 general elections. Lawal, son of the late former Kwara State Governor, Muhammad Lawal, stated this on Saturday in Ilorin while formal…

Two Kwara State lawmakers, Hon. Olushola Odetundun and Hon. Saba Yisa Gideon, resigned from the APC on the same dayTheir exits came a day after a prominent APC senator was unveiled as the PDP candidate for the 2027 National Assembly electionGideon, who represents Edu State Constituency, cited concerns over internal dem…

…Islamist group Lakurawa, which it said use kidnapping for ransom for different purposes. Kwara records major mass abduction Kwara State was the first state outside the North-West among the states with the highest number of kidnapping incidents, recording 89 incidents involving 265 victims. However, SBM noted that the f…

The victims were subsequently taken to Ilorin for medical attention before their eventual return to Kaiama and reunion with their families.

Stakeholders in Gambari Ward 1, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State, and the 51 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara Central Senatorial District have dismissed the defection of Senator Saliu Mustapha from the ruling party. They declared their continued support for Governor AbdulRahman Ab…

…Cross River, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, Gombe, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe and Zamfara had the complete data. Comparable data were unavailable for Edo, Osun and Rivers. For comparison, available records for the first half of 2025 sho…

…to head the important office of Accountant General of the state, while other states like Kwara, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia and Katsina have sourced professionals outside the civil service to man their respective offices of State Accountant General,” he stated. The media adviser said Olayinka served meritoriously as Accountant G…

…away unlawfully. They restrained me. I thank all my people. My special thanks go to the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, and our father, the Olubadan. Thank you all. “To every Yoruba person worldwide who called, who listened and rushed to help, I thank you. My profound gratitude…

The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party in Kwara State have traded accusations over the disruption of an empowerment programme organised by the Kwara Central APC Women Leader, Tawakalitu Agaka, popularly known as Hajia Tawa. The programme, held on Saturday at Agaka’s family residence in Ilorin, w…

…the highest testing activity, followed by Delta, Oyo, Rivers, Enugu, Edo, Abuja, Imo and Kwara. The report said testing activity outside Lagos increased during the period, suggesting that awareness and demand for DNA testing were gradually spreading across other parts of the country. It further revealed that men initia…

Terrorists stormed Igbesi community in Kwara State's Isin LGA late Saturday night and seized the community's monarchKwara State Commissioner of Police Ojo Adekimi confirmed the abduction of Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye IPolice said efforts were underway to rescue the traditional ruler, whose whereabouts remained unkno…

Bandits abduct village head's wife in Kwara, use another kidnap victim's TikTok account to make demand N20m ransom and make posts Armed bandits have kidnapped Iya Ayoka, the first wife of the Baale (community head) of Dabu community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred on Friday night…

The Kwara State Government has urged young people to look beyond white-collar employment and embrace skills acquisition and entrepreneurship as alternatives for securing their economic future. The Commissioner for Youth Development, Ndanusa Shehu, gave the advice in Ilorin on Saturday while speaking on opportunities av…

…his resignation from the APC.Mustapha's move sets up a direct 2027 electoral clash with Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who holds the APC ticket for the same district.Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and opposition stakeholders were reportedly involved in courting the senator to the PDP.

…who dumped the APC for the PDP, said his defection was a collective decision by several Kwara political groups with grievances against the governorThe senator confirmed the group's political battle is directly against Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over the APC governorship nomination processPAY ATTENTION: Mark…

Senator Saliu Mustapha, representing Kwara Central, has secured the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial ticket for the district, just hours after leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP Kwara State chairman, Issa Bawa, presented the ticket to Mustapha on Friday, formally making him the party’s candid…

…role in Ikorodu City promotion to the NPFL in 2024. Oyedokun will team up with former Kwara United defender Matthew Arinze who also moved to the club earlier this week. NPFL: Oyedokun leaves Ikorodu City for Libyan club Al-Afreeki SC