*Says Moro’s demand for equitable representation must not be dismissed; insists no political declaration can pre-empt the court’s judgment.* Hussein Afolabi, Esq., an APC House of Representatives aspirant for Edu/Moro/Patigi Federal Constituency, has called on the Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and APC gubernatorial candidate, Rt. Hon. Salihu Yakubu Danladi (SYD), to …
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Prof. Lukman Raji, former Head of Department, Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, has called on dog owners to ensure regular anti-rabies vaccination of their pets. Raji noted that the importance of vaccinating pets was to protect both animals and humans from the deadly zoonotic disease, saying, “prevention is better than cure”. The veterinary expert made …
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The Faculty of Engineering and Technology (FET), University of Ilorin, has disclosed that a total sum of N10,802,000 has been expended on materials to support its Community-Based Engineering Services (COBES) scheme. The scheme commenced on September 28 and would last for two weeks, with 671 students participating in the exercise. The COBES Coordinator, Prof. Shuaib …
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has arrested two suspects in connection with the vandalisation of transformer cables, and other criminal activities in Tanke-Iledu, Ilorin. The suspects, Nurah Abdullahi, 20, popularly known as Hartabo, and Sherif Abdullahi, 23, were arrested on October 5, following a credible intelligence tip-off and, an intelligence-led …
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Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has urged the new professors to take mentorship seriously by nurturing younger academics in their respective Departments and Faculties and helping to ensure continuity in knowledge, scholarship and academic leadership. He also encouraged them to continually recreate and renew themselves through research and intellectual engagement. This is contained in a statement …
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Mallam Abdulrahman Balogun, National President, Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN), has congratulated the newly appointed executives of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA). This is contained in a statement signed by the MMPN President, Mallam Abdulrahman Balogun. The new executives include: Prof. Mahfouz Adebola Adedimeji, Mallam Abbas Jimoh, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu …
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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday presented award prizes of about N120m to “the most outstanding teachers and head teachers/principals” of basic and post-basic public and private schools across the state. The awards, which are in different categories are broken down as follows: 29 best principals/head teachers got N29m; 119 outstanding teachers got N59,500M; …
The Director-General of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS), Comrade Issa Aremu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the unprecedented approval, regularization, and absorption of 3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers into the Federal Civil Service for Federal Unity Colleges to bridge staff shortages. Aremu made the commendation as the world …
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It was a bumper harvest for the University of Ilorin at the YOMAFA Global Awards Season 18, held in Lagos on Saturday (3rd October,2026) Two distinguished Unilorites, Associate Professor at the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, Dr. Ruth Abiola Adimula, and veteran journalist, Idris Alooma , were honoured with the Prestigious Award of Excellence. …
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The University of Ilorin has emerged as Nigeria’s number one university in the realm of Research Quality in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. UNILORIN got the first position by scoring 69.4 per cent, which was the highest by any Nigerian university ranked in 2026. This was contained in a statement signed by …
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