KWASUTH reopens Radiology Department with New State-of-the-Art equipment

The Kwara State Government has procured modern radiology equipment for the Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (KWASUTH), restoring full radiological services after months of departmental upgrades and refurbishment. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Yakub Kamaldeen Aliagan, Head, Corporate Affairs Unit, Kwara State University Teaching Hospital, Ilorin. Aliagan said that the acquisition …

Security: Islamic Scholar says family, schools plays important role in child upbringing

An international Senegalese Islamic scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Allaodeen Cisse, has said families and schools must play a central role in raising children on the path of peace and moral responsibility. Shaykh Cisse made the statement during an interview with newsmen on Saturday in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. He said that security would only be achieved …

Don urges mother-tongue teaching for early education

Prof. Aderonke Soetan of the University of Ilorin has urged government and education stakeholders to prioritise mother-tongue instruction at the foundational stages of learning. She made the call while delivering the university’s 295th Inaugural Lecture, titled ‘Unlocking Learning and Instructional Resources’, on Thursday in Ilorin. Soetan described education as acquiring knowledge, skills, values and habits …

Late Shaykh Dahiru Bauchi produced 326 Quranic reciters in Kwara

The late Shaykh Dahiru Usman Bauchi produced 326 Quranic reciters and almost 100 Quran memorizers at his Markaz branch, in Ilorin. The deceased major aim of teaching Muslims the holy Quran was to promote Islamic education in Kwara and South western parts of the country. An Islamic Scholar, Shaykh Abdulganiy Abdulsalam, Secretary, Markaz Rahmatullahi school, …

Court adjourns alleged N5.78bn fraud trial of former Kwara Governor

The trial of a former Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, resumed on Thursday, January 8, 2025, with the testimony of a key prosecution witness, Stanley Ujilibo. The duo is being prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged …

Media groups raise alarm on intimidation, harassment of Igbo Muslims

The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria has raised a security alarm over the harassment of Igbo Muslims in Nigeria. It was recalled that a similar alarm was raised ending December 2025, through the Nigerian Media. This followed the circulation of audio clips voiced by one Maazi Kanayo calling on Igbo citizens to abduct any …

Kwara sports infrastructure achieves global recognition

By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo 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 sporting events following his inspection of the newly renovated Indoor Sports Hall in Ilorin. Orbih disclosed this after a guided tour of the facility led by the …

Launching Emirate FM in Ilorin, journalists urged to uphold professionalism

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called on media professionals to uphold professionalism and ensure accurate reportage of events, during the launching of Emirate FM, 98.5. Governor AbdulRazaq, ably represented by the state Commissioner for Communications, Mrs Bolanle Olukoju, made the call in Ilorin, during the radio launching. The Governor said that the establishment …

Unilorin VC hails Arowona on radio unveiling

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, has congratulated Dr AbdulAzeez Arowona on the launch of his radio station. The radio station is Emirate Radio, Ilorin, and scheduled to be launched on January 1, 2026. This is contained in a statement signed by the University’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Kunle …

Kwarapoly partners Unilorin to offer degree programmes

Kwara state Polytechnic has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Ilorin, to offer degree programmes. Dr Abdul Jimoh, Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic told newsmen, that the signing was to facilitate the beginning of degree programmes that would be offered at the Polytechnic and the affiliated institution. The Rector stressed that …

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