Kwara Reopens Some Schools After Security Review
The Kwara State Government has ordered the immediate reopening of a few schools earlier shut down due to security concerns in some parts of the state. Recall that the directive was confirmed by the Commissioner of Education, Mr Lawal Olohungbebe yesterday, who said the decision followed improvements in the security situation and consultations with relevant […]
Unilorin:New Office for Professor Waheed Babatunde Yahya
The Director of the Advancement Centre at the University of Ilorin, Prof. Waheed Babatunde Yahya, has been appointed a member of the Technical Working Group on the National University Advancement Programme (NUAP). Prof. Yahya, a lecturer in the Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin, will represent universities in the North-Central zone on the committee. His […]
Unilorin VC Urges AATU To Uphold Academic Integrity
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has urged the management of Abdulrasaq Abubakar Toyin University (AATU), Ganmo, to place integrity at the core of its academic and administrative operations. Prof. Egbewole gave the charge on Thursday, January 29, 2026, while receiving the Acting Vice Chancellor of AATU, Prof. […]
Renowned Islamic Scholar Professor Badmas Olanrewaju Yusuf Dies At 69
The University of Ilorin has announced the death of Professor Badmas Olanrewaju Yusuf, a distinguished Islamic scholar and Director of the Linguistic Immersion Centre. Prof. Yusuf, who joined the University of Ilorin in 1991, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2026, after a brief illness at the age of 69. His funeral took place the […]
Unilorin, Immigration Service Strengthen Partnership
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has praised the transformation of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) under the leadership of Comptroller-General Kemi Nanna Nandap, an alumna of the University. Prof. Egbewole made the remarks on Thursday, January 29, 2026, while receiving the new Comptroller of the NIS Kwara […]
PHOTO NEWS: Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu Coutesy Visit To Emirate Fm
Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu Visit To Emirate 98.5 Fm
During the visit of Honorable commissioner for youth development Kwara state, also chairman NYSC govorning board Amb. Ndanusa Usman Shehu to Emirate 98.5 fm in ilorin, he spoke excessively on the effort of the government to return the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp back to Yikpata as the perimeter fence is almost done […]
BREAKING…….. AbdulRazaq Orders Probe Into Kwara Poly Protest
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has constituted a three-member committee to investigate the causes of the recent student protest at Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The panel is to examine both the immediate and underlying factors that led to the protest, as well as how the situation was handled by the institution’s management. The committee is […]
Olupo Of Ajase-Ipo Mourns Death Of Ilorin Chief Imam
HRM Oba Ismail Bolaji Yahaya Muhammed Atoloye Alebiosu, Olupo of Ajase-Ipo and Chairman of the Igbomina/Ekiti Traditional Rulers Forum, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of Sheikh (Dr) Muhammad Bashir Imam Salih, OON, the Grand Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate. Describing the passing as a “colossal loss,” Oba Alebiosu said the death of the […]
IN MEMORIAM: A TRIBUTE TO SHEIKH BASHIR SOLIHU, CHIEF IMAM OF ILORIN (1951-2026)
By Jani Ibrahim Inna Lillahi wa Inna ilayhi raji’un In the quietude of Monday’s dawn, the Islamic community in Ilorin, Kwara State, and indeed the entire Nigerian Muslim Ummah, was enveloped in profound grief as news filtered through that Sheikh Bashir Solihu, the venerable Chief Imam of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara Council of […]
