Author: Herald Newspaper

By Haliru Idris The General Manager of The Herald Newspapers, Mr Yomi Adeboye has called on students in tertiary institutions across Kwara State to embrace skills acquisition, discipline and character development alongside academic qualifications, saying certificates without practical competencies have become a major challenge in Nigeria’s labour market. Adeboye made the call while receiving the newly elected leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the Joint Campus Council (JCC) from Kwara State during a courtesy visit to the corporation’s headquarters in Ilorin. The NANS delegation was led by the Executive Chairman, Kwara State Axis, Comrade Yusuf Abdulquadir…

By Haliru Idris For one week, taxation moved beyond policy documents, audit rooms and revenue offices into markets, mosques, churches, roads and public conversations across Ilorin as the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) Ilorin and District Society staged its 2026 Annual Tax Week. The week-long programme, held under the theme “Tax Awareness for National Growth: Reform, Compliance and Shared Prosperity,” brought together tax professionals, government officials, legal practitioners, market leaders and citizens in what many participants described as one of the most extensive tax awareness campaigns witnessed in recent years in Kwara State. From institutional advocacy visits and…

By Zarumi Mashood The leadership of the Kwara State All Progressive Congress (APC) has presented the party’s nomination form to its gubernatorial candidate and Speaker, Kwara House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi. Speaking during the presentation ceremony in Ilorin, Chairman of the party, Prince Sunday Fagbemi, said it was imperative for his executive organ to present the winner the nomination form to fill and submit to the INEC, following the ratification of his victory at the primaries by the APC National Headquarters. “Before now, we have conducted the primaries. There have been winners for the House of Assembly,…

By: Ruth Adebayo, Oluwatobi Aroyehun and  Lawrence Okedare The Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN), Kwara State Chapter, has called on the government to establish a disability commission as stakeholders gathered on Wednesday at the Registry Hall of the Ministry of Social Development to commemorate the 2026 International Albinism Awareness Day. The call formed the centerpiece of the association’s message during an event themed “Proudly in My Skin: Celebrating All Skin Tones,” which brought together government representatives, disability rights advocates, security agencies, and members of the albinism community to promote awareness and challenge persistent discrimination. Abdulsalam Kehinde Hussein, chairman of the…

By Haliru Idris The management of The Herald Newspapers has pledged support for the Kwara State Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) project as part of efforts to deepen public awareness and promote agricultural development across the State. The commitment was made when officials of the SAPZ project paid a media engagement visit to the corporate head office of the State-owned newspaper in Ilorin. Welcoming the delegation, the General Manager of The Herald, Yomi Adeboye, stressed that communication remains the most critical ingredient for the success of any developmental initiative. According to him, “after setting up your offices and other structures,…

By Zarumi Mashood Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman/Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (CON) has been elected as the President of the Forum of African Regions (FORAF). Governor AbdulRazaq was elected alongside four regional vice presidents for Central Africa, North Africa, East Africa, and Southern Africa. The mandate of the Forum of Governors Regions/States of Africa is to accelerate socioeconomic development, deepen decentralisation and devolution, and position subnational governments as key drivers of continental integration and sustainable development. The election was held on Monday in Tangier, Morocco, on the sidelines of the UCLG World Congress. “We congratulate His Excellency, Mr. AbdulRahman…

By Olatidoye Akeem Saturday, June 20, 2026 was a joyous day for members of the 1972–1976 set of the Esie/Iludun Grammar School Old Students Association (EIGSOSA) as the marked their 50th graduation anniversary with a renewed commitment to support their alma mater and contribute to its development. The golden jubilee celebration, held at Agawood Hotel, Pipeline Road, Ilorin, brought together former students from different parts of Nigeria and abroad to commemorate five decades of friendship, achievement, and service. In his welcome address, Chairman of the EIGSOSA 72–76 Set, Dr. Sule Ayodele Popoola, expressed gratitude to God for preserving the lives…

BOOK TITLE: YUSUF OLANREWAJU SAGAYA: Recollection of My Story AUTHOR: Yusuf Olanrewaju Sagaya PUBLISHERS: Safari Books Limited. PLACE OF PUBLICATION: Ibadan, Nigeria YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026 REVIEWER: EmeritusProfessor Olu Obafemi, FINAL, NNOM, D.Litt (Hon) If you were to encounter Yusuf Olanrewaju Sagaya for the first time, his diminutive physique, soft-spoken nature and uncommon capacity to accommodate what many others can’t, all will conspire to belie that he is the same ‘behemoth’ that God has given to Kwara, Nigeria and the world of professional engineering. I am thus greatly honored to be accorded the privilege of doing this brief review of…

By Oloriewe Raheem Adedoyin, fnipr For Kwara and possibly a few other Nigerian states, the 2027 election has many implications. In the All Progressives Congress (APC), we are looking to consolidate the gains of the last few years after the bloodless Otoge revolution. I was a part of the Otoge Movement that consummated the revolution. In fact, I hosted at my residence, in Ilorin, the crucial meeting that produced Hon. Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa (BOB), Ph.D, as APC State Chairman. Claims that nothing has been achieved are typical political rhetoric; the administration of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has few peers in the…

The Kwara Reform Group has called for justice to prevail over politics in the renewed investigation into the 2018 Offa robbery. The group’s Publicity Secretary, Queen Latifah Olarewaju-Arewa, at a news conference in Ilorin on Friday, warned against attempts to politicise the matter. It said the recent developments in the case should be viewed as a legal process, aimed at ensuring accountability for the victims. It, particularly, said fresh revelations linking some prominent politicians to the crime had revived calls for further investigations and advised those named to submit to due process in order to clear their names. According to…