Ilorin’s Olufunmilayo Records Stores: Nothing Beats Commitment
If you don’t look closely enough, you probably might not even see the signpost. But, it has been there for decades now,
Taiwo Awoniyi’s Socially-Responsible Outreaches
When the Nigerian international football player, Taiwo Awoniyi, visited the Emir of Ilorin on Friday this week, I heard the Emir recall
Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe: A Paragon For Generational Virtues
Book: Paragon of Virtue: Diary of Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe at 60 Authors: Olalekan Adewumi & Akinyemi Adeolu Publishers: Matrix Publications & Global
Some Ilorin Reminiscences
I’ve just been directed to the interesting stroll that you’ve had today, on the shores of history, and of hindsight! That’s very
Ilorin and Dare Babarinsa’s Crisis of Ignorance
I have just read Dare Babarinsa’s typically disrespectful piece about Ilorin, which he titled “Ilorin and the crisis of identity”. He actually
Celebrating Emir of Ilorin’s 24th Years on the Throne
On the night before my father died, in *July 1995*, he mentioned two things that Allah won’t grant him to see. One
ILORIN: BETWEEN THE DICTATES OF CULTURE AND THE PULL OF ECONOMICS
It was the famous scholar, Sheikh Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory, who once wrote that the impact which Ilorin has made on the history
N20 billion bond: Chasing Kwara’s black goat at night
I MADE a tremendous effort last Friday, to get out of bed as early as possible in the morning. I arrived in
Of bread, cinema, photos and Ilorin reminiscences
I HAVE spent the weekend in Ilorin, after a week’s visit to Maiduguri. And that included my birthday, September 5th, which meant that,
Appeal to the Kwara state govt: Stop building shops on road setbacks
I RETURNED from Ilorin this week. I noticed that the road setback by the wall of the Government Secondary School on the Fate Road,
The Passing Of Alhaji Abubakar Lah, Shettiman Ilorin
Last Sunday, AlhajiAbubakarLah, Shettiman Ilorin died. He was in his late 90s and was in fact, the oldest surviving alumnus of the