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At colloquium on Ilorin Emir, speakers seek constitutional role for traditional rulers

At colloquium on Ilorin Emir, speakers seek constitutional role for traditional rulers

By Biola Azeez
new PVCs collected in Kwara, Double registration attracts jail term in Kwara, INEC REC tells voters

18,885 out of 46,602 new PVCs collected in Kwara ―REC

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Christians will vote

Christians will vote leaders who value their interests ― Kwara CAN

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YPP rejects

2023: YPP rejects ANAP Foundation governorship poll results in Kwara

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Kwara police arrest four kidnappers of former MILAD's wife

Kwara police arrest four kidnappers of former MILAD’s wife

By Biola Azeez
Former MILAD wife kidnapped,

Former MILAD wife kidnapped in Kwara, released after three days

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Oshiomhole donates church

Insecurity: Anglican Communion partners other religious groups to maintain peace in Kwara

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Kwara governor 'Cute' Abiola ,

Kwara governor names skit-maker, ‘Cute’ Abiola special assistant

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Police arrest 8 illegal miners with 3 trailer loads of marble stones in Kwara

By Biola Azeez
219 Kwara schools participate in N5m tax competition

219 Kwara schools participate in N5m tax competition

By Biola Azeez
Oro grammar school alumni,

Oro grammar school alumni donate bus to alma mater

By Biola Azeez
Kaduna communities drag military to court over land encroachment, harassment, Court APC election Kwara,Court slates Feb 7 to hear suit challenging monetization of police services, Google Arts, Culture, CyArk, Adunni Olorisha Trust partner to digitally preserve Osun Osogbo sacred grove Rotimi Ige Today, Google Arts and Culture, partnering with 'The Adunni Olorisha Trust' and CyArk announced the launch of the first and largest digital library of content showcasing the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove. The launch, which marks the digital preservation of one of Nigeria’s last remaining sacred groves, is part of Google Arts and Culture’s wider 'Heritage on the Edge' project. The project seeks to support site managers in digitally documenting heritage sites at risk due to climate change, using the imagery captured to further support community maintenance and conservation. The Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove project can be explored via goo.gle/osun-osogbo. Highlights include a 75ha Street View of the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, including the Busanyin Shrine before it was affected by the flood and 3D models of four of the site’s dynamic shrines. The collection allows people to view 900 high-resolution photographs of the site, contemporary and historical artworks and sculptures, artists and spiritual leaders. It also tells 28 stories about art, community and spirituality at the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, and the effect of climate change at the site and includes three audio interviews, including one with popular artist, Jimoh Buraimoh about Susanne Wenger. The project also allows visitors to watch 27 video interviews and see aerial views and 3D views of the site while annotated 3D tours of the Busanyin and Iya Moopo shrines showcase the legacy of art and spirituality at the sacred grove. “Google Arts and Culture’s mission is to preserve and promote the world’s art and culture online, allowing anyone, anywhere in the world to share in it. We are grateful that through partnerships we are now able to preserve one of the most recognised, culturally rich Yoruba heritage sites, known for active traditional worship and contemporary art movements,” says Chance Coughenour, Program Manager and Digital Archaeologist, Google Arts and Culture. “Through the use of state-of-the-art technologies, site managers will be able to monitor and mitigate the effects of the changing climate and more broadly provide resources to support growing the capacity for the preservation of heritage sites” added Coughenour. Located on the forested banks of the Osun river in the city of Osogbo, in Osun State of Nigeria, the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove, a UNESCO World Heritage site is several centuries old and among the last sacred groves of their kind which joined the edges of most Yoruba cities before the mass shift from rural to urban areas. In the site, Yoruba deities are embodied in shapely, sculpted shrines where creativity and spirituality come to life. Recently, the Grove has been in danger of destruction due to flooding, heavy rain and climate change. The Busanyin shrine was damaged in floods shortly after being digitally captured. “The Yoruba community is one of the largest in Nigeria and the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove is truly a unique and special place that embodies the essence of the Yoruba culture and heritage. We are excited about the digital preservation of the site and the partnership with Google Arts and Culture. It offers a noteworthy body of work that portrays the admirable culture of the Yoruba people to the world,” Olufemi A. Akinsanya Akinsanya, Chair, Save Our Art! Save Our Heritage! Campaign said. “CyArk's work in Osogbo has been a true collaboration between Nigerian government officials, local NGOs, the community of Osogbo, and His Royal Highness Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun Larooye II, who are all working together to share the stories of Osogbo with a wider audience,” said Kacey Hadick, Director of Programs and Development, CyArk. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Honourable Minister of Information and Culture, Federal Republic of Nigeria, added, "I am truly delighted that, for the first time ever, the Osun Osogbo Grove has been brought online, thanks to Google Arts and Culture, which has partnered with CyArk and the Adunni Olorisa Trust/Osun Foundation to digitise the shrine and its surroundings, thus protecting both for posterity. “I said during the visit to the Grove in 2019 that it was important to refocus national and global attention on this world heritage site, and I am glad we achieved our purpose, as can be attested to by this project digitising the shrine and its surroundings. I wish to most sincerely commend all the partners for this monumental work,” Alhaji Lai Mohammed said. Through past projects like Taste of Nigeria and Eko for Show, Google Arts and Culture has helped people across the world experience Nigeria heritage and history. 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Court nullifies APC primary election in Kwara

By Biola Azeez
Residents commend improved water supply in Kwara, Suspected thief, Ilorin, large number of Nigerian Army

Residents commend improved water supply in Kwara

By Biola Azeez
Be patriotic, NYSC swears-in 1600, NYSC mobilises 1,800 corps members for 2022 Batch C, Stream One orientation course in Kwara, corps members take oath, NYSC sanctions 15 corps, NYSC Batch B orientation, NYSC promotes marriage among corps members, Director, NYSC set to make COVID-19 vaccination compulsory for corps members, Four NYSC members get State House recommendation for Director-General’s award, Avoid local politics, Corps members make 50% of COVID-19 third wave cases in Bayelsa State, Abia NYSC coordinator reminds, Comply with COVID-19 protocols

NYSC mobilises 1,800 corps members for 2022 Batch C, Stream One orientation course in Kwara

By Biola Azeez
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Community head laments as suspected cultists kill 2 in Ilorin community

By Biola Azeez

Cooking gas explosion kills Kwara housewife

By Biola Azeez
KW-GIS N900M Mrs Raliat Omotayo Yahya, YPP rejects independent , Police arrest 8 illegal miners with 3 trailer loads of marble stones in Kwara, Community head laments, Kwara flags off , kidnapped children regain freedom, Decomposing bodies of two missing ladies found in Kwara CMD's office, Herbalist in possession of human fibroid remanded in Kwara, two-year-old baby in Kwara, OPC Ajase-Ipo Kwara coordinator,Four killed as cult groups celebrate 8/8 in Kwara, Drivers get 50 vehicles NSCDC arrests 65-year-old man for abducting, sexually assaulting two minors in Kwara, One dies as miscreants, NSCDC begins manhunt as armed robbers lay siege on Kwara community, Seven die in Kwara lone auto accident, Five herdsmen sentenced, integrated maternal child health, Police kill three kidnappers , Police arrest suspected female ritualist in Kwara, One person killed, three arrested in Kwara cult attack, construction of multi-million naira Library , One feared dead in Kwara hijab protest, as government closes school, Man commits suicide over debt in Kwara, Two remanded for attacking police station in Kwara, Kwara Police recover decomposing body of kidnap victim, 17-year-old girl's corpse recovered inside well in Ilorin, Man commits suicide in Kwara for being impotent, benefit from scholarship programme, Gunmen kill popular herder, Gunmen kill female teenager in Kwara, Kidnap victim dies day after his freedom, Kidnappers demand N30m ransom, Landlords to face prosecution Olofa Kwara State Afonja Descendants, Kwara Muslims mark eid-el-fitr amid tight security, Kwara civil servants, 12 year old boy, Kwara senatorial candidates, Farmer raises alarm, Gunmen abduct three

Kwara flags off construction of N1b bilingual school

By Biola Azeez
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Gunmen ambush man in Ilorin, cart away millions of naira

By Biola Azeez
Kwara national library

Kwara national library project remains uncompleted after 21 years ― stakeholders

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Kwara enrolls fresh 21,750 indigents in free health insurance

By Biola Azeez