17th SB Annual Symposium

Beyond Survival: Building a Generation of Purpose, Integrity and Impact

17th SB Annual Symposium · Sunday, 15th November 2026 · 9:00 AM prompt · Kwara State Banquet Hall, Ilorin

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Date
Sunday, 15th November 2026
Time
9:00 AM prompt
West Africa Time

The entrance of Kwara State Banquet Hall, Ilorin

Our biggest venue yet

Venue

Kwara State Banquet Hall

Along Ahmadu Bello Way, opposite Government House, Oko Erin, Ilorin, Kwara State

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The Lecture

“The Future We Desire, The Choices We Make”

Guest Speaker

Imam Yunus Olushina Teliat (Ayilara II), PhD

Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso Land

Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso Land. Holds a BA, MA and PhD in Arabic and Islamic studies from the University of Ibadan. Founder of a centre for Arabic and Islamic studies and formerly Chief Imam of a central mosque in Abeokuta.

Panel session

“Nigeria's Future in the Balance”

Panellist 1
Mr Abdullahi Gegele, ACTI
Head, Tax Assessment, Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS)
Head of Tax Assessment at KW-IRS since 2021. Previously led several KW-IRS directorates and worked at First Bank and UBA. University of Ilorin alumnus with an MBA from Nexford University.
Panellist 2
Hon. Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu
Member Representing Owode/Onire Constituency, Asa LGA, Kwara State House of Assembly; Chairman, House Committee on Youth, Sports and Information
Elected to the Kwara State House of Assembly at 26 in 2023. Mass Communication graduate of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), where she was the first female Senate President of the student congress. Former journalist.
Panellist 3
Amb. Sambo Muritala, Esq
Special Adviser to the Kwara State Governor on Legal Matters
Legal practitioner and ADR specialist. Principal Partner, Sambo Muritala & Co. (Activist Chambers) and member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK). Serving a second term as Special Adviser on Legal Matters.
Panellist 4
Mr Raji Hammed
HOD, Department of Sciences, Unilorin Secondary School
Head of the Department of Sciences, Unilorin Secondary School.

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About us

Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation, Kwara State Chapter

Standard Bearers Islamic Organisation, Kwara State Chapter is an Islamic youth organisation based in Ilorin. We run weekly Taqwah Forums, seminars and this annual symposium for young Muslims: students, graduates and young professionals.

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