Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, yesterday, joined the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, for #IlorinDurbar, the yearly socio-cultural festival of the emirate involving colourful horse-riding and other cultural displays.

Former Kwara State governorship aspirant, Sunday Babalola, has urged Nigerians not to be frustrated over challenges facing the country, as they are just a phase in the journey to greatness.

A newly wed wife, Rukayat Musa and her two sister in-laws Hafsat and Aliyah, who were kidnapped from their house at Emir’s road, Ilorin, Kwara State have been released. The kidnapped victims were abducted in the ealry hours of Thursday when the gunmen invaded the home of the newly-wed couple at Oniyangi area on Emir’s…

A divorce-seeking woman, Taibat Abubakar, has accused her husband, Abubakar Salihu, of getting her pregnant without having sexual intercourse. Taibat told a magistrates' court in Kwara State that she cannot explain how she became pregnant without having had penetrative vaginal sex with her husband. She told the court that her husband, Salihu, had asked her…

The Regional Head, Kwara State branch of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc, Gabriel Eze, has said the company will continue to use diplomacy to recover the huge debt owed it by some military and para-military institutions in the state. Eze, who said the debt ran into billions of naira, blamed the indebtedness on the…

The Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq has said investing and prioritising fruitful education systems is essential, especially as Sub-Saharan Africa is not lacking potential with its rapidly growing population of young people. AbdulRasaq, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors forum, said with Africa’s potential, education is the greatest human capital opportunity the world…

Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved the deployment of government buses to support movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs.

Kwara State government has approved a temporary palliative measure for workers, following removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government.

In response to the recent surge in transport fares and the resulting financial strain on public workers, the Kwara State Government has introduced temporary measures to alleviate the situation. The State Head of Service (HOS), Mrs. Susan Modupe Oluwole, announced on Monday that Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazak has directed a reduction in work days from five…

Kwara State on Tuesday signed two major agreements with the French government on strategic partnership involving the use of innovation hub for knowledge transfer as well as development of the Lata grazing reserve for large-scale livestock production. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq signed the MoU on behalf of the state government, while the French Minister of State…

The Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says the first batch of intending pilgrims from the state will be airlift to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on May 26.

The traditional ruler of Igbaja in Kwara, Oba Ahmed Babalola, has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for bringing the first federal government medical project to the town.