Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman and Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was inaugurated for his second term on Monday, vowing to remain a responsible and responsive leader for the people of the state. The modest yet colourful inauguration lasted just…
*Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) *Lagos begins hajj medical screening (Nation)
Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the…
Independence Day: Kwara Gov seeks consensus to develop Nigeria
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday called for a consensus among Nigerians, especially the political elite, to build a country where no one is left to suffer or is treated unfairly on account of whatever differences. AbdulRazaq said in…
Beneficiaries hail AbdulRazaq, partners over Kwara’s free surgeries
At least 70 per cent of the ongoing free eye surgeries and 50 per cent of the overall medical interventions in Ilorin General Hospital have been carried out, with beneficiaries commending the Kwara State Government and other sponsors of the…
Local contractors to fix Kwara schools, hospitals’ projects, says AbdulRazaq
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said local communities would have the option of nominating trusted indigenous contractors to fix their schools and hospitals while government funds the projects. The contractors so nominated would be picked only after going through…
AbdulRazaq nominates four women in first cabinet list
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has forwarded the names of four women to the State House of Assembly as commissioner-nominees, including a 26-year-old Joana Nnazua Kolo from Edu Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by Chief…
Kwara Gov orders refund of exam charges to principals, vice-principals
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has ordered the immediate refund of N2000 and N1500 examination charges that the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) collected from teachers who applied to become principals and vice-principals across the state. AbdulRazaq reasoned that there was…
AbdulRazaq, Sanwo-Olu, Ambode congratulate Buhari on victory at petition tribunal
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and former governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. “Given the unprecedented margin of victory that…
AbdulRazaq mourns ex-UNILORIN VC Prof Adeniyi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday commiserated with the family of former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Emeritus Adeoye Adeniyi, calling his death the end of an era. The governor also condoled with the University of Ilorin…