Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Representative Tajudeen Abass on their emergence as Senate President and House of Representatives Speaker respectively. According to a statement by Chief Press Secretary…
How to sustain gains of democracy: Kwara Gov
Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has congratulated Nigerians on the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, calling it a watershed event that birthed the current democratic dispensation. In a…
French, Kwara govts ink deals on knowledge transfer, livestock devt
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…
Kwara Gov AbdulRazaq inaugurated, lists priorities for second term
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…
Wives of abducted lorry drivers in Kwara beg for alms to pay N20m ransom
Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the kidnap of four tipper lorry drivers from a farm on the outskirts of Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The four drivers, according to sources corroborated by the police, were abducted by men, dressed in…
Inside Kwara community, Ijara-Isin, where residents have own ‘‘currency’’
The Ijara-Isin community in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria has devised a means to keep money within its community in a bid to foster economic development. Ijara-Isin came up with its own ‘‘currency’’, which is accepted through out the community.…
Buhari, Tinubu for APC presidential campaign rally in Kwara Jan 17
Arrangements have been concluded for the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) coming up on Tuesday in Ilorin, Kwara State. The rally will be led by President Muhammadu Buhari who will be joined by the APC presidential…
Marriage is by fire by force!
There are many things we don’t know and one of them is that, sometimes, marriage is not by fire or by force. Even though I am a Christian, I was raised to believe that God hates divorce but God doesn’t…
Hadis Foundation and its VAPP Law enlightenment campaign
Adebayo Muftau, a native of Omu Aran community in Kwara state, has never heard about the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Law even though he is in his fifties. But when asked whether he knows anything about Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) he…