2026

Gov AbdulRazaq reiterates govt’s commitment to people-focussed budgeting • As he engages citizens for 2027 budget process Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday said his government remains committed to building a state where no community is left behind and where development reaches every corner of Kwara. Noting that governance belongs…

Kwara Assembly Sacks Two APC Defectors To PDP * As PDP kicks, urges immediate reversal of action Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State House of Assembly has declared the seats of Hon. Saaba Issa Gedeon, representing Edu Constituency, and Hon. Olusola Odetundun, representing Irepodun Constituency, vacant following their defection from the All Progressives Congress…

With the UK set to hold the G20 Presidency in 2027, and ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meeting in Antigua and Barbuda this November, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has called on the UK to urgently lead with concrete action, not rhetoric, in addressing the sovereign debt crisis. In a statement by…

  The Ohimegye Igu of Koton Karfe, Dr. Alhaji Saidu Akawu Salihu, on Tuesday stormed the Federal Ministry of Works in Lokoja to demand urgent intervention on the Lokoja-Abuja Federal Highway ahead of the Ember months. The traditional ruler said the visit was to draw attention to the hardship faced by residents and motorists along…

  Four people have died while four others were rescued alive after part of a two-storey building collapsed at the Masalasi Gogoro area of Popo-Giwa/Abemi in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. The incident occurred at about 5:08am on Tuesday, with eight rooms of the approximately 26-room building collapsing and trapping eight occupants…

  I warmly welcome the people of Kogi State and Nigerians everywhere to the month of September. As we begin the final stretch of the year, may we remain grateful for how far we have come and purposeful about the days ahead. May September bring good health, meaningful progress and pleasant moments to us and…

  The Kogi State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of ten National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in Kogi State, following a coordinated operation by joint security forces. In a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Saliu Oyiza Afusat, the Command said the victims were rescued from the…