A painstaking and objective assessment of the scorecard of the Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq-led administration in Kwara state in the last five years will give you only one outcome; which is that the performance of the administration has been largely uninspiring and disappointing – far
History is not always written by the victors. Historical narratives are sometimes dominated by the villains who make the loudest noise and have the platforms. Empress Wu expanded the Tang dynasty, reopened China’s Silk Road, and funnelled government’s funding into social services for
The City of Ilorin will be agog this Saturday, June 1, 2024, as several pillars of the legal profession, from the bar and the bench, as well as political leaders from the federal and states, converge on the State of Harmony to honour
‘If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” ― Charles Darwin, Voyage of the Beagle. In 2023, Nigeria ranked 21st among countries with the worst record for human rights and
For unsavoury reasons, the story of the immediate past governor of Kogi state, Mr Yahaya Bello has literally seized the media space in the country, week-in, week-out. The hide -and seek game between Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), blew
Nigerians, especially Kwarans, are elated with Eniola Mariam Bolaji’s stunning exploit at the Spanish Para-Badminton International 2024 Level 1 tournament in Toledo, Spain. The Kwara-born Para-Badminton star defeated her opponent, the World number 6, Oksana Kozyna, from Ukraine 2-0 to win the gold
One of Senator Bukola Saraki’s bootlickers recently tried to compare the cool-headed Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Kwara state Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, with the embattled former Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello. In the piece, the fictional writer attempted to draw a
His phone rang. He neither picked up nor returned my calls. That was unusual. Like a frightened mouse, my heart raced in my chest, hoping that the news was not correct. When Hon. Sulyman Warah, now in Abuja, returned my several calls, he
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s huge investments in education are bearing fruits, as seen in the performance of the Kwara team that represented Nigeria at the prestigious World School Debate in Singapore. This is the second time Kwara students would be participating in this international
Politicians in this clime are often in pursuit of their ego massaging projects rather than what the people’s very critical needs are. At a time when the land is plagued with the dearth of the most fundamental of human needs – insecurity and
