Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the Speaker have condoled with Leadership Newspapers Regional Editor Alhaji Abdullahi Hanafi Olesin over the death of his mother, Alhaja Munirat Hanafi Imam Olesin. According to Leadership, she died on Tuesday at the age of 87 and was buried in accordance with Islamic rites, with the janazah prayer held afterward. The officials offered sympathy to the journalist and his family following her passing.

Tens of thousands of stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State held a 'Thank You' rally in Ilorin to celebrate the successful conduct of the party's primaries. The event also served to show support for President Bola Tinubu, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and other party leaders, according to Leadership (NG).

Kwara State governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have called for support from religious leaders, parents, and communities to combat drug peddling and abuse in the state. This appeal was made during a program held to address the issue on July 4, 2026, with contributions from NDLEA's Kwara State Commandant, Hajia Fatima Popoola.

Professor Abdulmumeen Olayinka Ajia, the governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Kwara State, has flagged off his campaign ahead of Nigeria's 2027 general elections. According to Tribune Online, Ajia addressed loyalists and party supporters at Oja Oba in Ilorin on Wednesday. Ajia, a US-based university lecturer in Business Administration, outlined his campaign programme to those in attendance as he begins his bid for the Kwara governorship seat in the forthcoming polls.

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has appointed a new Emir of Zurmi, according to Premium Times. The new monarch becomes the 21st Sarkin Zamfaran Zurmi, succeeding His Royal Highness, Alhaji Bello Suleiman, who died on 31 August 2026. The appointment fills the traditional leadership vacancy in the Zurmi emirate following the late emir's passing.

Farooq A. Kperogi reflects on his previous column from April 18, 2026, which suggested that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intended to impose a Yoruba candidate from Kwara South as the APC governorship candidate for Kwara State. Kperogi acknowledges that Tinubu's actions have contradicted his earlier claims, indicating a shift in the political landscape of the region.