recent investigation by Elites Network for Sustainable Development (ENetSuD), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) based in Kwara State, has revealed the “state of shame” of public schools across the state. The organisation visited more than 30 schools in the state including Ilorin Grammar School (IGS) Ilorin, Government High School (GHS) Ilorin, Government Secondary School (GSS) Ilorin, Mount Carmel College (MCC) Ilorin, Government Technical College (GTC) Patigi, Islamiyyah College Patigi and Taoheed LGEA Primary School, Offa. The group observed that due to the negligence of the government, reputable schools that have produced a lot of important personalities in Kwara State have…
Author: Adisa-Jaji Azeez
Adisa-Jaji Azeez
Adisa Jaji Azeez is a Nigerian Journalist working at Theinformant247 as the Managing Director and Head, Fact-Check Unit. He graduated with National Diploma from Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Bachelor Degree from the University of Ilorin, Nigeria and Alhikmah University, Ilorin. He had written for several other news media across the country. He has certification in journalism. He is a 2023 ICIR Fellow, Countering Misinformation and Media Literacy Project fellowship
The Kwara Agenda Group has thrown it gestures behind the president of the senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki over the renovation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Yipata, Kwara State. The body made this known through a press statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Mr. Haroon Yakub Kannike and Secretary, Com. Muhammad Nura Muhammad. A copy of which was made available to Theinformant247 in ilorin. The release titled “Kwara Agenda Lauds saraki over Donation of 5.7Million Naira for renovation of NYSC orientation camp and supply of Drugs”. “It will be recalled that the president of the Senate was there…
As Buhari gives APC matching order to capture state. GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State for the 2019 electon, Abdulraman Abdulrazaq has described the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki as a forgone issue in Kwara politics. The governorship candidate stated this while briefing State House correspondents after a closed door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the APC leaders from Kwara state at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Abdulrazaq said that the President has given them a matching order to ensure that APC wins the governorship election in the state in the forthcoming election. According…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, 78, is dead. Kutigi died in a London hospital on Saturday night. The chief press secretary to Niger State governor, Jibrin Ndace, confirmed the death of the former Chief Justice in a telephone interview with THISDAY on Sunday. Ndace said the jurist died in the United Kingdom on Saturday night after a brief illness. Born on December 31, 1939, Kutigi served as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Niger State before he became a High Court Judge in 1976. He joined the Supreme Court in 1992 and was appointed by…
Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunmusi, has announced Miss Naomi Oluwaseyi as his new Queen. Naomi, 25, is based in Akure, the Ondo State capital, and is an evangelist. The new Queen is also the Founder/President of EN-HERALDS, a prophetic mandate and an interdenominational ministry based in Akure, the Ondo state capital. The monarch took to his Twitter page with handle @OoniAdimulaIfe to announce envagelist Naomi as the new bride. She will now replace the erswhile Queen, Wuraola. The Ooni wrote: “I waited patiently upon the Almighty the King of kings, he eventually did it in the midst of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has obtained a remand order from a Federal Capital Territory High Court to keep former Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State for two weeks, The PUNCH can confirm. The remand order, it was learnt, is subject to renewal which implies that Fayose could spend longer than two weeks in custody. A reliable source said, “We have obtained a court order to hold Fayose for at least two weeks pending investigation. He could be released earlier or later than two weeks depending on the outcome of investigation.” Fayose is under probe for allegedly receiving N1.3bn…
The calm that reigned in the Senate since its return from recess last week was shattered yesterday. Senator Godswill Akpabio called for the reconstitution and restructuring of the upper chamber — in line with the numerical strength of parties. “The majority must always preside over the minority,” he said. He threatened to stop contributing in plenary unless his desired change is carried out. Akpabio (Akwa Ibom North West) spoke at a news conference after yesterday’s plenary during which he was temporarily barred from making contributions by Senate President Bukola Saraki. Akpabio, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to…
Eight suspects arrested by the Police in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, have confessed to selling 31 human heads to yet-to-be identified prominent personalities in the country. They also confessed to selling body parts for rituals and spiritual powers. The suspects were busted by a Joint Investigative Team of the Nigeria Police Force, following information from the public which led to the search of the house of the principal suspect, Azeez Yakubu. A search of Yakubu’s residence at No. 20 Ile Opa Adeta Compound, Ilorin led to the discovery of 11 human skulls, some pieces of human bones, human hairs,…
The table water project of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin is expected to generate a target of N1.2 million monthly, when completed. The Deputy Director Academic Planning, Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, Dr. Hadi Atanda stated this during a chat with Pilot Business in his office, on Friday. According to him, the enterprise based project has nearly reached 95 per cent completion. He said the motive behind KWACOED table water is to increase the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the college as demanded by the state government. “The college of recent faced lots of financial problems. So,…