Author: Kareem Hakeem

BBNaija season 6 “shine your eye” winner Hazel Oyeze Onou A.K.A White Money has signed his first Multi-million Naira premium endorsement deal with Gotv Nigeria. White Money is one of the favorite house mate who has caught the interest of viewers during the recently concluded Bbn 2021 season 6 “Shine your eye”. He is called the man of the people as many celebrities has took to their social media page to plead to their fans to support him . This is as a result of his entertaining skills and potentials displayed during the live Tv show. Offcouse, white Money (Ego…

The Informant247 Sports || Sala’s death A 66-year-old David Henderson has in a British court heard on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge relating to the death of Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala in a light-aircraft crash in 2019 Henderson admitted one count of attempting to discharge a passenger without valid permission or authorisation, before a trial in Cardiff. That charge typically concerns a business operator failing to acquire the appropriate licences to hire a plane commercially. He will be tried on a separate charge of endangering the safety of an aircraft, which he denies. After jury selection, the case was…

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe  has criticised the club on his failed transfer to Spanish club Real Madrid in july Real were prepared to spend £197m to sign the France World Cup winner in the summer but PSG refused to agree a sale, despite the forward’s contract running out at the end of the season. Speaking to French radio station RMC Sport, Mbappe said: “I asked to leave. Because at the moment that I did not want to extend my contract I wanted the club to have a transfer fee to get a replacement of quality. “It (PSG) is a club…

Nigerian disk jockey, Florence Otedola, also known as DJ  Cuppy has today stated that she has quitted drinking, as she begins classes at the University Of Oxford, England. Cuppy made this known through her official Instagram story, listing some of her new activities which will keep her busy till next year. The 28 years old said she may not get back to people till 2022 because of her new schedule and plans. Cuppy wrote, “If I don’t get back to you until 2022, it’s because I’m a full time student at Oxford University, I’m djing around the country, I’m launching…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has made progress in fixing its facilities that were destroyed in Anambra in preparation for gubernatorial election that will be held in the state later this year. Festus Okoye, national commissioner, and chairman of, information and voter education committee, said this on Tuesday in a statement to update the public on INEC’s preparations for the Anambra governorship election. It could be recalled that some INEC offices in the south-east, including Anambra, have witnessed a spate of attacks, leading to the destruction of some sensitive and non-sensitive materials. On May 23, gunmen attacked…

The Public Relations Officer for Kwara State Police Command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, has reinforced that there is no monthly salary for special constabularies in the state. Mr Ajayi said this in a Theinfromant247 Tv live interactive program —The Discourse— on Tuesday, 21st of September, 2021. It could be recalled that the Inspector General of Police speech during his one-day working visit to Kwara State Police command disclosed that community policing is not a paid job. He said “There is no salary payment for special constabularies, it is a voluntary service. But other stipends and allowances are also paid to them…

Cristiano Ronaldo knocked out a steward with a wayward practice shot before Manchester United’s Champions League defeat to Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday evening. The stray strike from the 36-year-old came as United players warmed up ahead of their opening group stage match in Bern. The ball hit a steward on the sidelines and the impact caused her to fall to the ground, with Ronaldo among those to check up on her to make sure she was alright. It ended up being a happier ending to the night for the steward than Ronaldo – she was gifted the footballer’s…

Thomas Tuchel says Romelu Lukaku was the type of player Chelsea were missing at the club as he continued his fine run of form with a match-winner against Zenit on Tuesday. Lukaku’s fine header in the second half settled a tight affair as Chelsea beat the Russians 1-0 on the opening night of their Champions League defence, the Belgian’s fourth goal in four appearances since returning to the club in the summer. Tuchel was full of superlatives for Lukaku after the game, and not only for his performances on the pitch, with Chelsea unbeaten this season and looking ominously strong.…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it would call out workers on industrial action if the Federal Government implemented a proposed hike in electricity tariffs. It reminded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, about the agreement reached by the Federal Government – Organised Labour Committee on Electricity Tariff on September 28, 2020. The meeting had agreed to freeze further increases in electricity tariff until the committee concludes its work and its report adopted by all the principals in the committee. The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, handed down the notice in reaction to speculations that the 11 power…

Pending investigation, an English football club, Manchester City Thursday suspended Benjamin Mendy following a four-count of rape and one count of sexual assault leveled against him. According to Cheshire police, Mendy is due to appear in court on Friday. The force said the charges relate to three complainants, over the age of 16, and are alleged to have happened between October last year and this month. The 27 year-old has been remanded in custody ahead of his appearance at Chester Magistrates’ Court. A police spokesman said: “Cheshire Constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service would like to remind everyone that criminal…

Ligue 1 side Lyon has signed Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri for around £9.5m, marking a loss on the fee Liverpool paid Stoke for him in 2018, when they activated a £13.5m release clause in his contract. Shaqiri secured winners’ medals in the Premier League, Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup in his three seasons with Liverpool, injuries cost him a lot of playing time over the last two completed seasons, having just 45 EPL appearances. With Diogo Jota unshakeable as one of Jurgen Klopp’s attacking options this season, following regulars Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto…

Lionel Messi, Mohammed Salah, Emiliano Martinez may miss the world cup qualifiers as the European Club Association (ECA) members are set to prevent their players from going to ‘red-list’ countries during September’s international break unless quarantine exemptions can be made, with the Premier League currently in talks with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Nations on the UK Government’s “red” list include Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and Egypt. Regarding travel to England, a 10-day period of hotel isolation would be required before players can return to their clubs. Having Egypt on that list would…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has warned President Muhammad Buhari against turning Nigeria into a cow republic, doing that his administration had placed more priority on the welfare of cattle than the people that voted him into office. Governor Ortom, who was reacting to the statement from the Presidency indicating that President Buhari had approved recommendations of a committee to review “with dispatch,” 368 grazing sites across 25 states in the country, “to determine the levels of encroachment,” said that with the latest move, it was crystal clear that the president is planning to plunge the country into crisis. Ortom…

The Kwara State Government has said it will construct a flyover at Tanke and complete the two satellite campuses of the Kwara State University, among other projects with N35bn proposed loan. This was contained in an article entitled “On Kwara bond and other issues” by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Kwara State, Rafiu Ajakaye on Thursday. Ajakaye disclosed that the state got a parliamentary approval to raise N35bn, but has only raised N27bn at extant 15% market rate. The governor’s spokesperson in the article, added that the loan followed every legal step, adding that ‘public hearing’…

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Kwara paid the second highest amount for premium motor spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, in July 2021. Residents, according to the Bureau, paid an average price of N170.40. The average petrol price during the month under review is N165.91. This is contained in the NBS report, titled: ‘Premium motor spirit (petrol) price watch (July 2021)’. According to the report, petrol prices increased by 0.18 percent from N165.61 in June 2021 to N165.91 in July 2021. The figure also dropped by 15.51 percent when compared to the corresponding period in 2020. “States with…

The Police in Kwara State are scrambling to rescue a farmer abducted on his way to his farm near Rore in Irepodun Local Council on Thursday. “The Commissioner of Police, Tuesday Assayomo, has set in motion an all round effort through deployment of the command’s tactical units in conjunction with local hunters and vigilantes to move into the surrounding bushes of the farm settlement to effect the rescue of the victim unhurt and possible arrest of the abductors,” spokesman of the command, Dsp Okasanmi Ajayi said in a statement on Friday. President of the Omu-Aran Development Association, Major-General Lasisi Abidoye…

A consultant and Executive Director of Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI), Olasupo Abideen, has refunded the sum of $2,397 – about 1.29million naira – that was erroneously paid into his bank account by an organisation he consulted for. Olasupo, a trained alumnus of both Harvard Business School and Lagos Business School, said he was engaged as Business Development Consultant with startups across three different continents under the FCDO CovidAction funded project. He had on May 28, 2021, received payment for a Technical Assistance role he delivered to a Bangladesh startup mCare, before he was mistakingly paid again for the…

The minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that Nigeria cannot be called a failed state as insecurity is only prevalent “in one corner of the country”. Speaking during ‘Focus on Africa’, a programme on BBC, the information minister said the present administration has “pinned” Boko Haram to a “very small area”. Mohammed recalled how the Taliban fighters took over power in Afghanistan in a few weeks while stressing that Nigerians must appreciate the fight against terrorism. “In the north-east, we are facing the challenge of the Boko Haram, which is purely an ideologically driven terrorist group.…

The Kwara State Commissioner for Special Duties Hajiya Ahmed Mariam Hassana, has called on residents to be security-conscious and report any strange or suspicious movement to the appropriate quarters without delay. The commissioner stated this on Wednesday while reacting to the kidnapping and subsequent release of one Dr. Timothy Gana along Patigi-Lade- Gbugbu road in the early hours of Tuesday. She condemned the incident and stressed that all necessary steps will be taking to protect future occurrence of similar incident. She added that all hands must be on deck to disallow bandits from having a breathing space in the state.…

The Nigerian government has stated that it will not rest until social media is regulated in the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Washington on Wednesday. “When you talk about fake news and its danger, we need to take it seriously and I am happy that the entire world is now seeing what we saw more than two years ago,” Mohammed said. Speaking on online media report that he “sneaked out of Nigeria to meet with Twitter executive’’ in the U.S., he described it…