Author: Akewushola Afeez

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s group of Kwara State All Progressive Congress (APC) has elected their prefered ward Chairman, Auditor and Assistance woman leader in Magaji Ngeri ward from the outcome of the consensus that was held at Jimba Itakure zone, Ilorin. In a video that was released to The Informant247, some party members loyal to the governor at Jimba/Itakure zone adopted consensus, elected three executives who are to represent the faction of the party at the forthcoming congress. The elected officials were; Muritala Olaitan as Chairman, Alhaja Adijat Jimoh (Iya Onisu), Assistant Woman leader, and Basiru Elewuro Auditor. After the declaration…

The House of Representatives at plenary on Tuesday, passed for second reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow creation of state police and legalise regional security outfits. The current police system will be decentralised by moving police from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List. Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Onofiok Luke, who sponsored the bill, said that the bill seeks to alter the Constitution “to provide for state police and other state government security services to enhance security and preservation of lives and properties in Nigeria”. The bill especially proposes an amendment…

The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, approved the continuation of the Party’s membership registration, revalidation and register update excercise in Imo, Kwara, Ogun and Rivers states. The extension was due to the recommendation of the Membership Registration Appeals Committee, the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of APC. In a statement signed by the National Secretary, CECPC of APC, Sen. John James Akpanudoedehe, it was disclosed that with the approval, membership registration, revalidation and register update excercise in the four states will continue for two weeks. The statement reads: “Those who have not been registered in these States can purchase forms…

The Kwara State High Court, Ilorin has sentenced a 20-year-old boy, Oke Gideon, to 30 days imprisonment for his involvement in internet fraud. Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar on Monday made the judgment having found him guilty of offences bordering on romance scam and internet fraud. Gideon was arrested on May 4, 2021 by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, following the intelligence reports on his nefarious activities. He was profiled and admitted to committing the crime.  In his confessional statement dated May 6, 2021, Gideon admitted that he engaged in dating scam, love scam, and other…

Asake Empowerment Foundation, a subsidiary of Asake Incorporated in the United State of America, on Saturday, unfolded her premier activities in Nigeria. The event was held at the auditorium of Queen Elizabeth School in Ilorin, Kwara State. Asake Incorporated was founded in 2018 in the US and Asake Empowerment Foundation in Nigeria in 2020. The Non-Governmental Organizations have people with rich ideas working for them. Asake Incorporated has been helping vulnerable people and sponsoring indigent children. That’s the more reasons the idea of Asake Empowerment Foundation came on board herein Nigeria. The Foundation would start sponsoring the indigent and less…

Is this how the dream of these young, energetic, vibrant, ambitious and ever-ready-to-learn pupils would become a mirage? A young girl of age 11-year-old who has the zeal and passion to become a great person in the nearest future lamented how sad she always feels any time rain falls and when the scourging sun comes out. She expressed her displeasure towards the current condition of her school. The young girl felt reluctant to respond to questions, as brilliant as she is, she reacted as if nothing good could be done to change the narrative. Adeshola Ester, a primary six pupil…

The Yoruba actor, Omiyinka Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, who was arraigned at a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, has been granted bail. Baba Ijesha who appeared in court was pulled by a warder in Ikeja on Thursday The actor, who was being tried by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo over charges bothering on rape, sexual assault and abuse of a minor, was granted bail on the ground that it was part of his fundamental human rights. Details later…

The immediate past Executive Chairman of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, Comrade Ayeni Yinka Dallas (Olu-Omo of Isapa), on Thursday, officially joined the All Progressives Congress(APC) after reviewing reactions and rumor surrounding his defection. While speaking during a press conference at the NUJ secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara State, Dallas said, it is high time he set the records straight and put the rumour mills to bed by announcing his defection to the ruling APC. He said, “After carefully reviewing reactions and counter-reactions that have continued to trail my official defection to the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led ruling All Progressives…

The Non Governmental Organizations, NGOs in Kwara State have took to the streets of Ilorin to clean up the surroundings as part of the activities to commemorate World Environment Day. The participants picked refuse from Oja-Oba market through Surulere to part of Ibrahim Taiwo under a carnival-like atmosphere. The clean up exercise which took place on Saturday, which was in collaboration with a nongovernmental organisation #PickThatTrash, had in attendance members of the House of Assembly; members of the State Executive Council; top government officials; state caretaker committee chairman of APC Alhaji Abdullahi Samari; a chieftain of the party Alhaji Yahya Seriki;…

The Kwara State Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested, Nicholas Kelechi and Benjamin Moore, upon the allegation affiliated to them on the possession of fake currency. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by the Public Relation Officer, Babawale Zaid said Moore, the ring leader of fake currency racketeering group in the state, hails from Ebonyi but resided in Iseyin in kwara state. “Benjamin Moore confessed that a man he met at lokoja introduced him to the business of counterfeiting currencies,” he said He said that a yet to be identified man took…

Recall that the Federal Government of Nigeria on Friday ordered all internet service providers to suspend Twitter. But despite the order, many Nigerians are still using the Virtual Private Networks to gain access to the Twitter application. Following this new development, The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Saturday, directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to begin immediate prosecution of those who violate the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria. According to a statement released by Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu, it disclosed that ‘Malami has ordered the prosecution of offenders.…