Author: Nurudeen Akewushola

Kwara Police Command has raised the alarm over the plot by some “disgruntled” elements to cause disruption at this year’s end of Ramadan prayer in Ilorin warning them to bury the thoughts as the command has put adequate security measures in place ahead of the day. A statement signed by the Kwara State Police, Public Relations Officer, SP Okansanmi Ajayi quoted the commissioner of Kwara State Police Command, Mohammed Bagega in an Eid-l-Fitri celebration message saying: “Information at his disposal to the effect that some subversive and disgruntled elements have perfected plans to disrupt the peace and harmony in existence…

Two escaped as gunmen abduct Abia varsity students – The Informant247 Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped students of Abia State University, Uturu shortly after they ambushed them while journeying on a bus along Okigwe-Uturu Road. This was contained in a statement by the commissioner for Information in the state, John Kalu who confirmed the incident on Thursday, saying that two of the students escaped from the clutches of the hoodlums while others were still being held hostage by the criminals. The statement read, “Abia State Government is currently monitoring an incident that happened in Okigwe, Imo State, yesterday which led…

EFCC nabs Human Organs’ Trafficker in Port Harcourt, seizes valuable materials – The Informant247 Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the leader of a syndicate selling and buying human organs for trafficking to foreigners. The syndicate leader: Ukaeje John Emeka ( alias Dr. Phil Mark, Dr. Donald Phillip, Dr. Wesley David), was arrested on April 16, 2021 at Rumukparali, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, based on established intelligence on his suspicious fraudulent internet dealings. According to the preliminary investigations by the EFCC, the suspect is leading a syndicate of…

Kwara Assembly moves to relocate beggars, destitute Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to liaise with the heads of security agencies in the state to curb the influx of destitute into Ilorin, the state capital. The call was made following a matter of general public importance titled “Need to Evacuate Destitute and Street Beggars in Ilorin metropolis” moved by a member representing Irepodun constituency, Felix Awodiji on the floor of the House. Awodiji enjoined the state government to ensure the relocation of street beggars and destitute from Ilorin to forestall security breaches in the state. Lawmakers…

Obayomi launches foundation, rolls out 50 free jamb forms for Ifelodun indigents Barrister Obayomi Azeez has established a new foundation tagged, Obayomi Education Trust Fund (BOETF) as he also rolled out no fewer than 50 free Jamb slots for students in the constituency. BOETF is an initiative aimed at raising the bar for standard education for the indigents of Ifelodun local government area of the state. The foundation which is a non-governmental trust fund educational initiative is to help rebrand the core values of education in his immediate constituency. Obayemi reacting to the new development which he (himself) steered said:…

Soldiers shoot varsity student to death in Imo – The Informant247 Soldiers on Sunday allegedly shot dead a 100 level student of Soil Science and Biotechnology at Imo State University, Owerri, Divine Nwaneri. It was gathered that Nwaneri, who was a  native of Umukam in the Obollo community in the Isiala Mbano council of the state, was shot dead by the soldiers who were keeping guard at the Government House front gate in Owerri. The 24- year- old was shot dead by the soldiers, while riding in Lexus IS 250 with a number plate, Lagos KSF 407 GT, with her…

4,596 candidates selected for teaching jobs in Kwara – The Informant247 Successful candidates to print employment letter from Tuesday A total of Four Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety Six candidates including fifty first class University graduates have emerged successful candidates for teaching jobs in basic and senior classes in the just concluded recruitment exercise in Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that a total of 1,935 candidates were selected for TESCOM job while 2,661 candidates for SUBEB job from the pool of NCE, HND and Degree holders that applied for the Job. In a statement signed by Press Secretary, Ministry of…

Chad’s president killed, son takes over Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield while battling against rebels who had launched a major incursion into the north of the country on Election Day. The shocking announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army on Tuesday said Deby, who had spent three decades in power died while protecting his country. The army’s spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna was in a statement read out on state television saying  “Deby “has just…

The Special Adviser on Recreation to the former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, Alhaji Lamidi Akanbi popularly referred to as Lamak has raised alarm over how Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq demolished his office located at Agbadam Area, Ilorin Kwara State saying the action was carried out due to political motive. In a statement exclusively obtained by The Informant247, the former SA said, the building was demolished because it serves as a meeting point for the loyalists of Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. “Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRasaq demolished my Blockmaking and Architectural office located at Agba Dam Area, Ilorin today. The only reason was that I…

Kwara State University, Malete has postponed the first-semester Examination scheduled to commence on Monday, 19th of April to Monday, April 26th, 2021. A statement by the institution’s Ag. Registrar, Mohammed A. Shuaib said, the postponement was a concession to allow students with registration hitches to complete their registrations before the commencement of the examination. The release reads in part, “This is to inform the entire University Community that the First Semester Examinations scheduled to commence on Monday 19 April 2021 with GNS have been postponed by a week. “The one week grace is out of Management’s magnanimity to allow students…

Nigerians on social media have started trending the #PantamiResign hashtag while calling for the sacking of the Minister of Communications and Digital Technology, Isa Ali Pantami, over alleged ties with terrorism and terrorist groups. The Nigerian Twitter community also said the minister cannot be trusted with the data of Nigerians, especially with the ongoing National Identification Number and Subscriber Identity Module integration exercise under his watch. In a viral video recorded many years ago which was later confirmed by his lawyer, Michael Numa, the minister was seen engaging the late Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, in a public debate. Pantami,…

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 300-level student of Accounting at the Niger Delta University, African Innocent for alleged murder of his fellow student, James Okunmakpeye, at a lecture hall on Wednesday. It was gathered that the victim, James Okunmakpeye, was shot in the head at close range and he was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was said to be standing by the door of the lecture room in the Faculty of Management Sciences in the state-owned institution on Wilberforce Island when the assailant attacked him. The incident was said to have caused pandemonium…

JAMB loses 10m to scammers The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has narrated how the board lost over N10 million to fraudsters in 2020. According to News Agency Nigeria (NAN), the registrar told reporters at the board’s headquarters in Bwari, Abuja on Wednesday that the fraudsters penetrated the board’s payment portal for ad-hoc staff. He said the money, which was meant to pay JAMB Ad-hoc staff from the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, was hijacked by the suspected fraudsters. Oloyede noted that the board investigated the illegality, tracked and finally apprehended 10 of the suspects in…

A 25-year-old Nigerian, Unachukwu Chiluba Paulinus has been sentenced to death by a Vietnamese court for transporting nearly three kilograms of methamphetamine from Cambodia into Vietnam. He was arrested on February 19, 2020, in the Ta Pheng area of Thuan Tay hamlet in Loi Thuan commune, Ben Cau district, while illegally transporting the narcotic substances. The People’s Court in the southern province of Tay Ninh, on Tuesday, heard how police and border guard officers caught the Nigerian national red-handed carrying 2.997 kilograms of methamphetamine on February 19, 2020. Unachukwu told the police that he arrived in Cambodia in 2019, where…

Price of sachet water rises by 50% in Ilorin The price of sachet water popularly known as ‘pure water’ has increased by 50% in Ilorin as the producers now sell a bag N180. A bag of sachet water which was until recently N120.00 now sells for N180.00 while the retailers are selling a sachet for N15.00 as against the former price, N10.00. Sachet Water Producers said the hike was due to inadequate power supply and the consequent increase in the cost of production in the Ilorin metropolis. While justifying the hike, chairman of Hi Merit Water, Deacon Timothy Agboola was…

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed new Service Chiefs. The president appointed Maj Gen LEO Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff; , Maj Gen I Attahiru as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Adm AZ Gambo as Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Vice Marshal I.O. Alao as Chief of Air Staff. The appointments were conveyed in a statement posted on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, by the President’s spokesman, Femi Adesina on Tuesday. According to the short statement, the President congratulated the outgoing Service Chiefs on efforts to bring enduring peace to the country.

Officials of the Oyo State chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun, have intercepted a truck loaded with gunmen suspected to be herdsmen heading to Igangan community in the recently troubled Ibarapa area of the state, a report by Sahara Reporter said. According to the report, the truck, with registration number TUR30ZY, is registered with Kebbi State and the Amotekun officials found 25 guns and 10 dogs in the truck alongside the suspects. It was gathered that the suspects had been handed over to the police authorities in Ido for more profiling. “The Oyo State Amotekun,…

The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU have threatened to commence an indefinite strike on February 5, 2021. The non-academic workers at Nigerian universities made this known in a communiqué issued on Friday. Part of the communiqué read, “It is in line with the resolution of our members nationwide, that the leadership of the Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU hereby resolve as follows: “That members of NASU and SSANU shall embark on an indefinite, comprehensive and total strike with effect from midnight of Friday, 5th February 2021. “That two weeks’ notice effective from today, Friday 22nd January…

The Kwara State Government on Friday extended the timeline for the teaching online jobs applications till January 27. This was contained in a statement posted on the verified Facebook page of the state government. The statement said the decision to extend the timeline was taken in order to allow more eligible qualified candidates to apply. It added, “Consequently, the new date for the qualifying examination is 8th February, 2021. “Successful candidates shall be invited for interview from 22nd February, 2021 to 27th February, 2021(SUBEB APPLICANTS); and 1st March, 2021 to 6th March,2021 (TESCOM APPLICANTS).”

The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 1596, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 34 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 180 active cases while 1382 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 407 more samples taken to the state NCDC designated centres for novel coronavirus tests. In the figure released, of the 18,786 tests done so far, 11,783 have tested negative as at 12:00pm, January 14.