Author: Musab Sulaimon

Kwara state government said that it has received N4.3 billion as federal allocation for the month of August. The allocation comprises statutory revenue allocation SRA (gross) of N3.6 billion deductions (loans) of N672.3 million SRA (Net): N2.9 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) of N1.4 billion and exchange gain difference of N13.2 million, the Ministry of Finance said. The statement said the 16 local government areas also received a total sum of N2,977,927,751.25k as federal allocation for the month of August. The figures comprise SRA (Gross) N2.3 billion; deductions N175.4 million SRA (Net) N2.1 billion; VAT N796.5 million and exchange gain…

The intervention of the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari has led to the resolution of the crisis between Adabiyyah and Markaz movements. The two warring Islamic groups, with followership from across the southwestern states and other parts of the country, both have their roots in Ilorin, as founders of the movements, Shaykh Muhammad Kamaludeen (Adabiyyah) and Shaykh Adam Abdullahi (Markaz) hail from the Kwara capital city. The Emir’s Personal Assistant, Muritala Raheem disclosed this in a terse message on his Facebook Page on Saturday. THE INFORMANT247 gathered that the peace meeting was attended by the current heads of both…

Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the rights and welfare of women and girl child towards realizing their potentials in life. The Permanent Secretary, State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Afusat Nike Ibrahim stated this at the palace of the Emir of Ilorin, HRH Dr. IIbrahim Zulu-Gambari, during an advocacy visit in commemoration of the 2021 International Women’s Day. Ibrahim said their visit was to intimate the Emir of their lined up activities for the programme and to seek his royal blessing ahead of the D-day. She said the day is significant as it…

Four ‘container shops’ were gutted by fire in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The cause of the fire outbreak, which occurred on Thursday, was attributed ‘careless attitude that was put-up by one of the owners of the shops’. The spokesperson for Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle, said the incident happened at Shop 3 Ebun-Oluwa Shopping Complex, along Tanke Pipeline Road, Ilorin, Kwara State. He said the inferno was put out by the efforts of the fire service, thereby preventing it from spreading to other buildings. “The outbreak occurred in the early hours of today about 1:08hrs, when the…

The Kwara State Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology has expressed displeasure over the poor turnout of the proprietors for renewal and registration of Old and New Advance Coaching Centres in the State, stressing that it may soon clampdown on the defaulters. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Hajia Hafsat Jummai AbdulRahman stated this at a meeting with the proprietors of the Advance Coaching Centres in Ilorin, the Kwaa state capital. While advising them on the need to approach the Ministry for renewal and registration fee of their centres, she counseled them to be weary of imposters going round…

The Kwara Government on Thursday declared curfew in Offa and Erinle towns. The curfew followed violence that broke out between the two warring. A statement by Rafiu Ajakaye, The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor in Ilorin, said the curfew will be in force between 6p.m. and 8 a.m., adding that the curfew would subsist until further notice. Ajakaye’s statement said, “The curfew takes immediate effect from 6p.m. today Thursday March 4, 2021. Security agencies have been deployed to enforce the curfew. While security forces on ground are to maintain the peace, military reinforcements from Sobi Barracks and the Mobile…

The Kwara State Police Command, at a meeting attended by leaders of cattle breeders from all the 16 local government areas of the state and neighbouring Osun state, has assured the people of the state of maximum protection of their lives and property, warning that it will deal with anybody or group of people causing breach of peace. The representative of the state Commissioner of Police, SP Aregbe Toyin, also urged the herdsmen and other residents to continue to be law abiding, following the recent trooping of more cattle breeders into the state from neighbouring states and beyond. The meeting,…

The Alatanda of Atanda community in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Abdulwhab Abiodun-Oyeyemi, has appealed to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq to assist communities in the state with the provision of basic amenities that would check rural-urban migration. He said that the grading of the only link road in his community, the water project, and construction of blocks of classrooms were executed through self-help by indigenes of the town hence government’s support. The monarch stated this over the weekend during his 21st coronation anniversary and launching of an ultra-modern central mosque in Atanda community. On insecurity in the country,…

No fewer than 9,991 of the 40,652 applicants, that sat for the examination in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment exercise at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) across the 16 CBT centres, have qualified for results verification stage of the exercise as the Kwara State Government releases cutoffs, a statement by Yakub Ali-Agan, the Press Secretary for the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said. A total of 40,652 applicants sat the recent examination for the two categories. According to the statement, the cutoff for SUBEB is 50% for Kwara indigenes from across the…

Kwara State Government warns principals in public schools not to extort students during the registration of the forthcoming West Africa Examination, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, said. “It has come to our notice that some schools are in the habit of charging more than the approved charges for WAEC examination,” Adeosun pointed out at a meeting with principals and stakeholders in the education sector of the state. She warned that any principal found wanting will be dealt with in accordance to the Civil Service rules. She further charged principals to continue to…

A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress and philanthropist, Mall. Saliu Mustapha has donated the sum of N10million to the Ilorin Central Jumaat Mosque for its maintenance. According to a statement signed by Secretary, Board of Trustees and Chairman, Central Working Committee of the mosque, Alhaji Shehu Abdulgafar, on behalf of the Emir of Ilorin, Mustapha made the donations within a period of 5 months. “At the grand finale of Kwara State Quran Recitation Competition held on Saturday 20th February, 2021 where he was Special Guest, Mall. Mustapha seized the opportunity to commiserate with me on the death of my…

A three-volume report from the Jutice Tunde Garba-led Panel of inquiry on #EndSARS protest has been received by the Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday, February 24, 2021. AbdulRazaq, while receiving the report from the chairman of the committee at the presidential lodge in Ilorin, pointed out that Kwara state is one of the few states that are turning in their reports. He said, “It shows that we are on track. We will also set up an implementation committee to look into the recommendations of the panel. “I thank the committee for doing a very delicate work. You were…

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Monday jailed a 34-year-old graduate, Kelvin Monye, for six months over offences bordering on romance scam. Monye was jailed by Justice Mahmood Abdulgafar after having found him guilty of the offences of romance fraud. According to the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in a release, Monye, a graduate of Agricultural Science, was arraigned on two counts by the EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office. The EFCC said, “His problem started on January 12, 2021, when some concerned residents of the Tanke area in Ilorin petitioned the commission over…

Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Okonjo-Iweala, whose tenure begins March 1, is the first woman and African to hold the position. The WTO stated this in a tweet on Monday, saying, “Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala from Nigeria is appointed as the next WTO Director-General. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala makes history as the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO. Her term starts on the 1st of March 2021. “WTO members took the decision to appoint @NOIweala at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process…

Kwara United is currently on top of the NPFL table after beating Dakkada 3-0 at home in Ilorin on Sunday. ‘The Afonja Warriors’ now have 21 points from 10 matches and a better goals difference than Enyimba. Former youth international Wasiu Alalade opened scoring for Kwara after 13 minutes of action, before striker Michael Ohanu doubled their advantage in the 72nd minute. Substitute Alao Danbani made it 3-0 on 80 minutes.

The total number of coronavirus cases recorded in Kwara State has reached 2,489, THE INFORMANT247 reports. This is as no fewer than 50 patients have died of coronavirus-related complications in the state. The state currently has 562 active cases while 1,877 patients have recovered. Meanwhile, it however awaits the result of 298 more samples taken to the state NCDC designated centres for tests. In the data released, of the 18,463 tests done so far, 15,675 have tested negative as of 8:00am, February 12.

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of one Usman Abdulkareem, who allegedly conspired with an herbalist friend to abduct his wife, in a correctional centre. The police charged Abdulkareem, an herbalist, Babatunde Mohammed and a friend, Fatai Adisa with two counts of criminal conspiracy and abduction, to commit culpable homicide, contrary to Section 97 and 274 of Penal Code Law. Magistrate Afusat Alege ordered that the defendants be remanded in Oke-Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin. Alege adjourned the case until Feb.24, for further mention. The Prosecution Counsel, Sgt. Abubakar Issa, told the court that investigation conducted revealed that Abdulkareem…

The management of the Kwara State University has sought the intervention of the State Government to bridge the infrastructural gaps in the institution. The school’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Muhammed Mustapha Akanbi, represented by the Deputy Chancellor, Professor Omololu Fapojuwo, made this appeal on Tuesday, during the State Deputy Governor, Mr. Kayode Alabi inspection visit to the university. Fapojuwo pointed out that KWASU “being the fulcrum of knowledge driven society” is in a dire need of some basic infrastructures to commensurate with its continuing expansion. He highlighted some of the needs to include: construction of more roads on the campus; provision…

A midnight fire on Tuesday razed shops at Bode Saadu Market in Kwara State, destroying valuable properties. The cause of the outbreak, which occurred at about 01:54 a.m., is yet to be ascertained. The spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle said, “This outbreak started about 01:54hrs of today, when one Mr. Musbaudeen summoned the State Fire Service to the incident through a telephone call. “If not because of the quick response of the Brigade in eliminating the fire on time, the inferno would have been a great disaster in the community. “Out of 50 shops in…

The Kwara State chapter of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has pointed out that the state government is playing hide and seek game on the issue of workers’ new minimum wage. The labour union also condemned a statement credited to the Governor’s spokesperson, Rafiu Ajakaye, who – while calling into a Sobi FM programme tagged ‘Perspective’ – said the “…issue of minimum wage is already clear and unambiguous element in 2021 budget signed into law”. The state chairman of NLC, Aliyu Issa Ore, in a statement issued on Friday, said the union would not have bothered responding to the governor’s Spokesperson…