Author: Abdulwasiu Olokooba

Ibrahim Haruna, 35, was reported to have committed suicide over the N520,000 loan he borrowed from friends to manage his Point of Sale (POS) business. According to the deceased’s younger brother, Isah Haruna, things were not going well for his brother and he was certain the debt was the reason his brother drank ‘otapiapia’. “My brother once jokingly told me that he would kill himself because of the pressure he was getting from people to return their money, but I always told him everything would be okay,” he said. One of the residents, Yinka Ogunleye, who expressed shock at the…

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)’s for sabotaging federal government’s effort to put an end to the lingering strike. ASUU declared NITDA’s stance as unprotroctic which will prolong the 50days ASUU strike. The university union indicted NITDA of lying that the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) failed the agency’s integrity tests. “Ironically, NITDA, in conjunction with its parent ministry (the Ministry of Communications), is seriously sabotaging the government’s efforts at resolving the impasse,” the Bauchi zonal coordinator of ASUU, Prof. Lawan Abubakar, revealed. “This is obviously capable of prolonging…

The House of Representatives is presently in a closed-door meeting with the Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over attacks on transportation infrastructures in Kaduna. Other officials present at the meeting, which began at 3 p.m. are the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali, the Director-General of the State Security Service, Yusuf Bichi, Minister of Aviation, and Hadi Sirika, among others. The House had required the leaders of the House to investigate the attacks on transportation infrastructure following a motion moved by Nnaji Nnolim (PDP, Enugu). Mr Nnolim initiated the motion on…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned Nigerians to refrain from dealing with illegal financial operators (IFOs). This was stated by The Financial Services Regulation Coordinating Committee (FSRCC) in an advisory posted on the (CBN’s) website on Monday. FRSCC is an institution set up to handle matters of common interest and concern to the various regulatory and supervisory authorities in the financial services industry. Member agencies include the CBN, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), federal ministry of finance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), National Pension Commission (PenCom), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Abuja…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved $272 million to construct a 5.76km rail track in the federal capital territory. This was disclosed by Zakari Dobi, mandate secretary of the FCTA transport secretariat, while inspecting the vandalised light rail track, station, and Idu training centre on Monday in Abuja. He said that the bill for the construction of the rail track was before the FCTA permanent secretary and it would then make its way to the FCT minister’s table. He hoped that the minister who had so much concern for the Abuja light rail project would quickly approve the…

For Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board Candidates that intend to partake in the 2022 optional mock Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME), will have to pay N1, 000 as a service charge to the computer-based test centres where they are allotted to sit for the examination.  JAMB blamed the increased service charge and that of other consumables from N600 to N1,000 on the high cost of diesel in the country. The mock examination would hold on Saturday, April 9 2022, in some select CBT centres. The Informant247

Some hours after Inspector General of Police (IGP) visited Abuja Kaduna Highway, Bandits raided some houses at Anguwar Maji in Jere and abducted 22 villagers along the road, The Informant247 reports.  Anguwar Maji, Shehu Bala, a resident, who confirmed the latest abduction through a telephone conversation with our reporter, explained that the attack happened around 11pm on last night. He said the bandits came in large numbers and invaded some houses and whisked away 22 residents, including five women. “They moved from house to house and woke their victims up before they marched them into the bush at gunpoint,” he said.…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in collaboration with Nigerian Customs Service, has seized no less than 9.5 million tablets of Tramadol and Exol 5 worth over N5 billion in three states. This was disclosed on Sunday by the Director, Media, and Advocacy, NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in Abuja. The Director said that the Pharmaceutical Opioids were seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, and Edo state respectively. “Of the figure, 214 cartons of Tramadol 225 under 10 different brand names, which translate to 9, 219, 400 tablets weighing 6, 384.5kg, with…

Ten suspected Boko Haram members have surrendered to troops of the Nigerian Army in Borno, according to a reliable source from the Nigerian military.  Apart from the 10 male insurgents who surrendered, five children were also said to have surrendered to the troops. Sources said the insurgents came out from their enclaves around Jango village and Mandara Mountain in Gwoza. The insurgents were said to have surrendered to troops of the army’s 151 battalions in Banki, Bama LGA on Sunday. The insurgents who surrendered were part of those loyal to Bakura Salaba, a factional leader of Boko Haram who was…

Suspected armed bandits, Sunday night, invaded Tsafe town, the council headquarters of Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing many people. Residents said one of the victims is the son of the state’s commissioner for security affairs, Mamman Tsafe. Neither the commissioner nor the state government has confirmed the killing. But, residents said the gunmen who invaded the town went on a shooting spree immediately after night prayer. The gunmen killed at least three people in the attack. The Informant247 gathered that the incident occurred in the ‘Hayin Tumbi’ area, which is close to the commissioner’s residence, while many…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has confirmed the arrest of the largest drug seizure in Port Harcourt since its commencement of operation. According to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, a 39-year-old Nnanna Micheal was arrested on his back to the country from Brazil with 73 sachets of cocaine that weighed 8.15kg. Nnanna disclosed that he travelled from Brazil en route Qatar to Port-Harcourt.

Gunmen have attacked Patrol team of operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) leading to the death of two personnel with one sustaining severe injuries. This is contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem on Sunday in Abuja. Kazeem said that the team comprising of an Officer, a driver and two other staff on patrol operations were attacked by gunmen on Sunday. He said that the Patrol team were conducting routine patrol operations at about 2:45 pm along Igbo-Uku- Uga route in Anambra State when the armed men…

The federal government has ordered telecommunication companies to bar calls from phone numbers that are yet to be linked to their National Identity Numbers (NIN) from today, April 4. Sim owners who are yet to link their phone numbers to their NINs will not be allowed to make calls until the connection is done. This was revealed in a statement by the spokespersons of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Ikechukwu Adinde, and National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Kayode Adegoke, on Monday. “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the implementation of the Policy with effect from April 4, 2022,” It said. “Outgoing…

The Management of the Abia State University, Uturu, has confirmed the kidnapping of an unidentified number of its students by gunmen along Okigwe-Uturu road. The victims were kidnapped alongside other passengers as the bus conveying them was ambushed by gunmen suspected to be bandits. According to a release by the Public Relations Officer, PRO of the university, the incident took place around 8:00 pm on Thursday, March 31. The release advised students to avoid night travels while assuring that efforts were being intensified to secure the release of the affected students. Reports, however, have it that two medical students of the university…

On Wednesday, March 30, the Bukpe community in the Kwali area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) was thrown into fear following the abduction of their traditional leader, His Royal Highness (HRH) Alhaji Hassan Shamidozhi. Kidnappers who carried out the deadly act have however reached out to family members of the traditional leader making a huge demand to facilitate his release. The informant247 gathered that the kidnappers have directed the family members of Shamidozhi to sell his house to raise the N20 million which they have asked to be paid as ransom for his release. The Informant247 Nigeria News

Dangote Fertiliser Limited has announced plans to train over one million farmers in the next three years to enhance the agricultural sector and create jobs. Mr. Uchenna Nwankwo, Deputy Sales Officer, Dangote Fertiliser Ltd., made this known in a statement on Sunday from the ongoing Enugu International Trade Fair. Nwankwo said the training, which Is part of the company’s agriculture extension services will involve spot demonstrations, result demonstrations, field demonstrations, and soil sample collections. He added that the exercise was designed to instruct farmers on the best practices in fertiliser application. He revealed that free samples of the fertilisers would…

Ten people have been confirmed dead while 19 others sustained injuries after gunmen attacked a cultural festival in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State. The Informant247 learned that the incident occurred as the people of Irigwe ethnic nationality of the state were celebrating ‘Zerreci’, an annual festival meant to usher in the rainy/farming season when the gunmen stormed the ritual ground at Chando Zerreci community, killing the victims. The National Publicity Secretary, Irigwe Youths Movement, Lawrence Zongo, confirmed the killings to Newsmen in Jos on Sunday. He said the incident happened around 11 pm on Saturday. His words: “We…

Schools and universities across Iran have fully reopened for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic more than two years ago. From Sunday, which coincided with the beginning of the holy Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Iran, students and teachers were obliged to attend classes in person across the country. Some schools and universities had seen partial reopenings before as COVID-19 peaks subsided, but none had fully and consistently reconvened classes physically since the start of the pandemic in Iran in February 2020. State television showed footage of packed classrooms from several provinces across the country…

The Emir of Agaie in Niger state, Alhaji Yusuf Nuhu, has rescued two girls from their parents who wanted to force them into early marriage. Nuhu said this to newsmen shortly after a sensitisation campaign on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) on Saturday in Agaie Local Government Area of Niger state. Nuhu said that the girls are currently in his custody and have refused to release the children to their parents until they allow the girls to marry men of their choice. Here in my emirate, I preach against early and forced marriage, currently, I have two girls under my custody whose…

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), has reiterated its commitment to collaborate with security agencies to rescue other missing passengers aboard the recently attacked AK9 Abuja-Kaduna bound train. Mr. Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, in a statement on Sunday, said two more passengers had been confirmed safe, making the total of safe passengers 172. ”The Corporation also confirms updates that a total of 172 passengers on board the train are safe and okay while 21 passengers are still reported missing. ”Let us assure our esteem passengers that the Corporation in collaboration with the security agencies will leave no stone unturned in…