PDP demands transparency in healthcare spending, while government defends its record A heated exchange of words has erupted between the Kwara State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government led by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The dispute revolves around the implementation of the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) policy and the utilization of…
In a daring and in-depth investigative report, The Informant247 shed light on the persistent and thriving issue of rice smuggling across Nigeria’s borders, particularly in the Baruteen Local Government Area. This comprehensive piece by Salihu Ayatullahi delves into the intricate network of smugglers, the complicity of security officials, and the economic and social factors driving…
The special report titled “Inside Kwara Court, where Judges, lawyers battle for space with panel-beaters, mechanics” by Kayode Adeoti is a commendable report that highlights a grave issue affecting the administration of justice in Kwara State, Nigeria. Adeoti, a radio journalist and a freelance contributor with The Informant247, shed light on a matter that calls…
In an utterly mind-boggling turn of events, President Bola Tinubu has descended upon Nigeria like a thunderstorm, shaking the nation to its core with his audacious actions aimed at reforming the country’s financial sector. Despite his questionable integrity and notorious political influence, Nigerians overwhelmingly voted for him, not because they believed in his ability to…
Dozens have been reportedly killed by an explosion that occurred at a pipeline tapping point in Rumuekpe community, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State. The Informant247 gathered the deceased were said to be engaged in the business of illegal refining of stolen crude oil. Fyneface Fyneface, the Executive Director, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria),…
Lola Ashiru, the incumbent Senator representing the axis, seems to be the odd one out in this election. Despite being a member of the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), his popularity and acceptance among the people cannot be compared to that of the PDP’s Senator Rafiu Ibrahim and the SDP’s Prof. Wale Sulyman….
The upcoming election in Ilorin West and Asa is no doubt a tussle between two political heavyweights, Ibrahim Ajia and Muktar Shagaya. The fact that both candidates are from different major political parties, with Ajia representing the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Shagaya representing the All Progressives Party (APC), only adds to the already intense…
The political entry of Bukola Saraki into Kwara state has caused a stir in the political atmosphere. As an erstwhile political leader who once enjoyed a lot of clout in the state, his return is seen as an attempt to redeem his lost dynasty. However, a lot has changed since he was last active in…
Environmental workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have issued threat to shut down all public cemeteries in Abuja, the country capital. The workers, have locked up Gudu cemetery in Abuja. The workers have surrendered to pressure from the Presidency, and opened the facility on Thursday morning. The angry workers attributed their action to the…
A combined team of police and military troops have foiled the attack on Akwando village, in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State by bandits, on Monday. The Police spokesman in Kaduna State, ASP Mohammed Jalige, explained that the troops killed one of the bandits and recovered one AK-47 rifle during the operation. According to…
For raping two underage girls, an Ekiti High Court, presided over by Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, has sentenced one Hussein Isah to life imprisonment on Monday. The prosecution proved that Isah raped the two children aged 11 years and 12 years at Ilasa-Ekiti sometime in January 2020. Isah is a cotenant of the 11-year-old-girl and her…
At least 70 people were killed during an attack on some communities in the Kanam local government area of Plateau State. The assault on Sunday also left several wounded, sources disclosed. The affected communities, where the property was also razed are Kukawa, Gyambawu, Dungur, Kyaram, Yelwa, Dadda, Wanka, Shuwaka, Gwammadaji, and Dadin Kowa. Given the…
A 19-year-old apprentice, Babatunde Bobola, has been remanded in the Akure Correctional Centre by an Akure Magistrate Court for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl. The defendant was charged with rape by men from the Ondo State Security Network Agency, called Amotekun Corps. The defendant committed the offence on March 24, 2021, at Odige Street, according…
The embattled Mogaji of Akorede, Budo Osho, Tanke Area in Ilorin, AbdulGaniyu Yahya Akorede, has been remanded in the Correctional Service Centre, for allegedly hiring hoodlums to distort the peace of the community. The Informant247 gathered that the Mogaji who was dragged before a Sango Magistrate court, presided over by Magistrate Hanafi Folorunsho, had been…
A 44-year-old man, Zakariya Ya’u, has been arrested by the Police in Borno State for allegedly raping a 92-year-old woman. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Abdu Umar, told newsmen in Maiduguri on Thursday that Ya’u allegedly committed the crime at Mufa “A’’ ward in Askira Uba Local Government Area of the state. He said…
The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum (CISF), an NGO, has urged political parties to consider zoning their presidential tickets to the South-East, for fairness and equity to prevail. The forum noted that the South-East was blessed with competent and qualified candidates who can unite the country and lead it to greater prosperity from 2023 upwards. The…
Pending the conclusion of investigations, Two lawmakers – members of Zamfara State House of Assembly were on Tuesday suspended over the allegation of ties to bandits. The Assembly, through its Director-General Press Affairs and Public Relations, Mustapha Jafaru Kaura, asked the lawmakers to stay off the assembly for three months. Daily Trust reports that the…
A 30-year-old Sunday Ukeme, who confessed that he defiled (rape) his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter, says it’s under the influence of alcohol. The suspect who is now cooling his heels in Akodo Police Station, Lagos allegedly rape the minor after the suspect’s wife left for a vigil in a church in the neighbourhood. The Lagos State…
A director in the Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Khalid Ibrahim Ndaman was found dead in his office in Ilorin, officials of the Ministry, who pleaded anonymity, have said. THE INFORMANT247 gathered that the body of Ndaman, who was until his death the Director of Veterinary in the Ministry, was found…
As Nigeria enters the second wave of a pandemic that has gripped the world for much of 2020, the number of daily reported deaths is on the increase, while both the number of infections and admissions to hospitals continue to rise. Nigerians still do not want to experience another lockdown. COVID-19 was, before another sudden…
