The interior ministry of Morocco announced on Monday that the death toll from the catastrophic earthquake has tragically climbed to 2,497, with search and rescue operations still ongoing. An additional 2,476 individuals have sustained injuries, according to the ministry’s latest update. This shows an increase from the previously reported toll of 2,122 fatalities and 2,400…
Tragedy struck the Kulben community in the Kombun District of Mangu local government area, Plateau State, as a fresh attack on Sunday night claimed the lives of 11 individuals, leaving an unknown number of others injured and properties destroyed. The victims included community members who were on patrol, bravely guarding their community against threats. Nanret…
Nigeria’s accounting community mourns the loss of a pioneering figure as Pa Akintola Williams, the country’s first indigenous chartered accountant, passed away at the age of 104. He peacefully departed in his sleep on Monday, September 11, 2023. Born in 1919, Akintola Williams was a trailblazer in Nigeria’s financial sector, making significant contributions to the…
A devastating storm Daniel wreaked havoc in Libya, leaving a trail of destruction and claiming the lives of more than 150 people. The catastrophe occurred at Derna, the Jabal al-Akhdar region, and the outskirts of Al-Marj, with fatalities among both residents and visitors. Mohamed Massoud, a spokesperson for the Benghazi-based administration in Libya, described it…
Nine men have been remanded by a Magistrates’ Court in Calabar on Monday for allegedly abducting Prof. Ekanem Ephraim, a lead consultant of neurology at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). The suspects police charged Effiom Asuquo, 60; Ndifreke Akpan, 29; Effiom Edet, 20; Asuquo Edet, 45 and Okon Okon, 37 with four counts…
Nigerian Asiwaju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has wooed leaders of countries identified as key partners to his economic development to invest in Nigeria. In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s spokesperson, Tinubu met with leaders of Germany, South Korea, and India on the sideline of the G20 summit. It was learned that President Tinubu…
A UK Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, on Sunday, arrived in Lagos to support Nigeria’s efforts in combatting crimes on the sea. According to a report, the development would enable the Royal Navy to deliver capacity training and maritime support on combating sea piracy and illegal trafficking. Tim Langford, HMS Trent’s commanding officer, while speaking…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a call to action, urging all 36 state governors in Nigeria to disclose comprehensive details regarding the expenditure of the N2 billion palliative funds recently disbursed to each state by the Federal Government. This request includes the names of beneficiaries and a breakdown of the relief measures…
While many celebrate the Nigerian national team’s resounding victory on Sunday, beating São Tomé’s football team 16-0 both at home and away, some Super Eagles fans have voiced diverse opinions regarding the outcome. The Super Eagles triumphed with a 10-0 win in São Tomé and a 6-0 victory in Nigeria during their African Cup of…
The legal fate of two traditional religion devotees, Abdulazeez Adegbola (known as Tani Olohun) and Chief Ademola Olawoore, the Oluwo of Tede, hangs in the balance as they await a court verdict in an alleged defamation case in Kwara State. The case, which is set to be determined on Monday, revolves around allegations of defamation…
No fewer than 2,000 persons have been confirmed dead from the earthquake in Morocco after the North African country suffered a 6.8 magnitude quake on Friday night, while over 2,000 persons also sustained injuries, out of which about 1,400 are in serious condition. According to the Moroccan interior ministry, the figures are expected to rise…
The minister of information, Mohammed Idris, has said the federal government will continue the disbursement of palliatives across the country until the hardship caused by the removal of petrol subsidy is addressed. The minister, while speaking at a reception organised by the Niger state government on Saturday, assured Nigerians that the federal government will continue…
Aisha Yesufu, popular social critic and a staunch supporter of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has insisted that Bola Ahmed Tinubu became the President by allegedly rigging the 2023 presidential polls. Recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had on March 1 declared Tinubu as the winner of the presidential election held…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Sunday were reported to have killed a housewife and wounded her husband in Jalingo, Taraba state capital. SP Usman Abdullahi, spokesman of Taraba Police Command, while confirming the incident to newsmen in a telephone interview, explained that the incident happened at Mile 6 area of Jalingo metropolis in the…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has headed to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet with its leadership to resolve the diplomatic dispute with Nigeria. It would be recalled that the UAE authorities had in October 2022 slammed the visa ban on Nigerians, shortly after the Emirates also suspended flights. Nigerian carrier Air Peace,…
The immediate vice-president, Yemi Osinbajo has joined other well wisher to congratulate President Bola Tinubu on the presidential election petition tribunal’s verdict. The Informant247 had on Wednesday, reported that the tribunal upheld Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 presidential election. Haruna Tsammani-led five-man panel dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has condoled with Morocco over the death of no fewer than 1,000 people due to earthquake The Informant247 had reported that a 6.8 magnitude earthquake on Friday claimed the lives of at least 1,000 people, adding that the quake, the strongest recorded in the North African country in decades,…
The Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has placed a N100 million bounty on the killers of Bako Angbashim, a superintendent of police, in the state. The Informant247 had earlier reported that Angbashim, a divisional police officer (DPO) in Ahoada, Ahoada east LGA of Rivers, was, on Friday, murdered when his team ran into an ambush…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the opening of the G20 summit in India, said without Nigeria, the G-20 bloc is incomplete, adding that the African giant nation is considering joining the league of the world’s most industrialised nations. Tinubu, while addressing leaders of the bloc on Saturday in India, said the country will play a…
Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State Governor, has approved the sum of N160 million as severance gratuity for members of the 6th and 7th Assembly in the state. According to a statement by the spokesperson to the Speaker, Tiamiyu Olamide, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, the Speaker, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, described the action of…
