The Kwara state chapter of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) has demanded the release of its member, Barrister Sulyman Toyin Yahaya by the Ilorin zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), following the order by the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that Barrister Sulyman Toyin Yahaya,…
Kwara state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other stakeholders on Wednesday, joined the nationwide protest over the fuel subsidy removal. It was gathered that the who took off from the Labour House at Ilorin staged a peaceful protest through Ahmadu Bello Way and later converged on the Government House. The protesters, armed…
…to support security agencies with stipends AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor on Tuesday, directed the payment of N10,000 each to students of Kwara origin in public-owned tertiary institutions. The Governor, in a statement his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, also approved a stipend of N10,000 each for some categories of security agents defined as…
Kwara south youth stakeholders forum has described allegations leveled against the Chairperson of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Dr. Muheeba Dankaka as total blackmail and witch-hunting. The body in a statement signed by its Chairman, Prince Madandola Olalekan Bashir said the FCC Chairperson is being blackmailed because of her stand against corruption. While describing the…
Kwara State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, has suspended its 21-day strike ultimatum issued to the state government over poor conditions of service of its members. In a letter to the state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, signed by the Chairman and Secretary, Aminu Shehu and Markus Lukas respectively, said the decision…
In 2015, the Nigerian Government placed a ban on the importation of rice through land borders and imposed a hefty 70% tariff on imports coming through the ports. However, despite these restrictions, numerous incidents of smuggling and seizures of this contraband by the Nigerian Customs Service have been reported. In this investigation, SALIHU, Ayatullahi uncovers…
Honourable Suleiman Lekan Gadaff, a distinguished youth politician and former Special Assistant on Youth Empowerment to Kwara State Governor has harped on the significance of an harmonious relationship within the state. Gadaff, made the call during a meeting with Kwara Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwa Rotimi Adelesi on Friday. The meeting was hinged on devising effective…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor has sent his congratulatory message to the new ministerial nominee, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN The governor, in a statement issued on Thursday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said the nomination speaks to Fagbemi’s commitment to excellence, integrity, and personal accomplishments as a topflight private prosecutor of many…
In response to the educational deficit and the deplorable infrastructural state of the Kwara north region, the Saving African Youths Dream Initiative (SAYDI) has commenced its Rural Education Needs Assessment Project (RENAP) in all the five Local Government in the region. The Saving African Youths Dream Initiative (SAYDI) is an organization that enhances effective and…
No fewer than 13 suspected criminals were on Tuesday, paraded by the Kwara State Police Command for various offences committed in the state. Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, the state Commissioner of Police, while parading the suspects, mentioned among them, the suspected kidnappers, who killed three victims in the course of their operations during police rescue mission in…
….okays 100% CONMESS for doctors, allowances for nurses Subsidy Removal: Kwara Gov approves N10,000 for workersOkays 100% CONMESS for doctors, allowances for nurses AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Monday, approved a slew of multibillion naira palliatives to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidyremoval,…
No fewer than three persons have escaped being lynched over alleged missing private organs in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. It was gathered according to the state Police Command, the incident occurred on Thursday, at Tanke/Oke-Odo area of Ilorin metropolis. In a statement by SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the spokesman of the command, in Ilorin, said “three…
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has reappointed Kumbi Titiloye as the Executive Chairman of Kwara United. Titiloye was reappointed barely two weeks after the dissolution of the management board. In a letter dated July 18, 2023, and signed by the Permanent Secretary, General Services at the Office of the Secretary to the Kwara State Government, Mallam Abdulrahman…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum has approved the observance of every Muharram 1 as a work-free day in the state, a policy pronouncement that fulfils longstanding yearnings of the Muslim community in the state. In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye,…
The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, shed more light on two of its officers from Kwara State Command dismissed after a viral video featuring the two dismissed police officers, Sergeant Shola Akano and Corporal Babatunde Glorious claiming they were wrongfully axed. The Force, in a statement by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Public Relations Officer, said…
Mall. Abdulrazaq M. Lawal, the Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kwara State, on Tuesday, announced his resignation of his membership from the party. Abdulrazaq, in a letter letter written to the PDP Badari ward dated 18th July 2023 and sighted by The Informant247, said his reason for the resignation is personal. This is…
Four new states, namely Kaduna, Nasarawa, Taraba and Gombe States have been enlisted into the Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission. Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director of the commission, made the disclosure on Monday during a five-day capacity-building workshop on a social standards short course held in Kaduna State. According to the HYPPADEC boss, the admission…
Suspcted kidnappers on Thursday, abducted a father and his son in Isanlu-Isin town, Isin Local Government of Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that the two victims, identified as Femi Ajayi of Baptist Grammar School, Isanlu-Isin, and his father, were reportedly abducted at about 7 pm on Thursday. It was also learned that the kidnappers allegedly…
No fewer than 13 Chinese nationals have by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly engaging in illegal mining activities in Ilorin, Kwara State. The anti-graft agency, while disclosing this in a statement on Thursday, by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, said the 12 male and one female…
The Kwara Talent Harvest season 3 presents OWU Waterfall experience for the people in the State Owu Waterfall is a waterfall located in Owa Kajola in Ifelodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria. The highest waterfall in West Africa was measured 120m above the water level and cascades 330 feet down an escarpment, with…
…pleads for security agencies’ intervention The family of Ibuoye in Irepodun Local Government Area of the Kwara have appealed to the security agencies in the state to come to their rescue, following a threat by one Gbenga Awoyale Odidere, who is reportedly working for Oba Olapade over the demolition of the ancient Arch erected in…
The former speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and the Professor of Constitutional Law, RT Hon. Prof. Ali Ahmad has expressed his sadness over the demise of the PDP chieftain, Prince Ayodeji Oni, saying his death is a hyge loss to Kwara PDP and State as a whole. The Informant247 gathered that Prince…
By Stella Adeniyi On a hot Friday afternoon, women from Budo-Omo Alao were seen sitting under different makeshift sheds by the roadside. Some of them were peeling cassava, some washing and one of them was expertly frying garri, a staple food widely consumed in Nigeria. The sheds were not in good shape. They were made…
Kwara State Youth Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have bearted Prince Haliru Dantsoho Mahmud better known as ‘Dan Iya’, the party’s State Youth Leader, over his outrageous claims and incessant verbal attacks on party leaders, especially against the former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki (CON), while seeking his immediate suspension from the…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has dissolved the management board of the state football club, Kwara United FC. The board, led by Kumbi Titiloye, were served letter of dissolution on Monday. In an exclusive interview with the Executive Chairman of Kwara State sports Commission, Coach Bola Mogaji, he confirmed the development, adding that the management of the…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ forum (NGF), on Monday, congratulated president Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his emergence as the chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), describing it as a well deserved victory for Nigeria and West Africa at large. The Informant247 reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, the new Kwara State Commissioner of Police, has told commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in the state that the ban on their operational hours fixed between 9pm and 6am remains in force throughout the state. Adelesi, while speaking when she met with the associations of both groups at the police headquarters in Ilorin,…
The Executive Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has met with the Super Eagles and Nottingham forest Striker, Taiwo Awoniyi. Governor Abdulrahman revealed his meeting with the Kwara born footballer on his social media handles on Thursday. “Tonight, I played host to and had a very fruitful engagement with Nigeria’s Super Eagles Star and Nottingham…
No fewer than six suspects have been arrested by the operatives of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) with two 14-tyre trucks fully loaded with railway slippers. The Informant247 gathered that the suspects were arrested at Oloru in Moro Local Government of Kwara State at midnight on Wednesday….
Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi, the first female Commissioner of Police, in Kwara State, on Wednesday assumed duty in the state. Adelesi took over from Paul Odama, the outgoing Commissioner of Police, who was promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG. According to a statement by the spokesperson pf the command, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, the…
