A mission team of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Tuesday engaged in talks with the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for a partnership to develop basic education in the state. The Informant247 gathered that the JICA team was in Kwara to support the state in different sectors,…
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has been applauded by the Management of Ilorin Aviation College (IAC) for his commitment and support for the school, adding that the continuous payment of the subvention and moral support have kept the school going. Captain Yakubu Okatahi, the Acting Rector of the College, while making the commendation during…
Suspected gunmen have reportedly kidnapped three family members including the wife and children of an overseas returnee in Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, in Okanle-Fajeromi community in Ifelodun Local Government Area, at about 11:00 pm. It was learned that the gunmen allegedly invaded the community located near Idofian and…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) on Tuesday disclosed that customers in Kwara are owing over N50 billion in outstanding electricity bills. Busolami Tunwase, the company’s media relations lead, who stated this while addressing journalists during a stakeholder meeting in Ilorin, said that the management of IBEDC last month warned its clients to pay their…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State governor and chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Tuesday, approved an increase in the number of the Nigeria-Covid 19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Labour Intensive Public Workfare project at the local government level from 1,025 to 5,348 beneficiaries. Alhaji Abdulrazaq Folorunsho, the permanent secretary, Ministry of Finance and acting…
Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, the member representing Owode Onire state constituency, has been appointed as the spokesperson of the Kwara State House of Assembly. The youngest lawmaker and sensational politician of modern politics in Nigeria called for collaboration in setting a developmental based agenda in Kwara State. In a statement shared on her social media page…
Tajudeen Abbas, the Speaker, House of Representatives, has expressed sadness over the recent Kwara boat mishap, which claimed the lives of no fewer than 106 people. Abbas, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Musa Kirishi, said he was deeply pained that “the precious lives of over 100 of our compatriots were lost…
Abdulwasiu Adeyi, Esq. MCIArb, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ilorin Branch, has voiced concerns against the exploitative charges imposed by the Kwara State Government on land searches and certified true copies (CTC) of documents. Adeyi, a legal practitioner, expressed his disappointment with the current state of governance in Kwara State and called…
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), has suspended Kwara State Athletics Association from all athletics activities in the country due to it’s association with Hammid Muritala, a track and field coach banned by Nigeria Anti-Doping Committee. This is contained in a press statement released by the body on Saturday. Coach Muri, as he is…
Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, the member representing Owode/Onire Constituency at the Kwara State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Youth, Sport, and Information on Friday, commiserated with the Speaker of KWHA, Rt. Hon Yakubu Danladi and clerk of the house, Hajia Jummai Kperogi over the death of their brother, Hon Mohammed Salihu, a former…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Wednesday led a government delegation to Patigi to commiserate with families affected by the boat mishap, which claimed the lives of over 100 persons. The governor, in his visit, also disclosed that the state government will give at least 1000 life jackets…
The Kwara State Police Command has confirmed the death of no fewer than 106 casualties in the unfortunate boat accident that happened in Patigi Local Government Area of the state. In a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, said 144 victims were rescued in the accident that involved about 250 persons. The…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has sent his congratulatory message to the members of the Kwara State House of Assembly on their inauguration into the 10th parliament. The Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, specifically commended the House members for the…
Engineer Ahmed Olaide Abdulateef has congratulated Mallam Idris Abdullahi Thuraya winning his reelection bid as the Chairman of Kwara State football Association. In a statement released by his campaign council after the elective congress of the FA which was held at Kaiama local government on Tuesday, Engineer Laide commended all football stakeholders for entrenching the…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday, sent his congratulatory message to the new Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass over their victory. AbdulRazaq, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, also congratulated Senator Jibrin Barau…
A boat mishap at Egbu village in the Patigi local government area of Kwara state has claimed lives of about 100 people including a father and his four children. The Informant247 gathered that the incident occurred on Monday, when the victims were returning from a marriage ceremony at neighbouring Egboti village in Niger State. It…
Mallam Idris Abdullahi Musa on Tuesday, June 13 was reelected as the Chairman of the Kwara State Football Association for a second term bid. He defeated Engr Abdullateef Olaide Ahmed 19 votes to four, to win the elective congress which was held at the Pisio Hotel, Central Kaiama, in Kaiama Local Government Area of the…
In commemoration of the June 12 democracy day, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Monday, visited Kwara State school for special needs, located at Apata Yakuba, in Ilorin, the state capital to celebrate with the children, a not-so-surprising carryover of his deep affiliation with the underserved communities…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has felicitated with Nigerians on the 30th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, calling it a watershed event that birthed the current democratic dispensation. AbdulRazaq, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye to commemorate Democracy…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the deployment of government buses to support the movement of students and workers in public tertiary institutions within Ilorin, the capital city, and its environs in order to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy and the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known…
Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN), Kwara State chapter, have insisted that a recent court retraining the Kwara Football Association be respected and that it’s right to vote as critical stakeholders in the round leather game be respected. The association filed a suit at an Ilorin upper court which has since restrained the FA from…
An upper area court in Ilorin, Kwara State on Thursday, May 8 restrained the Kwara State Football Association from holding her elective congress scheduled for June 13 at Kaiama local government area of the State. The order was given by both Honourable J.S Adeniyi, the Presiding Judge and Honourable A.S Abdulyameen, Judge in view of…
No fewer than four persons, including a vigilante, have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen in Asa local government area of Kwara State. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday evening in Aboto village, Asa local government area of the state It was learned that the hoodlums in their numbers reportedly ambushed some guests…
The Kwara State House of Assembly on Wednesday held a valedictory plenary to end the 9th assembly. Speaking at the event, the House Speaker, Yakubu Danladi said the assembly passed 29 bills and 58 motions. The House was constituted on June 11, 2019, and bowed out on June 6, 2023. The Speaker, who commended the…
Kwara Society For Human Rights and Social Justice, a leading pro-democracy group in Kwara has chided the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Suleiman over his recent outburst on Kwara State House of Assembly members. The group, in a statement released by its Secretary, Barr. Usman Aliyu and…
The Higher National Diploma Certificate of the Public Administration Department student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, AbdulRasheed Zubair has been withdrawn by the authority of the institution over an alleged involvement in cultism In a statement by the Deputy Registrar, Registrar’s Office, Mr Olayemi Olatomi on Monday and made available to newsmen in Ilorin, said…
The Kwara State Governor and the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday met with top labour leaders in the state, appealing to them that the recent removal of fuel subsidy had been done in good faith to curb further damage to the economy. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to…
Following the announcement of the subsidy removal and the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as Petrol, the Kwara State Government on Monday approved a temporary palliative measure to ease its workers in the state. Mrs Susan Modupe Oluwole, the State Head of Service, made the announcement today, saying the…
The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare Board on Sunday, announced the temporary suspension of the airlift to Saudi Arabia. The Informant247 gathered that the directive came after a report from Medina indicated a surge in the number of pilgrims in the area, saying the exercise would resume on Tuesday. It also said the Saudi authorities…
A Kwara-based online newspaper, The City Gazette has announced that it would organise a workshop training for some selected students of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin. The announcement was contained in a press release signed by the Publisher of the Medium, Ibrahim Mohammed Gambari on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Gambari said the workshop titled: “The Impacts…
