The University of Offa, Offa, Kwara State, on Thursday held its Second Matriculation Ceremony in a grand style. The Informant247 gathered that the ceremony, which was held on the university premises, welcomed a new cohort of students into the academic fraternity amidst heartfelt speeches, commendations, and exhortations for academic excellence and moral uprightness. Addressing the…
No fewer than 19 persons were killed and several others injured when suspected gunmen attacked the Agojeju-Odo community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi on Thursday. A community member alleged that a running battle between militia groups in parts of Benue and some bandits led to the onslaught on the sleepy towns of Agojeju-Odo,…
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led Kwara State Government, on Thursday, refuted claims that the state government is behind the current corruption trial of Abdulfatah Ahmed, the former Governor, saying the burden of governance does not permit any distractions or targeting of anyone, including former public officials. According to a statement by the Commissioner for Communications, Bola Olukoju,…
Senator Saliu Mustapha, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agricultural Production Services and Rural Development, has facilitated additional federal government appointments for some members of its constituency. The new appointees are Hon. Abdulkareem Babatunde Popoola, Mrs. Mary Okpaleke (JP), Mallam Abubakar Olaitan and Hon. Adebayo Hammed Ayodele (Omi) The Informant247 reports that the Senator…
No fewer than 50 shops were on Tuesday gutted by fire at the popular Owode market in Offa Local Government Area, Kwara State. According to a statement by the spokesperson of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, a distress call was received around 2:30 a.m. Adekunle said investigations revealed that the fire was ignited…
No fewer than 19 students, including six final-year students, have been expelled or rusticated by the management of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, over alleged involvement in various offences. According to Kunle Akogun, the school’s Director of Corporate Affairs, in a statement on Monday, the approval of expulsion/rustication of the affected students by the…
No fewer than 13 persons have been killed, while two others were injured in an auto crash in Kogi Mr Samuel Oyedeji, the Kogi State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday, while confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the accident occurred around 7:30 pm on…
Saliu Mustapha, senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial district in the National Assembly, has announced the appointment of ace Broadcaster Khadijat Eyintawa Lawal as a Media Assistant on Broadcast media. Mustapha, in a statement by hisMedia Assistant Nasif Sholagberu said Eyitanwa will be coordinating the broadcast media activities for the senator. Eyitanwa, a lawyer cum broadcaster,…
…condoles PDP stalwart, Oklar over mother’s death Rt. Hon. Prof. Ali Ahmad, the former Kwara State House of Assembly Speaker and Professor of Constitutional Law, has expressed sadness over the passing of the former Deputy Governor of the state His Excellency Elder Peter Kisira who died at the age of 74, according to family reports….
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor, in his Easter message, urged citizens, particularly Christians, to seize the Easter festival to renew their faith in God and unite for national and collective growth. The governor, in a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye, while felicitating with the Christian community in the state and across Nigeria on…
The lawmaker representing Ilorin/South Federal Constituency, Hon. Ahmed Yinka Aluko, has reacted to an open letter written by one of his constituents, Ahmed Funsho Hadnan, to address the lingering issues in both constituencies the lawmaker is currently occupying. It would be recalled that Ahmed Funsho Hadnan, the General Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq-led Kwara State Government on Tuesday presented boats and life jackets to the residents of Patigi and Lafiagi in Patigi and Edu local government areas of the state. According to reports, this is coming nine months after no fewer than 107 persons were killed in a boat mishap while returning from a wedding ceremony…
Hyacinth Alia, the Benue State Governor, has granted full financial autonomy to all the 23 LGAs in the state. Gov Alia, while disclosing this on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day workshop organised by the Bureau of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, in conjunction with Timarage Nigeria Limited, for chairmen and members of the…
…denies N411m alleged misappropriation The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has submitted a counter-affidavit before the Justice Evelyn Ayandike-led Federal High Court, Ilorin, the Kwara state, seeking to dismiss the complaints filed by the former commissioner of finance, Mr Ademola Banu against the bench warrant issued for his arrest…
In a recent report making round on social media about the above matter, the writer did not only make a mess of the write up with his claims but it shows how ignorant he is about Engr. Bolakale Kawu. The error is the report only shows that the writer is only out to chase clout…
A manhunt has been launched by the Kwara State police command for one Omotosho Jimoh of Elekoyangan area, Oke-suna Ilorin, the state capital, over the death of one Usman Abubakar of Isale Koko, Ojagbooro. The Informant247 gathered a fight between Usman Abubakar and Omotosho, which led to the death of the former. It was learned…
No fewer than two female students of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, have been killed following a stampede at the university’s convocation square on Friday morning. The Informant247 gathered that the convocation square was used as the venue for the distribution of palliatives to the students by the Nasarawa State government. An eyewitness said the…
Suspected gunmen have reportedly murdered two farmers in a fresh attack at their farms in the Onipi community in Adoka District of Otukpo LGA of Benue State. According to reports from locals, the attacks occurred on Tuesday, during which many other farmers were injured, with a few others still missing. The locals said that the…
PengChao Zhang, the Chinese national who was abducted penultimate Sunday around Eyenkorin in Kwara State, has regained his freedom, the Kwara State police command has said. The Informant247 reports that PengChao, also known as Williams Kaka among his business associates, was abducted by six armed after invading Cherish Guest House, an isolated facility on the…
A commercial bus driver identified as Lukman on Friday slumped on the wheel and died while carrying students to the University of Ilorin campus. The Informant247 gathered that the tragic incident left the vehicle’s occupants in shock. A passenger who witnessed the incident narrated that he took control of the bus in motion to save…
