In a bid to alleviate the economic hardships in the country, the Salman Shagaya Foundation, a prominent nonprofit organisation, has concluded plans to distribute multimillion naira cash empowerment funds to over 1000 individuals across Kwara State during the holy month of Ramadan. Recognised for his exceptional philanthropic efforts through the NGO, the organisation’s chairman, Alhaji…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor, on Wednesday, appealed to the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for support in the upgrade of the three colleges of education to universities of education. The governor, while disclosing this during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono in Abuja solicited…
A commercial tricycle operator (Keke napep), identified as Musbau, has been found dead in the Okoolowo area of Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Informant247 gathered the deceased was reportedly killed by suspected ritualists who dumped his mutilated corpse inside an uncompleted building. The victim, a father of three from Onikeke compound,…
The Benue State government, through Benue Investment and Property Company (BIPC), says it is set to establish its own power plant to boost socio-economic development in the state. The idea was followed by the Federal Government’s recent assent to a bill granting state governments access to own and manage their electricity companies. Raymond Asemakaha, the…
Suspected gunmen on Sunday abducted a Chinese national identified as Williams Zang around the Eyenkorin area of Kwara State. According to reports, the expatriate was abducted after the gunmen invaded one Cherish Guest House, an isolated facility on the outskirts of Ilorin, shooting sporadically into the air, causing panic among nearby residents. It was learned…
Nigerian President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Minna, the Niger State capital, to inaugurate the mechanised agricultural project. According to reports, the president is expected to inaugurate the renamed Minna International Airport, agro-processing zone and agricultural equipment. The Niger state governor Umar Bago had, on Friday, renamed the airport after Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
No fewer than 48 suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Command, for offences bordering on conspiracy and obtaining under false pretence in Lokoja, Kogi State. This was disclosed in a statement released by the EFCC on Thursday. The statement partly read, “They were…
….as govt unveils 24-action plan for grassroots development Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the Senior Special Assistant to Kwara State Governor on Community Development, on Tuesday, said the state government is focusing on human capital development to propel sustainable development which is inline with the global goals. Olohungbebe, while hosting the Association of Kwara Online Media Practitioners…
No fewer than three women have been convicted by the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, over involvement in currency racketeering. They were dragged to court by the Ilorin Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a one-count charge of selling new naira notes to the public…
The Kwara State chapter of the Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN) has given a 14-day notice of a 3-day warning strike over the backlog allowances of the association. In a letter written to the state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, which was jointly signed by its chairperson, Medinat Adebisi (Mrs) and its secretary Samuel Olusegun Dada,…
Schools, hotels and hospitals were sealed up by the Benue State Internal Revenue Service (BIRS) on Monday over tax evasion and non-filing of annual tax returns. According to reports, Emmanuel Agema, the acting Chairman of BIRS, who led his team on the operation, explained that the exercise was done to ensure compliance in paying taxes…
An N1.5 million bribe has been rejected by the troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), a military special taskforce maintaining peace in Plateau and parts of Bauchi and Kaduna States, from suspected cattle rustlers in Plateau. According to reports, Capt. James Oya, Media Officer of the operation, while disclosing this in a statement made available…
Tunde Ayinla, a leading Creative Director, Visual Communicator, Veteran Choreographer and Creator of the Dancinematic Universe, has given an insight on how the Nigerian government plans to propel the creative industry into a $100bn market by 2030. According to reports, Ayinla while answering to questions maintained that the Kwara State government, with the soon-to-be-ready Institute…
No fewer than nine classrooms have been destroyed after a fire outbreak at Grace International School on Awolowo Street beside Kobiowu Mosque in Tanke, Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. According to reports, the incident occurred around 6:00 pm on Sunday and destroyed a substantial part of the 14-room facility. Hassan Adekunle, the…
Following persistent raids by the operatives of the NDLEA and EFCC over drug and cyber fraud-related activities, some aggrieved students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, attacked the divisional police station in the town, injuring a police officer in the attack. The Informant247 reports that the operatives of the EFCC had conducted a sting…
No fewer than 48 students of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Command for alleged internet fraud. The suspects are Idris Yekini, Ayantola Segun, Adeshina Taheeb, Mustapha Alamin, Usman Harun, Oladimeji Oseni, Qudus Temitope, Adewunmi Israel, Lukman Uthman, Alamin…
Following the continued detention of the immediate past governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, the youths have staged a solidarity protest at the Ilorin Zonal Command office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as the ex-governor’s detention at the anti-graft agency Ilorin office entered a third day on Wednesday. The Informant247 reports that…
Abdulfatah Ahmed, the former governor of Kwara, is currently being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over shady transactions running into billions of naira while he was in office. The Informant247 gathered that the ex-governor was seen arriving at the Ilorin office of the EFCC on Monday morning. The anti-graft agency invited…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor, on Friday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to empower the youth, nurture their talents and equip them with the necessary skills to thrive in the evolving world, adding that the government prioritises youth development, thereby investing in projects that create opportunities for them to explore, experiment and express themselves freely….
A Toyota Previa bus transporting 100 containers of 25 litres of petrol on Friday caught fire in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. According to reports, the incident, which occurred around 7: 27 am, happened at Guniyan junction, Isale Banni, Alore area in Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the Kwara…
