The remains of Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, the late former Governor of Ondo State, has arrived in Nigeria. The Informant247 reports that the ailing Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was reported dead after a prolonged battle with Leukemia and prostate cancer. Akeredolu died at about 2 a.m. on Wednesday at a German hospital where…
The Lagos State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, at Friday’s plenary, approved a total of N2,267,976,120,869 as the 2024 budget of the state. The Informant247 reports that the Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in December last year, presented a budget estimate of N2.2 trillion to the State Assembly. The…
Two children, on Monday, lost their lives in a lone accident involving a Toyota car at Ade Best axis, Isara, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, said the incident occurred at 8:00 am on Monday and was caused…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State Governor, on Friday promised to sustain the legacies of his predecessor, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa, who stated this during a candlelight procession organised by members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ondo State chapter, in honour of the late Akeredolu, at the Government House, Akure, described him as a…
Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Ondo State governor, on Friday, signed the 2024 Appropriation bill shortly after it was passed into law by the state House of Assembly. Tagged: “Budget of Economic Resilience”, Aiyedatiwa, while presenting a total of N384,533,000,000.00 before the parliament last week Thursday, stated that the bill would provide the financial guidepost for the…
Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have rescued a pregnant woman who was kidnapped at a community in Ijebu-Igbo, Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to reports, the victim was rescued during an operation jointly carried out by operatives of the police and Amotekun on Christmas day. Omolola Odutola, the state Police…
The South West Governors’ Forum, on Friday, promised to set up a joint committee to collaborate with the family of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu to give the late Governor of Ondo State a befitting burial. The Informant247 gathered that the decision was made on Friday by the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, during a condolence visit…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, on Friday, signed the N273.9 billion 2024 Appropriation Bill into law, promising to ensure its full implementation. According to Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesman, in a statement released, the total approved budget was N273,908,997,410. Adeleke had presented the budget to the state assembly sitting in November. However, the Osun House…
Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State governor, on Wednesday, stated that he would have been a musician and not a politician if he was not discouraged by his father. The governor is nicknamed ‘Dancing Governor’ due to his cheerful dances in public, many of which went viral on social media, and is an uncle to Nigerian…
The newly-sworn Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has announced five fresh appointments after taking the oath of office following the death of his former boss, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa, in a statement on Wednesday, signed by the State Deputy Chief of Staff, Olusegun Omojuwa, announced a seasoned journalist, Mr Ebenezer Adeniyan, as his Chief Press…
Following the death of the Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu, the Special Adviser on Union Matters to the Governor, Mr Dare Aragbaiye, has resigned his position A letter signed by Aragbaiye showed that he resigned his position effective Wednesday, December 27, 2023. The letter reads, “I write to refer to the subject above and to…
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Kwara State Governor and chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), on Wednesday, expressed sadness on the death of Ondo State Governor Olurotimi Akeredolu (SAN) AbdulRazaq, in a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye, described Akeredolu as an “exceptional statesman” who made indelible marks in public service. The statement reads, “My heartfelt…
Barely 24 hours after two persons died in an accident on the expressway, another two persons on Tuesday, killed while six others sustained injuries in a lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Informant247 gathered that the lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus marked ACA 607 XT occurred around Car Park C on the…
Three inmates of the Ijebu Ode Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State have reportedly escaped from the facility. The Informant247 gathered that the inmates, Hammed Adeboyejo, convicted for armed robbery and murder, Fatai Taiwo Akande from Ijebu-Igbo also said to have been convicted for murder as well as Aliu Oguntona,…
No fewer than two people have been killed while another injured in an auto crash on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Christmas Day. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, while confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday, said that the accident, involving a Toyota bus and…
Following the complaint of the road users over the gridlock caused on the busy road by the club users, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), on Sunday, sealed off the Quilox nightclub in the Victoria Island area of the city. According to a statement released on Sunday, the Lagos agency also warned Sol Beach,…
No fewer than two persons have been killed, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a road crash at J4 along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode-Ore highway in Ogun State. The Informant247 gathered that the incident, which occurred on Saturday around 3:35 pm, involved two vehicles: a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW and a truck…
Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor, on Tuesday, while presenting staff of office to the new Soun, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, Orumogege III, urged his contestants for the stool to withdraw their cases in court and support the new king. Makinde, while making the call during the inauguration, stated that he won’t hesitate to fight those…
No fewer than three people have been killed while seven others sustained injuries in an autocrash, which involved two vehicles at Conoil filling station axis along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The Informant247 gathered that the incident, which happened on Saturday night, involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration numbers RLG 846 XA and a trailer marked…
A 75-year-old grandma, Mrs Sekinat Soremekun, has been nabbed by the Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State for allegedly dealing in illicit drugs. Femi Babafemi, the spokesperson for the agency, while disclosing this on Sunday in a statement, said at the time of Soremekun’s arrest in the Oshodi area…
