By CrossRiverWatch Admin A magistrate court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, granted The Informant247’s Editor-in-chief; Salihu Ayatullahi, and Managing Director; Adisa-Jaji Azeez bail. The two senior staff of the investigative medium were docked following the petition of the Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Engineer Abdul Jimoh Muhammed. The defendants were dragged before Magistrate
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has tasked members of the State Executive Council (SEC) to brace up for optimal performance to justify their appointments. This information was made available by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Emmanuel Ogbeche dated 7th February, 2024. Otu gave the charge during
By Patrick Obia The Federal Government of Nigeria has lauded the Super Eagles of Nigeria for reaching the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations where they will face the host Nation Ivory Coast. The Eagles reached the final after defeating the Republic of South Africa 4:2 on penalty shoot-out having played out 1:1 draw in regulation
By Bolaji Ogundele, The Nation Oyo, Cross River, and Kaduna States are to get their shares of the $540 million package by the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria. The three states are in the first phase of beneficiaries of the project. The stage is set
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has passed its Service Commission Amendment Bill 2024. In a plenary held at the Assembly Chambers on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the motion raised for the amendment of the bill to pass through a second reading was presented by Hon. Linus
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The children of Governor Otu’s loyalist – Offiong Effiwatt, who passed on two months ago have received scholarships from the Governor. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Otu, Emmanuel Ogbeche, disclosed this in Calabar, the State capital. The scholarship was announced during a surprise condolence visit to the deceased
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed has ordered the detention of two investigative journalists, Salihu Ayatullahi and Adisa-Jaji Azeez, in Ilorin on Monday. It was learned that Ayatullah, the Editor-in-Chief, and Jaji, the Managing Editor of Informant247, were detained when they honored a police invitation. Salihu Ayatullahi and
By Abdulrahaman Taye, The Informant247 The 29th convocation of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin in November 2023 marked the commissioning of projects funded by the institution’s internally generated revenue. Rector Engr. Abdul Jimoh Muhammed claimed financial distress during his speech, urging the government to take over staff salary payments. However, this investigation by The Informant247’s