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2nd Matriculation: Embrace Academic Excellence, Moral Values – University of Offa VC Urges New Students
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, commendati...
FG Urged to Prioritise Stable Power Supply for MSMEs Growth
Irregular and poor electricity power supply has been identified as a major challenge bedevilling micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Speaking with journalists on the sideline of Jimpo-Ori’s 10th-anniversary celebration in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, the chairman, AMU-Gold ...
Ex-Kwara Speaker Felicitates New Chief Imam Of Patigi
Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has felicitated the Muslim community in Patigi Emirate over the appointment of the new Chief Imam of Patigi, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar Tetengi, praying for Allah’s guidance, protection, and l...
Climate Change: Kwara Govt Warns Against Charcoal Production, Threatens Sanctions
KWARA state government has reiterated its warning against charcoal production and threatened to sanction those violating the existing ban on the activity. The state Commissioner for Environment, Shehu Ndanusa, disclosed this during a briefing in Ilorin, the state capital, on Friday, April 5. “The ...
Kwara Deputy Gov’s Mother Dies At 98, Gov AbulRazak, Ilorin Emir Mourn
The mother of the deputy governor of Kwara State, Mama Ena Maud Alabi, is dead. A Jamaican by birth and Nigerian by naturalisation and marriage, the matriarch of the Alabi family passed on in the early hours of Friday at the age of 98. She retired as a senior matron at Maternity (Amilegbe) Ilorin in...
UNILORIN MPH-Students Provides Drugs, Electricity to Healthcare Centres in Kwara
Students of Master of Public Health (MPH) of the University of Ilorin have provided drugs, health intervention and electricity to Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) across various Kwara communities. The students disclosed that they also repaired abandoned boreholes, and renovated some health facilities...
Nigeria Needs Godly Leaders to Surmount Current Challenges — Islamic Scholar
AN eminent Islamic scholar in Kwara State, Sheikh Kolawole Jumu’a, has attributed myriad of socioeconomic and security problems plaguing the country to insufficient number of godly leaders. According to him, inadequate number of leaders with Godliness in their hearts has led to issues of insecurit...
Encroachment Of Poly Land: Kwara Restates Payment Of Compensation To Original Owners
Kwara State Government has restated that it paid compensations to original owners of the land where the state Polytechnic, Ilorin is sited, though some villagers within the premises of the over 50 years old institution had alleged none payment of compensation by the state government. It would be rec...
Foundation, Canadian Charity Distribute Food Items To 200 Families
The Imam IbnulQayyim Islamic Foundation, in collaboration with Winnipeg Ta’alim Community, Canada, has distributed foodstuffs to over 200 fasting families in Ilorin and Ibadan, Kwara and Oyo states, respectively. The Ramadan welfare package given to each family contained rice, beans, semolina, veg...
Verify Land Status with GIS, Kwara Poly Alumni, Stakeholders Urge Property Owners
The Alumni Association of the Kwara State Polytechnic Worldwide, along with other stakeholders of the state government-owned institution, have requested every property owner or private developer on the institution’s land to contact the state Geographic Information Science (GIS) to ascertain the st...
Oloro: Succession Not Do Or Die, Kwara Gov Tells Contenders
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has called on contenders for the stool of the late Oloro of Oro, Oba Abdulrafiu Ajiboye Oyelaran, not to see his succession as a do or die affair in the interest of peace. The governor gave the advice in Oro during a prayer session for the late monarch....
NPFL: Victory Over Kwara Utd, Big Relief – Ogunbote
Gbenga Ogunbote, the head coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) of Ibadan has described his team’s 2-0 defeat of Kwara United on Wednesday as a big relief for the team. Ogunbote, who spoke after the match held at Lekan Salami Sports Complex, noted that 3SC wasted many scoring chances due to pr...
Kwara: Oyawoye’s Appointment ‘ll Create Opportunities for Growth in Education Sector – OGSOSA
The Offa Grammar School Old Students’ Association (OGSOSA), 2000 set, has hailed the recent appointment of Prince Kola Oyawoye as the Special Adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Education, expressing confidence in his ability to ignite positive changes within the state’s educational landsc...
Kwara Govt Not Behind Ex-Governor Ahmed’s Trial – Commissioner
Kwara State Government has refuted claims that it was behind the current corruption trial of the immediate past former governor of the state, Alh Abdulfatahi Ahmed. The government added that the burden of governance does not permit any distractions or targeting of anyone, including former public off...
Fake EFCC Official Nabbed in Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested one Usman Akogun, an alleged fraudster who has been posing as an officer of the commission and defrauding victims under the pretext that he could help them procure a soft landing regarding their cases with the Comm...
Kwara CJ, Ayodele Adebara loses 98yr-old father
The Chief Judge of Kwara State, Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara, has lost his 98 year-old father, Pa Adebara Adio Durodoye Dogo. The news of the death of Pa Adebara was contained in a condolence message issued by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq through his spokesman, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Wednesday. The...
Offa Market Fire Incident: Ex-Kwara Speaker, Ali Sympathises With Victims
Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and Professor of Constitutional Law, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad has commiserated with the victims of the fire incident that gutted the popular Owode market in Offa, Offa Local Government Area of the state, urging the public to always adhere to stringent sa...
Kwara NDLEA Bemoan Sale Of Drugs To Athletes
The Kwara State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has bemoaned the acts of coaches to administer drugs to their athletes to improve their performances. The state commander, Mohammed Bashir Ibrahim, disclosed this when the state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of N...
Police Rescue Additional 6 Children From Suspected Kwara Trafficker In Lagos
…42 children brought to Lagos without parent’s consent The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the rescue of additional six children from a suspected human trafficking syndicate operating in Kwara State. The Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, in a statement yesterd...
Kwara Set to Join League of Top Squash Classics, Hosts as Ultra Modern Facility Nears Completion
Kwara appears to be set to reclaim its top spot in Squash in Nigeria after it emerged that the state governor, Mall. Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq, is leaving no stone unturned to complete what might well be first ultra modern squash court in the whole West Africa sub region. Squash classics as far as Nig...
Victory Over Kwara United a Big Relief for us, Says 3SC Coach
Head Coach of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC), Gbenga Ogunbote, on Wednesday in Ibadan, Oyo State, said that his team’s 2-0 defeat of Kwara United was a big relief for the team. Mr Ogunbote spoke during the game’s post-match news conference after the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League Ma...
Youths Now Glamorise Illicit Drug Use — NDLEA
Mohammed Bashir Ibrahim, Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Kwara State Command, has promised to make the agency more visible in sports events as a way of drug trafficking control. According to him, the decision is borne out of recent challenges faced in policing drug traf...
Four Die In Kwara Multiple Auto Crash
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives in a multiple fatal auto crash involving two DAF trucks around Ayere village along Ilorin-Bode Saadu highway in the Moro Local Government Area of Kwara State on Wednesday afternoon. It was gathered that the crash was caused by wrongful overtaking and res...
'Administration of Public Trust': The Ali-Agan's Example
By Abubakar Imam
Over the last three eventful decades, Prof. Abubakr Imam Ali-Agan, the immediate past Head of the Department of Religions, University of Ilorin, has made a great name for himself within and around Ilorin Emirate and even beyond. This gentleman is widely respected and acknowledged as an erudite scholar, a seasoned academic and an uncompromising preacher of the words of the Almighty Allah.
Prof. Ali-Agan, who hails from the scholarly Ali-Agan family of Ilorin, started out as a prolific Islamic broadcaster in the employ of the Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Kwara), Ilorin. While serving as a media professional, Prof. Ali-Agan succeeded in cultivating tremendous listernership for his always thought-provoking and spiritually stimulating programmes on the network of Radio Kwara and the station as an institution. This admiration followed him to everywhere he went at the end of his exciting career at the oldest surviving radio station in Kwara State.
Apart from leading the efforts, which eventually culminated in the revolutionalisation of Islamic broadcasting in Kwara State, this versatile scholar was also the relentless initiator of the Ilorin Muslim Cementary, among many other services, which have won him a place in the annals of Ilorin.
Like many other public figures, thousands of ordinary men and women and a multitude of "extraordinary" people of Ilorin Emirate and beyond have divergent impressions about him.
While many love his unique style of presentation, quite a number of our people are often left disgusted with his characteristic rigid and consistently uncompromising tendencies as an on air personality and public speaker. He is a man who believes in saying it as it is, no matter whose ox is gored.
But the fascinating way he is handling the distribution of the rice palliative entrusted in him by the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON, would certainly endear him into the hearts of more of the ordinary people of the community who are the beneficiaries of the scheme.
I think he has been handling the assignment in a very fantastic and transparent manner, which justifies his calling. He is trying his best towards ensuring that only the truly deserving people benefit from the project, which is meant to alleviate the suffering of the ordinary people.
How did I know? It was a senior friend of mine who sent me five bags of 5kg of rice to help him share to the less privileged around me. I did as he requested.
Since I knew that, that friend of mine does not have the capacity to render such a help, I enquired from him where, how and from whom he got the bags of rice given to me for onward distribution.
My elderly friend explained to me that it was the seasoned cleric-don who gave him several bags of the commodity to help him distribute to the less privileged ones. And that he felt that I, as a community person, could also help him to discharge the responsibility.
Having explained the source, my friend appealed to me to also place a call to Prof. Ali-Agan for him to be convinced "beyond reasonable doubt" that he did as charged.
I wasted no time in calling the Professor of Islamic Studies on phone as pleaded. Prof. Ali-Agan was impressed that I was involved and asked me to see him.
When I got to him, he explained to me how the Governor enlisted his assistance in ensuring that the palliative gets to those who truly deserve it.
He pointed out that when the Governor first called him, he declined to serve. The Hadith specialist, however, explained that he later accepted the task when the Governor "threatened" that he (the Professor) should be prepared for blame if the target (ordinary) people did not get the palliative as intended.
On how he carried out the distribution, the Professor said that he would not explain to me in details but I should try to make myself available at his residence on any date of my choice in the course of the last ten days of Ramadan.
Without the Professor's knowledge, I decided to do so on Monday, April 1, 2024, which was a public holiday. I got there about 10 a.m and I met a multitude of people representing different traditional mosques and groups from across Ilorin.
I instantly became a "participant observer" as I listened to his pre-distribution exultation or address to the people who had converged on the premises of his An-Nur Group of Schools, Shehu Shagari Estate, Oloje, Ilorin, on how he came about the task and how the palliative should be shared.
Prof. Ali-Agan was emphatic on who deserves it. He insisted that it is meant for the widows, the poor, the unemployed and the aged, among other categories of the less privileged members of our society. He made it abundantly clear that it was not meant to serve as political patronage or any form of "showmanship" but for all.
The prolific orator added that Christians and other categories of non-Muslims who are poor should also be given. He nevertheless said that the distributors could also take a proportional fraction of the item as he supported his position with a Quranic verse.
After doing what he knows how to do best, the distribution of the palliative began. He asked the representatives of the different communities present to come in with their vehicles in order to take delivery of the item. He would thereafter ask such individuals to sign for the item before departing. I was impressed that he supervised the entire processes by himself.
In my presence, he placed telephone calls to many of those who had previously registered with him. I later understand that it was the second time that he would be shouldering the responsibility.
I must add that yours sincerely was also given 20 bags of the 5kg of rice, which he has since distributed to those he was convinced deserve it by virtue of their socioeconomic status. Yours sincerely was also sent to two distinguished community leaders with the same number of the commodity for onward distribution to the needies in their vicinity too.
Reacting, those who gathered at the place assured the academic luminary that they would handle the distribution as he requested. They also assured him that he would not be disappointed with their handling of the task.
He bidded each of the groups of "collectors" with his "Iwonu Olohun nun"(I leave you with your conscience) mannerism.
Prof. Ali-Agan, a son of the legendary Sarkin Malamai of Ilorin, Shaykh Yac'qoob Muhammad Busary Ali-Agan, attended the famous Ansarul Islam Primary School, Okekere, Ilorin. He was also educated at the School of Arabic Studies, Kano.
He, thereafter, proceeded to the prestigious Bayero University, Kano, from where he earned his first degree in Islamic Studies. It was from the University of Ilorin that Prof. Ali-Agan subsequently received his Master's and doctorate degrees in the same field of studies.
Having served as the Head of the Islamic Unit of Radio Kwara, Ilorin, for several years; Prof. Ali-Agan subsequently joined the services of the Better By Far University as a Lecturer at the Islamic Studies Unit of its Department of Religions. In appreciation of his consistently positive efforts in the realm of teaching, research and community services, this outspoken social critic and religious leader was deservedly elevated to the exalted rank of Professor by the authorities of the nation's most sought-after University in 2020.
All said and done, one thing that impressed me most and which pushed me into deep thought was when the influential academic, who is also the Proprietor of the famous An-Nur Group of Schools, Ilorin; concluded by swearing with the Holy Quran that; not even a grain of the rice was and would be consumed either by any member of his family or pupil of his increasingly popular school. I sincerely regard his declaration as a perfect exemplification of the motto of the University of Ilorin, which is learning and probity. What a great instance of leadership by example!
Imam is National Secretary of Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union.
Youth Minister Condoles with Kwara Over Ex-Deputy Governor ’s Demise
Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Tuesday, expressed heartfelt condolence to family, friends, and associates of the former Kwara state deputy governor, Elder Peter Kisira. Bio pointed out that Elder Kisira’s contributions to the development and progress of Kwara state were ind...
Gender Equality Takes Centre Stage at UN Event Led by Kwara Govt
The First Lady of Kwara State, Her Excellency Ambassador Prof Olufolake AbdulRazaq has highlighted the government’s commitment to promoting gender equality, STEM education, and inclusive governance. She made this knowing while delivering keynote address at the groundbreaking event titled “STEM E...
Kwara Government Blames Poor Power Supply for Inadequate Water Supply in Ilorin
The Kwara State government says erratic power supply to the state by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) is affecting the pumping of water by its waterworks. The state Commissioner for Water Resources, Usman Yunusa- Lade, said this at a meeting with the regional head and management o...
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved father, Dr. Mudashir Salami, former Principal Ansarul Islam Secondary School Ilorin , Chairman Mustapha Akanbi Foundation and Chairman Amicus International Club. He returned to his Creator peacefully in the early hours of this morning on the 3rd April 2024.
Dr. Mudashir Salami was a devout muslim, a loving husband, father, and grandfather. We kindly request your prayers for his departed soul and for strength and patience for the family.
In accordance with Islamic tradition, the Janazah will be held at 1.30 pm immediately after Zuhr on 03rd April 2024 followed by burial at the Muslim Cemetery along Yidi Road.
May Allah grant him forgiveness, mercy, and elevate his status in Jannah (Paradise). Ameen.
إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
(Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un)
"Surely we belong to Allah and to Him shall we return." (Quran 2:156)
Teslim Salami
For the Family.
Traders Fament as Fire Ravages Offa Market
Over N300m worth of property have been lost to fire disaster at the popular Owode market in Offa, Kwara State. The fire incident which was reported to have begun at about 2:30am today, was said to have been caused by a lit cigarette dropped by a random smoker. It took the intervention of firefighter...
Court Sends Internet Fraudster to Jail in Ilorin
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Usman Harun to six months imprisonment for internet fraud. According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Harun was jailed after pleading guilty to a one-cou...
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Mohammed Lawal remains hero of our people: Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said former Governor Mohammed Lawal remains a hero of the people of the state who worked for the welfare of the majority. In a statement on Sunday, the Governor said: “On this 15th memorial anniversary for His Excellency the former Governor Mohammed Alabi Lawal, I join the people of the state to remember a man of honour who died sticking to his patriotic beliefs. He was a valiant leader who touched the lives of the masses in every part of the state within available resources. We are glad to see our people honour him at all times. What the public nostalgia about Omo Laderin means is that he truly stood for what was right against all odd. “As an administration, we are proud to have also taken government’s presence to every part of Kwara State in terms of improving the quality of education, healthcare delivery, drinkable water, and other basic essentials of life that our resources can afford. We will continue to ensure that no one is left behind in the belief that politics and governance should always be about improving the lots of the public. That is the legacy of the late Mohammed Alabi Lawal. “I pray to Almighty Allah to grant eternal rest to the former Governor and all our forbears who worked so hard to better the lot of the people of Kwara State and Nigeria.”
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IEDPU's Hijab Press Conference
The CPS to Kwara State Governor Rafiu Ajakaye appeared on TVC's popular show "Your View" where he clarified the government's position on the hijaab question in the state.
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