45 Killed In Fresh Boko Haram Attack In Borno No fewer than 45 souls were lost in a new attack on a Borno village on Wednesday. Suspected members of Boko Haram struck the village in the state. The insurgents invaded Azaya Kura community at about 12 noon on Wednesday, reports said. Azaya Kura village is…
Day: November 20, 2014
Mark Orders Closure Of National Assembly
Senate President, David Mark, on Thursday, announced the closure of the National Assembly with immediate effect. This followed the crisis that broke out at the Assembly on Thursday morning when the Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, and some other lawmakers were denied access into the Assembly complex. Mark is the Chairman of the…
Ekiti Gets New Speaker
The drama and intrigues in Ekiti State took a new twist on Thursday when a new Speaker emerged for the Ekiti State House of Assembly. A member of the Assembly from Ikole local council area of the state, Joseph Dele Olugbemi was announced the new Speaker of the Assembly. Olugbemi is reportedly one of the…
BREAKING: Tambuwal 'Detained' By SSS
Some officials of the State Security Service, SSS, have prevented Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, from gaining access into the chamber of the House, where his colleagues are meeting today. Tambuwal was reportedly held by the security agents. He is being kept in a room in the National Assembly complex, reports further…
Reps' Sitting: Heavy Security Mounted, Fear Grips Lawmakers
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirm the heavy presence of security operatives at the National Assembly, NASS, complex in Abuja ahead of the sitting of members of the lower chamber of NASS. This has created tension around the lawmakers’ arena, Aproko247 learnt. Watertight security has been mounted at the complex and all entrances into the building locked…
Don’t Disturb Government Activities—IG Warns Politicians
Following the blockage of the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja on Wednesday by some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has warned political leaders to ensure they do not cause the disruption of government activities in any part of the country. Abba, in a statement issued on Wednesday…
2015 AFCON: Nigeria Fails To Defend Title Again
Super Eagles of Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations holding in January in Equatorial Guinea. The Eagles played a 2-2 draw at home against a 10-man South Africa on Wednesday at the newly-built stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom. The South Africans were two goals up before Sone Aluko’s brace ensured that…
Otti Never Used Our Bank Branch As Campaign Office—Diamond Bank
Diamond Bank has reacted to allegations made by an online news blog, The Paradigm, that former GMD/CEO of Diamond Bank, Alex Otti, converted a branch of the reputable bank in Abia State as his political campaign office, and also used customers’ money to fund his campaign. In a press statement issued by the Diamond Bank…
Senatorial Ambition: Babaginda-Led PDP Panel Screens Uduaghan
A five-man panel, on Wednesday, drilled Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State for the Delta South Senatorial Primary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. The screening took place at the PDP Secretariat in Asaba and was headed by Mohammed Babaginda. Other members of the panel were Frank Okafor, Mike Ewausia, Rev Yakubu Abudullahi and Kabi…
2015: Jonathan Can’t Defeat Buhari/Amaechi Ticket—Ex nPDP Spokesman
Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has been described as a strong factor in determining who occupies the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after the 2015 elections. Amaechi, according to former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has over the years acquired the requisite political stature to influence the…