The Caretaker Committee-led by Ahmed Makarfi has been declared as the authentic Executive of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Ahmed’s committee was given a nod on Monday, July 4, 2016, by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. At the ruling on Monday, the court held that Makarfi was legally appointed by…
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Chaos As Ex-Militants Go Wild In Rivers Over Unpaid Salary
Report reaching Aproko247 has it that former militants in Rivers State have unleashed terror on law abiding residents of the state. An eyewitness claimed the ex-militants have also taken over Mbiama junction, barricading the area and leaving many to run to safety. Some parts of Rivers State were not left out by the militants. Aproko247 gathered…
Twitter Deletes Niger Delta Avengers’ Account
An account operated by the Niger Delta Avengers on popular social media platform, Twitter, has been suspended. As at Monday, July 4, 2016, the account was no longer active on the micro-blogging platform. The militant group, had before now, used its account on Twitter to post its successful attacks on oil facilities in the Niger…
BREAKING: Court Grants Fani-Kayode Bail
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The former spokesman to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was granted bail by the court on Monday to the tune of N250 million and two sureties in like sum. Also, the presiding judge, Justice Hassan, directed Fani-Kayode to deposit…
EFCC Discovers N2.5b In Stella Oduah’s Maid’s Account
According to reports, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered the sum of N2.5 billion deposited in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. Oduah is now a Senator representing Anambra State at the National Assembly. According to The Nation, the account was…
PHOTOS: Buhari Meets Classmates In Katsina
On Sunday, July 3, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari met with his classmates at his secondary school in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari, after the meeting, posed for a photo session with his ‘colleagues.’ Most of his classmates of 1953 set of the Katsina Middle School in Daura, Katsina, were glad to reunite with one of their…
Duke, Others Link Beer To Good Health, Cultural Cohesion At 3rd Nigerian Beer Symposium
Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has emphasized that beer plays a significant role in the sustenance of good health and cultural cohesion. Duke, who was the chairman of the 3rd Nigerian Beer Symposium held in Lagos on Thursday, noted that not only is beer low in carbohydrates, it is as all-natural as…
AGF Denies Fuelling Abia Crisis
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has reacted to speculations that the Minister, Abubakar Malami, is behind the crisis rocking Abia State following a court ruling last week that sacked the governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Reacting on Sunday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and…
IGP Deploys Tactical Team To Ogun To Flush Out Criminals
Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has deployed a Tactical Operation Unit to Arepo and Ibafo areas of Ogun State to flush out vandals and other criminal elements operating in two communities. A statement issued by the Force spokesman, DCP Don Awunah, disclosed that the unit comprises the Police Mobile Force, the Counter-Terrorism Unit with…
Police Retire Joseph Mbu, 20 Other AIGs
Former Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, who is now the Commandant, Police Staff College, Jos, Plateau State, has been retired by the police authorities. Mbu, who had a tough time with Rotimi Amaechi, who was then the governor of Rivers State, was retired from the Force alongside 20 other AIGs. A statement issued…