President Goodluck Jonathan has fired back at former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, over his statement released on Monday, accusing him of being behind the impeachment trend in the country. In a statement issued by Rueben Abati, President Jonathan’s media aide, Buhari was slammed making allegations against the President rather than working to put his…
The Federal Government has concluded plans to ensure that 30 vehicle assembly plants to commence operations in Nigeria very soon. This was revealed in Abuja to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Tuesday by the Director, Policy and Planning, of the National Automotive Council, Lukman Mahmud. Mahmud noted that, “plans are in top gear…
The impeachment proceeding against the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi, has formally started. The Enugu State House of Assembly has served the Deputy Governor with the impeachment notice. This was given to Onyebuchi by the Clerk of the Assembly, Christopher Chukwurah. Twenty-two of the 24 lawmakers in the Assembly, signed the notice at…
President Goodluck Jonathan met with members of the Chibok community in Borno State on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa of Aso Rock in Abuja. The President would have met with them last Tuesday, until it was abruptly called off in the last minute. Aproko247 reliably learnt that…
A winner has emerged in the 2014 edition of Enactus Nigeria National Competition, which is sponsored by First City Monument Bank, FCMB. The contest is for tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This year’s competition, with the theme, ‘See Possibilities’, was held in Lagos from July 15 to 18, 2014 and contestants from 35 universities and polytechnics…
Nigeria’s former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan over the spate of impeachment threats in the country ahead of the 2015 general elections. Buhari, in a statement released on Monday, warned Jonathan not to use the federal institution to rain terror on the citizen, especially the opposition. The former Nigerian leader disclosed…
A small aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Borno State. The plane, an Mi-35, collapsed in Bama, Borno State, a stronghold of the dreaded terrorist group called Boko Haram, which has carried out several attacks in the region. Chris Olukolade, spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, confirmed on Monday afternoon that the…
A former Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman, has passed on. The trained Engineer died on Monday morning in faraway Austria. The deceased held several political positions before his demise on Monday. Late Lukman was born in Zaria, Kaduna State on August 26, 1938 and studied Mining Engineering at the College of Arts, Science, and Technology,…
Report reaching Aproko247 indicates that Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has been impeached. Nwazunku was booted out by his colleagues on Monday morning. It was disclosed to Aproko247 by a reliable source in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, about 20 lawmakers in the House moved for the Speaker’s removal. They…
Report reaching Aproko247 indicates that Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has been impeached. Nwazunku was booted out by his colleagues on Monday morning. It was disclosed to Aproko247 by a reliable source in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, about 20 lawmakers in the House moved for the Speaker’s removal. They…