No fewer than 30 observers have been deployed by the United States of America, USA, to monitor gubernatorial election in Ekiti State on Saturday. This was made known by the US Embassy in Abuja through a statement issued on Thursday. It was disclosed in the release that the polls on Saturday will be an important…
Year: 2014
Rapists Should Die–Confab Proposes
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference have recommended death penalty to rapists of minor. They also proposed a life sentence to other rapists. At the plenary on Thursday in Abuja, venue of the Conference, the delegates were unanimous in their decision, and expressed hopes in the reduction of the cankerworm. This decision was reached while…
Bode George's Wife, Roli, Becomes New NDLEA Boss
Roli, wife of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olabode George, has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Her appointment was confirmed on Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, in a statement in Abuja, disclosed…
FAAN Grounds Gov Nyako’s Private Jet
The Federal Aviation Authorities of Nigeria, FAAN, on Wednesday, prevented the Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, from flying to Abuja with his private chartered jet. The state governor was supposed to have used the small aircraft to be at the inauguration ceremony of members of the new executives of the All Progressives Congress, APC,…
Ibadan-Based Tycoon, Arisekola-Alao Dies
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that an Ibadan-based wealthy businessman, Abdulazeez Arisekola-Alao, has passed on. The late Islamic leader was said to have died on Tuesday in a United Kingdom hospital, where he had gone for treatment. Information gathered by this magazine reveals that the deceased died of cancer. His corpse is expected in Nigeria on…
Ooni, Lambo Lead Dignitaries To Kogi For Ogidi Day
Come Saturday, June 21, 2014, Ogidi town in Ijumu local government area of Kogi Statea will welcome the high and mighty in the Yoruba race as the ‘Ogidi Day’ holds in grand style. The Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Okunade Sijuade will be the royal father of the day, while the Kogi State…
Explosion Rocks Yobe Viewing Centre, Scores Killed
A football viewing centre in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, on Tuesday evening, was attacked by some bombers. The incident occurred few minutes after the kick-off of the Brazil vs Mexico match in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It was learnt that several people were killed in the blast and many others badly injured.…
Pr@stitute St@bs Soldier To Death In Bayelsa
According to a news report by ThisDay, a military officer met his untimely death on Tuesday evening after a commercial $ex hawker allegedly st@bbed him to death in Bayelsa State. The incident occurred at about 4pm around a popular red light spot in Yenagoa, the state capital, called Sand Field Road, which is reportedly well…
NUPENG Shelves Planned Strike
The planned industrial action by members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, for Wednesday has been put on hold, Comrade Igwe Achese, President of the group has disclosed. Achese noted that the decision was to give room for negotiations over the lingering leadership tussle in the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of…
Fear Grips Chibok As Boko Haram Hints Fresh Attack
Presently, there is pandemonium in Chibok community in Borno State over a threatening letter sent to the town by the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The group hinted that it would storm the town again just as it did when over 200 students of Government Girls Secondary School were seized on April 15, 2014 under the…