Owner of ACT Technologies Ltd, Sani Musa, the company that manufactured the Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to be used for the 2015 general elections, has been arrested by the Department of State Security, DSS, Aproko247 has learnt. Musa was picked up by the secret police in Abuja. ACT Technologies produced the PVCs for the Independent…
A Supreme Court has restored a judgement earlier delivered by a Federal High Court in favour of Governor Godswill Akpabio, confirming him as the governor of Akwa Ibom State. Akapbio was taken to the High Court in 2011 by Frank Okon, challenging his election as governor, but the lower court ruled in favour of Akpabio.…
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported in a section of the media that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to controversial Catholic priest, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. However, the anti-money laundering agency has refuted the reports, urging “journalists to endeavour to cross check their facts with the Commission…
As Nigerians prepare to exercise their right to vote during the upcoming elections, MultiChoice assures its subscribers that they can stay connected to the election updates through over 10 local and international news channels on DStv and GOtv. Subscribers of DStv can remain informed about the election in various parts of the country, through the…
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the redeployment of some senior police officers ahead of the presidential election on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Abba, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, explained that the move became necessary in order to further reposition the Police for…
Aproko247 has gathered that the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday evening, escaped death by a whisker when some hoodlums believed to be loyal to governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Nyesom Wike, attacked his convoy. The incident took place at Rumuolumeni town in Rivers State, an area…
On Thursday, March 26, 2015, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ali Olanusi, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. His decision to decamp from the PDP to APC came as a shock to some political observers in the state, who have keenly followed unfolding political happenings in the…
A fire incident was recorded at the premises of Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, March 26, 2015 . The inferno, we learnt, affected a portion of the court building. destroying some properties in the process. As at the time of filing in this report, no life was lost, but efforts are being done…
Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ali Olanusi, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the opposition party, the All Progressives Party, APC. Olanusi joined the PDP with his boss, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, from Labour Party not too long ago, precisely in 2014. However, Mimiko and leaders of the PDP in Ondo State have…
A fire incident has occurred in Lagos. According to reports reaching us, the inferno happened at a fuel station located on Admiralty Way in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Preliminary information available at our disposal disclosed that the cause of the inferno is not yet known, but thick smoke is seen in the area. The affected…