Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, engaged themselves in a free-for-all on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the state capital, causing the disruption of public peace in the area. However, no life was lost in the fracas. The youth wing of the opposition party in the state,…
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Jonathan Fires Agwa As SURE-P Boss, Brings In Akau
Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, Martin Luther Agwai, has been removed from office by President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement issued on Tuesday by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, disclosed that Ishaya Dare Akau has been appointed to take over from Agwai. Abati explained in the statement that…
Leadership Crisis Rocks NEXIM Bank; Folake Salami Plots MD’s Downfall
With the dwindling fate of the Nigerian economy and the financial ill wind affecting the nation’s revenue base, even with the well-meaning efforts of the managers of the nation’s economy, much is still expected as these efforts have been subverted by in house detractors and self-serving Nigerians, many who have been tasked with the responsibility…
Rivers APC Mourns 9 Murdered Members
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has declared a week of mourning for nine of its members who were killed in two separate incidents in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday night. While five of the men were killed in the D-Line area of Port Harcourt, the other four met their…
Boko Haram Pledges To Take Orders From ISIS
Leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new audio release that his group will run to the Islamic State, ISIS, militant group when the need arises. The audio was released on the group’s Twitter account on Saturday. ISIS controls most parts of Syria and Iraq and has brutally killed several…
Lagos Walk: APC Paid Participants N5000 Each—PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of paying N5000 each to those who took part in Saturday’s ‘one million March4Buhari’ in Lagos. This allegation was made by the PDP via a press statement issued by its spokesman, Taofik Gani. The opposition party in Lagos State said…
Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Maiduguri
bomb A suicide bomb attack in Borno State has left about eight persons dead on Saturday morning. The development is coming just as the Nigerian troops, with the help of their foreign counterparts, are reclaiming some lost towns under the control of Boko Haram. It was learnt that the suicide bomber, who was riding a…
Mammoth Crowd At Lagos ‘March4Buhari’ Walk
The scheduled ‘walk for change’ in Lagos on Saturday was attended by several Nigerians from all walks of life. The walk, tagged ‘March4Buhari’, was organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the March 28, 2015 presidential poll. According to the organisers of the event, the ‘March4Buhari’ was also staged to reject any further…
Aregbesola, Odunmbaku In Cold War
The hitherto smooth relationship between Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku, popularly known as ‘Baba Eto’, seems to have deteriorated. Aproko247 gathered from Urbanlifeng that the former Commissioner for Works in Lagos State is no longer happy with the…
AGN Presidency: Court Delays Judgement Again
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has again failed to deliver the much-anticipated ruling on the suit filed by an actor, St Maradona Mikevine, seeking to remove president of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima, and her executives. It would be recalled that in 2013, Ibinabo emerged winner of an election conducted by…