It came a surprise to some Nigerians when they learnt Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal was jettisoning his 2015 presidential ambition after some of his colleagues presented him with the nomination form. Before now, there have been arguments as regards the Speaker’s ambition to become the next President of Nigeria. Some weeks ago,…
A court in Akure has granted a request by the Ondo State Board of Internal Revenue to seal offices of Zenith Bank in Akure and Ondo for refusing to pay tax to the state government. On Monday, November 17, 2014, tax officials from the state stormed the offices of the financial institution and locked them.…
The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice Mahmud Mohammed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN. His appointment was approved by members of the upper chamber of the National Assembly on Tuesday, following a request by President Goodluck Jonathan on that effect. Jonathan had written a letter to the parliament asking the legislators to…
The atmosphere in the Ekiti political arena is tensed and the reason is not far-fetched. The man at the helm of affairs of the state, Ayo Fayose, has relieved the duties of all political office holders attached to Speaker of the Ekiti House of Assembly, Adewale Omirin. The governor also sacked the aides attached to…
The Senate has received a request sent by President Goodluck Jonathan to extend emergency rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States. In May 2013, the President imposed emergency rule on the three northern states of Nigeria due to activities of Boko Haram sect in the area. On Tuesday, the Nigeria Senate confirmed getting a letter…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has explained why he is aiming to be at Senate in 2015 after the expiration of his tenure same year. The governor of the oil-rich state disclosed that his ambition to represent the people of Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly is fuelled by the need to…
Aproko247 has learnt that another explosion has occurred in Azare area of Bauchi State after a bomb went off in the same area on Friday. The incident precisely took place at a phone market in Azare, near the stadium. A governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi, Yusuf Tuggar, took to his…
The Nigerian troops have recaptured Chibok town in Borno State after members of Boko Haram took over the remote town on Thursday. The insurgents stormed the town on Thursday and chased out Nigerian security forces. Chibok is the hometown of over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the militant Islamic sect in April 2014. The girls are…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said the Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, in six states of the federation has been extended by two days. This information was contained in a press statement issued by media aide to the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, Kayode Idowu. Idowu stated that the extension became necessary following complaints that trailed…
Nigerian actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo and his wife, Jennifer Okpuno, have welcomed their first child together. The couple exchanged marital vows in July 2014 at a flamboyant wedding ceremony held in Asaba, the Delta State Capital. Several Nollywood stars attended the wedding ceremony in Asaba. Junior Pope’s wife was delivered of a bouncing baby boy…