The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has requested that the newly built stadium in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State be named after the state governor, Godswill Akapbio. The Assembly, at its plenary on Thursday, passed a resolution calling for the naming of the new stadium after Akpabio. The lawmakers lauded Akpabio for erecting a masterpiece in…
The Kebbi State Accountant-General, Mohammed Arzika Dakingari, was arraigned on Friday, November 7, 2014, before Justice Sabiu Bala of Kebbi State High Court, Birnin-Kebbi on a 20-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining by false pretence and abuse of office. Dakingari was taken to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside the Managing…
It would be recalled that some months ago, Fuji maestro, Abass Akande Obesere was alleged to have forcefully had a carnal knowledge of a lady, who he claimed he was dating at the time the incident occurred at his Okota home in Lagos. He was then arrested by the Police, who later freed him. Aproko247…
Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace on Saturday in a Barclays Premiere League match played at Old Trafford. Juan Mata, who has made only eight appearances for United this season, came from the bench to hand his club their first win in four games, after a slim loss to Manchester City last week at the Etihad…
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of planning to rig the 2015 election. Tinubu made this cry on Saturday in Lagos following the flops recorded in the ongoing distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards, PVC, in the state.…
Barely 48 hours after the Nigerian Army handed over 42 suspected members of Boko Haram to the Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, another set of 125 suspected members of the Islamic sect have been released. At the handing over ceremony held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, in Maiduguri, Borno State, the Nigerian Army 7 Division…
Head driver to Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Mairuwa, has been slain by some unknown gunmen. Late Mairuwa was assassinated on Saturday morning near Tudun Adabu along the Obi-Keana-Awe road. The deceased was on his way to his village in Keana local government area of the state when he was killed. The gunmen…
Some students sent to the United Kingdom by the Rivers State government, under the aegis of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency, RSSDA, to study have made an appeal to the state governor, Rotimi Ameachi, to alleviate their pains. The student, in an SOS, decried the treatment being meted out on them by authorities of…
About 42 persons earlier thought to be members of the deadly terrorist group called Boko Haram were released to the Borno State government by the Nigerian Army recently. The suspects were apprehended by security operatives at different times in Borno State and kept in custody until their release. Deputy Director of Army Public Relations of…
The ‘Port Harcourt Carnival’ has become a yearly ritual not just for the people of Rivers State, but for people all over the world. Annually, several thousands of people converge in the city for the ‘Port Harcourt Carnival’. In this interview, popular actor and the present Director General of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency,…