On October 25, 2005, a Supreme Court judgement sacked Celestine Omehia as Governor of Rivers State and installed Rotimi Amaechi as the duly elected Governor of the State. Ironically, both Omehia and Amaechi are cousins and then members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Seven years down the line, the state government has disclosed that…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed Speaker of the Adamawa State House of Assembly, Umar Fintiri, who has been acting as governor of the state, following the impeachment of Murtala Nyako in July 2014, to vacate the position. Justice Ademola Adeniyi, presiding over the matter, asked the former deputy governor of the state,…
Following an alleged show of fear displayed by a Brigadier-General attached to the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army recently on a battle field, authorities of the Army have ordered the arrest and detention of the senior officer. It was learnt that the officer’s action led to the easy capture of a community in Borno…
Lately, there have several controversies surrounding talented and $exy singer, Tiwa Savage. The latest of the debates involving the artiste is her young marriage to her ex-manager, Tunji Balogun, famously known as Tee Billz. There have been reports that her marriage to Tee Billz was troubled, but the singer has refused to speak about it.…
Nigeria is a country blessed with several tourist attractions, which could boost the economy of the country. Latest gist reaching Aproko247 has it that the Director General of Nigeria Tourism Development Corporations, NTDC, Mrs Sally Mbanefo, has stated the corporation’s commitment in ensuring that tourism becomes one of the major sources of Nigeria revenue flow.…
The Nigerian senior national football team will go head-to-head with their South African counterpart in an AFCON qualifying match later on Wednesday in the late Nelson Mandela country. The Super Eagles will ensure a victory against the Bafana Bafana in order to be in a good position of qualifying for the competition. The Eagles lost…
Following criticisms that have trailed the #BringBackJonathan2015 campaign posters and billboards in the city of Abuja, the Presidency has ordered the immediate removal of such materials. Critics say the campaign slogan is offence and a mockery of the BringBackOurGirls campaign for the release of the over 200 schoolgirls abducted by members of Islamic sect called…
On August 20, 2014, some gunmen suspected to be Boko Haran members attacked a Police Mobile Force Training School in Gworza, Borno State. Thirty-five officers were picked by the gunmen, but seven were later rescued. Since then, the Force intensified its search for the officers. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on the missing officers, the Acting…
The recapture of Bama town in Borno State by the Nigerian Army has been confirmed by the Federal Government. Few weeks ago, members of the Islamic sect captured the town and chased out the military from the community. Speaking with journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, the co-ordinator of the National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, disclosed…
A plank market in Lagos was gutted by fire on Monday, destroying properties worth several millions of naira in the process. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday at the Abule-Egba plank market in Lagos.. Going by what some shop owners in the market told our reporter, the inferno was caused by…