Deputy Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Blaise Orji, has been asked to step down by his colleagues in the Assembly. The lawmaker was suspended from office on Tuesday along with two others. Orji was accused of insubordination by the House. At the plenary on Tuesday, Orji, representing Afikpo South East, with two…
Some suspected hoodlums descended on members of staff of The Sun newspaper in Aba, Abia State on Monday. The thugs were reportedly armed and five in number. It was gathered they accused the media platform of writing against the state governor, Theodore Orji. According to report, the gunmen beat those they met at the office…
The movie industry in Nigeria has again been thrown into a mourning mood over the sudden death of prolific filmmaker, Amaka Igwe. Amaka Igwe is the creator of ‘Checkmate’ and ‘Fuji House of Commotion’, both television soaps which gained national recognitions. The legendary filmmaker reportedly died of Asthma attack in the early hours of Tuesday,…
Benue State-born songstress, Imelda J, who is fast becoming the hottest news item in Nigeria lately, was among the top celebrities that attended the just-concluded Nigerian Entertainment Conference 2014 (NEClive), which held last Wednesday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos. The highly gifted singer was on the red carpet and she caught the attention…
President of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, ASUP, Chibuzor Asomugha, has expressed his frustration over the lingering industrial action embarked on by the union to press home for its demands from the Federal Government. Members of ASUP have remained at home for 10 months. Students of various public polytechnics in Nigeria have also begged…
Kwara Police Command has arrested 15 suspected thugs allegedly intending to burn the family house of an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in the state, Abubakar Kawu Baraje. The suspects were paraded on Friday by the police in Ilorin, the state capital. Addressing newsmen on the development, the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ambrose…
Several gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram were slain on Thursday night by the Nigerian Army. They were killed in a gun battle with the military in Bulanbuli, Borno State. A statement on Friday by the army spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, explained that the fight stated after the…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been urged to contest the 2015 presidential election. This appeal was made by the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, on Friday in Abuja, when he paid a courtesy visit to the President. The respected monarch, represented by his son, Eheneden Erediauwa, revealed that his kingdom has…
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday axed two Commissioners and board Chairmen in the state. The affected Commissioners were Bassey Albert Akpan (Finance) and Effiong Abia (Rural Development). The two men were shown the way out “in view of the need to reinvigorate the machinery of government and drive further the Uncommon…
If feelers reaching Aproko247 is anything to go by, it means all is now well for the earlier troubled Nigerian music group, P-Square, as Peter and Paul have now towed the path of peace. It was squealed to us by an industry source that Peter and Paul have finally agreed to remain together as one…