Immediate past president of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to reports by ThisDay on Monday that he is in Cote d’Ivoire on a self imposed exile to evade arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Miffed by the story, Jonathan put a call through to ThisDay, confirming he is truly the West African…
There are strong indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may reshuffle his cabinet anytime soon. Nigerian Pilot reports that the President is under immense pressure to take this step due to “reports of feud among his appointees, non-performance of many of them and allegations of corrupt practices against some of his aides and cabinet members.” The…
Founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, WBFA, Toyin Saraki, spoke last week at a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on ways to tackle the challenges of gender inequality. Mrs Saraki was at the Women Deliver conference alongside other policymakers, non-governmental organisations, private sector business leaders, and women from across the world. The wife of…
Abdul Oroh has been sacked as the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry by the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole. Oroh was removed from the cabinet of the Edo State governor on Monday and the announcement made via a statement signed by Oshiomhole’s Chief Press Secretary, Peter Okhiria. According to Okhiria, Oroh was dropped by the…
The Nigeria Army says the chief bomb maker and a high ranking Boko Haram member has been killed on Monday. The chief bomb maker, apart from his high status in the command structure of the Boko Haram terrorists, was one of their capable hands involved in making Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), coming after their chief…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has warned those planning to cause trouble due to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to have rethink because his men will ruthlessly deal with anyone caught fomenting trouble in the country. In a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Force spokesperson, Kolawole Adebisi,…
Ahead of his first year in office as the governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has given account of how he managed resources of the oil producing state. At a press conference held in Asaba on Monday, which was jam-packed, the governor attributed the successes recorded by his administration in the delivery of democratic dividends…
An embargo has been place on cattle rearing and grazing in Ekiti State by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose, Aproko247 has learnt. The governor made this move following an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the state last week. Fayose noted that anyone interested in rearing and grazing of cattle in the state should get…
Former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Temisan Omatseye, has appealed the five year-jail term slammed on him last week by Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Omatseye was convicted by the court after he was found guilty of charges of fraud brought against him by…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State on Monday, May 23, 2016, visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House in Abuja. According to what we gathered, Amosun was at the Presidential Villa to discuss issues bordering his state with the President. President Buhari was earlier scheduled to commission some projects in Lagos during a two-day…