Aproko247 has reliably learnt that some youths loyal to the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Monday morning, stormed venue of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, to show support to him. The Senate President appeared before the tribunal on Monday for the resumption of his trial by Justice Umar Danladi. It was…
It was an exciting evening on Saturday, April 9, 2016 as staff of pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc gathered at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos, Nigeria, to celebrate the bank’s staff that have performed exceptionally well in the 2015 financial year. It is a tradition that the bank…
Reports reaching us confirm that Nigerian forces are currently engaging members of the deadly terrorists group, Boko Haram in Borno State. According to the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the gallant soldiers are in a fierce battle with the insurgents in Kareto in Northern Borno. Usman disclosed on Monday morning that,…
A former Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Captain Joseph Adeduro Adeusi, has been reported dead at the age of 76. This was disclosed last Saturday by the Special Assistant on Media to the state governor, Udom Emmanuel, Aniekeme Finbarr. Finbarr revealed that the retired naval officer passed away in the morning of Saturday, April…
There are currently ripples in Bayelsa State over the letter purportedly written by the Commissioner of Police in the state, Peter Ogunyanwo to Governor Henry Seriake Dickson on threats of security breach due to the refusal of the House of Assembly to swear-in three opposition elected lawmakers. Ogunyanwo had received a letter from the three…
In a move to restore law and order in Plateau and Bauchi States, the governments, through the Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, have placed curfew on the herdsmen and cattle. The task force announced that from 7pm, cattle and herdsmen would not be allowed to move in the Plateau State and parts of Bauchi State in…
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has lambasted the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state over allegations that he has been sidelining leaders of the party when taking key decisions. Bello said the APC leadership are free to recommend anybody for appointment, but he makes his appointments based on merits. The governor was reacting…
A group has petitioned the United Nations, asking the world body to quickly stop the National Assembly, especially the Senate from amending the Code of Conduct Bureau and Code of Conduct Tribunal Acts. The group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, addressed its petition to Professor Philip Alston, who is the UN Special Rapporteur on…
The Government House Clinic in Kaduna has been closed down by the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, and its employees redeployed to public hospitals in the state. This information was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by media aide to the governor, Samuel Aruwan. The governor noted that the decision to shut down the hospital…
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, says he has no intention of becoming the next chairman of the opposition party, but said he would want the next boss of the PDP to emerge from the South West, his region. George told journalists who approached him shortly after his return…