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…
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, says the Federal Government has continually failed to recognise the immense contributions the Igbos have made in the development of Nigeria. Ekweremadu was speaking on Sunday in Enugu when he paid a solidarity visit to Eziagu local government area of the state. The Senator accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government…
Reports say star actress, Mide Martins, has been taken to the hospital after she broke down on Sunday afternoon at her home in Lagos. It was reported that immediately she was rushed to the hospital, doctors swung into action to normalise her. It was not exactly clear what was wrong with her, but Aproko247 gathered…
***Holds 54th AGM In recognition of its excellent risk management practices, Sterling Bank was conferred with the award for the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Banking and Investment Services category of the Nigeria Risk Awards, NRA, for 2015. The Award was presented to the Bank last weekend at Nigerian Economic and Social Risks Summit…
Current Spanish champions, Barcelona, were on Sunday night defeated in front of their over 70,000 fans by Valencia. The Catalan giants were beaten 2-1 by their visitors in the late Sunday La Liga match. Barcelona went two goals down in the first half, but Messi pulled one back for his team in the second stanza…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ipokia local government area of Ogun state, Saruku Suraju, but well known as Aro Meta, has been reported dead. PM News reports that the PDP chieftain in Ogun State was found dead in a hotel in the community called De Lover Hotel, which is located at Aseko…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the recently concluded area council poll in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as a shame, saying that the Federal Government, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and security operatives manoeuvred the elections in favour of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Chairmanship candidate of the PDP in…
Secretary to the Rivers State Government, SSG, Kenneth Kobani, has accused leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, of not telling President Muhammadu Buhari the real truth about what Nigerians feel about his administration. Kobani, in an interview with Vanguard, disclosed that chieftains of the APC give the President the impression that Rivers State is…