Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday lost his case at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The country’s number three man was dragged to the CCT on a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. Saraki had approached the court to stop the proceedings at…
Popular Nigerian US-based musicians, Sam Miracle and King Rokan have concluded plans to storm their motherland for a mega show tagged-Yankee Nite In Naija. The forthcoming music show is an exclusive event packaged to celebrate and unite the two popular music stars, who have successfully promoted the Nigerian culture through their unique styles of music…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, says its attention has been drawn to the deliberate attempt by Governor Nyesom Wike and lawyers of the People Democratic Party, PDP, especially Barrister Osima Ginah to deceive Rivers people by twisting facts and the law, just to create an impression that the Court of Appeal has…
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has administered oath of office on 18 Commissioners and Special Advisers at a ceremony held on Thursday at the June 12 Cultural Centre in Abeokuta, the state capital. Amosun charged the new appointees to be politically alert to their environment and accord due respect to the political class. According to him, they…
Some market women in Rivers State staged a peaceful demonstration in Port Harcourt on Thursday in solidarity with the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The women carried placards with different messages to protest the nullification of Wike’s election by the election tribunal. They dared the scorching sun on Thursday to make their displeasure known during the…
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly have explained why they staged a walk out on Thursday following the confirmation of former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi was on Thursday confirmed by the red chamber despite a walk staged by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Senate. The PDP Senators were led out of the chamber by the Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, who is the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State.…
News reaching us confirms that five of the six Deputy Comptroller-Generals of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have resigned their appointments. In a letter dated Thursday, October 29, 2015, and addressed to the Chairman, Nigeria Customs Service Board in Abuja and titled Voluntary Retirement, the five officers said their decision to leave the service was…
guiness nigeria Leading alcoholic beverage brand in the country, Guinness Nigeria, recently hosted its distributors to a dinner in Lagos, where they were rewarded for their loyalty over the years. At the 2015 National Distributors’ Conference and Awards Night themed ‘Themed, Partners for Growth’, the company used the occasion to announce its new trade incentives,…
Gunmen have abducted one Madam Ebifeghe Dikoro on Thursday in Bayelsa State, Aproko247 has learnt. The victim is the mother of Wilberforce Igiri, who is the running mate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Timipre Sylva. She was reportedly kidnapped by some unknown hoodlums and whisked away to an undisclosed…