Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has urged lawmakers from the state in the National Assembly to ensure that the immediate past governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, scales through the screening exercise at the Senate next Tuesday. Fayemi is among the 21 ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari for screening. The…
President Muhammadu Buhari finally met with leadership of the National Assembly, NASS, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, which was held behind closed-door on Wednesday night, was attended by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo; Senate President, Bukola Saraki; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. It was also attended by some lawmakers…
The Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, has debunked rumour that the alleged mastermind of the October 1, 2010 bomb attack in Abuja, Charles Okah, has died in their custody. NPS, in a statement issued on Wednesday by its spokesperson, DCP Enobore Francis, stressed that Okah is hale and hearty. Francis further said the younger brother of…
There are reports of sporadic gunshots in Geidam area of Yobe State. The attack, according to what we learnt, is being carried out by suspected members of Boko Haram sect. Geidam is the hometown of governor of Yobe State, Ibrahim Gaidam. Residents of the community claimed the insurgents stormed the area in about seven Toyota…
Reports from Ondo State reveal that some suspected Fulani herdsmen have again invaded a farm belonging to the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Olu Falae. This is coming barely two weeks some herdsmen allegedly kidnapped the former Finance Minister at his farm located at Ilado in Akure North local council area…
A housing estate in Damaturu, the Yobe State capital was on Wednesday morning bombed by some suspected terrorists. The Yobe State’s Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, confirmed to the media that about 16 persons were feared dead in the attack. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, October 7, 2015, was allegedly carried…
There was tension in the Belgium camp of the Super Eagles when the team coach, Sunday Oliseh and the Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama, exchanged hot words. Trouble started when Oliseh informed the goalkeeper that Ahmed Musa will not lead the team, which Enyeama was not happy about. He was told to share a room with…
The screening of the ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari will commence of Tuesday, October 13, 2015, Aproko247 has learnt. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who eventually read the list to his colleagues on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, disclosed the screening will begin next Tuesday. Names of 21 Nigerians…
Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday, October 6, 2015, unveiled the much-awaited partial list of ministerial nominees sent to the Senate by President Muhammadu Buhari. The list was forwarded to the Senate as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The Senate is expected to screen the nominees and sent names of those confirmed by the red…
A suspected financial of the Boko Haram sect has been arrested by troops fighting the terrorist organisation in Bama, Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The Defence Headquarters disclosed on Tuesday that the suspect, Mohammed Maina, who doubles as a stimulant dealer for the insurgents, was intercepted and arrested by the troops. Maina is…