The Imo State Election Tribunal has struck out a petition filed against the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, by former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha contested the Imo State governorship election with Okorocha on April 11, 2015, which was won by the latter. He ran for the position under the platform…
Suspected members of Boko Haram, on Tuesday, invaded the hometown of Nigeria’s new Chief of Army Staff, Major General Tukur Buratai, burning down some houses, including the family home of the army general. Reuters reported that Buratai was not in his hometown when the insurgents attacked. The Boko Haram invasion comes barely two days after…
Former security aide to Goodluck Jonathan, the immediate past President of Nigeria, Gordon Obuah, has addressed the media to put to rest speculations that he has died in the custody of the Department of State Security, DSS. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday afternoon, Obuah said there is nothing wrong with him and stressed that…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday (today) meet with Nigerians living in the United States of America, USA. This is part of his visit to the President Barak Obama-led country. On Monday, the Nigerian leader met his US counterpart, where they both assured each other of their cooperation in tackling terrorism and corruption. It is…
Aproko247 has been exclusively informed by a security source in Abuja that the former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, is not dead as being widely speculated in a section of the Nigerian media. The source informed our correspondent that what actually happened was that Obuah fainted after he embarked on…
There is anxiety in some quarters over rumours making the rounds that the former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, has died in the custody of the Department of State Security, DSS. Obuah was detained after he honoured an invitation from the country’s secret police last week. However, days after he…
Recently, petitions by some elements, who want the hardworking Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, Dr Paul Orhii sacked from the enviable position, have been syndicated on social media. The petitions, which were said to have been full of lies and calculated attempt to thwart the good effort…
The death of a well-known hotelier in Alagbado area of Lagos State on Monday, Tunji Alaaso, fondly called Alhaji G@y, came as shock to residents of the area. Before his demise, he was feared in the area, especially those involved in internet scam commonly known as Yahoo Yahoo by locals. He was believed to have…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked media reports that a former Chief Personal Security Officer, CPSO, to ex-President, Goodluck Jonathan, Moses Jitoboh, was apprehended by its officials on Monday. Spokesman of the Commission, Wilson Uwajaren, disclosed that he has no knowledge of the arrest of the Jitoboh. Jotoboh served as Jonathan’s Aide-de-Camp,…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has alleged that the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, and some judges are conspiring to it loses at the election tribunals in respect of the March 28 and April 11 general elections in the State. The party made the allegation following the ruling on Tuesday by the National…