The Kwara State Government says only civil servants and pensioners that are yet to undergo BVN clearance are currently being owed by it. In the same vein, it emphasized that all cleared workers and pensioners in the state will continue to receive their entitlements. In a statement issued in Ilorin, the state capital, on behalf…
Not less than 10 Boko Haram terrorists were on Sunday killed by the Nigerian military fighting the insurgents in the north east in different operations. During an operation carried out by troops of 21 Brigade and Civilian JTF conducting a fighting patrol to Zangebe, Maiwa, Algaiti and Mainari villages, several other members of the terrorists…
Spokesman of the Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, Francis Enobore, has debunked reports that the suspected mastermind of the 2010 Independence Day bombings, Charles Okah, has escaped from their custody. Enobore informed Premium Times when contacted that Okah, one of the leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, has not escaped from…
Former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola Omisore, has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, of doing everything within their power to nail him on corruption allegation. Omisore said he has from a good authority that the anti-graft agency has been instructed by powerful figures in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday night, hosted leaders of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the breaking of Ramadan Fast. The event was held at the State House inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In attendance was the National Chairman of the APC, John Oyegun, and other party stalwarts. Also at the gathering…
On Friday, June 24, 2016, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, summoned top commanders of the service to the Army headquarters for an emergency security meeting. This, Aproko247 gathered, was due to the recent allegation that some top officers of the military was planning to overthrow the government of President Muhammadu Buhari.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has dismissed reports by the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff that the Commission did not monitor the PDP Gubernatorial Primary Election held on Monday, June 20, 2016 in Edo State. Speaking to the media in Abuja on Friday, June 24, 2016 on…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said that his administration was working towards ensuring effective land administration that would go a long way to secure the future prosperity of the State. The Governor who spoke when he received a delegation from Thomson Reuters, led by its Managing Director-Africa, Sneha Shah on a courtesy visit at the…
The Court of Appeal has affirmed the judgment of the High Court of Lagos State which had earlier held that the Section 3 of the Lagos State Road Traffic Law 2012 was not unconstitutional. The Appellants (The Incorporated Trustees of All Nigerians Autobike Commercial Owners and Workers Association (ANACOWA) and other persons via an Originating…
**Hails His Courage President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, June 24, 2016, said he regrets the resignation of British Prime Minister, David Cameron, which will come into effect in October. Buhari said Nigeria has enjoyed remarkable goodwill, support and understanding under the capable leadership of the outgoing Prime Minister over the years. In a statement issued…