The national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja, was on Wednesday closed down again. It would be recalled that sometimes ago, the PDP secretariat tucked inside Wadata Plaza in Abuja was shutdown on the orders of the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, due to leadership crisis rocking the party. But this…
The trial of former National Security Adviser, NSA, to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, has been adjourned till Monday, July 4, 2016. At the proceeding on Wednesday, Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Abuja High Court, shifted the trial to another date after the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), requested for an adjournment. Jacobs, in a…
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has announced the floating of the country’s official currency, Naira. The nation’s chief banker announced this on Wednesday in Abuja at a press conference. With the latest policy, which takes full effect on June 20, 2016, the Naira exchange rate will now be market-driven. Also, it is…
Several workers in Oyo State on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, trooped out en masse to kick against some policies of the Abiola Ajimobi-led administration, which they termed anti-workers. The aggrieved employees in the civil service of the state protested under the umbrella of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC. They stormed several streets in the capital…
According to Daily Sun, at least two victims of the Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State attack by Fulani herdsmen have been confirmed mad as a result of the trauma they sustained during the ugly incident that took place on April 25. The report was confirmed by the Olowo of the community, Elder…
If the threat by owners of mega fuel stations in Nigeria under the aegis of Mega Filling Station Owners of Nigeria, AMFSON, is anything to go by, then Nigerians will have to prepare for another round of scarcity of petrol. This is because the body has vowed to shut down operations if the Federal Government…
Controversial National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has been invited by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to explain his role in the interaction on the N450 million allocated to Borno State from the N23.29 billion campaign funds allegedly facilitated by ex-Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. It…
A while ago, we reported that protesters in support Ali Modu Sheriff and Ahmed Makarfi, the two men claiming to be in charge of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stormed the party’s national headquarters in Abuja. Aproko247 also reported that the demonstrators, mostly youths, carried placards to show solidarity to their faction leaders. We have…
The trial of erstwhile Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc., Raymond Dokpesi, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Wednesday stalled again due to the absence of the prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) in court. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the defence counsel, Ifedayo Adedipe, told the court that his colleague, the prosecuting counsel,…
There was a tensed atmosphere at the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abuja on Wednesday morning, June 14, 2016, when supporters of both men claiming to be in control of the party’s structure clashed. However, during the protests organised by the two factions, there was no serious trouble caused as policemen…