Former National Security Adviser, NSA, Sambo Dasuki, on Monday, April 11, 2016, won the first leg of his case against the Federal Government of Nigeria at the Economic Community for West African States, ECOWAS, court. The retired army officer is challenging his alleged unlawful arrest and detention without trial since December by the Department of…
The fuel scarcity ‘palava’ seems to be no respecter of anyone, even those who have vowed to stay solidly behind President Muhammadu Buhari. A vehicle brand with ‘I Stand With Buhari’, was recently spotted refilling the car with fuel apparently purchased from a black marketer due to scarcity of the product in the past weeks.…
The protest embarked on by students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Rivers State on Monday morning has turned violent, Aproko247 has learnt. It was gathered that one of the policemen drafted to quell the demonstration allegedly shot one of the protesting students. According to what was disclosed to us, the victim is a…
President Muhammadu Buhari is already in the People’s Republic of China for a State Visit to the country. Buhari touched down China on Monday, April 11, 2016, after he departed the Nanmdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7:30pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016. The Nigerian President was welcomed to China by the Assistant Minister of…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Land Transport, Gbenga Ashafa, has reacted to controversies surrounding the Lagos-Calabar rail project that was allegedly removed from the 2016 budget passed by the National Assembly. Ashafa confirmed that the project was not in the initial budget presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the lawmakers, but noted that the…
President Muhammadu Buhari has left the shores of Nigeria for a visit to China. The Nigerian leader left the Nanmdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7:30pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016. He will be expected to return to the country next week. While in China, Buhari will seal some bilateral deals with the Asian country.…
The Federal Government says it has identified four ways to revamp Nigeria’s economy and make it one of the best in the world. This was made known by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, at a special programme organized by the Lagos Business School recently. According to Adeosun, the four economic plans the government…
Students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Rivers State, have closed down the school over increase in their tuition fee. The aggrieved students block major roads leading to their institution to kick against the increase by their school management. Also, academic activities in the higher institution of learning have been brought to a halt…
A top member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kawu Baraje, has hit hard on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Baraje, an ally of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Sunday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, also the hometown of Saraki, that the party’s performance since taking office almost a…
Governor Ayodele Fayose has kicked against plans by the Federal Government to increase Value Added Tax, VAT, from the current five per cent to 10 per cent, describing it as insensitive to the plight of Nigerians, who he said are suffering from the bad economic policies of the President Mohammadu Buhari led All Progressives Congress,…