It was a dark Sunday for the family of Ocholi because they lost one of their illustrious sons to a road mishap in Kaduna. James Ocholi, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, lost his life in a fatal auto accident alongside his son. Here are pictures from the scene of the accident courtesy…
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Meet Abductors of Lagos School Girls
Aproko247 has learnt that at least three persons have been apprehended in connection with the abduction of three students of a seminary school in Lagos State. One Monday, February 29, 2016, unknown gunmen stormed Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu and kidnapped three female students of the school. But in the early hours of…
Lagos Won’t Tolerate Kidnapping—Ambode
On Sunday, March 6, 2016, the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Owoseni, led a team of security operatives to rescue the three students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu kidnapped by gunmen on Monday, February 29, 2016. The news of the freedom of the victims soothed their parents and family members…
Labour Minister James Ocholi, Son Die in Auto Crash
Reports reaching us indicate that Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi (SAN), is dead. According to what we gathered, Ocholi’s vehicle was involved in an auto accident on Sunday afternoon. The unfortunate incident reportedly took place along the Kaduna/Abuja highway. One of the occupants of the vehicle he was in, his son,…
Gunmen Beheads APC Chieftain In Rivers
A top member of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Franklin Obiwas, has reportedly been killed by some unknown gunmen. Obiwas is said to be a chieftain of the opposition party in the state, especially in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, where he is said to be very prominent. Reports further…
Obasanjo Calls EFCC “Toothless Bulldog”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been described as a toothless bulldog by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. It would be recalled that the Commission was set up by Obasanjo during his regime which lasted from 1999 to 2007. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu was appointed by Obasanjo as EFCC’s pioneer Chairman and it was feared…
Sokoto Commissioner Buried Amid Tears (PHOTOS)
Saturday, March 5, 2016, the remains of Commissioner for Science and Technology in Sokoto State, Nasir Zarummai, were laid to rest. Several important personalities in the state were at the burial ceremony of the late Commissioner, who during his lifetime, was very vibrant and intelligent. Tears flowed freed on the cheeks of sympathisers present at…
BREAKING: DSS Arrests Gun Maker For Boko Haram
A man believed to a major gun fabricator, arms-runner and a covert linkman/courier for the Boko Haram group has been apprehended by the Department of State Services, DSS. A statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by Tony Opuiyo for the DSS disclosed that the suspect, identified as Musa Garba Abubakar, fondly called Muhadis Musa Bin…
Dino Melaye In Bitter Fight With Kogi Gov
With the worsening political situation in Kogi State, many are wondering why a notable senator from the state, Dino Melaye has been virtually absent from his state considering his habit as someone, who loves speaking on any issue. Viewed against the support he gave to the Governor, Yahaya Bello in the aftermath of the inconclusive…
Delta Assembly Not Sealed by PASAN—Ebireri
By Njamanze Fidel Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, Henry Ebireri, on Friday urged journalists in the state to stop encouraging misinformation, rumours, lies and appealed to them to pay attention to facts and veracity. “The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, did not seal up the Delta…