Category: National/Politics

Saraki Loses Appeal To Stop Trial

Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday lost his case at the Court of Appeal seeking to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT. The country’s number three man was dragged to the CCT on a 13-count charge of false declaration of assets. Saraki had approached the court to stop the proceedings at…

Women Protest Court’s Judgement Against Wike

Some market women in Rivers State staged a peaceful demonstration in Port Harcourt on Thursday in solidarity with the state governor, Nyesom Wike. The women carried placards with different messages to protest the nullification of Wike’s election by the election tribunal. They dared the scorching sun on Thursday to make their displeasure known during the…

Why We Walked Out On Saraki—Akpabio

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly have explained why they staged a walk out on Thursday following the confirmation of former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the recommendations of the Committee on Ethics, Privileges…

5 Deputy Comptroller-Generals Of Customs Resign

News reaching us confirms that five of the six Deputy Comptroller-Generals of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, have resigned their appointments. In a letter dated Thursday, October 29, 2015, and addressed to the Chairman, Nigeria Customs Service Board in Abuja and titled Voluntary Retirement, the five officers said their decision to leave the service was…

Sylva’s Running Mate’s 100-Year-Old Mother Kidnapped

Gunmen have abducted one Madam Ebifeghe Dikoro on Thursday in Bayelsa State, Aproko247 has learnt. The victim is the mother of Wilberforce Igiri, who is the running mate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the state, Timipre Sylva. She was reportedly kidnapped by some unknown hoodlums and whisked away to an undisclosed…

Plateau PDP Guber Candidate, GNS Pwajok Is Dead

Reports reaching us show that candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in Plateau State, Senator Gyang Nyam Shom Pwajok, fondly called GNS Pwajok, is dead. Pwajok lost the poll to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Silas Lalong, and recently also lost his bid to upturn…

S’Court Okays Okorocha’s Election

An appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015, election in Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the election of Governor Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been struck out by the Supreme Court. Justice John Fabiyi, who led the seven-man panel of the Supreme Court,…