On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria from his three-day visit to France. While at the European country, the Nigerian leader met with the French leader, François Hollande, where they discussed issued bordering security and Boko Haram. On his return, he was welcomed by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the…
The presentation of candidates for the vacate Ooni of Ife stool from the Giesi Ruling House has suffered a setback. This followed a court injunction on Wednesday evening ordering a halt to the process. On Monday, kingmakers in Ile-Ife made a formal announcement requesting nomination of candidates from the Giesi Ruling House for the selection…
All things being quall, workers in the Osun State government payroll may soon begin to smile. At the meeting held between the government and the workers’ union, the Nigeria Labour Congress, held on Wednesday, the government agreed to pay the workers soon. The state governor, Rauf Aregbesola had promised to pay the aggrieved workers before…
Activities linked to the yet-to-be inaugurated committee on the proposed National Conference of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have been halted by the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party. A statement issued by the National Secretary of the PDP, Prof. Adewale Oladipo, disclosed that this decision is to enable room for further consultations by…
eff Four suspects were arraigned on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on a 29-count charge bordering on conspiracy, and collecting by false pretence. The accused were brought before Justice Abubakar Talba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their alleged involvement in the N1.2 billion pension fraud.…
Members of the Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest at the Osun State House of Assembly over the non-payment of their salaries for eight months. The frustrated dons, armed with placards with various inscriptions, urged the lawmakers to compel the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola,…
amaechi Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed that the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, is clean and untainted by corruption, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard efforts by the state governor, Nyesom Wike to tarnish Amaechi’s image. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by…
Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi State, Mallam Musa Adamu, has resigned from office, we have learnt. Adamu, also the Zonal Vice Chairman of APC for Bauchi South Senatorial District, announced his resignation on Friday at a news conference in Bauchi. According to him, his resignation was borne out of his…
No fewer than seven children were reportedly feared dead on Friday morning when a suicide bomber attacked an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Yola, Adamawa State. Aproko247 gathered that several other persons at the camp were seriously injured at the incident, which came as shock to many. The IDP camp was set up to…
Reports reaching us show that a bomb blast occurred on Friday morning at an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp warehouse in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. No casualty was confirmed by our reporter as at the time of filing in this report. It is believed that members of Boko Haram may have carried out the…