Category: National/Politics

Fayose, APC Lawmakers Embrace Peace

Fayose with Omirin after the meeting A peace deal seems to have been finally brokered by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, and the 19 lawmakers of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state House of Assembly. The two parties met on Monday in Ondo State for a meeting, and going by the outcome,…

The Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, has delivered this administration’s handover notes to the transition committee set up by the All Progressives Congress, APC, to usher in the administration of President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari. In an occasion held on Monday in Abuja, Sambo told the committee headed by Ahmed Joda that the papers contain activities…

BREAKING: Oil Marketers Call Off Strike

Information reaching us shows that oil marketers in Nigeria have called off their industrial action, which has grounded the country’s economy. They are to start supplying the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called fuel, within the next six hours. The marketers ended the strike, which has lasted several days, after one of their own, Ifeanyi…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Christian Abah into the House of Representatives. Abah contested in the election to represent the people Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State. The court took the decision on Wednesday after it looked into the suit filed by one Hassan Saleh, challenging the eligibility…

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, took another turn on Wednesday evening when the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, BoT, Tony Anenih, resigned from his position. On Wednesday morning, after the ruling party’s National Chairman, Adamu Muazu resigned, there were reports that President Goodluck Jonathan had also asked Anenih to follow suit.…

Four Colleges of Education in the country have been upgraded to universities by the Federal Government. This decision was taken at the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday in Abuja. Briefing State House correspondents of the outcome of the meeting presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, disclosed that the…

PDP Chairman, Adamu Muazu Finally Resigns

After much pressure on him to bow out as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Muazu, has finally resigned. Calls for his resignation came following the woeful performance of the ruling party at the 2015 general elections in the country, which led to the PDP losing the presidential poll to the…

Pandemonium Breaks Out In Ekiti

An early morning violence broke out in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Wednesday. Aproko247 was reliably informed that there was a fight between some cattle meat sellers and motorcycle riders in Atikankan area of the state capital. The incident caused commotion in the area, which led to many passers-by running to safety. We gathered…