m No fewer than 28 persons were feared dead on Thursday morning in a village near Sambisa Forest in Adamawa State. The Islamic sect, which is presently suffering heavy casualties from the Nigerian troops, attacked Gaya village in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Over the weekend, the Nigerian military launched an onslaught on…
A Borno-based man of God has confirmed an allegation made by Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State that President Goodluck Jonathan bribed some pastors in the country to pacify their members to vote for him in the forthcoming presidential election. Some days ago, the governor made the allegation, claiming that about N6 billion exchanged hands…
dp The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has dismissed former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, from the party barely three hours after he announced his exit from the PDP. On Monday morning, after months of romancing the main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, Obasanjo announced that he was no longer a…
Controversial former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has finally quit the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The two-time ruler of the country also disclosed that he is no longer interested in the party and would stay away from the party’s politics. It was disclosed to Aproko247 that Obasanjo allegedly tore his PDP membership card. The…
Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has embarked on a project aimed at alleviating poverty among youths of the state. The party carried out this programme under the Ward2Ward Initiative. The project tagged ‘Jonathan Ogun State Youth Empowerment Program’ is expected to have at least 3,000 beneficiaries to begin with. Several youths…
The gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has reacted to an allegation of mental disorder history made against him by a group known as Greater Lagos Alliance. President of the body, Dr Lanre Adeoye, in a statement he personally signed, had alleged that Ambode’s history of mental disorder…
lejem By Njamanze Fidel Deputy Chairman, Finance Committee of the Presidential Campaign Organization, Ngozi Olejeme on Wednesday urged Nigerians to judge President Goodluck Jonathan by his record of performance. Olejeme, who met with prominent Igbo leaders in Abuja, praised President Jonathan for injecting honesty, efficiency and competence into the art of governing. “A vote for…
A group has accused the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, of having a mental disorder history. The allegation was made by Greater Lagos Alliance and has called for the disqualification of Ambode for the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial poll. According to a statement issued by the group…
A raging inferno has consumed the Rivers State High Court located at Degema in Degema local government area of the state. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, February 2, 2015. According to reports, the fire affected almost all parts of the court’s building. It started at about 4am, we were informed, but…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has submitted, to the Senate, the names of seven people he hopes to make ministers if given the go ahead by the lawmaker as stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution. A controversial former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, who lost the Lagos State governorship slot of the Peoples Democratic Party,…