With the feelers coming from the political home of Honourable Lola Abiola-Edewor, it seems all is now for her return to the political terrain of Ogun State, especially Ogun Central, which is her home. This move, according to sources conversant with political happenings in the ‘Gateway State’, informed Aproko247 that it is geared towards the…
Femi Fani-Kayode has described spokesman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed, as “a pathological liar and a shameless coward.” He made this known in his response to a threat of legal action against him by Mohammed and the APC, following the interview he granted Channels TV on Monday, June 30, 2014, where he…
The Nigerian Navy has warned prominent Nigerians to be careful of what they say so as not to heat up the already tensed-polity. The country, as some would say, is sitting on a ticking time bomb waiting to detonate. Members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram have carried out deadly attacks in some parts…
A one-million naira take-off grant has been approved by the Federal Government for the establishment of Oil & Gas Polytechnic in Bonny, Rivers State. The grant is to enable the new specialised institution starts academic activities and put other things in place in the school. Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, who made the announcement…
Former Minister of Transportation, Umaru Dikko, has passed on. The respected northern politician and elder statesman died in a London hospital on Tuesday. It was learnt that the prominent opinion leader had suffered strokes before his death. The 78-year-old politician was once a Commission in the now Kaduna State. He fled to London on exile…
Members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, have been directed to embark on an indefinite industrial action from Tuesday, July 1, 2014. President of the body, Kayode Obembe, at a press briefing in Abuja, accused the Federal Government of not paying attention to NMA’s demands. He said the body has been left with no other…
Controversial former aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of running Boko Haram terrorist group as its arm wing. The former Minister of Aviation made this accusation on Monday, speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s breakfast programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’. Fani-Kayode, who recently returned to the ruling Peoples’…
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has asked Muslims in the country to specially pray for peace and security in the nation as they observe Ramadan, which kicked off on Saturday in some areas. Speaking via a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the President charged Muslim faithful to “rededicate…
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has strongly condemned the alleged threat to the life of the State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by the Federal Government. The party in a statement by the Chairman, Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, described the development as evil, horrendous, unjustifiable and…
Report reaching us says police in Kano State have stopped a plan by some terrorists to blow up a mosque in the ancient northern city. The incident, according to preliminary report reaching us, we learnt, caused a stare among worshippers who trooped out to observe the Friday Jumat service in the mosque. We are still…