Former leader of a Niger Delta militant group, Mujahedeen Asari Dokubo, has dared Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan, over her support for the Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, on his ambition to become the next governor of Rivers State in 2015, when the tenure of the incumbent, Rotimi Amaechi, would have expired. Dokubo warned the…
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Fuel Subsidy Suspect, Seun Ogunbambo Runs To Canada For Cover
One of the suspects of fuel subsidy mess, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, has flee to Canada in order to escape prosecution, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alleged. The anti-money laundering agency disclosed this to a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Thursday. The EFCC said that oil marketer secretly left Nigeria to Canada…
Drama At National Confab As Female Delegate Slumps
A mild drama ensued on Wednesday afternoon at the ongoing National Conference when one of the delegates fainted. The victim, Ezenwa Ifeanyinwa, a representative of the Market Women Association, was returning from the lunch break to resume for the afternoon, but she slumped on her way. She was quickly rushed by security operatives to one…
Fani Kayode Meets Jonathan, Dumps APC For PDP
Former Minister of Aviation under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, Femi Fani-Kayode, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, a party he earlier dumped for the opposition, the All Progressives Congress, APC. The social critic and public affairs analyst met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, in Abuja, on Tuesday, where both politicians…
Delta Govt Denies Paying Ransom For Edwin Clark’s Son’s Release
Not too long ago, the Movement for the Emancipation for Niger Delta, MEND, alleged that the Delta State Government paid the sum of N500 million as ransom to secure the release of the kidnapped son of prominent Ijaw leader, Edwin Clark, Ebikeme, who regained freedom few days ago. The group also alleged that the kidnap…
Jonathan Appoints New Scribe For NNPC
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has approved the appointment of Ikechukwu Oguine as the Coordinator, Legal Services and Company Secretary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. Oguine’s appointment was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, through a statement. Oguine is to replace Anthony Chukwuma Madichie, who…
Gunmen Assassinate APC Chieftain In Rivers
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has been murdered, Aproko247 can report. The politician, Chimezie Anucha, was the interim Chairman of APC for Ward 9 in Umuogerem Obibi, Etche in Etche local council of the state. He was killed on Sunday morning. According to what we gathered, the deceased was driving…
Bloodbath In Ilorin As 3 Die During PDP Meeting
At least three people reportedly died in Ilorin, Kwara State on Monday when some supporters of the People Democratic Party, PDP, attacked one another during a ward meeting. The party’s supporters had gathered at Sango area of the state capital for a ward meeting, but it later turned bloody over an alleged imposition of ward…
FG Merges NCAA, NAMA: Retains EFCC, ICPC; Scraps NAPEP, FRC
The Federal Government, on Monday, scrapped the National Poverty Eradication Programme, NAPEP, and the Fiscal Responsibility Commission, FRC, as recommended by a committee set up by the FG and headed by Steve Oronsaye. Oronsaye had submitted a White Paper to the government, recommending the scrapping and the merger of some government agencies. The former Civil…
Boko Haram: 19 APC Members Slain In Borno
Suspected members of Boko Haram Islamist group, on Sunday, murdered about 25 persons, including 19 supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Maiduguri. The party members were reportedly on their way to a meeting of the APC in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, when they were attacked by the gunmen. The insurgents staged two separate…