No fewer than 52 persons were believed to have lost their lives on Sunday evening in a fresh attack in Borno State. The latest attack was reportedly executed by members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorist group. Also, about 300 houses were reported to have been burnt by the terrorists. The incident, as gathered, occurred…
An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain, Femi Fani-Kayode, has opposed his re-arraignment for laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in 2008. The case was again brought before Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday by the prosecuting counsel, Festus Keyamo. Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia…
The House of Representatives has disclosed that the new Nigerian Constitution would be available by July 2014. This information was made public by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Zakari Mohammed, on Sunday in Kwara State. Mohammed noted that the delay in making the country’s Constitution ready was as a result of…
**Faces of Prominent Politicians Who Are G@y Fresh and authentic news filtering in social circle indicates that a group of powerful politicians, who are prominent in the act of h0mo$exuality, are the force behind the seemingly unpopular agitation against the anti-geiy bill, which was recently signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. At the forefront…
Former FCT Minister, Nasir El-Rufai, will finally surrender himself to the Department of State Security Services, SSS, on Monday, by 9am, Aproko247 has learnt. This development was confirmed to newsmen by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Osita Okechukwu, via a text message sent to journalists on Sunday afternoon. In the said SMS,…
Report reaching us confirms that the newly appointed National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Adamu Mu’azu, held a closed-door meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, at his Abeokuta, Ogun State home. The meeting was held as part of Mu’azu’s intention to reconcile aggrieved members of the ruling party, who expressed their grievances over…
Nigeria’s former FCT Minister, Lt-Gen Jeremiah Useni (rtd) recently disclosed in an interview with Punch that many Nigerians will pray to have late General Sani Abacha back as President. Useni, who is now the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Arewa Consultative Forum, also spoke in sundry issues in the interview. Excerpts; It’s been some time since…
Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has officially declared his intention to seek a re-election into the Government House in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The governor formally expressed his ambition on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti via a press statement signed by him. This came barely 48 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, released the…
The former governor of Sokoto State, Attahiru Bafarawa, has officially dumped the All Progressive Congress, APC, for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The former APC chieftain officially announced his defection in Sokoto on Sunday afternoon. According to his media aide, Yusuf Dingyadi, the former governor took the step based on the “collective and unanimous decision”…
Prince Tonye Princewill has described as childish the order given by the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to their members in the National Assembly to stall the passage of the 2014 budget, and screening of the newly nominated ministerial candidates. Princewill noted in a statement on Friday, through his spokesman on Media and…