Information just reaching our news desk confirms that the 320 Boko Haram suspects apprehended by the Rivers State Police Command three days ago have regained freedom. Recall that few days ago, some Northerners, believed to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists group, were reportedly arrested by the police in the Rivers State. They…
On Wednesday morning, 11 Senators of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Senate President, according to Lai Mohammed, was formally written to on the development. As part of our effort to update our readers, we have now gotten hold of the list of the 11 defecting Senators. They…
Aproko247 has learnt that 11 Senators elected under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, at the National Assembly have defected to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. This news was confirmed by the interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, in a press statement. He stated that the affected…
The media is seen by many people as tools that can be used to fight real and perceived enemies in this part of the world. While the mass media is expected to serve as the watchdog of the society, they are now seen as avenues of promoting the political agenda of some people and run…
Barely 24 hours after former FCT Minister, Nasir El-Rufai, was release from the custody of the State Security Service, SSS, in Abuja, for making ‘provocative’ remarks on the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, he has again maintained that the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, plans to rig the polls. El-Rufai made this latest comment…
Nigeria’s former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, IBB, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan on how to tackle the enormous challenges presently facing his administration. He urged Jonathan to do away with sentiments in handling matters but imbibe statesmanlike traits. Speaking via a statement, Babangida disclosed that his warning became necessary because of the various distractions…
Former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has categorically declared that the days of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, as the ruling party in Nigeria, are now numbered. The former number two citizen of the country under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo stated this in an interview with Liberty Radio. He also disclosed that the emergence…
One of the wives of late MKO Abiola, Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, has declared her intention to occupy the Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos Government House in 2015. Onitiri-Abiola made her gubernatorial ambition known in Lagos on Monday. According to her, she has solutions to the problems of unemployment, electricity and education facing Lagos State. She also revealed her…
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…