The Senate, on Thursday, refused to acknowledge the notice of defection brought on the floor by Senator Bukola Saraki. The former governor of Kwara State raised a Point of Order under the Senate Standing Order 15, which stipulates that a matter of privilege shall be given urgent attention by the Senate. The Senator was seeking…
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has maintained that Nigerians living abroad will not vote in 2015 when the next general elections hold in the country. The INEC boss stated this at a three-day National Stakeholders Forum on Electoral Reform held in Abuja on Wednesday. Jega, represented by INEC Commissioner,…
Former Governor of Kano State, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Wednesday, explained why he left the All Progressives Congress, APC, to join the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. According to Shekarau, he made the political switch on January 29, 2014 due to ‘injustice’ at the APC. The founding member of the APC, after a meeting of stakeholders…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has set up a three-man committee to compile a comprehensive list of atrocities committed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu, since he assumed the office in February 2013. The three-man panel is headed by Chief Andy Nweye, with Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze as Secretary…
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…