Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, have rejected the reduction in the school fees approved by the state government. The students, under the aegis of Lagos State University Students Union, LASUSU, said the government should translate the reduction in naira and kobo and not in percentage as it approved. On Wednesday, the state…
The controversial tuition fee paid by students of the Lagos State University, LASU, has been reduced by the state government. The decision to heed to the cries of Nigerians, especially students of the higher institution, who have staged several protests against the hike in the fees, was reached on Wednesday. Special Adviser to the state…
Some men of the underworld, on Wednesday, stormed the popular Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, carting away some undisclosed amount of money. It was revealed to Aproko247 by several eyewitnesses that the armed men robbed some banks in the market, including Mainstream and Skye Banks. The incident caused unrest in the busy market as…
Some members of the Edo State House of Assembly, on Tuesday morning, suspended the Speaker of the Assembly, Uyi Igbe, and six others. The lawmakers, mostly members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, stormed the Assembly complex in a commando style and broke into the chamber, which was under lock and key. It was gathered…
A blast occurred at the Rivers State High Court in Ahoada East local government area of the state on Monday. This is the second time in six months that explosion would be happening at the same High Court. The first one occurred on January 7, 2014. In the latest incident, which happened on Monday morning,…
A female suicide bomber, on Sunday, killed herself and a soldier at an army barracks in Gombe State. It was gathered that the bomber hugged the army officer, which resulted into the blast, killing the two of them and injuring other soldiers in the area. The bomber was said to have rode on a motorcycle…
The Gombe State Government has approved the appointment of Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar as the new Emir of Gombe. The new Emir is the son of the late Emir of Gombe, who died on May 27, 2014, at a London hospital. Secretary to the State Government, Abubakar Bage, on Friday, presented the letter of appointment to the…
In a bid to further rid the society of youthful restlessness and all forms of hooliganism, a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Dayo Saka Fafunmi has extended free computer training to about 450 youths in Ifako/Ijaiye Constituency 1, which he is representing. The youthful lawmaker, who was proud to say that…
According to a report by Daily Sun, a magistrate in Enugu State judiciary, Mrs Ifeoma Nneji, who was remanded at the Enugu Prisons collapsed and died in the early hours of yesterday inside her cell. A dependable source confirmed that the magistrate died of complications arising from shock, adding that the deceased had been complaining…
It was sadness and sorrow for families of about eight persons working in a building in Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State, as the property craved in and trapped the workers to death. It was gathered that the collapsed property, a school under construction and owned by an Anglican Church, killed some of those…