The death of the Emir of Gombe, Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, has been announced. The monarch passed on in London on Tuesday. Late Abubakar, according to Gombe State Government, died of an unspecified cause. The deceased reportedly travelled to London sometime ago for an undisclosed reason. The news of Abubakar’s demise has hit the state with…
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I Go Die Nabbed For Kidnapping, Robbery In Delta
Oghenewerute Efeyeme, well known as ‘I Go Die’ (not the popular comedian, Francis Agoda), has been apprehended by Police in Delta State. The suspect was arrested on Monday alongside Oghenetaga Onome and Voke Erhiaware, popularly known as Simple. They were said to have carried out a robbery attack along the Sanubi/Eku Highway in Ethiope East…
Imo Assembly Moves To Stop Baby Factories
Operators of baby factories in Imo State are in for tough times ahead as the State House of Assembly has moved to end the act in the state. Recently, Imo State has become a comfort zone for those in the unscrupulous business, which has put the Governor Rochas Okorocha-led state in the spotlight for the…
Fashola Goes Hard On Striking LASU Staff
Applies ‘No Work, No Pay’ Rule Lagos State Government has threatened to apply the ‘no work no pay’ rule on the striking workers of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Lagos State University chapter. Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga, said the law, approved by the governor, would be applied…
Ex-Edo Speaker, 4 APC Lawmakers, Others Join PDP
Four members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Edo State House of Assembly have left the party for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The lawmakers tendered their defection letters on the floor of the House on Monday, alleging that a cabal in the state have hijacked the party. The lawmakers; Patrick Osayimwen (Oredo…
Strange Fire Razes 120 Shops In Lagos Market
A fire incident in a Lagos market has consumed no fewer than 120 shops. The unfortunate incident occurred at the Daleko Rice Market in Mushin area of the metropolis. The inferno burnt goods in the market worth several millions of naira, according to information given to Aproko247 by an official of the National Emergency Management…
Violence Mars Kano LG Polls
The local council election held in Kano State on Saturday witnessed some cases of violence. It was gathered by Aproko247 that some hoodlums attacked polling units in the state, disrupting election processes in the affected areas. Ballot boxes were reportedly snatched by the thugs, Aproko247 learnt from some observers of the polls. It was also…
Fashola To Address LASU Fee Hike
There have been several crisis in the Lagos State University, LASU, since the state government, led by Governor Babatunde Fashola, increased the tuition fee of the institution. Students of the school have been made to pay over N200,000 as tuition fee, a development that has not gone down well with both the students of the…
All Set For Kano Council Polls
Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, Sani Malumfashi, has disclosed that the Commission has concluded plans to successfully hold local government elections in the state on Saturday. Our reporter gathered that election materials are already in place for tomorrow’s polls in the state. Also, the Kano Police Command Commissioner, Aderenle Shinaba, told…
Elechi Swears-In 2 Commissioners
Two new Commissioners have been sworn-in by the governor of Ebonyi State, Martin Elechi. At a ceremony held on Friday in Abakaliki, the state capital, the governor charged the new Commissioners to diligently serve the state. Elechi sworn-in David Egbu and Mrs Mary-Joy Umoke as Commissioners for Environment and Women Affairs Social Development respectively. The…