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…
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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…
Gunmen Set 2 Bauchi Schools Ablaze
Two schools were burnt on Wednesday night in Bauchi, a state in the northern part of Nigeria where some insurgents have kicked against Western education. A terrorist group in the north called Boko Haram, which literally means ‘Western education is a taboo’, has continued to attack schools in the region, the Chibok school in Borno…
Ex-Gov Ohakim Escapes Death, House Bombed
The private residence of Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo State, has been burnt down by some arsonists. The ex-number one citizen of the state escaped death as he was lucky not to have lost his live in the unfortunate incident. The suspected hoodlums attacked the house of Ohakim few hours after there were…
Boko Haram Completely Burns Borno Village
A village in Borno State was totally burnt by suspected Boko Haram members on Wednesday. According to BBC, the arsonists stormed Ngawa Fate village, which is few kilometres from Maiduguri, bringing down the whole village by fire. Only two houses were spared by the raging inferno ignited by the terrorists in the attack that occurred…