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…
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Gov Obiano Finally Moves Into Govt House
Months after of ruling Anambra State from his Eri village in Aguleri, the state governor, Willie Obiano, has eventually moved into the Government House in Akwa, the state capital. Since he was sworn-in as the number one citizen of Anambra State on March 17, Obiano had been operating from his village, a development that has…
Edo, Sokoto Road Mishaps Claim 27 Lives
At least 27 persons died in two separate auto crashes in Edo and Sokoto States. In the Sokoto incident, a J5 bus carrying some passengers from Jos to Illela crashed at Tudun-Dukiya village near Dogon Karfe in Sokoto State. The bus was involved in the accident with a Toyota Starlet car travelling from Illela to…
Gombe Monarch, Shehu Abubakar, Dies In London
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…
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…