Deputy Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Blaise Orji, has been asked to step down by his colleagues in the Assembly. The lawmaker was suspended from office on Tuesday along with two others. Orji was accused of insubordination by the House. At the plenary on Tuesday, Orji, representing Afikpo South East, with two…
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday axed two Commissioners and board Chairmen in the state. The affected Commissioners were Bassey Albert Akpan (Finance) and Effiong Abia (Rural Development). The two men were shown the way out “in view of the need to reinvigorate the machinery of government and drive further the Uncommon…
No fewer than 10 persons were rescued from a collapsed building in Oworonsoki area of Lagos State. They were trapped in the property, which went down on Thursday. Aproko247 learnt that the incident happened at 11, Sand Beach Lane, Off Alonge Street, Off Surulere, Oworonsoki, Lagos and it involved a two-storey building in the area.…
A raging inferno on Thursday engulfed a Mammy Market in Lagos, destroying several properties in the process. The fire affected some shops at the market tucked inside the Army Cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos. The Public Information Officer, South West Zone of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident and disclosed that…
Chairman of Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Tajudeen Agbede, has promised to install Circuit Camera Televisions, CCTV, in motor parks in the state as part of the union’s effort to strengthen its security systems. Agbede disclosed this on Thursday while reacting to the bomb explosion that killed over…
Ubale Sa’idu Dotsa, an alleged rapist, has been sentenced to death by stoning by an Islamic court in Kano. The 63 years old man was found guilty of the offence by the court. Dotsa was accused of raping a 10-year-old girl and infected her with the HIV disease. His two late wives allegedly died of…
Late Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Samuel Adeshina, will be finally laid to rest on Friday, April 25, 2014, the state House of Assembly has announced. Chairman of the House committee on Information, Oyebo Aladetan, while briefing newsmen at the Assembly Complex disclosed that arrangements have been finalised to give the late Speaker…
The controversial park and pay scheme introduced some months by the Federal Capital Territory Administration has been suspended. This piece of information was contained in a press statement released by Nosike Ogbuenyi, Special Assistant on Media to the FCT Minister, Bala Mohammed. The release disclosed that the decision to shelve the system was as a…
Special Assistant to the Imo State governor on Lagos/Southwest Liaison, Hon Lisa Asugha-Enogha, has disclosed that the proposed compulsory registration for all Lagos residents, tagged: ‘Lagos State Residents Registration Programme’, LSRRP, would foster development for the well-being of the people in the state. Asugha-Enogha, who made this disclosure while revealing why Imo citizens residing in…
No fewer than five persons have died in a boat mishap in Edati local government area of Niger State. The incident occurred on Saturday along the Egah river in the state. Four men and a woman, who were passengers on the boat, lost their lives in the accident. The victims, according to reports, were not…