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…
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Lagos Residents Registration Programme Will Boost Development–Asugha
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…
5 Perish In Niger Boat Accident
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…
Terrorists Slaughter 6 Farmers In Nasarawa
A clash between suspected Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers in Nasarawa State has claimed the lives of six people. It was gathered by Aproko247 that the insurgents invaded a community in the state and unleashed terror on its inhabitants. Terrorists stormed Tse Azer village in Kadarko District of Keana local government area in Nasarawa State,…
Obiano Swears-In Commissioners, Vows To Sack Erring Officer
The governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has sworn-in 19 new Commissioners to steer the ship of the state with him. The governor, at a ceremony held on Friday at the Government House in Akwa, the state capital, charged the new Commissioners to work hard to justify their respective positions. He also warned them to…
Renewed Benue Clash Leaves 5 Dead
A clash between suspected Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers reared its ugly head again on Friday in Benue State. It was reported by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that the latest attacks occurred in three communities; Tse Chembe, Ifer and Tse-Gundu, in Logo local government area of the state. Eyewitnesses claimed no fewer than…
Kaduna Gov Mourns Lawmaker's Death
The governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero has expressed grieve over the demise of a lawmaker in the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Shaibu Tukura, who died on Monday, March 31, 2014. The late legislator was a member of the state Assembly representing Kauru/Chawai Constituency. The governor, in a statement released on Thursday, described late…
Anambra Assembly Confirms Ex-Dep Gov, 18 Others As Commissioners
A former deputy governor of Anambra State, Chinedu Emeka, has been confirmed by the state House of Assembly as the designated Commissioner for Water and Public Utilities. Emeka, who served under the administration of Chinwoke Mbadinuju, was confirmed by the lawmakers on Thursday along with 18 others. The state governor, Willie Obiano, had sent the…
Family Of 5 Electrocuted To Death In Lagos
Tragedy befell a family of five on Thursday morning at Oworonsoko area of Lagos State when they were electrocuted to death by a high tension cable belonging to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN. The incident, which occurred at 8, Onabanjo Street, Oworonsoki, Lagos, left residents of the area in tears over the death…
Ondo APC Congress Leaves 1 Dead, 13 Injured
At least one person was feared dead on Wednesday in Ondo State when violence broke out at one of the ward congresses organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. The deceased, identified as Bosun Adegoriola, was reportedly shot dead by a member of another faction of the party in Ondo State. Also,…