Eight persons allegedly involved in the act of piracy were apprehended over the weekend in Enugu with contrivances worth more than N30 million. The suspects were caught with Q-Sats decoders, A-Z skys and some ‘dongles’, which are used to illegally broadcast pay stations on the DSTV platform. The eight alleged pirates were arrested at the…
An alleged baby factory has been discovered in Ogun State. Two persons believed to be running the business were also nabbed by the security operatives, while eight pregnant women were rescued. The arrest of the two persons; a man and a woman identified as Angela Chigoeze, were made possible after residents of the area, where…
Information reaching Aproko247 from Delta State has it that Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, has resigned. “The Speaker (Delta State House of Assembly) has resigned from office and has handed over to his Deputy (Hon Okonta),” a source in the state government informed our reporter on Sunday evening. Our source also…
No fewer than 14 persons are believed to have died in Festac Town area of Lagos State. They reportedly died on Tuesday night after their boat capsized. The unfortunate incident reportedly occurred in a river around 41 Road in Festac Town at about 11: 30pm. The boat was ferrying about 15 people, which include 12…
Some unknown gunmen have kidnapped a former member of House of Representatives, Chiyere Igwe. The former lawmaker was abducted on Wednesday at the Eagle Island in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Victor Ihunwo, member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, informed newsmen in Port Harcourt that two other persons were abducted along with…
Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Samuel Adesina, has passed on. Adesina died on Tuesday after a protracted illness. A statement released on Tuesday by the state government revealed that the deceased died after battling with cancer of the urinary bladder. “The untimely death of the Speaker occurred in the early hours of…
Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State, Ayodele Adewale, on Wednesday, put smiles on the faces of some students under the council. The former student union leader distributed not less than 300 JAMB forms to some youths in the area. The council boss charged the beneficiaries to study hard in order…
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has inspected a housing site in Agbowa, Ikorodu, a suburb of the metropolis. At a ceremony held on Thursday, the governor reiterated his administration’s commitments in providing affordable housing schemes for residents of the state. Fashola told newsmen, after the event, that he is more committed than ever before to…
Late Senator Isaiah Balat would be buried next week Thursday, Aproko247 has learnt. The former Minister of Works died on Tuesday at the National Hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. It was gathered that the late lawmaker will be buried at his hometown in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. He was…
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has signed into the ‘No Smoking in Public Places Bill’ earlier passed by the State House of Assembly. The Governor stated that the law would further complement his administration’s effort towards protecting the lives of residents of the ‘aquatic state’, as Lagos is also called. The law stipulates…