The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has apologised to journalists in the state for the attack on them on Thursday by some suspected party thugs. Amosun, speaking on Friday at a press conference in Abeokuta, the state capital, described the incident as unfortunate and assured that his administration will work to avoid such from…
Tragedy was let loose on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, when the Aide de Camp, ADC, to the Deputy Governor of the state, Gaya Mark, slumped and died while reportedly controlling traffic for his boss, Elder Peter Kishira. It was learnt that the late police officer may have died of a cardiac arrest as he…
The Plateau State governor, Jonah Jang, has condemned Monday’s attack in Shonong in Riyom local government area of the state by some gunmen. The incident left over 30 persons dead, mainly children, women and old men. In a statement released on Tuesday by the state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yiljap Abraham, the governor described…
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has denied reports that a woman slumped and died in his office on Monday after being delayed for a long time. Refuting the story on Tuesday, while inaugurating the Niger State Geographic Information System, NIGIS, board, the governor explained that the woman in question died of ill health at…
Convoy of the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, was reportedly involved in a fatal road accident on Monday. The road mishap took place while the governor was on his way to the burial of late Emir of Shani, Alhaji Mohammed Mailafiya, who died last week in India. Vanguard reported that a close associate to…
The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Engr Razaq Fadipe, has confirmed to Aproko247 that only 11 shops were affected in the early morning fire incident that occurred at a Sawmill Market in Ipaja area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Speaking with our reporter when contacted, Engr Fadipe stated that the prompt response of his…
A fire incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at a Sawmill Market in Lagos. Information gathered by Aproko247, however, confirms that there were no human casualties recorded in the inferno, which destroyed lots of properties in the market. The incident happened at the Sawmill Market at Pako Bus Stop, along Ipaja Road, Lagos.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it will conduct the Ekiti State governorship election in June 2014. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, on Sunday, revealed this to Punch in an interview in Abuja. He said the timetable for the polls would be agreed on within the timeframe speculated…
When some years ago, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, was established, not many thought it would today be a viable security organ in the country. Now, the Civil Defence, as the agency is also called, has turned out to be one of the most trusted and effective security agencies in Nigeria, despite…
The fight between Association of Igbo Youths, AIYO, and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has taken a new twist with the youth group giving an ultimatum to the Ralph Uwazurike-led MASSOB to evacuate and bury the corpses of slain members abandoned in mortuaries between 2003 and 2013. In…