A heavy downpour on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, caused a massive flood in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Most places were covered with water on Wednesday morning because of the heavy rainfall. It was learnt that some vehicles broke down in the flood, while most streets were overtaken by the water. Here are pictures…
A truck belonging to an oil company, MRS, allegedly killed a yet-to-be identified man on Wednesday morning in Lagos. According to an eyewitness, who simply identified himself as Tade Ogunwunmi, the unfortunate incident occurred in the Oke Afa area of the state. Ogunwunmi claimed the heavy duty vehicle crushed the man, riding a tricycle commonly…
Osun State governor, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, threatened to expel any student that wears unauthorised cloths to any public schools in the state. This came after some students of the Baptist High School in Adeeke, Iwo, wore church garments to school on Tuesday. Osun State has been plunged in educational crisis after a court authorised…
Report reaching Aproko247 has it that some pensioners in Imo State have taken to the streets of Owerri, the state capital, to stage a peaceful demonstration over the non payment of their pension arrears for about 26 months by the state government. The angry retired workers called on the state governor, Rochas Okorocha, to immediately…
There was pandemonium in Osun State on Tuesday, when some students of Baptist High School, Adeeke, Iwo, stormed the school in their church garments. It would be recalled that there had been controversies in Osun State over a ruling that authorised the wearing of hijab, a veil worn by Muslim women, to school. Christians in…
Workers in Ekiti State who have embarked on an industrial action for the last three weeks have declared a three-day fast to seek God’s intervention in their case. The aggrieved employees resorted to go spiritual in a bid to hasten the payment of their five months salaries owed by the state governor, Ayodele Fayose. A…
Sikirulai Ogundele Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has been berated for what the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, termed ‘insensitivity to matters of importance to members of the public and indigenes of the state. According to the party, the fact that Amosun did not declare Monday, June 13, as public holiday…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said his administration has commenced the process of developing a top class International Convention Centre that would boost trade and investments, just as he reiterated his unwavering commitment to ensuring the ease of doing business in the state. The governor made this known while speaking at the Lagos…
On Monday, June13, 2016, the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, swore-in new sole administrators to take charge of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state, with a reassurance that his administration would spare nothing to make governance at the grassroots vibrant and responsive. Ambode, who spoke at the…
By Fidel Njamanze Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, Wednesday made a critical appraisal of the Delta State House of Assembly, describing the Sixth Assembly as “the most stable and promising.” Igbuya who spoke in Asaba on the occasion of the first anniversary celebration of the Sixth Assembly said the House…