Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the April general elections in Rivers State, Dakuku Adol Peterside has condemned, in very strong terms, recent attacks and killings at Oyorokoto fishing settlement in Andoni Local Government Area by unknown gunmen. In a press release issued Friday, Peterside, decried the spate of repeated attacks on…
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Igbuya Has Respect For Women—Ebireri
Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Henry Ebireri on Thursday, dismissed allegation that his boss, Igbuya Monday, dislikes women and urged women to think of ways of claiming more space and opportunities in the country, particularly Delta State. In a statement issued in Asaba, Ebireri thanked the civil society organizations…
Kaduna Flood Victims Receive Relief Items
Relief materials have been distributed to victims of the flood that ravaged Kaduna State last week, Aproko247 has learnt. The items were given to the victims by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. Last Monday, flood affected 10 Local Governments Areas of Kaduna State, which rendered many residents of the areas homeless and several properties…
Scores Killed In Adamawa Boko Haram Raid
Several persons were reportedly feared dead in a raid by members of the Islamic sect called Boko Haram in Adamawa State. It was said that the terrorists raided three communities of Sabon Gari, Kafin Hausa and Bakin Dutse of Madagali Local Government Area of the state. Also, many houses were burnt by the rampaging Boko…
Lagos Cancels Sept Sanitation Exercise
The monthly sanitation exercise in Lagos State will not hold in on Saturday, September 26, 2015, the state government has announced. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Mrs Oluwatoyin Onisarotu, disclosed that movement will not be restricted tomorrow as normally observed during sanitation because of the Sallah celebration in the country. A statement from…
Siblings Burnt To Death In Father’s Petrol Station Inferno
Two children from the same parents were burnt alive in a petrol station fire incident that occurred on Wednesday in Osogbo, Osun State. It was said that the fire, which happened at Bovas Petrol Station, located in front of Osogbo Grammar School, was caused by a refrigerator. The victims’ mother was also said to have…
Boko Haram Suspect Arrested In Lagos
Security operatives in Lagos have apprehended a suspected member of the Boko Haram sect. The suspect, identified as Abdullahi Adamu, was nabbed by men attached to Operation Mesa (OP Mesa) in Ijora area of the state after a tip-off by residents of the area. It was said that the security personnel, comprising soldiers and the…
Plateau CP Bans Bags, Bottles At Prayer Grounds During Sallah
Muslim faithful in Plateau State have been warned to keep their bags and other items like bottles and cans at home when going to mosques and prayer grounds during the Sallah festive period. This order was given by the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Nasiru D. Oki, who said this became necessary to prevent any…
Sylva Picks Bayelsa APC Guber Ticket
Former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election held in the state on Tuesday. Sylva defeated his closest contender, Timi Alaibe, to grab the sole ticket of the party for the governorship election, which holds later in 2015. The former governor polled 726 votes, while…
Clerics Receive Salah Rams From Fayose
Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State distributed rams and food items to some Islamic clerics in the state despite a directive from the League of Imams and Alfas in the state banning its members from collecting the governor’s gift. A communiqué signed by the state’s Assistant Secretary of the clerics’ body, Alhaji Quadri Oguntuase, and…