Category: Society

Ambode Forwards List Of Commissioners To Assembly

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sent names of his would-be Commissioners and Special Advisers to the state House of Assembly for approval. In the list are 23 Commissioners and 13 Special Advisers, who are mainly technocrats and the governor hopes to work with them to move the state forward. At the moment, Ambode…

EFCC Arraigns Pastor For N.5m Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on September 17, 2015 arraigned a pastor, Emmanuel Anga, and Atin Victor Generous, before Justice Abubakar Jauro of the Gombe State High Court, Gombe State on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N500,000. Anga and Generous, are alleged…

Akpeki Is A Curse To Delta—Igbuya

Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Ovwigho Igbuya, has described the former Commissioner for Housing in the state, Paulinus Akpeki as a curse to the state, particularly Sapele Local Government, stating further that his defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC, is a good riddance to bad rubbish. Igbuya, in a statement signed…

Gunmen Kill 17 In Plateau

A raid by some gangsters in a community in Plateau State on Wednesday morning left not less than 17 persons dead. It was said that the gunmen, numbering over 20, stormed Kadunung village in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, destroying houses and shops in the area. Many residents of the village were said…

El-Rufai Shuts Churches In Kaduna

At least two churches in Kaduna State have been closed down immediately on the directive of the state governor, Nasir El Rufai. Also shut were a seminary and a church-owned hospitals and secondary school all in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna by El-Rufai’s spokesman, Samuel…

Ambode Fires LAGBUS Boss, Others

ambode Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has sacked the Managing Director of LAGBUS Asset Management Limited, Tunde Disu, Aproko247 has learnt. Ambode also removed the Director General of the Lagos Safety Commission, Odebunmi Dominga; and the General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Authority, LASIMRA, Joe Igbokwe. It was learnt that Disu was sacked some…

Why PDP May Lose Kogi State

The recent postponement of the Kogi State governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 10, 2015 by the National Working Committee, NWC, has thrown up a deep-rooted crisis brewing within the National leadership of the party. The postponement, according to a statement by the party’s spokesperson, Olisa…

Oshiomhole Sacks 4 Commissioners

Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, fired four Commissioners in his cabinet. The governor disclosed that the sack of the affected officials is with immediate effect. Oshiomhole said he took this action in line with his commitment to fortify the system towards optimal performance. The affected persons are Mrs Blessing Maigida,…

Kebbi Governor Appoints Babale Yauri As SSG

Governor Atiku Bagudu has appointed Babale Yauri as Secretary to the State Government, SSG. A statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Muazu Dakingari, disclosed that the former Head of Civil Service of the state was appointed to the position based on his past records. Yauri holds a Political Science certificate from…