No fewer than two persons were feared dead on Monday in a clash between two rival cult groups in Ogun State. Our reporter gathered that the fight was between members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities in Ago Odo and Elega area of Abeokuta, the state capital. It was further gathered that not less than…
A new Emir has been announced for Missau community and he is the present Secretary to Bauchi State Government, Ahmed Suleiman. Suleiman is ascending the throne came after the demise of the former Emir of Misau, Muhammadu Manga III on Monday, August 17, 2015. A statement issued on Thursday by the Permanent Secretary in charge…
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has vowed not to be moved by blackmail, a tool being used by his distractors to misinform the public on his stand to grow Internally Generated Revenue of the state. In a statement issued in Ilorin by his media aide, Dr Muideen Akorede, the governor stressed that IGR is…
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has ordered the reinstatement of some non-indigene fired from the state civil service by his predecessor, Theodore Orji. The workers on the Abia State payroll were disengaged from the service by Orji because they were not from the state. This action sparked criticisms back then. Information reaching us shows…
The lifeless body of Chief Matron of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mrs Caroline Oriola, was said to have been found in her office within the Assembly premises on Monday, August 24, 2015. It was learnt that Oriola had gone to the office on Saturday, August 22, but did not return home and her…
The Kwara State Government has shed light on its decision to take the Federal Government bailout loan of N5 billion. According to a statement issued in Ilorin by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Kwara State Governor, Dr Muideen Akorede, the loan was requested for to pay accumulated arrears of salaries…
police The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a suspect who specialises in carrying out robbery activities with his gang in traffic gridlock in the state. The suspect was among some hoodlums who capitalise on traffic gridlock to dispose their victims of their valuables. It was learnt that some police officers from Iponri Division in…
Police in Osun State have apprehended a Special Adviser to Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, Bode Olugbore, over the death of his girlfriend, Kemi Arobieke, about two weeks ago. The deceased was said to have travelled from Lagos to Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, August 6, 2015, to spend some time with her lover,…
Aproko247 has reliably learnt that the Oba of Egbeda in Alimosho local council area of Lagos State, Oba Samson Alade Balogun, has passed on. The monarch reportedly breathed his last on Friday, August 14, 2015, we were informed by a source in the palace. He was said to have “joined his ancestors” on his way…
Following his exploits in faraway Japan, a student of the Tokai University in Tokyo, Ufot Ekong, has been rewarded with a scholarship from the governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, to complete his studies. The governor made this gesture also in celebration of the 2015 International Youth Day, which was held on Wednesday across…