According to a report reaching our news room, a fire incident has occurred at a market in Ilesa area of Osun State. The unfortunate incident, according to an eyewitness, took place at the Atakumosa Market in Ilesha town. Several properties were reportedly razed by the inferno, but we could not confirm if there was any…
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Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Students To Get Scholarships, GCE Forms From LCDA Boss, Rasak Ajala
As part of his plans of building a formidable future for youths in his community, the Executive Secretary of Odiolowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Honourable Rasak Olusola Ajala, has concluded plans to start a ‘Special Education’ programme. The educational package will see the council boss give out 250 GCE forms to students…
Ambode Appoints 19 New Perm Secs, Retires 15
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has approved the appointment of 19 new Permanent Secretaries in the State Public Service. According to a press statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Habib Aruna, the appointees were chosen to restructure the civil service for efficient performance and service delivery. The statement further said that the…
Saraki Not Behind Abdulfatah’s Cabinet Delay—Kwara Govt
The Kwara State government has denied claims that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the crisis at the National Assembly are responsible for the delay in constituting the state executive council. In a statement issued by Dr Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the state Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, the government described…
Assemblies Of God Pastors Turn Church To Boxing Ring
Two pastors with the Assemblies of God in Enugu threw caution into the wind when they exchanged blows inside the church on Sunday, July 19, 2015. The men of God and their loyalists, shortly after a Sunday School service at the church, engaged in a free-for-all, which turned the place of worship into a place…
Ilaro Poly Shut Indefinitely Over Unrest
Authorities of Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, has announced the closure of the institution due to the recent students’ unrest. Last week, students of the higher institution of learning staged a demonstration to demand the school management to recall some of their expelled colleagues. Aproko247 confirmed that the school has been shut till further notice.…
1000 Goats, Cows Recovered From Criminals In Kaduna
A joint team of the Police Anti-Cattle Rustling Squad, the military and the Department of State Security, DSS, have recovered about 1000 livestock from some suspects in Kaduna State. According to information gathered on Sunday by Aproko247 from the police website, the combined security forces combed a criminal hideout in Birnin Gwari area of the…
5 Injured In Osun Road Mishap
Not less than five persons were wounded in an auto crash that took place on Saturday, July 18, 2015 in Osun State. The unfortunate incident occurred at Ikeji junction in Ilesa area of the state and it involved one male adult, one male child and 3 female adults. It was gathered that the victims suffered…
LTV Can Compete With CNN, BBC, Others—Ambode
Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has promised to transform the state-owned television station, LTV 8, to a world class media house. Ambode made this disclosure when he paid an unscheduled visit to the station, located on Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. He was taken round facilities in the station…
We’re Yet To Receive FG Bailout Fund—Ondo
The Ondo State Government has said it has not received a bailout from the Federal Government to pay outstanding workers’ salaries. This was made known on Friday by the state government through a statement signed by its Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade. Akinmade disclosed that what the state has got so far it just N2.2…