A peaceful demonstration was staged on Tuesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital, by members of the state House of Assembly. The lawmakers were protesting the non-payment of their salaries for two months by the state government. The angry congressmen rose from a plenary and marched straight to the office of the Accountant-General of Imo…
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Protest In Delta Over Election Materials
Some angry supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State staged a demonstration on Friday to kicked against an alleged attempt to divert election materials meant for Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly polls in an area of the state. However, the alleged diversion was foiled by some members of the party.…
Bomb Scare In Enugu Polling Unit As Police Douses Tension
A car bomb attack occurred on Saturday morning at a polling unit in Enugu State, though no life was lost. It was gathered that a black colour Honda baby boy car. with registration number KUJ 971 LB, driven by yet to be identified persons and allegedly with some suspected Improvise Explosive Device, IED, exploded, shattering…
Ahmed Names Abdulgafar Kwara State Quranic Recitation Committee Chair
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State has approved the appointment of Alhaji Sheu Abdulgafar as the new Chairman of the Kwara State Quranic Recitation Committee. Abdulgafar’s appointment was confirmed on Friday by the state governor, who wished him a fruitful and rewarding tenure in task of promoting Arabic recitation and education in the state. According…
Amaechi Escapes Death In Wike's Zone, Many Injured
Aproko247 has gathered that the Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday evening, escaped death by a whisker when some hoodlums believed to be loyal to governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Nyesom Wike, attacked his convoy. The incident took place at Rumuolumeni town in Rivers State, an area…
Fire Guts Petrol Station In Lagos
A fire incident has occurred in Lagos. According to reports reaching us, the inferno happened at a fuel station located on Admiralty Way in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. Preliminary information available at our disposal disclosed that the cause of the inferno is not yet known, but thick smoke is seen in the area. The affected…
LASU Closed Indefinitely
The management of Lagos State University, LASU, has directed the closure of the institution. This order was made on Monday by authorities of the school. According to a statement issued by a representative of the institution, students and employees of LASU are directed to leave the school premises on Monday, March 23, 2015. This decision…
Gov. Orji Sacks ASOPADEC Director Over R@pe Of 11-Year-Old Girl To Death
Aproko247 has learnt that the Governor Theodore Orji-led Abia State government has removed a Director of the Abia State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ASOPADEC, Christian Onuoha, over the death of an 11-year-old girl, who was r@ped to death recently. Onuoha is the Director of Administration representing the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources in…
Ex-Militants, Police Clash In Bayelsa
Some former Niger-Delta militants engaged the police in a free-for-all in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Friday during a protest in the city. It was gathered that the ex-militants were demonstrating against an alleged plan by the state governor, Seriake Dickson, to hijack the multi-million dollars Oil Pipeline Surveillance Contract from the Nigerian National…
Lagos Market Inferno Claims 3 Lives, Many Injured
An early morning fire on Friday at the popular Mile 12 Market in Lagos caused the death of three persons, Aproko247 has reliably learnt. According to reports gathered by us from eyewitnesses, the inferno was caused by the careless handling of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol by some persons in the market.…