The death of the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Kabir Danbaba, has been confirmed by the Zamfara State government. The monarch joined his ancestors on Thursday at the age of 91. The Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Magaji, who confirmed the traditional ruler’s death on behalf of the state government, noted that late Danbaba…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday, received the blessings of royal fathers in Epe. The traditional rulers, under the aegis of Epe Council of Elders, unanimous endorsed the former Accountant-General of the state. This took place during a meeting of Ambode with the Obas at the…
The popular catch phrase for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) flagbearer in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje is “J.K We Know, J.K We Trust,” but what is confronting most people in Lagos social circle is the gist now enveloping the air on his alleged secret romance with youthful Yoruba actress, Folake Shadare. Source revealed that unknown…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Civil Defence and Security Corps, NCDSC, Ade Abolurin, is currently battling with an alleged ritual scandal that may eventually destroy the good and enviable works he has done since he was appointed the boss of the security agency. The respected Civil Defence officers was said to have been involved…
News reaching Aproko247 indicates that some residents of Benue State took to the streets on Thursday to protest the murder of a popular Pharmacist in the state by some unknown gunmen. The victim, Terngu Atime, was assassinated by some yet-to-be identified killers, who abruptly ended his vibrant life on the night of Wednesday, January 21,…
Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Dr Ngozi Olejeme, has lost her father to the cold hands of death, Aproko247 has learnt. The deceased, Pa Phillip Osakwe Diuno, died at St Luke’s Hospital, Asaba, Delta State, on Monday. He was aged 84. In a statement issued in Asaba by the Director of Communication…
An early morning inferno on Monday destroyed properties at the popular Balogun Market in Lagos Island of Lagos State. The fire, which started around 4:3am, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, consumed properties worth millions of Naira. No human casualty has been confirmed as at the time of filing this report. The inferno…
By Njamanze Fidel Chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Ngozi Olejeme, has been given a pat on her back for putting in place cost saving measures and stringent financial management in different organizations in the country. Giving the commendation in Asaba on Friday, the leaders, under the aegis of the Delta Political and…
A traditional ruler in Kaduna State has been murdered by some unknown gunmen. The monarch was shot dead at close range on Friday by the hoodlums. The deceased, who is the traditional ruler of Zangang in Attakad chiefdom in Kaura local government area of Kaduna State, Yohanna Shinkut, was killed while returning to his palace…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has thrown his full weight behind local government administration in Nigeria, calling for urgent and pragmatic steps that would reposition the third tier of government for effective service delivery at the grassroots level. The governor, declaring open a two-day orientation workshop for newly sworn-in local government chairmen, vice-chairmen, secretaries,…