Aproko247 has confirmed that the Publicity Secretary of Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Kola Oluwawole, has resigned from office. Oluwawole resigned on Thursday to enable him take part in the Ekiti State House of Assembly election holding in February 2015, we learnt. A statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press…
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Taraba Attacks “Wicked, Irrational”—Speaker
Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Josiah Kente, has vehemently condemned the recent attacks in Taraba villages, describing them as wicked and irrational. Kente said the violent attacks on Ando Igba, Gidan-Waya and Sondi communities of Wukari Local Government Area of the state were uncalled for and urged the federal and state governments to…
Ogun APC Boss Loses Wife
pc Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Roqeeb Adeniji, is presently bereaved and the reason is not far-fetched. The APC boss in Ogun State lost his dear wife to the cold hands of death in an auto accident on Tuesday in a part of the ‘Gateway’ state. The deceased, 58, with…
Eko Atlantic City Won't Cause Flooding
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has stressed that the Eko Atlantic City project will not cause flooding in Lagos Island as some people have feared recently. The number one citizen of the ‘aquatic state’ made this known at a forum held recently in the state. Fashola noted that those nursing such fears do not…
MSSN Loses Hijab Case Against Lagos
Justice Grace Onyeabo of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has struck out a case brought before her by the Muslim Student Society of Nigeria, MSSN, challenging the ban on the use of religious veil commonly used by female Muslims called Hijab, in public primary and secondary schools in the state. After the state…
Fire Engulfs Lagos Market
A plank market in Lagos was gutted by fire on Monday, destroying properties worth several millions of naira in the process. The incident took place in the early hours of Monday at the Abule-Egba plank market in Lagos.. Going by what some shop owners in the market told our reporter, the inferno was caused by…
Amaechi Builds 20-Classroom Blocks In Port Harcourt
The governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has taken yet another giant step in educational development by constructing a new 20-classroom blocks Model Primary School to commemorate the status of the state capital as the current World Book Capital City. Known as World Capital City Model Primary School, the edifice is located in Port Harcourt…
Rivers APC Hails Amaechi Fight Against Ebola
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has expressed satisfaction with the way and manner the Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi administration has decisively tackled the Ebola outbreak in the State, urging people not to panic as the situation is under control. “Governor Amaechi did not only declare war on Ebola…
New N1.38b Ijebu-Ode Flyover Bridge Develops Fault
The repaired part of the bridge Report reaching us from Ogun State, Ijebu-Ode in particular, is not a good one. The newly constructed flyover bridge by the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, at the popular Lagos Garage, has developed fault, Aproko247 learnt. It was gathered that renovation work was recently carried out on the bridge, which…
Olejeme Praises Uduaghan
By Henry Ovie The Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr Ngozi Olejeme, has praised the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, for setting high standards in sports, security and management of public finances, promising to continue where the governor will stop in 2015. “I must thank His Excellency, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for a job…