A former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Dejo Raimi, has died. The astute politician gave up the ghost in the early hours of Sunday. The deceased was aged 80 and served as SSG in the administration of former Oyo State governor, late Kolapo Ishola. He was instrumental to the emergence of late Ishola as…
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Gunmen Slain Journalist In Kaduna
One Ustaz Yunus, a journalist with a Kaduna-based weekly magazine, New Democrat, has been assassinated by some unknown hoodlums. Yunus was the Managing Director of the newspaper. It was learnt that the deceased was shot dead on Friday evening by the gunmen. The newspaper is owned by Senator Ahmed Aruwa, a two-term Nigerian Senator from 1999 to 2007.…
I Impregnated My Elder Sister In Error–Man Tells Court
A Magistrate Court in Kano has remanded a young man in prison custody for allegedly putting his elder sister in a family way. The man, Shamsu Isa, 25, told the court on Thursday that the act was committed in error and pleaded guilty to the charges levelled against him. “The allegation levelled against me is…
Baba Suwe's Lawyer In Infamous Drug Case, Bamidele Aturu, Dies
Prominent Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Bamidele Aturu, has died. The renowned lawyer died in a Lagos hospital on Wednesday evening. Late Aturu represented popular Nollywood actor, Babatunde Omidina, famously known as Baba Suwe, in court in his highly publicised alleged drug case with the NDLEA in 2012. The deceased reportedly died after a brief illness.…
Manager Absconds With Company's Money
Bobola Osetade, the manager of Santee’s Garden and Events located at the Oke Aro axis of Ogun State has reportedly absconded with the money and some other items of the organization. The alleged stealing and abscondment with the company’s money and item has been lodged with the Agbado Police Station, Ogun State by the management…
Edo Suspends Competency Test, Recalls 936 Teachers
The controversial competency test for teachers in Edo State introduced by the state government has been reversed, Aproko247 has learnt. The state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, at a meeting with the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday in Benin City, disclosed that the test was shelved due to pressure…
Explosion In Busy Maiduguri Market
A usually crowded market in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, recorded an explosion on Tuesday morning, with causality figures yet unknown. The incident occurred some minutes past 8am on Tuesday. The market is located near the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCH, office in the area. Rescue officers promptly moved into the scene of the blast…
Niger To Introduce Preaching Licence
Those wishing to spread their religious beliefs to communities in Niger State may soon have acquire preaching permit from the government if an executive bill sent to the state House of Assembly is finally approved. The government, in a move to regulate religious preaching and establishment of worship centres in the state, has proposed that…
New LASU Academic Calender Released
The management of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has released the academic calender for the 2013/2014 session as approved by the university’s senate. Kayode Sutton, the school’s spokesman, in a statement issued on Friday, noted that the institution has resumed for the session, revealing also that the first semester of the new session would run…
Explosion Kills 3 In Lagos
A blast in Lagos has claimed the lives of three persons, Aproko247 has learnt. The explosion also destroyed some cars and buildings around the scene of the incident. Though this magazine could not yet ascertain if the explosion was a car bomb, as widely claimed, however, an eyewitness near the scene told our reporter that…