Chairman of the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, Justice Mohammad Sirajo, on Wednesday, at the Ado-Ekiti High Court, struck out a motion exparte filed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, on the governorship election that took place on June 21, 2014, which was won by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ayo…
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N3b Loan Tears Zamfara Assembly Apart, Mace Destroyed
Members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly engaged themselves in a free-for-all on Tuesday and broke the official mace of the House in the process. During the melee, the mace was broken to pieces. This was as a result of the debate over the request by the state government to secure a loan of…
Shot Abia Commissioner, Ken Nwosu, Dies In Hospital
Ken Nwosu, the Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, who shot last Wednesday by some gunmen, has died. Nwosu died after six days he was shot around Umuajata/Amakamma Road in Umuahia, the state capital of Abia, at about 8pm. The hoodlums shot the deceased while he was driving his car. After he was shot, the late…
Ex-Oyo SSG, Dejo Raimi Passes On
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…
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…