Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Imo State, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, is said to be plotting to sack the incumbent governor of the state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, from power. Sources disclosed to Aproko247 that the youthful politician, who is widely believed to have thrown his hat…
The 2015 general elections is around the corner and many of the lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly are planning to go back to office. All the 40 lawmakers in the State Assembly are from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and many people have said that it would not be business as usual…
The Adamawa State House of Assembly has been given the permission to proceed with its impeachment move against the state governor, Murtala Nyako. This followed the dismissal of an application filed by the embattled governor seeking to restrain the lawmakers from going on with the action against him until the determination of the substantive suit.…
Pastor Chris Okafor’s Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, also known as Liberation City, has been named as the Best Security and Safety Church in Nigeria. This was in recognition of the church’s efforts in making sure lives and properties in the church are safe. This honour was bestowed on the church by a prominent…
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…
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja have given nod to the creation of new states in Nigeria. The decision was reached on Thursday at the plenary, after the Conference debated on the issue, which also caused a divided house. The Conference recommended that 19 new states should be carved from the existing six…
The Abuja screening of Miss Global Nigeria, MGN, will hold on Saturday, July , 2014, at Waxride Residence, Aproko247 has learnt. At a meeting held on Wednesday with the MGN team, it was agreed that a pageant with such pedigree should be seen to be identifying with upscale hotel just like the venue for the…
The runway of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, will be closed for two days to enable a maintenance to be carried out on it, a statement by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Wednesday has said. Spokesman of FAAN, Yakubu Dati, explained that the action is in line with International Civil Aviation Organisation,…