Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said his administration has commenced the process of developing a top class International Convention Centre that would boost trade and investments, just as he reiterated his unwavering commitment to ensuring the ease of doing business in the state. The governor made this known while speaking at the Lagos…
Day: June 13, 2016
NFF May Hire Serbian Coach For Eagles
SportingLife says it heard from a good authority that the next Super Eagles Technical Adviser will be a Serb with a rich resume known to the football world. According to the sport journal, those at the Glass House in Abuja disclosed to it that NFF technical committee chairman, Chris Green, will leave the country this…
PHOTOS: Youths Disrupt FG Town Hall Meeting In Uyo
Some angry youths believed to be students in Akwa Ibom State disrupted a town hall meeting organised by the Federal Government to sensitise the people on policies of the government in the last one year. It was gathered that the youths stormed venue of the programme in Uyo on Monday, June 13, 2016, chanting war…
Ambode Swears-In 57 LCDA Sole Administrators
On Monday, June13, 2016, the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, swore-in new sole administrators to take charge of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state, with a reassurance that his administration would spare nothing to make governance at the grassroots vibrant and responsive. Ambode, who spoke at the…
BREAKING: Ali Modu Sheriff Gains Access Into PDP Secretariat (VIDEO)
Aproko247 has reliably learnt that the immediate past National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has finally gained entrance into the national headquarters of the opposition party. Sheriff allegedly forced his way into the Wadata Plaza after he was locked out for several hours by security operatives. He got into the…
Suspected Pipeline Vandals Paraded In Delta
NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, has paraded suspected pipeline vandals in Agip Gas Plant, Kwale in Delta State. The Delta State Commandant of the NSCDC, Beatrice Irabor, who paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, said they were nabbed in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the southern Nigeria…
NSCDC Arrests ‘Fake’ AEDC Staff
A man who claimed to be a staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, has been apprehended by officials of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. Commandant of NSCDC, FCT Division, Patrick Ukpan, told newsmen on Sunday that the suspect, Anthony Adeoye, was arrested in Lugbe Area of Abuja, following a tip-off.…
Why COSON Lawyers Are On Rampage—Okoroji
Recently, the Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, went to court asking the Federal High Court to restrain the Federal Government owned FRCN from further broadcast of music on any of FRCN’s 42 radio stations across Nigeria. In quick succession, COSON followed the FRCN suit with a 16 Billion Naira court action against telecommunication giant MTN.…
Harrysong Reveals Horrific Ordeal On Arik Air Flight
Five Star Music act, Harrysong, took to his social media platform to inform his fan with his near-death experience while on an Arik Air flight to Delta State. The singer was going to Warri, but disclosed that at a point, he felt he was going to die. Harrysong disclosed that the ugly incident was caused…
PDP Belongs To Nigerians—Ali Modu Sheriff
The immediate Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has called on the Nigeria Police to allow him access into the party’s secretariat in Abuja. Sheriff, who addressed newsmen at the Wadata Plaza of the PDP on Monday, also disclosed that the party belongs to Nigerians. He rebuked the Nigeria Police for…