Day: July 19, 2016

I Never Got N75m From Tinubu For Anti-Melaye Rally—Kemi Nelson

Foremost politician and Woman Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Kemi Nelson, has denied receiving N75 million from Senator Oluremi Tinubu to organise a rally against Senator Dino Melaye on Wednesday in Abuja for reportedly assaulting Tinubu at the senate chamber last week. Nelson was reacting to a report by a civil rights movement,…

Heritage Bank Equips Young Entrepreneurs In Lagos

By Adedeji Damilola In furtherance of its commitment to strengthen entrepreneurship development among Nigerian youth, Heritage Bank has presented equipment and working tools to young entrepreneurs who have successfully participated in the Young Entrepreneurship Training Program, YETP. At the graduation ceremony in Ajegunle, Lagos last Thursday, 46 young entrepreneurs received their prizes and working tools…

Lagos Assembly Passes Bill To Jail Land Grabber 21 Years

**As Lagos Assembly Passes Law Against Illegal Land Occupation The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, passed a bill to prohibit forceful entry and illegal occupation of landed properties in the state. According to the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, after the Bill had gone through…

Benue Lawmakers Fight Over Move To Impeach Speaker

The plenary of the Benue State House Of Assembly ended in pandemonium on Tuesday, July, 19, 2016. It was learnt that the trouble started when some members made moves to impeach Speaker of the House, Terkimbir Ikyange. Aproko247 gathered that the lawmaker representing Logo constituency, Kester Terna-Kyenge, moved a motion to remove Ikyange. However, the…

APC Members Protest In Rivers

Some members of the opposition party in Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, stormed the capital of the state, Port Harcourt, demanding the swearing-in of its candidate in the state House of Assembly election. The party faithful, numbering over 2000, on Tuesday morning, besieged the premises of the Rivers State House of Assembly complex on…

Former Nigerian Envoy Dies In Auto Crash

A former Nigerian Ambassador to the Central African Republic, Yahaya Tabari, has died in a fatal car accident. The late Nigerian envoy was said to have died on Monday in an auto crash that occurred along the Kaduna-Zaria expressway. Tabari, 64, worked with the Nigerian Foreign Mission in several countries including Saudi Arabia, Benin Republic…

Anxiety As Maltina Teacher Of Year Entry Closes Friday

As you read this, there is heavy pressure on www.maltina-nigeria.com as teachers all over the country scramble to submit entries for this year’s Maltina Teacher of the Year, MTOTY, lapses on Friday, July 22, 2016. Organisers revealed that more teachers across the country have taken advantage of the opportunity by visiting the website to submit…