Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has urged the Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, noting that he has no business with his new party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to Anyim, “on a serious note, Your Excellency, you have…
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Boko Haram: Jonathan To Suspend Borno Gov, Shettima
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is to remove the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, from office this Wednesday, Daily Trust reports. The move is to install a Military Administrator in the state to end the incessant attacks by members of the Boko Haram group. In recent time, there have been consistent invasion of villages in Borno…
Dame (Barr.) Alice Lawrence-Nemi: Amaechi’s Tool for Educational Revolution in Rivers State, By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze
Preamble Writing on the educational revolution in Rivers State, South-South region of Nigeria, gives me a lot of joy as it is an area very familiar to me as a close monitor of events in the state since Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi came into office as Executive Governor of Rivers State in November 2007.…
Lagos LG Boss, Ayodele Adewale Shares Free JAMB Forms
Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State, Ayodele Adewale, on Wednesday, put smiles on the faces of some students under the council. The former student union leader distributed not less than 300 JAMB forms to some youths in the area. The council boss charged the beneficiaries to study hard in order…
Fashola Inspects Ikorodu Housing Site
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has inspected a housing site in Agbowa, Ikorodu, a suburb of the metropolis. At a ceremony held on Thursday, the governor reiterated his administration’s commitments in providing affordable housing schemes for residents of the state. Fashola told newsmen, after the event, that he is more committed than ever before to…
Governors Meet Monday Over Sanusi
Nigerian governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, will on Monday, February 24, 2014, converge in Abuja to discuss the suspension of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday. A statement issued on Friday by the Director General of NGF, Asishana Okauru, disclosed…
Wife Killer, Arowolo To Die By Hanging
An Ikeja High Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death for his involvement in the death of his wife, Titilayo. Arowolo was accused of killing his wife in June 2011 at their Isolo residence in Lagos during an argument. The trial judge, Justice Lateefa Okunnu, ruled that the convict should be…
Sanusi Reacts To Suspension, May Be Arrested Soon
The ousted controversial Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has disclosed that he would challenge the Federal Government’s action when he returns to the country. Sanusi was suspended from office on Thursday by President Goodluck Jonathan for alleged ‘financial recklessness’. The former CBN boss was directed to hand over to the…
You Are All In Trouble: B'Haram To Jonathan, IBB, Buhari, Queen Elizabeth
Leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to unleash terror on President Goodluck Jonathan and some other leaders. The fugitive made this known in his latest video released on Wednesday. He described Jonathan and the others as infidels because they believe in democracy. Shekau said Jonathan, Queen Elizabeth of England, Ban Ki Moon (UN…
Balat Goes Home Next Thursday
Late Senator Isaiah Balat would be buried next week Thursday, Aproko247 has learnt. The former Minister of Works died on Tuesday at the National Hospital in Abuja after a brief illness. It was gathered that the late lawmaker will be buried at his hometown in Zango Kataf local government area of Kaduna State. He was…