Members of the House of Representatives, particularly those of the All Progressives Congress, APC, caucus are bent on changing the leadership of the House as lawmakers resume sitting on Tuesday next week. The APC gained a slim numerical advantage over the Peoples Democratic Party before the lawmakers proceeded on the Christmas/New Year break on December…
Story by Fidel Njamanze A socio-political group in Ekpeye kingdom comprising Ahoada East and West local government areas of Rivers State, Amaechi’s Teeming Supporters, ATS, has described as a show of shame, the role played by the police in the Rivers State trounce on all political outfits floated by the state governor, Chibuike Amaechi, and…
The younger sister to the Senate President, David Mark, Mrs Mary Onma-Adakole, has died. The sibling of the retired military officer turned politician died at the age of 35 at an Abuja hospital during child birth. A statement released on Thursday by the Special Adviser to Mark on Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, described the…
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, confirmed the resignation of the embattled National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, after a long battle to get him (Tukur) out of office. Tukur tendered his resignation letter to the President, who in turn handed it over to the National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo,…
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed new service chiefs, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. The President’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, disclosed this on Thursday morning on his twitter handle. He wrote, “President Jonathan has appointed new Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs. Air Marshal Alex Badeh [is] now CDS. Details shortly.” Badeh was formerly the Chief of…
The Chairman, Ports and Terminal Multiservices Limited, PTML, Chapter of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, NAGAFF, Cosmos Ndimkora, has reportedly been kidnapped. It was gathered by Aproko247 that Ndimkora was abducted by some unknown gunmen around Umudede in Delta State. He was reportedly seized at gunpoint last week Thursday on his way…
Francis Agoda, better known as I Go Dye, has been appointed as a United Nations Ambassador. The ace comedian was named by the UN as an ambassador for its Millennium Development Goals, MDGs. The honour is in recognition for I Go Dye’s selfless services, creativity and compassion towards human development. He also got the honour…
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Some months ago, news went viral in the media that veteran Nigerian actor, Jibola Dabo, was aiming to become a federal lawmaker in 2015. It was reported that he would be hoping to grab a seat at the House of Representatives to represent the people of Owo at the House. For those in Nollywood, it…
Barely five days after a former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Ranti Akerele, died in the state, another Commissioner has kicked the bucket. This time, it is the former Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Akerele Adu. He served under the administration of former Governor Adebayo Adefarati, who died in 2007. Adu died at…