Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has denied reports that a woman slumped and died in his office on Monday after being delayed for a long time. Refuting the story on Tuesday, while inaugurating the Niger State Geographic Information System, NIGIS, board, the governor explained that the woman in question died of ill health at…
Nigeria’s embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has allegedly moved to promptly edit her online profiles to adjust her academic qualifications. Oduah had earlier allegedly claimed to have obtained an MBA degree from St Paul’s College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, United States of America, but a report by SaharaReporters claimed the institution denied awarding an MBA to…
Convoy of the governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, was reportedly involved in a fatal road accident on Monday. The road mishap took place while the governor was on his way to the burial of late Emir of Shani, Alhaji Mohammed Mailafiya, who died last week in India. Vanguard reported that a close associate to…
HAVING tried all the delay tricks in the book, President Goodluck Jonathan is now confronted with a choice: retain the Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, or sack her. The President’s body language and vacillation demonstrate unmistakeably that he prefers to keep the controversial minister. This is a tragic error of judgment and confirms to the whole…
No fewer than four persons were feared dead in a fresh attack in Plateau State. The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Riyom area of the state. It was learnt that children were among the four people killed in the attack. The incident also left about 15 persons injured. The gunmen, numbering about 10,…
The Director of Lagos State Fire Service, Engr Razaq Fadipe, has confirmed to Aproko247 that only 11 shops were affected in the early morning fire incident that occurred at a Sawmill Market in Ipaja area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Speaking with our reporter when contacted, Engr Fadipe stated that the prompt response of his…
A fire incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at a Sawmill Market in Lagos. Information gathered by Aproko247, however, confirms that there were no human casualties recorded in the inferno, which destroyed lots of properties in the market. The incident happened at the Sawmill Market at Pako Bus Stop, along Ipaja Road, Lagos.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it will conduct the Ekiti State governorship election in June 2014. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, on Sunday, revealed this to Punch in an interview in Abuja. He said the timetable for the polls would be agreed on within the timeframe speculated…
Basketmouth and wife, Elsie at their wedding Some hours ago, popular Nigerian comedian, posted a rape joke on his Facebook wall. The jab was later found very offensive by some Nigerians, as well as other Africans, stating that the humour merchant was not being sensitive to the dastardly act. He was also accused of encouraging…
The Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has alleged his former party, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, of corrupting the security agencies, including the police, and the judiciary. The now-member of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke with some journalists on why he left the ruling party to his new party. Nyako also revealed…