There is anxiety in the ancient town of Ife in Osun State over the reported demise of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II. On Tuesday evening, news hit town that the first class monarch and the spiritual head of the Yoruba race, had passed away in a London hospital. But the Royal…
President Muhammadu Buhari has left Nigeria to Cameroon on an official visit to the neighbouring West African country. Buhari will meet with his counterpart in Cameroon to discuss security issues affecting the two countries. Top on the agenda, according to what our correspondent gathered, would be the issue of Boko Haram. They are expected to…
The Abia State House of Assembly has suspended one of its members, Abraham Oba. The lawmaker is in the Assembly under the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, representing Aba Central. He was reportedly asked to stay away from proceedings in the hollowed chambers because he granted a press conference on Tuesday along…
Former Chief Security Officer to Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, is critically ill, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. Obuah was held recently by his employer, the Department of State Security, DSS, where he spent some days in their custody. He was invited on allegations bordering on oil bunkering while in the government of Jonathan. He was earlier…
The Kwara State government has denied claims that Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and the crisis at the National Assembly are responsible for the delay in constituting the state executive council. In a statement issued by Dr Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the state Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, the government described…
Criss Jami, author of Kilosophy, opined in his book that, “a rumor is a social cancer: it is difficult to contain and it rots the brains of the masses. However, the real danger is that so many people find rumors enjoyable. That part causes the infection. And in such cases when a rumor is only…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it strongly supports President Muhammadu Buhari on his war on corruption. However, the party warned that due process must be followed in fighting the menace in the country. This was made known in a statement issued on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, in Abuja. Metuh…
The Nigeria Police Force has warned the general public not to fall victim of job fraudsters, who claim the Force is recruiting. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Police spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the Force described the recruitment adverts are “fake.” “The attention of the Nigeria Police Management has been drawn to…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, is reportedly dead. The respected monarch joined his ancestors on Tuesday in a London hospital, we learnt. He was said to have been flown to the UK last week for treatment after he collapsed in Ife, Osun State. His health became a concern in 2013 after he spent…
Federal lawmaker from Lagos, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been named the House Leader. This may have brought to an end the crisis that has rocked the House of Representatives since June 2015, when it was inaugurated, over leadership tussle. Speaker of the House, Yakub Dogara, announced Gbajabiamila as the House Leader on Tuesday during the plenary…