Workers in Bayelsa State have been assured by the state government that backlog of their salaries would be paid. This assurance was given after a meeting between top government officials and labour leaders in the state, which was presided over by the Deputy Governor, Gboribiogha John Jonah. Jonah disclosed that the state government was working…
Chief of Staff to the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, Adewale Jafojo, has described the death of his father, Chief Rafiu Bakare Adeyefa Jafojo as a life well spent. The deceased was the first Executive Deputy Governor of Lagos State in the administration of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, between October 1,…
Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Monday Igbuya, has paid glowing tribute to the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Barrister Kingsley Burutu Otuaro who attained the age of 48 on Saturday. Igbuya described Otuaro’s life as one of huge professional and political accomplishments. In a congratulatory letter to the Deputy Governor, Igbuya said that he…
A former deputy governor of Cross River State, Mathias Offoboche, is reportedly dead. Offoboche was said to have passed on in a London hospital after a protracted illness. He reportedly breathed his last on Sunday. According to information gathered by our reporter, Offoboche was a deputy governor under the administration of Dr Clement Isong of…
The Deputy Governor of Borno State, Zannah Umar Mustapha, has died, Aproko247 has learnt. Mustapha was said to have passed on in Yola in his sleep in the early hours of Saturday, August 15, 2015. He was reportedly sleeping inside a guest room in the Government House in Adamawa, where he had gone to represent…
The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday morning, impeached the deputy governor of the state, Ali Olanusi. Twenty-four out of the 26 members of the House, including the Speaker, Jumoke Akindele, sat to pass the impeachment motion raised by the Majority Leader, Henry Akinsoyinu. At the plenary session on Monday, Akinsoyinu argued that Olanusi…
It was a show of shame some days ago, when those who should be role models to the women folks in the society, especially in Anambra State, where their husbands govern, engaged in a public bust up. According to reports, the Anambra State First Lady, Ebele Obiano, who has been in the news lately for…
Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam, on Friday morning, cheated death when his convoy was involved in a ghastly motor accident. The incident occurred at the Angbaaye village on the busy Makurdi-Gboko road. His deputy, Steven Lawani, was also involved in the crash, though he was unhurt. It was gathered that Suswam was on his way…