Some gunmen believed to be members of the insurgents called Boko Haram have killed a primary school headmaster in Wulgo village in Borno State. The head teacher was reportedly shot dead by the invaders on Monday night, injuring his house mate, who’s a cook in another school. Wulgo is a border village with the Chad.…
Month: January 2014
Board Suspends Rural Electrification Agency Boss
Following his inability to work towards the implementation of the Federal Government programme in the power sector, the Managing Director of the National Rural Electrification Agency, NREA, Kenneth Achugbu, has been suspended from office. Achugbu was axed on Tuesday after the board of the agency ended a three-hour-meeting. His suspension was announced by the board…
Vatican ‘Secret Geiy Society’ Threatens Pope’s Safety
A former commandant of the Swiss Guard, Elmar Maeder, has claimed that a ‘secret geiy society’ in the Vatican is threatening the security and safety of Pope Francis. Maeder told Swiss Weekly, Scweiz Am Sonntag, that due to the special bond and loyalty among hom0$exuals, they tend to show more solidarity to themselves than to…
Ejigbo Pepper Torture: Police IG Takes Over Case
Following public outcry over the torture of two women in Ejigbo, Lagos, by some suspected members of the Odua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, in February 2013, which became known to the public some months ago, the Inspector General of Police, MD Abubakar, “has ordered an immediate takeover of the case, suspect(s) and all exhibits related to…
Tukur Becomes NRC Boss
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Bamanga Tukur as the Chairman of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC. The former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, was appointed on Tuesday by the President. Tukur was forced to resign as the PDP boss last week after the party suffered from series of crisis, which disintegrated and…
Why Amaechi Does Not Like Me—Mbu Reveals
Rivers State Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu, in this interview with ODITA SUNDAY speaks on the genesis of his problem with Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Excerpts: **The Governor Doesn’t Like Me Because I Refused To Fight His Perceived Political Enemies. **Police Did Not Shoot Senator Abbe What led to your face-off with the Governor…
APC Blasts PDP, Police Over Ogoni Rally Violence
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus **Condemns Mbu, Calls For His Redeployment The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter, says it is saddened by the repeat violence at the rally organised on Sunday, January 19, 2014 by the Save Rivers Movement, SRM. The party in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, said,…
Today In Da Prints With Faith Olaniran
Punch *Hamani Tijani, cross-border robbery kingpin, dies in prison *Fayemi, threat to peaceful election in Ekiti –Bamidele *PDP chair: Jonathan, govs choose Mu’azu *Rivers: Hoodlums open fire on pro-Amaechi rally *I had difficult times as PDP chairman – Tukur *FG to curb medical trips – Minister *FG to upgrade power transmission network with $1.5bn *Rivers:…
BREAKING PHOTONEWS: Reps In Free-For-All
A rowdy House on Tuesday Members of the House of Representatives have again thrown decorum in the air as they engaged themselves in a free-for-all-fight on the floor of the Assembly on Tuesday, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. The ugly incident, which is live on a national television, was caused by an Abuja Federal High Court…
Nigerians Spent The Missing $10.8b–NNPC
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, has disclosed that the controversial missing $10.8 billion was spent by Nigerians. He said this on Monday while defending what went wrong with the alleged ‘missing’ amount. Yakubu stated that if truly the money was missing, then it must have ended up…