Following a report by the Amnesty International, AI, that the Nigerian Army was pre-informed of the abduction of some students writing their exams at Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has reacted to the allegation, describing it as untrue. In a statement released on Friday by Director Defence Information/Coordinator, Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade,…
According to Saturday Vanguard, the abducted Chibok girls have been sighted by members of the United Sts Marines. This was made possible with the use of Satellite equipment which combed the Sambisa forest, where the girls were reportedly taken to after their kidnap over three weeks ago by Boko Haram members. Vanguard relied on some…
Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Adebayo Oni, has opened up on his recent decision to leave his former party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to join forces with the ruling party in the state, the All Progressive Congress, APC. Speaking exclusively to Folorunsho Hamzat on Friday evening, Oni said the decision to change his party remains his,…
Lagos State Command of the Nigerian Police has debunked rumour making the rounds that some gunmen stormed a school in the state to abduct some children. Briefing journalists on Friday, the police spokesperson, DSP Ngozi Braide, noted that nothing of such happened in Lagos. She added that the state is safe and described the rumour…
One of Nigeria’s reputable financial institutions, Diamond Bank, has introduced an initiative aimed at putting smiles on the faces of business owners in the country. This is one of the Bank’s efforts in making sure businesses grow, which will in turn improve the economy. The programme, called Building Entrepreneurs Today, BET, is in its fourth…
Report just reaching Aproko247 has it that the dreaded Boko Haram group has bombed a bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon. The destruction of the small bridge was carried out on Thursday evening by the insurgents, which has carried out several attacks in the northern part of Nigeria lately. It was learnt by this magazine that…
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has described members of the dreaded terrorist group called Boko Haram as bigots. In a press statement released on Thursday by the retired army officer and ex-presidential aspirant, Buhari noted that the insurgents should not be allowed to “threaten nor should they be allowed to violate…
Female officers of the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, held a protest in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on Thursday to call for the release of the abducted Chibok girls by members of Boko Haram in April. The women came out enmasse on the street of Lafia, chanting ‘Bring…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Thursday promised to bring an end to terrorism in Nigeria despite the enormous challenges being faced his government in fighting the menace. Jonathan, while speaking at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa, WEFA, in Abuja, thanked the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and China in offering assistance…
Respected and reliable airline, Arik Air, has promised to give out two business class return tickets in an Instagram Promo. The reputable airline, which is unarguably West and Central Africa’s largest airline, in a bid to put smiles on the faces of many, will fly lucky winners to any of its destinations. The promo, which…