The Rivers State Police Command spokesman, Almad Muhammed, has said that the embattled Commissioner of Police in the state, Mbu Joseph Mbu, has not been removed as widely speculated in some quarters of the Nigerian media. Muhammed noted that Mbu is still in charge of the police in Rivers State, contrary to several reports. The…
According to SaharaReporters, no fewer than three people “were killed in another attack by unidentified gunmen” on Monday evening in Southern Kaduna. A source in Kafanchan told SaharaReporters that the gunmen struck around 6pm local time in an area called Zangan, in Kaura local government area of the state. The assailants [reportedly] burnt down houses…
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the November 16, 2013 governorship election in Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, has lost his alleged ‘triple voters’ registration’ case against Willie Obiano of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. The suit was struck out on Monday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Ngige’s party had…
Few days ago, precisely on Saturday, February 1, 2014, Aproko247 broke the story of an unknown actress who died during childbirth. The said lady, named Ijeoma Okori, passed on with her twin babies at the point of delivery, as divulged to us by a member of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, AGN, in Rivers State,…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Magaji Doho, has stated that the defection of former Vice President, Atiku Abaubakar, to APC from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will help the party become successful at the 2015 general elections. Doho, the Interim Chairman of APC in Gombe State, told the News Agency of Nigeria,…
Nigeria’s Vice-President, Namadi Sambo, has strongly criticized the killing of prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Muhammad Auwal Adam Albani, also known as Albani Zaria, by some gunmen in Zaria, Kaduna State, last week. The vocal cleric was assassinated on Saturday night along with his wife while returning from a religious function in the ancient city. In…
News report reaching us from Kano confirms that 26 lawmakers of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the Kano State House of Assembly, have decamped to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The legislators joined the APC on Monday. The move came barely 24 hours after former Nigeria’s Vice President, Atiku Abubakar formally defected from PDP…
Police Corporal Aniyem Chiyem, who was videotaped asking for dollar bribe from a motorist in Lagos, has been arrested, a police source in Lagos has informed Aproko247. The cop was picked up on Monday after the police authorities directed that the erring officer be arrested and disciplined for putting the Force into shame. His act…
Banks are known for trust, honesty and confidentiality, which is why customers entrust funds to them. But when the safety of depositors’ money and financial details is in doubt due to the custodian’s unprofessional and fraudulent practices, customers loose funds unceremoniously. One financial institution that has proven to be a safe haven for fraudulent officials…
A 25-year old lady has cried out over an alleged assault by a Lagos-based businessman. According to the lady, named Funmi (other name withheld) the incident occurred on Thursday January 23, 2014 at about 2pm. Funmi said that a woman, whose name was later discovered to be Obey Ibeh Okpareke, had hit her official car…