Year: 2014

Oil Theft: NSCDC Partners Stakeholders

In line with the mandate of the Corps in fighting oil theft, illegal bunkering and vandalism of public infrastructure, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, with the directives of the Commandant General Dr. Ade Abolurin, has intensified efforts to partner with all and sundry in order to win the war. The Corps as…

Olejeme Praises Uduaghan

By Henry Ovie The Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr Ngozi Olejeme, has praised the Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, for setting high standards in sports, security and management of public finances, promising to continue where the governor will stop in 2015. “I must thank His Excellency, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for a job…

Fleeing Nigeria Soldiers Return From Cameroon

Authorities of the Nigerian Army have confirmed that its men who fled to Cameroon during a gun duel with members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram on Monday, have returned to the country. The Army, embarrassed by media reports that the insurgents chased the Nigerian troops to Cameroon, claimed that military officers took a “tactical…

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, on Tuesday directed all schools in the country to remain closed due to the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday after a meeting with Commissioners of Education, Shekarau said both public and private primary and secondary schools in Nigeria will not resume until Monday,…

Uzo Spirit Ignites ‘Cold Fire’

A promising, but versatile R&B and reggae singer, Uzo Spirit, is already causing ripples in the Nigerian entertainment industry with his latest single. The artistic musician recently dropped ‘Cold Fire’, which has ignited the passion many music buffs have for good music, having before now, been forced to listen to songs only rich in beats,…

Ikimi Finally Dumps APC

Aproko247 can confirm that a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Tom Ikimi, has eventually left the opposition party. The Edo State-born politician was among the aspirants for the National Chairmanship post of APC, but lost out to his kinsman, John Oyegun. A top source in the APC informed our reporter on Tuesday afternoon…