I wonder why some of our policemen are only interested in extorting commercial motorists, motorcyclists and tricyclists. Just last Thursday, some of my colleagues were robbed in front of the Alkem Nigerian Limited, along Alaba-Express Bus-stop, Mile2 area. One of them who luckily escaped ran to call some fierce looking and gun-wielding policemen mounting surveillance…
Year: 2014
My Friend, Dr Kayode Fayemi: The Stone That The Builders Rejected, By Sola Salako
I met John Kayode Fayemi sometime in 1984 when we were both Student Activists at the University of Lagos. He graduated in 1985, I graduated in 1987. He represented Eni Njoku Hall while I came from Moremi Hall to serve on an ad hoc committee on some issue then. Kayode was the calm, studious type,…
Amaechi’s Life Is No More Safe—Lawmaker Cries Out
Following recent harassment on the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, by some federal agents, a member of the House of Representatives, Andrew Uchendu, has raised an alarm on the safety of the state governor. Uchendu, representing Ikerre/Emohua Federal Constituency of Rivers State, at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to kick…
Missing Plane Not In Nigeria–NAMA
Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, Ibrahim Abdulsalam, on Tuesday, disclosed that the small aircraft alleged to be missing is not in the Nigerian airspace. Abdulsalam, addressing aviation correspondents in Lagos, said the four-seater light aircraft had been handed over to the Cameroon airspace authority before the incident. He stressed that the…
Gunmen Slaughter 30 In Kaduna
About three villages in Sanga local government area of Kaduna State were invaded in the early hours of Tuesday by unknown hoodlums, who unleashed terror on inhabitants of the communities. The incident occurred in Southern Kaduna, which is predominantly occupied by Christians. Several persons were killed by the gunmen and some houses also touched by…
Laide Bakare Moves To America Amid Hubby’s EFCC Trouble
For some months now, the new husband of top Nigerian actress, Laide Bakare, Tunde Orilowo, has been battling with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged fraud worth billions of naira. This led to the confiscation of the man’s known properties as well as the boutique he opened for Laide Bakare in…
Plane Enroute Gabon From Nigeria Missing
Just when the ‘world’ is yet to locate the missing Malaysian plane, a four-seater plane flying from Nigeria to Gabon enroute Cameroon is reportedly missing. It was said that the search and rescue operations led by Cameroon’s civil aviation authorities have not yielded any positive results at the moment. The small aircraft, owned by a…
Veteran Journalist, Helen Eguabor Dies At 46
According to AIT, a veteran journalist, Helen Eguabor, has died. The woman, a political writer, died in a South African hospital. It was reported that the deceased that gone to a hospital in Kempton Park, Johannesburg South Africa for a medical check-up. Helen, 46, is said to be a devout catholic and a member of…
Gunmen Kill 33, Abduct 54 Girls In Borno Village
A community in Borno State has been attacked by gunmen believed to be members of the dreaded Islamic sect called Boko Haram. It was gathered that the incident occurred in Kummabza village under Damboa local government area of Borno State, where insurgency has been on the rise for a while despite a state of emergency…
Scores Feared Dead As Bomb Rocks Kano School
A bomb explosion in the city of Kano has reportedly killed several people in the area. The improvised explosive device, IED, went off on Monday afternoon at about 2pm, a resident of the ancient city told Aproko247. It was further disclosed to our reporter that scores of people were feared dead in the blast, which…