The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured Nigerians that there would not be late arrival of election materials in the 2015 general polls. This assurance was given in Gusau, Zamfara, by Jubrin Zarewa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state on Friday during a press conference. The top INEC official disclosed further that…
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2015: Lagos Speaker Begins Underground Moves To Succeed Fashola
There are strong indications that Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has begun underground moves to actualize his dream of becoming the next governor of the state. Sources well informed of his activities told Aproko247 that the Speaker has now intensified his gubernatorial ambition. “As soon as [Bola] Tinubu (a former…
Chibok Girls: Army Denies Receiving Any Warning Before Attack
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,…
US Marines Locate Abducted Girls
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…
A Vote For Fayose Is A Curse On Ekiti’s Future–Segun Oni
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 Police Dispels School Children Kidnap Rumour
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…
Diamond Bank Plans Big For Entrepreneurs With BET4
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…
BREAKING: Boko Haram Bombs Cameroon/Nigeria Linking Bridge, 30 Killed
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…
Buhari Calls Boko Haram Members 'Mindless Bigots'
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…
Missing Girls: Female Security Officers Protest In Nasarawa
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…