Year: 2015

Violence Erupts In Bauchi, One Killed

Aproko247 has learnt that an unrest in Bauchi State on Monday morning has led to the death of a young man. It was alleged that a military officer shot dead the deceased. Our reporter gathered that the man was killed at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the state. It was…

Rivers APC Wants REC Suspended

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has demanded the immediate suspension of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mrs Gesila Khan, for allegedly colluding with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to rig Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in the state. “For Mrs Khan to have removed the…

Reigning African female footballer of the year, Asisat Oshoala, finally made her debut for Liverpool in the FA Women’s Super League on Wednesday. Oshoala became the first African female footballer to feature in the league. She played for Liverpool against Sunderland, but her club lost 2-1. Oshoala had the opportunity to level the game in…

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday’s March 28, 2015 election has expressed satisfaction with the electoral process. Answering questions from newsmen at his Duara home in Kastina State after casting his vote, the former Head of State said he is happy with the peaceful conduct of the election, going by the…

NBC To Set Up Water Conservation Clubs In Schools

The Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, NBC, a member of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Group and bottler of Coca-Cola brands in Nigeria, has expressed its desire to establish Water Conservation Clubs in select secondary schools across the country to further drive its water stewardship programme. Head, Public Affairs and Communications of NBC, Uzo Odenigbo, made this revelation…

INEC Staff Die In Fatal Auto Crash

An adhoc official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, met her untimely death on Saturday, while heading to her place of assignment for the presidential poll in Benue State. The lady, identified Blessing Agidi Odeh, our reporter learnt, was involved in a motorcycle accident on Saturday morning along the Obussa-Ebonyi road, in Oju local…

Some unidentified gunmen have killed not less than nine people in Gombe State. The victims were feared dead on Saturday by the insurgents believed to be members of Boko Haram. Among them was a member of Gombe State House of Assembly, Umar Aminu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing Dukku South Constituency. The terrorists…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the extension of voting till Sunday, March 29, 2015. This is to make sure that eligible voters are not disenfranchised by the Commission from exercising their civic rights. In some areas in the country, the card reading machines deployed by INEC for accreditation of voters flopped. Due…