**Kaduna Refinery Begins Production December Production of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly called petrol is scheduled to commence at the Kaduna Refinery by December 2015, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja by the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu. The NNPC boss, during…
Reports from England suggest that Manchester United have opened talks with their Spanish goalkeeper, David De Gea. His present deal with the club ends in 2016 and he was heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid this season, after Iker Casila was sold to Porto. The move reportedly crashed on last transfer day. But…
Breastfeeding is essential to the growth of any child. According to BabyCenter, “whatever you decide, try to give your baby nothing but breast milk until she’s six months old. This will give your baby a healthy start in life. When your baby is ready to try her first solid food, you can still carry on…
The recent postponement of the Kogi State governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 10, 2015 by the National Working Committee, NWC, has thrown up a deep-rooted crisis brewing within the National leadership of the party. The postponement, according to a statement by the party’s spokesperson, Olisa…
In its efforts to keep the general public aware of activities of fraudsters on social media platforms using the identities of its top personnel, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has posted links of fake accounts used for these acts. In a statement issued on Thursday and made available to Aproko247, the Corps…
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that the state governor, Nyesom Wike has planned to get N10 billion from Zenith Bank to bribe judges at the elections petition tribunal sitting in Abuja. APC said the governor has already commenced negotiations with the bank. This was made known in a…
Aproko247 has learnt that the National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended the Kogi State governorship primary earlier fixed for Thursday, September 10, 2015. A statement issued on Wednesday by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Olisa Metuh, disclosed that the reason for the postponement is due to “some logistic…
The three month deadline given to the Nigerian troops by President Muhammadu Buhari to get rid of Boko Haram terrorist group from the Nigerian soil seems to be on point The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, disclosed that troops are already “clearing Boko Haram enclaves along axis of advance from Bitta to Tokumbere, Borno State.” The…
Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, September 9, 2015, fired four Commissioners in his cabinet. The governor disclosed that the sack of the affected officials is with immediate effect. Oshiomhole said he took this action in line with his commitment to fortify the system towards optimal performance. The affected persons are Mrs Blessing Maigida,…
Tragedy was let loose on Tuesday evening at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Akoka, when a female student was electrocuted by a high tension cable. It was said that the victim, identified as Oluchi Anekwe, a 300 level first class student of Accounting, was returning from her boyfriend’s place when the incident occurred. According to…