Bayelsa State has received the sum of N1.24 billion bailout fund from the Federal Government, the state government has confirmed. Deputy Governor of the state, John Jonah, who spoke in Yenagoa, the state capital, during the government’s income and expenditure briefing for January, disclosed that the money would be used to settle the backlog of…
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has described the purported new video released by leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau as fake. In a statement issued on Thursday, the DHQ urged Nigerians not to believe the video clips because it “could be another ploy or antics of the terrorists to keep our innocent citizen off their current…
In furtherance of efforts to make the North East safe and secure from the nefarious and criminal activities of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, troops of newly inducted 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade, in conjunction with Army Headquarters Strike Group (AHQ SG) and the Armed Forces Special Forces (AFSF), carried out a spectacular clearance…
Top Yoruba actress, Kemi Afolabi, is looking for those who have passion for acting to appear in a new flick she is packaging. To this effect, she has called for audition to pick cast for the movie. The charming actress, in collaboration with her entertainment outfit, KAAS Entertainment, is planning to shoot a film titled…
One of the leading airlines in Nigeria, Arik Air, has reacted to the scarce caused by one of its plane’s landing issue on Thursday night. In a statement issued by its PR Manager, Adebanji Ola, the airline said the incident has forced a rescheduling of the flight to Friday. “Our A330-200 aircraft operating Lagos-London Heathrow…
No fewer than 180 persons held hostage by the Boko Haram terrorists group have been rescued alive by the Nigerian Army, Aproko247 has learnt. A statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman disclosed on Thursday that the hostages were freed from the insurgents’ den during military operations. This is in…
Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senators in the present National Assembly have called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to immediately release the outstanding results in the Rivers State re-run elections particularly results that were collated from polling units, wards, Local Government Areas in their possession. This was part of the resolutions…