Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has kicked against the use of masked security operatives during elections. According to the INEC boss, they (masked security forces) scare voters from getting involved in the voting process. Jega said though he is aware of the role of security personnel in elections, but the…
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Jonathan Swears-In New HOS
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has sworn-in the new Head of Service of the Federation, Danladi Kisafi. The swearing-in ceremony took place in Abuja shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Wednesday. Jonathan urged Kisafi to improve on the standards set by his predecessors in the Federal Civil Service. The President also said…
Jimoh Ibrahim’s Media Empire May Finally Crumble
Reliable Information reaching Aproko247 from the camp of Jimoh Ibrahim, an Ondo State-born businessman, is not a palatable one. Insiders divulged to our reporter that with the way things are presently going, Jimoh Ibrahim may not do anything to rescue his troubled media outfits, which include National Mirror, Daily Newswatch, Newswatch Magazine and Energy Press.…
INEC Creates More 30,027 Polling Units
Ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has created additional 30,027 polling units across the country. According to INEC, the move is to solve decongestion problems in the existing polling centres in the country. The Commission, in a statement issued on Tuesday by one of its directors, Ishiaku…
3 Die In APC/PDP Clash
No fewer than three persons were killed in a clash between supporters of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Nasarawa State. The clash occurred on Tuesday when a lawmaker in the State House of Assembly visited his constituency. The legislator, Sidi Bako, a PDP member, visited his area, Dadere,…
Mysterious Fire Engulfs NFF Glass House
An early morning fire gutted the secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, in Abuja on Wednesday. The inferno reportedly started some minutes past 9am. The fire started at the Chief Accountant office, Aproko247 learnt. Some properties were destroyed in the incident, though men of the fire services have put off the inferno as at…
Ebola Kills Lagos Doctor
The number of persons already killed by the fatal disease called Ebola has now risen to five with the death of one Dr Ameyo Adadevoh on Tuesday in Lagos. The deceased was one of those who treated late Patrick Sawyer, the Liberian-American believed to have transported the deadly disease to Nigeria. Adadevoh led the medical…
3 Die In Fresh Boko Haram Raid, School Set Ablaze
An attack by Boko Haram members in a northern village in Cameroon on Monday afternoon resulted in the death of a least three persons, Anadolu Agency reports on Tuesday. During the invasion, no fewer than 12 villagers were also abducted by the insurgents, who have carried out several fatal attacks in northern Nigeria. Cameroon shares…
Rock Climber Dies From Fall After Proposing To Girlfriend
A 36-year-old rock climber, Brad Parker, has died from a fall in Yosemite National Park few hours after he proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Jainee Dial. Parker is a veteran rock climber who lives in Sebastopol. He had completed a climb to the summit of Cathedral Peak, where he asked Dial to marry him, which…
Reminisce Bags Juicy Samsung Deal
Samsung Mobile has unveiled fast-rising Nigerian rapper, Remilekun Kalid Shafaru, better known as Reminisce, as ambassador for its brand of mobile phones. The deal was sealed a moment ago, and the rapper will ensure he promotes the brands range of mobile phones through various platforms. The deal, Aproko247 learnt, runs into millions of naira, but…