Two schools were burnt on Wednesday night in Bauchi, a state in the northern part of Nigeria where some insurgents have kicked against Western education. A terrorist group in the north called Boko Haram, which literally means ‘Western education is a taboo’, has continued to attack schools in the region, the Chibok school in Borno…
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First Bank To Refund N4.5m Fraudulently Withdrawn From Customer's Acct
Several times, customers of banks in Nigeria have bitterly complained of how their hard-earned money are being fraudulently withdrawn from their accounts by custodians of their funds. Accounts of deceased customers are also not spared by these financial institutions as they even prefer their nefarious activities on this set of customers, knowing that it takes…
Femi Otedola To Shut Down Lagos For Dad's May 30 Burial
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, according to information relayed to Aproko247 by a perching bird, is doing everything within his power to throw a superlative burial ceremony for his late father, Sir Michael Otedola, who once ruled Lagos State as governor. On Tuesday, May 6, 2014, the former governor breathed his last at the age…
Soldiers Already In Sambisa Forest–FG
Director General of the National Orientation Agency, NOA, Mike Omeri, has disclosed that the Federal Government will not negotiate with the Boko Haram sect for the release of the missing schoolgirls. He also disclosed that men of the Nigerian Army are already closing in on Sambisa Forest, where the missing girls are believed to be…
Ex-Gov Ohakim Escapes Death, House Bombed
The private residence of Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo State, has been burnt down by some arsonists. The ex-number one citizen of the state escaped death as he was lucky not to have lost his live in the unfortunate incident. The suspected hoodlums attacked the house of Ohakim few hours after there were…
Boko Haram Completely Burns Borno Village
A village in Borno State was totally burnt by suspected Boko Haram members on Wednesday. According to BBC, the arsonists stormed Ngawa Fate village, which is few kilometres from Maiduguri, bringing down the whole village by fire. Only two houses were spared by the raging inferno ignited by the terrorists in the attack that occurred…
Jonathan To Visit Chibok Friday
President Goodluck Jonathan will eventually visit Chibok, Borno State, where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by members of Boko Haram sect a month ago. Since the incident occurred, the Nigerian leader has failed to pay a visit to the town, casting doubts on his sympathy for the victims and their parents. From information reaching Aproko247,…
Ini Edo Returns To School For Law
Popular Nigerian actress, Ini Edo, will return to school to study law, the Akwa Ibom State-born movie star has announced. Ini Edo, one of the successful young actresses in Nigeria, took to one of her social media platforms to inform her fans about the development, and also expressed her happiness for achieving her lifetime dream.…
Caleb Univ Shut Over Students' Unrest, Properties Damaged
Pandemonium was let loose on Wednesday at a privately-owned university in Lagos. Students of Caleb University took law into their hands, destroying properties of the institutions worth millions of naira. It was gathered that a male staff of the school identified as Osunbo, allegedly stopped a Muslim student from praying in his religious way, which…
No Negotiation With Boko Haram–Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has stressed that he won’t give in to the demands of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. The wanted terrorist, in a video released this week, told the Nigerian government to handover his members held in custody by security forces in the country in exchange for the over 200 abducted girls in his…