Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has passed on. The renowned Pharmacist breathed her last in the early hours of Saturday, June 7, 2014. Dora, also a former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, died in an India hospital where she has been receiving treatment…
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UNILAG Reverses Hiked Fees
Authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, have cancelled the increment on late registration of course fees they earlier imposed on the student, which sparked a protest. Addressing the demonstrating students on Friday at the Senate Building, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic & Research, Prof. Babajide Alo, ordered the reversal of the hiked fees for…
Late Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Buried
The remains of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, was finally laid to rest on Friday evening after he died in the morning in Kano. The deceased passed on after a battle with an illness. His burial attracted a mammoth crowd in Kano. The Federal Government delegation to the burial on Friday was…
NECO Releases NCEE Results
Candidates who sat for the April 26 National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE, organised by the National Examination Council, NECO, can now check their results, the examination body has disclosed. NECO, on Friday, advised parents to look up for the results of their wards who sat for the entrance exam into the nation’s unity colleges. About…
Investors Laud FCMB’s 2013 Performance, Okay N5.94b Dividend
Shareholders of FCMB Group Plc have unanimously commended the financial institution for it performance in 2013. The investors also approved the payment of a cash dividend of 30 kobo per ordinary share, for the year ended December 31, 2013. This translates to a total amount of N5.94billion. The decision was reached at the first Annual…
Emir Of Kano, Ado Bayero Dies
Reports reaching us indicate that the Emir of Kano, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, is dead. The prominent and respected traditional ruler was said to have passed on in the early hours of Friday in Kano. The highly revered monarch had survived attempts on his life in the past, but the cause of his death today is…
Soldiers Seize Leadership Newspaper Friday Edition, Detain Workers
Some soldiers who claimed to be acting on orders from above have confiscated the Friday edition of Leadership Newspaper being distributed to Northwest, Southeast and Southsouth regions of Nigeria. The officers of the Nigerian Army, who mounted a roadblock near the Abuja-Kaduna expressway tollgate, stopped the newspaper’s van heading towards Kaduna and seized its entire…
Soldiers Seize Leadership Newspaper Friday Edition, Detain Workers
Some soldiers who claimed to be acting on orders from above have confiscated the Friday edition of Leadership Newspaper being distributed to Northwest, Southeast and Southsouth regions of Nigeria. The officers of the Nigerian Army, who mounted a roadblock near the Abuja-Kaduna expressway tollgate, stopped the newspaper’s van heading towards Kaduna and seized its entire…
Explosion Tears Gombe Govt House Apart
The Gombe State Government House has been hit by a massive explosion, Aproko247 can report. However, this magazine cannot ascertain any casualty figure at the moment, but we gathered that the blast destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the building. The explosion occurred on Thursday, we learnt and security officials are on ground to…
Prof Alkali Replaces Gulak As Jonathan's Aide
President Goodluck Jonathan has finally filled the vacuum left with the exit of Ahmed Gulak as his aide on Political Matters. The President appointed Professor Rufa’i Alkali as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs, a position formerly held by Gulak before his removal few months ago. Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben…