Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has reacted to controversies generated by his bill seeking to regulate religious activities in the state. The former Minister of FCT spoke with selected journalists in an interview recently, where spoke on the controversial proposed religious preaching bill, his face-off with trade unions, among others. How has it…
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FG Restores Fuel Subsidy
***Retains Pump Price Payment of subsidy on premium motor spirit, PMS, also known as petrol has been returned by the Federal Government. It was gathered that the FG on Saturday recommenced the payment of subsidy on fuel, which was earlier stopped in January 2016. Aproko247 learnt the commodity is subsidised by N5.84 per litre consumed…
No Tribal War At Our Barracks—Army
The Nigerian Army has reacted to what it called “a deliberate and calculated campaign of calumny aimed at misleading the public and cause disaffection among troops” being promoted on social media by a group called ‘Eastern Radio’. In a statement issued on Sunday by Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the army…
APC Calls For Fresh Rerun In Rivers
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State said after a careful study of the facts on ground, it has come out to declare that what took place in the State on March 19 was not the expected rerun State and National Assembly elections but the mere allocation of votes to the…
DPR Seals 4 Filling Stations In A/Ibom
The Department of Petroleum Resources has sealed off four filling stations in Akwa Ibom State for selling premium motor spirit (PMS) above the federal government approved price of N86.50. DPR has also fined Jobina filling station located in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital the sum of N1 million for selling petroleum product after DPR…
Diversion Worsens Fuel Supply In Katsina—DPR
The Katsina State field office of Department for Petroleum Resources, DPR, on Friday disclosed that about 450,000 litres of fuel supplied to the state were diverted insisting that diversion of the product remained the major challenge. Addressing newsmen during the routine monitoring exercise, the DPR operations controller for Katsina Field Office, Mohammed Aminu Sani said…
Troops Destroy Boko Haram IED Factory In Bama
The Nigerian Army says troops of 155 Task Force Battalion, 21 Brigade, Nigerian Army on Thursday, March 31, 2016, during clearance operations, gunned down nine suspected members of Boko Haram sect in Wulwuta village in Bama local government area of Borno State. A statement issued Saturday by Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka…
Buhari Meets Nigerian Professionals In America
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday had talks with Nigerians who have distinguished themselves in various professions in the United States of America, USA. The President, at a meeting with them in Washington DC, promised to move Nigeria forward as quickly as possible. Buhari further disclosed to them that his administration is fully committed to correcting…
Army Re-opens Maiduguri Mammy Market
Authorities of the Nigerian Army have announced the re-opening of the Maimalari Cantonment Mammy Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, three years after it was shut down. The market was initially closed due to deadly activities of Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri. At the launch of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Investment Initiatives for Barracks…
APC Suspends Timipre Sylva
Former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has been suspended by his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Sylva was punished by his party for alleged anti-party activity. The former governor was the flag bearer of the APC in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State, which was won by candidate of the Peoples Democratic…