Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd), has informed his men that he will not condone corruption in the service. Ali made this known during a familiarization visit to Customs formations and stakeholders in Lagos on Monday. The retired military officer urged his men to sit up because his tenure is…
The Senate, on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, confirmed that a ministerial nominee, Amina Mohammed, would be screened as a nominee from Gombe State, not Kaduna. There had been controversies over the true state of origin of Amina and there were moves to disqualify her. Petitions were received from some indigenes of Kaduna State, who kicked…
According to reports reaching us, military officers are in a gun battle with suspected terrorists at Inike axis in Okene local government area of Kogi State. It was gathered that some members of the insurgents first opened fire at the soldiers after sighting the officers, who retaliated. However, this magazine could not confirm the number…
Ten ministerial nominees will be screened on Tuesday, October 13, 2015, by the Senate, according to the order of proceedings released. Among these nominees are National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lai Mohammed and former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi. Also to be grilled today are Audu Ogbe, Amina Ibrahim Mohammed…
The University of Calabar, UNICAL, Cross River State has been closed down by the school management. Authorities of the higher institution announced the closure of the school after students staged a protest over alleged poor welfare. Management of UNICAL said the school will remain under lock and key for two weeks and urged students to…
A National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has upheld the victory of Senator Dino Melaye of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Tribunal dismissed the petition filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi, a former President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, challenging the election of Melaye at the poll held on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded second batch of his ministerial nominees to the Senate. The President sent the list to the Senate on Monday for screening and confirmation as required by the Nigerian Constitution. Buhari forwarded the first set to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. In the first list were…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed shock over the demise of former governor of Bayelsa State, DSP Alamieyeseigha, on Saturday at the teaching hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed on Sunday by the party’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh, quoted the Acting National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, saying that the party…
An explosion occurred in a part of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon, Aproko247 has authoritatively learnt. The blast, reportedly from a gas, was said to have happened from a locked beer parlour at Oworonsoki, inward Mayaki area of the metropolis. According to the South West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has debunked news making the rounds that a bomb explosion occurred around Karu Satellite town, suburb of Abuja on Saturday night. According to a press statement issued by the FCT Deputy Director/Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Hazat Sule, nothing of such happened in the area. Sule described the rumour as…