As earlier promised, the Nigerian troops fighting to reclaim Gworza town from the control of Boko Haram terrorists group, has eventually succeeded in the battle. About six weeks ago, the Nigerian troops, with the help of their counterparts from the neighbouring countries, launched a massive onslaught on the insurgents, taking over territories that were before…
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DSS Detains INEC PVC Manufacturer
Owner of ACT Technologies Ltd, Sani Musa, the company that manufactured the Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs, to be used for the 2015 general elections, has been arrested by the Department of State Security, DSS, Aproko247 has learnt. Musa was picked up by the secret police in Abuja. ACT Technologies produced the PVCs for the Independent…
EFCC Denies Freezing Mbaka's Accounts
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported in a section of the media that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to controversial Catholic priest, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka. However, the anti-money laundering agency has refuted the reports, urging “journalists to endeavour to cross check their facts with the Commission…
2015: Abba Redeploys Senior Officers
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the redeployment of some senior police officers ahead of the presidential election on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Abba, in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, explained that the move became necessary in order to further reposition the Police for…
Why I Dumped PDP For APC–Ondo Deputy Governor
On Thursday, March 26, 2015, the Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ali Olanusi, defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. His decision to decamp from the PDP to APC came as a shock to some political observers in the state, who have keenly followed unfolding political happenings in the…
Fire Guts Abuja Federal High Court
A fire incident was recorded at the premises of Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, March 26, 2015 . The inferno, we learnt, affected a portion of the court building. destroying some properties in the process. As at the time of filing in this report, no life was lost, but efforts are being done…
Ondo Deputy Governor Joins APC
Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ali Olanusi, has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the opposition party, the All Progressives Party, APC. Olanusi joined the PDP with his boss, Governor Olusegun Mimiko, from Labour Party not too long ago, precisely in 2014. However, Mimiko and leaders of the PDP in Ondo State have…
PDP Will Taste Peoples' Anger During 2015 Polls–APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will inevitably face the wrath of the people of Rivers State during the forthcoming general elections, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said. “PDP cannot escape punishment for all the evils the party has visited on the people of Rivers State. It will be visited with…
Jonathan, Buhari Sign Another Peace Deal
Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari respectively, have again signed another peace accord. The two major contenders in the March 28 presidential election signed a similar pact on January 14, 2015 in Abuja for the February 14, 2015 presidential poll, which was…
Jonathan, Buhari In Secret Meeting After Obama's Advice
A closed door meeting is presently going on between President Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC. We reliably gathered that the meeting is coming on the heels of President Barak Obama’s call for candidates in the March 28, 2015 presidential election to urge their supporters to shun violence…