The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has rubbished a supposedly leaked letter addressed to the Commission by the Presidency seeking to investigate the finances of some chieftains of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. On Friday, some media platforms (excluding Aproko247) published the ‘leaked letter, which showed that President Goodluck Jonathan ordered…
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Sorry, I Can’t Campaign For You—Awujale Tells Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has been informed by the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, who is the Awujale of Ijebuland, that he, the Awujale, will not campaign for the President because it is improper for him to do so. The respected monarch in Yorubaland made this known to Jonathan on Thursday when the President…
BREAKING: Fire Envelops Fine Coat Lagos Factory
News reaching Aproko247 shows that an inferno has engulfed the factory of a paint company, Fine Coat, in Lagos. The cause of the fire is not yet known, but we gathered that thick smoke filled the air in the area. The incident, which occurred on Wednesday afternoon, reportedly destroyed some properties in the company. However,…
Senate Okays Obanikoro As Minister
Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, scaled through his screening at the Red Chamber of the National Assembly. The former Minister of State for Defence was only asked to take a bow by Senate President, David Mark, when he appeared before the lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon. This is the tradition for former members of the National…
PDP, APC Supporters Clash In Ogun
Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, engaged themselves in a free-for-all on Tuesday in Abeokuta, the state capital, causing the disruption of public peace in the area. However, no life was lost in the fracas. The youth wing of the opposition party in the state,…
Jonathan Fires Agwa As SURE-P Boss, Brings In Akau
Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme, SURE-P, Martin Luther Agwai, has been removed from office by President Goodluck Jonathan. A statement issued on Tuesday by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, disclosed that Ishaya Dare Akau has been appointed to take over from Agwai. Abati explained in the statement that…
Rivers APC Mourns 9 Murdered Members
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has declared a week of mourning for nine of its members who were killed in two separate incidents in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday night. While five of the men were killed in the D-Line area of Port Harcourt, the other four met their…
Boko Haram Pledges To Take Orders From ISIS
Leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said in a new audio release that his group will run to the Islamic State, ISIS, militant group when the need arises. The audio was released on the group’s Twitter account on Saturday. ISIS controls most parts of Syria and Iraq and has brutally killed several…
Lagos Walk: APC Paid Participants N5000 Each—PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of paying N5000 each to those who took part in Saturday’s ‘one million March4Buhari’ in Lagos. This allegation was made by the PDP via a press statement issued by its spokesman, Taofik Gani. The opposition party in Lagos State said…
Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Maiduguri
bomb A suicide bomb attack in Borno State has left about eight persons dead on Saturday morning. The development is coming just as the Nigerian troops, with the help of their foreign counterparts, are reclaiming some lost towns under the control of Boko Haram. It was learnt that the suicide bomber, who was riding a…