Few days after a military jet forcefully went down in Yola, Adamawa State, another helicopter belonging to the military has crashed-landed in the same city. On Monday, a small plane believed to belong to the Nigerian Air Force on surveillance crashed in Damare in Girei local government area of the state. It was conveying military…
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Boko Haram Loses Grip Of Mubi Town
The biggest town under the control of militant Islamist group called Boko Haram, Mubi in Adamawa State, has been recaptured and now in control of the Nigerian government, Aproko247 has learnt. In October 2014, the Islamic group captured Mubi, the second largest town in Adamawa, and declared it a caliphate, chasing Nigerian security forces out…
Reps Give Tambuwal APC Presidential Nomination Form
Embattled Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Thursday, in Abuja, was presented with the presidential nomination form of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Speaker, we learnt, got the form at his residence in Abuja from some members of the APC in the House of Representatives. He was given the form by…
APGA Reschedules Primaries
The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has announced new dates for its primaries to elect candidates to fly the party’s flags in the 2015 House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate and governorship elections. Also, the party announced a shift in date for its ward congresses in electing ad-hoc delegates to partake in the four…
Uduaghan Dares Tompolo, Others Over Jonathan's Visit
Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has emphatically stressed that nothing will disturb President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s planned visit to the state on Friday. The President is expected to visit Delta State on Friday to commission the $16 billion Ogidigben Export Processing Zone, EPZ, in Warri. On Wednesday, former Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpomukpolo, otherwise…
We Don’t Compel Offenders To Pay Fines—FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has emphatically stressed that the agency does not force traffic offenders to pay fines for alleged offences committed on the road. This information was revealed by the FRSC Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, at a chat with some Editors in Lagos recently. Several times, motorists have bitterly complained about how…
10 Ogun Federal Lawmakers Submit Defection Letters To NASS
Three Senators and seven out of the nine members of the House of Representatives from Ogun State have submitted their letters of defection to the National Assembly, NASS. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, Senator Gbenga Kaka, who is the Chairman of Ogun State lawmakers in NASS, explained that the federal lawmakers from the state…
Tompolo Threatens Jonathan
Ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpomukpolo, otherwise known as Tompolo, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan not to commission the $16 billion Export Processing Zone, EPZ, project billed for Friday, November 14, 2014, at Ogidigbenm in Warri South West local council of Delta State. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday at Oporoza, in Gbaramatu kingdom, Delta State, Tompolo…
Jonathan Unveils New N100 Centenary Note
President Goodluck Jonathan, on Wednesday, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, unveiled the new N100 note to mark Nigeria’s 100 years of amalgamation. The new banknote was presented to the President by the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefile At the ceremony, Jonathan urged Nigerians to show respect for the country’s currencies. The…
Bomb Explosion Rocks Federal College Of Education In Niger
Almost 72 hours after a suicide bomber attacked a secondary school in Potiskum, Yobe State, another suicide bomber has detonated a bomb at the Federal College of Education in Kontagora, Niger State. The suicide bomber, a female, died in the explosion as well as another person, who we could not confirm as at the time…