Former Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Osita Chidoka, has been sworn-in as the new Minister Aviation, a position left vacant by Stella Oduah, who was removed from office in February 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan. Chidoka was sworn-in on Wednesday by the President in Abuja. The ceremony was held some minutes…
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22 Die In Kaduna Bomb Blast
No fewer than 22 persons were feared killed on Wednesday afternoon in an explosion that rocked the city of Kaduna. The blast occurred along Isa Kaita Road, which leads to the popular Murtala Square in Central Kaduna. It is believed that a convoy of an Islamic leader called Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi was the main target…
Fire Guts Kano Airport
A fire incident was recorded on Tuesday night at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, but was quickly curtailed by men of the Fire Service as well as some airport officials. However, the inferno already left a fuel tanker completely burnt and also leaving an aircraft belonging to Turkish Airways partly damaged. Passengers who were…
Jonathan Fumes Over Buhari’s Outburst
President Goodluck Jonathan has fired back at former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, over his statement released on Monday, accusing him of being behind the impeachment trend in the country. In a statement issued by Rueben Abati, President Jonathan’s media aide, Buhari was slammed making allegations against the President rather than working to put his…
Enugu Assembly Begins Impeachment Of Dep Gov
The impeachment proceeding against the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Sunday Onyebuchi, has formally started. The Enugu State House of Assembly has served the Deputy Governor with the impeachment notice. This was given to Onyebuchi by the Clerk of the Assembly, Christopher Chukwurah. Twenty-two of the 24 lawmakers in the Assembly, signed the notice at…
Buhari Blasts Jonathan Over ‘Impeachment Terror’
Nigeria’s former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan over the spate of impeachment threats in the country ahead of the 2015 general elections. Buhari, in a statement released on Monday, warned Jonathan not to use the federal institution to rain terror on the citizen, especially the opposition. The former Nigerian leader disclosed…
Military Plane Crashes In Borno, DHQ Debunks Enemy Attack
A small aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force has crashed in Borno State. The plane, an Mi-35, collapsed in Bama, Borno State, a stronghold of the dreaded terrorist group called Boko Haram, which has carried out several attacks in the region. Chris Olukolade, spokesman of the Defence Headquarters, confirmed on Monday afternoon that the…
Ex-Petro Minister, Rilwanu Lukman Dies In Austria
A former Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman, has passed on. The trained Engineer died on Monday morning in faraway Austria. The deceased held several political positions before his demise on Monday. Late Lukman was born in Zaria, Kaduna State on August 26, 1938 and studied Mining Engineering at the College of Arts, Science, and Technology,…
Ebonyi Speaker: Chukwuma Nwazunku Removed
Report reaching Aproko247 indicates that Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has been impeached. Nwazunku was booted out by his colleagues on Monday morning. It was disclosed to Aproko247 by a reliable source in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, about 20 lawmakers in the House moved for the Speaker’s removal. They…
Civil Defence Officer In Police Net For Killing Teacher
An Assistant-Inspector in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Lasisi Kabir Iyanda, is presently cooling off in police custody over the death of a 32-year-old teacher in Osun State. The victim, Kamaldeen Muritala, teaches Islamic Religious Knowledge, IRK, at Titilope Islamic Comprehensive High School, Ejigbo, Osun State. He was allegedly murdered by the…