A one-million naira take-off grant has been approved by the Federal Government for the establishment of Oil & Gas Polytechnic in Bonny, Rivers State. The grant is to enable the new specialised institution starts academic activities and put other things in place in the school. Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, who made the announcement…
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Elder Statesman, Umaru Dikko Dies At 78
Former Minister of Transportation, Umaru Dikko, has passed on. The respected northern politician and elder statesman died in a London hospital on Tuesday. It was learnt that the prominent opinion leader had suffered strokes before his death. The 78-year-old politician was once a Commission in the now Kaduna State. He fled to London on exile…
Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike Tuesday
Members of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, have been directed to embark on an indefinite industrial action from Tuesday, July 1, 2014. President of the body, Kayode Obembe, at a press briefing in Abuja, accused the Federal Government of not paying attention to NMA’s demands. He said the body has been left with no other…
Boko Haram Is Arm Wing Of APC, Says Fani-Kayode
Controversial former aide to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, Femi Fani-Kayode, has accused the All Progressives Congress, APC, of running Boko Haram terrorist group as its arm wing. The former Minister of Aviation made this accusation on Monday, speaking as a guest on Channels TV’s breakfast programme, ‘Sunrise Daily’. Fani-Kayode, who recently returned to the ruling Peoples’…
Pray For Nigeria, Jonathan Begs Muslims
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has asked Muslims in the country to specially pray for peace and security in the nation as they observe Ramadan, which kicked off on Saturday in some areas. Speaking via a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, the President charged Muslim faithful to “rededicate…
APC Condemns FG’s Threat To Amaechi’s Life
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has strongly condemned the alleged threat to the life of the State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, by the Federal Government. The party in a statement by the Chairman, Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, described the development as evil, horrendous, unjustifiable and…
BREAKING: Bomb Blast Foiled In Kano Mosque
Report reaching us says police in Kano State have stopped a plan by some terrorists to blow up a mosque in the ancient northern city. The incident, according to preliminary report reaching us, we learnt, caused a stare among worshippers who trooped out to observe the Friday Jumat service in the mosque. We are still…
No Bomb Blast In Utako Abuja Market–Aproko247 Confirms
Aproko247 has confirmed that the rumour making the round that a bomb explosion has occurred in Utako Market in Abuja is not true. It was disclosed to us that nothing of such happened in the market as traders and visitors to the market are going about their businesses. A photograph taken from the market and…
Senate To Probe Tinubu Over Comments
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of former Lagos governor, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be questioned by her colleagues in the red chamber over comments attributed to her, attacking the leadership of the upper chamber of the National Assembly. At the plenary on Thursday, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the session, directed the Committee…
APC To Challenge Ekiti Poll In Court
The national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has disclosed that it would challenge the use of military in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti State. At the poll, candidate of the APC, who is also the incumbent governor of the state, Kayode Fayemi, was ousted from office by the Peoples’ Democratic Party,…