Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members attacked Gamboru community in Borno State for the second time in three weeks. In early May, some terrorists invaded the village, leaving over 250 dead in the attack. Several houses were razed by the insurgents without the military stopping them despite holding the village under siege for many…
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Gov Akpabio Seeks N200m Annual Pay, Car, Mansion After Tenure
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, according to an exclusive report by Premium Times, has asked the State House of Assembly to pass a bill allowing him get jumbo pay after his tenure must have expired in May 2015. Here is the full report; Barely a year to his exit from office, Governor…
Presidential Convoy Shoots Protesting OAU Students
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, were shot at on Thursday by a Presidential convoy. The students were protesting a recent hike in their tuition fee by the school management. The school fee, as Aproko247 learnt, was increased from about N17,000 to over N100,000. The convoy, led by a Toyota bullet…
We Weren't Allowed To Repel Boko Haram Attack In Gamboru–Soldier Tells BBC
An officer of the Nigerian Army has alleged that his commander stopped them (soldiers) from attacking a Boko Haram attack in Gamboru Ngala on May 5, 2014. The soldier, who begged not to be named, but currently serving in Borno State, told the BBC Hausa Service that the insurgents carried out the attack on the…
Amosun Storms Out Of APC Meeting After Brawl
“There is fire on the mountain, and nobody seems to be on the run,” the opening chorus of Asa’s popular song, ‘Fire on the Mountain’, which also warned that, “one day the river will overflow, and there’ll be nowhere for us to go, and we will run, run…wishing we had put out the fire,” said.…
Chibok Girls: Protesters March To Presidential Villa Today
A mass protest has been planned for Thursday, May 22, 2014 to press for the release of the abducted schoolgirls by Boko Haram sect on April 15, 2014. The mostly teenage girls were kidnapped in their school by the terrorist group and are believed to be kept in Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Organisers of…
Jonathan Describes Jos Explosions As 'Cruel and Evil'
Tuesday’s twin blasts in Jos, Plateau State, have been described as “cruel and evil” by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday on behalf of the President by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. Jonathan “strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau State, today, describing…
Twin Blasts Tear Jos Apart
Two explosions occurred in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, on Tuesday afternoon, killing no fewer than seven persons and injuring several others. The blasts occurred at the busy Jos Main Market, causing many motorists to scamper for safety. Residents of the state capital were left in confusion as thick black smoke took over the…
MEND Claims Responsibility For Rivers Refinery Explosion
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, on Monday, said it was responsibility for the explosion at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Jetty in Okrika, Rivers State, on Sunday. Some people died in the blast while several others were injured. In a statement posted online on Monday and signed by its spokesman,…
Jonathan Holds Another Meeting With Service Chiefs
On Monday, President Goodluck Jonathan held another closed-door meeting with the Nation’s Service Chiefs. The gathering was held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. This is coming barely 48 hours after Jonathan returned from Paris, France, for a security summit with some African leaders. Earlier in the month, the President held a similar meeting with the…