The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured Nigerians that there would not be late arrival of election materials in the 2015 general polls. This assurance was given in Gusau, Zamfara, by Jubrin Zarewa, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in the state on Friday during a press conference. The top INEC official disclosed further that…
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2015: Lagos Speaker Begins Underground Moves To Succeed Fashola
There are strong indications that Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has begun underground moves to actualize his dream of becoming the next governor of the state. Sources well informed of his activities told Aproko247 that the Speaker has now intensified his gubernatorial ambition. “As soon as [Bola] Tinubu (a former…
Chibok Girls: Army Denies Receiving Any Warning Before Attack
Following a report by the Amnesty International, AI, that the Nigerian Army was pre-informed of the abduction of some students writing their exams at Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, the Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has reacted to the allegation, describing it as untrue. In a statement released on Friday by Director Defence Information/Coordinator, Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade,…
US Marines Locate Abducted Girls
According to Saturday Vanguard, the abducted Chibok girls have been sighted by members of the United Sts Marines. This was made possible with the use of Satellite equipment which combed the Sambisa forest, where the girls were reportedly taken to after their kidnap over three weeks ago by Boko Haram members. Vanguard relied on some…
A Vote For Fayose Is A Curse On Ekiti’s Future–Segun Oni
Ex-Governor of Ekiti State, Olusegun Adebayo Oni, has opened up on his recent decision to leave his former party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to join forces with the ruling party in the state, the All Progressive Congress, APC. Speaking exclusively to Folorunsho Hamzat on Friday evening, Oni said the decision to change his party remains his,…
BREAKING: Boko Haram Bombs Cameroon/Nigeria Linking Bridge, 30 Killed
Report just reaching Aproko247 has it that the dreaded Boko Haram group has bombed a bridge linking Nigeria to Cameroon. The destruction of the small bridge was carried out on Thursday evening by the insurgents, which has carried out several attacks in the northern part of Nigeria lately. It was learnt by this magazine that…
Buhari Calls Boko Haram Members 'Mindless Bigots'
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), has described members of the dreaded terrorist group called Boko Haram as bigots. In a press statement released on Thursday by the retired army officer and ex-presidential aspirant, Buhari noted that the insurgents should not be allowed to “threaten nor should they be allowed to violate…
Missing Girls: Female Security Officers Protest In Nasarawa
Female officers of the Nigeria Police and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, held a protest in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on Thursday to call for the release of the abducted Chibok girls by members of Boko Haram in April. The women came out enmasse on the street of Lafia, chanting ‘Bring…
The Kidnap Of Chibok Girls Will End Terrorism In Nigeria—Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on Thursday promised to bring an end to terrorism in Nigeria despite the enormous challenges being faced his government in fighting the menace. Jonathan, while speaking at the ongoing World Economic Forum on Africa, WEFA, in Abuja, thanked the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and China in offering assistance…
Missing Girls: Police Offers N50m For Clue
A N50-million reward has been announced by the Nigeria Police for anyone with useful information that could lead to the rescue of the over 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by the Boko Haram group three weeks ago in Chibok, Borno State. The reward was disclosed on Wednesday by the police spokesman, Frank Mba. Mba also urged members…