A village in Borno State was totally burnt by suspected Boko Haram members on Wednesday. According to BBC, the arsonists stormed Ngawa Fate village, which is few kilometres from Maiduguri, bringing down the whole village by fire. Only two houses were spared by the raging inferno ignited by the terrorists in the attack that occurred…
President Goodluck Jonathan will eventually visit Chibok, Borno State, where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped by members of Boko Haram sect a month ago. Since the incident occurred, the Nigerian leader has failed to pay a visit to the town, casting doubts on his sympathy for the victims and their parents. From information reaching Aproko247,…
Popular Nigerian actress, Ini Edo, will return to school to study law, the Akwa Ibom State-born movie star has announced. Ini Edo, one of the successful young actresses in Nigeria, took to one of her social media platforms to inform her fans about the development, and also expressed her happiness for achieving her lifetime dream.…
Pandemonium was let loose on Wednesday at a privately-owned university in Lagos. Students of Caleb University took law into their hands, destroying properties of the institutions worth millions of naira. It was gathered that a male staff of the school identified as Osunbo, allegedly stopped a Muslim student from praying in his religious way, which…
President Goodluck Jonathan has stressed that he won’t give in to the demands of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau. The wanted terrorist, in a video released this week, told the Nigerian government to handover his members held in custody by security forces in the country in exchange for the over 200 abducted girls in his…
A former Lagos Commissioner, Muiz Banire, has been accused of using his influence to cover up a murder case involving a monarch in the state. The traditional ruler, Oba Idowu Ojoijo of Ayobo, Ipaja, Lagos, was alleged to have caused the death of seven persons in his palace. Below is how Yemojanewsng reported the story;…
Some weeks ago, one Tunde Orilowo, new husband of Nollywood actress, Laide Bakare, was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for an alleged fraud of over N2 billion. Even after the man in question claimed he’s being blackmailed by the anti-graft agency, the EFCC insisted that Orilowo was wanted. The agency…
Ogwuche Wanted Abubakar Sadiq Ogwuche, one of the masterminds of the Nyanya bus station twin blasts in Abuja, has been arrested by the International Police, Interpol. Ogwuche was apprehended in Sudan, where he was reportedly hiding. Marylyn Ogar, spokesperson of the State Security Service, SSS, at a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, announced that…
Nigerian music has continued to be recognised internationally by reputable award platforms like MTV, BET, Channel O and many others. In most functions today, Nigerian songs are the preferred to that of their foreign counterparts, which in the 90s and early 2000, enjoyed favourable airplays. The organisers of BET (Black Entertainment Television) Awards have nominated…
Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Aliyu Gusau, has been directed by the Senate to appear before it on Thursday, May 15, 2015. The resolution summoning the Minister and others was passed by the lawmakers on Wednesday. Minister of Police Affairs, Chief of Defence Staff, National Security Adviser, the Service Chiefs, including the Inspector General of Police,…