Borno State Police Commissioner, Tanko Lawan, has dissociated himself from a newspaper report that quoted him as confirming the escape of eight secondary school girls from Sambisa Forest, where they have been held captive by some terrorists after they were kidnapped over 70 days ago in Chibok, Borno State. Lawan, while addressing journalists on the…
Day: June 26, 2014
Sambo Visits Abuja Mall Blast Scene, Talks Tough
Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, on Thursday, visited the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion at a shopping mall in Abuja, which claimed the lives of about 21 persons, including a top journalist. Sambo also visited victims of the blast at the hospital, where he condemned the act. Speaking during the visit, Sambo urged Nigerians to…
Court Halts Impeachment Move On Nyako By Adamawa Assembly
The move to serve an impeachment notice on Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State by the state House of Assembly suffered a set back on Thursday when a High Court sitting in Yola, the state capital, barred the members of the House from carrying out the action. The state acting Chief Judge, Justice Ambrose Mamadi…
PDP Can Never Win Rivers Like Ekiti—APC Boasts
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not smell the Government House in Port Harcourt just as it would do in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital in some weeks time. The PDP candidate, Ayo Fayose, defeated the APC candidate and incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi, at last…
Nollywood Actress, Uche Ogbodo's 8 Months Marriage Crashes
The union between Nigerian actress, Uche Ogbodo, and her Norway-based former footballer, Ago Ubby has ended, Aproko247 has learnt. Ogbodo confirmed this news to Stella Dimokorkus when she was contacted by the journalist. The actress claimed she was deceived into the relationship and revealed that she was never officially married to the man. On Saturday…
Assemblies of God Church In N150m Fraud, Forgery Scandals
Cheque of N9 million forged, intercepted story by Obinna Akukwe The embattled General Superintendent of Assemblies of God Church, Rev Prof Paul Emeka had alleged that over N150 million naira was looted by the Rev Chidi Okoroafor led illegal executives just within six weeks of his purported suspension and that by now it is clocking…
Diamond Bank MD Honoured With 2013 Zik Leadership Award
As a result of the leadership style and giant strides achieved by the Group Managing Director and CEO of Diamond Bank Plc, Dr Alex Otti, the Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre, PPRAC, at an event organised recently, has honoured the Bank’s boss with the 2013 Zik Leadership Prize. This Otti won in the Professional…
486 Aba Travellers: Army Frees 144
One hundred and forty-four of the 486 travellers suspected to be Boko Haram members, who were arrested last week in Aba, Abia State, along the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway have the been released by the Nigerian Army. This was confirmed at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday by the Coordinator of the National Information Centre,…
The Lord's Chosen Church In Rent Mess, Dragged To Court
One of the branches of Pastor Lazarus Muoka’s The Lord’s Chosen Church in New Nyanya, Nasarawa State, has been taken to court for allegedly failing to pay rent of about N17,500. It was said that the church rented a part of a plot of land measuring 100ft by 100ft at New Nyanya, from one Kola…
Suarez's Bite On Chiellini Was A Casual Play–Lawyer Argues
Alejandro Balbi, lawyer of Uruguayan striker, Luis Suarez, has defended his client who was accused of biting Italian defender, Giorgio Chiellini, on the shoulder in his side’s 1-0 victory in their final Group D match at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Balbi, who is also a member of the Uruguayan FA, told a…