The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has directed his men to enforce a total restriction of movement during the 2015 elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu, the police IG said this move was to “ensure adequate security in the forthcoming general elections across…
Day: March 24, 2015
Buhari's Eligibility Suit Adjourned To Wednesday
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned to Wednesday, April 1, 2015 for the ruling on a suit filed against presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the March 28, 2015 presidential election, Muhammadu Buhari. The judgement was earlier fixed for Tuesday, but the court said this will now take place…
Boko Haram Abducts 500 In Borno, Slaughter 50
Members of the Islamic group in Nigeria called Boko Haram have kidnapped over 500 women and children in Borno State. This is coming nearly a year more than 300 students of Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok in Borno State were abducted. Residents of Damasak, a town in Borno told Reuters on Tuesday that the…
PDP Plans To Steal Card Readers From INEC Warehouse—APC Alleges
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has alleged the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state of strategizing on how to break into the warehouse of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Rivers State to steal the card reading machines set aside for use for the March 28 and April 11 general…
Jonathan’s Largesse Divides OPC; Fasheun, Gani Adams May Be Expelled
Prior to the June 12, 1993 election presumably won by Chief MKO Abiola, nobody knew who the National Co-ordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), Otunba Gani Adams was. Infact, OPC was formed as a consequence of the perceived injustice meted to the Yorubas after the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election by former…
Movie Star, Solomon Akiyesi Gets SUV, N.5m Cash Gift From Prophet Iginla
Aproko247 has learnt that a Nigerian actor, Solomon Akiyesi, was recently blessed with car and cash gifts by a popular Abuja-based man of God, Bro Joshua Iginla, whose ministry has been expanding to other African countries lately. We gathered that Akiyesi got a brand new Toyota Sequoia SUV and a cash gift of N550,000 from…
LASU Closed Indefinitely
The management of Lagos State University, LASU, has directed the closure of the institution. This order was made on Monday by authorities of the school. According to a statement issued by a representative of the institution, students and employees of LASU are directed to leave the school premises on Monday, March 23, 2015. This decision…
Bumpadeals Celebrates World Water Day
The World Water Day has become a phenomena event, celebrated by the world over because of the importance of water in our society. World Water Day is celebrated annually on the 22nd of March, with this year theme being ‘water and sustainable development’. It is a day to make a difference, a day to remind…