The Nigerian Army said that it has captured a large collection of arms and ammunition as well as some money from the camps of Boko Haram group after the military engaged the terrorists in gun battles on Friday night. This information was contained in a statement signed on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of…
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NIS Recruitment: 3 Pregnant Women, 4 Others Perish In Edo, Rivers
Three pregnant women were on Saturday killed in Benin City, Edo State in a stampede that occurred during the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, recruitment exercise which held at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. Over 20,000 applicants stormed the stadium to write an aptitude test put together by the immigration authorities. Trouble reportedly started at the stadium…
12 Immigration Job-Seekers Die In Abuja Stampede
Reports reaching Aproko247 indicates that no fewer than 12 persons have been feared dead in a stampede that occurred at the National Stadium in Abuja on Saturday morning. The deceased and several others had gone to the stadium to write an aptitude test organised by the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, for those seeking employment into…
Northern Elders Want Probe Of Alleged Service Chiefs' Insubordination
The Northern Elders’ Forum, NEF, has urged the National Assembly to look into the alleged insubordination by the nation’s Service Chiefs to the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau, earlier this week. The appeal was made by the group’s Deputy Leader, Paul Unongo, while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Friday. NEF noted that the purported…
Several Youths Throng Abuja Stadium For NIS Exam
Report reaching us from Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, has it that thousands of youths are presently at the National Stadium for the aptitude test organised by the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, which holds today, Saturday, March 15, 2014. According to information relayed to us, most of the applicants are devising several ways of gaining entry…
Boko Haram Hits Giwa Army Barracks Again
Members of the dreaded Boko Haram group have again launched an attack on Giwa Military Barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State, barely 24 hours it first carried out a failed invasion on the army settlement. The latest attack is happening despite the 24-hour curfew imposed on Maiduguri and its environs following a deadly clash between the…
31 Senior Cops Disciplined
Thirty-one senior police officers have been sanctioned for acts of misconduct, Aproko247 has learnt. The affected cops were recently disciplined by the Police Service Commission, PSC. This information was made known during the fourth plenary meeting of the Commission, which took place in Abuja on Thursday. It was disclosed that three of the officers were…
Mainstream Bank Boss Quizzed By Police Over N2.6b Fraud
Men of the Nigeria Police Force have interrogated Chairman of Mainstream Bank, Mallam Falalu Bello, over his alleged involvement in a N2.6 billion fraud that occurred while he was the Managing Director of Unity Bank Plc. The banker was reportedly invited to Abuja on Wednesday for grilling by the Inspector General of Police Monitoring Unit…
Several Killed In Kastina Fulani Attack
No fewer than 70 persons were murdered in villages in Katsina State. It was learnt that the gunmen killed whoever they found on their way as they rode motorcycles into the communities. It is believed that the invaders were Fulani cattle rearers, who have consistently had issues with local farmers. According to reports, victims of…
Nollywood Star In Husband Snatching Mess; Fights Demola Seriki’s Wife, Wosilat Okoya In Public
Just like the popular saying, no story is stale until it is told. This story you’re about to read almost passed us by because the dramatis personnel tried to keep it under wrap to forestall further shame but trust your darling Enquirer, we finally got it and decided to serve you piping hot. It is…