An afternoon fire affected a part of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, building in Lagos. The inferno, Aproko247 gathered, occurred on Tuesday at the Marina office of the Bank. The fire started from the ground floor of the building and spread to other parts, affecting some offices in the building. Men of both the…
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Suicide Bombers Slaughter 6 In Maiduguri
No fewer than six persons died on Tuesday morning in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Residents claimed that the suicide bomber may have been a member of the radical Nigerian Islamic group called Boko Haram. The attack occurred at Dalori Quarter along Bama road, which is about 2km to Maiduguri. Borno…
How Kwara Govt Appointed Drug Baron, Fraudster As Aviation College Rector
The International Aviation College, Ilorin was established few years back as a centre of excellence, which will provide trainings for the personnel needed in the highly technical aviation industry. The school has not actually derailed from this line, but one development that might rubbish the achievements of the school was revealed to us last week…
Ekiti 2014: I Will Arrest You If…Fayemi Warns Fayose
The Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has warned the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in the oncoming June 21, 2014 governorship election in the state, Ayo Fayose, not to cause violence in Ekiti State ahead of the poll. Fayemi, in a press statement on Monday, through his campaign organisation’s spokesman, Dimeji Daniels,…
Fire Destroys Gov Amosun’s Office
A fire incident was recorded in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Monday afternoon, which affected a part of the office of the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun. The incident left panic among members of staff of the office, who ran to safety. Office equipment, including computers and files were lost to the inferno. The old Protocol Officers’…
Malaysian PM Confirms Missing Plane Crashed Into Indian Ocean
After over two weeks of intense search for the missing Flight MH370 Malaysian Airlines plane, the country’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has confirmed on Monday that aircraft crashed into the Indian Ocean. Addressing newsmen, Razak disclosed that none of the 239 passengers and crew members in the plane survived. The Prime Minister also pointed out…
Corruption: Jonathan May Run Economy Aground Before 2015–APC Warns
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State says it wishes to alert Nigerians to the great danger that lies ahead as a result of the rising tide of corruption under the Goodluck Jonathan administration and the government’s refusal or failure to take concrete measures to reverse the trend. Going by…
NCC Nabs 8 Pirates In Enugu
Eight persons allegedly involved in the act of piracy were apprehended over the weekend in Enugu with contrivances worth more than N30 million. The suspects were caught with Q-Sats decoders, A-Z skys and some ‘dongles’, which are used to illegally broadcast pay stations on the DSTV platform. The eight alleged pirates were arrested at the…
APC Will Rule Nigeria In 2015–El-Rufai
Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that the opposition party will take over power from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015, when the next general elections holds in Nigeria. El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, made this known on Saturday in Kaduna…
Immigration Says No Directive To Refund Applicants' Money
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has disclosed that the Federal Government has not directed it to refund the N1000 it collected from about 693,000 applicants that entered for the NIS job. Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Emeka Obua, informed Punch that such a directive can only come from the FG to the Minister of…