The immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has reacted to a report by Al-Jazeera, claiming she embezzled Nigeria’s money to acquire some properties, including a bullet proof gym and jewellery. In a statement issued by Diezani, who is presently battling with cancer, she lashed out at the foreign media organisation and the Economic…
Renowned human rights lawyer, Femi Falan, SAN, has lambasted the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government, saying the current hardship Nigerians are going through were never asked for. The respected lawyer, speaking at the Central Working Committee, CWC, meeting of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, said he is in support…
National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has kicked against remarks made by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, on the lingering petrol scarcity in the country. Kachikwu had said last week that Nigerians may have to bear the hardship for two more months because he was not a magician that can…
27 Killed, 125 Wounded In Turkey’s Blast No fewer than 27 people were killed when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded on Sunday evening in the Turkish capital, Ankara. Officials of the country said about 125 persons were wounded in the centrally located Kizilay neighbourhood, near a major transport hub. It was reported that the explosion set…
A very busy market in Gombi town in Adamawa State has been hit by a bomb explosion, Daily Trust reports. It was said that a boy detonated his suicide vest at the market on Friday and several people are believed to lost their lives in the process. Daily Trust reports that a vigilante leader in…
An explosion occurred in a part of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon, Aproko247 has authoritatively learnt. The blast, reportedly from a gas, was said to have happened from a locked beer parlour at Oworonsoki, inward Mayaki area of the metropolis. According to the South West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed…
Not less than 15 persons were killed in Friday night’s multiple bomb explosions in two separate areas of Abuja, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says. The agency further said about 41 people were also injured in the unfortunate incident, which has been condemned by many Nigerians. Last night, suspected Boko Haram members detonated explosive…
Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, have arrived scene of Friday night multiple explosions in two separate areas of Abuja. Suspected members of Boko Haram struck in Nyanya and Kuje on Friday night, killing several persons and injuring many others. Rescue teams were promptly deployed to the scene to evacuate victims to various…
A well-known market in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State, which has come under attacks by terrorists, experienced another bomb explosion on Saturday evening. It was gathered that a suicide bomber struck a popular market in the city, claiming some lives and injuring many persons. However, we could not ascertain of the actual number of people…
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that several people have been killed in a multiple explosion near a market in the ancient city of Kano. The latest incident is happening barely two weeks after two suicide bombers attacked a mosque at the Emir of Kano palace, which left hundreds of worshippers dead. Terrorists have recently carried out…