A local council chairman in Lagos State, Semiu Kemi Surakat, has married a reporter with Lagos State Television as his new wife, Aproko247 has learnt. Forty-eight-year-old Surakat, Chairman of Ibeji-Lekki local government area of Lagos State, picked Kemi Fahm as his sixth wife few days ago. The woman, in her 40s, is one of the…
Month: July 2014
FG Gave Us N22.4m, Not N100m–Chibok Girls’ Parents
Contrary to reports that the Presidency gave parents of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls the sum of N100m after they visited President Goodluck Jonathan last week, the leadership of the Kibaku Area Development Association, KADA, the group representing the Chibok community in Abuja, has claimed only N22.4 million was given to the guests. Addressing the media…
Real Reasons For My W/Cup Performance–Mikel
It is an open secret that many Nigerians were not happy with the performance of Nigerian midfielder, John Mikel Obi, at the just concluded FIFA World Cup in Brazil. But Aproko247 can authoritatively tell you why the footballer played the way he did at the mundial. Mikel, defending his performance, claimed he only played for…
Police Nabs 10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber In Kastina
Security operatives, on Wednesday in Katsina, apprehended three bombers suspected to be members of Boko Haram. They were nabbed with explosives, Coordinator of National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, disclosed. Omeri said one of the three suspects was a 10-year-old girl, who was found strapped with an explosive belt tied round her waist. He further said one…
New 64-Page E-Passport Launched By Jonathan
A new e-passport has been launched by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The president, shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said the new passport, comprising 64 pages, was designed because of frequent travellers and businessmen. Jonathan disclosed that the passport has a better conformity with international best practices, while…
Gulak Eyes Adamawa Guber Seat
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, Aliyu Gulak, has expressed his intention to contest in the Adamawa State gubernatorial election, which is expected to take place within the next three months. Gulak made his intention known on Tuesday while addressing some members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Yola, the…
Nasarawa Ass Relocated To Perfect Al-Makura’s Impeachment
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have moved the Assembly to another location in a bid to complete the impeachment process against the state governor, Umaru Al-Makura. It was learnt that the lawmakers relocated the Assembly from Lafia, the state capital, and are not holding their sitting in Karu area of the state…
BREAKING: Female Suicide Bomber Hits Kano Poly
Report reaching Aproko247 confirms that a bomb was been detonated at the Kano State Polytechnic on Wednesday afternoon. The latest attack was reportedly carried out by a teenage female suicide bomber while some of the students were checking their results. A source informed this magazine that the incident occurred at the Administration Department of the…
Wazobia FM Star, OPJ Bounced At Lagos Club
One of the top presenters at Wazobia FM, Lagos, Opute Pius Junior, famously known as OPJ, seems to be getting in the news for the wrong reasons. Some weeks ago, the comic On-Air-Personality was arrested for peeing on the road around Lekki area of Lagos and was charged to court for it. This time, he…
Gani Adams Plans Grand Burial For Father-In-Law
Factional leader of Oodua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, Ganiyu Adams, is doing everything possible to give his late father-in-law, Robert Oludayo Fasan, a befitting burial. Information howled to Aproko247 indicates that some top traditional rulers and government functionaries are expected to add glamour to the ceremony. The OPC leader’s wife, Erelu Mojisola, is also making sure…