A fire incident in a Lagos market has consumed no fewer than 120 shops. The unfortunate incident occurred at the Daleko Rice Market in Mushin area of the metropolis. The inferno burnt goods in the market worth several millions of naira, according to information given to Aproko247 by an official of the National Emergency Management…
Day: May 18, 2014
News Flash: Explosion Rocks Kano Drinking Joint
Report just reaching Aproko247 has it that a terrible explosion has occurred in Sabogari area of Kano. According to an eyewitness in Kano, the incident happened at a drinking joint in the area. It is not yet clear if members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram carried out this latest attack. The violent Islamic…
Who Thinks Of The President? By Prince Chux Davix
The recent happenings in the country has invariably placed most, if not every Nigerians, on the brink or seat of commentaries. Like a people, we are so used to passive comments without minding how the receiver will feel or whose horse will be gored at the end of the day, a lot of us take…
BREAKING: Boko Haram To Release Over 100 Kidnapped Girls
According to an exclusive report by Telegraph (UK), the Boko Haram group has agreed to release half of the schoolgirls abducted on April 15, 2014 in Chibok, Borno State. Below is the full report; Boko Haram abandons demands for its top commanders to be released in negotiations with the Nigerian government that could see “gradual”…
Oyo Lawmaker In $1.5m Fake Dollar Scandal
Hon Abioye is pictured second left A lawmaker representing Ogo Oluwa/Surulere Consistency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adegboyega Abioye, is said to be in a $1.5 million forgery mess. The legislator has allegedly concluded plans to flood West African countries with fake $1.5 million. He was said to have procured a mint equipment…
Violence Mars Kano LG Polls
The local council election held in Kano State on Saturday witnessed some cases of violence. It was gathered by Aproko247 that some hoodlums attacked polling units in the state, disrupting election processes in the affected areas. Ballot boxes were reportedly snatched by the thugs, Aproko247 learnt from some observers of the polls. It was also…
Monalisa Chinda/Lanre Nzeribe Failed Romance: Insider Opens Can Of Worms
A lady who claimed to be in the know of the romance between Nollywood star, Monalisa Chinda, and her socialite former boyfriend, Lanre Nzeribe, has revealed why the highly publicised affair hit the rock. The purported insider, who identified herself as Grace Amanda, accused the actress of having illicit romance with married men, describe the…
Oby Ezekwesili: Activist By Day, Politician By Night By Uwa Eghomeka
There appears to be a growing trend in this country. As I reflect on the last few weeks in our nation’s history, something about it seems hauntingly familiar, and it’s not merely the apparent unity of the Nigerian people in the face of the heinous kidnapping of our Chibok girls, or the involvement of the…