The Federal Government and Boko Haram are negotiating the release of more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped over six months ago in Borno State by the group. The female students were abducted by the insurgents at their dormitories at Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State on April 14, 2014. They were seized during their…
Month: October 2014
US Air Strikes Leave Several ISIL Fighters Dead
Several hundreds of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, ISIL, fighters in Kobane town of Syria have been killed by air strikes coordinated by the United States of America, USA, Aproko247 has gathered. For about two days now, the US has led close to 50 air strikes in the Kurdish town of Kobane…
Buhari To Tackle Corruption If Elected President
Former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, has announced his desire to run in the 2015 Presidential election in Nigeria. The politician declared his ambition at an event held in that respect at the Eagles Square, Abuja, on Wednesday. The occasion attracted mammoth crowd at the venue and was also attended by four governors of…
Badeh Meets Cameroonian Service Chief Over Terrorism
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, held a meeting with his Cameroonian counterpart, Lieutenant General Meka Rene Claude, on Wednesday to discuss ways of tackling terrorism at the borders of the two West African neighbour-countries. The meeting was held at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja. Ideas and modalities on areas of…
NFF Sacks Keshi, Appoints Amodu As Eagles Coach
The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, has relieved Super Eagles Head Coach, Stephen Keshi of his duties in the team and has announced the appointment of Shaibu Amodu as the Caretaker Coach of the Nigerian national football team. Keshi, who has been out of contract since returning from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, where…
Prince Tonye Princewill Declares Rivers Guber Ambition
Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Rivers State, prominent indigene of the state, Prince Tonye Princewill, has declared his intention to contest as governor of the state in the 2015 polls. The politician made known his desire for the elated position on Wednesday. In a statement made available to Aproko247 by his media team,…
Obanikoro, Maku, Others Leave Jonathan’s Cabinet
Following a directive by President Goodluck Jonathan that any member of his administration nursing a political ambition ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria should resign from office on or before Monday, October 20, 2014, seven members of his cabinet have quit office. On Wednesday, seven Ministers in Jonathan’s cabinet resigned their appointments to…
Mercy Johnson Gets Baby Boy In America
Celebrated Nigerian movie star, Mercy Johnson Okojie has put to bed, Aproko247 can confirm. The news of the child delivery was confirmed on Wednesday morning by the actress’ management, Big Sam Media. Mercy Johnson was delivered of a bouncing baby boy in the United States of America, USA, on Wednesday morning Nigerian time. The healthy…
15 Years of Adulterous Endurance: In Defence of Anita Oyakhilome
By Obinna Akukwe Anita Oyakhilome, the frustrated wife of Nigeria’s most flamboyant preacher, Chris Oyakhilome has obviously passed through 15 years of adulterous endurance and what she needs is our prayers and protective respect and defence of her choices to forget all the anti-rhapsody of heartbreak she endured all these years. Fifteen (15) years of…
Chibok Girls: Don’t Put Us Under Pressure—FG
In spite of calls by some pressure groups, individuals and the international community on the rescue of the over 200 secondary schoolgirls abducted in April 2014 by some terrorists in Borno, the Federal Government has categorically stated that it will not disclose its strategies on the issue. At a press briefing held in Abuja on…