Year: 2014

Buhari’s Emergence: A Quit Notice To Jonathan, PDP—Rivers APC

By Nwaorgu Faustinus The emergence of General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) as the presidential flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 2015 general elections has been described as an unmistakable quit notice to President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Congratulating Buhari, who picked the APC ticket on Thursday at the APC…

The 2014 edition of the annual carnival in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, popularly called Carniriv has started on a high note and the government has promised to make visitors to the beautiful city enjoy their stay during the period. Carniriv is a tourism and cultural export project of the Rivers State Government, which has always…

Igbo Presidency: Ohanaeze Must Negotiate With Jonathan Now, By Obinna Akukwe

President Jonathan has come again for Igbo votes ahead of the emergence of successful All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries which picked General Muhammadu Buhari as flagbearer. With the emergence of Buhari as APC candidate, it is obvious that it is no more tea a party for the PDP, and one of the places they are…

BBA Hotshots Finalist, Tayo Faniran Fumes At $350K Gift Rumour

For some days now, the blogosphere has been bubbling with reports of Nigeria’s representative at the recently concluded Big Brother Africa, BBA, Hotshots competition held in South Africa, Tayo Faniran, being splashed with $350,000 by Delta State-born billionaire, Ayiri Amami. Tayo lost the $300,000 star prize to Idris Sultan of Tanzania, who emerged winner of…

I Lost My Pregnancy 6 Months Ago—Uche Jombo

In recent times, there have been rumour that Nigerian actress, Uche Jombo Rodriguez lost her pregnancy through miscarriage. The actress was earlier reported to be pregnant. Also, few pictures of her, which surfaced on the internet, showed she had a protruding stomach. But recent photographs of her at event have showed a flat belly, which…

Contrary to rumour making the rounds that prominent Nigerian Islamic preacher, Dahiru Bauchi is dead, he is alive, Aproko247 has authoritatively learnt. One of the members of his family, Sanusi Bauchi, addressing newsmen on Saturday in Bauchi on the death rumour, also pointed out that the renowned cleric is in good health. Sanusi emphasised that…

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the suit filed against four ‘rebel’ governors by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking to declare their seats vacant. The party ran to the court to remove the governors, who defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2013.…

Popular Anioma Prince, Hon. Ned Munir Nwoko has been appointed the Delta State coordinator of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, the independent campaign organisation for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 presidential poll. In a release signed by the Chief of Staff of TAN, Ben Etiaba, dated 10th of December 2014,…

Tunde Babalola’s Discovery Air In Financial Crisis, Company May Fold Up

While others in the aviation industry are smiling to the bank, information scooped has revealed that Discovery Airline seems to be falling apart over what insiders tagged as the Airline’s huge debt profile, unprofessional attitude of the egghead among other alleged unwholesome act. Impeccable sources alleged that few days ago, the airlines’ services was disrupted…