Over the past few days, Jim Iyke has been in the news over his rumoured break-up with Nadia Buari. The whole drama may get messier going by the latest revelation by Ruth Okoro, ex-wife of Philip Ehiagwina, Ini Edo’s husband. In a mail sent to online news sites, Ruth opened a can of worms accusing…
Year: 2014
Presidential Convoy Shoots Protesting OAU Students
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Osun State, were shot at on Thursday by a Presidential convoy. The students were protesting a recent hike in their tuition fee by the school management. The school fee, as Aproko247 learnt, was increased from about N17,000 to over N100,000. The convoy, led by a Toyota bullet…
NUJ Disowns Journalist Over Blackmail Mess
***It’s A Big Lie–Journalist Tells Aproko247 One Odimegwu Onwumere, known to oppose the administration of Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State, has reacted to an allegation that he attempted to blackmail Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State. In a phone chat with Aproko247, when contacted by the magazine to get his reaction on the accusation,…
We Weren't Allowed To Repel Boko Haram Attack In Gamboru–Soldier Tells BBC
An officer of the Nigerian Army has alleged that his commander stopped them (soldiers) from attacking a Boko Haram attack in Gamboru Ngala on May 5, 2014. The soldier, who begged not to be named, but currently serving in Borno State, told the BBC Hausa Service that the insurgents carried out the attack on the…
Amosun Storms Out Of APC Meeting After Brawl
“There is fire on the mountain, and nobody seems to be on the run,” the opening chorus of Asa’s popular song, ‘Fire on the Mountain’, which also warned that, “one day the river will overflow, and there’ll be nowhere for us to go, and we will run, run…wishing we had put out the fire,” said.…
Mubarak, 2 Sons Sentenced By Egyptian Court
A court in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, has sentenced the deposed former President of the country, Hosni Mubarak. The former Egyptian leader was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison. He was found guilty of embezzling millions in public funds for lavish renovations to family properties. His two sons were also sentenced by the…
Boko Haram Will Attack Lagos Next–Soul E Baba Predicts
Controversial Nigerian singer turned Prophet, Soul E Baba, has predicted that Lagos will be next target of the terrorist group called Boko Haram. The artiste took to his Facebook page on Wednesday evening to disclose that he had forewarned Nigerians of the attacks in Jos, Port Harcourt and Kano, but that his warnings were treated…
Chibok Girls: Protesters March To Presidential Villa Today
A mass protest has been planned for Thursday, May 22, 2014 to press for the release of the abducted schoolgirls by Boko Haram sect on April 15, 2014. The mostly teenage girls were kidnapped in their school by the terrorist group and are believed to be kept in Sambisa Forest in Borno State. Organisers of…
How Diamond Bank Mobile App Saved Me–Man Recounts Experience
A man from Oye in Ekiti State, Tunde Owolabi, has narrated how the he was saved from an embarrassing situation, thanks to Diamond Bank’s mobile app. An excited Tunde Owolabi happily shared his ordeal and how the Bank came into his rescue. Below is his story; “Banking has really evolved from the days of long…
Jonathan Describes Jos Explosions As 'Cruel and Evil'
Tuesday’s twin blasts in Jos, Plateau State, have been described as “cruel and evil” by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This was contained in a statement released on Tuesday on behalf of the President by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. Jonathan “strongly condemns the bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau State, today, describing…