Month: April 2016

Army Re-opens Maiduguri Mammy Market

Authorities of the Nigerian Army have announced the re-opening of the Maimalari Cantonment Mammy Market in Maiduguri, Borno State, three years after it was shut down. The market was initially closed due to deadly activities of Boko Haram sect in Maiduguri. At the launch of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Investment Initiatives for Barracks…

DSS Captures Shekau’s Close Ally, Khalid Barnawi

The Department of State Service, DSS, Nigeria’s secret police, may have apprehended one of the right men of wanted Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, Khalid Barnawi. According to tweets from Ahmad Salkida, a journalist used by Boko Haram to convey information to the Nigerian government and the public, Barnawi was captured in Lokoja, the Kogi…

Cancer Patient, Debbie Osarere, Dies In US Hospital

A sad news reaching Aproko247 has it that a Nigerian bre@st cancer patient, Debbie Idiagbonya Osarere, has finally lost the battle to the illness. It would be recalled that few years ago, popular blogger, @GossipGirliee, raised an awareness campaign to save Debbie. Nigerians promptly responded and money was raised for her treatment. However, in 2015,…