A football viewing centre in Damaturu, Yobe State capital, on Tuesday evening, was attacked by some bombers. The incident occurred few minutes after the kick-off of the Brazil vs Mexico match in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in Brazil. It was learnt that several people were killed in the blast and many others badly injured.…
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Pr@stitute St@bs Soldier To Death In Bayelsa
According to a news report by ThisDay, a military officer met his untimely death on Tuesday evening after a commercial $ex hawker allegedly st@bbed him to death in Bayelsa State. The incident occurred at about 4pm around a popular red light spot in Yenagoa, the state capital, called Sand Field Road, which is reportedly well…
NUPENG Shelves Planned Strike
The planned industrial action by members of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, for Wednesday has been put on hold, Comrade Igwe Achese, President of the group has disclosed. Achese noted that the decision was to give room for negotiations over the lingering leadership tussle in the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of…
Fear Grips Chibok As Boko Haram Hints Fresh Attack
Presently, there is pandemonium in Chibok community in Borno State over a threatening letter sent to the town by the Boko Haram Islamic sect. The group hinted that it would storm the town again just as it did when over 200 students of Government Girls Secondary School were seized on April 15, 2014 under the…
Gov Akpabio In Flaming Affair With Osaze Odemwingie’s Ex-Babe, Freda Edewor
The name, Freda Edewor Francis is not new in the Lagos social circle. In fact, those who are the silent movers and shakers of the social scenes of Lagos will know that this fair-complexioned lady cannot be joked with, doing so will be detrimental. If you will recall, this lady was once rumoured to have…
Family In Bitter War Over Dora Akunyili’s Final Resting Place
While many Nigerians are yet to come to terms with the death of the former Minister of Information and Communications, Prof Dora Akunyili at a specialist cancer hospital in India, her immediate family members are said to be divided on the final resting place of the woman. It will be recalled that the celebrated public…
Prostitution Is Forcing Me Into Politics—KSB
When the roll call of top gospel artistes in Nigeria are called, no doubt, the name, Kenny Saint Best, formerly known as Kenny Saint Brown (KSB) will surely not be missing. Apart from being a gospel artiste, KSB is also an influential figure in the music industry in Nigeria, thanks to the respect her elder…
APC Not A Threat—PDP
The ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, APC, does not stand as a threat to it in any way. This declaration was made by the PDP on Saturday. According to the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, the opposition party poses “no threat at all” to the…
Kefee’s Death Deepens K-Solo, Timaya Bitter War
The gap between former friends, K-Solo and Timaya, is gradually widening by the day and there seems no end to what has torn them apart. Some years ago, K-Solo launched the music career of Bayelsa State-born Timaya. As Aproko247 reliably learnt from those who knew when the going was good between the two music stars,…
New Emir, Lamido Sanusi Finally Moves Into Palace
The newly appointed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has eventually moved into his official residence. He was escorted to his palace on Saturday from the Kano State Government House amidst water-tight security provided by some armed police officers and palace guards. His entry into the palace after he was officially announced by the state…