Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has disclosed that the opposition party, All Progressives Congress, APC, can chase the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, out of Aso Rock in 2015 if some certain things are done. The former PDP chieftain, speaking in an interview with Voice of America, VOA, on Friday, said Nigerians are hungry for…
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Jonathan Sacks NNPC Boss, Andrew Yakubu; Names New GMD
Group Managing Director, GMD, of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu, has been removed from office, Aproko247 has confirmed. Yakubu, appointed in 2012 by President Goodluck Jonathan, was sacked on Friday by the President. A statement issued by Jonathan’s spokesman, Reuben Abati, on Friday evening, did not give any reasons for Jonathan’s action. Abati…
No New Ebola Case In Nigeria–FG
Contrary to rumours that there are new cases of the deadly Ebola Virus in Nigeria, the Federal Government come out to dispel such speculations. The government assured Nigerians that no new case of Ebola has been recorded. The FG, at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, said those who had contact with the Liberian…
Police IG: Abubakar Out, Abba In
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Suleiman Abba as the new Inspector General of Police, IGP. Jonathan, on Thursday, through his media aide, Reuben Abati, made the announcement. Abati revealed on his twitter handle on Thursday that Abba now “replaces IGP Abubakar who proceeds on statutory retirement.” He further disclosed that “Abba’s appointment…
FG Gave Us N22.4m, Not N100m–Chibok Girls’ Parents
Contrary to reports that the Presidency gave parents of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls the sum of N100m after they visited President Goodluck Jonathan last week, the leadership of the Kibaku Area Development Association, KADA, the group representing the Chibok community in Abuja, has claimed only N22.4 million was given to the guests. Addressing the media…
Police Nabs 10-Year-Old Suicide Bomber In Kastina
Security operatives, on Wednesday in Katsina, apprehended three bombers suspected to be members of Boko Haram. They were nabbed with explosives, Coordinator of National Information Centre, Mike Omeri, disclosed. Omeri said one of the three suspects was a 10-year-old girl, who was found strapped with an explosive belt tied round her waist. He further said one…
New 64-Page E-Passport Launched By Jonathan
A new e-passport has been launched by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The president, shortly before the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said the new passport, comprising 64 pages, was designed because of frequent travellers and businessmen. Jonathan disclosed that the passport has a better conformity with international best practices, while…
Gulak Eyes Adamawa Guber Seat
Former Special Adviser on Political Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, Aliyu Gulak, has expressed his intention to contest in the Adamawa State gubernatorial election, which is expected to take place within the next three months. Gulak made his intention known on Tuesday while addressing some members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Yola, the…
Nasarawa Ass Relocated To Perfect Al-Makura’s Impeachment
Members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly have moved the Assembly to another location in a bid to complete the impeachment process against the state governor, Umaru Al-Makura. It was learnt that the lawmakers relocated the Assembly from Lafia, the state capital, and are not holding their sitting in Karu area of the state…
BREAKING: Female Suicide Bomber Hits Kano Poly
Report reaching Aproko247 confirms that a bomb was been detonated at the Kano State Polytechnic on Wednesday afternoon. The latest attack was reportedly carried out by a teenage female suicide bomber while some of the students were checking their results. A source informed this magazine that the incident occurred at the Administration Department of the…