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…
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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…
Bomb Hits Kano Fuel Station, Police Confirms 4 Dead
A suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a petrol station in Kano on Monday morning, just when Muslims were celebrating the Eid Fitr festival to mark the successful end of Ramadan fast. The incident occurred at a Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Mega Filling Station at Hotoro Quarters, along Maiduguri Road, Kano. The police said…
Fresh Bomb Attack In Kano Church Leaves Many Dead
Just when Muslims around the world are celebrating the end of Ramadan fast, some terrorists in Kano have attacked a church in Kano, killing some worshippers. The incident occurred on Sunday during a church service in the ancient city. Aproko247 reliably gathered that the latest attack took place at the St Charles Catholic Church in…
Nigeria Would Have Been At War By Now If…—Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that the “country would have been in turmoil” if the plans of some “sons of the devil” had materialised. Jonathan, speaking in Abuja on Sunday when the Vice President, Namadi Sambo, led a delegation of the Muslim community to his official residence to pay him Sallah homage, condemned the attacks…
Buhari Assassination Attempt: APC Seeks Int’l Inquiry
Investigation into the attempted assassination of former military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has been requested by the All Progressives Congress, APC. On Wednesday, a suicide bomber attempted to kill the National Leader of the APC, but Buhari escaped unhurt, injuring three of his aides and killing some passers-by. Speaking via a statement issued on Sunday in…