Some soldiers who claimed to be acting on orders from above have confiscated the Friday edition of Leadership Newspaper being distributed to Northwest, Southeast and Southsouth regions of Nigeria. The officers of the Nigerian Army, who mounted a roadblock near the Abuja-Kaduna expressway tollgate, stopped the newspaper’s van heading towards Kaduna and seized its entire…
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Explosion Tears Gombe Govt House Apart
The Gombe State Government House has been hit by a massive explosion, Aproko247 can report. However, this magazine cannot ascertain any casualty figure at the moment, but we gathered that the blast destroyed properties worth millions of naira in the building. The explosion occurred on Thursday, we learnt and security officials are on ground to…
Prof Alkali Replaces Gulak As Jonathan's Aide
President Goodluck Jonathan has finally filled the vacuum left with the exit of Ahmed Gulak as his aide on Political Matters. The President appointed Professor Rufa’i Alkali as his new Special Adviser on Political Affairs, a position formerly held by Gulak before his removal few months ago. Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben…
Oyo 2015: PDP Must Win–Alao-Akala
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has disclosed that the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, will produce the next governor of the state in 2015, when elections hold in Nigeria. Speaking with journalists at his residence in Ogbomosho, Alao-Akala, also a former police officer, stated categorically that “there is nothing that can stop the…
Okupe Wanted More Than Handshake From Me—Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to an allegation made by Doyin Okupe that he was snubbed by Ezekwesili at the Heathrow Airport in London, England. Okupe, President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide on Public Affairs, alleged that the former World Bank Vice-President refused a handshake with him when both met in London recently. Ezekwesili…
RCGG Pastor, Remmy Hassan, Eyes National Assembly In 2015
A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Remmy Hassan, is preparing to become a federal lawmaker in 2015, Aproko247 has reliably been informed. Hassan, a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, we were told, is aiming to take his political career to the next level by representing his people at…
Jonathan Nominates Shekarau, 3 Others As Ministers
The names of former Governor of Kano, Ibrahim Shekarau, and three others have been sent to the Senate by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The letter was read at the plenary on Wednesday before the lawmakers by the Senate President, David Mark. “In accordance with section 147 sub section…
Patience Jonathan Secures NAFDAC Job For Clara Chime
The estranged wife of Sullivan Chime, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Mrs Clara Chime (nee Igwe) was days back given a top job at the headquarters of NAFDAC in Abuja as a senior director. Sources hinted that Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, secured the appointment for Mrs. Clara Igwe. Those in the know…
Chibok Girls: We Did Not Ban Protests In Abuja—Police Makes U-Turn
***Only Advisory Notice Issued Following the wide condemnations that greeted the order on Monday by the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Joseph Mbu, banning all forms of ‘BringBackOurGirls protests in the FCT, the Police High Command has made a u-turn on that order. This is coming barely 24 hours after Mbu addressed a press conference…
Chibok Girls Protesters Are Truly APC Members—Gbajabiamila Admits
The House of Representatives’ Minority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, has admitted that the protesters of the ‘BringBackOurGirls’ are actually members of Nigeria’s main opposition political party, All Progressives Congress, APC. Gbajabiamila, reacting to statement credited to the Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, last Wednesday that the protesters were members of APC, said “Maku, the Information Minister…