Moments ago, Aproko247 reported that a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Magnus Abe, was allegedly shot by the police in Rivers State. The Senator, representing Rivers Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was shot with a rubber bullet on Sunday afternoon in Port Harcourt and his whereabouts was not immediately known…
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Jonathan May Finally Dump Oduah; To Reshuffle Cabinet
There are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan may eventually drop embattled Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, as the President is set to reshuffle his cabinet, barely 14 months to the next general elections. Few days ago, President Jonathan hinted that he would forward the names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for approval. This…
Pandemonium In Rivers As Police Shoots Senator Abe
News report reaching Aproko247 from Rivers State suggests that one of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s loyalists, Senator Magnus Abe, who is representing Rivers Central Senatorial District, has allegedly been shot by police in the state. Senator Abe, according to what a source informed this magazine, was hit by a rubber bullet allegedly fired by a police…
My God Will Fight 'Goliath' Obasanjo For Me—'David' Buruji Kashamu
The South-West leader of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Buruji Kashamu, has described former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as a Goliath, while stating that Allah will fight for him (David). Kashamu stated this while responding to Obasanjo’s latest letter to the party’s National Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, stating that he’s leaving the party because of Kashamu.…
Please Don’t Go–Tukur Begs OBJ
Embattled Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, has urged former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, not to leave the party. Tukur, replying a letter written to him by the ex-Nigerian leader, said that the zonal leader of the PDP, Buruji Kashamu, was not imposed on the region by the party, but rather the court. “We…
OBJ Leaves PDP, Writes Tukur
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has written to the Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, stating his intension to withdraw from the party’s activities until the South-West zonal leader, Buruji Kashamu, is removed. Obasanjo alleged that Kashamu is a wanted criminal and he would not allow such person to be his leader in…
God Has Told Me Again To Contest In 2015–Okotie
Controversial man of God, Rev Chris Okotie, has made known his intention to contest in the presidential election come 2015. The Senior Pastor at the Household of God Church, Ikeja, Lagos, told Punch that he’s willing to become Nigeria’s President, having failed in his two earlier attempts. Okotie revealed that he would contest for Presidency…
Shocking Details Of What Arik Air Workers Go Through At Work Daily
An online news journal, Chikero Online, has exposed some shocking details of how the management of Arik Air allegedly dehumanize their workers. The news publication also revealed that the company owes its staff six months’ salary, thereby subjecting them to untold hardships. In the report, it was alleged that the Chairman of Arik Air Limited,…
167 Terror Suspects To Regain Freedom
A bomb attack in Maiduguri The Nigerian Army has disclosed that it is ready to release over 160 terrorism suspects to their respective states. The Director of Defence Information, Maj-Gen Chris Olukolade, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Olukolade said that the decision to release the terror suspects was in line with…
Nothing Will Make Me Leave PDP–Uduaghan
The governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has stated that he is not planning to leave the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, as being speculated in some quarters. The governor was reacting to a rumour that he has threatened to leave the ruling party if he’s not given an automatic ticket to contest the Senatorial position…