President Goodluck Jonathan met with members of the Chibok community in Borno State on Tuesday. The meeting was held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa of Aso Rock in Abuja. The President would have met with them last Tuesday, until it was abruptly called off in the last minute. Aproko247 reliably learnt that…
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Ebonyi Speaker: Chukwuma Nwazunku Removed
Report reaching Aproko247 indicates that Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Chukwuma Nwazunku, has been impeached. Nwazunku was booted out by his colleagues on Monday morning. It was disclosed to Aproko247 by a reliable source in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, about 20 lawmakers in the House moved for the Speaker’s removal. They…
Sambo Visits Abuja Mall Blast Scene, Talks Tough
Nigeria’s Vice President, Namadi Sambo, on Thursday, visited the scene of Wednesday’s bomb explosion at a shopping mall in Abuja, which claimed the lives of about 21 persons, including a top journalist. Sambo also visited victims of the blast at the hospital, where he condemned the act. Speaking during the visit, Sambo urged Nigerians to…
Laide Bakare Moves To America Amid Hubby’s EFCC Trouble
For some months now, the new husband of top Nigerian actress, Laide Bakare, Tunde Orilowo, has been battling with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged fraud worth billions of naira. This led to the confiscation of the man’s known properties as well as the boutique he opened for Laide Bakare in…
Gov Fayemi Debunks Arrest Tale
The governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has denied reports claiming he was arrested by some security operatives ahead of Saturday’s (today) governorship election in the state. In a statement by one of his aides, Dimeji Daniels, the governor noted that he is in his country home in Isan-Ekiti, ready to cast his vote as…
Ganiyu Hamzat Relocates To Ogun
After a successful political outing in Lagos State, the diminutive and successful member of the Federal House of Representatives, Ganiyu Hamzat, has finally relocated his political structure to Ogun, his home state, as if to confirm that there is no place like home. The lawmaker, who hails from Ewekoro in Ogun Central Senatorial District, at…
Soldiers Seize Leadership Newspaper Friday Edition, Detain Workers
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…
Driver of former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala has been murdered by some gunmen in Ibadan, the state capital. The man, Alabi Ajikobi, was shot dead on Friday afternoon by armed robbers while on his way from the bank, where he had gone to withdraw an undisclosed sum of cash. Late Ajikobi was killed…
Early Morning Explosion Causes Panic In Abuja
A blast in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, on Thursday morning caused a major panic in the city. Before now, there had been two separate bomb blasts in Abuja in the last two months which killed over 100 persons. Residents of Kurudu, Jikoyi and other adjoining areas of the city were terrified by a…
City Crowned BPL Champs
Manchester City finished the Barclays Premier League table with 86 points, two ahead of second-placed Liverpool. The blue side of Manchester secured their second league titled in three years with a 2-0 win over West Ham at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Liverpool came from a goal down at Anfield to beat nine-man Newcastle United…