Kwara Police Command has arrested 15 suspected thugs allegedly intending to burn the family house of an All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain in the state, Abubakar Kawu Baraje. The suspects were paraded on Friday by the police in Ilorin, the state capital. Addressing newsmen on the development, the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, Ambrose…
Month: April 2014
Army Kills Several Terrorists In Borno Gun Duel
Several gunmen suspected to be members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram were slain on Thursday night by the Nigerian Army. They were killed in a gun battle with the military in Bulanbuli, Borno State. A statement on Friday by the army spokesman, Major General Chris Olukolade, explained that the fight stated after the…
2015: Oba Of Benin Begs Jonathan To Contest
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been urged to contest the 2015 presidential election. This appeal was made by the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, on Friday in Abuja, when he paid a courtesy visit to the President. The respected monarch, represented by his son, Eheneden Erediauwa, revealed that his kingdom has…
Akpabio Fires 2 Commissioners, Board Chairmen
Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday axed two Commissioners and board Chairmen in the state. The affected Commissioners were Bassey Albert Akpan (Finance) and Effiong Abia (Rural Development). The two men were shown the way out “in view of the need to reinvigorate the machinery of government and drive further the Uncommon…
At Last, P-Square Resolves Issues
If feelers reaching Aproko247 is anything to go by, it means all is now well for the earlier troubled Nigerian music group, P-Square, as Peter and Paul have now towed the path of peace. It was squealed to us by an industry source that Peter and Paul have finally agreed to remain together as one…
Terry G, Hotel Boss Exchange Blows Over Swimming Pool Dispute
Gabriel Amanyi, a Nigerian artiste well known as Terry G, was reportedly involved in a show of shame in his neighbourhood in Iju area of Lagos. PM News reported that Terry G and a hotel manager fought dirty over a minor dispute. The incident occurred at the Treasures Exclusive Garden, off Bola Tinubu Road, Iju,…
Ferguson Reacts To Moyes' Sack
Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has reacted to the sacking of his successor, David Moyes, by the club on Tuesday. The Scot, who convinced his compatriot to leave Everton to take up the job at Old Trafford in 2013, noted that United did not handle the situation well as he would have expected.…
Jude Okoye Proposes To Ex-Beauty Queen Lover
Jude and his girlfriend, Michelle Finally, the identity of the woman in the life of elder brother of multiple award-winning music group, P-Square, Jude Okoye, has been revealed. The young lady, Ifeoma Michelle Umeokeke, was crowned Miss Tourism at the 2012 edition of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, MBGN. Jude proposed marriage to Michelle today,…
10 Rescued In Collapsed Lagos Building
No fewer than 10 persons were rescued from a collapsed building in Oworonsoki area of Lagos State. They were trapped in the property, which went down on Thursday. Aproko247 learnt that the incident happened at 11, Sand Beach Lane, Off Alonge Street, Off Surulere, Oworonsoki, Lagos and it involved a two-storey building in the area.…
Fire Guts Lagos Mammy Market
A raging inferno on Thursday engulfed a Mammy Market in Lagos, destroying several properties in the process. The fire affected some shops at the market tucked inside the Army Cantonment in Ikeja, Lagos. The Public Information Officer, South West Zone of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye confirmed the incident and disclosed that…