A local council chairman in Lagos State, Semiu Kemi Surakat, has married a reporter with Lagos State Television as his new wife, Aproko247 has learnt. Forty-eight-year-old Surakat, Chairman of Ibeji-Lekki local government area of Lagos State, picked Kemi Fahm as his sixth wife few days ago. The woman, in her 40s, is one of the…
Day: July 31, 2014
FG Gave Us N22.4m, Not N100m–Chibok Girls’ Parents
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…
Real Reasons For My W/Cup Performance–Mikel
It is an open secret that many Nigerians were not happy with the performance of Nigerian midfielder, John Mikel Obi, at the just concluded FIFA World Cup in Brazil. But Aproko247 can authoritatively tell you why the footballer played the way he did at the mundial. Mikel, defending his performance, claimed he only played for…
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…