The Nigerian government has informed the Liberian Embassy that its citizen believed to be suffering from the deadly Ebola virus has died in Lagos. The message was relayed to the Liberian government on Friday morning by the Nigerian Embassy. The victim, Patrick Sawyer, a WASH consultant at the Ministry of Finance, was quarantined on Sunday…
Month: July 2014
They Wanted To Eliminate Me–Buhari
Nigeria’s former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has claimed that the bombers that attacked him on Wednesday in Kuwa area of Kaduna wanted to assassinate him. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, narrowly escaped death in the bomb explosion, which occurred some minutes after a first bomb went off in Kaduna. In…
I'm Happy Buhari Didn't Die In Kaduna Bomb Blast–Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed gratitude to God for sparing the life of former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, in one of the two blasts that happened in Kaduna on Wednesday. Jonathan, in a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, also extended the same gratitude to…
Sanusi Visits Jonathan In Aso Rock
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and current Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to President Goodluck Jonathan for the first time since his ascension to the exalted Kano throne. The monarch was at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, for the breaking of Ramadan fast with…
Ex-Arsenal Star Marries Spurs Fan In London
A former Arsenal player, Freddie Ljungberg, has tied the knot with his lover, Natalie Foster. Their union was legalised in June 2014 at the Natural History Museum in London, England. Ljungberg’s wife is fan of Arsenal’s city arch-rival, Tottenham in the Barclay Premier League. The two lovebirds met about seven years ago while the Swedish…
Kaduna Bomb Blasts: Death Toll Rises As Govt Imposes 24hr Curfew
The number of casualties recorded in the twin explosions that occurred in Kaduna on Wednesday afternoon has increased. Aproko247 had earlier reported 22 persons dead in the first attack, but our correspondent has learnt that more than 60 lives have been lost in the two explosions. The two blasts occurred at few minutes interval. Rescue…
Security Man Dies In Mr Biggs Kitchen
News making the rounds has it that a security personnel with a prominent fast food outlet in Akute, Ogun State, has killed himself. The man, who reportedly works at Mr Biggs’ ‘Village Kitchen’ outlet in Alagbole area of Akute, was found dead on Wednesday morning inside the eatery’s kitchen. Aproko247 learnt that the deceased deleted…
BREAKING: Buhari Survives Bomb Attack, Car Destroyed
Report reaching us indicates that former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, escaped death by whiskers on Wednesday when he survived a bomb attack in Kaduna State. Aproko247 gathered that though the National Leader of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, survived the blast, his car was unlucky as it was destroyed in the…
Another Bomb Explosion Rips Through Kaduna
Barely hours after an explosion occurred in Isa Kaita Road in Kaduna, another bomb has gone off near the area where the first one happened. Aproko247 gathered that the latest attack took place in Kawo area of the city of Kaduna. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the two blasts, but some believe members…
Jonathan Appoints New FRSC Boss
Following the appointment of former Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Osita Chidoka, as the new Minister of Aviation, President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Boboye Oyeyemi as the FRSC boss. The appointment of Oyeyemi as the Corps’ leader was confirmed by the President. Before now, Oyeyemi was the Deputy Corps Marshal in…