Recently ousted Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has described those working with President Goodluck Jonathan as sycophants, who are not telling him the true state of corruption in the country, but rather tell him otherwise. In series of tweets posted on his twitter timeline on Sunday, the suspended…
An artiste under Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment, EME, record label, Niyola, narrowly escaped death on Saturday evening in Lagos. The singer was said to have been involved in the car crash at the Oworonsoki end of the Third Mainland Bridge at about 7pm. It was scooped from reports that Niyola was in a Honda…
Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday afternoon, held a closed-door meeting with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, at the latter’s home in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The talks lasted about two hours. Addressing newsmen after the deliberations, Tambuwal noted that he visited the two-time Nigerian leader to seek him advice on some…
Popular singer, Stella Monye, has debunked news making the rounds that she is battling with a disease called emphysema. It was reported that the ‘singer has been secretly battling with the problem administering self-medications until she could not handle it herself any more. Even till moment, we are told she has warned by family and…
Police in Anambra State have discovered the decomposed body of one Pa James Iloenyosi, in the bush. The man, aged 80, was kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in the state on November 25, 2013, three days before his birthday celebration. Aproko247 learnt that his children were preparing a grand birthday party for the deceased before…
Aproko247 can authoritatively report that President Goodluck Jonathan would entertain questions from selected members of the press on Monday evening. This piece of news was confirmed on Sunday by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati. In Abati’s words, “another Presidential Media Chat takes place tomorrow (Monday) at 7pm. Live broadcast on NTA,…
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has urged the Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, to return to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, noting that he has no business with his new party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to Anyim, “on a serious note, Your Excellency, you have…
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is to remove the Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, from office this Wednesday, Daily Trust reports. The move is to install a Military Administrator in the state to end the incessant attacks by members of the Boko Haram group. In recent time, there have been consistent invasion of villages in Borno…
Preamble Writing on the educational revolution in Rivers State, South-South region of Nigeria, gives me a lot of joy as it is an area very familiar to me as a close monitor of events in the state since Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi came into office as Executive Governor of Rivers State in November 2007.…