Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus **Denies Claim On Police Permit **Seeks NSA’s Intervention To Ensure His Redeployment The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter, says it has noted the barefaced lies spewed out by the State Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Mbu, in his desperation to minimize the public outrage that has rightly trailed the death…
The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Dr Ade Abolurin, in his briefing at the Corps Headquarters, tasked the personnel to abide by the slogan of humility and integrity by which the Corps is known for in carrying out their daily functions. He made this known while briefing a cross section…
Aproko247 has learnt that arrested Yoruba budding actress-cum-producer, Yetunde Akilapa, who got into trouble again on Sunday, has been released by the police in Lagos. On Sunday, the actress was allegedly caught for house burglary. She was nabbed this time at a flat in Magodo Estate, a highbrow area of Lagos State. A bunch of…
The House of Representatives has ordered a probe into the alleged fraudulent and fake promotions currently being run by the four telecommunication networks in Nigeria; Airtel, Etisalat, Globacom and MTN. In a motion jointly sponsored by two members of the House; Eddie Mbadiwe and Frank Enokorogha, they drew the attention of the House to allegations…
Following reports on Monday that President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the embattled National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, to resign from his exalted position, the party boss has maintained that he won’t step down except through a properly organised convention, which brought him into power. He insisted that nobody, not even…
If you bank with First Bank of Nigeria Plc, this is the time to be worried and start thinking of withdrawing all the money in your account. Information made available to theoctopusnews.com has it that the duo of All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and business mogul, Otunba Mike Adenuga, have both…
Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been announced as the 2013 winner of the prestigious FIFA Ballon D’or award. The former Manchester United footballer was named as the world’s best player at a ceremony held on Monday. Ronaldo could not hold back tears as he gave his acceptance speech. He thanked his teams (Real Madrid…
The abductors of the mother of a Bayelsa State monarch, Walter Agiri, Ikhiogha Walter, and his daughter, Yellow Joseph, have regained freedom after spending some days in the den of the kidnappers. It’s not certain if any ransom was paid to the hoodlums to secure the release of the 74-year-old woman and the 24-year-old lady.…
President Goodluck Jonathan may have now had enough of the crisis rocking his ruling party, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, which has practically left it in shreds. It is believed that the continued stay in office of Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman of the PDP will further spell doom to the party if urgent steps…
Ibidun and Pastor Ituah The wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House, Lagos, Ibidun Ajayi, is currently battling a strange illness, which has defiled orthodox medications. This has put some friends of the former Miss Lux into a state of confusion. They are now wondering where the ‘attack’ might be coming from. And as…