A fire incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday at a Sawmill Market in Lagos. Information gathered by Aproko247, however, confirms that there were no human casualties recorded in the inferno, which destroyed lots of properties in the market. The incident happened at the Sawmill Market at Pako Bus Stop, along Ipaja Road, Lagos.…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that it will conduct the Ekiti State governorship election in June 2014. The Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Kayode Idowu, on Sunday, revealed this to Punch in an interview in Abuja. He said the timetable for the polls would be agreed on within the timeframe speculated…
Basketmouth and wife, Elsie at their wedding Some hours ago, popular Nigerian comedian, posted a rape joke on his Facebook wall. The jab was later found very offensive by some Nigerians, as well as other Africans, stating that the humour merchant was not being sensitive to the dastardly act. He was also accused of encouraging…
The Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, has alleged his former party, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, of corrupting the security agencies, including the police, and the judiciary. The now-member of the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, spoke with some journalists on why he left the ruling party to his new party. Nyako also revealed…
When some years ago, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, was established, not many thought it would today be a viable security organ in the country. Now, the Civil Defence, as the agency is also called, has turned out to be one of the most trusted and effective security agencies in Nigeria, despite…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has shifted its Board of Trustees, BoT, and National Executive Committee, NEC, meetings earlier scheduled for January 7 and 8, 2014 respectively to January 15 and 16. The postponement, according to information scooped, is to enable the party’s leadership to prepare well enough for the two crucial meetings. However, no…
Our attention has been drawn to a calculated attempt to smear the image of CMB Building Maintenance & Investment Company Limited and some of its hard working staff via a reckless message purportedly concocted by a somnambulist. Ordinarily, we wouldn’t have joined issues with the baseless and laughable text message aimed at misleading the general…
The governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Chime, has declared his total support for President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in Aso Rock in 2015. Speaking on Saturday during the inauguration/swearing in ceremony of 17 local government chairmen in the state at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, Chime informed the gathering that he is fully…
The fight between Association of Igbo Youths, AIYO, and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has taken a new twist with the youth group giving an ultimatum to the Ralph Uwazurike-led MASSOB to evacuate and bury the corpses of slain members abandoned in mortuaries between 2003 and 2013. In…
The 4th of January of every year is not just a day on the calendar but a very important day for one of Nigeria’s brightest stars. Prince Tonye TJT Princewill, the son of the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom, King (Prof) TJT Princewill, CFR, Amachree XI, is that bright star. Prince Tonye Princewill was born on…