No fewer than 23 officers of the Nigerian Army were on Monday feared dead by Boko Haram militants in Adamawa State. Also, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Adeboye, was shot in the state by the insurgents as he led his team to battle the Boko Haram members. Obasanjo was shot in both legs at…
$exy singer, Tiwa Savage, who married her manager, Tunji Balogun, better known as Tee Billz, in early 2014, has disclosed that she once thought of taking a life threatening decision at a point in her life. Tiwa is one of the most successful female artistes in Nigeria at the moment. She has managed to seal…
Just when some had thought it was the end of the road for the music career of popular singer, Udoka Oguamanam, famously known as Slam, he has made another astonishing return to the showbiz world that gave him fame many years ago. The highly talented artiste is already waking the consciousness of many in the…
Nigeria’s President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has eventually agreed to get help of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, who has criticised his government. The Nigerian leader held a meeting with the former President at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja on Wednesday. Both leaders discussed the present security challenge in the country, especially the Boko Haram…
The repaired part of the bridge Report reaching us from Ogun State, Ijebu-Ode in particular, is not a good one. The newly constructed flyover bridge by the state governor, Ibikunle Amosun, at the popular Lagos Garage, has developed fault, Aproko247 learnt. It was gathered that renovation work was recently carried out on the bridge, which…
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Thursday (today) launch the new National e ID Card in Abuja. The National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, a body issuing the National ID card, announced that the event will hold at the Banquet Hall, Aso Rock Presidential Villa by 9am. The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, Chris…
Two members of staff of Access Bank are presently cooling off in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for allegedly conspiring to dupe the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue in the sum of N9.5 million. The bankers, Rowland Alozie and Segun Osho, were accused of conspiring with another man, Abass…
**I’m Tired Of You—Mistress **You Are Going Nowhere—Chisco Boss The smooth and sizzling romantic relationship earlier enjoyed by Chidi Anyaegbu, the CEO of popular transport company, Chisco Transport Limited, and his 33-year-old job applicant turned mistress, Chineye Chinwuba, recently turned bitter. As you read this, both are in court slugging it out with each other.…
The company responsible for creating positive and compelling brand image for South Africa, the Brand South Africa, has identified the Nigerian market as a key focus for its Africa programme. At a breakfast meeting held in Lagos recently, the outfit’s Chief Executive Officer, Miller Matola, disclosed that the choice of Nigeria alongside Angola, DRC, Ghana,…
tti Diamond Bank has reacted to speculations that its Group Managing Director/CEO, Alex Otti, has declared his intention to contest the Abia State governorship election in 2015 under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. In a statement made available to Aproko247 by the Bank’s Corporate Communications, Diamond Bank maintained that the several media…