Policemen, as Nigerians have been made to believe by the Nigeria Police Force, are meant to be citizens’ friends, but in reality, they have mostly become enemies. There are many cases of extra-judicial killings by these ‘men in black’, as police officers are sometimes called by Nigerians, due to the colour of their uniform. It…
Derin Braithwaite Disu, the famous society lady and the Special Adviser on Central Business Districts to Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has resigned her appointment. Sources disclosed that, although Disu had conveyed her decision to resign last May through a letter, her exit became official after one month. Disu, who was once chairman of Lagos…
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is one of the $exy women in Nollywood, as the movie industry in Nigeria is commonly called. She is also an actress many people look up to because of the intelligence she puts in her job as an actress. Also, she has been able to weather the storm in her marriage despite the…
A pix from the rampage Reports reaching our desk confirms that some officers of the Nigerian Army in Lagos have taken over the popular and busy Ikorodu Road. This followed the death of an army officer who was purportedly killed on Friday morning at Palmgrove area of the road by a BRT bus. The deceased…
Ahead of the 2015 governorship election in Imo State, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, is said to be plotting to sack the incumbent governor of the state, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, from power. Sources disclosed to Aproko247 that the youthful politician, who is widely believed to have thrown his hat…
The 2015 general elections is around the corner and many of the lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly are planning to go back to office. All the 40 lawmakers in the State Assembly are from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and many people have said that it would not be business as usual…
The Adamawa State House of Assembly has been given the permission to proceed with its impeachment move against the state governor, Murtala Nyako. This followed the dismissal of an application filed by the embattled governor seeking to restrain the lawmakers from going on with the action against him until the determination of the substantive suit.…
Pastor Chris Okafor’s Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministries, also known as Liberation City, has been named as the Best Security and Safety Church in Nigeria. This was in recognition of the church’s efforts in making sure lives and properties in the church are safe. This honour was bestowed on the church by a prominent…
The controversial competency test for teachers in Edo State introduced by the state government has been reversed, Aproko247 has learnt. The state governor, Adams Oshiomhole, at a meeting with the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday in Benin City, disclosed that the test was shelved due to pressure…
Delegates at the ongoing National Conference in Abuja have given nod to the creation of new states in Nigeria. The decision was reached on Thursday at the plenary, after the Conference debated on the issue, which also caused a divided house. The Conference recommended that 19 new states should be carved from the existing six…