According to a report by Daily Sun, a magistrate in Enugu State judiciary, Mrs Ifeoma Nneji, who was remanded at the Enugu Prisons collapsed and died in the early hours of yesterday inside her cell. A dependable source confirmed that the magistrate died of complications arising from shock, adding that the deceased had been complaining…
Year: 2014
Okupe Wanted More Than Handshake From Me—Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has reacted to an allegation made by Doyin Okupe that he was snubbed by Ezekwesili at the Heathrow Airport in London, England. Okupe, President Goodluck Jonathan’s aide on Public Affairs, alleged that the former World Bank Vice-President refused a handshake with him when both met in London recently. Ezekwesili…
RCGG Pastor, Remmy Hassan, Eyes National Assembly In 2015
A pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Remmy Hassan, is preparing to become a federal lawmaker in 2015, Aproko247 has reliably been informed. Hassan, a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, we were told, is aiming to take his political career to the next level by representing his people at…
Jonathan Nominates Shekarau, 3 Others As Ministers
The names of former Governor of Kano, Ibrahim Shekarau, and three others have been sent to the Senate by President Goodluck Jonathan for confirmation, as required by the Nigerian Constitution. The letter was read at the plenary on Wednesday before the lawmakers by the Senate President, David Mark. “In accordance with section 147 sub section…
Bovi Thrills Arik Air Passengers
Passengers of Arik Air on the Lagos to London flight were treated to undiluted jokes when Bovi entertained them on Monday May 19 , 2014. Passengers onboard the Arik Air flight W3 101 could not, but ask for more and were excited by the initiative of the airline. Bovi made the flight eventful with his…
Patience Jonathan Secures NAFDAC Job For Clara Chime
The estranged wife of Sullivan Chime, Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Mrs Clara Chime (nee Igwe) was days back given a top job at the headquarters of NAFDAC in Abuja as a senior director. Sources hinted that Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, secured the appointment for Mrs. Clara Igwe. Those in the know…
Cossy Orjiakor, Tenant At War Over Rents
Nigerian actress, Cossy Orjiakor, is presently having it rough with one of her tenants, according to series of tweets posted by her on her Twitter page on Tuesday. Cossy, known for various controversies, took her case to the public, claiming she was slapped by a friend of her tenant because she requested the man to…
Chibok Girls: We Did Not Ban Protests In Abuja—Police Makes U-Turn
***Only Advisory Notice Issued Following the wide condemnations that greeted the order on Monday by the Commissioner of Police in Abuja, Joseph Mbu, banning all forms of ‘BringBackOurGirls protests in the FCT, the Police High Command has made a u-turn on that order. This is coming barely 24 hours after Mbu addressed a press conference…
8 Crushed To Death As Church Building Collapses In Onitsha
It was sadness and sorrow for families of about eight persons working in a building in Onitsha, a commercial city in Anambra State, as the property craved in and trapped the workers to death. It was gathered that the collapsed property, a school under construction and owned by an Anglican Church, killed some of those…
Gov Obiano Finally Moves Into Govt House
Months after of ruling Anambra State from his Eri village in Aguleri, the state governor, Willie Obiano, has eventually moved into the Government House in Akwa, the state capital. Since he was sworn-in as the number one citizen of Anambra State on March 17, Obiano had been operating from his village, a development that has…