Year: 2014

Legendary Filmmaker, Amaka Igwe Dies At 60

The movie industry in Nigeria has again been thrown into a mourning mood over the sudden death of prolific filmmaker, Amaka Igwe. Amaka Igwe is the creator of ‘Checkmate’ and ‘Fuji House of Commotion’, both television soaps which gained national recognitions. The legendary filmmaker reportedly died of Asthma attack in the early hours of Tuesday,…

President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been urged to contest the 2015 presidential election. This appeal was made by the Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, on Friday in Abuja, when he paid a courtesy visit to the President. The respected monarch, represented by his son, Eheneden Erediauwa, revealed that his kingdom has…

Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, on Thursday axed two Commissioners and board Chairmen in the state. The affected Commissioners were Bassey Albert Akpan (Finance) and Effiong Abia (Rural Development). The two men were shown the way out “in view of the need to reinvigorate the machinery of government and drive further the Uncommon…

If feelers reaching Aproko247 is anything to go by, it means all is now well for the earlier troubled Nigerian music group, P-Square, as Peter and Paul have now towed the path of peace. It was squealed to us by an industry source that Peter and Paul have finally agreed to remain together as one…

Former Manchester United manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, has reacted to the sacking of his successor, David Moyes, by the club on Tuesday. The Scot, who convinced his compatriot to leave Everton to take up the job at Old Trafford in 2013, noted that United did not handle the situation well as he would have expected.…