Day: March 7, 2015

Suicide Bomber Kills 8 in Maiduguri

bomb A suicide bomb attack in Borno State has left about eight persons dead on Saturday morning. The development is coming just as the Nigerian troops, with the help of their foreign counterparts, are reclaiming some lost towns under the control of Boko Haram. It was learnt that the suicide bomber, who was riding a…

Mammoth Crowd At Lagos ‘March4Buhari’ Walk

The scheduled ‘walk for change’ in Lagos on Saturday was attended by several Nigerians from all walks of life. The walk, tagged ‘March4Buhari’, was organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the March 28, 2015 presidential poll. According to the organisers of the event, the ‘March4Buhari’ was also staged to reject any further…

Aregbesola, Odunmbaku In Cold War

The hitherto smooth relationship between Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, and Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State, Cardinal James Omolaja Odunmbaku, popularly known as ‘Baba Eto’, seems to have deteriorated. Aproko247 gathered from Urbanlifeng that the former Commissioner for Works in Lagos State is no longer happy with the…

AGN Presidency: Court Delays Judgement Again

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has again failed to deliver the much-anticipated ruling on the suit filed by an actor, St Maradona Mikevine, seeking to remove president of Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Ibinabo Fiberesima, and her executives. It would be recalled that in 2013, Ibinabo emerged winner of an election conducted by…

Wema Bank Appoints New Directors

Four new directors have been appointed into the Board of Directors of Wema Bank Plc, a statement by the financial institution has disclosed. The new appointees are Babatunde Kasali, Wole Akinleye, Mrs Folake Sanu and Mrs Abolanle Matel-Okoh. While Kasali and Matel-Okoh were appointed as non-executive directors, Sanu and Akinleye were fixed as executive directors.…