Month: March 2015

Death Strikes Again In Nollywood

Aproko247 has confirmed the death of a popular actor in the Nigerian motion picture industry. This time, the dreaded ‘Mr Death’ took away an actor named Orioye Shokunbi. Shokunbi breathed his last on Thursday, March 5, 2015 after a brief illness. His death was confirmed by Theatre Art and Motion Pictures Practitioners of Nigeria, TAMPPAN.…

Buhari Returns To Nigeria From London

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, returned to Nigeria from London, days after he spoke at the Chatham House in England. His sudden departure from Nigeria to the United Kingdom had generated controversies. The governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, had severally insisted that the former Head of State…

Heritage Bank Lightens NYSC Hope Alive Initiative, Employs 39 Ex-Corpers

Prominent Nigerian financial institution, Heritage Banking, has thrown its full weight behind the recently launched NYSC Hope Alive Initiative, a public private partnership (PPP) scheme that is designed to bring succour to corps members who suffer disabling injuries during their service to their fatherland. The Bank, as a demonstration of its support for the programme,…

Gunmen Attack Kano Pillars Players

Some hoodlums armed with dangerous weapons attacked the entourage of Kano Pillars Football Club on Thursday. Five players of the club were injured by the gunmen in the incident. It was gathered that the team was travelling for a league game in Owerri, Imo State against Heartland, when the club’s bus was attacked by armed…

Emir Of Gusau Dies

The death of the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Kabir Danbaba, has been confirmed by the Zamfara State government. The monarch joined his ancestors on Thursday at the age of 91. The Commissioner for Information in Zamfara State, Ibrahim Magaji, who confirmed the traditional ruler’s death on behalf of the state government, noted that late Danbaba…