Manchester United defeated their city arch-rival at Old Trafford in a Manchester derby on Sunday. The red side of the city came from a goal down in the first half to beat their ‘noisy neighbour’ 4-2 in a thrilling match. Sergio Aguero put Manchester City ahead in the 8th minute, but Ashley Young cancelled out…
Year: 2015
EXCLUSIVE: OLX Nigeria Reacts To Missing 3 Oyekoya Kids
For few days now, the social media has been bubbling with news of the three children allegedly kidnapped by a maid reportedly contracted by a Lagos-based mother of four on a popular free advertising platform called OLX Nigeria. It was said that the woman had left her children with the said maid just a day…
Policeman Killed In Port Harcourt
Aproko247 has learnt that a police officer attached to the Rivers State Police Command has been killed by some unsuspected persons. The lifeless body of the officer, a mobile police, was found on Rex Lawanson Street in Borokini, Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday morning. Some security officials have taken the corpse to…
Sports Minister, Danagogo Attacks Kalabari Residents
Some inhabitants of Akuku Toru local government area of Rivers State have come under severe attacks from a band of vicious soldiers working for Nigeria’s Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, a moment ago, the Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Ibim Semenitari, has alleged. Semenitari, also the Director of Communications, Greater Together Campaign Organisation, claimed that…
28 Qualify For 'Most Beautiful Girl In Lagos'
The auditions for the 2015 edition of the Most Beautiful Girl in Lagos, MBGL, was largely successful, going by the turnout experienced during the exercise. Several pretty, elegant and sophisticated girls participated in the auditions. However, among the many ladies that turned up for the auditions, only 28 of them could scale through the rigorous…
Protest In Delta Over Election Materials
Some angry supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State staged a demonstration on Friday to kicked against an alleged attempt to divert election materials meant for Saturday’s governorship and State House of Assembly polls in an area of the state. However, the alleged diversion was foiled by some members of the party.…
Vote El-Rufai, Tambuwal, APC Candidates In North–Ohanaeze Begs Igbos
By Obinna Akukwe Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the 19 Northern States of Nigeria have declared support for some candidates of APC in the North including Aminu Tambuwal, El-Rufai, Samuel Ortom, Abubakar Bello, and Mohammed Abubakar among others. Speaking with the Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress, IMC, a cleric and Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in…
I'm Still In PDP–RMD
Veteran Nigerian actor, Richard Mofe Damifo, better known as RMD, has dispelled reports making the rounds that he has left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to join the All Progressives Congress, APC. RMD was rumoured to have quit the PDP and even endorsed candidate of the APC in the Saturday’s governorship election in Delta State,…
Jonathan's Aide, Oronto Douglas Dies Of Cancer
An aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Oronto Douglas, is dead. Douglas was reported dead in the early hours of Thursday at the State House Clinic in Abuja. He was said to have been ill for some time now and was going to the hospital to get himself treatment until his death on Thursday morning. According…
Consumers Complain Bitterly Of Fidson Bitters' Poor Performance
**Product May Be Scrapped, MD’s Son Accused Incompetence When Fidson HealthCare Plc, one of the leading pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria, launched its brand of bitters in the market, many had thought that the product would quickly take over the market from other brands of bitters already enjoying high patronage from consumers. The high expectations on…