A former player of the Super Eagles, Taye Taiwo, has claimed coaches collect bribes from players to include them in the team. Taiwo, who has been snubbed recently by the head coach, Stephen Keshi, however, told Football Africa 365 that as a person, he never saw the need to ‘pay’ to serve his fatherland. In…
More than 15 students of Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, were believed to have died on Friday afternoon in a road mishap in the state. It was gathered that the students were on their way to Lagos when a heavy duty vehicle carrying a container crushed their bus. The truck was said…
Following ‘hate messages’ being broadcast on Radio Biafra and knowing what it could lead to, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has urged Nigeria to take the messages with a pinch of salt. The broadcast regulating body in Nigeria, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Director, Public Affairs of the commission, Awwalu Salihu,…
A member in the Edo State House of Assembly, Yakubu Gowon, has been axed by the Edo State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin on Friday. Gowon contested the April 11, 2015 Etsako West II Constituency election under the platform of All Progressives Congress, and was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,…
Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has been dissolved by President Muhammadu Buhari. A statement issued on Friday by Director of Communications for the Head of Service of the Federation, Haruna Imrana, disclosed that the affected nine members of the board are to quit with immediate effect. The President, also in the statement,…
Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State has denied nominating Principal of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Mrs Asabe Kwambura, as Commissioner for Education. Shettima made this known in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Communications and Strategy, Isa Gusau. The governor urged members of the public to “completely ignored the story for what it…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has responded to allegations made by his successor, Nyesom Wike, concerning his administration. In Amaechi’s reply, which was made available to Aproko247 on Wednesday by his media team, the former governor took time to explain some of the issues raised by Wike during his press briefing on Monday.…
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has debunked reports that officials of the Department of State Security, DSS, were expelled from the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, Adesina admitted in the press statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday that there is a plan to reorganize security personnel from…
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Nnamdi Okonkwo, has promised customers of the Bank continued excellent services. Okonkwo made this known in a statement while reacting to the N52m splashed on over 100 customers of the Bank in the on-going Fidelity Loyalty Savings Scheme. While also showing appreciation to customers for their patronage,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Alhaji Yerima Suleiman and Mr. Uwem Essien Antia before Justice Lawal Akapo of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence and forgery. Yerima and Antia ran into troubles, when they were arrested in…