Barely two months after dropping the Super Eagles job, Sunday Oliseh has landed a big job with FIFA, the world’s football governing body. The former Nigerian international has been appointed into the technical department of FIFA. His latest appointment is seen as one of the high points of his footballing career. The former Super Eagles…
President Muhammadu Buhari has left the shores of Nigeria for a visit to China. The Nigerian leader left the Nanmdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7:30pm on Sunday, April 10, 2016. He will be expected to return to the country next week. While in China, Buhari will seal some bilateral deals with the Asian country.…
The Federal Government says it has identified four ways to revamp Nigeria’s economy and make it one of the best in the world. This was made known by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, at a special programme organized by the Lagos Business School recently. According to Adeosun, the four economic plans the government…
Students of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Rivers State, have closed down the school over increase in their tuition fee. The aggrieved students block major roads leading to their institution to kick against the increase by their school management. Also, academic activities in the higher institution of learning have been brought to a halt…
There was demonstration at the Benin airport on Sunday after passengers of Arik Air reportedly learnt that they were lied to by management of the airline. It was gathered that the aggrieved passengers were told there was no fuel to take them to their destination, only to discover that the same plane is to ferry…
A top member of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kawu Baraje, has hit hard on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. Baraje, an ally of the embattled Senate President, Bukola Saraki, said on Sunday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, also the hometown of Saraki, that the party’s performance since taking office almost a…
The online portal for the maiden edition of the African Culture Initiatives Awards has been launched, Aproko247, can authoritatively report. The awards ceremony is the brain child of the African Culture Initiatives. A statement issued by organisers of the event disclosed that the ceremony seeks to recognise and reward Africans living in the continent, in…
Casts for latest flick from the stables of Kingces Film Productions entitled ‘Our Secrets’ have been unveiled. This was done recently during a script conferencing in Owerri, the capital of Imo State and it is happening few weeks after the shoot of ‘Cry of a Kingdom’, a movie shot and yet to be released by…
‘Kuchi Kuchi’ crooner, J’odie, is now a proud mother and this is because she has welcomed a bouncing baby boy. The singer was said to have been delivered of the child on Saturday, April 9, 2016. J’odie got married to her husband, David Nnaji, who is a Nollywood actor in Saturday, October 31, 2015. Aproko247…
On Friday April 8, during the bank’s Annual General Meeting, AGM, which was held at the Eko Atlantic Hotel, Lagos, the shareholders of UBA applauded the UBA for its strong financial performance in 2015 despite the difficult operating environment globally. They also approved the board’s recommendation to pay a final dividend of 40 kobo per…