A second schoolgirl abducted by Boko Haram terrorists group over two years ago in Borno State has been rescued. Army spokesman, Col Usman Sani, disclosed on Thursday, May 19, 2016, that the girl was found by security operatives. He, however, did not give fleshy details of the latest development, but promised to do that later.…
A top shot at First Bank Nigeria, Folake Ani-Mumuney, has concluded plans along with her family members to give her late father a befitting burial he deserves. Aproko247 gathered that Folake is perfecting plans to lay her father, Dr Francis Adedoyin Olusiji Owosina, to rest on Friday, May 27, 2016, in Sagamu, Ogun State. Information…
Drinking, as we have already noted, is essentially a social act, subject to a variety of rules and norms regarding who may drink what, when, where, with whom and so on. Drinking does not, in any society, take place ‘just anywhere’, and most cultures have specific, designated environments for communal drinking. Alcohol has long been…
In April 2016, we reported the case of a 32-year-old man who claimed to be a pastor in the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, that was apprehended by security operatives in Ondo State. The supposed ‘man of God’ named Moses Abiodun, who hails from Esa Oke in Osun State, was arrested for allegedly burying fetish items…
Owner of Innoson Motors, Innocent Chukwuma, is presently battling to save his face from an allegation of forgery levelled against him, his company and four others. A federal high court sitting in Lagos has given the Attorney General of Federation, AGF, the permission to commence the prosecution of the case. It was gathered that the…
Reports say an EgyptAir flight heading from Paris to Cairo has gone missing. The unfortunate incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Thursday. It was learnt that the aircraft belonging to the popular airline disappeared from radar with 66 people on board. It precisely had 56 passengers and 10 crew members…
The much-awaited final autopsy report on late Ronke Shonde, the woman allegedly murdered by her husband, Lekan, 51, in the Egbeda area of Lagos State, has been submitted to the police in the state. It was disclosed to Punch that from the report, which was finalised on Wednesday, the former banker died from respiratory seizure…
The lawmaker representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, has reacted to an allegation that he snatched a piece of land from the father of a woman in Lagos. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Kayode Odunaro, the amiable Senator said his attention was drawn to a “radio programme in Abuja…
In an effort to find a lasting solution to the current activities of the Niger Delta Avengers, the Federal Government, through the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, has taken proactive steps by engaging stakeholders in the region. The Amnesty Programme boss,…
Benin, an urban centre located in the southern part of Nigeria is such a cosmopolitan city. It can be stressful, messy and chaotic sometimes, but its diversity, food, art and music scene are just incomparable with other parts of the continent. Benin is beautiful, unique, and it is certainly one of the best capital cities…