Not less than two persons have been feared dead in a blast that occurred at a secretariat in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Thursday, May 12, 2016. It was gathered that a bomb explosion rocked the busy Musa Usman Secretariat Main Gate in Maiduguri. The incident happened in the early hours of the day and left…
A fire incident was said to have occurred on Wednesday at the Dunlop Centre on Festac Road in Amuwo Odofin local government area of Lagos State. According to eyewitnesses, the fire was caused by an electric surge. According to what was disclosed to us, the incident precisely affected the Procuremax Autocare Service Company at the…
The Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, in Edo State has been closed down by angry demonstrators. The protesters, under the aegis of Network of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria, NOCSON, blocked the entrance of the company. They have prevented workers of the BEDC from entering their offices since Wednesday, May 11, 2016. It was gathered…
As part of her own way of giving back to the society who supported her rise to fame, Olajumoke Orisaguna, has concluded plans to establish a foundation. We learnt that the ‘bread seller’ turned model will launch the Olajumoke Orisaguna Foundation very soon. Few weeks ago, Jumoke gave out N200,000 to about 40 bread sellers…
Members of the Benue Prospective Employees Forum, BPEF, and the Benue Democratic Youths Ambassadors for Change Initiatives, BDYACI, are presently on the streets of Makurdi, the Benue State capital, demanding for the return of funds allegedly embezzled by the immediate past governor of the state, Gabriel Suswam. The demonstrators carried placards conveying various messages. Aproko247…
A mammoth crowd showed up at the burial of late Commissioner for Sports in Lagos State, Prince Ademola Adeniji-Adele on Wednesday. Many at the ceremony could not hide their emotions as tears flowed freely down their cheeks. Most of them described the deceased as a fun-loving and easy going man, who loved and cared for…
On Wednesday, the Federal Government finally announced the scrapping of the controversial fuel subsidy regime and declared that every Nigeria is now free to import fuel into the country as long as the product meets “existing quality specifications and other guidelines issued by Regulatory Agencies.” The government further said Premium Motor Spirit, also known as…
Chairman of Etoks Communications, Deacon Iyke Kanu has lauded Lagos State governor, Akinwumi Ambode, for his leadership styles, giant strides in developing infrastructures around the state and quick response to emergency without ambiguity. Kanu made the call during a courtesy visit on the governor in Alausa last Thursday where he sued for peaceful co-existence between…
The newly elected Chairman of Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hon Sikirulai Ogundele, has assured supporters of the party and people of the state that the party is working assiduously to regain power and put the state on the path of glory come 2019. Ogundele and 26 other executive members that will…
One of the major financial institutions in Nigeria, Sterling Bank Plc, has clarified that it did not hold account for a public officer from the previous administration to which the visit of the EFCC to its head office in Lagos has been linked either officially or otherwise. The clarification, Sterling Bank said, became necessary following…