President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who defended his anti-corruption nature. Welby had informed the Queen of England in May 2016 that President Buhari was not corrupt and was also against corruption after British Prime Minister, David Cameron described Nigerian and Afghanistan as fantastically corrupt nations. Buhari, who…
Participants at the maiden edition of the Fuji Roundtable, powered by Goldberg Lager Beer, from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc, have identified Fuji music as a unifying factor for Yorubas living in the western part of Nigeria and beyond. As a result, they agreed that the music deserves due attention and concerted efforts towards…
The management of Ecobank Nigeria has facilitated the arrest of the operational manager of its Ejigbo branch, Akhanenu Ikechukwu, 41, for allegedly withdrawing N14,014.157 from the account of two customers of the bank without authority. The accused was handed over to the Nigerian Police at the Ikoyi Division Lagos. The police also established that the…
Sikirulai Ogundele Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has been berated for what the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, termed ‘insensitivity to matters of importance to members of the public and indigenes of the state. According to the party, the fact that Amosun did not declare Monday, June 13, as public holiday…
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday said his administration has commenced the process of developing a top class International Convention Centre that would boost trade and investments, just as he reiterated his unwavering commitment to ensuring the ease of doing business in the state. The governor made this known while speaking at the Lagos…
SportingLife says it heard from a good authority that the next Super Eagles Technical Adviser will be a Serb with a rich resume known to the football world. According to the sport journal, those at the Glass House in Abuja disclosed to it that NFF technical committee chairman, Chris Green, will leave the country this…
Some angry youths believed to be students in Akwa Ibom State disrupted a town hall meeting organised by the Federal Government to sensitise the people on policies of the government in the last one year. It was gathered that the youths stormed venue of the programme in Uyo on Monday, June 13, 2016, chanting war…
On Monday, June13, 2016, the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, swore-in new sole administrators to take charge of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs, in the state, with a reassurance that his administration would spare nothing to make governance at the grassroots vibrant and responsive. Ambode, who spoke at the…
Aproko247 has reliably learnt that the immediate past National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff, has finally gained entrance into the national headquarters of the opposition party. Sheriff allegedly forced his way into the Wadata Plaza after he was locked out for several hours by security operatives. He got into the…
NSCDC The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp, NSCDC, has paraded suspected pipeline vandals in Agip Gas Plant, Kwale in Delta State. The Delta State Commandant of the NSCDC, Beatrice Irabor, who paraded the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Asaba, said they were nabbed in Ndokwa West Local Government Area of the southern Nigeria…