As the release date gets closer, the official trailer for the JAF Alliance’s first effort – Something Wicked has been released and the upcoming movie promises action, drama and suspense. Directed by Yemi Morafa, ‘Something Wicked’ is the story of a widow (Hauwa), whose recently orphaned nephew (Abel), moves into her Lagos home after the…
Month: January 2017
Menta Music Endorses Obesere for VC of Entertainment Award
Menta Music has expressed its delight to officially endorse popular Fuji musician, Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere, for being awarded by students of the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ilorin, as the Vice Chancellor of Entertainment. Head of Department of Political Science, Dr. A.A Mohammed, presented an award to Obesere as…
Tonye Princewill’s 76 Conquers Ghana
***Ramsey Nouah, Daniel K Daniel, Others Thrill Fans The team of 76 led by the steady charismatic figure of Ramsey Nouah arrived Ghana on the 6th of January. In a face to face interaction with 76 fans, fellow celebrities and all the top media houses in Accra; the team sold tickets, took selfies, did snapchat…
Start of the Trump years: What’s In It For Africa? By Ogbonna Nwuke
I mopped at the TV screen as Donald Trump took a walk along the designated parade route, clutching unto his wife’s right hand and waving to the enthusiastic crowds. It was like a scene out of a well scripted Hollywood movie. Can’t really remember the name of the US musician who wrote a great song…
Lagos AGN Partners AMP to Flush Out Quack Producers
In what seem to be a bold move to curb Lagos State of the menace of quack production firms who are taking advantage of up and coming actors, the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, and the Association of Movie Producers, AMP, have decided to sanitise the state. In the partnership agreement, Lagos AGN said it…
Heritage Bank Empowers 100 Young Entrepreneurs With N8.5m
In continuation to its commitment to creating jobs, wealth, as well as deepen financial inclusion, Heritage Bank Plc has empowered 100 aspiring and existing young micro entrepreneurs in Ajegunle, Lagos State with a grant scheme of about N8.5million. This is being executed in partnership with the Center for Value Leadership (CVL), as part of the…
London-Based Socialite, Folashade Olatunji, Gets Chieftaincy Titles
For those very conversant with the social happenings in the United Kingdom, especially among Nigerians, the name Folashade Olatunji will definitely ring a very loud bell. Eloquenza, as Folashade is fondly called among her peers, Aproko247 gathered, is presently in cloud nine and the reason is not far-fetched. As you read this, the charming lady…
5 Ways Nigerians Are Abusing Social Media
It is no gainsaying that social media is now an important feature in our lives. We interact with friends and family on twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Since, it free, much Nigerian including Nigerians have abused it. We identify 5 ways Nigerians are abusing social media. So, instead of using social media to improve your reach,…
5 Reasons You Should Always Shorten a URL
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) makes surfing the internet less difficult. It is what your social media followers click to visit your website. You should never underestimate the influence of URL in attracting traffic. This is why URL shorteners like bit.ly and TinyURL came on board. However, some people don’t use because they are probably not…
5 Ways To Have a Good Time at Night Party
Music booming from loud speakers and party goers respond by either hitting the dance floor to shed the week’s stress or just nodding. Others prefer to sit with their circle of friends downing their favourite beverages. This is the reason for going to a night party is to have a good time. But, there are…