Popular Anioma Prince, Hon. Ned Munir Nwoko has been appointed the Delta State coordinator of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, TAN, the independent campaign organisation for the re-election of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 presidential poll. In a release signed by the Chief of Staff of TAN, Ben Etiaba, dated 10th of December 2014,…
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Tunde Babalola’s Discovery Air In Financial Crisis, Company May Fold Up
While others in the aviation industry are smiling to the bank, information scooped has revealed that Discovery Airline seems to be falling apart over what insiders tagged as the Airline’s huge debt profile, unprofessional attitude of the egghead among other alleged unwholesome act. Impeccable sources alleged that few days ago, the airlines’ services was disrupted…
Many Feared Dead In Kano Market Explosion
Reports reaching Aproko247 confirms that several people have been killed in a multiple explosion near a market in the ancient city of Kano. The latest incident is happening barely two weeks after two suicide bombers attacked a mosque at the Emir of Kano palace, which left hundreds of worshippers dead. Terrorists have recently carried out…
Don’t Mix Nation Branding With Gov’t Communication—Expert Warns
A brand expert has warned that combining the business of nation branding with government communication is dangerous. Miss Wendy Tlou, Chief Marketing Officer, Brand South Africa, said this at the 2014 Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) Annual Public Relations Gold Medal Lecture themed ‘Destination Marketing: A Case Study of The South Africa Experience’…
God Forbids Wike Win 2014 Rivers Guber Poll–APC
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has come down hard on the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the State for producing controversial former Minister of State for Education, Nyesome Ezebunwo Wike, as the party’s flag-bearer for the 2015 gubernatorial election. Rivers APC, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, based…
Pregnancy Rumour Trails Omawumi
Nigerian singer, Omawumi Megbele, has been speculated to be pregnant with her second child. The Glo ambassador welcomed her first child shortly after she gained fame some years ago. She had the child, a daughter, out of wedlock. She concealed the paternity of the baby for a long time until it was reported lately that…
Uduaghan Hails Okowa’s Victory At Delta PDP Guber Primaries
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has congratulated Ifeanyi Okowa on his victory at the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, held on Monday in the state. Okowa defeated his closest rival at the primaries, David Edebvie, by 406 votes to 299 votes. The governor, in a press statement issued by his Chief…
Mysterious Fire Guts Mansard Insurance Building In Lagos
An early morning inferno engulfed the office of Mansard Insurance Plc on Tuesday. There was a thick smoke from the company’s office located on Bishop Aboyade Cole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos. What actually triggered the fire is not yet known to some people, but our reporter gathered that investigation into the inferno has begun. However,…
Obanikoro Rubbishes Lagos PDP Guber Primaries
Former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has described the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, held in Lagos on Monday as a “sham”. The former Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana was defeated at the primaries by Jimi Agbaje, after he (Obanikoro) had been touted to emerge the party’s candidate based on his experience…
Agbaje Defeats Obanikoro At PDP Guber Primaries
Jimi Agbaje has emerged winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State. Agbaje, a former member of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, defeated his closest rival, Musiliu Obanikoro at the primaries. He polled 432 votes as against the 346 garnered by Obanikoro. Agbaje joined the PDP barely…