Adam Attah, first civilian governor of Kwara State, has died. Attah passed away on Thursday at his residence along Airport Road in Abuja. The deceased was a lawyer by profession and was a former Federal Permanent Secretary. Late Attah was buried this evening according to Islamic rites at his Kuroko residence in Okene, Kogi State.…
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Another Bomb Blast Rocks Nyanya
Aproko247 has confirmed that the explosion heard near the Nyanya Motor Park in Abuja on Thursday evening was from a bomb. A resident of the FCT, Abuja informed this magazine that bodies of people killed by the blast littered the ground near the bus station, where over 15 people were slain in a similar incident…
Emerald Drama Series Gets New TV Showtime
Popular television drama series, Emerald, now has a new viewing time on the NTA Network, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. The premium TV show, according to information made available to this magazine, will now air on the largest television network in Africa at 8pm on Fridays. This new showtime was approved by the management of NTA…
FG Extends Confab By 6 Weeks
The ongoing National Conference in Abuja has been extended by six weeks. The Conference, which was earlier scheduled to end in June, will now come to an end in July. The shift in date was approved by the Federal Government and no reason has yet been given for the extension. Initially, the National Conference, also…
3 Suspected Kidnappers Lynched In Ogun
A mob pounced on three men suspected to be kidnappers in Ota area of Ogun State on Wednesday, burning them to ashes before the police could rescue them. The incident took place on Ijoko road, Ota in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of the state. The hoodlums were attracted to the scene when the kidnapped victim…
Skye Bank Workers Move N5.5m From Customer’s Account, EFCC Wades In
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested five persons in connection with a N5.5 million fraud in Skye Bank. It was alleged that the suspects fraudulently transferred the said amount from the account of one of the bank’s customers to accounts operated by some of their alleged accomplices. The said crime was reportedly…
P-Square Confirms Brawl, Publicist Denies Publicity Stunt Reports
A member of the P-Square group has admitted that there was actually a fight in their family. The entertainment industry in Nigeria was boiling for the past days over the split rumour of the sensational music group. It was also speculated that Globalcom Limited, which signed the artistes as its brand ambassadors, had threatened to…
Reps Summons Service Chiefs Over Missing Girls
Nigeria’s Service Chiefs have been summoned by the House of Representatives over the fate of the abducted students of the Government Girls Secondary School, GGSS, Chibok, Borno State, who were kidnapped few weeks ago. The school girls, numbering over 200, were abducted by some suspected Boko Haram members in their school. After failed efforts by…
FG Shelves FEC Meeting To Mourn Sambo's Brother
The Federal Government has cancelled the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday. The meeting was called off in order to mourn the late younger of Vice President Namadi Sambo, Yusuf, who died on Sunday in a car crash in Abuja. In a statement signed on Tuesday by Sam Nwaobasi, Special…
Jonathan Removes Gulak
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, has been fired. The President’s aide was relieved of his duties on Tuesday with immediate effect. Before his sack, Gulak has been accused of making statements that could jeopardise the return of Jonathan to Aso Rock in 2015. It was also gathered that Gulak…