Aproko247 has confirmed that veteran actress in the Nigerian movie industry, Mrs Veronica Njoku, otherwise known as Ramota in the defunct New Masquerade, is dead. A colleague of the actress, Tony Akposheri, who played the role of Zaccheus in the TV series that dominated the airwaves in the 80s and late 90s, confirmed the news…
Son of Nasarawa State governor, Umar Al-Makura, Khaleel Umar, has been apprehended over the killing of a student of Government Secondary School, Lafia, on Monday night. The student, identified as Ovye Amos, was killed in a road accident allegedly involving the governor’s son. The incident sparked a protest on Tuesday with many calling for the…
Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria’s most innovative banking services provider, has taken another giant step towards being the timeless wealth partners with its stakeholders, as it sponsored a one-day JAMB Seminar for the Ifako-Ijaiye students. This is part of the bank’s initiative to develop the advancement of education in Nigeria; as the bank in partnership with…
All is now set for Innoson Motors to establish a world class manufacturing plant in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State. This was confirmed as the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh, led the Chairman of Innoson Group of Companies,…
In furtherance of its continued commitment to interventions that transform lives and improve the health and well-being of communities in Nigeria, Guinness Nigeria Plc has constructed seven hand pump water boreholes in Bebi Community, Obanliku Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State. The donated boreholes (which will provide more than 7,000 persons with year-round…
The management of Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC), has met with Chevron Nigeria Limited to work out ways to proffer a permanent solution to the traffic gridlock currently being experienced at the Chevron roundabout on the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos, Nigeria, especially during rush hour. LCC’s Managing Director, Mr. M.M. Hassan, and the Chevron delegate led…
Newest entrant into the Nigeria music scene, Oluwatosin ‘Breezi’ Adesanya has signed a mega recording deal with a Nigeria-UK based company – Savage Music Inc. The label, which is home to UK based Nigerian singer, Sean Dampte, announced the signing of singer and performer Breezi some days ago in Lagos. The two-year deal is reportedly…
Omnicom Media Group’s Agency OMD was awarded the most Creative, Innovative and Effective Agency Network of the Year for the 11th consecutive time by the Gunn Report for Media. The Gunn Report for Media is the industry standard for evaluating media creativity, innovation and effectiveness. The report summarizes media agencies’ overall performance from January to…
Transcorp Hotels Plc has announced a profit after tax of N4b at its 3rd Annual General Meeting which took place at Transcorp Hilton Abuja. At the meeting, the Shareholders of Transcorp Hotels Plc commended the management and staff of the Company for recording a strong financial and operational performance in the financial year ended 31st…
Tony Elumelu visited Ghana as the first stop of his UBA tour of Africa, propagating the ideal of Africapitalism. In continuation of his strategic vision of engineering a robust economic and business relationship across the continent through Africapitalism as a necessary tool for the socio economic development of Africa, the Group Chairman UBA Plc, and…