I received an inbox message two days ago and a woman explained how she has been enduring domestic, verbal, emotional and psychological abuse plus serial cheating and bad mouthing from her husband in years yet her family and friends asked her to keep praying for him, one even asked she reads Psalm 91 always, I…
Butchers in Osun State will from now on be mandated to pay a levy of N700 for every cow slaughtered in the state. This move, according to the state government, is aimed at boosting its internally generated revenue. Lately, many states in Nigeria have struggled to meet their financial obligations because of shortfall in federal…
State Chapter Chairmen of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 29 States of the Federation has maintained that they are solidly behind the National Caretaker Committee of the party led by Ahmed Makarfi. The chairmen debunked a purported declaration of loyalty and support to the former National Chairman of the PDP, Ali Modu Sheriff by…
The Presidency has accused the London Telegraph of strengthening Boko Haram terrorists operating in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Monday by SSA Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, the Presidency said the news journal demonstrated this with its latest article titled ‘Children Face Death by Starvation in Northern Nigeria’, which was…
A robbery suspect that was on the wanted list of the police in Lagos has been finally apprehended by operatives IGP’s team and patrolmen from Idimu in Alimosho local government area of the state. The suspect, Gafar Ismail, was arrested while himself and two other members of his gang robbed a police Inspector. According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of new CEOs of parastatals under the Ministry of Education. It was learnt that while some of the agencies’ heads were sacked, others were merely replaced after their tenure had elapsed. However, all the appointments are effective from Monday, August 1, 2016. One of the persons changed by…
By Achi Godwin William-Wobodo Each time I listen to my State Commissioner of Information and Communication, Mr. Austin Tam-George speak on any issue of state concern, I wonder with due respect what the Governor’s considerations were for assigning this particular portfolio to Mr. Tam-George. Apart from the fact that his statements and thought pattern, most…
Lovers of basketball will have the opportunity to see the live match between the Nigerian basketball team and the USA Men’s national team. The game comes up in the early hours of Tuesday, August 2, 2016. Information made available to Aproko247 in Lagos reveals that Kwesé Free Sports, which is part of Econet Media’s Kwesé-branded…
It seems those who want Yakubu Dogara removed as Speaker of the House of Representatives are not planning to let him be until their plan materialises. Just when the Speaker is still battling with allegations of padding the 2016 budget raised by former chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, pictures of a…
Gamboru town in Borno State was on Sunday, July 31, 2016, raided by personnel of the Nigerian Army and a large cache of arms and ammunitions were recovered in the process. It was learnt that the raid was conducted by the troops following a tip off. During the operation, which reportedly lasted hours, 3 AK-56…