Delegates of the African Hub recently received a warm reception when they visited the palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi. The visit was ahead of the third edition of the Oba Okunade Sijuade Annual Lecture held in Ife on Friday, July 29, 2016. The lecture series, which started three years ago, was…
Senator Magnus Abe has reacted to an allegation that he cornered the N4 billion meant for the Kpopie-Bodo Road project. Abe, who is candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for Rivers South-East Senatorial District rerun election, denied the allegation credited to the state governor, Nyesom Wike. Reacting through his media aide, Parry Saroh Benson,…
Ycee is a rap artiste that is getting all the attention at the moment. Since he got the curiosity of music lovers in Nigeria with his ‘Jagaban’ hit single, the artiste has continued to be on the rise in the music scene. Recently, he had a short interview, where he confessed of occasionally getting panic…
Diamond Bank has raised the bar in Nigeria’s financial services sub-sector with the introduction of an online loan application platform that allows customers to request for a loan, monitor and receive automatic feedback on the approval process anywhere, anytime without hassles. With this, the Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to continue to drive financial inclusion…
A new leader has been appointed for the Boko Haram terrorists group, which has its stronghold in north east Nigeria. Boko Haram, which pledged its allegiance to the dreadful Islamic State (ISIS) jihadist group, now has Abu Musab al-Barnawi as its new leader. Al-Barnawi replaces Abubakar Shekau, whose whereabouts has remained unknown and a source…
Two doctors working in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State are presently in trouble for allegedly forgetting a towel inside a patient after carrying out a surgical operation. PM News reports that the surgeons identified as Dr Taiwo Shogunle, 53 and Dr Adeleke Olusegun, 43 of St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital at Ijede, Ikorodu,…
Some employees of local governments in Edo State on Wednesday brought business activities in the state to a halt following a protest embarked on by them. The demonstrating workers claimed they have not been paid their salaries for months now, saying hunger has almost rendered them powerless. The workers marched in their hundreds from Five…
On Wednesday, August 3, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari went into another private discussion with his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan. The talks held behind closed doors, took place at the Presidential Villa in Aso Rock, Abuja, the country’s seat of power. It was learnt that Jonathan arrived the Villa at about 2pm and went straight to join…
Some yet-to-be identified gunmen believed to be cultists have shot dead a former student of the Imo State University, IMSU, on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. The victim is said to have concluded his programme at the in August 2015. He was said to have studied Education/Economics. Aproko247 gathered that the guy, identified as Angel OBrien…
The recently concluded Fuji T’o Bam competition in Ibadan was by all means very exciting, at least, those who witnessed it attested to this. Before the finals in Ibadan, the train went to different towns and cities in the South West region of the country. Several talents were discovered, giving the hope that Fuji has…