Report reaching Aproko247 has it that former militants in Rivers State have unleashed terror on law abiding residents of the state. An eyewitness claimed the ex-militants have also taken over Mbiama junction, barricading the area and leaving many to run to safety. Some parts of Rivers State were not left out by the militants. Aproko247 gathered…
Reports making the rounds have it that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is planning to dissolve the Board and Management of Skye Bank Nigeria. With this, the apex bank will partially take over the affairs of the bank, which has been trying to rebrand lately. As at the time of filing in this report,…
According to ThisDay, there are strong indications that founder of Christ Embassy Church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has begun process of filling the vacate position left behind by his former wife, Anita, who has now reverted to her maiden name, Ebhodaghe, as her surname. To this end, ThisDay reports, some ladies in the church, which boasts…
An account operated by the Niger Delta Avengers on popular social media platform, Twitter, has been suspended. As at Monday, July 4, 2016, the account was no longer active on the micro-blogging platform. The militant group, had before now, used its account on Twitter to post its successful attacks on oil facilities in the Niger…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The former spokesman to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo was granted bail by the court on Monday to the tune of N250 million and two sureties in like sum. Also, the presiding judge, Justice Hassan, directed Fani-Kayode to deposit…
According to reports, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has uncovered the sum of N2.5 billion deposited in a bank account opened in the name of a housemaid to former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah. Oduah is now a Senator representing Anambra State at the National Assembly. According to The Nation, the account was…
On Sunday, July 3, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari met with his classmates at his secondary school in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari, after the meeting, posed for a photo session with his ‘colleagues.’ Most of his classmates of 1953 set of the Katsina Middle School in Daura, Katsina, were glad to reunite with one of their…
Scholars and culture experts have highlighted the role of beer in the sustenance of the socio-cultural cohesion of people across ages. They made the submission experts at the 3rd Nigerian Beer Symposium in Lagos on Thursday. Professor Bartholomew Okolo, a Professor of Applied Microbiology and a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka…
Former governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has emphasized that beer plays a significant role in the sustenance of good health and cultural cohesion. Duke, who was the chairman of the 3rd Nigerian Beer Symposium held in Lagos on Thursday, noted that not only is beer low in carbohydrates, it is as all-natural as…
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has reacted to speculations that the Minister, Abubakar Malami, is behind the crisis rocking Abia State following a court ruling last week that sacked the governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. Reacting on Sunday in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and…