The Ogun State government has charged a couple to court in Abeokuta, the state capital, for allegedly dumping refuse on a part of the popular Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Ibikunle Amosun, the state governor, on Sunday, disclosed that his security details pursued the couple to Ojota, Lagos, after they fled the scene, where they allegedly disposed off…
Not too long ago, controversial Senator Ben Murray-Bruce disclosed that he was humiliated by security men attached to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Dinner with members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday night. He claimed the President’s security details prevented him from having a handshake with the President, which he attributed to…
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed his men to deal decisively with members of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, caught with arms. Arase condemned the killing of a policeman during a protest involving the group on Monday. In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Father of wanted ex-Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has fled Gbaramatu Kingdom due to the invasion of the Nigerian military in search of his son. It was learnt that soldiers took over the palatial guesthouse of Tompolo on Monday and prevented those there leaving. Also, the movement of the paramount ruler…
Reports say some heavily armed gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed not less than six communities in Benue State, attacking anything in sight. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Monday while residents of the areas touched by the herdsmen were enjoying the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mark Democracy…
There is an animosity brewing between Nigerian singer, Runtown, and his record label, Eric Manny Records, which has now involved the court. From what we gathered, the singer has written his label, informing them of his intention to cancel the contract between them. However, the label has threatened to drag Runtown to court, stopping him…
Over the weekend, star actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie took her third child to the church for dedication. The actress and her family were at their church for the religious ritual normally performed by Christians in Nigeria. It is done to present the child to God for protection. Mercy Johnson, who revealed the dedication of her…
Outspoken Nigerian federal lawmaker, Ben Murray-Bruce, got what he never bargained for on Monday, May 30, 2016. The Senator from Bayelsa State disclosed that men of the Department of State Security, DSS, prevented him from having a hand shake with President Muhammadu Buhari. On Monday, the President threw a Presidential Dinner in Abuja. He used…
A Presidential Inter-Agency Committee on recovery of loans granted to commercial banks and corporate organizations by Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, AMCON, has been set up by the Federal Government. This was revealed in a statement made available to the media on Monday by Salihu Othman Isah, spokesman of the Attorney General of the Federation…
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday night, hosted a Presidential Dinner at Aso Rock in Abuja. The dinner, according to what Aproko247 gathered, was in honour of members of the National Assembly. In attendance also at the dinner were chieftains of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, John Oyegun and…