Reports reaching us confirm that preparations for the 2016 edition of the Annual Juliet Ibrahim Foundation Celebrity Soccer Match are in top gear. Several Nigerian and Ghanaian female celebrities have indicated interests to be part of the glamorous event, which is slated for May 1, 2016, at the Lizzy Sports Complex in East Legon, Accra,…
By: Ugochukwu Favour-Mayor Frankincense is a white resin or gum. It is obtained from a tree by making incisions in the bark and allowing the gum to flow out. It is highly fragrant when burned and was therefore used in worship, where it was burned as a pleasant offering to God. Before the very essence…
Following a 3-day Forum which was held in Lagos, Nigeria between April 6 and 8, 2016, United Bank for Africa, UBA, Plc Chairman Tony Elumelu formally inaugurated a Group Board Meeting as a platform for group integration, bonding and knowledge sharing. Ninety per cent participants comprising of the entire Board of UBA, Chairmen and CEOs…
Nollywood star, Rita Dominic, has again smiled to the bank because of an ‘alert’ she received recently. As you read this, the charming Imo State-born movie icon has sealed an endorsement deal with a company in the fitness industry. Though the amount involved in this deal was not disclosed, but Aproko247 reliably gathered that it…
My dear brother Dele, let me thank you most sincerely for your article last weekend, “My Candid Letter to Saraki.” I take everything you said in that article to heart and I must commend you for your candidness indeed and the sincerity of your intentions. As you said in your article, you are someone I…
Strong indications emerged early Friday of a hardening of position by senators who have coalesced into a Group of 77 drawn from various parties and camps to protect what they have dubbed as the integrity of the Senate. The new G77 which had its maiden meeting on Thursday night has meanwhile launched moves to extricate the…
For the first time, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has echoed his mind on his ongoing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, over allegation of false declaration of assets while he was the governor of Kwara State. In his response to Dele Momodu’s article last Saturday on ThisDay, the number three citizen…
Reports reaching us say that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has frozen one of the bank accounts operated by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. This is in connection with the allegation against the former spokesman of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo that he received money from ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in the build-up to the…
According to City People Magazine, the union between Bode Oyedepo, a well-known socialite fondly called Bode De-Way, and his wife, Bolaji alias Mama Kofoshi, has packed up like a pack of badly arranged cards. It was said that both agreed to part ways based on irreconcilable differences. According to the report, Bolaji allegedly left the…
The management of pop singer, Orezi, has reacted to the video that recently got online showing a man descending on the artiste after a performance in Lagos, accusing him of sleeping with his wife. But his management claimed the singer never did as accused. They claimed in a statement issued on the matter on Friday…