Manchester United had to pass through eye of needle to defeat Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday evening. It took Anthony Martial’s lone strike in the second half to separate the two sides and make the Merseysider suffer their third match in a row. The win pushed United to fifth place and further ignites a…
***Retains Pump Price Payment of subsidy on premium motor spirit, PMS, also known as petrol has been returned by the Federal Government. It was gathered that the FG on Saturday recommenced the payment of subsidy on fuel, which was earlier stopped in January 2016. Aproko247 learnt the commodity is subsidised by N5.84 per litre consumed…
By Shola Giwa The suspension of Mrs Nellie Mayshak, the Director-General of the Pension Transition Arrangement Department, PTAD, has irked members of the Pensioners Rights and Protection Alliance, PPRA, who have labelled the move, “a witch-hunt.” Speaking in a statement released in Abuja, the Pension advocacy group, represented by the Executive Secretary, Sule Adams questioned…
Leicester City’s dream of winning of the Barclays Premier League title is gradually becoming a reality after they snatched a vital win against Southampton on Sunday. The King Power Stadium erupted after Wes Morgan’s header in the 38th minute put the host ahead after a Saint’s defender failed to properly clear the ball from the…
According to a report by the Sun, a man working at the Abuja residence of Miss Funke Obasanjo, a daughter to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is languishing in police detention for almost two months in connection with alleged disappearance of jewellery in her room. The victim, aged 34, whose name was given as Reuben Godwin,…
The Nigerian Army has reacted to what it called “a deliberate and calculated campaign of calumny aimed at misleading the public and cause disaffection among troops” being promoted on social media by a group called ‘Eastern Radio’. In a statement issued on Sunday by Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the army…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State said after a careful study of the facts on ground, it has come out to declare that what took place in the State on March 19 was not the expected rerun State and National Assembly elections but the mere allocation of votes to the…
Ogun State coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Coordinator, OPC, Alhaji Adesina Musedik Jimoh, has stressed that Otunba Gani Adams remains the “only authentic leader” of the Yoruba interest group. In a statement signed by him and obtained by Aproko247 further reiterated that there is “no vacancy in OPC.” Jimoh, reacting to a news…
The Department of Petroleum Resources has sealed off four filling stations in Akwa Ibom State for selling premium motor spirit (PMS) above the federal government approved price of N86.50. DPR has also fined Jobina filling station located in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital the sum of N1 million for selling petroleum product after DPR…
Real Madrid defeated their arch-rival in La Liga, Barcalona, 2-1 in a not-too-classy El-Classico match played on Saturday night at the Camp Nou. Sergio Ramos saw a second yellow card six minutes from time, which left the Spain’s capital giants end the encounter with 10 men. Gerard Pique put Barca ahead in the second half,…