Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police has vowed to invite Fuji maestro, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, better known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, over the shooting of a female student of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye in the wee hours of Sunday, October 11, 2015. The musician was in Ago Iwoye…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed shock over the demise of former governor of Bayelsa State, DSP Alamieyeseigha, on Saturday at the teaching hospital in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. A statement signed on Sunday by the party’s spokesman, Olisa Metuh, quoted the Acting National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, saying that the party…
An explosion occurred in a part of Lagos State on Sunday afternoon, Aproko247 has authoritatively learnt. The blast, reportedly from a gas, was said to have happened from a locked beer parlour at Oworonsoki, inward Mayaki area of the metropolis. According to the South West Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim Farinloye, who confirmed…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has debunked news making the rounds that a bomb explosion occurred around Karu Satellite town, suburb of Abuja on Saturday night. According to a press statement issued by the FCT Deputy Director/Chief Press Secretary, Muhammad Hazat Sule, nothing of such happened in the area. Sule described the rumour as…
Nigerian actress, Susan Peters has finally said ‘I do’ to the man she prays to spend the rest of her life with. Susan, who is a top actress in Nigeria, exchanged marital vows with her Dutch lover at the Ikoyi Marriage registry in Lagos. The occasion, which took place on Saturday, October 10, 2015, was…
Top Yoruba actor turned politician, Rotimi Makinde, is in a very joyous mood and the reason is very obvious. The Ife-born actor welcomed a second child from his former beauty queen new wife, Oyebanke Oyelami. Makinde and Banke, as his wife is fondly called, got married in Osun State in 2013 in a very colourful…
Pan-African financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc had an excellent showing at the maiden edition of Nigeria CFO awards when its Group Chief Financial Officer (GCFO) and the Finance Team emerged as double winners at the awards night held on October 2, 2015 at Four Points Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos. UBA CFO,…
Reports reaching us indicate that former Super Eagles captain, Vincent Enyeama and Sunday Oliseh, may have finally settled their differences. Enyeama, who announced his retirement from the Super Eagles on Thursday, was on Saturday in Brussels, Belgium, where he met with the leadership of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF. He had discussion with the Federation…
An attack by Boko Haram sect in a Chadian city on the Lake Chad on Saturday left no fewer than 35 persons dead. The terrorists reportedly bombed a fish marker at Baga Sola, injuring over 50 people. According to reports, there were three explosions in the city at about 4pm. Also, two refugee camps on…
A former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha is said to have died. DSP Alamieyeseigha, as he is fondly called, reportedly died on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State. He was the first executive governor of the South South state and a respected leader of…