eff Four suspects were arraigned on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the Federal High Court, Gudu, Abuja, on a 29-count charge bordering on conspiracy, and collecting by false pretence. The accused were brought before Justice Abubakar Talba by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over their alleged involvement in the N1.2 billion pension fraud.…
Pan African banking and financial services group, United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, has restated its commitment to the growth and development of the African movie industry by supporting the making ‘93 days’, an inspirational movie on Ebola as it happened in Nigeria. The movie tells the story of the victory over the Ebola scourge…
Members of the Council of Academic Staff Unions of Osun State Owned Tertiary Institutions, on Monday, staged a peaceful protest at the Osun State House of Assembly over the non-payment of their salaries for eight months. The frustrated dons, armed with placards with various inscriptions, urged the lawmakers to compel the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola,…
amaechi Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stressed that the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi, is clean and untainted by corruption, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard efforts by the state governor, Nyesom Wike to tarnish Amaechi’s image. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday by…
The popularity of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State appears to be nose-diving by the day and his ability to produce a successor may be jeopardized with the recent happenings in the Pacesetters state. Sources told First Weekly that many loyalists of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who worked for Ajimobi’s second term victory, have…
There is great anticipation in Nigeria ahead of the introduction of the newly launched Apple Ipad and Iphone 6 into the Nigerian market. Already, the launch of the newest Apple products have caused abuzz in the global market. Apple is known for class and Nigerians, who are very classy, are getting ready for the launch…
Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bauchi State, Mallam Musa Adamu, has resigned from office, we have learnt. Adamu, also the Zonal Vice Chairman of APC for Bauchi South Senatorial District, announced his resignation on Friday at a news conference in Bauchi. According to him, his resignation was borne out of his…
No fewer than seven children were reportedly feared dead on Friday morning when a suicide bomber attacked an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp in Yola, Adamawa State. Aproko247 gathered that several other persons at the camp were seriously injured at the incident, which came as shock to many. The IDP camp was set up to…
Reports reaching us show that a bomb blast occurred on Friday morning at an Internally Displaced Persons, IDP, camp warehouse in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. No casualty was confirmed by our reporter as at the time of filing in this report. It is believed that members of Boko Haram may have carried out the…
A top actor in the Yoruba movie industry, Fashola Funsho Ogunremi, fondly called Inspector Skede, has died. His death came barely five weeks after another top Yoruba actor, Muftau Sanni, also known as Ajigijaga, gave up the ghost. It was reported that Inspector Skede died on Thursday morning at his residence in Mushin, Lagos. He…