**Access Weekly, Exclusive Magazine, Newsreel, Photostory, Megastar, Others Join Guild Reports reaching us confirm that the newly formed Guild of Soft-Sell Publishers (GoSP), set up by some thoroughbred and experienced journalists, paid a courtesy visit to the publisher of Encomium Magazine, Kunle Bakare, who is regarded as one of the fathers of the genre of…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained why he is run helter skelter to stop his successor from looking into activities of his administration. Amaechi, in a statement issued on Sunday by his media team, disclosed that he is not sure of getting a fair hearing at the Judicial Commission of inquiry set…
The sale of Enterprise Bank to Heritage Bank has been called to question following revelations that the financial institution was allegedly acquired by the latter. This has raised eyebrows and from the look of things, the sale may be reversed. Recall that sometimes ago, Enterprise Bank was sold to Heritage Bank by the Asset Management…
Some filling stations in Lagos State were sealed Friday by officials of Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, for mainly adjusting their dispensing pumps, thereby cheating unsuspecting customers. Few of the affected petrol stations were NNPC, Forte Oil, MRS, Mobil and others in locations at Ikorodu, Ibeju-Lekki and Ketu. At most of the affected stations, their…
Authorities of the Nigeria Police Force have disclosed that the recruitment of 10,000 personnel into the Force as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to kick-off. A statement issued Friday in Abuja by the Force spokesman, Emmanuel Ojukwu, stressed that modalities for the exercise are “being worked out with the Police Service Commission,” stating…
Aproko247 has learnt that management of the University College Hospital, UCH, in Ibadan, Oyo State, has resolved to take responsibility for the treatment of veteran comedian, Moses Olaiya popularly called Baba Sala. Baba Sala was rushed to the hospital few days ago after he fell ill at his Ilesa home in Osun State. He has…
Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, has claimed Chelsea midfielder, Mikel Obi, failed to see him while he (Oliseh) was in London early August. The former Eagles captain disclosed that he travelled to England to meet with Nigerian players, but Mikel snubbed him after calling and sending a text message to his phone number. According…
By Debo Adebayo The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Lagos has struck out a case of contempt against a lawyer, Barrister Oladotun Hassan, who falsely alleged that documents tendered in the tribunal by Segun Adewale, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos West Senatorial District against the election of Senator Solomon Adeola has…
The news about the directive or rather order by the senate on the 11th of this month to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to suspend the fixed charge of N702.00, which it has been collecting from electricity consumers across the federation following unending complaints against the policy by Nigerians has been greatly applauded as…
…says N50M was for expression of interest Afriland Properties Plc, the concessionaire of the Falomo Shopping Mall has stated that the shopping mall was not leased to it for 50 years for N50 million as widely reported in the media. In a statement released yesterday and signed by Uzo Oshogwe, MD/CEO Afriland Properties Plc, the…