A moment ago, Aproko247 broke the news of a demonstration that took place at the headquarters of Daily Independent newspapers in Lagos. Workers of the media house protested against non-payment of their salaries and also non promotion of staff for about 10 years. This came after management of the company embarked on various rehabilitation works…
Police in Osun State have apprehended a Special Adviser to Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, Bode Olugbore, over the death of his girlfriend, Kemi Arobieke, about two weeks ago. The deceased was said to have travelled from Lagos to Osogbo, the state capital, on Thursday, August 6, 2015, to spend some time with her lover,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has beamed its searchlight on a top employee of Access Bank. According to information gathered by us, Angela Ebagua, wife of billionaire businessman, Jide Omokore of Atlantic Energy Limited, is running helter skelter to save her face from ridicule. Her husband has been in the news for allegedly…
Aproko247 has reliably learnt that some members of staff of Daily Independent newspaper have staged a demonstration at their headquarters in Lagos. Our reporter gathered from reliable sources that members of staff of the media organisation are aggrieved with management of the company over non-payment of their salaries and poor salary structures. It was learnt…
No fewer than 150 persons were killed in a Boko Haram attack in Yobe State last Thursday. A local told AFP on Tuesday that the insurgents raided their Kukuwa-Gari village, killing and destroying several properties belong to them. “They opened fire instantly, which forced residents to flee. They shot a number of people. Unfortunately, many…
The immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to a report by Punch on Saturday that during his tenure, the Government House in Uyo, was used a ‘slaughter slab’ for girls. Akpabio, who is now a Senator, made this known in a statement issued by his media aide, Anietie Ekong. The…
Many chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were absent at the presentation of three books written in honour of immediate past governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola. The occasion was held in Lagos on Tuesday, August 18, 2015. Some of the top members of the APC many would have expected to grace the occasion…
Authorities of the Nigerian Army have disclosed that Major General Yusha’u Mahmood Abubakar will lead an offensive against members of the terrorist group called Boko Haram in its ‘Operation Lafiya Dole’ codename. The insurgents have had a field day for a long time, carrying out several deadly activities in the north east region of the…
*The Looting Inside Gov Ahmed’s Govt Reports reaching us from Kwara State seem not to be a very palatable one. As you read this piece, residents of Kwara have resorted to God to save them from the grip of their governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, who they fear might run the state aground. According to a report…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus An interest group has lashed out at the Deputy of Chief of Staff to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, Mrs Ebizi Brown, over her recent comments on prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state who defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC, last week. In a statement…