The accused persons Justice Ayo Emmanuel of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has remanded the Director-General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Ibadan, Professor Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, and three others in Agodi prison in Ibadan. The quartet were arraigned on Thursday, October 30, 2014 by the Economic and Financial…
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Supermom Season 5 Returns With ‘My Dad, My Supermom’
Entertaining reality television programme, Supermom, has started its fifth season with ‘My Dad, My Supermom’. The show, put together by Digital Interactive Media Ltd, DIM, has become one of the annual anticipated programmes on television due to the revelations and entertainments it gives to viewers. The show has over the time transformed the concept reality…
Former, Current Anambra First Ladies End Rift
Those very familiar with the happenings in Anambra State will confirm the existence of a cold war between the present First Lady and her predecessor. But just when some thought the fight will not end, both parties have sheathed their swords and have embraced peace. Aproko247 was informed by a source in the Anambra Government…
Lagos Lawmakers That May Contest In 2015 Elections
The 2015 general elections is around the corner and many of the lawmakers in the Lagos State House of Assembly are planning to go back to office. All the 40 lawmakers in the State Assembly are from the All Progressive Congress, APC, and many people have said that it would not be business as usual…
Dubai Press Embraces Nigerian Mother's Cry For Justice
*Family of Dubai death fall victim urge witnesses to speak out about incident The family of a man who fell to his death in Dubai is appealing for witnesses to come forward. A lawyer for the relatives is collecting statements from people who saw what happened to Nigerian Oluwadamilola ‘Toba’ Falode earlier this year and…
Police Extortion Galore In Lagos Despite IGP MD Abubakar's Ban
I wonder why some of our policemen are only interested in extorting commercial motorists, motorcyclists and tricyclists. Just last Thursday, some of my colleagues were robbed in front of the Alkem Nigerian Limited, along Alaba-Express Bus-stop, Mile2 area. One of them who luckily escaped ran to call some fierce looking and gun-wielding policemen mounting surveillance…
How Gov Okorocha Looted N16b Imo 13 Percent Oil Derivation Funds In 3 Years, By Kenneth Uwadi
Some months ago, I made a telling revelation that the sum of 1 billion naira belonging to pensioners in the 27 LGA of Imo State was “squandered” by Sir Jude Ejiogu the current Chief of Staff to the Governor of Imo State. Ejiogu squandered this money when he was the Chairman of Imo State Local…
The Danger In Stephen Keshi’s Peak Milk Advert, By Pas Chikero
The world is counting down to the biggest football festival in human history; the FIFA World Cup, which will be going down in Pele’s home country, Brazil. Several Nigerians all over the world have been buying tickets as they get ready to actualize their Brazilian dream! Mind you, I didn’t say “Brazilian hair”. The fact…
Aides By Day, Conspirators At Night By Prince Chuks Daniel
The truism of sincerity can best be described as the full basis of submission to whoever such loyalty is affirmed to. The true essence of a Personal Assistant or an aide as the case may be is to protect the interest of one’s employer, irrespective of whatever parallel interest that may interface outside the full…
Who Thinks Of The President? By Prince Chux Davix
The recent happenings in the country has invariably placed most, if not every Nigerians, on the brink or seat of commentaries. Like a people, we are so used to passive comments without minding how the receiver will feel or whose horse will be gored at the end of the day, a lot of us take…