For few days now, the social media has been bubbling with news of the three children allegedly kidnapped by a maid reportedly contracted by a Lagos-based mother of four on a popular free advertising platform called OLX Nigeria. It was said that the woman had left her children with the said maid just a day…
Leading free classifieds ad site, OLX Nigeria, has expanded its platform with the acquisition of Tradestable, its closest competitor in Nigeria. The buying over of Tradestable was completed recently in Lagos after a series of negotiations. Information gathered by Aproko247 confirmed that OLX Nigeria acquired the company in order to satisfy its numerous visitors, who throng the trusted website for the sale and purchase…
Spokesperson of the Department of State Security, DSS, Marilyn Ogar, has been accused of receiving bribe from the Nigerian government before the 2014 governorship election in Osun State. A reputable online newspaper, Premium Times, reports that after it carried out an investigation, it confirmed that Ogar collected bribe for being a ‘loyal servant’ to the…
Decorum was thrown to the dogs on Wednesday by a former governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, when he ordered his aide to deal with an official of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for daring to take his photographs. It was gathered that Audu was in court for trials over his alleged involvement…
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The chairman, correspondent chapel of the Nigerian Union of Journalists Imo State council, Attan Agbkwuru has called on the public to imbibe the culture of reading and giving books as a gift. Attan made the call at the launch of two literary works, ‘Ome Ihe Jide Ofor Afo’ and ‘Anthology of…
Man about town and Managing Director of Scratch & Pay Limited; a revenue collection firm for the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, Olaonipekun Famoroti with information at our disposal is currently in a wife battery controversy which insiders squealed might consume him. Olaonipekun, who we reliably gathered is 42 years of age has been beating…
Amongst the numerous politicians jostling to become the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State few weeks back was a trained accountant, Akinwunmi Ambode. The rest is now history as Ambode was elected by the delegates of the party as he got over 65% of the vote at the primary election,…
The ‘Port Harcourt Carnival’ has become a yearly ritual not just for the people of Rivers State, but for people all over the world. Annually, several thousands of people converge in the city for the ‘Port Harcourt Carnival’. In this interview, popular actor and the present Director General of the Rivers State Tourism Development Agency,…
Managing Director of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Seni Adetu, has been asked to step down from his exalted office at the end of October 2014. He will formalise his exit at the next Board meeting of the company in November, Punch reports. Adetu is leaving as MD of Guinness Nigeria following decline in the profit of…
Reliable Information reaching Aproko247 from the camp of Jimoh Ibrahim, an Ondo State-born businessman, is not a palatable one. Insiders divulged to our reporter that with the way things are presently going, Jimoh Ibrahim may not do anything to rescue his troubled media outfits, which include National Mirror, Daily Newswatch, Newswatch Magazine and Energy Press.…