By Sheri Edu On January 13, 2015, it was time to remember and celebrate the lives of our late parents, Otunba Raheem Adegbola Komolafe, popularly known as Baba DHL, and his dear wife, Chief (Mrs.) Aduke Nimota Komolafe (nee Momodu), popularly known as Alhaja and Yeye Oba. Otunba Komolafe was born on June 8, 1938,…
By Obinna Akukwe The Enugu International Airport also known as Akanu Ibiam International Airport is another 419 on the Biafran Igbo citizens of Nigeria because there is yet nothing international about the airport. It is instructive to note that late President Umaru Yar’Adua was the one who in 2008 approved the upgrading of the airport…
It has been confirmed that popular Nigerian pastor, Poju Oyemade, of the Covenant Christian Centre, is set to finally say goodbye to bachelorhood and cling unto his ‘missing rib’. At the crossover service held on Wednesday night of December 31 2014, the handsome and highly intelligent man of God informed his congregation of his plans…
Lagos State is undoubtedly the leading state in Nigeria with its cosmopolitan nature and commercial viability. Over the years, the state prides itself as centre of excellence and there is no denying the fact that whoever would rule the state as Governor, must not only be talented, he must be experienced about issues affecting the…
A banker with Skye Bank is presently cooling off in the den of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over his alleged involvement in a-N200-million fraud he carried out between 2010 and 2013, Aproko247 can confirm. The accused person, Tajudeen Yusuf, was a former Business Development Manager of Skye Bank branch in Jos, Plateau…
By Obinna Akukwe Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States of America, USA, Prof Ade Adefuye suggested recently that the US willingly refused to assist Nigeria with technology to fight Boko Haram. Adefuye told members of the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday that “The Nigerian leadership… are not satisfied with the scope, nature and content…
Some students sent to the United Kingdom by the Rivers State government, under the aegis of the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency, RSSDA, to study have made an appeal to the state governor, Rotimi Ameachi, to alleviate their pains. The student, in an SOS, decried the treatment being meted out on them by authorities of…
By Obinna Akukwe Anita Oyakhilome, the frustrated wife of Nigeria’s most flamboyant preacher, Chris Oyakhilome has obviously passed through 15 years of adulterous endurance and what she needs is our prayers and protective respect and defence of her choices to forget all the anti-rhapsody of heartbreak she endured all these years. Fifteen (15) years of…
There is no doubt that the possibility of the world coming to an end very soon is now very clear to everyone. The present world is critically ill and it’s now living in extraordinary and bizarre times. Strange and unimaginable things are happening almost everyday. The present world has started to reveal terrifying and mind-boggling…
Punch reports that two military officers lost their lives at a club in Lagos over a woman. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, but the police were able to bring the situation under control when a distress call was put to them by a concerned citizen in the area. “There was confusion on Sunday morning…