Banking activities at the Lagos headquarters of First Bank of Nigeria was temporarily shut on Wednesday over a debt issue. The action was carried out by the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Service Employees, AUPCTRE, an affiliate of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, which claimed that the financial institution was owing…
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NSCDC Nabs Policeman, 5 Others For Vandalism
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ekiti State on Monday said it had arrested a police corporal and five other suspects over alleged vandalism. The suspects allegedly vandalised a fibre optic cable belonging to a telecommunications company operating in the country. A statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by the Public Relations Officer of…
Gov Okorocha Leads Others To Amede Ajie Women Of All Ages Foundation Launch
Oguta town in Imo State will again witness the influx of top dignitaries in the government circle and the society as the launch of Amede Ajie Women of All Ages Foundation, AAWOAAF, holds in grand style. AAWOAAF is a non-governmental organization established by Princess Calista Mariam Ahmed. The ceremony holds on Saturday, July 12, 2014…
Miss Global Nigeria Holds Abuja Audition At Waxride Residence
The Abuja screening of Miss Global Nigeria, MGN, will hold on Saturday, July , 2014, at Waxride Residence, Aproko247 has learnt. At a meeting held on Wednesday with the MGN team, it was agreed that a pageant with such pedigree should be seen to be identifying with upscale hotel just like the venue for the…
Arik Air Celebrates Super Eagles With Free Business Class Ticket
Arik Air, known for doling out tickets to Nigerians, has again concluded plans to give away a pair of business class tickets to a winner. This is to celebrate the Super Eagles’ success at the ongoing 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The Nigerian team qualified for the Round of 16 and play France on…
Miss Global Nigeria Team Hits Port-Harcourt Saturday
Saturday, June 28, 2014, the organisers of the prestigious Miss Global Nigeria, MGN, with the signature, ‘the nation’s most fairest pageant’, will be in Port-Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for the much awaited screening of contestants of the glamorous beauty contest. It was learnt by Aproko247 that the exercise would hold at the Rumuekini Town…
Court Sends Fake Glo Ambassador To Jail
A 29-year-old man has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a Federal High Court sitting in Gombe. The man, Khalil Ahmed, was sentenced by Justice Mohammed Garba Umar on Tuesday. The convict was arraigned after he was accused of presenting himself a Glo agent, and fraudulently extorted goods and money worth N267,000 from a…
Ex-Skye Bank Workers In 'Hot Soup' Over 17m Fraudulent Transfer
Three former workers of Skye Bank are in trouble over their alleged involvement in the transfer of about N17 million from a customer’s account to 20 different accounts without the consent of the account holder. The accused persons were dragged to Justice Akindavid Oladimeji of Osun State High Court, Ile-Ife on separate charges, all bordering on…
Ex-Fidelity Bank Staff Declared Wanted Over N146m Fraud
A former employee of Fidelity Bank Plc, Emeka Charles Ekekwe, has been declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The banker is wanted in connection with a case of stealing, obtaining money by false pretences to the tune of N146 million. Ekekwe worked with Sapele, Delta State branch of Fidelity Bank before…
First Bank To Refund N4.5m Fraudulently Withdrawn From Customer's Acct
Several times, customers of banks in Nigeria have bitterly complained of how their hard-earned money are being fraudulently withdrawn from their accounts by custodians of their funds. Accounts of deceased customers are also not spared by these financial institutions as they even prefer their nefarious activities on this set of customers, knowing that it takes…