The Oba of Ikorodu, His Royal Majesty Alaiyeluwa Oba Kabiru Adewale Shotobi, Adegorushe, the 5th, has given full backing to newly established National Ethnic and Values Compliance Office (NEVACO). The Oba, during the week, received officials of the agency on a courtesy visit to his palace, led by the Lagos State Director, Mr. Olamide Alale…
For those very conversant with the social happenings in the United Kingdom, especially among Nigerians, the name Folashade Olatunji will definitely ring a very loud bell. Eloquenza, as Folashade is fondly called among her peers, Aproko247 gathered, is presently in cloud nine and the reason is not far-fetched. As you read this, the charming lady…
Recently, a Lagos big boy, Alhaji Saheed Mosadoluwa, was arrested by men of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, in Lagos. But what many may not know is that some powerful persons want the philanthropist, who is the convener of the Yoruba progressive movement called Ibile Assembly, to rot in jail. it would be recalled that…
A woman has been accused of using fire to burn the hand of her daughter in a bid to stop the child from sucking her thumb. Sucking of the thumb is what some children engage in, though this gives some parents something to worry about. However, a Facebook user, identified as Enemuo Nneka, who shared…
Over the weekend, the high and mighty in Nigeria converged in Ogun State to honour invitation extended to them by one of the top shots at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Precisely on Saturday, January 14, 2017, the Director Medical Services Department at the CBN, Dr Faozat Bello, gave her mother, Alhaja Khadijat Olasimbo…
Juliana Richards of SlimGirlNG and BodyFab has given out sanitary pads to some ladies, who cannot afford them because of the increase in its price at the market now. It was gathered that Juliana gave out the pads to about 1000 ladies in Lagos and Abuja as her own way of contributing her quota to…
The police have arrested a cleric, Pastor Timothy Adigun, of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Shere Koro, Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory for allegedly assisting a couple, Mr and Mrs Olaoye, to bury a boy that died in their home. The couple had reportedly fled with the body of Ayomide Samuel, who…
Some members of Rock Of Salvation Apostolic Church, ROSAC, opened their mouth in amazement as they saw their prophetess showed that she is still tune with happenings in the ‘world’ despite being holy. The prophetess, Mary Olubori, rhythmically shook her ‘backside’ and at a point, even rocked her husband’s ‘cassava’ with it. While she was…
“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson Chairman of Etoks Communications, Classic International Magazine and founder of Deacon Iyke Kanu Foundation, Iyke Lawson Kanu on…
Laila Ijeoma Obiagwu is the owner of Laila’s blog and enjoys a large followership online. She tells Ademola Olonilua of Punch how the blog was created and how she once had an issue with Toni Payne. When was Laila’s blog created? I actually started blogging in 2012. Lailasblog.com was birthed January 2013 What drew your…