Tuesday, February 16, 2016, the city of Owerri, Imo State capital, was agog when the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) took its campaign there. Every seat in the Amaechi Hall of Rockview Hotel, Owerri was occupied and many were left standing as the Stakeholders’ Forum of COSON took off in grand style. Major players in…
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Lagos Riot: Police Nab 105 Suspects
Lagos Police Command has disclosed that about 105 persons have been apprehended in connection with the fracas that broke out at Mile 12 Market on Thursday. Mile 12 Market is a popular place in Lagos where food stuffs are sold in bulk and it is mostly populated by Hausa and Yoruba traders. The riot on…
BREAKING: Fire Guts Police Barracks In Lagos
An inferno has engulfed a police barracks in Lagos State, Aproko247 has reliably learnt. The incident reportedly took place on Friday afternoon. Our reporter learnt that the fire occurred at the police barracks in Panti area of the state. As at the time of filing this report, men of the fire service in Lagos have…
Delta, Heritage Bank Partner On IGR Card
Heritage Bank has collaborated with the Delta State government to make the collection of Internal Generated Revenue, IGR, stress-free. This, the bank did with the introduction of the IGR Card, which it launched recently. Heritage Bank Divisional Head, Retail/SME, Davidson Regha, who represented the MD/CEO, Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo, at the unveiling of the card,…
Int’l Women’s Day: NDDC To Celebrate Women In Region
As part of activities designed to celebrate the 2016 annual International Women’s Day (IWD), the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has concluded plans to inspire and celebrate the achievements of women within the region. March 8 is set aside annually to celebrate women’s achievements throughout history and across nations. It is also known as the…
9 Killed In Renewed Agatu Onslaught
Not less than nine persons have reportedly been feared dead in a renewed attack on several communities in Agatu, Benue State, by armed herdsmen dislodged by security forces on Sunday evening This was confirmed by the state governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, who lamented the spate of killing in the villages. According to Ortom, the…
3 Die As Petrol Laden Bus Explode In Lagos
No fewer than three persons were burnt to death after a bus carrying petrol exploded in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday. It was said that the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle after its brake failed. The bus was reportedly carrying about 15 kegs of 50 litres of petrol each…
Children Crushed To Death By Truck In Osun
A petrol tanker reportedly lost control and killed five persons, including two children to death and injured four others on Thursday night. The ugly incident was said to have taken place at Akoda Junction along the Gbongan-Osogbo Expressway in Osun State. According to reports, the incident left people in the area crying. It was gathered…
Police May Prosecute Ogun Majority Leader For Cultism
If findings show that the Majority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Yinka Mafe, sponsored cultism and committed other crimes, then the Ogun State Police Command will not hesitate to make him face the music, spokesman of the Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, has hinted. Adejobi told newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital, that the…
Okada Rider’s Head Crushed By BRT Bus (Graphic Images)
If this yet-to-be identified man had known that death was patiently waiting for him on Thursday morning, maybe he would have stayed back to avoid or probably delayed longer the unavoidable, death. But this was never the case as the man never had a premonition of what was awaiting him while on his way to…