The issue of Boko Haram may soon be over going by a resolve of former Nigerian leaders to put all hands on deck to tackle the menace. At a meeting held on Thursday night at the Presidential Villa in Abuja with President Goodluck Jonathan, it was gathered that the rescue of the more than 250…
Aproko247 has confirmed the death of popular Nigerian gospel singer, Kefee Obareki. The ‘Branama’ crooner bowed out on Friday morning in a US hospital. She had remained unconscious for days at the hospital with doctors battling to revive her. The singer, who sang the popular song, ‘Kokoroko’ with Timaya, fell inside a plane after a…
Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has challenged Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship contender, Prince Tonye Princewill, to make public the list of those who allegedly left APC to join PDP so as to work towards realising his ambition. The party was replying to last week’s statement by the Media Assistant to Prince…
Reputable financial institution, Diamond Bank, is offering free tickets to Nigerians to be at the highly-publicised Basketmouth Uncensored, a grand comedy show which holds in Lagos in some days time. The Bank, known for its numerous innovative ideas and promoting the creative industry in Nigeria, which has provided several jobs to the once many unemployed…
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Father of Wazobia FM presenter, Steve Onu, better known as Yaw, has died, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. The old man, Apostle O.N Onukwube, died on Tuesday in Anambra State at the age of 88, a statement made available to our reporter by a representative of the popular radio presenter, Big Timi, disclosed. Late Onukwube breathed…
A member of the Nigerian Senate, Dahiru Awaisu Kuta, has died, Aproko247 can confirm. The lawmaker gave up the ghost on Thursday morning, according to information revealed to this magazine. Senator Kuta was elected member of the red chamber to represent the people of Niger East Senatorial District at the National Assembly. He has been…
The controversial tuition fee paid by students of the Lagos State University, LASU, has been reduced by the state government. The decision to heed to the cries of Nigerians, especially students of the higher institution, who have staged several protests against the hike in the fees, was reached on Wednesday. Special Adviser to the state…
Some men of the underworld, on Wednesday, stormed the popular Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos, carting away some undisclosed amount of money. It was revealed to Aproko247 by several eyewitnesses that the armed men robbed some banks in the market, including Mainstream and Skye Banks. The incident caused unrest in the busy market as…
Some hours ago, news went viral on the internet that Super Eagles midfielder, John Mikel Obi and his colleague in the Nigerian football team, Emmanuel Emenike, had a bust-up at their training camp. The misunderstanding, according to what Aproko247 reliably learnt, started when Emmanuel allegedly made a rough tackle on the Chelsea midfielder, which angered…