Despite the fact that the Chief of Staff to Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Deaconesss Ifeoma Nwobodo is yet to officially declare her interest for the Enugu East Senatorial seat, Chairman of Nkanu West Local Government, Afam Okereke, some days ago, endorsed her as the best candidate for the seat. The Nollywood director, who…
Former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, who recently went back to the PDP from the PDC, has acquired over 30 Hilux Vans for his Senatorial campaign, Aproko247 has learnt. Nnamani, who recently declared his interest to contest the Enugu East Senatorial seat, sources said, is banking on the support of the Deputy Senate President,…
The Federal Government has been enjoined to address the spate of crimes, indiscipline and corruption in the country to put an end to the activities of insurgents. This call was made recently by the Dean, School of Engineering, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Sabitu Ariyo Olagoke, who visited the inmates of the medium prison, Abolongo,…
UK-based Nigerian big boy, Muyiwa Akingbade, better known as Muyiwa Manchester, has left the prison. He was arrested some months ago for an alleged bank fraud. According to what we gathered, his alleged mistress, Nikki Abdullahi, who once dated controversial Nigerian gospel act, Lanre ‘Atorise’ Teriba, was instrumental in the release of Muyiwa from the…
After a successful political outing in Lagos State, the diminutive and successful member of the Federal House of Representatives, Ganiyu Hamzat, has finally relocated his political structure to Ogun, his home state, as if to confirm that there is no place like home. The lawmaker, who hails from Ewekoro in Ogun Central Senatorial District, at…
Nigeria’s former Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, has passed on. The renowned Pharmacist breathed her last in the early hours of Saturday, June 7, 2014. Dora, also a former Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, died in an India hospital where she has been receiving treatment…
Authorities of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, have cancelled the increment on late registration of course fees they earlier imposed on the student, which sparked a protest. Addressing the demonstrating students on Friday at the Senate Building, the Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic & Research, Prof. Babajide Alo, ordered the reversal of the hiked fees for…
The remains of the late Emir of Kano, Ado Abdullahi Bayero, was finally laid to rest on Friday evening after he died in the morning in Kano. The deceased passed on after a battle with an illness. His burial attracted a mammoth crowd in Kano. The Federal Government delegation to the burial on Friday was…
Candidates who sat for the April 26 National Common Entrance Examination, NCEE, organised by the National Examination Council, NECO, can now check their results, the examination body has disclosed. NECO, on Friday, advised parents to look up for the results of their wards who sat for the entrance exam into the nation’s unity colleges. About…
Shareholders of FCMB Group Plc have unanimously commended the financial institution for it performance in 2013. The investors also approved the payment of a cash dividend of 30 kobo per ordinary share, for the year ended December 31, 2013. This translates to a total amount of N5.94billion. The decision was reached at the first Annual…