*Family of Dubai death fall victim urge witnesses to speak out about incident The family of a man who fell to his death in Dubai is appealing for witnesses to come forward. A lawyer for the relatives is collecting statements from people who saw what happened to Nigerian Oluwadamilola ‘Toba’ Falode earlier this year and…
Month: June 2014
Abuja Shopping Mall Bombed, Many Killed
picture from the blast We have reports of a bomb explosion in a popular shopping mall in Nigeria’s seat of power, Abuja. The bomb went off on Wednesday afternoon at Banex Plaza in Wuse II, Abuja, a terrified eyewitness informed Aproko247 via our BlackBerry platform. We were also told that gunshots were heard in the…
Bomb Blast In Adamawa Market
According to information reaching our news desk, an explosion believed to be caused by a detonated bomb has occurred in Adamawa State. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon at the Kasuwan Kuturu market in Mubi, Adamawa State. The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that the Commissioner of Police in Adamawa claimed the the bomb…
Helen Paul ‘Tatafo’ Becomes Glo Ambassador
It has been revealed that top Nigerian entertainer, Helen Paul, better known as ‘Tatafo’, has been signed as a brand ambassador of Glo. She has joined the swelling list of Nigerian celebs that hold similar positions for the indigenous telecommunication company. The news was confirmed to Aproko247 by her publicist, Bayo Adetu, in a statement…
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…
Police IG Decorates Newly Promoted Officers
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, MD Abubakar, has decorated some newly promoted police officers. The ceremony was held in Abuja and was attended by some high ranking officers. Among the decorated senior police officers were an Assistant Inspector General, Grace Chita Okudo; two Commissioners of Police, Elias Okafor Wayemeru and Henry Adebayo Fadairo; and two…
Adamawa’s Galadima Is Dead
A report reaching our newsroom confirms that the Galadima of Adamawa, Aliyu Raji, has died. It was learnt that the reputable son of Adamawa gave up the ghost on Tuesday, June 25, 2014 at the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, the state capital. He was said to have died of an undisclosed illness. The late Galadima…
Police Extortion Galore In Lagos Despite IGP MD Abubakar's Ban
I wonder why some of our policemen are only interested in extorting commercial motorists, motorcyclists and tricyclists. Just last Thursday, some of my colleagues were robbed in front of the Alkem Nigerian Limited, along Alaba-Express Bus-stop, Mile2 area. One of them who luckily escaped ran to call some fierce looking and gun-wielding policemen mounting surveillance…
My Friend, Dr Kayode Fayemi: The Stone That The Builders Rejected, By Sola Salako
I met John Kayode Fayemi sometime in 1984 when we were both Student Activists at the University of Lagos. He graduated in 1985, I graduated in 1987. He represented Eni Njoku Hall while I came from Moremi Hall to serve on an ad hoc committee on some issue then. Kayode was the calm, studious type,…
Amaechi’s Life Is No More Safe—Lawmaker Cries Out
Following recent harassment on the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, by some federal agents, a member of the House of Representatives, Andrew Uchendu, has raised an alarm on the safety of the state governor. Uchendu, representing Ikerre/Emohua Federal Constituency of Rivers State, at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, urged Nigerians to kick…