The immediate past governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye, has said he will return to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, where he hopes to re-contest the Plateau Central Senatorial zone in 2015. Dariye, addressing newsmen over the weekend in Jos, the state capital, also pointed out that he is not making the shock return to…
Following a claim by the leader of Boko Haram Islamic sect, Abubakar Shekau, that the town of Gwoza in Borno State is now in its control, the Nigerian Army has disclosed otherwise, boasting that it (Army)is still in control of the area and every other parts of the country. The military, via its Twitter handle,…
Barely 24 hours after leader of the terrorist group called Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, released a video disclosing his control of Gwoza town in Borno State, members of the group have taken over another town in Borno State near the Cameroonian border. The latest takeover occurred on Monday morning in Gamboru-Ngala without much resistance, Aproko247…
Veteran Yoruba actress, Odukanmi Kudirat, otherwise known as Iyabo Oko, has stated that her buttocks have fetched her income via charging movie producers during filming. In an interview with City People’s Gbolahan Adetayo, the 54-year-old make-believe guru noted that she would not want her ‘priced assets’ to perish. Iyabo Oko, born on November 15, 1960…
After the capture of Gwoza town in Borno State by members of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, leader of the group, Abubakar Shekau, has declared the community an Islamic caliphate. In his latest video obtained via the usual channel, AFP, Shekau vowed that his men will not leave the town under any circumstance, stressing…
In recent times, Skye Bank has been in the news for the wrong reasons and it is gradually giving some people the impression that sooner or later, the financial institution would become one of the notorious banks that breed fraudsters, especially if urgent steps are not taken to tackle its dwindling reputation. It would be…
‘African Queen’ crooner, Innocent Idibia, famously known as 2Face Idibia, has lost his father to the cold hands of death. The multiple award-winning singer’s dad, Michael Agbo Idibia, kicked the bucket on Saturday, August 23, 2014, at an Abuja hospital at the age of 68. He was said to have died of cancer. In a…
Ahead of the 2015 general elections in Nigeria, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has alleged that some forces are planning to revive an acronym battle to confuse electorates during the polls. The party, on Sunday, in a state statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Muhammed, revealed that those behind this move are planning…
The Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, has been shut by the state government. A statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Taiwo Adeoluwa, disclosed that the action was taken to forestall any possible breakdown of law and order in the state by the students, who recently protested against the reduction…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has joined the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP. Mimiko, who was before now the only governor of Labour Party, LP, declared his intention to join the PDP on Friday. This followed series of meetings held on Friday with his aides in Akure, the state capital. According to information reaching us,…