Nigeria is again at the risk of being banned by FIFA as a court in Plateau State has nullified the elections held in Warri, Delta State, that produced Amaju Pinnick as President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on September 30, 2014. On Thursday, Justice Ambrose Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau…
Year: 2014
Court Sacks New NFF Board, FIFA May Ban Nigeria
Nigeria is again at the risk of being banned by FIFA as a court in Plateau State has nullified the elections held in Warri, Delta State, that produced Amaju Pinnick as President of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on September 30, 2014. On Thursday, Justice Ambrose Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Jos, Plateau…
Jonathan To Pick PDP Presidential Nomination Form
Following a directive by the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, to its members willing to contest in the 2015 general elections to get their nomination forms before deadline, President Goodluck Jonathan has finally informed his party leaders of his intention to buy the presidential nomination form of the party. Punch reports that the President told his…
Patience Jonathan At War With Dickson, Resigns As Perm Sec
Dame Patience Jonathan has resigned her appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Ministry of Education over an alleged rift with the state governor, Seriake Dickson. Mrs Jonathan is the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan and was one of the 17 Permanent Secretaries appointed in 2012 by Dickson. Her appointment was then greeted with…
Boko Haram Abducts 60 Women
Suspected members of the terrorists group called Boko Haram have kidnapped about 60 women, reports say. The women were seized from two villages in Adamawa State some days after the Nigerian government claimed it reached a ceasefire deal with the Islamic militant group. It was reported that the women were abducted in Madagali few days…
After 23 Years, Ade Bantu Cuts Dreadlocks
Popular singer, Ade Bantu is now wearing a new look. The singer, known for his trademark dreadlocks, has finally removed them and is now without them. Bantu announced the cutting of his dreads on Wednesday, explaining that it was not an easy decision for him to make in removing the hairstyle he has been with…
Senator Obadara Calls Journalists Thieves At Kano Event
An embarrassing moment reared its ugly head on Wednesday in Kano when some reporters were locked in a room following a missing mobile phone belonging to Senator Gbenga Obadara. The lawmaker from Ogun State in the upper chamber of the National Assembly under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had visited the headquarters…
South African Tourism Unveils Gandhi Inspired Tourist Attractions
The South African Tourism has announced the launch of a Ghandi Inspired Tourist Attractions that identifies 13 places that were seminal in Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi’s journey in South Africa. Identifying these places and including them on the Gandhi Inspired Tourist Attractions enables the global travel trade to package yet another fascinating aspect of South African…
Helen Paul Film Academy Opens For Admission
Aproko247 can confirm that those willing to study at the newly established Helen Paul Theatre and Film Academy can now proceed to obtain application forms. This information was confirmed by this magazine via a post on Facebook on Thursday morning by Helen Paul’s publicist, Bayo Adetu of Square Image Associates, SIA. Adetu disclosed that intending…
Taraba Attacks “Wicked, Irrational”—Speaker
Speaker of Taraba State House of Assembly, Josiah Kente, has vehemently condemned the recent attacks in Taraba villages, describing them as wicked and irrational. Kente said the violent attacks on Ando Igba, Gidan-Waya and Sondi communities of Wukari Local Government Area of the state were uncalled for and urged the federal and state governments to…