Aproko247 has reliably learnt that a campaign to destroy the hard-earned reputation of Director General of the Debt Management Office, Dr Abraham Nwankwo, was allegedly carried out by Ecobank Nigeria. It was gathered by our correspondent, after an investigation, that Ecobank had engaged in a sponsored media propaganda against Nwankwo in a matter involving First…
Day: May 7, 2015
Zenith Bank Big Boy, Victor Adoji Loses Dad
Father of Head of Corporate Communications, Zenith Bank, Victor Adoji, has passed on. The aged man was said to have breathed his last in the early hours of Thursday. Aproko247 could not confirm the cause of Pa Adoji’s death as at the time of publishing this story, but one of the deceased’s daughters named Grace…
Rivers Council Polls: APC Begs Aggrieved Aspirants, Slams PDP
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has appealed to aggrieved chairmanship and councillorship aspirants of the party to follow laid-down channels to present their grievances instead of taking actions which may portray them and the party in bad light. Rivers APC Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, made the appeal in a statement…
Patience Jonathan Not In Nigeria—Presidency
The tension caused by the disappearance of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, since the conclusion of the March 28, 2015, presidential election, which the President lost to his opponent, Muhammadu Buhari, has been finally put to rest. The Presidency, on Thursday morning, broke its silence on the whereabouts of Patience. A statement issued…
Emmanuel Adebayor’s Secret Agony
Togolese footballer, Seyi Emmanuel Adebayor, has voiced his mind out on some family issues he has been battling with for a long time. The Tottenham striker accused his family members, including his mother, of being over-dependent on him, not minding if he takes care of his wife and children. The former Arsenal striker, in a…
Messi Cracks ‘Hard’ Bayern
Lionel Messi’s brace and Neymar’s lone goal were enough to give Barcelona a comfortable lead in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League match played on Wednesday night against Bayern Munich. It took 77 minutes for Barcelona to break open the stubborn Bayern defence. After Messi’s first goal of the match in the 77th…
Workers Begin Indefinite Strike In Plateau
An indefinite industrial action has been embarked upon by workers in Plateau State. The employees are furious over the refusal of the government to pay their salaries, gratuity and pension to retirees for over five months. Organised labour in the state, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; Trade Union Congress, TUC; and the Joint Negotiating…
Constitutional Amendment: Court Stops National Assembly
A Supreme Court judgement on Thursday morning directed the National Assembly to put a halt to its plan to amend the 1999 Constitution. President Goodluck Jonathan had taken the National Assembly to court to challenge its decision to change some parts of the Constitution, arguing that the legislative arm of government was attempting to clip…
NNPC Missing $20b: Senator-elect Wants Punitive Action Against PWC
The Senator-elect for Lagos West Senatorial District and Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Solomon Adeola, has called on the incoming Federal Government and relevant financial and auditing regulatory bodies to appropriately sanction the auditing firm, PriceWater House Coopers, PWC, for misleading and decieving Nigerians on the issue of the missing…
Give Social Entrepreneurs Incentives–Uwani Urges FG
A passionate call has been made to the Federal Government to look into the possibility of establishing a special low interest rate fund to aid borrowings by private sector investors in social services as a means of halting the decadence in the nation’s crumbling social infrastructure. This appeal was made by the Chief Executive Officer…