The immediate past Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Ziakede Akpobolokemi, was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in Lagos. Akpobolokemi was apprehended in Lagos on Thursday by the agency two weeks after he was sacked by the Federal Government. According to reports, the…
A passionate call has been made to President Muhammadu Buhari for the trial of the Rivers State governor, Wike Nyesom. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, in a statement, alleged Wike of murder and urged the President to prosecute him. “We appeal to our dear President to quickly look at the issue of…
The Warri and Port Harcourt refineries have commenced preliminary production of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has disclosed. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of NNPC, Ohi Alegbe, it was revealed that the Warri refinery would contribute 3.5 million litres of petrol…
One of the financial institutions in Nigeria, Fidelity Bank, has continued to show why it is a big force to be reckoned with in the industry. The Bank recently announced a 13.6 per cent growth in Gross Earnings to N71.9 billion and a Profit Before Tax, PBT, of N9.7 billion. A breakdown of the analysis…
By Njamanze FIdel Some politicians from the South-East geo-political zone on Tuesday extolled John Odigie Oyegun’s virtues and competencies, describing him as a brilliant strategist and inspiring leader. “Very few politicians get to change the political landscape of their state not to talk about the country. John Oyegun is such a politician,” the politicians said.…
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, deserves the humiliation she suffered last week when she was denied access to the Protocol Lounge of the Port Harcourt International Airport, the Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said. The party in a statement issued Tuesday in Port Harcourt and signed by the Chairman,…
There is anxiety in the ancient town of Ife in Osun State over the reported demise of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II. On Tuesday evening, news hit town that the first class monarch and the spiritual head of the Yoruba race, had passed away in a London hospital. But the Royal…
President Muhammadu Buhari has left Nigeria to Cameroon on an official visit to the neighbouring West African country. Buhari will meet with his counterpart in Cameroon to discuss security issues affecting the two countries. Top on the agenda, according to what our correspondent gathered, would be the issue of Boko Haram. They are expected to…
The Abia State House of Assembly has suspended one of its members, Abraham Oba. The lawmaker is in the Assembly under the platform of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, representing Aba Central. He was reportedly asked to stay away from proceedings in the hollowed chambers because he granted a press conference on Tuesday along…
Former Chief Security Officer to Goodluck Jonathan, Gordon Obuah, is critically ill, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. Obuah was held recently by his employer, the Department of State Security, DSS, where he spent some days in their custody. He was invited on allegations bordering on oil bunkering while in the government of Jonathan. He was earlier…