The immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Attahiru Jega, has been named as the new Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Plateau State University. His appointment was announced on Friday by the Plateau State Government via a statement issued in Jos, the state capital, by the…
A Nigerian dad wanting his twin teen sons, accustomed to the comforts of the country club, to learn some gratitude took an unusual step. He sent the 14-year-olds to spend the seventh grade in Nigeria. The boys, Noble and Evan Nwankwo, spent seventh grade at Mea Mater Elizabeth High School in Enugu, southern Nigeria. There,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ekiti State has expelled its Secretary, Dr Tope Aluko and three other members of the State Working Committee over alleged anti-party activities. In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by the State Chairman, Idowu Faleye and the outgoing Organising Secretary, Lateef Agbaje, the SEC affirmed its support and recognition of…
His name might not strike the right chord in the entertainment industry but this handsome dude who simply goes by the name CKY is another entrant in the esoteric world of entertainment to reckon with. A good inventor is one who creates a product but a great inventor is one who creates a product that…
The Global Executive Vice President and Managing Director of CNN, Tony Maddox, on Thursday, flew to Kenya to apologise to the country for being described as a “hotbed of terror” prior to the visit of the United States President, Barack Obama few weeks ago. Maddox was at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, to…
Some weeks ago, there were reports that a popular actor in Nigeria, Bruno Iwuoha, was going blind and calls were made to well-meaning Nigeria to help him. Aproko247 can authoritatively report that the actor has been flown to the United States to undergo treatment. He was flown abroad courtesy Morgan Entertainment boss, Emeka Morgan, a…
An insider has narrated some atrocities allegedly committed by controversial former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, now known as Femi Olukayode. According to the Elites, which published the story, Femi allegedly beat up his mother some years. The insider, who sounded like a female, further made grievous allegations against the former spokesman to Olusegun Obasanjo and…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has been suspended by the Anambra State chapter of the party. Metuh was asked to stay away from the party’s activities over his alleged involvement in a fraud related issue. A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary Kenneth Arinze and Victor Osy Ezenwa,…
As part of its resolve to ensure owners of small businesses in Nigeria get the necessary support, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has thrown its full weight behind the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, SMEDAN. The bank described Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, SMEs, in the country as the drivers of national development and…
A minor trouble was recorded at the burial ceremony for the late Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, on Friday in Ile-Ife, Osun State. Trouble started when protocol officers attached to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, clashed with organisers of the Inter-Religious Farewell Service in honour of the late first class monarch over allocation of…