Former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has been remanded in Kuje Prison in Abuja after he appeared in court on Monday. Moro was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday before Justice Anwuli Chikere over the N650 million Nigeria Immigration Service recruitment scandal in 2014, where several job seekers lost their…
Month: February 2016
Kano Emir Orders Return Of Kidnapped Bayelsa Teenager To Parents
Following public criticisms that trailed the abduction of a 14-year-old girl from Bayelsa State allegedly by a Kano-based man, the Emir of Kano, Mallam Lamido Sanusi, has ordered the girl to be returned to her parents. The girl, Ese Oruru, was allegedly kidnapped by one Yunusa of Kura local government area of Kano State about…
Children Crushed To Death By Truck In Osun
A petrol tanker reportedly lost control and killed five persons, including two children to death and injured four others on Thursday night. The ugly incident was said to have taken place at Akoda Junction along the Gbongan-Osogbo Expressway in Osun State. According to reports, the incident left people in the area crying. It was gathered…
Gani Adams Okays Sunmomu As OPU’s Gen. Sec.
The appointment of Lanre Sunmonu as the General Secretary of the Oodua Progressive Union, OPU, has been approved by Otunba Gani Adams, who is the convener of the Union. Also, the respected Yoruba leader okayed the appointment of Capt Micheal Adesina as Special Adviser on Inter Chapter Relations. According to Otunba Adams, the appointments, which…
Siasia Replaces Oliseh As Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Samson Siasia as the head of Coach of senior national football team, Super Eagles. Siasia is making his return as the coach of the team after a first spell in 2010, where he succeeded Swedish coach, Lars Lagerbäck. However, he was fired by the NFF…
Fred Amata Emerges DGN President
Top Nollywood actor, Fred Amata, has been elected to lead the Directors Guild of Nigeria, DGN. Amata defeated his closest rival, Lancelot Imasuen, to clinch the post in an election held on Friday, February 26, 2016. It was the third time the filmmaker was giving the post a shot. He polled 48 votes, while Imasuen…
S'Court Okays Rev King's Death By Hanging Sentence
The Supreme Court on Friday, February 26, 2016, affirmed the ruling of a Lagos High Court that sentenced Lagos-based man of God, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, popularly known as Reverend King, to death by hanging. Rev King is the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Lagos. The Supreme Court found the accused guilty of the charges…
Oliseh Quits Eagles Job
Sunday Oliseh has resigned his position as coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. The former Nigerian international confirmed his exit from the Eagles job on Friday morning in a tweet via his Twitter handle. However, Aproko247 learnt that he tendered his letter to the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, on Thursday. His resignation is with immediate effect.…
Police May Prosecute Ogun Majority Leader For Cultism
If findings show that the Majority Leader of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Yinka Mafe, sponsored cultism and committed other crimes, then the Ogun State Police Command will not hesitate to make him face the music, spokesman of the Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, has hinted. Adejobi told newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital, that the…
Conte Close To Sealing 3-Year Chelsea Deal
Former Juventus player and manager, Antonio Conte has reportedly ‘agreed in principle’ to take over the job left behind by two-time Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho in late 2015. Dutch manager, Guus Hiddink, is spending his second spell at Stamford Bridge as interim manager and has rejuvenated the team into winning ways again. According to reports…