Factional chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Chris Giwa, was on Friday arrested by the police for alleged invasion of the Abuja headquarters of the football governing body in Nigeria. It was said that Giwa stormed the NFF Glass House on Friday evening in an attempt to take over the Federation, which has been…
Day: May 7, 2016
Aiyegbeni Is Dead
Owner of popular D’Rovans Hotel, which is now known as Walan Hotel in Ibadan, Francis Aiyegbeni, is dead. The boxing enthusiast was said to have breathed his last on Saturday afternoon at the Intensive Care Unitof the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan. According to reports, the Edo State-born former boxer was rushed to the hospital…
Tee Billz Begins Spiritual Cleansing
According to reports made available to Aproko247, estranged husband of music star, Tiwa Savage, Tunji ‘Tee Billz’ Balogun, has commenced spiritual rebirth. Also, he is getting life coaching sessions and therapy from Lanre Olusola also known as The Catalyst whom he first met over two years ago almost at the beginning of his struggles with…
AMCON Revs Up Recovery Effort
***Appoints professional debt resolution firms as partners As part of its renewed strategy to resolve over 6000 accounts with loan balances of N100 million and below, the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has flagged off its induction programme for successful firms that qualified as its Asset Management Partners (AMPs). The AMPs are consortiums with…
COSON At War With 42 FRCN Stations In Nigeria
There is a war presently brewing between the Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, and the 42 Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, stations in Nigeria. COSON has approached a Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the broadcast outfit owned by the Federal Government to stop further broadcast of music and sound recordings belonging to…
Nigerian On The Run Over Hom0sexual Allegation
A young Nigerian, Oyeleye Sunday Olumide is said to be on the run over an allegation bothering on hom0sexualism. The 36 year old was alleged to have been caught engaging in same $ex relationship with one Babatunde Ojo and they were said to have been c@ught in the act around 6pm on March 15, 2015, …
‘Wives On Strike’ Rakes N60m
Reports reaching us say the flick recently released by star actress, Omoni Oboli, ‘Wives on Strike’, has already garnered about N60 million at the box office. Seventeen days after its release, the film raked N51 million with views by over 50, 000 people across cinema houses in different states of the federation. At that time,…
Star Actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, Gets First Child After 9 Years Of Marriage
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, is presently in a huge celebration mood and the reason is not far-fetched. The ‘Living in Bondage’ star is now ‘living in happiness’ because after nine years of waiting for a child from his charming wife, Ifeoma, he now has the blessing. Aproko247 gathered that the actor and his wife…
Police Nab Notorious Kaduna Kidnapping Syndicate
Members of a kidnapping syndicate terrorising residents of Kaduna State have finally been apprehended by the police. The group, comprising six persons, was captured by the Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Response Team. Those nabbed were Kashimu Shehu ‘m’ aka Baliago (the gang leader); Aliyu Mato ‘m’ aka yellow; Muhammedu Mamman ‘m’; Hassan Bello ‘m’; Bala…
5 Amazing Things That Can Only Happen In Abuja
Abuja is home to most of Nigeria’s political technocrats. And while the city is largely considered quiet in comparison to its busy counterpart, Lagos, it is no surprise that a lot of amazing things happen around the city. For those looking to visit, Jovago.com, Africa’s no.1 online hotel booking site reveals 5 things that you…