By Felix Aina There is always the flipside of every narrative. It is called ‘the other story’. The other story is very unpopular, very turgid, very unassuming and lacks the currency and obstinate recurrence of ‘the story’, its twin sibling. The other story is ancient and as old as man. All over the world and…
BUA Group has been accused of involving in foreign exchange round tripping and tax evasion. This accusation was made by former employees of company, who have urged the Federal Government to investigate the matter. The Capital reports that the former employees of BUA Group crippled the Victoria Island Head office of the company over alleged…
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa has been named Speaker of the Year during 19th City People Awards. The prestigious event took place at the Lekki Coliseum, Lekki, Lagos, on Sunday, May 29, 2016. Obasa was presented his award by the Ogun State Commissioner of Information, Dayo Adeneye, while Lagos Assembly…
Reigning WURA 1 of Fuji t’o Bam, Akeem Okiki, stormed venue of the 2016 Goldberg Fuji talent hunt selection party held in Ilesa, Osun State with some words of advice for the participating artistes to be focused and disciplined on stage to win the crown. Okiki, an Osun State-based Fuji artiste, who won the grand…
Reports from Niger State indicate that four persons have been feared killed during a riot by some Muslims youths over an alleged blasphemy by a Christian trader against Prophet Mohammed. It was gathered that one person was killed on Sunday, while the three other were murdered on Monday by irate Muslim protesters. Aproko247 gathered from…
The Ogun State government has charged a couple to court in Abeokuta, the state capital, for allegedly dumping refuse on a part of the popular Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Ibikunle Amosun, the state governor, on Sunday, disclosed that his security details pursued the couple to Ojota, Lagos, after they fled the scene, where they allegedly disposed off…
Not too long ago, controversial Senator Ben Murray-Bruce disclosed that he was humiliated by security men attached to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Dinner with members of the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday night. He claimed the President’s security details prevented him from having a handshake with the President, which he attributed to…
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed his men to deal decisively with members of the Independent People of Biafra, IPOB, caught with arms. Arase condemned the killing of a policeman during a protest involving the group on Monday. In a statement issued by the Force spokesperson, Olabisi Kolawole, in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Father of wanted ex-Niger Delta warlord, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo, has fled Gbaramatu Kingdom due to the invasion of the Nigerian military in search of his son. It was learnt that soldiers took over the palatial guesthouse of Tompolo on Monday and prevented those there leaving. Also, the movement of the paramount ruler…
Reports say some heavily armed gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed not less than six communities in Benue State, attacking anything in sight. It was learnt that the incident occurred on Monday while residents of the areas touched by the herdsmen were enjoying the public holiday declared by the Federal Government to mark Democracy…