A former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Hamzat Ahmadu, has been reported dead. The deceased was said to have breathed his last at the age of 92 at a private hospital in Lagos on Sunday. Late Ahmadu, who was also the Walin Sokoto, served as Personal Secretary to two Nigerian military leaders: Aguiyi Ironsi…
Younger brother to ace filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, Aremu, has explained why he loves to date older women. The handsome actor said he is not bothered at what people say about so far he is happy doing what they criticise him for. Aremu is known to date older women and the son of late veteran actor,…
Nigerian forces fighting insurgents have stormed a factory believed to be where Boko Haram makes explosives it uses to carry out deadly attacks in the north east. A statement by the Army authorities disclosed that gallant troops of 3 Battalion, 22 Brigade of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on Friday, April 30, April 2016, raided the factory…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State on Sunday, May 1, 2016, shocked workers in the state when he announced payment of their May 2016 salary in advance. The governor, during the May Day celebration in Calabar at the UJ Esuene Stadium, said his administration had a duty to give workers in the state a…
The Nigerian Army says members of the deadly Boko Haram group now resort to hiding in fox holes in order to escape the onslaught launched on them by the Federal Government. Troops have been clearing remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in all villages and towns in the north east in compliance with the military high…
Report reaching us confirms that star actress, Tonto Dikeh-Churchill, has received another mouth watering endorsement deal. The contract signed by the talented actress is said to be worth millions of Naira. Aproko247 gathered that the Rivers State-born movie star is now the brand ambassador for Numatville Megacity. The agreement between Tonto and the company, which…
Top Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, otherwise known as 2Face, has expressed frustration over the way some Nigerians have made jokes out of the marriage crisis rocking his close family friends, Tiwa Savage and Tunji Balogun, also known as Tee Billz. 2Baba, as the multi-award winning hip-hop musician loves to be addressed now, cautioned Nigerians against…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo last week was at the family house of the late Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Rafiu Bakare Adeyefa Jafojo. The Otta farmer was precisely at the Ikeja, Lagos residence of the deceased on Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was accompanied to the place by his friend, Oyewole Fasawe and one of…
Determined to eradicate the scourge of unemployment currently ravaging the country, Fidelity Bank Plc, one of the nation’s highly diversified lender, in strategic partnership with Gazelle Academy and University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, has empowered 300 Nigerian youths with top-of-the-line entrepreneurial skills. The programme, which is part of the Bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiatives,…
No fewer than 56 Bishops mostly from the Anglican and Pentecostal blocks attended the burial of Rev Pa JMJ Emesin, Father of Igbo Pentecostal Movement, at Aguleri, Anambra State last week. The massive turnout of sympathizers created some issues especially with crowd controls even as the officiating clerics unanimously asked God to protect whosoever will…