Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, has every reason to be a very proud man at the moment. The mercurial former midfielder recently posed with his charming daughter, who is said to be 18 years old named Daniella. He got married to his wife, Nkechi Okocha, in 1997 and the couple has two…
President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the shootings that occurred on Friday at a busy shopping mall in Munich, Germany. On Friday evening, about three gunmen opened fire on shoppers at the Olympic Shopping Mall in Munich. More than eight persons were said to have died from the attack. Buhari, in a statement issued on…
On Friday, July 22, 2016, the Lagos State government finally commissioned the newly built Alade Market in the Ikeja area of the state. According to what Aproko247 gathered, the ceremony was performed by the wife of Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Bolanle. Mrs Ambode urged traders in the state to continue to support the administration…
The Federal Government has debunked speculations that it directed foreign-based athletes representing Nigeria at the August 2016 Rio Olympics. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, through a statement issued by his media aide, Nneka Ikem Anibeze, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour. Dalung said the purported mail directing…
Report reaching us at the moment confirms that five of the 19 soldiers reported missing in action after an ambush at Guro Gongon on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, have been found. It was earlier reported that the troops were ambushed by Boko Haram suspects and 19 soldiers were said to be missing. However, Acting Director…
The man of God who chained and tortured his nine-year-old son inside a room is reportedly on the run. On Friday, operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Ogun State, rescued on Korede Taiwo, where he was chained with a padlock at a church in the state. According to facts emerging…
Nigerian movie star, Monalisa Chinda, according to reports, is at the moment making efforts for the success of her church wedding taking place in September. It is barely two months from now when the actress from Rivers State will exchange marital vows with her lover. On February 20, 2016, Monalisa held her traditional marriage with…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Benue State has condemned the suspension of its member in the state’s House of Assembly, Kester Kenge, by the House leadership. The lawmaker, representing Logo state constituency in the House, was suspended on Thursday for alleged misconduct. He was also accused of granting interviews to the media, which the…
There is no doubt that Africa is blessed with different cultures and in some cases, some of them come under scrutiny. This might be the case of a woman who has been refused burial because the culture of her host community and that of hers differ. According to Punch, to 35-year-old Sunday Effiong, an indigene…
Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged security agencies to hold the state governor, Nyesom Wike, responsible for the arson visited on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC office at Bori on Friday. The APC made the charge in a statement by the State Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya and made available…