Year: 2016

DSTV Agrees To Compensate Subscribers

dstv This news will definitely excite millions of subscribers of the popular pay television in Nigeria, DSTV, as the company has agreed to obey a recent order by the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, to compensate its subscribers and provide toll-free lines to them. The compensation, according to the CPC, was said to be effected within…

Reps Summon Diezani Over Oil Swap Deals

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been directed to appear before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating the Refined Product Exchange Agreement/Crude Oil Swap between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation/Petroleum Pipelines Marketing Companies (NNPC/PPMC) and some oil companies during her tenure. The lawmakers want Diezani to explain her role in…

INEC Declares Kogi Senatorial Rerun Inconclusive

The Senatorial polls held over the weekend in Kogi State have been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. On Saturday, the electoral body conducted elections in Kogi Central and East, but on Sunday, INEC failed to announce winner, saying the polls were undecided. However, three members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,…

Tarfa Slams N5b Suit On EFCC, MTN, Falana

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been sued by embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Rickey Tarfa for an alleged violation of his right to privacy. Tarfa claimed the EFCC accessed his call records on his phone with mobile number 08034600000 without his consent and made available to online news media, including Sahara…

Buhari Arrives Nigeria From Egypt

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday, February 20, 2016, returned to Nigeria from his trip to Egypt some days ago. Buhari was in the North African country for a business summit and was accompanied by few members of his cabinet. While in Egypt, the Nigerian leader held talks with key players in the country, and issues…

No Fraud In 2016 Budget—Lai Mohammed

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, maintained that the ‘controversial’ 2016 appropriation bill worth N6.08 trillion was never padded as being claimed in some quarters. Mohammed, while addressing newsmen on Saturday, also disclosed that this was the first time in the history of the country to ask ministers to justify their allocations. “The total…

Pictures From Monalisa Chinda’s Wedding

Star actress, Monalisa Chinda, on Saturday, February 20, 2016, held her traditional wedding at her hometown in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event was attended by some of her colleagues in the showbiz industry in Nigeria. Monalisa was looking glam in her outfit as she commenced her second journey into the marriage institution. Her first…

Family Members Speak On Olajumoke’s Sudden Fame

The story of Olajumoke Orisagunna, the former bread seller now a model, is one that has failed to go off the radar of the media. Since her story hit the news, she has become a source of prayer points to many, who pray for her kind of favour. Saturday Tribune’s Oluwole Ige was in Osun…

‘Vampire’ Actress Christabel Goddy Charged To Court

Report reaching Aproko247 reveals that the budding actress, Chrystabel Goddy, who allegedly bit a senior colleague of hers on a movie set last week, Princess Chineke, has been charged to court. A police source informed our reporter that actress was charged for biting a colleague, refusing arrest, hitting the door on a police officer and…