Kano-based Abdulkadir Mohammed has been convicted and sentenced to nine years imprisonment for attempting to defraud a retired army General, Garba Ali, of the sum of N14 million in land deal. Mohammed was sentenced by Justice Fatu Riman of the Federal High Court Kano, Wednesday, January 29, 2014. He was sentenced with an option of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, January 29, 2014 arraigned Aminu Ibrahim Gaya, a former Director with the Federal Capital Territory Administration before Justice Olasumbo Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on a 15 count charge which borders on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence and forgery. The accused pleaded…
As part of his efforts to mend the leakages in the ‘torn umbrella’ of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, the newly appointed National Chairman of the ruling party, Adamu Mu’azu, held a closed-door meeting with former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, in Minna, Niger State. The meeting was held on Friday afternoon at the gap-toothed…
The marriage of Grace Amah is presently threatened and if nothing is urgently done by the parties involved or by their close allies, the union may eventually hit the rock. Information flying around indicates that the famous gospel singer is no more finding her marriage rosy. Grace is married to a sacked pastor of the…
Aproko247 has confirmed that the officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSDDC, involved in the alleged assault of a journalist some days ago have been queried by the Corps. This was confirmed to us on Friday by the NSCDC following an enquiry made by this magazine on the issue. “A disciplinary panel…
Popular Yoruba actress, Bimbo Akinsanya, who was discharged and acquitted in 2013 for a murder case, has cleared the air on her rumoured love child. The beautiful and robust make-believe star stressed that she has no love child anywhere. Bimbo was reacting to the issue on a Yoruba television programme, which was monitored by Aproko247.…
A bill to punish those involved in cyber bullying is presently before the House of Representatives. If passed, offenders might spend up to five years in jail or pay a fine of N15 million or both. The bill also seeks a death penalty for cyber crime offenders. According to a report by Punch, for using…
Some unknown gunmen suspected to be cattle castle rustlers attacked a police station in Bauchi State on Thursday. The attackers took police officers at the Giade Divisional Police Station in Bauchi unawares. They reportedly used some explosives to raid the police station. They also broke into the police cell to free a suspect identified as…
Popular Kannywood comedian and actor, Shehu Jibril, better known as Golobo, has died. The popular Kannywood act gave up the ghost on Thursday morning in Talatan Mafara, Zamfara State, his hometown. The cause of his death was not yet known to us as at the time of writing this report. However, we gathered that late…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has commended the Senate for confirming the appointments of the new service chiefs on Thursday. The ruling party, in a press statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, described the move as a triumph of nationalism. PDP hailed the legislators for “going ahead to thoroughly screen…