Aproko247 has learnt that arrested Yoruba budding actress-cum-producer, Yetunde Akilapa, who got into trouble again on Sunday, has been released by the police in Lagos. On Sunday, the actress was allegedly caught for house burglary. She was nabbed this time at a flat in Magodo Estate, a highbrow area of Lagos State. A bunch of…
The House of Representatives has ordered a probe into the alleged fraudulent and fake promotions currently being run by the four telecommunication networks in Nigeria; Airtel, Etisalat, Globacom and MTN. In a motion jointly sponsored by two members of the House; Eddie Mbadiwe and Frank Enokorogha, they drew the attention of the House to allegations…
Following reports on Monday that President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the embattled National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Bamanga Tukur, to resign from his exalted position, the party boss has maintained that he won’t step down except through a properly organised convention, which brought him into power. He insisted that nobody, not even…
If you bank with First Bank of Nigeria Plc, this is the time to be worried and start thinking of withdrawing all the money in your account. Information made available to theoctopusnews.com has it that the duo of All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and business mogul, Otunba Mike Adenuga, have both…
Real Madrid player, Cristiano Ronaldo, has been announced as the 2013 winner of the prestigious FIFA Ballon D’or award. The former Manchester United footballer was named as the world’s best player at a ceremony held on Monday. Ronaldo could not hold back tears as he gave his acceptance speech. He thanked his teams (Real Madrid…
The abductors of the mother of a Bayelsa State monarch, Walter Agiri, Ikhiogha Walter, and his daughter, Yellow Joseph, have regained freedom after spending some days in the den of the kidnappers. It’s not certain if any ransom was paid to the hoodlums to secure the release of the 74-year-old woman and the 24-year-old lady.…
President Goodluck Jonathan may have now had enough of the crisis rocking his ruling party, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, which has practically left it in shreds. It is believed that the continued stay in office of Bamanga Tukur as the National Chairman of the PDP will further spell doom to the party if urgent steps…
Ibidun and Pastor Ituah The wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House, Lagos, Ibidun Ajayi, is currently battling a strange illness, which has defiled orthodox medications. This has put some friends of the former Miss Lux into a state of confusion. They are now wondering where the ‘attack’ might be coming from. And as…
Veteran Nigerian actor, Kayode Odumosu, otherwise known as Pa Kasumu, recently got a kidney donor for the sum of N100 (one hundred naira). This was disclosed last week Friday on a Classic FM breakfast show with Jimi Disu and others. It was revealed that the said donor was one of the persons earlier helped by…
Controversial lawmaker, Senator Ali Ndume, narrowly escaped death when his convoy was almost hit by a military airstrike in Borno. The legislator, alleged to have been one of the sponsors of Boko Haram terrorists’ group, was on his way to his hometown when the incident occurred. Below is the story as reported by Leadership newspaper;…