Oyo State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has promised to break the jinx of second term in the state. For a long time, no governor has served the state more than once. Ajimobi, while addressing some motor dealers in the state, boasted that his performance in office would end the myth in the state. He noted that…
2015 Is Not A Do-Or-Die Affair–Ekweremadu
Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has disclosed that the 2015 general elections in Nigeria is not a do-or-die affair, as some politicians in the country are presently making it to look like. Ekweremadu made this declaration over the weekend at the Chinua Achebe Memorial Conference which took place at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu…
CHAN 2014: Libya Grabs Gold, Nigeria Picks Bronze
Libya defeated Ghana on Saturday at the African Nations Championship to win the competition. Both teams played a barren draw in game which stretched into extra time. After sweating it out for 120 minutes, the match was decided through the spot kicks. The two goalkeepers saved two penalties each in the shoot-out before Ghana’s Joshua…
Tunji Braithwaite Suffers Cancer
Former Presidential candidate of the defunct Nigerian Advanced Party, NAP, Tunji Braithwaite, is suffering from cancer, Aproko247 can authoritatively report. It was learnt that the father of three is battling with a cancer of the liver also called ‘hepatic cancer’. Information scooped by this magazine revealed that the founder of NAP is not happy with…
Nollywood Actress Dies During Childbirth With Baby
Aproko247 has confirmed the death of a Nollywood actress, Ijeoma Okori. Until her sudden death, she was member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Rivers State chapter. Information confirmed to this magazine has it that Ijeoma died during child delivery. We were further informed that the woman died alongside her twin baby. There have…
Oduah Orders Full Flight Operations At Yola Airport
Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, has directed authorities of the Yola International Airport to commence full flight operations at the facility with the use of the newly-built terminal. She gave the order on Friday in Yola while inspecting the upgraded facilities at the airport. Oduah expressed satisfaction at the level of rehabilitation carried out at…
Ondo Dep Gov In Fatal Accident, 4 Dead
No fewer than four persons were feared dead on Saturday morning when the convoy of the deputy governor of Ondo State, Ali Olanusi, was involved in a fatal car crash. The deputy governor was said to have been on his way to a social function in Akure when the unfortunate incident happened along the Aponmu-Owena…
Lagos Guber: Abiola's Widow Declares For Accord Party
Mrs Dupe Onitiri-Abiola, one of the wives of late MKO Abiola, has officially declared her intention to contest in the governorship election in Lagos State under Accord Party come 2015. Onitiri-Abiola, few days ago, expressed her desire to occupy the Lagos Government seat of power in 2015. She had then said she was consulting with…
Senate Under Pressure From Aso Rock To Dump Probe Of Missing N8tr Oil Funds
Premium Times reports that the Presidency has mounted pressure on the Senate to stop the probe of missing N8 trillion oil funds leaked to the public recently. The report is reproduced below; The Nigerian Senate has come under intense pressure from the presidency, the petroleum ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to abandon…
Lagos Govt Money 'Develops Wings' In Wema Bank
One of the old generation banks in Nigeria, Wema Bank, is presently in a mess and the reason is not far-fetched. Workers of the bank at Iponri, Lagos branch are still finding it difficult to understand how the sum of N6.5 million belonging to the Lagos State government suddenly developed wings and flew away from…