Manchester City continued their fine form on Wednesday night as they defeated Tottenham at home by 5-1 in a Barclays Premium League match. The win also shot City to the top of the League table ahead of Arsenal, after playing a 2-2 draw against Southampton on Tuesday night. Spurs were reduced to 10 men when…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has set up a three-man committee to compile a comprehensive list of atrocities committed by the state Commissioner of Police, Mbu Joseph Mbu, since he assumed the office in February 2013. The three-man panel is headed by Chief Andy Nweye, with Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze as Secretary…
Daughter of billionaire businessman, Mike Adenuga, Bella Adenuga-Disu, will be having her second child any moment from now, Aproko247 has reliably learnt. Gist whispered to us by some roving birds has it that Bella, who is the Globacom boss’ favourite child, will soon put to bed in the United States of America, where she is…
Information just reaching our news desk confirms that the 320 Boko Haram suspects apprehended by the Rivers State Police Command three days ago have regained freedom. Recall that few days ago, some Northerners, believed to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists group, were reportedly arrested by the police in the Rivers State. They…
Gunmen on Monday night stormed Amodu Street, off Akala Street, Mushin, Lagos State, killing an eight-month pregnant woman, Musili Bello, and her 12-year-old daughter, Suliat Olowu. Punch Metro learnt that a commercial motorcycle rider, identified simply as Baba Monday, was also shot to death in the operation which was said to have lasted for about…
On Wednesday morning, 11 Senators of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Senate President, according to Lai Mohammed, was formally written to on the development. As part of our effort to update our readers, we have now gotten hold of the list of the 11 defecting Senators. They…
Must Lai Mohammed lie to be relevant in the All Progressives Congress (APC)? Even when other discerning members of his party make public statements that are devoid of the bias that has been his lot, he declares the opposite as the spokesman of a party that is trying to win the hearts of Nigerians. An…
Aproko247 has learnt that 11 Senators elected under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, at the National Assembly have defected to the opposition party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. This news was confirmed by the interim National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Lai Mohammed, in a press statement. He stated that the affected…
The media is seen by many people as tools that can be used to fight real and perceived enemies in this part of the world. While the mass media is expected to serve as the watchdog of the society, they are now seen as avenues of promoting the political agenda of some people and run…
Report reaching us indicates that some members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, presently serving in Kogi State have found themselves in a big trouble. It was learnt that the Corpers, serving at Victory Model College, Efodo, Okpo in Olamaboro local government area of Kogi State, are being threatened by some aggrieved students of…