Ejigbo Women Assault: 1 Victim Dies

A screen shot from the incident One of the three women allegedly assaulted by members of the Odua Peoples’ Congress, OPC, in Ejigbo area of Lagos has died, Channels TV reports. The deceased, identified as Julie, died in Badagry, an outskirts of Lagos State. Late Julie was one of the three women assaulted in Ejigbo…

Kwara Dep Gov’s ADC Slumps, Dies

Tragedy was let loose on Wednesday in Ilorin, Kwara State, when the Aide de Camp, ADC, to the Deputy Governor of the state, Gaya Mark, slumped and died while reportedly controlling traffic for his boss, Elder Peter Kishira. It was learnt that the late police officer may have died of a cardiac arrest as he…

Davies Commends Rivers 'Budget Of Realism'

**Congratulates Lawmakers For Quick Passage Of 2014 Budget Rivers State Governor, Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has been commended for coming up with a realistic budget for the 2014 fiscal year and for the successful presentation before the State House of Assembly on December 7, 2013 in Port Harcourt. The Interim Chairman of the Rivers…

Moyes Not Under Pressure By Fergie's Presence

Manchester United manager, David Moyes, has maintained that he is unperturbed by the presence of Sir Alex Ferguson, his predecessor, at the club’s away matches. Moyes told journalists at a press conference after the Capital One Cup 2-1 defeat at Sunderland on Tuesday night. Manchester United suffered its first three successive defeats since 2001, and…

COSON To End Rift With BON, IBAN Soon

The Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria, COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji, has announced that a scheme has been worked out which should end the recent conflict between the members of COSON and the Nigerian broadcasting industry under the auspices of Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria, BON, and independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, IBAN. In his New Year…

Erelu Abiola Dosunmu Dies At 79

Top Lagos socialite, Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, has died at the age of 79. The shrewd businesswoman died on Wednesday, January 1, 2014. It was reliably learnt that the late Lagos Chief was the Erelu Iledi Osugbo of Lagos. She was installed as Erelu in 1984 by late Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, after holding the same position…

BREAKING: 27 Sokoto PDP Lawmakers Join APC

Aproko247 can authoritatively report that 27 out of the 30 legislators in the Sokoto State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The affected lawmakers joined the APC from the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, which has been battling with a major turbulence since 2013. The 27 defecting members of the State…